Commission Meeting
March 27, 2024 – 5:30 P.M.
Board of Supervisors Meeting Room, 330 Fair Lane, Building A, Placerville, California.
Agenda materials will be available for review pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.5 in the LAFCO office, located at 550 Main Street, Suite E, Placerville or at the LAFCO website at www.edlafco.us/commission.
PUBLIC ACCESS
Members of the public are invited to attend and participate at the location identified on this agenda. As a courtesy, and technology permitting, members of the public may continue to provide live remote oral comment via the Zoom video conferencing platform. However, the Commission cannot guarantee that the public’s access to teleconferencing technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to time. Unless required by the Brown Act, the meeting will continue despite technical difficulties for participants using the teleconferencing (Zoom) option. Members of the public desiring to provide comments as part of the meeting are encouraged to submit written comments no later than 12:00 pm the day of the meeting or to attend the meeting in-person.
The meeting may be accessed via Zoom by the following webinar link or telephone number: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83420818260 or (669) 900-9128
Webinar ID: 834 2081 8260
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Written comments may be submitted by email to lafco@edlafco.us and will be distributed to the Commission as quickly as possible.
Public comments will be accepted throughout the meeting. Speakers will be limited to three minutes. If you are joining the meeting via Zoom and wish to make a comment on an item, press the “raise hand” button. If you are joining the meeting by phone, press *9 to indicate a desire to make a comment and press *6 to unmute yourself. Please wait until the prompt from the Chair to address the Commission on any item on the Agenda.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR
The Commission may make any necessary additions, deletions or corrections to the agenda including moving items to or from the Consent Calendar and adopt the agenda and the Consent Calendar with one single vote. A Commissioner may request an item be removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion and separate Board action. At the appropriate time as called by the Chair, members of the public may make a comment on matters on the Consent Calendar prior to Board action.
CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Adopt minutes of the meeting of January 24, 2024
OPEN FORUM
Members of the public may address the Commission concerning matters within the jurisdiction of LAFCO which are not listed on the agenda. No action may be taken on these matters. Public comments during Open Forum are limited to three minutes per person. The Chair may limit public comment during Open Forum.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
The Commission has the discretion to adopt, modify or reject staff’s recommendation. Please refer to the adopted Minutes to review the Commission’s final action on any item of interest.
1. Brand Annexation to the Georgetown Divide Public Utility District; LAFCO Project No. 2023-01
Staff recommends the Commission take the following actions:
1. Find that the project is exempt from provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act under Exemption § 15183 and direct staff to file the Notice of Exemption in compliance with CEQA and local ordinances implementing the same.
2. Adopt LAFCO Resolution L-2024-01 (Attachment D), adding any additional conditions the Commission finds appropriate and approve the Brand Annexation to the Georgetown Divide Public Utility District.
3. Waive the Conducting Authority Proceedings subject to Government Code § 56663.
4. Direct the Executive Officer to complete the necessary filings and transmittals as required by law.
5. Determine the effective date of the approval of this agreement to be five (5) working days after recordation by the County Recorder of the Executive Officer’s Certificate of Completion once the imposed conditions are met.
2. Public Hearing to Consider the Draft Proposed Budget and Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2024-2025
Staff and the Budget Committee recommend that the Commission:
1. Open the Public Hearing on this matter;
2. Receive the information related to the draft Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025;
3. Receive the information related to the draft Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2024-2025;
4. Receive the information related to the 5 Year Budget Projection;
3. Continue the Public Hearing on this matter to May 22, 2024.
3. Appointment of LAFCO Authorized Bank Signatory for 2024
Staff recommends the Commission appoint the LAFCO authorized bank signatory for 2024
4. Staff Salary Schedule Update
Staff and the Strategic Planning Committee recommend that the Commission consider and adopt Resolution L-2024-02 setting the salary for all positions, effective April 6, 2024
5. OTHER BUSINESS
A. Legislation – The Commission may authorize support or opposition to bills currently pending before the State Legislature
C. Counsel Report
D. Commissioner Announcements
ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled LAFCO Commission meeting will be May 22, 2024.