Commission Meeting
January 28, 2026 – 3:30 P.M.
Meeting Recording (meeting begins at 21:25)
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 1190 Suncast Lane, Suite 11, El Dorado Hills 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.
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Webinar ID: 843 4833 4664
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
ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO NEW COMMISSIONER
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 September 24, 2025
D. Adoption of 2026 LAFCO Meeting Calendar
E. Planwest Partners Professional Services Agreement Second Amendment
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. Reorganization of the Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District and the El Dorado County Fire Protection District and Sphere of Influence Updates; LAFCO Project No. 2025-01 Sphere of Influence Updates for the Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District and the El Dorado County Fire Protection District and Annexation of the Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District Service Area and Sphere of Influence to the El Dorado County Fire Protection District – Shingle Springs Zone, and Dissolution of the Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District
Staff recommends that the Commission:
1. Open the public hearing on this matter;
2. Consider the information relating to the need to update the spheres of influence for the Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District and the El Dorado County Fire Protection District and receive and discuss the presentation from staff related to reorganization of the Diamond Springs-El Dorado and El Dorado County Fire Protection Districts;
3. Receive public comments;
4. Close the public hearing on this matter;
5. Find that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15320 and 15061(b)(3); and direct staff to file the Notice of Exemption in accordance with CEQA and relevant local ordinances;
6. Adopt Resolution L-2026-01 adopting sphere of influence updates for the Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District and the El Dorado County Fire Protection District;
7. Adopt LAFCO Resolution L-2026-02, adding any additional conditions the Commission finds appropriate and approve the Reorganization of the Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District and El Dorado County Fire Protection Districts;
8. Set the Conducting Authority proceedings for this proposal on March 25, 2026, and direct the Executive Officer to open the protest period and notify the appropriate parties, pursuant to Government Code §57000 and local policies; and
9. Direct the Executive Officer to complete the necessary filings and transmittals as required by law.
10. Determine the effective date of the approval of this Reorganization 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. Consideration and Approval of the Contract with Planwest Partners, Inc. for the Completion of a Municipal Services Review and Sphere of Influence Update Study for the El Dorado Irrigation District
The Executive Officer recommends that the Commission:
Authorize the Chair to execute the contract with Planwest Partners, Inc. (Planwest) to prepare a Municipal Services Review and Sphere of Influence Update for the El Dorado Irrigation District, at a cost of not to exceed $29,834.
3. Appointment of LAFCO Chair, Vice Chair and Authorized Bank Signatory for 2026
Staff recommends the Commission appoint LAFCO Officers for 2026, including Chair and Vice Chair, and one additional member for signature authority for bank accounts and financial transactions.
4. Appointment of Committee Members for 2026
Staff recommends that the Commission appoint members to the following committees for 2026:
- Budget Committee
- Strategic Planning Committee
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
4:30 P.M. – TIME ALLOCATION (Items will not be heard prior to the time stated)
Staff recommends the Commission:
1. Open the public hearing on this matter;
2. Receive and discuss the presentation from Planwest Partners and information related to the targeted municipal service review addendum for the Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District, and the Garden Valley, Mosquito, Pioneer, and Rescue Fire Protection Districts;
3. Receive public comments;
4. Close the public hearing on this matter;
5. Accept statutory exemption §15061(b)(3) from environmental review as the appropriate environmental review;
6. Adopt the Final Targeted Fire Services Municipal Service Review Addendum and Resolutions L-2026-03, L-2026-04, L-2026-05, and L-2026-06, for the Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District, Garden Valley, Pioneer, and Rescue Fire Protection Districts, respectively;
7. Direct staff to complete the necessary filings and transmittals as required by law; and
8. Direct staff to assist and coordinate with El Dorado County on an in-depth analysis of the Mosquito Fire Protection District operations and financials.
ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled LAFCO Commission meeting will be March 25, 2026.