SANTA BARBARA CSDA Minutes for July 2003

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION

MINUTES
JULY 28, 2003

Attendees:

Name	Title	Representing
Arnold, Chuck	Director	Montecito Sanitary District
Azoury, Kamil	General Manager	Goleta Sanitary District
Barnard, Kevin & Guest	Manager	Los Alamos CSD
Begley, Bob	Director	Montecito Sanitary District
Bennett, Ron	Fire Chief	Orcutt Fire Protection District
Bernstein, Mitch	General Manager	S B Coastal Vector Control District
Blair, Charles	Director	Vandenberg Village CSD
Braitman, Bob	Executive Officer	Santa Barbara LAFCO
Burnett, Walter	Retired Director	Mission Hills CSD
Campbell, Tim	Director & Speaker	Cachuma Resource Conser. District
Cannata, Diedre	Director	Montecito Sanitary District
Clark Peter	Director	Montecito Sanitary District
Clark, Candyce & Guest	Secretary	Los Alamos CSD
Conn, Diane	Director	Isla Vista Recreation & Park District
Cunningham, Jack	Director	Goleta Water District
Emerson, George	Director	Goleta Sanitary District
Fox, John	Director & Speaker	Goleta Sanitary District
Fox, Tony, & Guest	Director	Vandenberg Village CSD
Gabriel, Diane	Engineer	Montecito Sanitary District
Gloeckner, Don	Director	Orcutt Fire Protection District
Havener, Leo	General Manager	Vandenberg Village CSD
Herrera, Bob	Director	Los Alamos CSD
Johnson, Derek	General Manager	Isla Vista Recreation & Park District
Knecht, Sarah	Attorney-Moderator	Hatch & Parent
Lemere, Fred & Guest	Director	Carpinteria Valley Water District
Mang, Kirk	Retired Fire Chief	Orcutt Fire Protection District
Meyer, Larry	Director	Goleta West Sanitary District
Moehle, Allen	Director	Santa Ynez CSD
Nation, Mark	General Manager	Goleta West Sanitary District
Nix, Bruce	Director	Mission Hills CSD
Paxton, Susan	Manager	Embarcadero Muni.Improvement District
Penniman, Steve	Director	Embarcadero Muni.Improvement District
Raggio, Jim	CEO	Lompoc Healthcare District
Rowland, Don	Director	Vandenberg Village CSD
Schlottmann, Cathy	Director & Speaker	Mission Hills CSD
Schwartz, S. David	Director	Embarcadero Muni. Improvement District
Shaw, George F.	Director	Los Alamos Cemetery District
Smith, Jerry	General Manager	Montecito Sanitary District
Souza, Daryl	Director	Santa Maria Valley Water Conser. District
Stone, Tom	Attorney	Associate Member
Suchman, Dan	Director	Embarcadero Muni.Improvement District
Torres, Larry	Director	Los Alamos CSD
Walsh, Kevin	General Manager	Goleta Water District
Wilson, Larry	Director	Montecito Water District
Wyckoff, Robert	Director	Vandenberg Village CSD

Call to Order:
President John Fox called the meeting to order at 7:20 p.m. at the Union Hotel in Los Alamos. All present participated in the Pledge of Allegiance. The attendees were introduced.

Presentation on LAFCO Municipal Service Reviews (MSR):
Vice-President David Schwartz introduced Sarah Knecht, the moderator for the presentation. She introduced the 3 special district LAFCO representatives, the speakers for the presentation on MSRs.

Tim Campbell reviewed the factors that contributed to the State’s passage of AB2838 which requires MSRs. They include the 1.4 million population surge expected over the next 20 years. As part of the MSR process, each county’s LAFCO is required to make 9 determinations at the conclusion of each agency’s MSR process. Mr. Campbell reviewed LAFCO’s schedule for reviewing all the agencies and the timeline for each process. The timeline for each MSR is anticipated to take up to 12 months. It was noted the State has included the concept of "environmental justice" in the MSR process.

John Fox noted the MSR process is an unfunded (unreimbursed) state mandate. It is expected that Santa Barbara County’s population will increase 140,000 over the next 20 years. The final reports from the MSR process with the 9 determinations stay local to the county. Each county will implement the MSR process in its own way.

Cathy Schlottmann reviewed the 9 page MSR Request for Information form. It was noted the first MSR process is scheduled for the Lompoc Valley. The first step in the process is a scoping meeting attended by the affected agencies. At that time they will be given the Request for Information form for completion. Further information on the MSR process can be obtained from the website www.opr.ca.gov. The website has the MSR guidelines. Their appendices are also available and contain further information on the legislative intent.

Report on State Budget:
George Emerson noted the State Senate has approved the budget. The Assembly has not yet done so. It appears that funding for schools will be $2 billion short. Mr. Emerson distributed information on pending legislation that the CSDA recommends opposing.

Approval of Minutes:
Motion, second, unanimous, to approve the Minutes of the June 23, 2003 meeting.

Treasurer’s Report:
The reading of the Treasurer’s report was waived. (The checking account has $2,811.53 and the savings account has $4,188.00).

New Business: None.

Old Business: None.

Adjournment
John Fox adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m. The next meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 25^th. The place will be determined.

s/ Cathy Schlottmann

Cathy Schlottmann
Secretary, SBCSDA