AGENDA

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE

LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION,

MUNICIPAL SERVICES REVIEW WORKING GROUP,

AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2004 – 9:30 A.M.*

ROOMS 302-303, COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER

1600 PACIFIC HIGHWAY
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA  92101

 

 

 

Recommended

Action:

1.

Welcome Address:  LAFCO Chairwoman Davis will welcome the members of the Commission, Special Districts Advisory Committee, and Municipal Service Review Working Group to the February 2 Special Joint Meeting.

 

 

2.

Roll Call:  The special meeting will be called to order individually by each chairperson (Davis, Vanderlaan, and Ehrlich).

 

 

3.

Presentation of Plaque of Appreciation to Former Chairwoman Dianne Jacob.

 

 

4.

Commissioner / Committee Member / Working Group Member / Executive Officer Announcements.

 

 

5.

Meeting Procedures:  The Executive Officer (Michael Ott) will summarize the meeting procedures that have been previously approved for conducting the special meeting.

 

Accept

 

6.

Approval of minutes of meeting held December 1, 2003 (Working Group only).

 

Approve

7.

Executive Officer’s recommended agenda revisions.

 

Receive

8.

Public Comment: Opportunity for members of the public to speak to the Commission, Working Group, and Advisory Committee on any subject matter within LAFCO’s jurisdiction but not an item on today’s agenda. Each speaker’s presentation may not exceed 3 minutes.

 

 

9.

Presentation of the final DRAFT report of the Southern San Diego County Water and Sewer Municipal Service Review:  LAFCO Chief of Policy Research (Shirley Anderson) will provide an overview of the final Draft report.

 

Approve

 

 

Adjournment: The San Diego LAFCO and Municipal Service Review Working Group will adjourn to a meeting date of March 1, 2004; the Special Districts Advisory Committee will adjourn to March 19, 2004.**

 

 

 

* The joint meeting will convene directly after adjournment of the February 2, 2004 Local Agency Formation Commission meeting.

 

** If the draft MSR report is approved on February 2, 2004, then the March 1, 2004 Working Group meeting will not be held because the Working Group will be disbanded.

Special Meeting Agenda

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February 2, 2004

 

 

 

POLITICAL REFORM ACT AND LAFCO DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS

 

The Political Reform Act prohibits a person appointed to the Local Agency Formation Commission from soliciting or accepting campaign contributions of more than $250 within the preceding 12 months from parties, participants, or their agents while a proceeding is pending before LAFCO and for three months following the decision. LAFCO commissioners who receive such contributions are required to disqualify themselves from participating in the proceedings. Both commissioners and contributors who are parties to the proceeding are required to disclose the contributions received or made.

 

In addition to the disclosure requirements discussed above, expenditures for political purposes related to a change of organization or reorganization proposal which has been submitted to the Commission, and contributions in support of or in opposition to such measures, shall be disclosed and reported to the same extent and subject to the same requirements as provided for local initiative measures presented to the electorate (Government Code Section 56700.1)

 

ACCESSIBILITY OF MEETINGS AND AGENDA MATERIALS

 

LAFCO agendas and documents included in the agenda packet are available in alternative formats, to persons with disabilities, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132) and California Government Code 54954.1. Writings that are public records as described in California Government Code Section 54957.5 (a), that are distributed during a LAFCO meeting are available following the meeting in alternative formats upon request by a person with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132). Please notify the LAFCO office, in writing, at 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 452, San Diego, CA 92101, of your request. Any request for mailed copies of agendas or agenda packets are valid for the calendar year in which the request is filed, and must be renewed following January 1 of each year.

 

Individuals requiring sign language interpreters should contact the Americans with Disabilities Coordinator at (619) 531-5205, in advance of the meeting, to make arrangements. Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs) are available and may be obtained at the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors’ Reception Desk located in Room 402 of the County Administration Center, or by calling the LAFCO office at 531-5400, in advance of the meeting, so that arrangements may be made. The ALD must be returned to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Reception Desk at the end of the meeting.

 

 

 

 

LAFCO’s agenda can be found by visiting our web site at www.sdlafco.org