Tuesday, September 11, 2007

6:00 p.m.

Location

Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

43-420 Trader Place

Indio, CA

(760) 342-8287

AGENDA

Call to Order – President Duran

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

1. Confirmation of Agenda

2. Approval of Minutes for August 14, 2007 Board Meeting (Pg. 1)

3. Public Comment

(Note: Those wishing to address the Board should complete a Public Comment Card and provide it to the Clerk of the Board.)

Non-Agenda Items: Anyone wishing to address the Board on items not on the agenda should do so at this time. Each presentation is limited to no more than 3 minutes.

Agenda Items: Comments should be made when the agenda item is called. Each presentation is limited to no more than 3 minutes.

4. Announcements

5. Correspondence (Pg. 11)

6. Approval of Expenditures for August 15-31, 2007 and September 1-11, 2007 (Pg.21 )

7. Committee Reports

A. Finance Committee – Secretary/Treasurer Underwood, Chair (Pg.39 )

B. Executive Committee – President Duran (Pg.41 )

8. Report of District Activities (Pg. 47)

A. Update on District Programs; progress and events since last Board meeting. Reports by:

1. Administration – Brian Passaro

2. Laboratory – Melissa Snelling

3. Biocontrol – Gerald Chuzel

4. Operations – Jim Saulnier

5. Community Outreach – Diane Glanz

9. Informational Items

A. Bed Bugs (Pg.69 )

10. Consent Calendar

A. Approval for Board President, General Manager, Scientific Operations Manager, Fishery & Environmental Biologist, and two additional staff members to attend the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California Quarterly Fall Meeting in Lake Tahoe, October 31 – November 2, 2007. Amount not to exceed $6,500 from Fund 6110.01.225 – Conference Expense and $1,300 from Fund 6120.01. 250 – Trustee Support. (Pg.73 )

B. Approval for the Finance Administrator to attend the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Training - Intermediate Governmental Accounting, October 3- 5, 2007, in Sacramento, CA in an amount not to exceed $1500 from Fund #7600.01.225 – Staff Training. (Pg.75 )

C. Approval to purchase two handheld mapping units with accompanying software to supplement the Operations Department adulticiding activities in an amount not to exceed $8,000.00 from Fund #7750.01.500 – Field Supplies. – Operations Manager Saulnier (Pg. 77)

11. Old Business

A. Discussion and/or approval regarding majority needed for Code of Conduct violations – Executive Committee. (Pg.85)

B. Presentation and update regarding Sphere of Influence Boundaries and Vector Control Service for Riverside County – General Manager Gomsi

12. New Business

A. Approval to purchase two (2) EZ-Go ST-480 Work Horse carts from lowest responsible bidder from Fund #8415.01.500 – Field Operations Capital Outlay in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00. – Operations Manager Saulnier (Pg.89 )

13. Closed Session

A. CLOSED SESSION – Closed Session Conference with Legal Counsel Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9 (a), Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District v. Desert Hot Springs pending in Riverside County Superior Court as Case No. INC 068335.

14. Trustee Comments

The Board may not legally take action on any item presented at this time other than to direct staff to investigate a complaint or place an item on a future agenda unless (1) by a majority vote, the Board determines that an emergency situation exists, as defined by Government Code Section 54956.5, or (2) by a two-thirds vote, the board determines that the need for action arose subsequent to the agenda being posted as required by Government Code Section 54954.2(a). Each presentation is limited to no more than 3 minutes.

15. Adjournment