REGULAR BOARD MEETING AMENDED MINUTES 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MALAGA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT 3580 SOUTH FRANK STREET
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93725
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 6:00PM

 
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❖	Public comments are limited to three (3) minutes or less per individual per item, with a fifteen (15) minute maximum per group per item and will be heard during the communication portion of the agenda.

1.	Call to Order: 6:00pm

2.	Roll Call:	President Charles Garabedian, Jr.; Vice President Salvador Cerrillo; Director Irma Castaneda; Director Frank Cerrillo, Jr.; Director Carlos Tovar, Jr.
By phone: Vice President Salvador Cerrillo, Jennifer Ahl. Also present: Laurie Cortez, Neal Constanzo, Maria Lopez
3.	Certification: Certification was made that the Board Meeting Agenda was posted 72 hours in advance of the meeting.

Item 5.e. added at the request of the District Counsel by a 5-0 vote as an urgency item that requires action prior to the next regular board meeting. 

4.	Old Business:

a.	ACWA Conference July 29th and 30th

5.	New Business:

a.	Resolution No.: 7-28-2020: Consideration and necessary action on a resolution amending policies and procedures related to Malaga County Water District Accounting Procedures.

Recommend action: Approve and adopt Resolution No: 7-28-2020, as submitted or modified.

Motion by: Vice President Cerrillo, Second by: Director Cerrillo Jr. To table it for next meeting.

b.	Resolution No.: 7-28-2020A: Consideration and necessary action on a resolution to approve the adoption of an agreement with Yamabe and Horn for engineering services related to the CDBG Fire Hydrant project.

Recommend action: Approve and adopt Resolution No: 7-28-2020A, as submitted or modified.
Motion by: Director Cerrillo Jr, Second by: Vice President Cerrillo. To table it for next meeting.

c.	Bi-Annual review of Conflict of Interest Code.

Staff and District Counsel have reviewed the District current COI Code and determined that there are no necessary amendments.

Recommend action: The Board authorize the president to sign the 2020 local agency biannual notice with the box “no amendment required” as to the Board.

Motion by: Vice President Cerrillo, Second by: Director Tovar.

d.	Resolution No.: 7-28-2020B: Consideration and necessary action on a resolution to approve the list of delinquent accounts for collection on the tax rolls.

Recommend action: Approve and adopt Resolution No: 7-28-2020B, as submitted or modified.

Motion by: Director Cerrillo Jr, Second by: Vice President Cerrillo.

e.	Resolution No. 7-28-2020C. A resolution to approve Resolution 7-28-2020C finding that public lands in the vicinity of the Konkel school site are inadequate for recreational and open-space purposes. 

Item passed by a 4-0 vote. Director Castaneda abstained her vote.

6.	Recreation Reports:

a.	Summer COVID Recreation programs begin August 24th
b.	Recreation Committee meeting to be held August 12th with COVID - Safety Operations in place
Director Castaneda recommends having a virtual meeting.
c.	Recreation Cleanup Commences after Alley Cleanup Concludes

d.	Proposition 68 Committee plans
A new application needs to be done by December 14, 2020.

e.	Position of Physical Education Coach posted
Board of Directors have requested to not proceed with this new position.

7.	Engineer Reports:

a.	District Engineer Report: None for this meeting.

b.	CDBG Engineer Report: None for this meeting

8.	General Manager’s Report:

a.	Alley Cleanup Update and Progress Report Alley cleanup has been put on hold for the next couple of days.
b.	Accounting Update Workshop on August 6, 2020.
c.	Picnic Roof Update Add to next agenda.
9.	President’s Report: Requesting a new fridge at the conference room.

10.	Vice President’s Report: None for this meeting.

11.	Director’s Reports: Director Castaneda just want to let know the recreational staff they are doing a good job and keep watering the grass to make it look greener.

12.	Legal Counsel Report: None for this meeting.

13.	Communications: None for this meeting.

a.	Written Communications:

b.	Public Comment: This is the time for any person to address the Board of Directors on any issue within the jurisdiction of the District but not on the agenda. The time allowed to speak is three minutes unless an extension is granted by the Board of Directors through the President of the Board.

14.	Consent Agenda. The items listed below in the Consent Agenda are routine in nature and are usually approved by a single vote. Prior to any action by the Board of Directors, any Board member may remove an item from the consent agenda for further discussion. Items removed from the Consent Agenda may be heard immediately following approval of the Consent Agenda or set aside for discussion and action after Regular Business.

a.	Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of July 14th, 2020

b.	Accounts Payable and Financial Reports.

15.	Closed Session:
(a)	Public employment pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1).
(b)	Potential Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9.

16.	Adjournment:

Motion by: Director Cerrillo Jr, Second by: Director Tovar and by 5-0 to adjourn the meeting at 6:52pm