M I N U T E S

   REGULAR MEETING

OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  September 12, 2001

     7:00 p.m.

   

A.        Call to Order & Roll Call  

A meeting of the Santa Rosa Community Services District was held at the Santa Rosa CSD Office commencing at 7:03 p.m. on September 12, 2001.  Present at the meeting were the following Directors:      

Director Buescher
                    Director Roy  
                    Director Thomas       

Directors Demos and McBride were absent.  

The following persons were also present:

            General Manager Rogers       
            Assistant Secretary Gipson
            General Counsel Scott  

B.          Sheriff  

Deputy Jacobs gave the Sheriff's Report for August 2001 and updated the Board on September activities. A copy of the monthly report is on file with the District Office.  

Chuck Bandy, on behalf of McMillan Farm Management and representing 100 grove owners, asked that the Board do whatever it can to retain Deputies Jacobs and Hamilton with the District. He expressed concern with the learning curve necessary to train new personnel and the possible loss of continuity of service if new deputies are transferred to the District.  

Scott McIntyre, owner of Sierra Pacific and representing 63 property owners, commended Deputies Jacobs and Hamilton and also asked that the Board do whatever possible to keep the current deputies with the District.

Lt. Gollogly stressed that the plan is not to replace both deputies at one time, but to have Deputy Jacobs' replacement train with him for several months before he is rotated out. Likewise, Deputy Hamilton's replacement will be put into place for a three to four month training period before Deputy Hamilton leaves.  

Dick Wiley of Agrispect stated that the attitude and demeanor of the current deputies is highly compatible with the type of work they do for the District. He also requested that the Board endeavor to keep the current deputies.  

The Board directed General Manager Rogers to draft a letter to the Sheriff requesting that the two current deputies not be rotated off the hill.  

C.           Public Expression  

Alan Dunn, President of Santa Rosa Groves Association, asked that the Board consider placement of a stop sign at Sandia Creek Drive at El Prado South. Secondly, he stated that his association is opposed to allowing the recreational trail proponents and opponents to have informational tables at the Community Forum.  

Director McBride entered the meeting at 8:00 p.m.  

D.           Financial Master Plan  

Charles Crandall from Berryman & Henigar presented the Financial Master Plan. He discussed the capital projects projected, the individual revenue and expense items, and the increases expected in the next five years which are related directly to the increase in roadway rehabilitation expenditures.  

Mr. Crandall then presented several alternative funding levels, and discussed the amount of work included in each scenario. He stated that Berryman and Henigar recommends that the District delay the Pavement Management Report recom-mendations by one year, thus delaying the necessity of a Proposition 218 election one additional year. He stated that waiting to complete the PMS work will not significantly impact the deterioration of the roads. The Board asked that Mr. Crandall include the OCI for each funding scenario, and give examples of roads in each zone which meet that criteria in the final report. He will include that information in his final report which he will present at the Community Forum on September 29th.

E.           Information Only  

The June Financial Statements and the July Statements of Reimbursements and Investment Policy were received.  

F.           Consent Calendar  

Motion was made by Buescher, seconded by McBride, to approve the Consent Calendar.

 The motion carried unanimously.

G.           General District Update  

General Manager Rogers reported on the recent Grand Jury visit, his upcoming Sheriff's Citizen Academy, and the trash cleanup at the end of the month.  

H.           General Counsel  

None.  

I.        Adjournment  

There being no further business, President Demos adjourned the meeting at 8:58 p.m. to October 10, 2001 at 7:00 p.m. at the District Office.    

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John B. Rogers, P.E., Secretary  

ATTEST:                                     

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George Demos, President