Westlands Water District

Fresno, CA

F & A Committee

PARTICIPATION EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH ZOOM 

Notice

Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Finance & Administration Committee of the Board of Directors of Westlands Water District will be held on December 15, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

In accordance with the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20, issued pursuant to the Governor’s State of Emergency proclamation, and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting will occur exclusively through Zoom.

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At the beginning of the meeting, the Chair of the Finance & Administration Committee will provide instructions on how members of the public can participate in the meeting. 

Committee Members

  • Dan Errotabere
  • Ryan Ferguson
  • Stan Nunn

Public Comment – Any member of the public may address the Board concerning any matter on the agenda before or during its consideration of that matter. Public comment is limited to three minutes per person and no more than fifteen minutes per topic. For good cause, the Board President may waive these limitations.

Agenda

  1. Call to Order
  2. Committee to Consider Corrections or Additions to the Agenda of Items, as authorized by Government Code Section 54950 et seq.
  3. Committee to Consider Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 17, 2020
  4. Committee to Consider Approval of Accounts Payable Reports
  5. Committee to Consider Board of Directors’ December 15, 2020 Agenda Items:
    1. Item 11a – Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Accepts the Westlands Water District Fresno, California Financial Statements and Supplementary Information with Independent Auditor’s Report, February 29, 2020
    2. Item 11b – Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approves Use of Land Sales Proceeds for Defeasance of Westlands Water District Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012A
    3. Item 11c – Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approves a 2020-2021 Budget Augmentation for Groundwater Pumping and Conveyance Project
    4. Item 11d – Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approves Accounts Payable Reports
    5. Item 11e – Receive Report on Investments and Financial Reports
    6. Item 12 – Consider Resolution No. 129-20 Approving An Appendix Concerning Westlands Water District for Inclusion in a San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority Preliminary Official Statement for the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority Refunding Revenue Bonds (DHCCP Development Project), Series 2020B, and Approving the Execution and Delivery of Certain Documents in Connection Therewith, and Authorizing Certain Other Matters
  6. Committee to Consider Requests for Waiver of Rules & Regulations, Terms and Conditions, or Other District Financial Provisions:
    1. Request for Waiver of Penalties – Ramin Tabib
  7. Committee to Consider Recommendation to the Board of Directors to Approve Budget Transfers, Augmentations and Other Matters
    1. Committee to Consider a Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approves a 2020-2021 Budget Augmentation for Groundwater Pumping and Conveyance Project
  8. Committee to Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Accepts the Westlands Water District Fresno, California Financial Statements and Supplementary Information with Independent Auditor’s Report, February 29, 2020
  9. Committee to Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Authorizes Use of Land Sale Proceeds for Defeasance of Westlands Water District Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012A
  10. Committee to Consider Recommendation for Fiscal Year 2019 Central Valley Project Contractor Annual Accounting Analysis for Irrigation and Municipal and Industrial Water Refund
  11. Committee to Consider Allocation of District Cushion Water and System Gain
  12. Committee to Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Accepts Investment and Financial Reports
  13. Public Comment – Any member of the public may address the Committee concerning any matter not on the Agenda within the Committee’s jurisdiction. Public comment is limited to three minutes per person and no more than fifteen minutes per topic. For good cause, the Committee Chairperson may waive these limitations.
  14. Closed Session – The Committee will meet in closed session pursuant to the Government Code sections noted to discuss the following:
    1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9 – 1 potential cases
    2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to paragraph (4) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9 – 23
  15. Report from Closed Session, if any, Required by Government Code Section 54957.1.
  16. Adjournment

Order of Business

The order of business reflected in this Notice and Agenda is subject to change.

Accessibility

A person with a qualifying disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 may request the District provide a disability-related modification or accommodation in order to facilitate that person’s participation in any public meeting of the District.  Such assistance includes appropriate alternative formats for the agendas and agenda packets used for any public meetings of the District.  Requests for such assistance may be made in person at the District’s Fresno office, which is located at 3130 N. Fresno St., Fresno, California, by telephone (559-225-1523), facsimile (559-241-6277), or written correspondence addressed to Westlands Water District, Attn: Karen Clark, P.O. Box 6056, Fresno, California 93703.  Notifications of at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will assist staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made.

Document Availability

Written material related to an item on this agenda that is distributed less than 72 hours prior to this meeting to at least a majority of the members of the legislative body will be available for inspection during normal business hours at the District’s Fresno office, which is located at 3130 N. Fresno St., Fresno, California.

Written material distributed during a public meeting will be available for public inspection at the meeting, if prepared by the local agency or a member of its legislative body, or after the meeting if prepared by some other person.

“I, Original Signed by District Secretary, declare that the foregoing agenda for the December 15, 2020 regular meeting of the Westlands Water District Finance and Administration Committee was posted on December 11, 2020, at the District’s Fresno Office, 3130 N. Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 93703, at the District’s Five Points Field Office, 23050 W. Mt. Whitney Avenue, Five Points, CA 93624, and on the District’s website and was available for public inspection.”