Westlands Water District

Fresno, CA

F & A Committee (6-15-2021)

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 June 15, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the District’s Fresno Office, 3130 N. Fresno Street, Fresno, California 93703.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

  • Dan Errotabere, Chair
  • Kevin Assemi
  • 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 Special Meeting of May 5, 2021 and the Regular Meeting of May 18, 2021
  4. Committee to Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approves the Accounts Payable Reports
  5. Committee to Consider Board of Directors’ June 15, 2021 Agenda Items:
    1. Item 11a – Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approves a 2021-2022 Budget Transfer for Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report to Evaluate Potential Impacts Associated with Proposed Article 2 Revisions and Potential Conversions of Agricultural Lands
    2. Item 11b – Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approves Accounts Payable Reports
    3. Item 11c – Receive Report on Investments and Financial Reports
  6. Committee to Consider Requests for Waiver of Rules & Regulations, Terms and Conditions, or Other District Financial Provisions:
  7. Committee to Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approves Budget Transfers, Augmentations and Other Matters
    1. Committee to Consider a Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approves a 2021-2022 Budget Transfer for Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report to Evaluate Potential Impacts Associated with Proposed Article 2 Revisions and Potential Conversions of Agricultural Lands
  8. Committee to Consider Water Supply and Supplemental Water Allocation
  9. Committee to Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Accepts Investment and Financial Reports
  10. 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.
  11. 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 – 9 potential cases
  12. Report from Closed Session, if any, Required by Government Code Section 54957.1.
  13. 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 (559-224-1523), 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.