F & A Committee

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Notice

Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Finance & Administration Committee of the Board of Directors of the Westlands Water District will be held on September 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 BlueJeans.com.

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Committee Members

• Larry Enos, Chair
• 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 August 18, 2020
4. Committee to Consider Approval of Accounts Payable Reports
5. Committee to Consider Board of Directors’ September 15, 2020 Agenda Items:
   1. Item 11a –Board of Directors to Consider Resolution No. 123-20, Authorizing the Refinancing of Obligations by the San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority and Approving the Execution and Delivery of Certain Documents in Connection Therewith and Authorizing Certain Other Matters
   2. Item 11b – Board of Directors to Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approves the Revised Statement of Investment Policy
   3. Item 11c – Board of Directors to Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Adopts the Revised Salary Schedule
   4. Item 11d – Board of Directors to Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approves a 2020-2021 Budget Transfer for Melissa Hurtado’s Central Valley Dream Scholarship Program
   5. Item 11e – Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approves a 2020-2021 Budget Transfer and Augmentation for Broadview Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project
   6. Item 11f – Board of Directors to Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approves Accounts Payable Reports
   7. Item 11g – Board to 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:
   1. Request for Waiver of Charges by Bella Ranch LLC
   2. Request for Waiver of Charges and Penalties by Sunny Brooks Farms
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 Authorizes a 2020-2021 Budget Transfer for Contribution to Melissa Hurtado’s Central Valley Dream Scholarship Program
   2. Committee to Consider a Recommendation that the Board of Directors Authorizes a 2020-2021 Budget Transfer and Augmentation for the Broadview Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project
8. Committee to Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Adopts the Revised Salary Schedule
9. Committee to Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Adopts Resolution No. 123-20, Authorizing the Refinancing of Obligations by the San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority and Approving the Execution and Delivery of Certain Documents in Connection Therewith and Authorizing Certain Other Matters
10. Committee to Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Accepts Investment and Financial Reports
11. 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.
12. 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 – 19
13. Report from Closed Session, if any, Required by Government Code Section 54957.1.
14. 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 revised agenda for the September 15, 2020 regular meeting of the Westlands Water District Finance and Administration Committee was posted on September 10, 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.”