F & A Committee (9-21-2021) - Westlands Water District

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 September 21, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the District’s Fresno Office, 3130 N. Fresno Street, Fresno, California 93703.

Any member of the public may participate in the meeting through Zoom.

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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

Call to Order.
Committee to Consider Corrections or Additions to the Agenda of Items, as authorized by Government Code Section 54950 et seq.
Committee to Consider Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 17, 2021
Committee to Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approves the Accounts Payable Reports
Committee to Consider Board of Directors’ September 21, 2021 Agenda Items:
1. Item 11a – Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approves the Westlands Water District Policy for Unclaimed Monies
2. Item 11b – Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approves a 2021-2022 Budget Augmentation for Land Acquisition
3. Item 11c – Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approves Accounts Payable Reports
4. Item 11d – Receive Report on Investments and Financial Reports
Committee to Consider Requests for Waiver of Rules & Regulations, Terms and Conditions, or Other District Financial Provisions:
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 Augmentation for Land Acquisition
Committee to Consider Water Supply and Supplemental Water Allocation
Committee to Consider District Purchase of Office Building
Committee to Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Accepts Investment and Financial Reports
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.
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 – 4 potential cases
Report from Closed Session, if any, Required by Government Code Section 54957.1.
Adjournment

Order of Business

The order of business reflected in this 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.

Remote Participation by Members of the Public

At this time, the District permits any member of the public to participate in meetings of its Board and Committees from any location by telephone or video, or both. Remote participation by members of the public from any location is offered as a courtesy and is not required by law. Telephone and internet access and reliability varies widely, and District staff may not be able to assist members of the public with technical difficulties. To avoid issues that may arise from participating remotely by phone or video, members of the public who wish to provide public comment are encouraged to attend in person at a noticed location.

At the appropriate time to provide the comment, members of the public wishing to comment will be acknowledged by the Chair of the meeting. Members of the public participating by video should use the “Raise Hand” tool located in Zoom meeting link when seeking to provide public comment on an item.

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 Street, Fresno, California.

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

Written materials related to an item on this agenda to be considered in open session that are public records and that are distributed less than 24 hours prior to the meeting will be made available for public inspection, (1) when distributed if said materials were prepared by the District or a member of the Board of Directors or (2) after the meeting if said materials were prepared by others, at the District’s Fresno office, 3130 N. Fresno St., Fresno, California during normal business hours.