Westlands Water District

Fresno, CA

F & A Committee

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 February 26, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., at the District’s Fresno Office, 3130 N. Fresno Street, Fresno, CA  93703.

Committee Members

  • Larry Enos, Chairman
  • 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 January 21, 2020
  4. Committee to Consider Approval of Accounts Payable Reports
  5. Committee to Consider Board of Directors’ February 26, 2020 Agenda Items:
    1. Hearing on Proposed Water Rates, Charges and Land-Based Charges
    2. Item 11a – Consider Resolution No. 107-20, Objecting to the Sale of Fresno County Tax-Defaulted Properties
    3. Item 11b – Consider Resolution No. 108-20, Objecting to the Sale of Kings County Tax-Defaulted Properties
    4. Item 11c – Consider Resolution No. 109-20, Approving Change of Represented, Non-Represented and Management Employee Retirement Contribution Rate to California Public Employees’ Retirement System for Employees Hired On or Before December 31, 2012
    5. Item 11d – Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approve the General Manager’s 2020-2021 Recommended Budget, Water Rates and Charges, Estimate of Obligations and Revenues, and Salary Schedule
    6. Item 11e – Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approve Budget Transfers and Augmentations
    7. Item 11f – Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approve Accounts Payable Reports
    8. Item 11g – Receive Report on Investments and Financial Reports
    9. Item 12 – Consider Appeal of Finance & Administration Committee Decision Regarding Waiver of Rules and Rugulations, Terms and Conditions or Other District Financial Provisions by VF&B Farms, LLC
    10. Item 13 – Board to Receive Update on Disclosure Responsibilities Under the Federal Securities Laws – Doug Brown, Stradling, Yocca, Carlson, & Rauth
  6. Committee to Consider Requests for Waiver of Rules & Regulations, Terms and Conditions, or Other District Financial Provisions:
    1. Hyaein LLC – Request for Waiver of Penalties, Lien Release, Interest and Fees
  7. Committee to Consider Recommendation to the Board of Directors to Approve Budget Transfers, Augmentations and Other Matters:
  8. Committee to Consider Recommendation to the Board of Directors to Adopt the General Manager’s 2020-2021 Recommended Budget, Water Rates & Charges
  9. Committee to Consider Update on 2019-2020 District O&M Water Rates
  10. Committee to Consider Update on District Water Supply, Use and Rescheduled Water Forecast and Allocation of Remaining Cushion Water
  11. Committee to Consider a Recommendation that the Board of Directors Accept Investment and Financial Reports
  12. 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.
  13. 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 – 6 potential cases
  14. Report from Closed Session, if any, Required by Government Code Section 54957.1.
  15. ADJOURNMENT

I, Original Signed by District Secretary, declare that the foregoing agenda for the February 26, 2020 regular meeting of the Westlands Water District Finance and Administration Committee was posted on February 19, 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.