SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION
MINUTES
JULY 22, 2002
Attendees:
Name Title Representing
Amerikaner, Steve Counsel Goleta West Sanitary Dist.
Arnold, Chuck Director/President Montecito Sanitary District
Beattie, Dan Director Santa Ynez CSD
Bernstein, Mitch General Manager S.B. Vector Control District
Blair, Charles Director Vandenberg Village CSD
Braitman, Bob Executive Director S. B. LAFCo
Clark, Candyce J. Secretary Los Alamos CSD
Clark, Peter Director Montecito Sanitary District
Cobb, Morrie Director Vandenberg Village CSD
Duncan, Bob Director Carpinteria Fire District
Hamilton, Charles General Manager Carpinteria Water District
Halsey, Heather Counsel Goleta West Sanitary District
Martinez, Tom Chief Carpinteria Fire District
McKenzie, Jim Director Montecito Sanitary District
Meyer, Larry Director Goleta West Sanitary District
Nation, Mark General Manager Goleta West Sanitary District
Nava, Pedro Commissioner California Coastal Comm.
Nix, Bruce Director Mission Hills CSD
Ottoman, Bonnie Manager Santa Ynez CSD
Raggio, Jim CEO Lompoc Health Care District
Rogers, Carey Director Goleta Water District
Schwartz, S. David Director Embarcadero MID
Schwartz, Susan Resident Embarcadero MID
Smith, Jerry General Manager Montecito Sanitary District
Tosti, Raymond L. Director/President Los Alamos CSD
Wilson, Larry Director Montecito Water District
Vice-President David Schwartz called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m.
Upon motion by Bruce Nix, seconded by Dan Beattie, the minutes of the June 24, 2002 meeting were approved.
Treasurer Chuck Arnold reported that our checking account has a balance of $2,831.98 and the savings account has a balance of $8,663.23 for a total of $11,495.21.
Carey Rogers reported on the July 10th Executive Board meeting. We lost $150.00 on our last dinner meeting because of low attendance. A phone committee was formed and each person will call five other districts to attend the July 22nd meeting.
Committee Reports:
Program: We will invite our California State Assembly representatives, Hannah-Beth Jackson and Abel Maldonado, to speak at the August meeting. We are also planning a daylong seminar on directors’ liability, Brown Act, and tax laws affecting special districts.
Website: Larry Meyer reported that our website has a new background for the January bio-terrorism report.
Legislative: Heather Halsey, attorney with Hatch & Parent, reported on SB1521, as amended in the Assembly on June 17, 2002. This bill relates to Land Use: Model planning practices and policies. Among other items, it amends The Planning Advisory and Assistance Council to have the following membership: Three city representatives; three county representatives; one representative of each district (at least two shall be representatives of metropolitan area wide planning organizations and at least one shall be a representative of a non-metropolitan planning organization); one representative of Indian tribes and bands that have reservations within California. A full copy of the proposed changes is available from Hatch & Parent.
LAFCo Report:
Technical Task Force: Chuck Hamilton reported on July 17th meeting. It was well attended by all the regular members and five of the alternate members including both Ron McClain and Mitch Bernstein. They plan to come up with a template that is standardized, simple and not burdensome to the agencies. Their next meeting is scheduled for September 13th. The consultant, Pamela Cosby, took extensive notes and will consolidate them for the next meeting.
Realizing it was overlooked at the beginning of the meeting, the attendees were introduced.
David Schwartz reminded the members that CSDA’s annual conference is to be held in San Diego on September 24th –26th.
David Schwartz introduced our guest speaker, Pedro Nava, Commissioner from Santa Barbara on the California Coastal Commission. Assembly Speaker Cruz Bustamante originally appointed Mr. Nava to the commission in 1997. Twice State Senate President Pro Tempore John Burton has reappointed him.
The commission was created by voter initiative in 1972 and made permanent by the Legislature in 1976. The coastal zone is over 1,100 miles long and ranges in width from several hundred feet to sixteen miles. The commission is comprised of twelve voting members. Four each are appointed by the governor, the senate rules committee, and the assembly speaker, so no one political group has total control of the appointments.
The meeting agendas can have as many as 100 items with supporting documentation of 1200-1500 pages. The commissioners are also required to be familiar with all local coastal plans. Projects are usually only appealed after the local jurisdiction has approved them. The commission will usually uphold the local jurisdiction if it has followed its own local coastal plan.
The City of Malibu presents a special problem, as they have never completed their local coastal plan, even though they have been a city for ten years. The California Coastal Commission has taken over the task of completing Malibu’s coastal plan. It should be done by September of this year. As of now, the commission has to spend an entire day each month to consider Malibu projects.
The commission has a full-time biologist on staff whose job is to provide unbiased opinions regarding wetlands, habitat, etc.
Mr. Nava handout referenced the website, www.coastal.ca.gov for further information.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
The next chapter meeting will be August 26, 2002, at the Royal Scandinavian Inn in Solvang.
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Carey Rogers, Acting Secretary
SBCSDA