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OTAY WATER DISTRICT
FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
COMMITTEE MEETING
and
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2554 SWEETWATER SPRINGS BOULEVARD
SPRING VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
BOARDROOM
WEDNESDAY
January 20, 2016
12:00 P.M.
This is a District Committee meeting. This meeting is being posted as a special meeting
in order to comply with the Brown Act (Government Code Section §54954.2) in the event that
a quorum of the Board is present. Items will be deliberated, however, no formal board actions
will be taken at this meeting. The committee makes recommendations
to the full board for its consideration and formal action.
AGENDA
1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION – OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO
SPEAK TO THE BOARD ON ANY SUBJECT MATTER WITHIN THE BOARD'S JU-
RISDICTION BUT NOT AN ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA
DISCUSSION ITEMS
3. APPROVE A PURCHASE ORDER TO ORANGE COAST DODGE IN THE AMOUNT
OF $114,542.00 FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE (1) REPLACEMENT CLASS 4
UTILITY TRUCK AND DECLARE UNIT 154 SURPLUS (MARTINEZ) [5 minutes]
4. APPROVE AN ENGAGEMENT LETTER WITH THE AUDITING FIRM OF TEAMAN,
RAMIREZ AND SMITH, INC., TO PROVIDE AUDIT SERVICES TO THE DISTRICT
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2016 (BELL) [5 minutes]
5. ADOPT THE 2016 OTAY WATER DISTRICT LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
GUIDELINES (BUELNA) [5 minutes]
6. CAST VOTES FOR A REGULAR DISTRICT MEMBER AND AN ALTERNATE
DISTRICT MEMBER ON LAFCO’S COMMISSION, EIGHT (8) POSITIONS ON
LAFCO’S SPECIAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND TO EXTEND THE
TERMS OF THE REGULAR DISTRICT MEMBER POSITIONS IN THE LAFCO
SPECIAL DISTRICTS 2015 ELECTION (WATTON) [5 min]
7. ADJOURNMENT
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BOARD MEMBERS ATTENDING:
Mitch Thompson, Chair
Jose Lopez
All items appearing on this agenda, whether or not expressly listed for action, may be delib-
erated and may be subject to action by the Board.
The Agenda, and any attachments containing written information, are available at the Dis-
trict’s website at www.otaywater.gov. Written changes to any items to be considered at the
open meeting, or to any attachments, will be posted on the District’s website. Copies of the
Agenda and all attachments are also available through the District Secretary by contacting
her at (619) 670-2280.
If you have any disability which would require accommodation in order to enable you to par-
ticipate in this meeting, please call the District Secretary at 670-2280 at least 24 hours prior
to the meeting.
Certification of Posting
I certify that on January 15, 2016 I posted a copy of the foregoing agenda near the
regular meeting place of the Board of Directors of Otay Water District, said time being at least
24 hours in advance of the meeting of the Board of Directors (Government Code Section
§54954.2).
Executed at Spring Valley, California on January 15, 2016.
______/s/_ Susan Cruz, District Secretary _____
STAFF REPORT
TYPE MEETING: Regular Board MEETING DATE: February 3, 2016
SUBMITTED BY:
Jose Martinez
Asst. Chief Water Operations
PROJECT: DIV. NO. All
APPROVED BY:
Pedro Porras, Chief Water Operations
German Alvarez, Assistant General Manager
Mark Watton, General Manager
SUBJECT: Approval To Purchase One (1) Replacement Class 4 Utility Truck
GENERAL MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board authorize the General Manager to issue a purchase
order to Orange Coast Dodge in the amount of $114,542.00 for the
purchase of one (1) replacement Class 4 Utility Truck and declare
Unit 154 surplus.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
See Attachment “A.”
PURPOSE:
To obtain Board authorization to purchase one (1) replacement Class
4 Utility Truck.
ANALYSIS:
Included in the approved FY 2016 budget, as Item 21 under Capital
Purchases, is one (1) replacement Class 4 Utility Truck. The
purchase is to replace Unit 139, Pump Electrical Utility Service
Truck. This unit is utilized for the District’s day-to-day
maintenance of pump station facilities including but not limited
to pumps, motors, air compressors, etc.
Unit 139 is a 2003 Ford F550 truck with 94,891 miles and has a
service body, air compressor, and a 15-foot reach 3,200 lb. lifting
capacity crane attached. In order to effectively manage the
District’s fleet, Unit 139 will be rotated into the fleet replacing
Unit 154, which belongs to the Meter Maintenance section. Unit 154
is a 2004 Ford F550 with 121,000 miles and has a service body, air
compressor, and crane attached. While Unit 139 is one year older,
Unit 154 has 27,000 more miles and the attached service body was
reused from a previous vehicle. The service body of Unit 154 is in
excess of 16-years-old and has a considerable amount of rust and
corrosion on the underside of the bed and lower cabinets.
Based on system operation evaluations of work flow history by the
Fleet Maintenance Supervisor, Pump Electrical supervision, and
management, it is recommended that one (1) new Class 4 Utility
Truck be purchased to replace Unit 139. Unit 139 will be rotated
into the fleet replacing Unit 154, and Unit 154 will be declared
surplus. This action will save the District approximately $10,000
by eliminating the need to replace a service body on a 12-year-
old truck and rotating a lower mileage unit into its position.
In accordance with District policy, bids were solicited for the
Class 4 Utility Truck. Three (3) bids were received. Prices
received include all applicable fees and taxes and delivery.
Funding for this purchase has been included in CIP P2282, Vehicle
Capital Purchases Program.
Dealer Bid Price
Orange Coast Dodge
$114,542
Miramar Ford
$116,002
Tuttle Click Ford
$120,389
Staff is purchasing a 2016 Dodge Ram 5500 with a service body,
crane and air compressor included for a not-to-exceed amount of
$114,542 which is $25,458 less than budgeted.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Projected purchase budget for one (1) Class 4 Utility Truck is
$140,000 based on preliminary research. The purchase of the truck
will cost $114,542 which will be charged against the Vehicle
Capital Purchases CIP P2282. The total cost in this account will
not exceed budgeted funding.
The total FY16 project budget for the CIP P2282, Vehicle Capital
Purchases is $556,000. Existing expenditures and current
encumbrances for the CIP, including the one (1) Class 4 Utility
Truck purchased under this request if approved, are $114,542.00.
Based on the evaluation, the CIP P2282 budget is sufficient to
complete the budgeted purchase.
The Finance Department has determined that 100% of the funds are
available in the replacement fund.
Expenditure Summary:
Total CIP 2282 Vehicle Replacements FY16
Budget: $556,000
Proposed One (1) Class 4 Utility Truck. ($114,542)
Approved Vactor truck replacement. ($402,831)
Proposed Replacement bed for Unit 184. ($11,000)
Projected CIP P2286 FY16 Under Budget: $27,627
STRATEGIC GOAL:
Operate the system to meet demand twenty-four hours a day, seven
days a week.
LEGAL IMPACT:
None.
General Manager
Attachment “A,” Committee Action
ATTACHMENT A
SUBJECT/PROJECT: Approval to Purchase one (1) Class 4 Utility Truck
COMMITTEE ACTION:
The Finance, Admin. and Communications Committee reviewed this item at
a meeting held on January 20, 2016 and the following comments were
made:
Note:
The ‘‘Committee Action’’ is written in anticipation of the Committee
moving the item forward for Board approval. This report will be sent to
the Board as a committee approved item, or modified to reflect any
discussion or changes as directed from the committee prior to
presentation to the full board.
STAFF REPORT
TYPE MEETING: Regular Board
MEETING DATE: February 3, 2016
SUBMITTED BY:
Rita Bell, Finance Manager
PROJECT: DIV. NO. All
APPROVED BY:
Joseph R. Beachem, Chief Financial Officer
German Alvarez, Assistant General Manager
Mark Watton, General Manager
SUBJECT: Appointment of Auditor for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2016
GENERAL MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board authorize the General Manager to sign the engagement
letters from the auditing firm of Teaman, Ramirez & Smith, Inc., to
contract for audit services for the 2016 fiscal year.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
Please see Attachment A.
PURPOSE:
The District is required to retain the services of an independent
accounting firm to perform an audit of the District’s financial
records each year.
ANALYSIS:
At the Board meeting on January 7, 2014, the Board approved Teaman,
Ramirez & Smith, Inc., as the District’s auditors for a 1-year
contract, with four (4) 1-year options, with each option year subject
to Board review and approval. On February 2, 2015, the Board
authorized the General Manager to engage Teaman, Ramirez & Smith,
Inc., for the second option year for the FY 2016 audit.
Staff is recommending the appointment of Teaman, Ramirez & Smith,
Inc. as the District’s auditors for FY 2016, in conjunction with the
second 1-year contract option. This is based on their staff’s
knowledge of the District’s operations and finances, their technical
qualifications, and their performance as the District’s auditors
during the FY 2014 and FY 2015 audits.
The audit will consist of four major components: 1) Standard Audit
Services, to provide an audit opinion on the District’s financial
statements; 2) Agreed upon procedures related to the District’s
Investment Policy procedures, to issue a report on staff’s compliance
with District policy; 3) A State Controllers Report, required by the
State of California; and 4) Assistance in preparation of the
District’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).
The following is a tentative planning schedule for the major
activities involved in completing the FY-2016 financial audit:
May-2016: Pre-audit fieldwork (3–4 days).
Aug-2016: Year-end audit fieldwork (4–5 days).
Nov-2016: Board presentation of the audited financial statements.
Dec-2016: CAFR submission to Government Finance Officers
Association (GFOA).
FISCAL IMPACT:
The fee for auditing services for the Fiscal Year ending June 30,
2016, will be $27,000. This is an increase of $700 over the prior
year’s fee.
STRATEGIC GOAL:
The District ensures its continued financial health through long-term
financial planning, formalized financial policies, enhanced budget
controls, fair pricing, debt planning, and improved financial
reporting.
LEGAL IMPACT:
Required by law.
Attachments: A) Committee Action Form
B) Teaman, Ramirez & Smith, Inc. Audit Engagement
Letter
C) Teaman, Ramirez & Smith, Inc. State Controllers
Report Engagement Letter
D) Teaman, Ramirez & Smith, Inc. Agreed Upon
Procedures Engagement Letter
ATTACHMENT A
SUBJECT/PROJECT:
Appointment of Auditor for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2016
COMMITTEE ACTION:
The Finance, Administration and Communications Committee supported
staff’s recommendation to the Board to appoint Teaman, Ramirez &
Smith, Inc., as the District’s auditors for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2016.
NOTE:
The “Committee Action” is written in anticipation of the Committee
moving the item forward for board approval. This report will be sent
to the Board as a committee approved item, or modified to reflect any
discussion or changes as directed from the committee prior to
presentation to the full board.
•I C>SC TEAMAN, RAMIREZ & SMITH, INC. I ~ CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Joseph Beachem, Chief Financial Officer
Otay Water District
2554 Sweetwater Springs Blvd
Spring Valley, CA 91778-2004
December 17, 2015
We are pleased to confirm our understanding of the services we are to provide the Otay Water District
(the "District") for the year ended June 30, 2016. We will audit the financial statements of the business-
type activities, and each major fund, including the related notes to the financial statements, which
collectively comprise the basic fmancial statements, of the Otay Water District as of and for the year
ended June 30, 2016. Accounting standards generally a~cepted in the United States provide for certain
required supplementary information (RSI), such as management's discussion and analysis (MD&A), to
supplement the District's basic financial statements. Such information, although not a part of the basic
financial statements, is required by the Government Accounting Standards Board who considers it to be
an essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate
operational, economic, or historical contest. As part of our engagement, we will apply certain limited
procedures to the District's RSI in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United
States of America. These limited procedures will consist principally of inquiries of management regarding
the methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for consistency with
management's responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we
obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We will not express an opinion or provide any
assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to
express an opinion or provide any assurance. The following RSI is required by generally accepted
accounting principles and will be subjected to certain limited procedures, but will not be audited:
1. Management's Discussion and Analysis
2. Schedule of Funding Progress for DPHP
3. Schedule of Changes in the Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios
4. Schedule of Contributions
The following other information accompanying the financial statements will not be subjected to the
·auditing procedures applied in our audit of the financial statements, and for which our auditors' report
will not provide an opinion or any assurance on that other information.
1. Introductory Section
2. Statistical Section
Audit Objectives
The objective of our audit is the expression of opinions as to whether your financial statements are fairly
presented, in all material respects, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Our
audit will be conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America and; the standards for fmancial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by
Richard A. Teaman, CPA • David M. Ramirez, CPA • Javier H. Carrillo, CPA
4201 Brockton Ave. Suite 100, Riverside CA 92501 • 951.274.9500 • 951.274.7828 FAx • www.trscpas.com
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the Comptroller General of the United States, and will include tests of the accounting records of the
District and other procedures we consider necessary to enable us to express such opinions. We will issue a
written report upon completion of our audit of the District’s financial statements. We cannot provide
assurance that an unmodified opinion will be expressed. Circumstances may arise in which it is necessary for
us to modify our opinion or add an emphasis-of-matter or other-matter paragraph. If our opinion is other than
unqualified, we will discuss the reasons with you in advance. If our opinions on the financial statements are
other than unmodified, we will discuss the reasons with you in advance. If, for any reason, we are unable
to complete the audit or are unable to form or have not formed opinions, we may decline to express
opinions or to issue a report as a result of this engagement.
We will also provide a report (that does not include an opinion) on internal control related to the financial
statements and compliance with the provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and grant agreements,
noncompliance with which could have a material effect on the financial statements as required by
Government Auditing Standards. The report on internal control and on compliance and other matters will
include a paragraph that states (1) that the purpose of the report is solely to describe the scope of testing
of internal control and compliance, and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the
effectiveness of the entity’s internal control on compliance, and (2) that the report is an integral part of an
audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the entity’s internal
control and compliance. The paragraph will also state that the report is not suitable for any other purpose.
If during our audit we become aware that the District is subject to an audit requirement that is not
encompassed in the terms of this engagement, we will communicate to management and those charged
with governance that an audit in accordance with U.S. generally accepted auditing standards and the
standards for financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards may not satisfy the relevant
legal, regulatory, or contractual requirements.
Audit Procedures - General
An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements; therefore, our audit will involve judgment about the number of transactions to be
examined and the areas to be tested. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting
policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We will plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable rather than absolute assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement, whether from (1) errors, (2) fraudulent financial reporting, (3) misappropriation of
assets, or (4) violations of laws or governmental regulations that are attributable to the District or to acts
by management or employees acting on behalf of the District. Because the determination of abuse is
subjective, Government Auditing Standards do not expect auditors to provide reasonable assurance of
detecting abuse.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, combined with the inherent limitations of internal control,
and because we will not perform a detailed examination of all transactions, there is a risk that material
misstatements may exist and not be detected by us, even though the audit is properly planned and
performed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted auditing standards and Government Auditing
Standards. In addition, an audit is not designed to detect immaterial misstatements or violations of laws
or governmental regulations that do not have a direct and material effect on the financial statements.
However, we will inform the appropriate level of management of any material errors or any fraudulent
financial reporting or misappropriation of assets that come to our attention. We will also inform the
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appropriate level of management of any violations of laws or governmental regulations that come to our
attention, unless clearly inconsequential. Our responsibility as auditor is limited to the period covered by
our audit and does not extent to later periods for which we are not engaged as auditors.
Our procedures will include tests of documentary evidence supporting the transactions recorded in the
accounts, and may include tests of the physical existence of inventories, and direct confirmation of
receivables and certain other assets and liabilities by correspondence with selected individuals, funding
sources, creditors, and financial institutions. We will request written representations from your attorneys
as part of the engagement, and they may bill you for responding to this inquiry. At the conclusion of our
audit, we will also require certain written representations from you about your responsibilities for the
financial statements; compliance with laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements; and other
responsibilities required by generally accepted auditing standards.
Audit Procedures - Internal Controls
Our audit will include obtaining an understanding of the District and its environment, including internal
control sufficient to assess the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements and to design the
nature, timing, and extent of further audit procedures. Tests of controls may be performed to test the
effectiveness of certain controls that we consider relevant to preventing and detecting errors and fraud
that are material to the financial statements and to preventing and detecting misstatements resulting from
illegal acts and other noncompliance matters that have a direct and material effect on the financial
statements. Our tests, if performed, will be less in scope than would be necessary to render an opinion on
internal control and, accordingly, no opinion will be expressed in our report on internal control issued
pursuant to Government Auditing Standards.
An audit is not designed to provide assurance on internal control or to identify significant deficiencies or
material weaknesses. However, during the audit, we will communicate to management and those charged
with governance internal control related matters that are required to be communicated under AICPA
professional standards and Government Auditing Standards.
Audit Procedures - Compliance
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement, we will perform tests of the District’s compliance with the provisions of applicable laws,
regulations, contracts, agreements, and grants. However, the objective of our audit will not be to provide
an opinion on overall compliance and we will not express such an opinion in our report on compliance
issued pursuant to Government Auditing Standards.
Other Services
We will also assist in preparing the financial statements and related notes of the District in conformity
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and prepare the State Controller’s Report (see separate
engagement letter) in conformity of the requirements of the California State Controller’s Office based on
information provided by you. These nonaudit services do not constitute an audit under Government
Auditing Standards and such services will not be conducted in accordance with Government Auditing
Standards.
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Management Responsibilities
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal controls, including
evaluating and monitoring ongoing activities, to help ensure that appropriate goals and objectives are met;
following laws and regulations; and ensuring that management is reliable and financial information is
reliable and properly reported; for the selection and application of accounting principles; and for the
preparation and fair presentation in the financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles. Management is also responsible for implementing systems designed to achieve
compliance with applicable laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements. You are also responsible
for the selection and application of accounting principles, for the preparation and fair presentation of the
financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and for compliance
with applicable laws and regulations and the provisions of contracts and grant agreements.
Management is also responsible for making all financial records and related information available to us
and also for ensuring that financial information is reliable, complete and properly recorded. You are also
responsible for providing us with (1) access to all information of which you are aware that is relevant to
the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements, (2) additional information that we may
request for the purpose of the audit, and (3) unrestricted access to persons within the government from
whom we determine it necessary to obtain audit evidence.
Your responsibilities include adjusting the financial statements to correct material misstatement and for
confirming to us in the written representation letter that the effects of any uncorrected misstatements
aggregated by us during the current engagement and pertaining to the latest period presented are
immaterial, both individually and in the aggregate, to the financial statements taken as a whole.
You are responsible for the design and implementation of programs and controls to prevent and detect
fraud, and for informing us about all known or suspected fraud affecting the government involving (1)
management, (2) employees who have significant roles in internal control, and (3) others where the fraud
or illegal acts could have a material effect on the financial statements. Your responsibilities include
informing us of your knowledge of any allegations of fraud or suspected fraud affecting the government
received in communications from employees, former employees, grantors, regulators, or others. In
addition, you are responsible for identifying and ensuring that the District complies with applicable laws,
regulations, contracts, agreements, and grants for taking timely and appropriate steps to remedy any fraud
and noncompliance with provisions of laws, regulations, illegal acts, violations of contracts or grant
agreements, or abuse that we may report.
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining a process for tracking the status of audit
findings and recommendations. Management is also responsible for identifying for us previous financial
audits, attestation engagements, performance audits or other studies related to the objectives discussed in
the Audit Objectives section of this letter. This responsibility includes relaying to us corrective actions
taken to address significant findings and recommendations resulting from those audits, attestation
engagements, performance audits, or other studies. You are also responsible for providing management’s
views on our current findings, conclusions, and recommendations, as well as your planned corrective
actions, for the report, and for the timing and format for providing that information.
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With regard to the electronic dissemination of audited financial statements, including financial statements
published electronically on your website, you understand that electronic sites are a means to distribute
information and, therefore, we are not required to read the information contained in these sites or to
consider the consistency of other information in the electronic site with the original document.
You agree to assume all management responsibilities for financial statement preparation services and any
other nonattest services we provide; oversee the services by designating an individual, preferably from
senior management, with suitable skill, knowledge, or experience; evaluate the adequacy and results of
the services; and accept responsibility for them.
Engagement Administration, Fees, and Other
We understand that your employees will prepare all cash or other confirmations we request and will
locate any documents selected by us for testing.
We will provide copies of our reports to the District; however, management is responsible for distribution
of the reports and the financial statements. Unless restricted by law or regulation, or containing privileged
and confidential information, copies of our reports are to be made available for public inspection.
The audit documentation for this engagement is the property of Teaman, Ramirez & Smith, Inc. and
constitutes confidential information. However, pursuant to authority given by law or regulation, we may
be requested to make certain audit documentation available to grantor agencies or their designee, a federal
agency providing direct or indirect funding, or the U.S. Government Accountability Office for purpose of
a quality review of the audit, to resolve audit findings, or to carry out oversight responsibilities. We will
notify you of any such request. If requested, access to such audit documentation will be provided under
the supervision of our firm. Furthermore, upon request, we may provide copies of selected audit
documentation to the aforementioned parties. These parties may intend, or decide, to distribute the copies
or information contained therein to others, including other governmental agencies. In such cases, Teaman,
Ramirez & Smith, Inc. is not responsible for the distribution of the copies or information contained
therein.
The audit documentation for this engagement will be retained for a minimum of five years after the report
release date or for any additional period requested by a grantor or federal agency. If we are aware that a
federal awarding agency or auditee is contesting an audit finding, we will contact the party(ies) contesting
the audit finding for guidance prior to destroying the audit documentation.
We expect to begin our final audit fieldwork approximately in August 2016 and to issue our reports
approximately in October 2016. Richard Teaman is the engagement partner and is responsible for
supervising the engagement and signing the reports or authorizing another individual to sign them. Our
fee for these services will be $25,500. Our invoices for these fees will be rendered as work progresses and
are payable on presentation. If we elect to terminate our services for nonpayment, our engagement will be
deemed to have been completed upon written notification of termination, even if have not completed our
report. You will be obligated to compensate us for all time expended through the date of termination. The
above fee is based on anticipated cooperation from your personnel and the assumption that unexpected
circumstances will not be encountered during the audit. If significant additional time is necessary, we will
discuss it with you and arrive at a new fee estimate before we incur the additional costs.
We appreciate the opportunity to be of service to the Otay Water District and believe this letter accurately
summarizes the significant terms of our engagement. If you have any questions, please let us know. If you
agree with the terms of our engagement as described in this letter, please sign the enclosed copy and
return it to us.
RESPONSE:
Very truly yours,
TEAMAN, RAMIREZ & SMITH, INC.
Richard A. Teaman
Certified Public Accountant
This letter correctly sets forth the understanding of the Otay Water District.
By:
Title:
Date:
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•1 C)cs TEAMAN. RAMIREZ & SMITH. INC. I ~ CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCO UNTANTS
Joseph Beachem, Chief Financial Officer
Otay Water District
2554 Sweetwater Springs Blvd
Spring Valley, CA 91778-2004
Dear Joseph:
December 17, 20 15
We are pleased to confirm our understanding of the services we are to provide for the year ended June 30, 2016.
We will prepare the Annual Financial Transactions Report (State Controller's Report) of the Otay Water District
(the "District"), which comprise the balance sheet as of June 30, 2016, and the related statements of revenue and
expenses and changes in fund equity for the year then ended, and perform a compilation engagement with respect to
the State Controller's Report.
The supplementary information that accompanies the State Controller's Report is additional information requested
by the California State Controller. The supplementary information will be compiled from information that is the
representation of management. We will not audit or review the supplementary information. We will not express an
opinion or provide any assurance on such supplementary information.
Our Responsibilities
The objective of our engagement is to-
1) prepare the State Controller's Report in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the California State
Controller based on information provided by you and
2) apply accounting and fmancial reporting expertise to assist you in the presentation of fmancial information in
the forms prescribed by the California State Controller without undertaking to obtain or provide any assurance
that there are no material modifications that should be made to those form in order for them to be in accordance
with the requirements prescribed by the California State Controller.
We will conduct our compilation engagement in accordance with Statements on Standards for Accounting and
. _Review Services (SSARS) promulgated by the Accounting and Review Services Committee of the AICP A and
comply with applicable professional standards, including the AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct and its ethical
principles of integrity, objectivity, professional competence, and due care, when performing the services, preparing
the State Controller's Report, and performing the compilation engagement.
We are not required to, and will not, verify the accuracy or completeness of the information you will provide to us
for the engagement or otherwise gather evidence for the purpose of expressing an opinion or a conclusion.
Accordingly, we will not express an opinion or a conclusion nor provide any assurance on the State Controller's
Report.
Richard A. Teaman, CPA • David M. Ramirez, CPA • Javier H. Carrillo, CPA
4201 Brockton Ave. Suite 100, Riverside CA 92501 • 951.274.9500 • 951.274.7828 FAX • www.trscpas.com
Our engagement cannot be relied upon to identify or disclose any misstatements in the State Controller’s Report,
including those caused by fraud or error, or to identify or disclose any wrongdoing within the District or
noncompliance with laws and regulations. However, we will inform the appropriate level of management of any
material errors and any evidence or information that comes to our attention during the performance of our
procedures that fraud may have occurred. In addition, we will inform you of any evidence or information that comes
to our attention during the performance of our compilation procedures regarding any wrongdoing within the District
or noncompliance with laws and regulations that may have occurred, unless they are clearly inconsequential. We
have no responsibility to identify and communicate deficiencies or material weaknesses in your internal control as
part of this engagement.
We, in our sole professional judgment, reserve the right to refuse to perform any procedure or take any action that
could be construed as assuming management responsibilities.
Your Responsibilities
The engagement to be performed is conducted on the basis that you acknowledge and understand that our role is to
assist you in the presentation of the State Controller’s Report in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the
California State Controller. You have the following overall responsibilities that are fundamental to our undertaking
the engagement in accordance with SSARS:
1) The preparation and fair presentation of the State Controller’s Report in accordance with the requirements
prescribed by the California State Controller and the inclusion of all related informative disclosures that are
appropriate, if applicable.
2) The design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair
presentation of the State Controller’s Report.
3) The prevention and detection of fraud.
4) To ensure that the District complies with the laws and regulations applicable to its activities.
5) The accuracy and completeness of the records, documents, explanations, and other information, including
significant judgments, you provide to us for the engagement.
6) To provide us with—
• access to all information of which you are aware that is relevant to the fair presentation of the State
Controller’s Report, such as records, documentation, and other matters.
• additional information that we may request from you for the purpose of the compilation engagement.
• unrestricted access to persons within the entity of whom we determine it necessary to make inquiries.
7) To include our compilation report in any document containing the State Controller’s Report that indicates we
have performed a compilation engagement on such prescribed forms and, prior to inclusion of the report, to ask
our permission to do so.
You are also responsible for all management decisions and responsibilities and for designating an individual with
suitable skills, knowledge, and experience to oversee our services and the preparation of your State Controller’s
Report. You are responsible for evaluating the adequacy and results of the services performed and accepting
responsibility for such services.
Our Report
As part of our engagement, we will issue a report that will state that we did not audit or review the State Controller’s
Report and that, accordingly, we do not express an opinion, a conclusion, or provide any assurance on them. If, for
any reason, we are unable to complete the compilation of your State Controller’s Report, we will not issue a report
on such prescribed forms as a result of this engagement.
Other Relevant Information
Richard Teaman is the engagement partner and is responsible for supervising the engagement and signing the report or
authorizing another individual to sign it.
Our fee to prepare the report is included in the fee quoted in the engagement letter to conduct the June 30, 2016
fmancial audit of the District dated December 17, 2015. The fee is based . on anticipated cooperation from your
personnel and the assumption that unexpected circumstances will not be encountered during the work performed. If
significant additional time is necessary, we will discuss it with you and arrive at a new fee estimate before we incur the
additional costs.
We appreciate the opportunity to be of service to you and believe this letter accurately summarizes the significant terms
of our engagement. If you have any questions, please let us know. If you agree with the terms of our engagement as
prescribed in this letter, please sign the enclosed copy and return it to us.
Very truly yours,
TEAMAN, RAMIREZ & SMITH, INC.
Richard A. Teaman
Certified Public Accountant
RESPONSE:
This letter correctly sets forth the understanding of the Otay Water District.
By: ________________________________________ _
Title: _______________________ _
Date: _______________________ _
•I C>CS TEAMAN. RAMIREZ & SMITH, INC. I ~ CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Joseph Beachem, Chief Financial Officer
Otay Water District
2554 Sweetwater Springs Blvd
Spring Valley, CA 91778-2004
Dear Joseph:
December 17, 2015
We are pleased to confirm our understanding of the nature and limitations of the services we are to provide for the
Otay Water District (the "District").
We will apply the agreed-upon procedures which the District's management has specified, listed in the attached
schedule, for the investments of the District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016 (prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles). This engagement is solely to assist the District's management in
evaluating the compliance with the District's investment policy. Our engagement to apply agreed-upon procedures
will be conducted in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants. The sufficiency of the procedures is solely the responsibility of those parties specified in the report.
Consequently, we make no representation regarding the sufficiency of the procedures described in the attached
schedule either for the purpose for which this report has been requested or for any other purpose. If for any reason,
we are unable to complete the procedures, we will describe any restrictions on the performance of the procedures in
our report, or will not issue a report as a result of this engagement.
Because the agreed-upon procedures listed in the attached schedule do not constitute an examination, we will not
express an opinion on the District's investments or any elements, accounts, or items thereof. In addition, we have no
obligation to perform any procedures beyond those listed in the attached schedule.
We will submit a report listing the procedures performed and our findings. This report is intended solely for the
information and use of the District, and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than this
specified party. Our report will contain a paragraph indicating that had we performed additional procedures, other
matters might have come to our attention that would have been reported to you.
You are responsible for the presentation of the investments of the District in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles; and for selecting the criteria and determining that such criteria are appropriate for your
purposes. You are responsible for assuming all management responsibilities and for overseeing any nonattest
services we provide by designating an individual, preferably within senior management, who possesses suitable
skill, knowledge, and/or experience. In addition, you are responsible for evaluating the adequacy and results of the
services performed and accepting responsibility for the results of such services.
Richard A. Teaman is the engagement partner and is responsible for supervising the engagement and signing the
report or authorizing another individual to sign it.
Richard A . Teaman, CPA • David M. Ramirez, CPA • Javier H. Carrillo, CPA
4201 Brockton Ave. Suite 100, Riverside CA 92501 • 951.274.9500 • 951.274.7828 FAX • www.trscpas.com
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We plan to begin our procedures in approximately August 2016 and, unless unforeseeable problems encountered,
the engagement should be completed in October 2016. At the conclusion of our engagement, we will require a
representation letter from management that, among other things, will confirm management's responsibility for the
presentation of the investments of the District in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Our fees for these services will be $1,500. The fee is based on anticipated cooperation your personrtel and the
assumption that unexpected circumstances will not be encountered during the engagement. If significant additional
time is n_ecessary, we will discuss it with you and arrive at a new fee before we incur the additional costs.
We appreciate the opportunity to assist you and believe this letter accurately summarizes the significant terms of our
engagement. If you have any questions, please let us know. If you agree with the terms of our engagement as
described in this letter, please sign the enclosed copy and return it to us. If the need for additional services arises,
our agreement with you will need to be revised. It is customary for us to enumerate these revisions in an addendum
to this letter. If additional specified parties of the report are added, we will require that they acknowledge in writing
their responsibility for the sufficiency of procedures.
RESPONSE:
Very truly yours,
TEAMAN, RAMIREZ & SMITH, INC.
Richard A. Teaman
Certified Public Accountant
This letter correctly sets forth the understanding of the Otay Water District.
By: _________________ _
Title: -------------------------------------------
Date: __________________________________________ _
Otay Water District Agreed-Upon Procedures
Investments
1. Obtain a copy of the District’s investment policy and determine that it is in effect for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.
2. Select 4 investments held at year end and determine if they are allowable investments
under the District’s Investment Policy.
3. For the four investments selected in #2 above, determine if they are held by a third party
custodian designated by the District.
4. Confirm the part or original investment amount and market value of the four investments
selected above with the custodian or issuer of the investments.
5. Select two investment earnings transactions that took place during the year and
recomputed the earnings to determine if they proper amount was received.
6. Trace amounts received for transactions selected at #5 above into the District’s bank
accounts.
7. Select five investment transactions (buy, sell, trade, or maturity) occurring during the year
under review and determine that the transactions are permissible under the District’s
investment policy.
8. Review supporting documentation for the five investments selected at #7 above to
determine if the transactions were appropriately recorded in the District’s general ledger.
STAFF REPORT
TYPE MEETING: Regular Board
MEETING DATE: February 3, 2016
SUBMITTED BY:
Armando Buelna,
Communications Officer
PROJECT: Various DIV. NO. ALL
APPROVED BY:
Mark Watton, General Manager
SUBJECT: 2016 Legislative Program Guidelines
GENERAL MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board of Directors adopt the 2016 Otay Water District
Legislative Program Guidelines.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
See Attachment A.
PURPOSE:
To provide direction to staff and the District’s Legislative
Advocates in the formulation of the District’s response to
legislative initiatives on issues affecting the District during the
2016 legislative session.
ANALYSIS:
Otay Water District maintains a set of legislative policy guidelines
to direct staff and legislative advocates on issues important to the
District. The legislative guidelines are updated annually with the
proposed updates presented to the Otay Water District’s Board of
Directors for review, comment and adoption. The attached 2016
Legislative Program represents policy positions on legislation for
the Board’s consideration.
Each legislative session, representatives to the California
Legislature sponsor some 2,000 or more bills or significant
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resolutions. While many bills fail to make it out of their house of
origin, many others go on to be signed by the governor and become
law. These new laws can affect special districts in substantive ways.
The same is true with each session of the House of Representatives
and the U.S. Senate.
The 2016 Legislative Program establishes guidelines and policy
direction that can be used by staff when monitoring legislative
activity to facilitate actions that can be taken quickly in response
to proposed bills. The guidelines provide a useful framework for
staff when evaluating the potential impact of state or federal
legislation on the District. This is particularly helpful when a
timely response is necessary to address a last minute amendment to
legislation and should calls or letters of support or opposition be
needed.
Legislation that does not meet the guidelines as set forth or that
has potentially complicated or varied implications will not be acted
upon by staff or the legislative advocates, and will instead be
presented to the Board directly for guidance in advance of any
position being taken.
The 2016 Legislative Guidelines presents staff’s initial
recommendations for the Board’s review, and seeks the Board’s
recommendations for any additional modifications. Staff will then
incorporate feedback into the final document.
In general, the guidelines look to protect the District’s interest in
a reliable, diverse and affordable water supply. Moreover, they seek
to maintain local control over special district actions to protect
your Board’s discretion and ratepayer interests, and maintain the
ability to effectively and efficiently manage District operations. In
addition they express the District’s ongoing support for water
conservation, recycled water, ocean water desalination, capital
improvement project development, organization-wide safety and
security, binational cooperation, as well as the equitable
distribution of water bond proceeds.
FISCAL IMPACT: Joe Beachem, Chief Financial Officer
None.
LEGAL IMPACT:
None
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Attachments: Attachment A – Committee Action
Attachment B – 2016 Otay Water District Legislative
Program
Attachment C - 2016 Otay Water District Legislative
Program Redline
ATTACHMENT A
SUBJECT/PROJECT:
2015 Legislative Program Guidelines
COMMITTEE ACTION:
The Finance, Administration, and Communications Committee is scheduled
to review this item at a meeting to be held on January 20, 2016. This
attachment will be updated with notes from the committee’s discussion.
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Effective Date: 02/03/2016
Legislative Policy Guidelines
The Otay Water Legislative Policy Guidelines for the 2016 Legislative Session includes the
following:
Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta (Bay-Delta)
Support efforts to:
a. Finalize and implement the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan to address Bay-Delta environmental
and water quality issues.
b. Analyze or support a “Portfolio Approach”, “Around-the-Delta”, “right-sized”, or other
alternatives that feature smaller conveyance facilities as a way to improve water quality, water
transport, and reduce the possibility or impacts of levee failure, lower costs to water users and
the public, reduce the level of environmental impacts, while potentially facing fewer legal and
political challenges.
c. Finalize Bay-Delta planning work and ongoing studies of new water storage facilities, and
support efforts to promote additional surface and underground water storage infrastructure
that are cost effective ensure water availability and quality.
d. Resolve conflicts between urban and rural water users, water management and the
environment in the Bay-Delta.
e. Provide ongoing federal and state funding for the Bay-Delta, and those which focus attention
to Bay-Delta financing, affordability, commitments to pay, and the demand for Bay-Delta
water.
f. Equitably allocate costs of the Bay-Delta solution to all those benefiting from improvements
in proportion to the benefits they receive.
g. Fast-track design, permits and construction for pilot projects in the Bay-Delta to create
barriers to keep fish away from Bay-Delta water pumps, improve water quality and supply
reliability.
h. Provide deliberative processes that are designed to ensure meaningful dialogue with all
stakeholders in an open and transparent process in order to reduce future conflicts and
challenges in implementing a Bay-Delta solution.
i. Provide a Bay-Delta solution that acknowledges, integrates and supports the development of
water resources at the local level.
j. Improve the ability of water-users to divert water from the Bay-Delta during wet periods
when impacts to fish and the ecosystem are lower and water quality is higher.
k. Improve the existing Bay-Delta water conveyance system to increase flexibility and enhance
water supply, water quality, levee stability and environmental protection.
l. Evaluate long-term threats to the Bay-Delta levees and conveyance system and pursues
actions to reduce risks to the state’s water supply and the environment.
m. Improve coordination of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project Operations.
n. Provide a Bay-Delta solution and facilities that are cost-effective when compared with other
water supply development options for meeting Southern California’s water needs.
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o. Identify the total cost or perform appropriate cost studies to estimate consumer financial
impact as well as the expected yield of any Bay-Delta solution before financing and funding
decision are made to determine whether the solution is worth the expense.
p. Provide the State Water Project (SWP) with more flexibility to operate their systems to
maximize water deliveries while avoiding unacceptable impacts to third parties, habitat or the
environment.
q. Require a firm commitment and funding stream by all parties to pay for the proportional
benefits they will receive from a Bay-Delta solution through take-or-pay contracts or the legal
equivalent, and identify the impact to the remaining contractors if one or more contractors
default or back out.
r. Provide “right-sized” facilities to match firm commitments to pay for the Bay-Delta solution.
s. Provide SWP contractors and their member agencies access to all SWP facilities to facilitate
water transfers.
t. Continue state ownership and operation of SWP as a public resource.
u. Improve efficiency and transparency of all SWP operations.
v. Focus on statewide priorities, including construction of an approved method of conveyance of
water through or around the Delta that provides water supply reliability to the Delta water
uses, promotion of greater regional and local self-sufficiency, surface storage and promotion
of water use efficiency.
w. Provides for the state’s share of funding for Bay-Delta conveyance projects.
x. Consider complementary investments in local water supply sources, regional coordination,
and south of Delta storage as part of an overall comprehensive Bay-Delta solution.
y. Protects and safeguards San Diego region’s Preferential Rights.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Require additional reviews or approvals of Delta conveyance options beyond those provided
by SBX7-1 (2009).
b. Transfer control of the State Water Project from the state to Metropolitan Water District of
Southern California (MWD), the State Water Contractors, the Central Valley Project
Contractors, the State and Federal Water Contractors Authority, or to any entity comprised of
MWD and other water contractors.
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Recycled Water
Support efforts to:
a. Reduce restrictions on recycled water usage or promote consistent regulation of recycled
water projects to reduce impediments to the increased use of recycled water.
b. Reduce restrictions on injecting recycled water into basins where there is no direct potable
use.
c. Provide financial incentives for recharge of groundwater aquifers using recycled water.
d. Make recycled water regulations clear, consolidated, and understandable to expedite related
project permitting.
e. Promote recycled water as a sustainable supplemental source of water.
f. Allow the safe use of recycled water.
g. Facilitate development of technology aimed at improving water recycling.
h. Increasing funding for water recycling projects.
i. Increase awareness of the ways recycled water can help address the region’s water supply
challenges.
j. Create federal and state incentives to promote recycled water use and production.
k. Establish federal tax incentives to support U.S. companies in the development of new water
technologies that can lower productions costs, address by products such as concentrates, and
enhance public acceptance of recycled water.
l. Establish a comprehensive national research and development, and technology demonstration,
program to advance the public and scientific understanding of water recycling technologies to
encourage reuse as an alternative source of water supply.
m. Provide incentives for local agencies to work cooperatively, share costs or resources to
promote or expand the use of recycled water.
n. Further refine emergency regulations to reward local suppliers that have invested in using
recycled water for landscape irrigation to maintain an incentive to continue expanding areas
served by recycled water.
o. Encourages the use of recycled water in commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential
settings.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Restrict use of recycled water for groundwater recharge.
b. Establish new water or recycled water fees solely to recover State costs without also
providing some benefit.
c. Create regulatory schemes that alter or limit the existing authority to reuse and recycle water.
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Water Services
Support efforts to:
a. Provide funding to implement actions identified in the California Water Action Plan to lay a
solid fiscal foundation for implementing near-term actions, including funding for water
efficiency projects, wetland and watershed restoration, groundwater programs, conservation,
flood control, and integrated water management and result in a reliable supply of high-quality
water for the San Diego region.
b. Provide financial support to projects designed to mitigate the potential negative impacts of
Global Climate Change on water supply reliability.
c. Promote the coordination and integration of local, state and federal climate change policies
and practices to the greatest extent feasible.
d. Support ongoing implementation of the Quantitative Settlement Agreement.
e. Provide reliable water supplies to meet California’s short and long-term needs.
f. Reduce impediments for willing sellers and buyers to engage in water transfer agreements.
g. Promote desalination pilot studies and projects.
h. Encourage feasibility studies of water resource initiatives.
i. Increase funding for infrastructure and grant programs for construction, modernization or
expansion of water, wastewater treatment, reclamation facilities and sewer systems including
water recycling, groundwater recovery and recharge, surface water development projects and
seawater desalination.
j. Mandate uniform or similar regulations and procedures by state agencies in the processing
and administering of grants and programs.
k. Streamline grant application procedures.
l. Promote or assist voluntary water transfers between willing buyers and willing sellers and
move those transactions through without delay.
m. Streamline the permitting and approval process for implementing water transfers.
n. Establish reasonable statewide approaches to sewer reporting standards.
o. Generate greater efficiencies, better coordinate program delivery, and eliminate duplication in
programs for source water protection without lessening the focus on public health of the
state’s Drinking Water Program.
p. Target efforts to fix specific issues with water supplies within the state’s Drinking Water
Program.
q. Establish federal tax incentives to support U.S. companies in the development of new
desalination technologies that can lower productions costs, eliminate or reduce impingement
or entrainment, reduce energy use, and enhance public acceptance of desalinated water.
p. Establish a comprehensive national research and development, and technology demonstration
program to advance the scientific understanding of desalination to expand its use as an
alternative source of water supply.
q. Require the State Water Resources Control Board to exercise its authority, ensure robust
funding, and implement the Salton Sea mitigation and restoration plan, meet state obligations,
and work with QSA stakeholders to find workable solutions to ensure the continuation of IID
water transfers.
r. Support solutions to water supply issues that address common challenges, provide a
comprehensive approach that is fair to all users, balance the needs of urban and rural
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communities, and take into consideration the interests of all stakeholders as well as the impact
to the environment.
Further refine emergency drought regulations to eliminate a cap on credits and adjustments so
as not to impose undue burden, financial or otherwise, on communities that have already
invested in water conservation, development of new water sources, storage, or loss
prevention.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Make urban water supplies less reliable or substantially increase the cost of imported water
without also improving the reliability and/or quality of the water.
b. Create unrealistic or costly water testing or reporting protocol.
c. Disproportionately apportion the cost of water.
d. Create undo hurtles for seawater desalination projects.
e. Create unreasonable or confusing sewer reporting standards.
f. Create administrative or other barriers to sales between willing buyers and willing sellers that
delay water transfers.
g. Create a broad-based user fee that does not support a specific local program activity or
benefit; any fee must provide a clear nexus to the benefit local ratepayers or local water
supplies from the establishment that charge or fee would provide.
h. Create unrealistic or costly to obtain water quality standards for potable water, recycled water
or storm water runoff.
i. Change the focus of the state’s Drinking Water Program or weaken the parts of the program
that work well.
j. Lessen the focus on public health of the state’s Drinking Water Program.
k. Create one-size-fit-all approaches to emergency drought regulations that ignore variations
among communities, regions, and counties with respect to their ability to withstand the impact
and effects of drought.
l. Impose undue burden, financial or otherwise, on communities that have already invested in
water conservation, development of new water sources, storage, or loss prevention.
m. Impose additional mitigation costs or obligations for the Salton Sea on the non-state parties to
the Quantification Settlement Agreement.
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Financial
Support efforts to:
a. Require the federal government and State of California to reimburse special districts for all
mandated costs or regulatory actions.
b. Give special districts the discretion to cease performance of unfunded mandates.
c. Provide for fiscal reform to enhance the equity, reliability, and certainty of special district
funding.
d. Provide incentives for local agencies to work cooperatively, share costs or resources.
e. Provide for the stable, equitable and reliable allocation of property taxes.
f. Continue to reform workers compensation.
g. Authorize financing of water quality, water security, and water supply infrastructure
improvement programs.
h. Promote competition in insurance underwriting for public agencies.
i. Establish spending caps on State of California overhead when administering voter approved
grant and disbursement programs.
j. Require disbursement decisions in a manner appropriate to the service in question.
k. Encourage funding infrastructure programs that are currently in place and that have been
proven effective.
l. Produce tangible results, such as water supply reliability or water quality improvement.
m. Provide financial incentives for energy projects that increase reliability, diversity, and reduce
greenhouse gasses.
n. Continue energy rate incentives for the utilization of electricity during low-peak periods.
o. Provide loan or grant programs that encourage water conservation for water users who are
least able to pay for capital projects.
p. Require the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) to refund or credit to
its member agencies revenues collected from them that result in reserve balances greater than
the maximum reserve levels established pursuant to state legislation.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Impose new, unfunded state mandates on local agencies and their customers.
b. Undermine Proposition 1A - Protection of Local Government Revenues – and the
comprehensive reform approved by voters in 2004.
c. Reallocate special district reserves in an effort to balance the state budget.
d. Reallocate special district revenues or reserves to fund infrastructure improvements or other
activities in cities or counties.
e. Usurp special district funds, reserves, or other state actions that force special districts to raise
rates, fees or charges.
f. Complicate or deter conservation-based rate structures.
g. Establish funding mechanisms that put undue burdens on local agencies or make local
agencies de facto tax collectors for the state.
h. Complicate compliance with SB 610 and SB 221.
i. Adversely affect the cost of gas and electricity or reduce an organization’s flexibility to take
advantage of low peak cost periods.
j. Add new reporting criteria, burdensome, unnecessary or costly reporting mandates to Urban
Water Management Plans.
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k. Add new mandates to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to review and approve
Urban Water Management Plans beyond those already addressed in DWR guidelines.
l. Mandate that water agencies include an embedded energy calculation for their water supply
sources in Urban Water Management Plans or any other water resources planning or master
planning document.
m. Weaken existing project retention and withholding provisions that limit the ability of public
agencies to drive contractor performance.
n. Establish change order requirements that place an unreasonable burden on local agencies, or
raise financial risk associated with public works contracts.
o. Establish a Public Goods Charge, excise tax for excessive water use, or other permanent tax
or fee on water.
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Governance/Local Autonomy
Support efforts to:
a. Expand local autonomy in governing special district affairs.
b. Promote comprehensive long-range planning.
c. Assist local agencies in the logical and efficient extension of services and facilities to promote
efficiency and avoid duplication of services.
d. Streamline the Municipal Service Review Process or set limits on how long services reviews
can take or cost.
e. Establish clear and reasonable guidelines for appropriate community sponsorship activities.
f. Reaffirm the existing “all-in” financial structure, or protect the San Diego County Water
Authority voting structure based on population.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Assume the state legislature is better able to make local decisions that affect special district
governance.
b. Create one-size-fits-all approaches to special district reform.
c. Unfairly target one group of local elected officials.
d. Usurp local control from special districts regarding decisions involving local special district
finance, operations or governance.
e. Limit the board of directors’ ability to govern the district.
f. Create unfunded local government mandates.
g. Create costly, unnecessary or duplicative oversight roles for the state government of special
district affairs.
h. Create new oversight roles or responsibility for monitoring special district affairs.
i. Change the San Diego County Water Authority Act regarding voting structure, unless it is
based on population.
j. Shift the liability to the public entity and relieve private entities of reasonable due diligence in
their review of plans and specifications for errors, omissions and other issues.
k. Place a significant and unreasonable burden on public agencies, resulting in increased cost for
public works construction or their operation.
l. Impair the ability of water districts to acquire property or property interests required for
essential capital improvement projects.
m. Increase the cost of property and right-of-way acquisition, or restricts the use of right-of-
ways.
n. Work to silence the voices of special districts and other local government associations on
statewide ballot measures impacting local government policies and practices, including
actions that could prohibit special districts and associations from advocating for positions on
ballot measures by severely restricting the private resources used to fund those activities.
o. Prescribe mandatory conservation-based or other rate structures that override the authority of
the board of directors to set its rate structure.
p. Circumvent the legislative committee process, such as the use of budget trailer bills, to
advance policy issues including impacting special districts without full disclosure,
transparency, or public involvement.
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Conservation
Support efforts to:
a. Provide funding for water conservation programs.
b. Encourage the installation of water conserving fixtures in new and existing buildings.
c. Promote the environmental benefits of water conservation.
d. Enhance efforts to promote water awareness and conservation.
e. Offer incentives for landscape water efficiency devices such as ET controllers and soil
moisture sensors.
f. Develop landscape retrofit incentive programs and/or irrigation retrofit incentive programs.
g. Permit or require local agencies to adopt ordinances that require or promote water wise
landscape for commercial and residential developments.
h. Create tax incentives for citizens or developers who install water wise landscapes.
i. Create tax incentives for citizens who purchase high efficiency clothes washers, dual flush
and high-efficiency toilets and irrigation controllers above the state standards.
j. Expand community-based conservation and education programs.
k. Develop incentives for developers and existing customers to install water wise landscape in
existing developments or new construction.
l. Encourage large state users to conserve water by implementing water efficient technologies in
all facilities both new and retrofit.
m. Maintain incentives for solar power.
n. Encourage large state water users to conserve water outdoors.
o. Educate all Californians on the importance of water, and the need to conserve, manage, and
plan for the future needs.
p. Encourage technological research targeted to more efficient water use.
q. Give local agencies maximum discretion in selecting conservation programs that work for
their customers and the communities they serve.
r. Require the Department of Water Resources to implement a uniform statewide turf rebate
subsidy or incentive program.
s. Require Property Owners Associations to allow low water use plants, mulch, artificial turf, or
semi-permeable materials in well-maintained landscapes.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Weaken federal or state water efficiency standards.
b. Introduce additional analytical and reporting requirements that are time-consuming for local
agencies to perform and result in additional costs to consumers, yet yield no water savings.
c. Permit Property Owners Associations to restrict low water use plants, mulch, artificial turf, or
semi-permeable materials in landscaping.
d. Create one-size-fit-all approaches to emergency drought regulations that ignore variations
among communities, regions, and counties with respect to their ability to withstand the impact
and effects of drought.
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Safety, Security and Information Technology
Support efforts to:
a. Provide funding for information security upgrades to include integrated alarms, access/egress,
and surveillance technology.
b. Provide incentives for utilities and other local agencies to work cooperatively, share costs or
resources.
c. Provide funding for communication enhancements, wireless communications, GIS or other
technological enhancements.
d. Encourage or promote compatible software systems.
e. Fund infrastructure and facility security improvements that include facility roadway access,
remote gate access and physical security upgrades.
f. Protect state, local and regional drinking water systems from terrorist attack or deliberate acts
of destruction, contamination or degradation.
g. Provide funds to support training or joint training exercises to include contingency funding for
emergencies and emergency preparedness.
h. Equitably allocate security funding based on need, threats and/or population.
i. Encourage or promote compatible communication systems.
j. Encourage and promote funding of Department of Homeland Security Risk Mitigation
programs.
k. Recognizes water agencies as emergency responders to damage and challenges caused by
wildfires, earthquakes, and other natural disasters, as well as terrorist and other criminal
activities that threaten water operations, facilities and supplies.
l. Provide state grant or other funding opportunities to support seismic risk assessment and
mitigation plans, or to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Create unnecessary, costly, or duplicative security or safety mandates.
b. Require expanded water system descriptions or additional public disclosure of public water
systems details for large water suppliers in Urban Water Management Planning documents,
potentially compromising public water systems and creating a conflict with the Department of
Homeland Security’s recommendation to avoid reference to water system details in plans
available to the general public.
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Optimize District Effectiveness
Support efforts to:
a. Give utilities the ability to avoid critical peak energy pricing or negotiate energy contracts that
save ratepayers money.
b. Develop reasonable Air Pollution Control District engine permitting requirements.
c. Reimburse or reduce local government mandates.
d. Allow public agencies to continue offering defined benefit plans.
e. Result in predictable costs and benefits for employees and taxpayers.
f. Eliminate abuses.
g. Retain local control of pension systems.
h. Be constitutional, federally legal and technically possible.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Restrict the use of, or reallocate, district property tax revenues to the detriment of special
districts.
b. Create unrealistic ergonomic protocol.
c. Micromanage special district operations.
d. Balance the state budget by allowing regulatory agencies to increase permitting fees.
e. Tax dependent benefits.
f. Require new reporting criteria on energy intensity involved in water supply.
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Bi-National Initiatives
Support efforts to:
a. Promote and finance cross-border infrastructure development such as water pipelines,
desalination plants or water treatment facilities to serve the border region.
b. Develop cooperative and collaborative solutions to cross-border issues.
c. Develop and enhance communications and understanding of the interdependence of
communities on both sides of the border with the goal of improved cross-border cooperation.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Usurp local control over the financing and construction of water supply and infrastructure
projects in the San Diego/Baja California region.
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State Water Bonds
Support efforts to:
a. Ensure San Diego County receives an equitable share of funding from Proposition 1 (2014)
with major funding categories being divided by county and funded on a per-capita basis to
ensure bond proceeds are distributed throughout the state in proportion to taxpayers’
payments on the bonds.
b. Ensure funding for water infrastructure projects help to resolve conflicts in the state’s water
system and provide long-term benefits to statewide issues including water supply, reliability,
water quality, and ecosystem restoration.
c. Ensure primary consideration is given to funding priorities established by local and regional
entities through their IRWM planning process.
d. Ensure that the application process for funding is not unnecessarily burdensome and costly,
with an emphasis on streamlining the process.
e. Fund emergency and carryover storage projects including those in San Diego County.
f. Consolidate administration of all voter-approved water-related bond funding in one place,
preserves existing expertise within the state bureaucracy to manage bond funding processes,
and provide consistent application and evaluation of bond funding applications.
g. Expedite the funding for projects that advance the achievement of the co-equal goals of
water supply reliability and Delta ecosystem restoration.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Change the share of funding to make San Diego County’s share less equitable, not based on
the San Diego County taxpayers’ proportional contribution to repayment of the bonds, or
change the understanding that all beneficiaries pay an equitable share.
b. Do not provide funding for infrastructure that resolves statewide or regional conflicts of water
supplies.
c. Do not provide funding that result in net increases in real water supply and water supply
reliability.
d. Commit a significant portion of bond funding to projects that do not result in net increases in
real water supply or water supply reliability.
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Effective Date: 012/073/20156
Legislative Policy Guidelines
The Otay Water Legislative Policy Guidelines for the 20165 Legislative Session includes the
following:
Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta (Bay-Delta)
Support efforts to:
a. Finalize and implement the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan to address Bay-Delta environmental
and water quality issues.
b. Analyze or support a “Portfolio Approach”, “Around-the-Delta”, “right-sized”, or other
alternatives that feature smaller conveyance facilities as a way to improve water quality, water
transport, and reduce the possibility or impacts of levee failure, lower costs to water users and
the public, reduce the level of environmental impacts, while potentially facing fewer legal and
political challenges.
c. Finalize Bay-Delta planning work and ongoing studies of new water storage facilities, and
support efforts to promote additional surface and underground water storage infrastructure
that are cost effective ensure water availability and quality.
d. Resolve conflicts between urban and rural water users, water management and the
environment in the Bay-Delta.
e. Provide ongoing federal and state funding for the Bay-Delta, and those which focus attention
to Bay-Delta financing, affordability, commitments to pay, and the demand for Bay-Delta
water.
f. Equitably allocate costs of the Bay-Delta solution to all those benefiting from improvements
in proportion to the benefits they receive.
g. Fast-track design, permits and construction for pilot projects in the Bay-Delta to create
barriers to keep fish away from Bay-Delta water pumps, improve water quality and supply
reliability.
h. Provide deliberative processes that are designed to ensure meaningful dialogue with all
stakeholders in an open and transparent process in order to reduce future conflicts and
challenges in implementing a Bay-Delta solution.
i. Provide a Bay-Delta solution that acknowledges, integrates and supports the development of
water resources at the local level.
j. Improve the ability of water-users to divert water from the Bay-Delta during wet periods
when impacts to fish and the ecosystem are lower and water quality is higher.
k. Improve the existing Bay-Delta water conveyance system to increase flexibility and enhance
water supply, water quality, levee stability and environmental protection.
l. Evaluate long-term threats to the Bay-Delta levees and conveyance system and pursues
actions to reduce risks to the state’s water supply and the environment.
m. Improve coordination of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project Operations.
n. Provide a Bay-Delta solution and facilities that are cost-effective when compared with other
water supply development options for meeting Southern California’s water needs.
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o. Identify the total cost or perform appropriate cost studies to estimate consumer financial
impact as well as the expected yield of any Bay-Delta solution before financing and funding
decision are made to determine whether the solution is worth the expense.
p. Provide the State Water Project (SWP) with more flexibility to operate their systems to
maximize water deliveries while avoiding unacceptable impacts to third parties, habitat or the
environment.
q. Require a firm commitment and funding stream by all parties to pay for the proportional
benefits they will receive from a Bay-Delta solution through take-or-pay contracts or the legal
equivalent, and identify the impact to the remaining contractors if one or more contractors
default or back out.
r. Provide “right-sized” facilities to match firm commitments to pay for the Bay-Delta solution.
s. Provide SWP contractors and their member agencies access to all SWP facilities to facilitate
water transfers.
t. Continue state ownership and operation of SWP as a public resource.
u. Improve efficiency and transparency of all SWP operations.
v. Focus on statewide priorities, including construction of an approved method of conveyance of
water through or around the Delta that provides water supply reliability to the Delta water
uses, promotion of greater regional and local self sufficiencyself-sufficiency, surface storage
and promotion of water use efficiency.
w. Provides for the state’s share of funding for Bay-Delta conveyance projects.
x. Consider complementary investments in local water supply sources, regional coordination,
and south of Delta storage as part of an overall comprehensive Bay-Delta solution.
y. Protects and safeguards San Diego region’s Preferential Rights.
x.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Require additional reviews or approvals of Delta conveyance options beyond those provided
by SBX7-1 (2009).
b. Transfer control of the State Water Project from the state to Metropolitan Water District of
Southern California (MWD), the State Water Contractors, the Central Valley Project
Contractors, the State and Federal Water Contractors Authority, or to any entity comprised of
MWD and other water contractors.
a.
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Recycled Water
Support efforts to:
a. Reduce restrictions on recycled water usage or promote consistent regulation of recycled
water projects to reduce impediments to the increased use of recycled water.
b. Reduce restrictions on injecting recycled water into basins where there is no direct potable
use.
c. Provide financial incentives for recharge of groundwater aquifers using recycled water.
d. Make recycled water regulations clear, consolidated, and understandable to expedite related
project permitting.
e. Promote recycled water as a sustainable supplemental source of water.
f. Allow the safe use of recycled water.
g. Facilitate development of technology aimed at improving water recycling.
h. Increasing funding for water recycling projects.
i. Increase awareness of the ways recycled water can help address the region’s water supply
challenges.
j. Create federal and state incentives to promote recycled water use and production.
k. Establish federal tax incentives to support U.S. companies in the development of new water
technologies that can lower productions costs, address by products such as concentrates, and
enhance public acceptance of recycled water.
l. Establish a comprehensive national research and development, and technology demonstration,
program to advance the public and scientific understanding of water recycling technologies to
encourage reuse as an alternative source of water supply.
m. Provide incentives for local agencies to work cooperatively, share costs or resources to
promote or expand the use of recycled water.
n. Further refine emergency regulations to reward local suppliers that have invested in using
recycled water for landscape irrigation to maintain an incentive to continue expanding areas
served by recycled water.
o. Encourages the use of recycled water in commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential
settings.
m.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Restrict use of recycled water for groundwater recharge.
b. Establish new water or recycled water fees solely to recover State costs without also
providing some benefit.
c. Create regulatory schemes that alter or limit the existing authority to reuse and recycle water.
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Water Services
Support efforts to:
a. Provide funding to implement actions identified in the California Water Action Plan to lay a
solid fiscal foundation for implementing near-term actions, including funding for water
efficiency projects, wetland and watershed restoration, groundwater programs, conservation,
flood control, and integrated water management and result in a reliable supply of high-quality
water for the San Diego region.
b. Provide financial support to projects designed to mitigate the potential negative impacts of
Global Climate Change on water supply reliability.
c. Promote the coordination and integration of local, state and federal climate change policies
and practices to the greatest extent feasible.
d. Support ongoing implementation of the Quantitative Settlement Agreement.
e. Provide reliable water supplies to meet California’s short and long-term needs.
f. Support legislation that rReduces impediments for willing sellers and buyers to engage in
water transfer agreements.
g. Promote desalination pilot studies and projects.
h. Encourage feasibility studies of water resource initiatives.
i. Increase fundings for infrastructure and grant programs for construction, modernization or
expansion of water, wastewater treatment, reclamation facilities and sewer systems including
water recycling, groundwater recovery and recharge, surface water development projects and
seawater desalination.
j. Mandate uniform or similar regulations and procedures by state agencies in the processing
and administering of grants and programs.
k. Streamline grant application procedures.
l. Promote or assist voluntary water transfers between willing buyers and willing sellers and
move those transactions through without delay.
m. Streamline the permitting and approval process for implementing water transfers.
n. Establish reasonable statewide approaches to sewer reporting standards.
o. Generate greater efficiencies, better coordinate program delivery, and eliminate duplication in
programs for source water protection without lessening the focus on public health of the
state’s Drinking Water Program.
n.p.Target efforts to fix specific issues with water supplies within the state’s Drinking Water
Program.
o.q.Establish federal tax incentives to support U.S. companies in the development of new
desalination technologies that can lower productions costs, eliminate or reduce impingement
or entrainment, reduce energy use, and enhance public acceptance of desalinated water.
p. Establish a comprehensive national research and development, and technology demonstration
program to advance the scientific understanding of desalination to expand its use as an
alternative source of water supply.
q. Require the State Water Resources Control Board to exercise its authority, ensure robust to
funding, and implement the Salton Sea mitigation and restoration plan, meet state obligations,
and work with QSA stakeholders to find workable solutions to ensure the continuation of IID
water transfers.
r. Support solutions to water supply issues that address common challenges, provide a
comprehensive approach that is fair to all users, balance the needs of urban and rural
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communities, and take into consideration the interests of all stakeholders as well as the impact
to the environment.
q. Further refine emergency drought regulations to eliminate a cap on credits and adjustments so
as not to impose undue burden, financial or otherwise, on communities that have already
invested in water conservation, development of new water sources, storage, or loss
prevention.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Make urban water supplies less reliable or substantially increase the cost of imported water
without also improving the reliability and/or quality of the water.
b. Create unrealistic or costly water testing or reporting protocol.
c. Disproportionately apportion the cost of water.
d. Create undo hurtles for seawater desalination projects.
e. Create unreasonable or confusing sewer reporting standards.
f. Create administrative or other barriers to sales between willing buyers and willing sellers that
delay water transfers.
g. Create a broad-based user fee that does not support a specific local program activity or
benefit; any fee must provide a clear nexus to the benefit local ratepayers or local water
supplies from the establishment that the charge or fee would provide.
h. Create unrealistic or costly to obtain water quality standards for potable water, recycled water
or storm water runoff.
i. Change the focus of the state’s Drinking Water Program or weaken the parts of the program
that work well.
j. Lessen the focus on public health of the state’s Drinking Water Program.
k. Create one-size-fit-all approaches to emergency drought regulations that ignore variations
among communities, regions, and counties with respect to their ability to withstand the impact
and effects of drought.
l. Impose undue burden, financial or otherwise, on communities that have already invested in
water conservation, development of new water sources, storage, or loss prevention.
m. Impose additional mitigation costs or obligations for the Salton Sea on the non-state parties to
the Quantification Settlement Agreement.
j.
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Financial
Support efforts to:
a. Require the federal government and State of California to reimburse special districts for all
mandated costs or regulatory actions.
b. Give special districts the discretion to cease performance of unfunded mandates.
c. Provide for fiscal reform to enhance the equity, reliability, and certainty of special district
funding.
d. Provide incentives for local agencies to work cooperatively, share costs or resources.
e. Provide for the stable, equitable and reliable allocation of property taxes.
f. Continue to reform workers compensation.
g. Authorize financing of water quality, water security, and water supply infrastructure
improvement programs.
h. Promote competition in insurance underwriting for public agencies.
i. Establish spending caps on State of California overhead when administering voter approved
grant and disbursement programs.
j. Require disbursement decisions in a manner appropriate to the service in question.
k. Encourage funding infrastructure programs that are currently in place and that have been
proven effective.
l. Produce tangible results, such as water supply reliability or water quality improvement.
m. Provide financial incentives for energy projects that increase reliability, diversity, and reduce
green housegreenhouse gasses.
n. Continue energy rate incentives for the utilization of electricity during low-peak periods.
o. Provide loan or grant programs that encourage water conservation for water users who are
least able to pay for capital projects.
p. Require the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) to refund or credit to
its member agencies revenues collected from them that result in reserve balances greater than
the maximum reserve levels established pursuant to state legislation.
o.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Impose new, unfunded state mandates on local agencies and their customers.
b. Undermine Proposition 1A - Protection of Local Government Revenues – and the
comprehensive reform approved by voters in 2004.
c. Reallocate special district reserves in an effort to balance the state budget.
d. Reallocate special district revenues or reserves to fund infrastructure improvements or other
activities in cities or counties.
e. Usurp special district funds, reserves, or other state actions that force special districts to raise
rates, fees or charges.
f. Complicate or deter conservation-based rate structures.
g. Establish funding mechanisms that put undue burdens on local agencies or make local
agencies de facto tax collectors for the state.
h. Complicate compliance with SB 610 and SB 221.
i. Adversely affect the cost of gas and electricity or reduce an organization’s flexibility to take
advantage of low peak cost periods.
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j. Add new reporting criteria, burdensome, unnecessary or costly reporting mandates to Urban
Water Management Plans.
k. Add new mandates to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to review and approve
Urban Water Management Plans beyond those already addressed in DWR guidelines.
l. Mandate that water agencies include an embedded energy calculation for their water supply
sources in Urban Water Management Plans or any other water resources planning or master
planning document.
m. Weaken existing project retention and withholding provisions that limit the ability of public
agencies to drive contractor performance.
n. Establish change order requirements that place an unreasonable burden on local agencies, or
raise financial risk associated with public works contracts.
o. Establish a Public Goods Charge, excise tax for excessive water use, or other permanent tax
or fee on water.
n.
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Governance/Local Autonomy
Support efforts to:
a. Expand local autonomy in governing special district affairs.
b. Promote comprehensive long-range planning.
c. Assist local agencies in the logical and efficient extension of services and facilities to promote
efficiency and avoid duplication of services.
d. Streamline the Municipal Service Review Process or set limits on how long services reviews
can take or cost.
e. Establish clear and reasonable guidelines for appropriate community sponsorship activities.
f. Reaffirm the existing “all-in” financial structure, or protect the San Diego County Water
Authority voting structure based on population.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Assume the state legislature is better able to make local decisions that affect special district
governance.
b. Create one-size-fits-all approaches to special district reform.
c. Unfairly target one group of local elected officials.
d. Usurp local control from special districts regarding decisions involving local special district
finance, operations or governance.
e. Limit the board of directors’ ability to govern the district.
f. Create unfunded local government mandates.
g. Create costly, unnecessary or duplicative oversight roles for the state government of special
district affairs.
h. Create new oversight roles or responsibility for monitoring special district affairs.
i. Change the San Diego County Water Authority Act regarding voting structure, unless it is
based on population.
j. Shift the liability to the public entity and relieve private entities of reasonable due diligence in
their review of plans and specifications for errors, omissions and other issues.
k. Place a significant and unreasonable burden on public agencies, resulting in increased cost for
public works construction or their operation.
l. Impair the ability of water districts to acquire property or property interests required for
essential capital improvement projects.
m. Increase the cost of property and right-of-way acquisition, or restricts the use of right-of-
ways.
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n. Work to silence the voices of special districts and other local government associations on
statewide ballot measures impacting local government policies and practices, including
actions that could prohibit special districts and associations from advocating for positions on
ballot measures by severely restricting the private resources used to fund those activities.
o. Prescribe mandatory conservation-based or other rate structures that override the authority of
the board of directors to set its rate structure.
n.p.Circumvent the legislative committee process, such as the use of budget trailer bills, to
advance policy issues including impacting special districts without full disclosure,
transparency, or public involvement.
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Conservation
Support efforts to:
a. Provide funding for water conservation programs.
b. Encourage the installation of water conserving fixtures in new and existing buildings.
c. Promote the environmental benefits of water conservation.
d. Enhance efforts to promote water awareness and conservation.
e. Offer incentives for landscape water efficiency devices such as ET controllers and soil
moisture sensors.
f. Develop landscape retrofit incentive programs and/or irrigation retrofit incentive programs.
g. Permit or require local agencies to adopt ordinances that require or promote water wise
landscape for commercial and residential developments.
h. Create tax incentives for citizens or developers who install water wise landscapes.
i. Create tax incentives for citizens who purchase high efficiency clothes washers, dual flush
and high-efficiency toilets and irrigation controllers above the state standards.
j. Expand community-based conservation and education programs.
k. Develop incentives for developers and existing customers to install water wise landscape in
existing developments or new construction.
l. Encourage large state users to conserve water by implementing water efficient technologies in
all facilities both new and retrofit.
m. CreateMaintain i higher incentives for solar power.
n. Encourage large state water users to conserve water outdoors.
o. Educate all Californians on the importance of water, and the need to conserve, manage, and
plan for the future needs.
p. Encourage technological research targeted to more efficient water use.
q. Give local agencies maximum discretion in selecting conservation programs that work for
their customers and the communities they serve.
r. Require the Department of Water Resources to implement a uniform statewide turf rebate
subsidy or incentive program.
q.s. Require Property Owners Associations to allow low water use plants, mulch, artificial turf, or
semi-permeable materials in well-maintained landscapes.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Weaken federal or state water efficiency standards.
b. Introduce additional analytical and reporting requirements that are time-consuming for local
agencies to perform and result in additional costs to consumers, yet yield no water savings.
c. Permit Property Owners Associations to restrict low water use plants, mulch, artificial turf, or
semi-permeable materials in landscaping.
d. Create one-size-fit-all approaches to emergency drought regulations that ignore variations
among communities, regions, and counties with respect to their ability to withstand the impact
and effects of drought.
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Safety, Security and Information Technology
Support efforts to:
a. Provide funding for information security upgrades to include integrated alarms, access/egress,
and surveillance technology.
b. Provide incentives for utilities and other local agencies to work cooperatively, share costs or
resources.
c. Provide funding for communication enhancements, wireless communications, GIS or other
technological enhancements.
d. Encourage or promote compatible software systems.
e. Fund infrastructure and facility security improvements that include facility roadway access,
remote gate access and physical security upgrades.
f. Protect state, local and regional drinking water systems from terrorist attack or deliberate acts
of destruction, contamination or degradation.
g. Provide funds to support training or joint training exercises to include contingency funding for
emergencies and emergency preparedness.
h. Equitably allocate security funding based on need, threats and/or population.
i. Encourage or promote compatible communication systems.
j. Encourage and promote funding of Department of Homeland Security Risk Mitigation
programs.
k. Recognizes water agencies as emergency responders to damage and challenges caused by
wildfires, earthquakes, and other natural disasters, as well as terrorist and other criminal
activities that threaten water operations, facilities and supplies.
k.l. Provide state grant or other funding opportunities to support seismic risk assessment and
mitigation plans, or to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Create unnecessary, costly, or duplicative security or safety mandates.
b. Require expanded water system descriptions or additional public disclosure of public water
systems details for large water suppliers in Urban Water Management Planning documents,
potentially compromising public water systems and creating a conflict with the Department of
Homeland Security’s recommendation to avoid reference to water system details in plans
available to the general public.
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Optimize District Effectiveness
Support efforts to:
a. Give utilities the ability to avoid critical peak energy pricing or negotiate energy contracts that
save ratepayers money.
b. Develop reasonable Air Pollution Control District engine permitting requirements.
c. Reimburse or reduce local government mandates.
d. Allow public agencies to continue offering defined benefit plans.
e. Result in predictable costs and benefits for employees and taxpayers.
f. Eliminate abuses.
g. Retain local control of pension systems.
h. Be constitutional, federally legal and technically possible.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Restrict the use of, or reallocate, district property tax revenues to the detriment of special
districts.
b. Create unrealistic ergonomic protocol.
c. Micromanage special district operations.
d. Balance the state budget by allowing regulatory agencies to increase permitting fees.
e. Tax dependent benefits.
f. Require new reporting criteria on emergency energy intensity involved in water supply.
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Bi-National Initiatives
Support efforts to:
a. Promote and finance cross-border infrastructure development such as water pipelines,
desalination plants or water treatment facilities to serve the border region.
b. Develop cooperative and collaborative solutions to cross-border issues.
c. Develop and enhance communications and understanding of the interdependence of
communities on both sides of the border with the goal of improved cross-border cooperation.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Usurp local control over the financing and construction of water supply and infrastructure
projects in the San Diego/Baja California region.
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State Water Bonds
Support efforts to:
a. Ensure San Diego County receives an equitable share of funding from Proposition 1 (2014)
with major funding categories being divided by county and funded on a per-capita basis to
ensure bond proceeds are distributed throughout the state in proportion to taxpayers’
payments on the bonds.
b. Ensure funding for water infrastructure projects help to resolve conflicts in the state’s water
system and provide long-term benefits to statewide issues including water supply, reliability,
water quality, and ecosystem restoration.
c. Ensure primary consideration is given to funding priorities established by local and regional
entities through their IRWM planning process.
d. Ensure that the application process for funding is not unnecessarily burdensome and costly,
with an emphasis on streamlining the process.
e. Fund emergency and carryover storage projects including those in San Diego County.
f. Consolidate administration of all voter-approved water-related bond funding in one place,
preserves existing expertise within the state bureaucracy to manage bond funding processes,
and provide consistent application and evaluation of bond funding applications.
g. Expedite the funding for projects that advance the achievement of the co-equal goals of
water supply reliability and Delta ecosystem restoration.
Oppose efforts that:
a. Change the share of funding to make San Diego County’s share less equitable, not based on
the San Diego County taxpayers’ proportional contribution to repayment of the bonds, or
change the understanding that all beneficiaries pay an equitable share.
b. Do not provide funding for infrastructure that resolves statewide or regional conflicts of water
supplies.
c. Do not provide funding that result in net increases in real water supply and water supply
reliability.
d. Commit a significant portion of bond funding to projects that do not result in net increases in
real water supply or water supply reliability.
STAFF REPORT
TYPE MEETING: Regular Board
MEETING DATE: February 3, 2016
SUBMITTED BY:
Mark Watton,
General Manager
PROJECT: Various DIV. NO. ALL
APPROVED BY:
Mark Watton, General Manager
SUBJECT: Local Area Formation Commission (LAFCO) Special Districts 2015
Election
GENERAL MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board consider casting votes for a Regular District Member and
an Alternate District Member on LAFCO’s Commission, eight (8) positions
on LAFCO’s Special District’s Advisory Committee, and to extend the
terms of the Regular District Member positions in the LAFCO Special
Districts 2015 Election.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
See Attachment A.
PURPOSE:
To present for the Board’s consideration the LAFCO Special Districts
2015 Election ballots.
ANALYSIS:
In August 2015, LAFCO solicited nominations for a Regular District
Member and an Alternate District Member to serve on their Commission.
They received two (2) nominations for the Regular Member position and
four (4) nominations for the Alternate Member position. Mssrs. Edmund
K. Sprague, Olivenhain Municipal Water District, and George E.
McManigle, Mission Resource Conservation District, are seeking the
Regular Member position. Mr. Sprague is the current Alternate Member.
The four nominations for the Alternate Member position are Mr. Mark
Robak, Otay Water District; Mr. Dennis A. Sanford, Rainbow Municipal
Water District; Mr. Joel A. Scalzitti, Helix Water District; and Ms.
Judy Hanson, Leucadia Wastewater District.
LAFCO had also solicited nominations for eight (8) positions on its
Special District’s Advisory Committee. There are nine (9) candidates
nominated to the Special Districts Advisory Committee (see ballot in
Attachment C). Mr. Gary Croucher, Otay Water District, currently
serves on the Special Districts Advisory Committee and is seeking re-
election to his seat on the Committee.
An additional ballot requests that the board vote on extending the term
for the Regular Member seat currently held by Jo Mackenzie, Vista
Irrigation District, to 2020 and also extend the term of the Regular
Member position currently up for election to 2019.
The four (4) ballots for the elections along with the Nominating
Committee’s report and recommendations (Attachment C), and the
candidates’ nomination forms (Attachment D) are attached. Incumbents
names appear in italics. Also attached are letters from the candidates
seeking the District’s support of their nomination (Attachment E). The
ballots must be submitted to LAFCO by February 26, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT: Joe Beachem, Chief Financial Officer
None.
STRATEGIC GOAL:
Participating would support the strategic goal of maintaining effective
communications with other cities, special districts, State and Federal
governments, community organizations and Mexico.
LEGAL IMPACT:
None.
Attachments:
Attachment B: LAFCO Correspondence
Attachment C: LAFCO Nominating Committee Report and Ballots
Attachment D: Candidates’ Nomination Forms
Attachment E: Candidates’ Letters Requesting Support of their
Nomination
ATTACHMENT A
SUBJECT/PROJECT:
Local Area Formation Commission (LAFCO) Special Districts
2015 Election
COMMITTEE ACTION:
The Finance, Administration, and Communications Committee is
scheduled to review this item at a meeting to be held on January 20,
2016. This attachment will be updated with notes from the
committee’s discussion.
l lAY Vlt.TER D!S TRIOTO RE ~"'!g~~'SiOzard Way • Suite 200 • San Diego, CA 92123
858 614-7755 • FAX 858 614-7766
San Diego Local Agency Formation Commissi Website: www.sdlafco.org
Chairman
Bill Horn
County Board of
Supervisors
Vice Chairman
Sam Abed
Mayor
City of Escondido
Members
Dianne Jacob
County Board of
Supervisors
Andrew Vanderlaan
Public Member
Lorie Zapf
Councilmember
City of San Diego
Lorraine Wood
Councilmember
City of Carlsbad
Jo MacKenzie
Vista Irrigation District
Vacant
Special District
Alternate Members
Greg Cox
County Board of
Supervisors
Chris Gate
Councilmember
. City of San Diego
Racquel Vasquez
Councilmember
City of Lemon Grove
Ed Sprague
Olivenhain Municipal
Water District
Harry Mathis
Public Member
Executive Officer
Michael D. Ott
Legal Counsel
Michael G. Colantuono
December 3, 2015
TO: Independent Special Districts of San Diego County
FROM: Executive Officer
Local Agency Formation Commission
SUBJECT: 2015 Special Districts Election
By our letter of August 7, 2015, we solicited nominations for two Local
Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) positions: one LAFCO regular
district member and one LAFCO alternate district member, and eight
positions on LAFCO's Special Districts Advisory Committee. By the
deadline of October 9, 2015, two nominations for the regular member,
and four nominations for the alternate member, and nine nominations for
the eight positions on the Advisory Committee were received .
As required by the Selection Committee Rules, all eligible nominations
were forwarded to a Nominating Committee. The 2015 Nominating
Committee was comprised of Dennis Shepard (North County Cemetery
District), Julie Nygaard (Tri-City Health Care District) and William Hayner
(Whispering Palms Community Services District). After a Candidates
Forum was held on November 19, 2015 in conjunction with the San
Diego Chapter of the California Special District Association's Quarterly
Dinner Meeting, LAFCO Consultant Harry Ehrlich and Michael Ott,
LAFCO's Executive Officer met with the Nominating Committee on
November 23, 2015 to discuss a recommended slate of nominees for the
open positions. A copy of the Nominating Committee's Report and
Recommendations is attached (Attachment 1). Special District Election
Ballots and Vote Certification forms on which to record your votes are
also attached (Attachment 2). A list of the eligible independent special
districts is provided for your convenience in label format (Attachment 3).
Please note that LAFCO staff has not included any of the candidates'
promotional materials with the election materials. Lastly, attached are the
Special District Summary of Nominations and copies of Nomination
Forms (Attachment 4).
With respect to ballots, there is a separate ballot for each position :
yellow for the LAFCO regular special district member; blue for the
Independent Special Districts
December 3, 2015
Page Two
LAFCO alternate special district member; buff for term extensions for two regular
positions; and green for the advisory committee member. Be sure each ballot is marked only for the number of positions to be voted for in that category. A ballot
that is cast for more than the indicated number of positions will be disregarded.
The ballots should be considered by yo ur full district board. State Law and th e Selection
Committee Rules require a district's vote to be cast by its presiding officer, or an alternate member of the legislative body appointed by the other members. Therefore,
the certification form has been incorporated with the ballot forms to be sig ned by the
person who casts your district's votes. A ballot received without a signed
certification form will not be counted.
All nominees are listed on the respective ballot. An asterisk indicates the nominating
comm ittee recommendations, and incumbents have been italicized. Write-in
ca ndidates are permitted, and spaces have been provided for that purpose.
The deadline for receipt of the ballots by LAFCO is February 26, 2016. The Selection
Comm ittee Rules require that marked ballots be returned by certified mail, return
receipt requested. Facsimile (FAX) ballots and certification forms will be accepted, if necessary to meet the ballot deadline, but originals must be submitted as soon as
possible thereafter.
The Selection Committee Rules stipu late that a majority of the districts shall constitute a
quorum for the conduct of committee business. There are 61 independent special
districts in the county; therefore, a minimum of 31 ballots must be received to certify that
a legal election was conducted. A candidate for the LAFCO member position must
receive at least a majority of the votes cast to be elected . The ballots will be kept on fi le
in this office , and will be made avai lable upon request.
e or Tamaron Lu ckett at (858) 614-7755 if you have any questions.
Executive Officer
MDO:trl
Attachments
(1 ) Nominating Committee Report and Recommendations
(2) Special District Election Ballot and Vote Certification Forms:
Regular Member-Yellow
Alternate Member-Blue
Term Extension Reg ular Member-Buff
Advisory Committee Member-Green
(3) Independent Special District List
(4) Independent Special District Summary of Nominations and Copies of Nomination Forms
9335 Hazard Way • Suite 200 • San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 614-7755 • FAX (858) 614-7766
San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission Website: www.sdlafco.org
Chairman
Bill Horn
County Board of
Supervisors
Vice Chairman
Sam Abed
Mayor
City of Escondido
Members
Dianne Jacob
County Board of
Supervisors
Andrew Vanderlaan
Public Member
Lorie Zapf
Councilmember
City of San Diego
Lorraine Wood
Councilmember
City of Carlsbad
Jo MacKenzie
Vista Irrigation District
Vacant
Special District
Alternate Members
Greg Cox
County Board of
Supervisors
Chris Gate
Councilmember
City of San Diego
Racquel Vasquez
Councilmember
City of Lemon Grove
Ed Sprague
Olivenhain Municipal
Water District
Harry Mathis
Public Member
Executive Officer
Michael D. Ott
Legal Counsel
Michael G. Colantuono
December 3, 2015
TO: Independent Special Districts in San Diego County
FROM: 2015 Special Districts Election Nominating Committee
SUBJECT: Nominating Committee Report and Recommendations
In 2015, independent special district nominations were solicited for: one
regular district member on the Local Agency Formation Commission
(LAFCO) with a term expiring in May 2017 (proposed for extension to
2019) and one alternate district member with a term expiring in May
2019 and eight positions on the Special Districts Advisory Committee
with a term expiring in October 2019. By the deadline of October 9, 2015,
our office received two nominations for the LAFCO regular member
position, four nominations for the LAFCO alternate member position and
nine nominations for the eight positions on the Advisory Committee.
As required by the Selection Committee Rules, a nominating committee
was appointed to review the nominations submitted, and to prepare a list
of recommended candidates. According to the Selection Committee
Rules, the nominating committee is appointed by the chairperson or vice
chair of the Special Districts Advisory Committee. A Candidates Forum,
conducted by LAFCO Consultant Harry Ehrlich and Executive Officer
Michael Ott was scheduled on November 19th as part of the quarterly
dinner meeting in conjunction with the San Diego Chapter of the
California Special Districts Association. All candidates were invited to
attend and present a brief statement of qualifications. In the interest of
impartiality, the Nominating Committee decided to conclude its
deliberations after the Candidates Forum. In evaluating the nominations,
the committee considered special district experience, interest, and
knowledge of LAFCO issues. For those nominees who are incumbents,
the committee further considered attendance records and meeting
participation. The committee also wanted to ensure representation from
those types of districts that most often are involved in making
recommendations to LAFCO. The nominating committee's
recommendation for each category follows:
Attachment 1
2015 Nominating Committee Report
December 3, 2015
Page Two
NOMINATIN G COMMI TTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
LAFCO Regular Special District Member
The Nominatin g Committee recommended Edmund K. Sprague (Oiivenhain Municipal
Water District)
LAFCO Alternate Special District Member
The Nominatin g Committee recom mended J udy Hanson (Leucadia Wastewater
District)
Special District Advisory Committee Member
The Nomi nating Committee recommended:
Robert L. Thomas (Pomerado Ce metery District)
Tom Ken nedy (Rain bow Mu nicipal Water District)
John Pastore (Rancho Santa Fe Community Servi ces District)
Kimberly A. Thorner (Oiivenhain Municipal Water District)
Thomas Pocklington (Bon ita-Su nnyside Fire Protection District)
Jack Bebee (Fallbrook Pub lic Utility District)
Gary Croucher (Otay Water District)
Erin Lump (Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District)
Copies of all nominations are attached following this report.
2015 NOMINATING COMMITTEE
DENNIS SHEPARD
NORTH COUNTY CEMETERY DISTRICT
JULIE NYGAARD
TRI-CITY HEALTH CARE DISTRI CT
WILLIAM HAYNOR
WHISPERING PALMS COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT
*
2015 SPECIAL DISTRICTS ELECTION
BALLOT and VOTE CERTIFICATION
FOR REGULAR LAFCO SPECIAL DISTRICT MEMBER
VOTE FOR ONLY ONE
Edmund K. Sprague
(Oiivenhain Municipal Water District)
George E. McManigle
(Mission Resource Conservation District)
Write-In
(Print Name)
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
I hereby certify that I cast the votes of the ----------------
(Name of District)
at the 2015 Special Districts Selection Committee Election as:
the presiding officer, or
the duly-appointed alternate board member.
(Signature)
(Title)
(Date)
Please note: The order in which the candidates' names are listed was determined by random selection.
* = Nominating Committee's Recommendation
Return Ballot and Vote Certification Form to:
San Diego LAFCO
Tamaron Luckett
9335 Hazard Way, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 614-7755 (office)· (858) 614-7766 (FAX)
Attachment 2
*
2015 SPECIAL DISTRICTS ELECTION
BALLOT and VOTE CERTIFICATION
FOR ALTERNATE LAFCO SPECIAL DISTRICT MEMBER
VOTE FOR ONLY ONE
Mark Robak
(Otay Water District)
Dennis A. Sanford
(Rainbow Municipal Water District)
Joel A. Scalzitti
(Helix Water District)
Judy Hanson
(Leucadia Wastewater District)
Write-In
(Print Name)
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
I hereby certify that I cast the votes of the ----------------
(Name of District)
at the 2015 Special Districts Selection Committee Election as:
the presiding officer, or
the duly-appointed alternate board member.
(Signature)
(Title)
(Date)
Please note: The order in which the candidates' names are listed was determined by random selection.
* = Nominating Committee's Recommendation
Return Ballot and Vote Certification Form to:
San Diego LAFCO
Tamaron Luckett
9335 Hazard Way, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 614-7755 (office) · (858) 614-7766 (FAX)
Attachment 2
2015 SPECIAL DISTRICTS ELECTION
BALLOT and VOTE CERTIFICATION
FOR TIME EXTENSION REGULAR LAFCO SPECIAL DISTRICT MEMBER
VOTE FOR THE FOLLOWING
I hereby certify that I cast the votes of the ----------------
(Name of District)
at the 2015 Special Districts Selection Committee Election as:
] the presiding officer, or
] the duly-appointed alternate board member.
(Signature)
(Title)
(Date)
Circle either "YES" or "NO" for the following:
[Yes] or [No]: I support a term extension to 2020 for one reg_ular LAFCO special district
position currently occupied by Commissioner Jo MacKenzie.
[Yes] or [No]: I support a term extension to 2019 for one regular LAFCO special district
position that is currently subject to election.
Return Ballot and Vote Certification Form to:
San Diego LAFCO
Tamaron Luckett
9335 Hazard Way, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 614-7755 (office) · (858) 614-7766 (FAX)
Attachment 2
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
**
2015 SPECIAL DISTRICTS ELECTION
BALLOT and VOTE CERTIFICATION
FOR SPECIAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER
VOTE FOR ONLY EIGHT (Incumbents are italicized)
John Pastore (Rancho Santa Fe Community Services District)
Robert Robeson (Lakeside Fire Protection District)
Jack Bebee (Fallbrook Public Utility District)
Gary Croucher (Otay Water District)
Robert L. Thomas (Pomerado Cemetery District)
Tom Kennedy (Rainbow Municipal Water District)
Thomas Pocklington (Bonita-Sunnyside Fire Protection District)
Kimberly A. Thorner (Oiivenhain Municipal Water District)
Erin Lump (Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District)
Write-Ins
I hereby certify that I cast the votes of the ----------------
(Name of District)
at the 2015 Special Districts Selection Committee Election as:
[
[
(Signature)
(Title)
(Date)
the presiding officer, or
the duly-appointed alternate board member.
Please note: The order in which the candidates' names are listed was determined by random selection.
*=Nominating Committee's Recommendation
Return Ballot and Vote Certification Form to:
San Diego LAFCO
Tamaron Luckett
9335 Hazard Way, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 614-7755 (office) · (858) 614-7766 (FAX)
Attachment 2
2015 SPECIAL DISTRICTS ELECTION
SUMMARY OF NOMINATIONS
REGULAR and ALTERNATE SPECIAL DISTRICT LAFCO COMMISSIONER and
ADVISORY COMMITTEE POSITIONS
LAFCO Regular Special District Member Candidates
Edmund K. Sprague *
(Oiivenhain Municipal Water District)
George E. McManigle
(Mission Resource Conservation District)
LAFCO Alternate Special District Member Candidates
Mark Robak
(Otay Water District)
Dennis A Sanford
(Rainbow Municipal Water District)
Joel A Scalzitti
(Helix Water District)
Judy Hanson*/**
(Leucadia Wastewater District)
Special Districts Advisory Committee Candidates
John Pastore (Rancho Santa Fe Community Services District)*/**
Robert Robeson (Lakeside Fire Protection District)
Jack Bebee (Fallbrook Public Utility District)*
Gary Croucher (Otay Water District)*/**
Robert L. Thomas (Pomerado Cemetery District)*
Tom Kennedy (Rainbow Municipal Water District)*
Thomas Pocklington (Bonita-Sunnyside Fire Protection District)*/**
Kimberly A Thorner, Esq. (Oiivenhain Municipal Water District)*/**
Erin Lump (Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District)*
*= Nominating committee's recommendation
**=Incumbents
Please note: The order in which the candidates' names are listed was determined by random selection.
Attachment 4
DATE RECEIVED
BY LAFCO:
RECEIVED
SEP 3 0.2015 2015 LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
NOMINATION I RESUME (Office Use} ~ ld\1 n I r:: ~ tl I f1 r:: fY'\ ,.., ·=· ... -~-! ,_,., 'Y --NOMINATED BY:
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District Name: Olivenhain Municipal Water District
District Phone: (760) 753-6466
~ ~ NAME OF NOMINEE: ~ :1:~ ' ' ~ ., -" ..
Name: Edmund K. Sprague
Address: 1966 Olivenhain Road
Phone: (760) 753-6466
·~
NOMINATED FOR: ~
LAFCO POSITION: Please check one box (>/)Regular Special District Member (Term expires in 2017) Refer to the List of
Incumbents. ( ) Alternate Special District Member (Term expires in 2019)
SPECIAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE POSITION:
( ) Special Districts Advisory Committee (Term expires in 2019)
Appointed to OMWD Board in 2008 representing Division 5, providing him a great deal of experience managing water,
DISTRICT wastewater, and parks and recreation services to over 80,000 customers.
Currently serves as President of the Board. Also served as President of the Board from 2009 to 2012. EXPERIENCE: Currently serves on OMWD's Ad Hoc Facilities and Ad Hoc Outreach committees. Served on the Board of Directors of the Special District Risk Management Authority in 2011. Served on the California Special District Association's Professional Development Committee for the 2013, 2014, and 2015 terms.
Earned the Recognition in Special District Governance certification from the Special District Leadership Foundation in 2010.
Currently serves as LAFCO's Alternate Special District Member.
LAFCO EXPERIENCE: Extensive experience in the fields of water, wastewater, parks, and recreation, and fire protection and prevention, enabling him to bring a uniquely broad perspective to LAFCO.
30 years of experience in fire protection and prevention roles. Began his career in 1986 as a Cadet Firefighter with the
ADDITIONAL City of Escondido's Fire Department Most recently served as Deputy Fire Chief I Fire Marshal for the North County Fire Protection District with responsibility for managing code enforcement, inspection, plan check, public education, INFORMATION: and development-related services.
Worked with the City of Carlsbad as a Firefighter, Fire Engineer, Fire Captain, Battalion Chief-Training Officer, and Shift Battalion Chief. During this 26 year period, was a Public Education Officer and a Liaison Officer with North County Dispatch JPA.
Lifetime resident of northern San Diego County. Holds bachelors and master's degrees in public administration from San Diego State University and an associate's degree in fire science from Palomar College.
Print name: Edmund K. Sprague I /K~ Presiding Officer Authorized Signature/. :;;;...--:: ~ · ?~ *In accordance with Government Code Section 56332, LAFCO Regular and Alternate Special Districr;vt?u:~Tiissioners must be members of the le islative body of an independent Special District who reside in San Die o C un . g g ty
This form can be downloaded at the following link: http://www.sdlafco.org/vVhatsNew/2015Nomination.doc.
ATTACHMENT 2
San Diego LAFCO 9335 Hazard Way, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92123
DATE RECEIVED
BYLAFCO:
RECEIVED
SEP 2 4 Z015 2015 LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
NOMINATION I RESUME (Office Use)
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District Name: Mission Resource Conservation District
District Phone: (760) 728-1332
NAME· or= NOMINEE:
Name: George E. McManigle
Address: 1780 Rabbit Hill, Fallbrook, CA 92028
Phone: 619 701 7974
NOMINATED FOR:
Please check Q{1g, box LAFCO POSITION:
(X)Regular Special District Member (Term expires in 2017) Refer to the List of
Incumbents. ( ) Alternate Special District Member (Term expires in 2019} SPECIAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE POSITION: ( ) Special Districts Advisory Committee (Term expires in 2019)
DISTRICT Board member 2010-2015 EXPERIENCE:
Vice President 2013· Present
LAFCO EXPERIENCE: None
ADDITIONAL Rainbow Municipal Water district board member 2007-2014 President of board 2010-2014 INFORMATION: Cn /))\ Swrr A. /V}Uf!.I(..Af Print name: I Presiding Officer Authorized Signatur~J. .-/~~ *In accordance with Government Code Section 56332, LAFCO Regular and ~ma~lll Distrift ~missioners must be members of the legislative body of an independent Special District who reside in Sa:::M nty. This fonn can be downloaded at the following link htlo:llwww.sd!afco:.oiOI'NhatsNew/2015Nomi • doc.
ATIACHMENT 2
San Diego LAFCO 9335 Hazard Way, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92123
RECEIVED
DATE RECEIVED
BYLAFCO:
OCT -8 2015
SAN DIEGO LAFCO
2015 LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
NOMINATION I RESUME
(Office Use)
,, -... .... , -;;.~· ,--..-,.. ' NOMINATED BY:
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District Name: Otay Water District
District Phone: 619-670-2280
'•'(' ' NAME OF NOMINEE: .. , . ,_ ., . ") .
Name: Mark Robak
Address: 3217 Fair Oaks Lane, Spring Valley, CA 91978
Phone: 619-778-3800
NOMINATED FOR:
LAFCO POSITION: Please check !lll,g box ( ) Regular Special District Member (Term expires in 2017) Refer to the List of
Incumbents. (x) Alternate Special District Member (Term expires in 2019)
SPECIAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE POSITION:
( ) Special Districts Advisory Committee (Term expires in 2019)
DISTRICT Been on Otay Water Board since elected in 2004. Currently Treasurer. Former head of
EXPERIENCE: Engineering & Operations and Financing Committee's. Various other roles.
Was previously on Padre Dam Municipal Water District Board 1996-2000. Was President
of the Board along with head of various committees, including Santee Lakes.
LAFCO EXPERIENCE: None, but knowledgeable on process.
ADDITIONAL Current alternate and former Chairman of Metro Wastewater Joint Powers Authority
INFORMATION: (12 agencies).
Ex Officio JPA member and Former President of Water Conservation Garden
(6 agencies).
Commercial real estate broker with 25 years' experience working with local agencies
and municipalities.
Heartland District Chairman and Board Member for San Diego-Imperial Council of the
Boy Scouts of America.
San Diego State University Lifetime Alumni
Past President of El Cajon Valley Lions Club
Various other boards and communjty service po~ / ~ .. /__
Print name:(fOJ C.. t\ · l..ot')"C~ I Presiding Officer Authorized SiaC'ture· ~ J ~ .
g y p p g y
*In accordance with Government Code Section 56332, LAFCO Regular and Al;ex:/e Special District Commtssioners must be members of the le is/alive bod of an inde endent S ecial District who eside in San Die o Count .
This fonn can be downloaded at the following link: http://www.sdlafco.orq/VVhatsNew/2015Nomination.doc.
ATTACHMENT 2
San Diego LAFCO 9335 Hazard Way, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92123
DATE RECEIVED
BYLAFCO:
RECEIVED
SEP 2 1 2015 2015 LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
NOMINATION I RESUME
(Office Use) SAN DIEGO I AF'r.O
NOMINATED BY:
·' ' ' .·,. '
District Name: Rainbow MuniciQal Water District
District Phone: 760-728-1178
NAME OF NOMINEE:
Name: Dennis A. Sanford
Address: 3707 Old Highway 395 Rainbow CA 92028
Phone: 714-299-9865
NOMINATED FOR:
Please check one box LAFCO POSITION:
( ) Regular Special District Member (Term expires in 2017) Refer to the List of
Incumbents. (x ) Alternate Special District Member (Term expires in
2019) '
SPECIAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE POSITION:
( ) Special Districts Advisory Committee (Term expires in 2019)
DISTRICT Served as Director for 5 years
EXPERIENCE: Served as President of the Board of Directors 1 year
Served as President of North County JPA 1 year
Served as Director San Diego County Water Authority 2 years
Served as RMWD Santa Margarita Watershed Representative 3 years
LAFCO EXPERIENCE: As President and Director the RMWD Board of Directors during the FPUDIRMWD
situation, I have developed a very good working knowledge of the importance of LAFCO
and its functions over the past 2 years. I believe, due to my experience with various
public agencies in San Diego County, I could lend valuable insight and favorably
contribute to the LAFCO Commission. I have also served as the RMWD LAFCO
representative for the past 3 years.
Served at President of Rainbow Community Planning Group 2 years
ADDITIONAL Served a member of Rainbow Community 79 Group 2,""
INFORMATION:
Print name: Dennis A. Sanford I Presiding Officer Autho.(( da1Jx1: 1// dA
•tn accordance wfth Government Code Section 56332, LAFCO Regular lfnd z.ez strict Comm;ss;oners must be members of the legislative body of an independent Special District who resi in San iego County.
This fonn can be downloaded at the following link: httn:llwww.sdlafco.ora/Whats ew/2015N mination.doc. u ATIACHMENT 2
San Diego LAFCO 9335 Hazard Way, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92123
DATE RECEIVED
BY LAFCO:
RECEtvt:.u
OCT -9 Z0\5 2015 LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
NOMINATION I RESUME
(Office Use)
~~~~~~~~~~~~----~~~~~~=-~~==~~~~=-~~
District Name:
District Phone:
Name :
Address:
Phone :
Please check one box
Refer to the List of
Incumbents.
DISTRICT
EXPERIENCE:
Helix Water District
(619) 667-6232
Joel A. Scalzitti
1600 E Lexington Ave El Cajon CA 92019
(619) 246-3749
:.--:-. . ~ FOR:,·.··;.
LAFCO POSITION:
( ) Regular Special District Member (Term expires in 2017)
(x) Alternate Special District Member (Term expires in 2019)
SPECIAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE POSITION:
S ecial Districts Adviso Committee (Term expires in 2019)
In my fifth year of service as a board member (2000-2002) & (2012-
present) serving on committees such as (The Water Conservation
Garden JPIA) (2001 & presently alternate) I Harry Griffin Steering
Committee (2000-2002L Helix Audit Committee {2000-2002) &
{2013) I ECEDC (2013) alternate. Also serve on the Lake Jennings
Committee with revamping the budget from and extensive deficit to
the projection of this year being in the positive! In my community I
also work with Grossmont High School Advisory Committee and Auto
Pathways (2008-present).
LAFCO EXPERIENCE:
I have served for on the Advisory board and observed and studied the
duties and actives of LAFCO. Also over the years followed and
recognized the issues and have an excellent grasp of the duties and
responsibilities of the LAFCO board.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
*In accordance with Government Code Section 56332, LAFCO Regular and Alternate Special District Commissioners
must be members of the legislative body of an independent Special District who reside in San Diego County.
This fonn can be downloaded at the following link: http://www.sdlafco orq!WhatsNew/2015Nomination.doc.
ATIACHMENT2
San Diego LAFCO 9335 Hazard Way, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92123
DATE RECEIVED
BY LAFCO:
RECEIVED
OCT-8 2015 2015 LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
NOMINATION I RESUME
(Office Use ) SAN DIEGO LAFCO
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NOMINAifED BY: ·,, ·.,. I < .~. ·''· "~~· .. • .t ..
District Name: Leucadia Wastewater District
District Phone: (760) 753-0155
.,. . '"''' r. NA·ME OF NOMINEE:
.J .~ '•· ·''-.r.l. , l )~.
Name: Judy Hanson
Address: 1960 La Costa Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92009
Phone: (760) 753-0155
NOMINATED FOR: ·;
LAFCO POSITION: Please check one box ( ) Regular Special District Member (Term expires in 2017) Refer to the List of
Incumbents. {'I) Alternate Special District Member (Term expires in 2019)
SPECIAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE POSITION:
( ) Special Districts Advisory Committee(Term expires in 2019)
DISTRICT Ms. Hanson has served on Leucadia Wastewater District (LWD) Board of
EXPERIENCE: Directors since 1983 and was re-elected in 2012. She is also a member of
LWD's Human Resources, Investment & Finance, and Employee Recognition
Committees.
LAFCO EXPERIENCE: Ms. Hanson has served on the Special Districts Advisory Committee since
1996 and has consistently attended LAFCO meetings.
ADDITIONAL Ms. Hanson also serves as a Board member of the California Sanitation Risk
INFORMATION: Management Authority (CSRMA). In addition, she has served on the San
Diego Chapter of California Special District Association (CSDA) for
approximately seven years, where she held various positions including the
Chapter President.
1\ ~
Print name: Paul J. Bushee, General Manager I Presiding Officer Authorized Signature:/;;::;:!_ 0/ A/'lL_
*In accordance with Government Code Section 56332, LAFCO Regular and AlterMate Spec¢ Distr70rCommissioners
must be members of the legislative body of an independent Special District who reside in San Diego County.
This fonn can be downloaded at the following link: http:llwww.sdlafco.org/WhatsNew/2015Nomination.doc.
ATTACHMENT 2
San Diego LAFCO 9335 Hazard Way, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92123
DATE RECEIVED
BYLAFCO:
RECEIVED
SEP 2 1 2015 2015 LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
NOMINATION I RESUME
District Name:
District Phone:
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Please check~ box
Refer to the List of
Incumbents.
DISTRICT
EXPERIENCE:
Rancho Santa Fe Community Services District
760-4 79-4125
John Pastore
605 Third Street, Encinitas, CA 92024
760-4 79-4121
LAFCO POSITION:
( ) Regular Special District Member (Term expires in 2017)
( ) Alternate Special District Member (Term expires in 2019)
SPECIAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE POSITION:
X Districts Advis Committee
Served as General Manager for the Rancho Santa Fe CSD from 1981 thru 1986 and from 1991 thru 2006
Served as General Manager for the Whispering Palms CSD from 1990 thru 2002
Served as General Manager for the Fairbanks Ranch CSD from 1991 thru 2006
Served as General Manager for the Lee Lake Water District from 1990 thru 2006
LAFCO EXPERIENCE: Have served on the San Diego County Special Districts Advisory Committee representing the Rancho Santa Fe CSD for more than 25 years.
San Diego LAFCO
Have been involved in more than 50 annexation and detachment proceedings throughout my career.
Have been responsible for the formation of two community services district formations in San
Diego County from 1986 thru 1990.
9335 Hazard Way, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92123
DATE RECEIVED
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ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
San Diego LAFCO 9335 Hazard Way, Suite 200
ATTACHMENT 2
San Diego, CA 92123
DATE RECEIVED
t, BY LAFCO:
RECEIVED
OCT 0 5 2015 2015 LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
NOMINATION I RESUME
(Ofr7ce Use)
District Name:
District Phone:
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Please check one box
Refer to the List of
Incumbents.
DISTRICT
EXPERIENCE :
LAFCO EXPERIENCE:
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION :
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Lakeside Fire Protection D1strict
(619)390-2350
Robert Robeson
11508 Bridle Path Lane, Lakeside, CA 92040
(619)561-0474, Cell 203-3721
LAFCO POSITION:
( ) Regular Special District Member (Term expires in 2017).
( ) Alternate Special District Member (Term expires in 2019)
SPECIAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE POSITION:
tx) Special Districts Advisory Committee (Term expires in 2019)
2 years of experience as voluntary Liaison Offi er
Lakeside Fire Protection District.
9 months as Director of the Lakeside Fire Prote tion
District Board -2015
Attended a few meetings over the past years, an
a lot in 1970, while working on annexation for
Cal. Dept. of Forestry in San Diego County.
Retired Assistant Chief from Cal. Fire. w/38 ye rs
of service, mostly in San Diego, County.
Print name: Peter Liebi
*In accordance with Government Code Section 56332, LAFCO Regular and Alternate Special District Commissioners
must be members of the legislative body of an independent Special District who reside in San Diego County.
This form can be downloaded at the following link: http://wwvv.sdlafco.org!W/JatsNew/2015Nomination.doc.
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DATE RECEIVED
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Name:
Address:
Please check~ box
Refer to the List of
Incumbents.
DISTRICT
EXPERIENCE:
District
Jack Bebee
PO Box 2290, Fallbrook, CA 92088; 990 EMission Rd, Fallbrook, CA 92028
LAFCO POSITION:
( ) Regular Special District Member (Term expires in 2017) ( ) Alternate Special District Member (Term expires in 2019)
SPECIAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE POSITION:
Serve as Assistant General Manager for the District with responsibility to oversee District engineering and operations and plan; budget and manage all District projects.
LAFCO EXPERIENCE: Has not previously served in any roles with LAFCO.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
Don McDougal, President Presiding Officer Authorized Signature:
Board of Directors
Fallbrook Public Utility District
*In accordance with Government Code Section 56332, LAFCO Regular n lternate Special District Commissioners must be members of the legislative body of an independent Special District who reside in San Diego County.
This form can be downloaded at the following link:
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San Diego LAFCO 9335 Hazard Way, Suite 200
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RECEIVED
DATE RECEIVED
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SAN DIEGO LAFCO
2015 LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
NOMINATION I RESUME
(Office Use)
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Please check~ box
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Incumbents.
DISTRICT
EXPERIENCE:
San Diego LAFCO
Gary Croucher
2554 Sweetwater Springs Blvd., Spring Valley, CA 91978
619-670-2280
( ) Regular Special District Member (Term expires in 2017)
( ) Alternate Special District Member (Term expires in 2019)
SPECIAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE POSITION:
x) S ecial Districts Adviso Committee Term expires in 2019
Mr. Gary Croucher was appointed to the Board of the Otay Water
District in June 2001 by the SD County Board of Supervisors and
following his appointment was elected four times to the Division 3 seat
in November 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 for four-year terms. Mr.
Croucher has served as President of Otay's Board of Directors three
times and has served as one of the District's two representatives to
CWA since July 2001. He is the current chair of Otay's Engineering,
Operations & Water Resources Committee and has been chair of its
Finance, Administration & Communications Committee, Employee
Negotiations Ad Hoc Committee and served as the alternate
representative on the Water Conservation Garden Authority's Board of
Directors. He also served on Otay's Desalination Project Committee,
Ad Hoc Salt Creek Golf Course Committee, Ad Hoc Legal Committee
and Ad Hoc Redistricting Committee. As a member of CWA's Board of
Directors, Mr. Croucher is chair of its Legislation, Conservation and
Outreach Committee and vice chair of the Audit Committee. He has
also served on its Small Contractor Outreach and Opportunities
Program and has been past vice chair of its Administrative & Finance
Committee and Bay Delta Solutions Ad Hoc Committee. He has been
reappointed several times to its Legislative, Conservation and
Outreach Committee and Small Contractor Outreach and Opportunity
Program Committee. He is also past chair of CWA's Imported Water
Committee, a past member of its Colorado River Programs Committee
and Conservation Ad Hoc Committee, and past 2nd Alternate to
SANDAG. Mr. Croucher is also a past vice chair of CSDA's San
Die o Cha ter.
9335 Hazard Way, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92123
DATE RECEIVED
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LAFCO EXPERIENCE:
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
Mr. Croucher currently serves on LAFCO's Special District Advisory
Committee and has served as vice chair of the Special Districts
Advisory Committee. He also served as the alternate for Fire Chief
Augie Ghio on the LAFCO Task Force on Fire Protection and
Emergency Medical Services in the past. He participated as a Board of
Director with the LAFCO Municipal Service Review and has
experience at the employee and staff level serving on two (2) separate
successful Special District Consolidations which were requested by
the a encies.
Mr. Croucher is supported by both Water and Fire Districts and is
endorsed by outgoing LAFCO Regular District representative, Mr.
Andy Menshek.. Mr. Croucher is a long-time firefighter in San Diego
and a resident of Spring Valley. He is the Division Chief for the San
Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District and during his 30 year
career as a firefighter, has moved up the ranks from Firefighter,
Engineer, Captain and Battalion Chief to his current position as
Division Chief. He has also been recognized for numerous
achievements including being named Employee of the Year and
served as the President of the Executive B ard of Directors
Southern Area Fire E ui ment Resea R) in 4.
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DATE RECEIVED
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SAN DIEGO LAFCO 2015 LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
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NOMINATED BY:
District Name:
District Phone:
NAME OF NOMINEE:
Name:
Address:
Phone:
NOMINATED FOR:
LAFCO POSITION: Please check one box
Refer to the List of ( ) Regular Special District Member (Term expires in 2017)
Incumbents.
DISTRICT
EXPERIENCE:
( ) Alternate Special District Member (Term expires in 2019)
SPECIAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE POSITION:
( Special Districts Adviso Committee (Term expires in 2019}
LAFCO EXPERIENCE: 6 ee.. f\"T~~e.d,
ADDITIONAL S ee_. ~~Q<?.:>'-'ed:.
INFORMATION:
This form can be downloaded at the following link:• http:llwwwsdlafco.orqtWhatsNew/2015Nomination.doc.
ATTAr&..II\111=1\IT?
ROBERT L. THOMAS
TRUSTEE, POMERADO CEMETERY DISTRICT
DISTRICT EXPERIENCE:
A Board Member for 12 years, four terms as Board President
Involvement with a three member Board of Trustees advising and directing the General Manager in the
following areas:
Annual budget and financial management
Capital improvement program
Staff personnel issues
Development and approval of district policies and procedures
Review of public requests and complaints
Attendance at conference and training sessions
LAFCO EXPERIENCE:
Board President in 2007 when Pomerado Cemetery District updated the sphere of influence and
annexed additional property into the district's prevailing boundaries
A 26 year career in California local government with familiarity with LAFCO policies and procedures
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A 26 year career in California city government with the last 13 years as Community Services Director for
the City of Poway in which I was responsible for:
Supervision of 25 full-time employees
Oversaw city parks and recreation, performing arts center, library and transit services
Staff advisor to numerous citizen advisory groups
Served on multiple city and county boards and committees
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·-.• ' ,,, .. .. ' ·_ -~· :r . ' NOMINATED' BY ': .... _.~ ,._ ,-:""-·~ -' . '···· -
District Name: Rainbow Munici~al Water District
District Phone: 760-728-1178
... ~OMIN{'E ; .· ,·, '. . ·· ..
N A j'111: OF
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Name: Tom Kennedy
Address: 3707 Old Highway 395, Fallbrook, CA 92028
Phone: 760-728-1178
NOMINATED FOR:
Please check one box LAFCO POSITION:
( ) Regular Special District Member (Term expires in 2017) Refer to the List of
Incumbents. ( ) Alternate Special District Member (Term expires in 2019)
SPECIAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE POSITION:
( X ) Special Districts Advisory Committee (Term expires in 2019)
DISTRICT Over 30 years in municipal water and wastewater experience including
EXPERIENCE: State of California, San Diego State University Department of Programmed Maintenance -1986-1987
City of Vernon -1991 -1999
Olivenhain Municipal Water District 1999-2005 and 2006-2014
Rainbow Municipal Water District 2014-present
Board Member: San Diego County Water Authority, February 2015-present
LAFCO EXPERIENCE: Prior to 2014 my LAFCO experience was limited to simple annexations and boundary
adjustments that are normal routine activities of special districts. Since coming to work at
RMWD, my experience has increased exponentially. I have read the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg
Local Government Reorganization Act cover to cover and have a dog eared copy on my desk.
I have worked with LAFCO staff to interpret complex parts of the statute which can be quite a
challenge. We have not always agreed, but the process has given me a broader
understanding of the underpinnings of the statute.
I am also involved in legislative advocacy where I feel that some minor adjustments to the
statute could help clarify how to balance the rights of voters, LAFCO, and special districts. I
have long felt that consolidation of Special Districts can be a great benefit for ratepayers, but
only where conditions are right for success. If elected to the Special District Advisory
Committee, my unique range of experiences can help identify when those conditions are
present and provide input to the full Commission on these issues.
San Diego LAFCO 9335 Hazard Way, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92123
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INFORMATION:
Print name: Tom Kenned
San Diego LAFCO
2015 LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
NOMINATION I RESUME
I look forward to working with representatives of other Special Districts to ensure that the
delivery of critical services provided by the S ecial Districts in San Diego County is as smooth
and efficient as possible.
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DATE REC~IVED
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District Name: Bonita-Sunnyside Fire Protection District
District Phone: (619) 4 79-2346
NAME OF NOMINEE:
Name: Thomas Pocklington
Address: 3210 Kennelworth Lane, Bonita, CA 91902
Phone: (619) 885-1092
NOMINATED FOR:
LAFCO POSITION: Please check one box ( ) Regular Special District Member (Term expires in 2017) Refer to the List of
Incumbents. ( ) Alternate Special District Member (Term expires in 2019)
SPECIAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE POSITION:
( X ) Special Districts Advisory Committee (Term expires in 2019)
DISTRICT First elected to the Bonita-Sunnyside Fire Protection District Board in 1990,
EXPERIENCE : Tom is now serving his 71h term in office. Tom has headed and served on
committees that have involved District Policy, Employee and Regulation
changes. Tom attends all Board meetings and participates in all district
business and has served in all Board positions.
LAFCO EXPERIENCE: Tom has actively worked on LAFCO issues over the last 23 years, as a
member of the Advisory Committee. These issues include but not limited to
annexation, consolidation and LAFCO policy issues. Tom has served on
several subcommittees of the Special District Advisory Committee, including
the Nomination Committee, water and sewer related issues for Districts with
conflicting concerns. Tom is very knowledgeable of the Cortese-Knox-
Hertzberg (C-K-H) Act of 2000 and has served as the Chairman of the
Advisory Committee.
ADDITIONAL Tom has the full support of the Bonita-Sunnyside FPD and would represent
INFORMATION : best interest of all Districts in San Diego County. The Board of Directors
endorsement is unanimous in favor of Tom's nomination.
I Presiding Officer Authorized Signature.JIIIi/ .oJ./;/ -
Print name: Mark Scott
*In accordance with Government Code Section 56332, LAFCO Regular and Alternate Special 'Distnct Commissioners
must be members of the legislative body of an independent Special District who reside in San Diego County.
This form can be downloaded at the following link: http://www.sdlafco.om/INhatsNew/2015Nomination.doc.
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District Name: Olivenhain Muncipal Water District
District Phone: (760) 753-6466
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NAME OF NOMINEE:
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Name: Kimberly A. Thorner
Address: 1966 Olivenhain Road, Encinitas, CA 92024
Phone: (760) 753-6466
NOMINATED FOR: "' ~ ·-"'
LAFCO POSITION: Please check one box ( ) Regular Special District Member (Term expires in 2017) Refer to the List of
Incumbents. ( ) Alternate Special District Member (Term expires in 2019)
SPECIAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE POSITION:
( ...J ) Special Districts Advisory Committee (Term expires in 2019)
DISTRICT Ms. Thorner began her tenure with Olivenhain Municipal Water District in October 1996,
EXPERIENCE: becoming General Manager on January 1, 2007. Under her direction, OMWD provides water,
wastewater services, recycled water, hydroelectricity, and park/recreation facilities on behalf of
approximately 80,000 customers over 48 square miles in northern San Diego County.
LAFCO EXPERIENCE: Ms. Thorner currently serves as Chair of the San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission's
Special Districts Advisory Committee (SDAC). She has served on the SDAC for the past 8
years. She has participated and provided input and guidance on dozens of important LAFCO
issues during her tenure and has spoken at many LAFCO hearings on behalf of the SDAC.
ADDITIONAL Ms. Thorner earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Colorado
INFORMATION: (Boulder) and her Juris Doctorate from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego. She is
past Chair of the San Diego North Economic Development Council's Board of Directors,
current member of the Ecke Y Board of Directors, past Chair of the Ecke Y Board Finance
Committee, and current member of the San Diego Integrated Regional Water Management
Regional Advisory Committee. Since 2008, she holds her Special Districts Administrator
certification from the Special District Leadership Foundation.
Print name: Edmund K. Sprague I Presiding Officer Authorized Signatur~ k£
g y p p g ty
*In accordance with Government Code Section 56332, LAFCO Regular and Alternate Special Dis;~mm1ssioners
must be members of the le islative bod of an inde endent S ecial District who reside in San Die Coun .
This form can be downloaded at the following link: http://www.sdlafco.omiVVhatsNew/2015Nomination.doc.
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BYLAFCO; 2015 LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
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NOMINATED BY: t<
District Name Rincon clel Diablo Municipal Water District
District Phone: 760-7 45-5522
NAME OF NOMINEE:
Name: E:rin Lump r-----~
Address: 1920 N.lris Lane, Escondido, CA 92026
Phone: I (760) 215-0601
NOMINATED FOR:
Pleass check one box LAFCO POSITION:
( ) Regular Special District Member (Term expires in 2017) Refsr to the List of
Incumbents. ( ) Alternate Special District Member (Term expires in 2019)
SPECIAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE POSITION:
(X) Special Districts Advisory Committee (Term expires in 2019}
DISTRICT I was elected to the Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District's
EXPERIENCE: Board in November of 2014,
I currently chair the Fire and Emergency Preparedness
Committee and I work closely with staff to ensure public safety
and oversee the district's involvement in fire protection services.
I also serve on the Public Information & Intergovernmental
Relations Committee, with a focus on customer, community,
intergovernmental & media relations.
LAFCO EXPERIENCE: I have spent my entire professional career dedicated to
improving government at every level. I would be honored for the
opportunity to serve on the LAFCO advisory committee and help
meet the 4 main commission goals of: encouraging orderly
growth, promoting logical and efficient public services for cities
and special districts, streamlining governmental structure, and
discouraging premature conversion of prime agricultural and
open space lands to urban uses .
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
Print name:OAur t1 A· OM~ I Pres!din~ Officer Authorize~ d'; ~
*In accordance with Government Code Section 56332, LAFCO Regular and Alternate Special Dlstnct CommtssJOners
must be members of the legislative body of an independent Special District who reside in San Diego County.
San Diego LAFCO 9335 Hazard Way, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92123
Board of Directors
Edmund K. Sprague, President
Robert F. Topolovac, Vice President
Lawrence A. Watt, Treasurer
Christy Guerin, Secretary
Gerald E. Varty, Director
November 3, 2015
Board President
Otay Water District
2554 Sweetwater Springs Blvd.
Spring Valley, CA 91978-2096
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Municipal Water District
RE: LAFCO Nominations-Requesting Your Support
Dear Board President:
General Manager
Kimberly A. Thorner, Esq.
General Counsel
Alfred Smith, Esq.
At its September 16, 2015 regular meeting, the Olivenhain Municipal Water District (OMWD) board of
directors unanimously nominated Mr. Edmund (Ed) Sprague for LAFCO's regular special district
commissioner position and Ms. Kimberly Thorner for the Special Districts Advisory Committee position.
We are writing to respectfully request your support of both of our nominations.
Mr. Sprague currently serves as alternate special district commissioner on LAFCO and has expressed
interest in the regular commissioner position. He now serves as OMWD's board president and was
appointed to the board in 2008. He concurrently participates on various OMWD committees, including
the Ad Hoc Facilities Committee and the Ad Hoc Outreach Committee. Previous accomplishments
include serving on CSDA's Professional Development Committee for the 2013, 2014, and 2015 terms,
earning his Recognition in Special District Governance certification from the Special District Leadership
Foundation in 2010, and serving on the board of directors of the Special District Risk Management
Authority in 2011.
As a lifetime resident of northern San Diego County, Mr. Sprague has dedicated his life to serving and
protecting the community. His 30 years of experience in fire protection and prevention roles began
when he served as a Cadet Firefighter with the City of Escondido's Fire Department. In 1986 he joined
the City of Carlsbad Fire Department and rose through the ranks from FireFighter to Battalion Chief.
Most recently, he served as Deputy Fire Chief I Fire Marshal for the North County Fire Protection District
with responsibility for managing code enforcement, inspection, plan check, public education, and
development-related services. Mr. Sprague holds bachelor's and master's degrees in public
administration from San Diego State University and an associate's degree in fire science from Palomar
College. His education, career in fire protection and prevention, and extensive experience in the fields of
water, wastewater, parks and recreation enable him to bring a uniquely broad perspective to LAFCO.
Ms. Thorner's desire to continue serving on the Special Districts Advisory Committee (SDAC) is also well-
supported by her outstanding background and experience. She has served on the SDAC since 2007 and
presently serves as the SDAC Chair. She has participated and provided input andguidance on dozens of
important LAFCO issues during her tenure and has spoken at many LAFCO hearings on behalf of the
SDAC.
1966 Olivenhain Road • Encinitas, CA 92024
Phone (760) 753-6466 . Fax (760) 753-1578. www.olivenhain.com
Pure Excellence
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A Public Agency Providing Water Wastewater Services Recycled Water Hydroelectricity Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve
In her role as General Manager for the Olivenhain Municipal Water District (OMWD), which she has held
since January 1, 2007, Ms. Thorner provides water, wastewater services, recycled water, hydro-
electricity, and park/recreation facilities services on behalf of approximately 80,000 customers over 48
square miles in northern San Diego County. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the
University of Colorado (Boulder) and her Juris Doctorate from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San
Diego. Ms. Thorner is past Chair of the San Diego North Economic Development Council's Board of
Directors, current member of the Ecke Y Board of Directors, past Chair of the Ecke Y Board Finance
Committee, and current member of the San Diego Integrated Regional Water Management Regional
Advisory Committee. She holds her Special Districts Administrator certification from the Special District
Leadership Foundation since 2008.
Your support for Mr. Sprague and Ms. Thorner is encouraged and greatly appreciated.
Respectfully,
~~~
Edmund K. Sprague ~ -t~e~~
OMWD Board President OMWD General Manager
Helix Water District
Setting standards of excellence in public service
November 13, 2015
Otay Water District
Attn: Board President Jose Lopez
2554 Sweetwater Springs Blvd.
Spring Valley, CA 91977
7811 University Avenue
La Mesa, CA 91942-0427
(619) 466-0585
FAX (619) 466-1823
www.hwd.com
RE: Local Agency Formation Commission Nominations-Requesting Your Support
Dear President Lopez:
On October 7, 2015, the Helix Water District Board of Directors unanimously nominated
Director Joel A Scalzitti to serve as an alternate special district member on the LAFCO
Board.
Mr. Scalzitti currently sits on the Special Districts Advisory Committee and has
demonstrated an understanding of the importance of special districts in our region. Mr.
Scalzitti has observed and studied the duties and activities of LAFCO, and recognizes the
issues, duties and responsibilities of LAFCO.
Mr. Scalzitti is currently serving his fifth year on the Helix Water District Board of Directors
(2000-2002) and (2012-present). He has served on the following committees: the Water
Conservation Garden Joint Powers Authority in 2001 and currently as an alternate; Harry
Griffin Park Steering Committee (2000-2002); Helix Water District Audit Committee
(2000-2002) and (2013-2014); and the San Diego East County Economic Development
Council (2013-present) as an alternate. In addition, as the Lake Jennings Committee
Chair, Mr. Scalzitti has been instrumental in moving a budgetary deficit into a positive.
Mr. Scalzitti also serves his community working with the Grossmont High School Advisory
Committee Auto Pathways (2008-present).
Your support for Mr. Scalzitti is encouraged and greatly appreciated. We believe he will
be an asset to our region.
Sincerely,
#/i
Carlos V. Lugo
General Manager
Helix Water District
l~UCADIA
WAST~WAT~R
~DI~TRICT
Board of Directors
Otay Water District
2554 Sweetwater Spring Blvd
Spring Valley, CA 91978
LEADERS IN
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
December 1, 2015
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AllAN JUliUSSEN, PRESIDENT
DONAlD F. OMSTED, VICE PRESIDENT
JUDY K. HANSON, DIRECTOR
DAVID KUlCHIN, DIRECTOR
ElAINE SUlliVAN, DIRECTOR
PAUl J. BUSHEE, GENERAl MANAGER
Ref: 16-4775
Subject: LAFCO Elections-Request Your Vote for Ms. Judy Hanson
Dear Board of Directors,
On behalf of the Leucadia Wastewater District (LWD) Board of Directors, I am writing to
request your vote for Ms. Judy Hanson for the Special District's Board Alternate position in the
upcoming LAFCO election. The LWD Board nominated Ms. Hanson for the Alternate Board
position at its September 9, 2015 meeting.
Ms. Hanson presently serves as the Vice Chair of the LAFCO Special District Advisory
Committee (SDAC) and has served on this committee since 1996. In addition to the SDAC,
Ms. Hanson has an extensive professional background with special districts that has spanned
over 50 years. She has been on the LWD Board of Directors since 1983, serving on various
Board committees as well as Board president in 2003, 2007 and 2011.
Ms. Hanson has also held various officer positions on the Board of Directors of the San Diego
Chapter of the California Special Districts Association (CSDA), serving as Chapter President in
2004. Furthermore, Ms. Hanson was a special district employee for virtually her entire
professional career, which included over 33 years of service with the San Dieguito Water
District and later the City of Encinitas.
As can be seen, Ms. Hanson's involvement with special districts has been extensive on a
personal, professional and political level. Throughout her career, Judy has been a long-time
and tireless advocate for special districts from the platform of local control and fiscal
conservatism . We are confident that, if elected, Ms. Hanson will continue to make many
valuable contributions to LAFCO and represent special districts in a very positive way.
For these reasons, we urge you to vote for Ms. Judy Hanson for the LAFCO Special Districts
Board Alternate. Your support is greatly appreciated.
uli s
President, Board of Directors
1960 LA COSTA AVENUE, CARLSBAD, CA 92009 ·PHONE 760.753.0155 ·FAX 760.753.3094 ·LWWD.ORG ·INFO LWWD.ORG
Monday, December14,2015
Governing Board President
Otay Water District
2554 Sweetwater Springs Blvd .
Spring Valley, CA 91977
Lakeside Fire Protection District
12216 Lakeside Avenue
Lakeside, CA 92040
Business (619)390-2350
Fax (619)443-1568
Andy Parr
Fire Chief
SUBJECT: LAFCO SPECIAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE -REQUESTING
YOUR SUPPORT
Dear Governing Board President,
The Governing Board of the Lakeside Fire Protection District has nominated Lakeside
Fire Protection District Director Bob Robeson as a candidate for an opening on the
LAFCO SPECIAL DISTRICT'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE. We respectfully request your
support for our nomination with your agency's vote for Bob Robeson for this position.
Mr. Robeson is well qualified for this position and is currently serving on the GSA No. 69
CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE and the HEARTLAND FIRE TRAINING
AUTHORITY COMMISSION. He is very active in the Community of Lakeside and
serves as President of EUCALYPTUS HILLS LANDOWNER'S ASSOCIATION and
President of the EUCALYPTUS HILLS FIRE SAFE COUNCIL, which he, in large part,
organized . Bob also holds a seat on the LAKESIDE REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE,
chaired by Supervisor Dianne Jacob.
Mr. Robeson had an active, 38 year career with the California Department of Forestry.
He joined CDF while in high school and worked through the ranks, becoming a Chief
Officer and Peace Officer for 23 of his 38 years. As a Chief Officer he worked in San
Diego, Orange and Santa Clara Counties and participated on a CDF Vegetation
Management Committee in Sacramento; The VMP committee developed the CDF's
"Vegetation Management I Controlled Burning Program" in 1981 . In 1983 Mr. Robeson
returned to the San Diego Unit and organized the unit prescribed burning program,
accomplishing 6 contracts by burning and treating over 6000 acres the very first year.
In 2012 the Lakeside Fire District organized a Logistical Volunteer Group (LVG)
Program to assist in daily support and logistic operations within the department. In lieu
of becoming an LVG, Mr. Robeson volunteered to assist the Fire Chief as a "Volunteer
Community Liaison Officer" and Bob worked as a volunteer staff member
communicating with the Lakeside Community leaders, organizations and cooperators.
Mr. Robeson is very familiar with LAFCO procedures. In 1975, while working for CDF in
the role of a Chief Officer, Bob led the effort on a large annexation for the Grossmont
Mt. Helix Fire Protection District. In support of that effort; he met with and attended .
LAFCO meetings, represented the (former) District in many open and public meetings,
completed all of the required LAFCO (and CDF) documentation, and became very
familiar with the LAFCO system during that time.
Bob Robeson is engaged with the LAFCO process, is concerned about the interests of
all special districts, and wants the future of LAFCO to assure that Fire Districts are
represented very well on this very influential committee.
Please join us in supporting Bob Robeson with your Board's vote for a seat on the
LAFCO Special District's Advisory Committee.
Respectfully,
~___/'
'PetefALiebig, Board President
Lakeside Fire Protection District
January 8, 2016
Mitch Thompson
Otay Water District
2554 Sweetwater Springs Blvd
Spring Valley CA 91978
Subject: Dennis Sanford Nomination for LAFCO Alternate Commissioner Seat
Dear Mr.Thompson:
As you know, there is an election coming up for an Alternate seat on the San Diego Local Agency
Formation Commission (LAFCO). The Board of Directors of the Rainbow Municipal Water District
nominated me to run for this position-a task I was honored to accept.
Over the last several years I have been working closely with LAFCO staff and others related to a
number of topics. While the most publicized efforts were related to the Fallbrook PUD merger
application, at Rainbow we have also handled more routine annexations and other less controversial
LAFCO activities.
I realize that much has been made in the media about Rainbow and our opposition to the FPUD efforts,
but this does not mean that I do not value LAFCO and the important role it plays in our local
governments. I was one of the leaders who supported the formation of the Joint Powers Authority and
am in favor of consolidations under the right conditions. Unfortunately, the conditions present between
RMWD and FPUD were not amenable to a successful merger.
Over the last several years I have gained a great deal of experience and knowledge related to LAFCO
and the statutes that are the foundation of its actions. This experience is essential to being a
successful member of the Commission.
I would be honored to receive your vote to serve our region as an Alternate Member on the
Commission.
Sincerely,
Dennis Sanford
President, RMWD Board of Directors
3707 Old Highway 395 • Fallbrook, CA 92028
(760) 728-1178 • Fax (760) 728-2575 • www.rainbowmwd.com