Meeting of the Board of Trustees

May 14, 2025  - 6:00 PM

A PDF of the meeting agenda and packet can be found at the end of this page.

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Agenda

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

• Announcements/Consideration and Approval of Requests by Trustees to Participate Remotely Pursuant to AB 2449 (Government Code 54943(f)).
• The Secretary of the Board will take roll call.
• Trustee Chuck Cotten and Kat Lion will attend this meeting remotely from the Marriott Monterey at 350 Calle Principal, Monterey, CA 93940. Please gather in the lobby 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting if you would like to attend at this location.

4.  Public Comments and Announcements

• This time is reserved for public members to address the Board relative to matters of the District that are not on the agenda. No action may be taken on non-agenda items unless authorized by law. Comments will be limited to three minutes per person (or six minutes where a translator is used). Speaker cards are available for those making a public comment.

5. Consent Calendar

• All items on the Consent Calendar will be considered by one (or more) action(s) of the Board unless any Trustee would like to discuss any item listed, in which case, it may be pulled from the Consent Calendar.

A. APPROVAL OF Minutes

1. Minutes from April 9, 2025, Board meeting

B. Approval of Financial reports

1. Financial Report for FY 2024-25 as of March 31, 2025

c. Approval of policy edits

1. Edits to District Policy 6075 Statement of Investment Policy for Liquid Assets
2. Edits to Employee Manual Policy 2020 Nepotism
3. Removal of Policy 2160 MVCAC Salary and Benefit Survey
4. Policy 1050 Service Abatement Contracts will be removed, and some content will be integrated into District Policy 7010 Cooperative Approach to Mosquito Control, along with additional edits in track changes.

• ACTION: Motion to approve the Consent Calendar

Regular Agenda

6. Special Presentations

Receive a presentation from SCI Consulting Group regarding the Engineer's Report calculating Assesment(s) and consider the adoption of Resolution M-002-25.

• Presenter: Triston Foley, Project Analyst, SCI Consulting Group
• ACTION: Motion to approve Resolution M-002-25 approving the Preliminary Assessment. Diagram and Engineers Report and state the Intention to continue to levy the North and West County Mosquito and Disease Control Assessment District.

7. Board Committee Reports

The Chair of each committee listed below will provide a report on the committee’s actions and present any recommendations to the Board.

A. Finance Committee Report

• Finance and Policy Committee Report - May 5, 2025
• Report by: Committee Chair, Ron Collins

B. Presentation on FY 25-26 Draft Budget and Estimates for FY 24-25

• Report by: Finance Director, Richard Arrow, CPA
• ACTION: Motion to approve the FY 25-26 draft budget

C. POLICY COMMITTEE REPORT

• Report by: Committee Chair, Robert Reichel
• ACTION: No action necessary

D. Ad hoc committee on real estate

• Report by: District Manager, Brian Weber
• ACTION: No action necessary, information only

E. Ad hoc staff negotiating committee report

• Report by: Committee Chair, Rena Gilligan
• ACTION: No action necessary, information only

8. Staff Reports

A. Operations Director Casey Stevenson will provide an update on Field Operations.

B. Laboratory Director Angie Nakano will provide an update on Laboratory activities.

C. Public Health Education and Outreach Officer Rachel Curtis-Robles will provide an update on the District Public Outreach Program

D. Information & Technology Director Matthew Nienhuis will update the district on technology matters.

9. Manager’s Report

• Manager Weber will provide an update on relevant District information.

10. Board Member Comments and Announcements

11. Adjournment