Board Meeting - 6pm
Meeting of the Board of Trustees
October 14, 2026 - 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
Trustees:
- President - Ron Collins - City of San Carlos
- Vice President - Glenn R. Sylvester - City of Daly City
- Secretary - Rena Gilligan - City of Burlingame
- Assistant Secretary - Chuck Cotten - City of Belmont
- Allan Martin - Town of Atherton
- Michael Goldman - City of Brisbane
- Laura Walsh - Town of Colma
- Desiree LaBeaud - County-At-Large
- Donna Rutherford - City of East Palo Alto
- Paul Norton - City of Foster City
- Kati Martin - City of Half Moon Bay
- D. Scott Smith - Town of Hillsborough
- Catherine Carlton - City of Menlo Park
- Muhammad Baluom - City of Millbrae
- Peter DeJarnatt - City of Pacifica
- Vacant - Town of Portola Valley
- Kat Lion - City of Redwood City
- Robert Riechel - City of San Bruno
- Tolifili Fa - City of San Mateo
- Michael Yoshida - City of South San Francisco
- Paul Fregulia - Town of Woodside
- The Secretary of the Board will take roll call.
- Trustee Kati Martin will be attending the meeting from 1020 Conklin Ave, Grants Pass, OR. Please arrive at the address and knock on the door if you would like to attend at this location.
- Trustee Paul Fregulia will be attending the meeting from 60 Mauna Kea Beach Dr, Waimea, HI. Please meet in the lobby if you would like to attend..
4. Public Comments and Announcements
- This time is reserved for public members to address the Board on District matters not on the agenda. No action may be taken on non-agenda items unless the law authorizes it. Comments will be limited to three minutes per person (or six minutes with a translator). Speaker cards are available for those who wish to make 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
- Minutes from the September 9, 2026 Board meeting
B. Approval of Financial reports
- Financial Report for FY 2026-27 as of August 31, 2026
Regular Agenda
6. Board Committee Reports
Each committee chair listed below will present a report on the committee's activities and offer any recommendations to the Board.
A. Finance committee report - October 5, 2026
- Report by: Committee Chair, Kati Martin
B. Resolution M-007-26 selection of U.S. Bancorp and approval of 15-year financing for the 1415 N. Carolan Avenue Capital Building project
- Report by: District Manager Brian Weber and Finance Director Richard Arrow
- ACTION: Accept the Finance Committee’s recommendation and adopt Resolution M-007-26, conditionally authorizing lease financing for the N. Carolan Ave. Improvement Project through U.S. Bancorp Government Leasing & Finance, using the District's Rollins Road property, in a principal amount up to $5 million at an ordinary interest rate not exceeding 4.98 percent, with a scheduled term of 15 years; and authorize the District Manager, in coordination with General Counsel and Municipal Finance Corporation, to complete the remaining due diligence, negotiate revisions, and execute the associated financing documents, subject to General Counsel's approval as to form of the final financing documents before execution, satisfaction of applicable legal requirements and closing conditions, and compliance with the limits and conditions established in the resolution, provided that any final terms exceeding the authority granted by the resolution will require further Board approval.
C. Real estate committee report
- Report by: Committe Chair, Paul Norton and District Manager Brian Weber
7. Staff Reports
A. Operations Director Casey Stevenson and management will provide an update on operations.
B. Laboratory Director Angie Nakano will provide an update on Laboratory activities.
C. Communications Director 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.
8. Manager’s Report
- Manager Weber will provide an update on relevant District information.
9. Closed Session
- Before entering closed session, the Board will take public comment on the closed-session items.
- PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Gov. Code section 54957(b)(1)) Title: District Manager
- CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54957.6)
- Agency designated representatives: Trustee Michael Yoshida, Ad Hoc Manager Review Committee Chair
- Unrepresented Employee: District Manager
10. Report from Closed Session
11. Resolution M-088-26 Sixth Amendment to District Manager's Employment Agreement
- Report by: Michael Yoshida, Chair of Ad Hoc Manager Review Committee
- ACTION: Receive an oral report summarizing any proposed salary, term, and fringe-benefit changes, take public comment, and consider adoption of REsolution M-008-26 approving the Sixth Amendment to the District Manager's Employment Agreement