Regular Commission Meeting
Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.
City of Redding Council Chambers
777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA 96001

Agenda

1. Call to Order
   a. Roll Call
   b. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Public Comment
   Members of the public are invited to address the Commission at this time regarding any item not scheduled for discussion as part of this agenda, and that is within the jurisdiction of LAFCO. Comments may be limited to three (3) minutes per person. No action will be taken by the Commission at this meeting as a result of items presented at this time.
3. Agenda Adoption
   a. Agenda – Additions/ Changes
   b. Business/ Campaign Conflict Disclosures
   Note: Only the following additions/changes are permitted: (1) to change the order of noticed agenda items, (2) determine to continue or not consider a noticed agenda item, or (3) discussion/action on an item not appearing on the posted agenda if a defined statutory emergency situation is determined to exist by majority vote (G.C. 56954.2(b)(1) and G.C. 54956.5).
4. Special Presentations
   a. Update on Services Provided by Fall River Valley Fire Protection District
   The Commission will receive an update on services provided by the Fall River Valley FPD including current training efforts, response to calls, status of their financial audit, and other items. Representatives from the FPD will provide the status update and take questions from the Commission as time allows.
5. Consent Calendar
   All consent items are considered routine and may be enacted by the Commission under one motion. With concurrence of the Chair, a Commissioner may request that an item be removed for discussion.
   a. April 8, 2024 Draft Meeting Minutes
   b. Recent Bank Statements for Checking and Certified Deposit
6. Items Pulled from Consent Calendar
   This item is reserved for any items that the Commission wishes to pull from the consent calendar to discuss prior to taking action.
7. Correspondence – NONE
8. Scheduled Public Hearings
   Any member of the public may address the Commission on scheduled public hearing items. The Chair may regulate the order of such presentations and reserves the right to limit the time allowed for each person to speak.
   a. Final FY 2024-25 Budget
   The Commission will consider adopting the FY 2024-25 final budget. If adopted, the budget will be sent to the County Auditor so invoices can be created and sent to member agencies.
9. Business Items
   a. Composition of LAFCO
   The Commission will review a request from the Mayors’ City Selection Committee to increase the number of Regular City Member seats on the Commission from two to three and may discuss the overall composition of Shasta LAFCO.
   b. FY 2023-24 Audit Contract
   The Commission will consider approving the contract with O’Connor & Company for the FY 2023-24 audit.
   c. FY 2024-25 Professional Services Contracts
   The Commission will consider approving contract extensions with Underwood Law Firm, P.C. and Planwest Partners, Inc. for the upcoming fiscal year.
   d. Appointment of Executive Committee Members
   The Commission will consider the appointment of a third member to the Executive Committee.
   e. Planwest Partners April & May 2024 Invoices
   The Commission will review and consider approval for the Planwest Partners invoices for staffing services.
10. Executive Officer Report
    An applicant or member of the public may provide comments on an item at the discretion of the Chair. General direction to staff for future action may be provided by the Commission. Due to the absence of the Executive Officer, the Senior Advisor will provide the report.
    a. Status of Municipal Service Review/Sphere of Influence Update Preparations
    The Commission will receive an update on MSR/SOI preparation for the City of Anderson, Intermountain Regional Fire Services, and CSA #1 – County Fire.
    b. Status of Current and Future Applications
    The Commission will receive an update on current and future applications including current annexation to CSA #8, and potential future annexation to the City of Redding.
    c. CALAFCO Daily Legislative Report (May 2024)
    The Commission will receive an update on current legislation that is being tracked by CALAFCO.
11. Closed Session – NONE
12. Commissioner Announcements
13. Staff Announcements
14. Adjournment
    The next Regular Commission Meeting is scheduled for Thursday August 1, 2024, at 9:00am at the City of Anderson Council Chambers located at 1887 Howard Street, Anderson, CA.

If you choose not to observe the LAFCO meeting but wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item, please submit your comment via email by 5:00 p.m. the day prior to the meeting. Please submit your comment to amber@shastalafco.org.  Your comment will be placed into the record at the LAFCO meeting.

Notice:
This agenda has been posted at least 72 hours prior to the meeting in a location freely accessible to members of the public, in accordance with the Brown Act. The full agenda packet (including staff reports) is also available on the LAFCO website at www.shastalafco.org.

For items appearing on the agenda, the public is invited to make comments at the time the item comes up for consideration by the Commission. The Chair will call for public comment as each item is heard by the Commission. For items not appearing on the agenda, the public is invited to make comments during the Public Comment period for non-agenda items. All speakers are invited to state their names but are not required to do so. If you wish to submit written material at the meeting, please supply 10 copies.

FPPC – Notice to All Parties and Participants in LAFCO Proceedings:
State law requires that a participant in LAFCo proceedings who has a financial interest in the decision and who has made a campaign contribution to any Commissioner in the past year must disclose the contribution. If you are affected, please notify LAFCo staff before the hearing.

Americans with Disabilities Act:
Commission meetings are held in a wheelchair accessible facility. Individuals requiring special accommodation to participate in this meeting are requested to contact the LAFCO representatives at (707) 825-8260. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the Commission to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.