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Torri Barrett

James Barrett
Revised:  07/04/07

1.   CALL TO ORDER:  The regular meeting was called to order by James Barrett, Vice President, at 7:00 p.m.  

 

2.       Pledge of allegiance: James Barrett, Vice President led the pledge of allegiance to the flag.

 

3.   ROLL CALL:
      Directors present: Shirley Palmer, Robert Butler, David Urbanoski, James Barrett.
      Absent: Stanley Rouhe.

4.  EXECUTIVE SESSION: N/A               

5.  PUBLIC APPEARANCES: N/A

6.  PUBLIC COMMENTS:       

    a.    Mr. Herschel Silverstone, Desert Shores resident, commended the people or agency responsible for
           painting the fire hydrants.         

 

b.       Ms. Annie Fasfield, Salton City resident, reported that working with the County Pubic Works she was able to lower the speed limit to 25 mph in residential areas of Salton City and Desert Shores.  New speed limits signs will be installed soon.  She also noted that something must be done about the trash flying in the desert.  Ms. Fasfiled, announced that IID has a program designed for elderly in ways to which they can reduce their electric bill, a customer service representative will come to the home and identify the problems.

 

c.       Mr. Mike Jaramillo, Key Customer Superintended for IID appeared before the Board to respond to our resolution requesting that IID work proactively in the maintenance and repairs of the streetlights.  He distributed business cards of IID’s employees to call, when the streetlights need repairs.

 

d.       Ms. Nina Hunt-Ramsey, Salton City resident, spoke about the trash around the area, and, what can be done to regulate off road vehicles on city roads.

 

e.       Mr. Bill Walters, Salton City resident, asked for help in regards to a property on Sunset which is not up to par.  There are people living on the property in a travel trailer with expired building permits.

 

f.         Mr. David Erskine, introduced Judge Foerster candidate for Imperial County Superior Judge.

 

g.       Mr. Frank Kent, Salton City resident identified the poor structural condition of the district office.

 

h.       Ms. Rachel Branch, Salton City resident commended Mr. & Mrs. Ness for the work and time they have donated toward the upkeep of the nature trail.

 

i.         Mr. Mike Abatti, introduced himself and announced his candidacy for the IID board, division one,
El Centro, the seat is currently held by Mr. Horne.

7.  CONSENT CALENDAR:

a.       Approval of the minutes for the regular meeting of April 18 & April 28, 2006.

b.       Approval of the minutes for the safety meeting of May 11, 2006

c.       Best, Best & Krieger’s invoice in the amount of $877.50 for the month of April 2006.

d.       Current demands for the month of April 2006.

e.       Approve operations of the swimming pool for the 2006 season.
A motion was made by Director Shirley Palmer and second by Director Robert Butler to approve
the Consent Calendar.  There were no objections. The motion carried.

8.  STAFF REPORTS:
     a.    Finance Officer’s report – Ms. Janice Thompson read the report.

b.       General Manager’s – Mr. Thomas R. Cannell, read the report.   On file with the minutes.
He suggested that a special meeting be called as soon as the proposal is received from Krieger and Stewart for the environmental report on the 480-acre parcel, future wastewater treatment site.

 

c.       Fire Department’s – Ms. Rosa Reagles, read the report.  On file with the minutes. 

Additionally, the secretary announced that both Boards, IID and of the Supervisors will consider our  request for financial support on the solarbee aerators, on the June 20, 2006 agendas.   

9. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD/ORGANIZATIONS REPORTS:
    a.  Architectural Committee – David Erskine, Chairman reported that the committee met as scheduled and
        approved quite a few applications for construction.

 

b.       Golf Course – Howard Smotherman, president of the golf club reported the following golf course plays for

      April: 110 daily, 3 monthly, and one annual pass.  He notes that street signs need to be installed in the
     new development in Vista Del Mar.         

    c.  CORE – Mr. John Kariotis, member of the committee reported that the committee met twice and is
         working on questionnaire both in English and Spanish, as soon as it ‘s completed, the questionnaire will
         be ready for distribution at the high school, district office, chamber of commerce and in Desert Shores. 
         Our next scheduled meeting is on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at 6:00 p.m.            

 

10.  OLD BUSINESS: N/A
      a. Approve placing ballot measure on the November 7, 2006, general election.   

          A motion was made by Director Robert Butler and second by Director James Barrett to place a ballot
          measure on the November election, “shall Salton Community Services District divest itself of the power
          to enforce covenants, conditions and restrictions per AB 708 of 1985 acquired by a vote of the people.”
          After discussion motion and second were withdrawn and the item was tabled until written correspondence
          is received from our attorney, meanwhile we are to schedule a study session.

 

     b.  Discussion/action regarding installation of speed limit signs in Desert Shores.

          Director Palmer reported that Imperial County Public Works and other agencies met and they have
          agreed to install speed limit signs in the area. This item is resolved and dropped from agenda.     
          Director Urbanoski was commended for bringing the situation to the Board’s attention. 

 

11.  NEW BUSINESS:    

     a.   Approve addendum of statement to the regular monthly meeting.   
           Director Shirley Palmer made the motion to approve the addendum of statement to the regular monthly
           agenda, for purpose of discussion, Director Robert Butler second the motion.  There were no objections.
          The motion carried.
           Consent Calendar –
          “Consent calendar items are expected to be routine and non-controversial, to be acted upon by the
           Board of Directors at one time without discussion.  If any board member requests that an item be
           removed from the consent calendar, it will be removed so that it may be acted upon separately.”

 

     b.  Approve beginning process to obtain from LAFCO, latent power of graffiti abatement pursuant to the
          requirements of SB 135.
          The board discussed means in which the district would be financially able to support this new latent power
          if granted by LAFCO.
          A motion was made by Director Shirley Palmer to begin the process of obtaining from LAFCO latent power
          of graffiti abatement pursuant to the requirement of SB 135, the motion was second by Director Robert
          Butler.  The motion and second were modified to state: approve the beginning of the process to be a study
          session to obtain from LAFCO the latent power of graffiti abatement pursuant to the requirements of SB
          135  Motion Carried 4 – 0 on a roll call vote

 

NOTE:  The following study sessions were scheduled by the Board:
             Thursday, May 25, 2006, @ 2:00 p.m. street lights
             Wednesday, May 31, 2006, @ 2:00 p.m. graffiti;

             Thursday, June 1, 2006, @ 2:00 p.m. Budget;
             Monday, June 5, 2006, @ 2:00 p.m. Architectural Committee,

             Thursday, June 8, 2006 @ 2:00 p.m. Budget.

 c.  Approve Resolution No. 2006-5-2 entitled “ a resolution of the Salton Community Services District Board of 
      Directors reaffirming support of the Salton Sea Authority plan and project design.”
      A motion was made by Director Shirley Palmer and seconded by Director James Barrett to approve the   
      resolution with the deletion of the fifth, sixth, seventh, eight and ninth, whereas. 
      Motion Carried 3-1 (with Director Robert Butler voting no)

 

  d.  Approve Resolution No. 2006-5-1 entitled “a resolution of the Salton Community Services District
            establishing time guidelines for public comment on board agenda items.“
             A motion was made by Director James Barrett to approve the resolution, the motion was seconded by
             Director Shirley Palmer with the addendum of “or longer at the discretion of the chairman.”
             Motion Carried 4 - 0 on a roll call vote.

 

  e.  Authorize CORE commission to develop and conduct a contest for the purpose of selecting the official  
            logo of the CORE commission.
            A motion was made by Director James Barrett and second by Director Shirley Palmer to authorize CORE
            commission to develop and conduct a contest for the purpose of selecting the official logo of the CORE
            Commission and the contest shall be open to all residents of all ages whom reside within the boundaries
            of the Salton Community Services District. There were no objections.  The motion carried.

NOTE: The contest will have no monetary cost to the district

 

f.        Authorize stipend to personnel that attended the CPR/First Aid & Defibrillator certification class.
A motion was made by Director Robert Butler and second by Director David Urbanoski to offer a stipend of $100.00 to the firefighters for attending the training. Motion Carried 4 - 0 on a roll call vote.

 

g.       Appointment of members to the architectural committee. A motion was made by Director James Barrett and second by Director Shirley Palmer to table this item until the next board meeting. 

12.  ADJOURNMENT:  
       There being no further business James Barrett, Vice President, adjourned the meeting at 10:25 p.m.     

Attest: 

Rosa Reagles                                                                            Stanley Allen Rouhe,

Assistant General Manager &                                                        President of the Board

Secretary to the Board of Directors