Modoc Local Agency Formation Commission
Agenda

Regular Meeting
October 08, 2024 04:00 PM
200 North Street, Alturas, CA 96101
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Commissioners
 Chair City Member Paul Minchella • Vice-Chair County Member Ned Coe • County Member Kathie Rhoads • City Member Jennifer Engel • Public Member Laurie Pearce Price • Alternate City Member Brian Cox • Alternate County Member Shane Starr

LAFCO Staff
 Executive Officer Jennifer Stephenson • LAFCO Counsel Scott Browne • Clerk Tacie Wheeler

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

An interpreter for the hearing-impaired may be made available upon request to the Executive Officer 72 hours before a meeting. The location of this meeting is wheelchair-accessible. If other accommodations are required to assist a person with a disability to participate in the meeting, please contact the Commission Clerk 24 hours before the meeting as indicated below.

Disclosure & Disqualification Requirements Any person or group of persons acting in concert who directly or indirectly contribute $1,000 or more in support of or in opposition to a change of organization or reorganization that has been submitted to Modoc LAFCO must comply with the disclosure requirements of the Political Reform Act of 1974 applicable to local initiative measures to be submitted to the electorate. These requirements contain provisions for making disclosures of contributions and expenditures at specified intervals; they may be reviewed at Government Code §§56700.1 and 81000 et seq. Additional information about the requirements pertaining to local initiative measures to be presented to the electorate can be obtained by calling the Fair Political Practices Commission at (916) 322-5660.

A LAFCO Commissioner must disqualify herself or himself from voting on an application involving an “entitlement for use” (such as an annexation or sphere amendment) if, within the last twelve months, the Commissioner has received $250 or more in campaign contributions from the applicant, any financially interested person who actively supports or opposes the application, or an agency (such as an attorney, engineer, or planning consultant) representing the applicant or an interested party. The law (Government Code Section 84308) also requires any applicant or other participant in a LAFCO proceeding to disclose the contribution amount and name of the recipient Commissioner on the official record of the proceeding.

Contact LAFCO staff

LAFCO staff may be contacted at (310)936-2639 or by email at jennifer@pcateam.com. Copies of reports to the extent feasible are located on the LAFCO webpage at:www.modoclafco.org


  1. Call to Order

    • Roll Call

    • Pledge of Allegiance

  2. Public Comments
    This is the time set aside for citizens to address the Commission on any item of interest to the public that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. For items that are on the agenda, public comment will be heard when the item is discussed. If your comments concern an item that is noted as a public hearing, please address the Commission after the public hearing is opened for public testimony. The Chair reserves the right to limit each speaker to three (3) minutes. Please understand that by law, the Commission cannot make decisions on matters not on the agenda. 
  3. Consent Agenda
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    These items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. The Commission will act upon them at one time without discussion. Any Commissioners, staff member or interested party may request that an item be removed from the consent agenda for discussion.

    • Approval of Minutes August 13, 2024

    • Payment of Claims August and September 2024

  4. Correspondence
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    • Outreach to Districts for update of contact information

    • Outreach to Districts Re: Public Member Alternate Position

    • SB 1209 Letter of Support

  5. Presentation on LAFCO's Purpose and the Role of MSRs and SOIs
    DiscussionDiscussion CommentComment

    Staff will present primer on LAFCO's history and purpose and the role  and requirements of Municipal Service Reviews and Spheres of Influence.

    • MSR Work Plan for FY 24-25 and 25-26
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      Discuss and develop MSR and SOI work plan for next 2 fiscal years.

      • Receive staff report on current MSR and SOI status and potential work plan options.

      • Provide direction to staff regarding desired focus of work plan for next 2 fiscal years.

    • Initiate MSR on Surprise Valley Health Care District
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      • Authorize staff to sign and send correspondence to SVHD regarding initiation of MSR.

    • Website Update Review
      DiscussionDiscussion CommentComment

      Review status of website update.

      • Provide input regarding website content.

    • Executive Officer Report
      DiscussionDiscussion CommentComment

      • SB 1209

      • Leg. Committee Update

    • Commissioner Reports
      DiscussionDiscussion CommentComment
      • Adjournment