MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE LOCAL AGENCY

 

FORMATION COMMISSION FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY

 

October 9, 2002

 

 

 

 

Present:                     

 

Henri Pellissier, Chairman

Yvonne Brathwaite-Burke

Jerry E. Gladbach

Carol Herrera

Beatrice Proo, Vice Chairman

William Wentworth

Zev Yaroslavsky

 

Hal Bernson, Alternate

Kenneth I. Chappell, Alternate

Richard Close, Alternate

Robert W. Goldsworthy

Donald Knabe, Alternate

Cristina Cruz-Madrid, Alternate

 

 

Larry J. Calemine, Executive Officer

John Krattli, Legal Counsel

 

Absent:

James DiGiuseppe

Cindy Miscikowski

           

 

 

                       

 

 

 

1

    The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. 

 

2   Pledge of Allegiance led by Chairman Pellissier.

 

   Persons who made a contribution of more than $250 to any member of the Commission during the preceding 12 months were asked to come forward and state for the record the Commissioner to whom such contribution was made and the item of their involvement.  (None)

 

3

    On motion of Commissioner Proo, unanimously carried, Annexation 695 to County Sanitation District 21 was approved.  In addition, the commission also approved the Resolution Making Determinations Ordering Annexation.

 

   

4

    On motion of Commissioner Wentworth, unanimously carried, the September 25, 2002 minutes were approved.

 

5

     Jim McQuiston addressed the commission during the public comment period. 

 

 

6

    Settings for future meetings.  The next meeting will be October 23, 2002 at which time the Hacienda Heights proposal is scheduled for discussion.  In addition, the year-end financial statements and LAFCO’s operating account, special reorganization accounts will be available.  The Office of Planning and Research has issued its final draft for Municipal Service Review (MSR) guidelines.  The sub-committee on MSRs and SOIs had its first meeting and began outlining the strategies to accomplish the government code mandates.

 

7

     New Business not posted on the agenda was the Executive Officer status report on the incorporation proposal of the unincorporated county territory of Hacienda Heights.  Specifically, the letter to Chief Administrative Officer David Janssen regarding the timeline of the incorporation proceedings that will have to be followed in order to meet the commission objective of placing the issue on the June 2003 ballot.  The Executive Officer also discussed a fax sent to Chairman Pellissier from Mr. Ken Manning regarding a State Controller Review of the Hacienda Heights comprehensive fiscal analysis (CFA). 

 

The Executive Officer re-distributed to the parties of interest the commission procedures on requesting a State Controller Review.

 

     In addition, Commissioner Knabe requests that the commission address the issue of the CFA and the State Controller Review that the Chief Administrative Office has planned to request. Commissioner Knabe viewed the request as an impediment to allowing the citizens to vote on the incorporation.

Commissioner Knabe inquired whether or not staff was comfortable with the CFA presented to the commission.  The Executive Officer responded in the affirmative with the caveat that the amount of dollars appropriated in the CFA for road funds would be modified in the Executive Officer Report. He further indicated confidence that the State Controller would not find anything of any consequence. 

 

8

   On motion of Commissioner Proo, unanimously carried, the Regular Meeting was adjourned.

 

 

 

                                                                        Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                        LARRY J. CALEMINE

                                    Executive Officer