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C. 28

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David Twa, County Administrator
Date:	December 5, 2017

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Subject:

Reclamation District 2122 (Winter Island)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/05/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Emlyn Struthers 925.335.1919

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 5, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPOINT in lieu of election Doug Rischbieter, Katie Wadsworth, and Otome Lindsey to serve on the Board of Trustees of Reclamation District 2122 (Winter Island), for a term of four years, four years, and two years, respectively, as listed below:
Doug Rischbieter: 4-year term

Katie Wadsworth: 4-year term

Otome Lindsey: 2-year term

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

The Board of Supervisors has received correspondence from the Gallery & Barton, a professional law corporation representing Reclamation District Number 2122 (Winter Island). On behalf of the Reclamation District, Jesse Barton has respectfully requested that the Board of Supervisors make the appointments in lieu of elections. The appointments will fill three open seats on the Reclamation District’s Board of Trustees.

Correspondence from the firm specifies that the District received only three nominations for three open seats, and that all applications were filed by the incumbents. The District received no petitions from landowners requesting that an election be held, and indicates that they have published notice that the election was canceled, consistent with Water Code section 50741. Pursuant to Water Code Section 50741-50721, Reclamation District 2122 requests that the three incumbents be appointed to additional terms. In addition, in order to preserve staggered terms consistent with Water Code section 5062, the District requests a two-year term of appointment for Otome Lindsey, instead of the typical four-year term.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The proposed nominee to the Board of Trustees for Reclamation District No. 2122 would not be approved, and the District’s Board of Trustees would be unable to conduct business.