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Item 19.a.
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Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
April 5, 2018
TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FROM: KATIE YOUNG, SECRETARY OF THE DISTRICT
SUBJECT: PROVIDE VOTING DIRECTION ON HOW TO CAST THE DISTRICT'S
VOTES FOR BOTH THE REGULAR AND ALTERNATE SPECIAL DISTRICT
SEATS UP FOR REELECTION ON THE CONTRA COSTA LOCAL AREA
FORMATION COMMISSION (LAFCO)
Two special district seats on the Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) are up for
reelection: the regular seat held by Igor Skaredoff (Contra Costa Resource Conservation District), and
the alternate seat currently held by Commissioner Stan Caldwell (Mt. View Sanitary District). Both terms
expire in May 2018 and both members are seeking re-appointment.
The 2018 election is scheduled for April 16, 2018 and will be conducted by mail and email. Ballots must
be received by 5:00 p.m. on election day. Information from LAFCO as to special district voting delegates and
the nominees for the seats up for reelection is attached.
LAFCO sought nominations to fill the seats and received three nominations for the two seats. Incumbents
Igor Skareoff and Stan Caldwell have been nominated for the seats they currently hold. Lee Mason has
been nominated by the Los Medanos Community Healthcare District board for the alternate seat. Thus,
Mr. Mason is running against Stan Caldwell. Stan Caldwell has provided a candidate statement, a copy of
which is attached. The term of office for both seats is four years, until May 2022.
The Board is now being asked to provide direction to the voting delegate (Member McGill) and alternate
delegate (Member Williams) on how to cast the District's vote for both the regular seat and the alternate seat.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 02-09-18 Email from LAFCO announcing upcoming election, call for nominations, etc.
2. 03-12-18 Letter from LAFCO regarding 2018 Election for LAFCO Special District Seats
3. Candidate Statement- Stan Caldwell
April 5, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 158 of 164
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Katie Young
From: Kate Sibley <Kate.Sibley@lafco.cccounty.us>
Sent: Friday, February 9, 2018 12:46 PM
Cc: Lou Ann Texeira
Subject: FW: IMPORTANT REMINDER - Special District Vacancies on LAFCO, Final Call for Nominations and
for Names of Voting Delegates
Greetings,
In January 2018, Contra Costa LAFCO issued a call for nominations and names of voting delegates. The
seats of one regular special district member (Igor Skaredoff) and the alternate special district member
(Stan Caldwell) will expire in May 2018. The current members are seeking reappointment to LAFCO.
March St" is the deadline for nominations and for submitting the names of your district's voting
delegate. The election will be conducted by mail. We need a quorum of the 44 independent special
districts to vote in order to conduct the election. To date, we have received nine (9) responses from
districts providing their voting delegates - we need a minimum of 23 to hold the election.
Following the nomination deadline, we will transmit a list of the nominees and ballots.
PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH PRESIDING OFFICERS AND OTHERS AS NECESSARY.
Feel free to contact the LAFCO office if you have any questions.
Contra Costa LAFCO
651 Pine Street, 6th Floor
Martinez, CA 94553
925-335-1094
Kate Sibley
Lou Ann Texeira
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April 5, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 159 of 164
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CONTRA COSTA LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
651 Pine Street,Sixth Floor • Martinez,CA 94553-1229
e-mail: LouAnn.Texeira@lafco.eccounty.us
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(925)335-1094 • (925)335-1031 FAX
March 12, 2018
TO: Presiding Officer or Designated District Voting Deleg to
FROM: Lou Ann Texeira, LAFCO Executive Officer '
SUBJECT: 2018 Election for LAFCO Special District Seats
In January 2018, LAFCO staff announced two Special District vacancies on LAFCO in conjunction
with the expiring terms of Commissioner Skaredoff(Regular Member) and Commissioner Caldwell
(Alternate Member). At that time, LAFCO also called for nominations and the names of district voting
delegates.
The deadline for submitting nominations was March 5, 2018. Both incumbents are seeking
reappointment to LAFCO; and there is one additional candidate for the Alternate Member seat— Lee
Mason with the Los Medanos Community Healthcare District.
The Independent Special District Selection Committee (ISDSC), consisting of the presiding officer (or
his/her designee) of the legislative body of each independent special district, appoints the special
district members of LAFCO. In lieu of a meeting to conduction the election, we are conducting the
election by mail and email. Your district is receiving this message and ballot via email and U.S. Mail.
The LAFCO Executive Officer may conduct the election by mail if it is determined that a meeting of
the ISDSC is not feasible. Given previous attempts to attain a quorum in prior elections, the LAFCO
Executive Officer polled the districts in 2016 to ask if there was any objection to conducting the
elections by mail —no objections were received. Thus, the 2018 election will be conducted by mail and
email.
Enclosed is the official ballot and list of presiding officers or voting delegates received to date. If
your district has not yet provided the name of your presiding officer or voting delegate (must be a
board member), please do so as soon as possible.
We ask that each district complete and return its signed ballot to Contra Costa LAFCO office either by
email or U.S. Mail (see address above). In order to complete the 2018 election process, we must
receive completed ballots from a majority of the districts (at least 23) no later than April 16th. If a
majority of ballots is not received by April 16th, a further extension of this election may be required.
This is a time sensitive matter and we ask that you forward this information including the
attachments to your presiding officer or voting delegate at your earliest convenience.
Please contact the LAFCO office if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you
for your attention to this matter.
April 5, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 160 of 164
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INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICT SELECTION COMMITTEE 2018
DISTRICT NAME TITLE CONF. ALTERNATE
ALAMO-LAFAYETTE CEMETERY DIST Nancy J. Flood Chair x Carolyn Thiessen,
AMBROSE REC&PARK DIST Trina Hudson Chair x Mae Torlakson,Bd
Member
B-B-K-U CEMETERY DIST Barbara Guise Chair x
BETHEL ISLAND MID
BYRON SANITARY DISTRICT
CASTLE ROCK COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DIST Mike McGill Board Member x Dave Williams,Board
CONTRA COSTA MOSQUITO&VECTOR CONTROL (after 3/12)
CONTRA COSTA RESOURCE CON DIST Igor Skaredoff President x
CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT John Burgh Director x
CROCKETT COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT Luigi Barassi President x Kent Peterson,VP
DIABLO CSD
DIABLO WATER DISTRICT Edward Garcia Presiding Officer x
TOWN OF DISCOVERY BAY CSD Kevin Graves President x Bill Mayer,Director
EAST CONTRA COSTA IRRIGATION DIST
GREEN VALLEY REC&PARK DIST
IRONHOUSE SANITARY DIST Dawn Morrow Board Member x
KENSINGTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT Janice Kosel President x Laurence Nagel,VP
KENSINGTON POLICE PROT&CSD Christopher Deppe Board Member x
TOWN OF KNIGHTSEN CSD
LOS MEDANOS COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE DIST
MORAGA-ORINDA FIRE DIST Steve Anderson Board Member,LAFCO x Brad Barber,President
Liaison
MT.VIEW SANITARY DIST Brian Danley President x
PLEASANT HILL REC&PARK DIST Bobby Glover Board Chair x
RECLAMATION DIST(RD)799
RD 800 Tom Judge Trustee x
RD 830 Chad Davisson Board Member x
RD 2024 Don Wagenet President x John Jackson,Trustee
RD 2025 David Forkel Chairman x
RD 2026 David Forkel Chairman x
RD 2059
RD 2065 Coleman Foley President x Thomas E.Baldocchi Sr.
Thomas E.Baldocchi Jr.
RD 2090
RD 2117 Joyce Speckman Trustee x Sandra Speckman Kiefer,
Trustee
RD 2121
RD 2122
RD 2137
RODEO-HERCULES FIRE PROTECTION DIST (after 3/14)
RODEO SANITARY DISTRICT
ROLLINGWOOD-WILART PARK REC&PARK DIST
SAN RAMON VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DIST Matt Stamey President x
STEGE SANITARY DISTRICT Dwight Merrill President x
WEST CONTRA COSTA HEALTHCARE
WEST COUNTY WASTEWATER DIST Sherry Stanley Board Member x David Alvarado,VP
April 5, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 161 of 164
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INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICTS SELECTION COMMITTEE
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
March 9, 2018
OFFICIAL BALLOT
Election of REGULAR Special District Member for a term of office on
LAFCO to May 2022
Vote for one:
❑ Igor Skaredoff
(Contra Costa Resource Conservation District)
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Election of ALTERNATE Special District Member for a term of office on
LAFCO to May 2022
Vote for one:
Stan Caldwell
(Mt. View Sanitary District)
Lee Mason
(Los Medanos Community Healthcare District)
Name of Voting District:
Name of Voting Member:
(please print)
Signature of Voting Member:
April 5, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 162 of 164
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Candidate Statement from Stan Caldwell
Greetings,
Just wanted to let you know that to date, LAFCO has received two nominations for the special district
alternate seat on LAFCO. The ballot will be mailed out on March 12th.And the deadline for returning
ballots is April 16th.
The two Alternate Members running for election are Lee Mason, Los Medanos Community Healthcare
District, and I Stan Caldwell, Mt.View Sanitary District.
I have enjoyed serving on LAFCO and would like to retain my seat.
Stanley Caldwell candidate for the LAFCO Special District Alternate Seat
Background information about Stanley Caldwell and history with Mt.View Sanitary District(MVSD):
I am proud of the pioneering efforts the Mt. View Sanitary District has taken to help improve the way
the industry's treats and reclaims its wastewater. The District was the first in the entire West Coast to
develop and use secondary treated wastewater for the creation and enhancement of wetlands.This was
complimented by the District becoming the first publicly owned treatment works (POTW) in Northern
California to use ultraviolet disinfection full scale, eliminating the use of all gaseous chemicals and their
byproducts.) have been a board member since December 1993 (Elected November 1993).
During my tenure as a board member we have effectively communicated to constituents via our
newsletter and web site.
I am a dedicated and active board member. I have served several times as the board president. I
enhance my ability to serve as director by being an active participant at California Association of
Sanitation Agencies (CASA) and the California Special District Association (CSDA). In 2006 1 began serving
on the following two committees for the California Special Districts Association; Membership &
Recruitment Committee and the Fiscal Committee. I am the current MVSD representative to Local
Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO). I have also been active in the Contra Costa County Chapter
Special Districts Association.
I am firmly committed to upgrading essential facilities as required to improve reliability and at the same
time protect public health and the environment.
California Special Districts Association, Bay Area Network, Seat C
It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve the California Special Districts Association (CSDA)
membership as Bay Area Network Director. I have been active and involved in CSDA activities. I have
served on the Member Services Committee & Professional Development Committee. I am also a past
CSDA President(2013).
Contra Costa County has an affiliated CSDA chapter,the Contra Costa Special Districts Association
(CCSDA) of which I have been active participant currently service as chapter president and as the current
Newsletter Editor.
April 5, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 163 of 164
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1 am retired and I have the time, and the commitment required to continue to serve as a director. I have
faithfully and diligently served within my local community. I am a dedicated active board member of Mt.
View Sanitary District (MVSD) and having served several times as the board president. . By being an
active participant at the California Association of Sanitation Agencies and the CSDA, I enhance my ability
to serve in a director position.
Special district alternate to the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) in Contra Costa County.
I currently serve as the special district alternate to the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) in
Contra Costa County. If re-elected I would continue to provide the leadership that makes LAFCO a
success. I will apply my experience, commitment, and leadership,to be effective, efficient, and
responsive to special district needs.
Please consider me for the upcoming election for special district alternate where I will continue to bring
my experience and dedication of special districts to LAFCO.
Thank you for your consideration,
Stanley R. Caldwell
California Special Districts Association, Bay Area Network, Director
Mt.View Sanitary District Board Member
Contra Costa Special Districts Association president
Special District Alternate LAFCO
April 5, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 164 of 164