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Home My WebLink AboutLAFCO Agenda Item # 10 a _ __. R Public Utility District ACTION To: Board of Directors From: Kathleen Neus Date: April 16, 2014 Subject: Consideration of Voting for a Nevada County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) Special District Member 1. WHY THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE BOARD This matter involves casting a ballot for a candidate to serve on the Nevada County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo). 2. HISTORY When a vacancy occurs in the position of a Special District Member on LAFCo, it has been the practice to begin the process of selecting a replacement by asking the boards of the districts to nominate candidates. After the nomination process is completed, the special districts are asked to cast ballots thus electing a person to fill the vacancy. The current position is held by Mr. Jeff Bender. His term ends in May 2014. On January 21, 2014, LAFCo sent a letter requesting nomination for a District Voting Member. The Board was polled and chose not to nominate a member from the TDPUD Board. 3. NEW INFORMATION Deborah Gilcrest, Clerk/Analyst of the Nevada County LAFCo informed the District of the nominations received for the position of the Special District Voting Member position. The letter and candidate bios are included as Attachment 1. There were two nominations for the Special District Member position • Heino Nicolai, Beyers Lane Community Service District, and • Nick Wilcox, Nevada Irrigation District. Timeline: • The ballot must be received in the LAFCo office no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 30, 2014 (Attachment 2); • The votes will be tallied by LAFCo staff in the presence of a witness not affiliated with LAFCo or any nominee, within seven days; and • Results of the election will be sent to each special district and each nominee. 4. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this item. 5. RECOMMENDATION Authorize the Board President to mark the attached ballot in the manner directed by the Board for the election of a Special District Member of the Nevada County LAFCo. Michael D. Holley General Manager Attachment 1 Nevada County LAFCo Local 950 Maidu Avenue Agency Nevada City, CA 95959-8617 Formation Phone 530 265 7180 Commission Fax 530265 9862 E mail lafcona,co.nevada.ca.us Orr the iveb at: 1vii,iv.lr2yltc�vad tccoulztlt,corll/nc/lajj o Richard Anderson county March 18,2014 Jeff Bender Districts Robert Bergman To: Boards of Directors cities Nevada County Independent Special Districts Patrick Flora cities From: Deborah Gilcrest, Clerk/Analyst Kurt Grundel Subject: Election of Regular Special District Member--Ballot Packet Districts Thank you for submitting your nominations for the open District seat on the Paul Norsell,Vice-Chair Public Nevada Local Agency Formation Commission. Enclosed is a ballot showing the names of the two nominated candidates. Their statements of interest are also Hank Weston,Chair cctuat}, enclosed. Both nominations were made by District resolution: Heino Nicolai,Beyers Lane Community Service District Nick Wilcox,Nevada Irrigation District Nate Beason Please remember: The ballot cannot be photocopied--- only the original ballot CcunfyAJternate will be counted. Only the Chair of the District's Board of Directors or an Ed Beckenbach appointed substitute may complete and sign the ballot. (If a substitute is to sign the Districts Alternate ballot, a copy of the resolution appointing him or her must be included with the Josh Susman returned ballot.) Lack of this person's original signature on the ballot will Public Alternate invalidate that district's vote. Lisa Swarthout Cities Alternate The ballot must be received in the LAFCo office no later than the date stated on the ballot: Wednesday,April 30,2014. Ballots received after 5:00 p.m. on that date will be invalid and will not be counted. To assure the vote occurs at your next regularly scheduled meeting,this information is also being sent via email. SR Jones However,please remember--- only the original ballot, signed and returned by the Executive officer deadline,will be counted, P.Scott Browne Finally,the votes will be tallied b LAFCo staff,in the presence of a witness not Legal Counsel y ' affiliated with LAFCo or any nominee, within seven(7) days. Any person who Deborah Gilcrest wishes to witness the tall should call the LAFCo office to learn the date,time and CJw lr/Analyst y place of the tally. Results of the election will be sent to each special district and Kate Duroux each nominee. Assistant Clerk 2 March 18, 2014 Election of Regular Special District Member Ballots must be RECEIVED in the LAFCo office NO LATER THAN 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 30, 2014: Nevada LAFCo 950 Maidu Avenue Nevada City, CA 95959 If you have any questions, comments, or concerns,please call the LAFCo office at 530-265-7180, or send an email to: Deborali.C�ilcrest@,co.nevada,ca.us. Cc: Jeff Bender, current District Commission member Heino Nicolai, current member of Beyers Lane Community Service District Paul Norsell, LAFCo Vice Chairperson---Public member Hank Weston, LAFCo Chairperson--- County member Nick Wilcox, current member of Nevada Irrigation District Board Enc: Election Ballot Candidate bios March 5,2014 Heino Nicolai, Current President Beyers Lane Community Service District Board Member since 1997 Beyers Lane Community Service District(BLCSD) is responsible for the maintenance and improvement of approximately five miles of gravel road serving 62 parcels of which 48 are developed.The majority of road maintenance is accomplished by volunteers with occasional outsourcing of major grading requirements.The organization of brush clearing and pothole filling parties provides the opportunity to meet and develop relationships with neighbors that would otherwise not occur and does,to some extent, form a basis of community. Since September of 1992 we have resided in our home here on Beyers Lane and I have served on the Board of BLCSD as a member or officer for approximately 18 years.Although BLCSD is a small district (both in physical size and budget), I/we have had our share of experiences and challenges. From the typical financial constraints associated with any organization,to property line disputes(requiring mediation skills), to law enforcement involvements, personal injury, legal actions and negotiations with - --— NOD-on-c-a-naa-r-epait--s—there-have-been-many leafing o�pot un�#ies associated with-nab tenure can Board of of BLCSD. Bio for Nick Wilcox Nick Wilcox was elected to the Nevada Irrigation District Board in November 2008 representing Penn Valley, Rough and Ready and parts of greater Grass Valley. He serves on numerous NID committees, including the Engineering Committee and the Water and Hydroelectric Operations Committee. He brings wide experience in the water industry to his elected position. He worked for many years for a local engineering firm (Cranmer Engineering) as an environmental chemist. He is now retired from the State Water Resources Control Board where he was a supervising Environmental 861entist in`Wo'Division of Water Rights, working on Bay/Delta water quality issues. Nick Wilcox 14514 Bald Mountain Road Penn Valley,CA 95946 (530)432-2171 March 13,2014 Truckee Donner Public Utility District 11570 Donner Pass Rd. Truckee, CA 96161 Dear Truckee Donner Public Utility District Directors, I write to introduce myself to you as a candidate for one of the special district positions on the LAFCo Commission. I am currently a Director of the Nevada hrrigation District representing portions of western Nevada County, including Penn Valley, Lake Wildwood, Rough and Ready and parts.of greater Grass Valley. I have served in this capacity since 2008 and find the work both interesting,and challenging. I have been involved with water issues for most of my professional career. I worked with Crammer Engineering in Grass Valley for many years as Director of the Water Analysis Laboratory, providing analytical services to many of the special districts that belong to Nevada County LAFCo. After leaving Cranmer, I took a position with State Water Resources Control Board in the Division of Water Rights,where I dealt with state-wide water quality issues. I ultimately became chief of the Bay-Delta program.where I gained a detailed knowledge of water districts throughout the entire state and an appreciation of the complex political issues around water. My experience has been useful on the NID Board and I trust that it would be useful to LAFCo as well. Accordingly, I ask.for your support of my candidacy for the-LAFCo commission. As a commissioner,.I pledge to support the interests of Special Districts,both large and small and on both sides of Donner Summit. I you would like to get to know me further and discuss issues, I may be reached at (530) 432-2171. If you would like to meet personally, I am happy to do that as well. I look forward to representing you as a special district representative on the LAFCo Commission.. Sincerely, Attachment 2 LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION OF NEVADA COUNTY Special District Member (Term to expire in May 2018) Election Ballot 2014 Vote for one(1)candidate TRUCKEE-DONNIJR PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT Heino Nicolai,Beyers Lane Community Service District Nominated by: Beyers Lane Community Service District Nick Wilcox,Nevada Irrigation District Nominated by; Nevada Irrigation District Chair of the Board of Directors Signature Printed Name Must be received by LAFCo no later than April 30, 2014