TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
ATTENTION: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
FROM: Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Consideration and possible action to reappoint Council Member Sonny R. Santa Ines as Trustee to represent Bellflower on the Board of Trustees of the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District.
DATE: October 14, 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On October 12, 2020, the City Council reappointed Council Member Sonny R. Santa Ines to serve a four-year term on the Board of Trustees of the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District. The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District has requested that the City Council make an appointment for a new two- or four-year term commencing at noon on January 6, 2025.
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
1) Reappoint Council Member Sonny R. Santa Ines for a four-year term; or
2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
BACKGROUND
Council Member Sonny R. Santa Ines has been Bellflower’s Trustee to the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District since September 12, 2016, after the unexpected passing of former Trustee Ray T. Smith. Council Member Santa Ines has expressed an interest to continue to serve in that capacity.
Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 2022 et seq., each appointee is required to be an elector and resident of the city of the appointing body and is to represent the interests of the residents, property owners, and the public as a whole, and not solely the interests of the appointing body. Once appointed, the representative will serve until the expiration of his/her term unless he/she resigns, vacates the office due to absences, or is no longer a voter and resident within the city of the appointing body.
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Staff Report – Appointment to Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District October 14, 2024
BACKGROUND – Continued
Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District Trustees meet at 7:00 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at 12545 Florence Avenue, Santa Fe Springs, and receive a $100 travel stipend per month to attend the meetings. Trustees are required to complete ethics training every two years and are subject to the Political Reform Act; as such, Trustees are required to file Statements of Economic Interests. There are no provisions for the appointment of an “alternate.”
ATTACHMENTS
Correspondence from Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District ................... 3 Health and Safety Code Sections 2020 – 2030 Control District ..................................... 4
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PRESIDENT
Marilyn Sanabria, Huntington Park
VICE PRESIDENT
Ali Saleh, Bell
GREATER LOS ANGELES COUNTY
VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT
12545 Florence Avenue, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Office (562) 944-9656 Fax (562) 944-7976
Email: [email protected] Website: www.GLAmos uit0.or
GENERAL MANAGER
Susanne Kluh RECEIVED
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Melissa Ramoso, Artesia
BELL GARDENS
Pedro Aceituno
BELLFLOWER
Sonny R. Santa Ines
BURBANK
Dr. Jefi" D. Wassem
CARSON
Jim Dear
CERRITOS
Mark W. Bollman
COMMERCE
Kevin Lainez
CUDAHY
Daisy Lomeli
DIAMOND BAR
Ruth M. Low
DOWNEY
Dorothy Pemberton
GARDENA
Paulette C. Francis
GLENDALE
Steve Ryfie
HAWAIIAN GARDENS
Luis Roa
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE
Leonard Pieroni
LA HABRA HEIGHTS
Catherine Houwen
LAKEWOOD
Steve Crofi‘
LA MIRADA
Matthew Wight
LONG BEACH
Emily Holman
LOS ANGELES CITY
Steven Appleton
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Steven A. Goldsworthy
LYNWOOD
Rita Soto
MAYWOOD
Heber Marquez
MONTEBELLO
Avik Cordeiro
NORWALK
Margarita L. Rios
PARAMOUNT
Isabel Aguayo
PICO RIVERA
Gustavo V. Camacho
SAN FERNANDO
sylvia Ballin
SAN MARINO
Howard Brody
SANTA CLARITA
Heidi Heinrich
SANTA FE SPRINGS
William K. Rounds
SIGNAL HILL
Robert D. Copeland
SOUTH EL MONTE
Hector Delgado
SOUTH GATE
Maria del Pilar Avalos
VERNON
Leticia Lopez
WHITTIER
Mary Ann Pacheco
SEP 3!] 202’. September 25, 2024
M1; Ryan Smoot CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE
City Manager
16600 Civic Center Drive
Bellflower, CA 90706 p
Re: Appointment/Re momment of Representanveapthe Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District Board ct Trustees .
Dear‘e. Smoot:
This Correspondence is to inform you that the term of office for Trustee Sonny Santa Ines as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District will expire on January 6,2025; Pursuant to Section 2024 of the State Health and Safety Code (SHSC) governing the dates of term of office of members appointed to the Board of Trustees, the City Council may consider reappointing Trustee Santa Ines or appointing a new trustee for a 2- or 4-year term of office, commencing at noon on the first Monday of January (i.e., January 6, 2025). Please note, per the State Health and Safety Code, representatives must be appointed to serve a full 2 or a 4-year term commencing On January 6, 2025 and should not be appointed on a yearly basis. Furthermore, the District does not accept or recognize the appointment of alternate representatives.
Please review all subsections of the SHSC 2022 (i.e., a—e) enclosed. Subsections a and b require that each person appointed by a board of supervisors, or by a city council shall be a voter and resident within the respective county or city of the appointing body. Section 2022 (c) incorporates language that clarifies the issue over the doctrine of Incompatibility of Office, exempting and enabling an appointee who holds elected offices to also simultaneously serve on the District’s Board of Trustees. Trustees represent the mission and interests of the District at large rather than the individual interests of the appointing body. Once appointed, the representative cannot be removed at—will by the appointing city or county. The representative will serve until the expiration of his/her term unless he/she resigns, vacates the office due to absences, or is no longer a voter and resident within the respective county or city of the appointing body.
Representatives are expected to attend the district’s general board meetings held monthly on the 2nd Thursday of the month.
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 1770(g), the Trustee’s seat will be considered abandoned if the person holding the office ceases to discharge the duties of that office for a period of three consecutive months, except when prevented by sickness or specified excuses. Please make your appointment/reappointment prior to January 6, 2025, as stipulated in the SHSC.
A CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY
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4 Should you have any questions regarding this appointment, please contact Araceli Hernandez or Maria Weinbaum at 562-944-9656 ext. 504 or e-mail at ahernandez@GLAmosquitoorg.
Sincerely,
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Susanne Kluh
General Manager
Enclosure: Sections 2022 & 2024 of the SHSC
cc: Mr. Sonny Santa Ines
Ms. Mayra Ochiqui
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(a) Each person appointed by a board of supervisors to be a member of a board of trustees shall be a voter in that county and a resident of that portion of the county that is within the district.
(b) Each person appointed by a city council to be a member of a board of trustees shall be a voter in that city and a resident of that portion of the city that is within the district.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law including the common law doctrine that precludes the simultaneous holding of incompatible offices, a member of a city council may be appointed and may serve as a member of a board of trustees if that person also meets the other applicable qualifications of this chapter. (d) It is the intent of the Legislature that persons appointed to boards of trustees have experience, training, and education in fields that will assist in the governance of the districts.
(e) All trustees shall exercise their independent judgment on behalf of the interests of the residents, property owners, and the public as a whole in furthering the purposes and intent of this chapter. The trustees shall represent the interests of the public as a whole and not solely the interests of the board of supervisors or the city council that appointed them.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Eflectivejanuary 1, 2003.) (a) Except as provided in Section 2023, the term of office for a member of the board of trustees shall be for a term of two or four years, at the discretion of the appointing authority. Terms of office commence at noon on the first Monday in January.
(b) Any vacancy in the office of a member appointed to a board of trustees shall be filled pursuant to Section 1779 of the Government Code. Any person appointed to fill a vacant office shall fill the balance of the unexpired term. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch, 395, Sec. 6. Efl’ectivejanuary 1, 2003.]
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(c) Upon adoption of a resolution pursuant to subdivision (b), the city council or board of supervisors shall forward a copy of the resolution to the local agency formation commssion. If a majority of the legislative bodies that include the city councils in, and the Board of Supervisors of, the County of San Mateo adopt a resolution, the local agency formation commission shall adopt procedures for the reorganization of the board of trustees and notify the San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District and the city selection commttee in the County of San Mateo.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 288, Sec. 1. (AB 1362) Effective January 1, 2017.) 2022. (a) Each person appointed by a board of supervisors to be a member of a board of trustees shall be a voter in that county and a resident of that portion of the county that is within the district. (b) Each person appointed by a city council to be a member of a board of trustees shall be a voter in that city and a resident of that portion of the city that is within the district. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law including the common law doctrine that precludes the simultaneous holding of incompatible offices, a member of a city council may be appointed and may serve as a member of a board of trustees if that person also meets the other applicable qualifications of this chapter. (d) It is the intent of the Legislature that persons appointed to boards of trustees have experience, training, and education in fields that will assist in the governance of the districts. (e) All trustees shall exercise their independent judgment on behalf of the interests of the residents, property owners, and the public as a whole in furthering the purposes and intent of this chapter. The trustees shall represent the interests of the public as a whole and not solely the interests of the board of supervisors or the city council that appointed them.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.) 2023. (a) The initial board of trustees of a district formed on or after January 1, 2003, shall be determined pursuant to this section.
(b) The persons appointed to the initial board of trustees shall meet on the first Monday after 45 days after the effective date of the formation of the district.
(c) At the first meeting of the initial board of trustees, the trustees shall classify themselves by lot into two classes, as nearly equal as possible. The term of office of the class having the greater number shall expire at noon on the first Monday in January that is closest to the second year from the appointments made pursuant to Section 2021.
The term of office of the class having the lesser number shall expire at noon on the first Monday in January that is closest to the first year from the appointments made pursuant to Section 2021. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.) 2024. (a) Except as provided in Section 2023, the term of office for a member of the board of trustees shall be for a term of two or four years, at the discretion of the appointing authority. Terms of office commerce at noon on the first Monday in January.
(b) Any vacancy in the office of a member appointed to a board of trustees shall be filled pursuant to Section 1779 of the Government Code. Any person appointed to fill a vacant office shall fill the balance of the unexpired term. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.) 2025. (a) Under no circumstances shall a board of trustees consist of less than five members. Except as provided in Section 2026, the number of members who represent the unincorporated territory of a county may not exceed five members.
(b) A board of trustees may adopt a resolution requesting the board of supervisors of any county that contains territory within the district to increase or decrease the number of members of the board of trustees who represent the unincorporated territory of that county within the district. The resolution shall specify the number of members and the areas of the unincorporated territory for which the board of trustees requests the increase or decrease. (c) Within 60 days of receiving a resolution adopted pursuant to subdivision (b), the board of supervisors shall order the increase or decrease in the number of members of the board of trustees, consistent with the board of trustees' resolution.
(d) If the board of supervisors orders an increase in the number of members of the board of trustees, the board of supervisors shall appoint a person or persons to the board of trustees and specify their term of office, consistent with the requirements of this chapter. If the board of supervisors orders a decrease in the number of members of https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=HSC&division=3.&title=&part=&chapter=1.&article=3 . 2/4
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the board of trustees, the board of supervisors shall designate the trustee or trustees whose office shall be eliminated at the termination of the trustee's current term of office. Any trustee whose office is designated to be eliminated shall continue to serve until his or her term of office expires. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.) 2026. (a) A local agency formation commission, in approving either a consolidation of districts or the reorganization of two more districts into a single district, may, pursuant to subdivisions (k) and (n) of Section 56886 of the Government Code, change the number of members on the board of trustees of the consolidated or reorganized district, provided that the resulting number of trustees shall be an odd number but not less than five. (b) Upon the expiration of the terms of the members of the board of trustees of the consolidated or reorganized district whose terms first expire following the effective date of the consolidation or reorganization, the total number of members on the board of trustees shall be reduced until the number equals the number of members determined by the local agency formation commission.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 2024, in the event of a vacancy on the board of trustees of the consolidated or reorganized district at a time when the number of members of the board of trustees is greater than the number determined by the local agency formation commission, the vacancy shall not be filled and the membership of the board of trustees shall be reduced by one member. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.) 2027. (a) At the first meeting of the initial board of trustees of a newly formed district, and in the case of an existing district at the first meeting in January every year or every other year, the board of trustees shall elect its officers.
(b) The officers of a board of trustees are a president and a secretary. The president shall be a trustee. The secretary may be either a trustee or a district employee. A board of trustees may create additional officers and elect members to those positions. No trustee shall hold more than one office. (c) Except as provided in Section 2077, the county treasurer of the principal county shall act as the district treasurer. The county treasurer shall receive no compensation for the receipt and disbursement of money of the district.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.) 2028. A board of trustees shall meet at least once every three months. Meetings of the board of trustees are subject to the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act, Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.) 2029. (a) A majority of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided to the contrary in this chapter, a recorded vote of a majority of those trustees present and voting is required on each action. (c) The board of trustees shall act only by ordinance, resolution, or motion. (d) The board of trustees shall keep a record of all of its acts, including financial transactions. (e) The board of trustees shall adopt rules for its proceedings. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.) 2030. (a) The members of the board of trustees shall serve without compensation. (b) The members of the board of trustees may receive their actual and necessary traveling and incidental expenses incurred while on official business. In lieu of paying for actual expenses, the board of trustees may by resolution provide for the allowance and payment to each trustee a sum not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per month for expenses incurred while on official business. A trustee may waive the payments permitted by this subdivision. (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the secretary of the board of trustees may receive compensation in an amount determined by the board of trustees.
(d) Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 700, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2006.) https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=HSC&division=3.&title=&part=&chapter=1.&article=3 . 3/4
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