Sat, Mar 8, 2025·Sacramento County, California·Boards and Commissions

Sacramento LAFCO Meeting: Del Paso Manor Water District Reorganization Approved

Discussion Breakdown

Economic Development50%
Engineering And Infrastructure30%
Community Engagement20%

Summary

Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) Meeting

The Sacramento LAFCO met to discuss and approve the reorganization of Del Paso Manor Water District into Sacramento Suburban Water District. The meeting, chaired by Lisa Kaplan, demonstrated significant progress in addressing long-standing water district management issues.

Opening and Introductions

  • Meeting began with roll call establishing quorum
  • Meeting was live-streamed on Metro Cable Channel 14 and other platforms
  • Public comment procedures outlined, limiting speakers to 2 minutes each

Key Discussion Items

  • Main agenda item: Reorganization of Del Paso Manor Water District (672 acres) into Sacramento Suburban Water District (18,823 acres)
  • Project qualifies for categorical exemption 15320
  • SSWD will maintain separate service area for Del Paso Manor to protect ratepayers
  • Existing non-contract staff will transfer to SSWD

Public Comments

  • Several speakers addressed the commission, including:
    • Current Del Paso Manor board president supporting the combination
    • SSWD General Manager Dan York expressing commitment to service
    • Concerns raised about proposed advisory committee structure

Key Outcomes

  • Commission unanimously approved the reorganization
  • Del Paso Manor will be integrated into SSWD's existing division structure
  • Separate rate structure initially, with eventual goal of unified rates
  • Implementation to begin within 5 working days of recordation

Additional Business

  • Update on LAFCO Executive Officer reclassification to be considered by Board of Supervisors
  • Future projects announced including Airport South development and Hood Franklin annexation
  • Meeting adjourned at 6:10 PM

Meeting Transcript

Good evening. Welcome to tonight's meeting and thank you for coming. My name is Lisa Kaplan. I'm the chair of the Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission, also known as LAFGO. The commissioners are locally elected officials who are designated by their respective home agencies to serve on LAFGO. Our role is to oversee boundary changes of cities and special districts, the formation of new agencies including the incorporation of new cities and districts and the consolidation or reorganization of special districts and or our cities. The broad goals of the commission's directive are to ensure the orderly formation of local government agencies to preserve agriculture and open space lands and to discourage urban sprawl. Commissions must by law create municipal service reviews and update spheres of influence for each jurisdiction for each independent local governmental jurisdiction within their county wide jurisdiction. Our meetings are always open to the public and regularly scheduled. Meetings are shown live on Metro Cable, Channel 14, Webcast Live on the Metro Cable TV website and posted on the county's website comments are welcome. Please complete a speaker slip and return it to the county clerk up here. Time will be limited to two minutes per person to keep the meeting timely and we kindly ask that you address your comments or questions to the commission and not the audience. So with that clerk can we establish a core? Madam Chair. Here. Commissioner little. Here. Commissioner Carter. Here. Commissioner Hume. Present. Commissioner Jones. Present. Commissioner Desmond. Here. Commissioner Prattin. Here. You have a corner. Thank you and could you read the meeting statements? This meeting of the Sacramento local agency formation commission is live and recorded with closed captioning. It is Cablecast on Metro Cable Channel 14, the local government affairs channel on the Comcast and direct TV universe cable systems. It is also live streamed at Metro 14 live dot set county dot gov. Today's meeting replaced Friday, March 7th at 2 p.m. on Metro Cable Channel 14. Once posted the recording of this meeting can be viewed on demand at youtube.com for its last Metro Cable 14. The Sacramento local agency formation commission fosters public engagement during the meeting and encourages public participation, accessibility and use of courteous language. The board does not condone the use of profanity, vulgar language, gestures or other inappropriate behavior including personal attacks or threats towards any meeting participant. A speaker will be given two minutes to make a public comment and are limited to making one comment per agenda or off agenda item. Please be mindful of the public comment procedures to avoid being interrupted or disconnected while making your comment. To make a comment in person please fill out a speaker request form and hand it to the clerk's staff. The chairperson will open public comments for each agenda or off agenda item and direct the clerk to call the name of each speaker. When the clerk calls your name please come to the podium and make your comment. If a speaker is unavailable to make a comment prior to the closing of public comments, the speaker waves their request to speak and the clerk will file the speaker request form in the record. The clerk will manage the timer and allow each speaker two minutes to make a comment. Dial 916-875-2500 and follow the prompts to be placed in a queue for specific agenda or off agenda item which we do not do anymore. You may send written comment by email to boardclurketsetcounty.gov. Your comment will be routed to the board and filed in the record. If you need an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act or for medical or other reasons, please see clerk's staff for assistance or contact the clerk's office at 916-875-5451 or by email at boardclurketsetcounty.gov. Thank you in advance for your courtesy and understanding of the meeting procedures. This concludes your announcement. Thank you Madam Clerk. Commissioner Bretton, could you lead us in the pledge please? Sure can. I pledge literally just to flag the United States of America to the public for which it stands for my nation and your law and your people with liberty and justice. Are there any additional announcements that need to be made before we get moving? No additional. All right. We can now Madam Clerk go to the first agenda item. Madam Chair, the first agenda item is a public comment and we do have a few speaker requests. One for Kathy Lauer. And Madam Clerk, I believe you also received written comments. Can we just add them into the public record as well? Yes, Madam Clerk. Thank you.