The mission of OCFEC is…
CELEBRATION OF ORANGE COUNTY’S
COMMUNITIES, INTERESTS, AGRICULTURE AND HERITAGE
(with results justifying resources expended)

NOTICE OF MEETING

32ND District Agricultural Association
OCFEC Board of Directors
Thursday, November 12, 2009
 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m. – Board Meeting
10 a.m.-2 p.m. – OCFEC Board Planning Session

Administration Building
OC Fair & Event Center
88 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, California

Board of Directors
Kristina Dodge, Board Chair
David Ellis, Vice Chair

        Julie Vandermost, Member                 Gary Hayakawa, Member
          Dale Dykema, Member                     Joyce Tucker, Member
 David Padilla, Member                         Mary Young, Member

Those persons wishing to attend the meeting and who may require special accommodations pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act are requested to contact the office of the 32nd District Agricultural Association (714) 708-1500, at least five working days prior to the meeting to insure the proper arrangements can be made.

At the discretion of the Board of Directors, all items appearing on this Agenda, whether or not expressly listed for action, may be deliberated and may be subject to action by the Board of Directors.  The Board may convene to executive session pursuant to Government Code section 11126, subdivisions (a) and (e) to consider personnel evaluation and/or possible litigation.  Items may not necessarily be taken up in the order shown on this Agenda.

This agenda, and all notices required by the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act are available on the Internet at: www.ocfair.com

AGENDA

1.  CALL TO ORDER
All matters noticed on this agenda, in any category, may be considered for action as listed.  Any item not so noticed may not be considered.  Items listed on this Agenda may be considered in any order, at the discretion of the chairperson.

2.  THE MISSION OF OCFEC IS…Celebration of Orange County’s Communities, Interests, Agriculture and Heritage (with results justifying resources expended).

3.  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.  ROLL CALL (Policy Reference:  4.5.2.B)

5.  MATTERS OF PUBLIC COMMENT - Speakers are requested to sign in prior to the   start of the meeting and are limited to three minutes.  Public comment is allowed on  issues NOT on the current Agenda.  However, no debate by the Board shall be   permitted on such public comments, and no action will be taken on such public  comment items at this time, as law requires formal public notice prior to any action  on a docket item.

Comments will be accepted on Agenda items during the meeting.  Speakers wishing to address the Board on items on the agenda are requested to sign in prior to the start of the meeting and identify the agenda item[s] on which you desire to address the Board. Speakers are limited to three minutes.

6.  CONSENT CALENDAR:  (Policy Reference:  4.3.4)
All matters listed under Consent Calendar are operational matters about which the Board has governing policies, implementation of which is delegated to the CEO.  They will be enacted in one motion by category in the order listed below.  There will be no discussion of these items prior to the time the Board of Directors votes on the motion, unless members of the board, staff or public  request specific items to be discussed separately and/or removed from this section.

Any member of the public who wishes to discuss Consent Calendar items should notify the Chair of the Board, at the time requested and be recognized by invitation of the Chair to address the Board.

MINUTES:

A. Board Meeting held October 22, 2009

AGREEMENTS:

A. Standard Agreements: none.

B.  Amendments: SA-76-08WD

C. Interagency Agreements: none.

D. Rental Agreements: R-175-09; R-176-09; R-177-09; R-178-09; R-179-09

E. Interstate Travel Requests:

i.  Steve Beazley, Doug Lofstrom, Jerome Hoban, Dan Gaines, Lisa Sexton and any or all OCFEC Board members to attend the International Association of Fairs and Expositions convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 30-December 3, 2009.  

-End of Consent Calendar-

7.  GOVERNANCE PROCESS:
 
A.  Approval of 2010 OCFEC Operating Budget
  Action Item

8. 2010 OCFEC BOARD PLANNING SESSION

9. EXECUTIVE SESSION (CLOSED TO PUBLIC)
A)  Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code section 11126(a)(1) the Board of Directors will meet in closed executive session to consider the evaluation of performance of a public employee. (Policy Reference 3.4)

B) Pursuant to provisions of Government Code section 11126(e)(1) the Board of Directors will meet in closed executive session to consider possible litigation involving the 32nd District Agricultural Association/OC Fair & Event Center.

10.    CEO’S OPERATIONAL UPDATE

11.   BOARD OF DIRECTORS MATTERS OF INFORMATION

12. NEXT BOARD MEETING:  TBD

13. ADJOURNMENT

Respectfully submitted,
OC Fair & Event Center
 
Steve Beazley
President & CEO                           Date of notice: 10:40 a.m. November 2, 2009