Monday, September 16, 2024 (10:37 am)
Board of Directors Meeting – September 26, 2024
Board of Directors Meeting
09/26/2024
9:30 a.m.
City of Costa Mesa City Hall Community Room and via Zoom
Agenda
View Approved Minutes
Consent Calendar Item 6:
– View 6A Standard Agreements
– View 6B Rental Agreements
– View 6C Commercial Rental Agreements
– View 6D Concession Rental Agreement
– View 6E Independent Amusement Rental Agreements
– View 6F Merchandise-Service Rental Agreements
– View 6G Platinum Rental Agreements
– View 6H Judging Agreements
– View 6I Active Joint Powers Authority Agreements
– View 6J(i)-6J(xix) Correspondence
Reports and Materials for Governance Process – (Items 9A-9E)
– View Item 9A
– View Item 9B
– View Item 9C
– View Item 9D
– View Item 9E – Committee Reports
– View Item 9E(i) – Leadership
– View Item 9E(ii) –Financial Monitoring & Audit
– View Financial Packet Ending August 31, 2024
– View June- Aug 2024 Check Summary
– View Fair P&L
– View Item 9E(iii) – Facilities
– View Item 9E(v) – Community Affairs
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32nd District Agricultural Association
OC Fair and Event Center
88 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 708-1500
www.ocfair.com
The mission of OCFEC is…
Creating Equitable Community Access To Agriculture, Entertainment, Cultural and Educational Experiences.
NOTICE OF MEETING
32ND District Agriculture Association, OC Fair & Event Center Board of Directors will be holding a regular board meeting on
Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
(Meeting held in-person and via Zoom)
NEW TEMPORARY LOCATION
Community Room – City of Costa Mesa City Hall
77 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(click here for location map and parking instructions)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81162658373?pwd=RmFYQXBNV1dFeFhwMXRXUG1kVmZ5QT09
Meeting ID: 811 6265 8373
Passcode: 2024
Dial in option: 1-669-900-9128
All meeting notices, agendas and materials considered by the Board during the meeting will be available online, in advance of the meeting at:
https://ocfair.com/public-information/public-meetings/
Board of Directors
Nick Kovacevich, Board Chair
Barbara Bagneris, Vice Chair
Newton Pham, Member
Doug La Belle, Member
Natalie Rubalcava-Garcia, Member
Robert Ruiz, Member
Tanya Bilezikjian, Member
Dimetria Jackson, Member
Secretary-Treasurer
Michele Richards
Chief Executive Officer, OCFEC
32nd DAA Counsel
Josh Caplan
Office of the California Attorney General
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Members of the public are encouraged to provide comment to the Board on each agenda item and may suggest items to be placed on the agenda for discussion at the next Board meeting. While the Board values the participation of the public, the Board chair reserves the right to limit the time for public comment to a maximum of three (3) minutes per speaker in order to proceed with the agenda. Public comment must be related to fair jurisdiction and placement of items on a future agenda is within the discretion of the Board.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
All Board meetings must be accessible to the physically disabled. Any person needing a disability-related accommodation or modification in order to attend or participate in any Board or Committee meetings or other Fair activities may request assistance. 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 Guest Experience Supervisor, Thane Hollman at (714) 451-5946, at least five working days prior to the meeting to ensure the proper arrangements can be made.
VIDEO RECORDING NOTICE
Please take notice that this public meeting of the 32nd District Agricultural Association, a California state institution, is being recorded using video recording equipment. Please also take notice that the 32nd District Agricultural Association will release video recordings of its public meetings where required under California law.
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 closed 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…
Creating Equitable Community Access To Agriculture, Entertainment, Cultural and Educational Experiences.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. ROLL CALL
5. MINUTES:
A. Board meeting held June 27, 2024
Action Item
6. CONSENT CALENDAR:
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. 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.
D. Concession Rental Agreements: 24581; 24582
E. Independent Amusement Rental Agreements: 24642; 24643
F. Merchandise-Service Rental Agreements: 24644; 24645; 24646; 24747
G. Platinum Rental Agreements: 24707; 24739; 24738
I. Active Joint Powers Authority Agreements (New): None.
J. Correspondence:
Communications to the Board from members of public related to OCFEC business are identified below and included with the Board materials (available on the OCFEC website). Note that this agenda item includes only those communication(s) that were sent to the entire Board and CEO before the publication of this month’s agenda. The deadline for correspondence to be included on the October 2024 agenda is October 11, 2024.
i. 06/19/24 – Claudia Berglund: Michele Richards response to my email
ii. 06/26/24 – Aileen Anderson: OCF Equestrian Center Contracts
iii. 06/26/24 – Anna-Lisa Larson: Equestrian Center Notices
iv. 06/26/24 Lisa Sabo: Equestrian Contract
v. 06/27/24 – Gretchen Sheppard: Fwd OCFEC Equestrian Center 30 Day Notice to Quit
vi. 06/28/24 – Reggie Mundekis: Favoring Equestrian Boarders Must Stop Immediately
vii. 07/01/24 – Claudia Berglund: Adjustment to Victory at the Fair Invoice
viii. 07/12/24 – Carolyn Beaver: Letter from 32nd DAA re your expired EQC Rental Agreement
ix. 08/05/24 – Macki Hamblin: June, July, August Board
x. 08/06/24 – Carolyn Beaver: Letter
xi. 08/07/24 – Aileen Anderson: June, July and August payments to OCF Equestrian Center
xii. 08/07/24 Sarah Klifa: Board payments and horse welfare
xiii. 08/11/24 Jessica Buehler: Buehler Veterinary Inc Letter to OC Fairgrounds Management
xiv. 08/13/24 – Lara Maxinoski: OCF Equestrian Center
xv. 08/15/24 – Lisa Sabo: Making it clear
xvi. 08/18/24 – Lisa Asbo:: Karime Perez
xvii. 08/20/24 – OC Resident
xviii. 08/26/24 – Christina Topffer: Preserve the OC Fair EQC for Our Community
xix. 09/06/24 – Reggie Mundekis: EQC Holdouts Are Granted Privileges No One Else Has
K. CDFA Correspondence:
Communications to the Board from the California Department of Food & Agriculture Division of Fairs & Expositions regarding relevant topics at Fairs and Expositions.
i. None.
– End of Consent Calendar –
7. CEO’S OPERATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES
8. MATTERS OF PUBLIC COMMENT
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 an agenda item. Speakers are requested to fill out and submit a comment card to the meeting secretary prior to the start of the meeting and are limited to three minutes.
9. GOVERNANCE PROCESS
A. Presentation of Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation by Community Affairs Committee
Information Item
B. 2024 OC Fair Wrap-Up Presentation
Information Item
C. Staff Presentation on Concept for The Ranch and Vote on Whether or Not to Approve
Action Item
D. Board Appointment of Chair and Vice Chair Nominating Committee
Information Item
E. Committee / Ad Hoc Committee / Liaison Report
Information Item
To assure compliance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, Committee reports are only for the purpose of the Committee chair, Ad Hoc Committee members or Liaison to provide a verbal update. Should the Board want to discuss any Committee work item not already on the agenda; those would need to be agendized for a future Board meeting.
i. Leadership Committee (Chair Kovacevich, Committee Chair; Vice Chair Bagneris)
ii. Financial Monitoring and Audit Committee (Director Pham, Committee Chair; Director Bilezikjian)
– View Financial Packet ending August 31, 2024
– View June-August 2024 Check Summary
iii. Facilities Committee (Director Ruiz, Committee Chair; Director Bilezikjian)
iv. Governance Committee (Director La Belle, Committee Chair; Chair Kovacevich) – No Report
v. Community Affairs Committee (Director Rubalcava-Garcia, Committee Chair; Director Jackson)
10. CLOSED SESSION (Closed to the Public)
A. Pending Litigation – The Board will meet in closed session to consult with legal counsel regarding the following pending litigation. [Gov. Code section 11126(e).]
i. To confer with and receive advice from legal counsel regarding potential litigation involving the 32nd District Agricultural Association. Based on existing facts and circumstances, the Board of Directors will decide whether to initiate litigation. (Govt. Code, § 11126, subd. (e).)
ii. To confer with and receive advice from legal counsel regarding potential litigation involving the 32nd District Agricultural Association. Based on existing facts and circumstances, there is significant exposure to litigation against the 32nd District Agricultural Association. (Govt. Code, § 11126, subd. (e).)
iii. To confer with counsel, discuss, and consider the following pending litigation to which the 32nd DAA is a party. B&L Productions, Inc., et al., v. Gavin Newsom, et al., U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Case No. 8:22-cv-01518 (JDEx)
iv. To confer with counsel, discuss, and consider the following pending litigation to which the 32nd DAA is a party. Changing Strides, et al., v. 32nd District Agricultural Association, et. al., Orange County Superior Court, Case No. 30-2024-01421750-CU-WM-WCJ
v. To confer with counsel, discuss, and consider the following pending litigation to which the 32nd DAA is a party. Changing Strides, et al., v. 32nd District Agricultural Association, et. al., Orange County Superior Court, Case No. 30-2024-01423147-CU-OR-CJC
11. UPCOMING EVENTS PREVIEW
12. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MATTERS OF INFORMATION
13. NEXT BOARD MEETING: OCTOBER 24, 2024
14. ADJOURNMENT
Respectfully submitted,
Michele A. Richards
Secretary-Treasurer
Chief Executive Officer, OCFEC Date of notice: 10:35 a.m. September 16, 2024