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When the board returned to open session, District Counsel Jamie reported the closed-session outcome: a discussion occurred and the board gave direction to general counsel to draft an amendment to the general manager’s contract. Counsel said the draft amendment will be presented to the board at a future meeting.

No additional details about the proposed contract amendment were disclosed in open session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","IVCSD Board of Directors — 2025-05-27","oneSentenceSummary","Following a closed-session review of the general manager’s annual performance and salary, the Isla Vista CSD board provided direction to district counsel to draft an amendment to the general manager’s contract for consideration at a future meeting.","taxTitle","Isla Vista, Santa Barbara County, California","taxId",71931,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6224016,"Isla Vista CSD reviews internal operations report, flags insurance and revenue work",629,2171000,2800000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3556446-4f3864a169631891e3d4dfad48eebb28&start=2171&end=2800","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3556446-4f3864a169631891e3d4dfad48eebb28/thumbnail_2171000.jpg","/articles/6224016/Isla-Vista/Santa-Barbara-County/California/Isla-Vista-CSD-reviews-internal-operations-report-flags-insurance-and-revenue-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6224016-b4efbbc9a5eedb2638affbc5680a171c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775630359&Signature=bcHX~p28f5AyuFA7kr1ePxT6eVjOWoCN~B2wG1SWVwfUrGvo~58lOQ7hfXIVMkuS6LC7nqKsm5qKVH762mKyfMzJmzIkIG09NtNqAG5znhN4j12WWd0dmL23A0W0r5heGAb3gk1yl9yo7DeZ2rterS8qr-6wfLGDtNct~PHbcJma-l4QhG4yaXz577BV2BX8~xf2xS6lm3Ot2m5QNKlEzCiLsEjx~OtBkh665vQpIq1RW1s3vkEUACdlYGU9Uf56LK9K5TERNu997vPzhi~vHHixR6e3M7G8QWVEl1dNUU7iqFJoID6MmV8RRgstLGDAsn437CozMJzuQQQIoGO7zw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Staff presented the Isla Vista Community Services District internal operations annual report and discussed administrative costs, insurance and a pending utility-user-tax (UUT) audit.

Acting staff and General Manager Jonathan summarized work completed this year: a program-impact measurement method, routine LAFCO review, updated policies and procedures, a restructured rental housing mediation program and a new internal roles/response plan for communications during emergencies. The report noted annual program software and services expenditures (Zoom, Trello, Adobe Pro, internet) and new reporting on general liability and workers’ compensation insurance costs.

Jonathan and staff explained that general liability insurance ($55,000 reported) and workers’ compensation ($16,000 reported) have risen, in part because premiums are calculated based on total payroll. As the district has added staff and adjusted wages, the insurance costs have increased. Staff said discounts exist but require additional administrative steps to qualify.

The report included a staff-time breakdown that shows operations and project work (notably the parking project) and team management responsibilities; staff said they are tracking meetings and plan to report more detailed internal vs. external meeting breakdowns in future reports. The board discussed external engagement, meeting load and the balance between staff attending external meetings and doing program implementation.

On revenue and audit work, staff outlined plans to explore revenue measures and to complete a UUT audit focused on electricity (Edison) and gas collections. The audit aims to explain why district collections have not matched expected increases tied to rate changes. Staff said they have statutory authority to request required data and had set and extended deadlines while awaiting responses.

Board members emphasized revenue exploration as a high priority during the current budget season and asked staff to pursue options. There was no formal board action recorded on revenue measures during the meeting.","Board members received an internal operations annual report covering program metrics, insurance costs, workers' compensation, staffing time breakdowns and a planned audit of utility-tax collections; staff said rising payroll has increased insurance costs and proposed exploring new revenue options.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6224021,"Edible Campus reports thousands engaged, requests $35,000 for 2025–26 garden operations",278,438000,716000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3556446-4f3864a169631891e3d4dfad48eebb28&start=438&end=716","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3556446-4f3864a169631891e3d4dfad48eebb28/thumbnail_438000.jpg","/articles/6224021/Isla-Vista/Santa-Barbara-County/California/Edible-Campus-reports-thousands-engaged-requests-35000-for-202526-garden-operations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6224021-a736395ebf1cf54190052303c49e7592/orig.mp4?Expires=1775630359&Signature=EgZ0mwHXDgQMAWgcLKEppbR~s8-4-VapWRFRr2GXiXLooDK0cpV4y8yDHGhQalIoQwjZASDpnsVG4FLyGQDvPCYc4RrBLFXOpBDAGFTUEbYx1ZhQf31bxOofoCvnpnxB0pY~mD2Gv-Bq0elR8bal2X9v0iA54A3XUF4I3cGh~5T5WnnQ-EQmkQPGWXnAzVlOmXySNeusxqZT8ea9IymMIfP5mBC37UfhduzoaATChmen-mxfJJg4y8rXG~AT59Vyzakg31UIwY3IUCJPiRGH4r9dnsh02t5E5a2jgXHCjGt5XCpI0W-uAHN0ofG7T7BvzXYGOgItFodUt2PbXIF7xg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Katie Maynard, director of student sustainability initiatives and advisor for the Edible Campus Program, presented the Isla Vista Community Garden annual report and a budget request to the board.

Maynard told the board the program works in partnership with the United Methodist Community Church, the Ivy Community Center and the Isla Vista Community Services District to operate two funded garden sites in Isla Vista (Methodist and Ivy Community Center) and to support other gardens on campus and in the neighborhood. \"I feel very grateful to hold my current internship position because I feel like it has very meaningful impact on the community,\" intern Lucinda Zhang said during introductions.

Maynard reported the program’s metrics for the year: 6,949 students were reached through class announcements, the team engaged 3,415 community members through workshops, volunteer events and block parties, mobilized 1,070 volunteers, hosted 330 events, and identified 34 nonstudent community members reached via workshops (the presentation separated student contact numbers from nonstudent engagement).

Maynard described a weeklong community campaign backed by a Habitat for Humanity grant that included garden renovations, cleanup events with IV Beautiful and Adopt-a-Block, mural projects, compost infrastructure work with the Compost Collective and intergenerational events at Friendship Manor; the campaign drew about 300 volunteers across the week and ran multiple events per day for roughly a 10-day window.

On the budget, Maynard told the board the program closed last year with staffing and supply expenditures near budgeted levels: staffing was budgeted at $21,120 and spending reported at $19,806 (pending May/June wages), supplies were budgeted at $8,080 and spent $8,349.36, and water was budgeted at $800 and spent $1,094. For 2025–26 the program requested $35,000 from the district (the current appropriation is $30,000). Maynard said the request is driven by minimum-wage increases and some revised job descriptions that raised projected hourly wages, not by increasing intern hours: the program plans to retain four interns at 10 hours per week across 12 months.

Maynard answered director questions about which sites the district funds (the district funds Methodist and Ivy Community Center sites; Saint Michael’s is funded from other sources) and about relationships with other local garden groups. On the Compost Collective, Maynard said the program previously had free access to compost but that current compost-collection fees are higher than purchasing compost commercially; as a result, the program does not currently use that product.

Board members praised the program’s volunteer engagement and mental-health connections; one board member asked about signage or wayfinding to better inform residents that gardens are communal and open to harvest. Maynard said many plots already have painted signage and plant labels and noted the program is open to more explanatory signage.

The presentation did not include a formal district vote; the board discussed the request and asked staff to consider it in the ongoing district budget process.","Campus Edible Program presented an annual report to the Isla Vista CSD: program staff said they connected with thousands of students and community members, mobilized volunteers and asked the district to increase funding from $30,000 to $35,000 for the 2025–26 season to cover higher wages and utility costs.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6224026,"Isla Vista CSD adopts resolution remembering victims of May 23, 2014 violence",204,162000,366000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3556446-4f3864a169631891e3d4dfad48eebb28&start=162&end=366","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3556446-4f3864a169631891e3d4dfad48eebb28/thumbnail_162000.jpg","/articles/6224026/Isla-Vista/Santa-Barbara-County/California/Isla-Vista-CSD-adopts-resolution-remembering-victims-of-May-23-2014-violence","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6224026-115dcd54b9e4e488082e7203d6eb0e93/orig.mp4?Expires=1775630359&Signature=JOumI2b2KDAGaA3wR3m~0SRJzTIW6IR0QXzYJHbxmAjhkPt9nxmP-mInvaBfKUREhPFGuC8~7HV8USPIvJ654jXqHgbc0K6jhwC6AN4SDcJS0KZcfxzYvIKWBdHuS9EqwluxhsIl3vZPLLRFslnFHePgUjcr-Uwpxzvq-ubRZJ8TvMPyQ1LUSVyp~pqfTWIR9dEZJKkIHatyScOAQY5j3a8LMitx5umvXTwLdP~HzLztrXYc9MeOqOQzK5MYd-~mbVhDTaWg6TaRR5UTzH7uORYij3Cn2NYUdS7-7NaB8nz92GEyaGHOyZmCMqOhDpRgiSZSoofAM0I3dVCiebj9Ig__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Isla Vista Community Services District (CSD) board unanimously adopted Resolution 25-9, a formal remembrance of the people killed in the May 23, 2014 Isla Vista tragedy and an encouragement for community commemoration.

The resolution names George Chen, Chang Yuan Hong, Wei Han Wang, Catherine Cooper, Christopher Ross, Michaels Martinez and Veronica Weiss as those who lost their lives on 05/23/2014. It notes that 14 other community members were injured, praises the actions of Isla Vista law enforcement on the evening of the attack, and references community memorial gatherings at People’s Park and Harter Stadium in the days after the event.

The resolution also recognizes the community-built Isla Vista Love and Remembrance Garden in People’s Park, credits Jordan Killebrew and the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District alongside campus and community partners, and encourages community members to gather \"as is comfortable\" at the garden to remember the lives lost.

Director Deshler moved to adopt the resolution; Director Cipos seconded. The board conducted a roll-call vote and the motion passed; the meeting record shows all present directors voting yes.

Board members and staff who spoke about the item emphasized the importance of remembrance and community resilience. One board member said the resolution was “about our roots as a district and where we came from,” and urged recognition of the community’s response following the tragedy.

The resolution will be part of the district’s formal records and the board encouraged community use of the Love and Remembrance Garden for memorial observance.","The Isla Vista Community Services District board unanimously adopted Resolution 25-9 honoring the seven people killed and the survivors of the May 23, 2014 attack and encouraging community remembrance at the Love and Remembrance Garden.","actionData","errors"]

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