Last night’s regularly scheduled Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors meeting was cancelled yesterday afternoon and rescheduled as a special meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m. in Covington Park’s multipurpose room.
Since last night’s meeting agenda was not posted onto the CSD’s website, the MVCSD was at risk of violating the Brown Act, which states meeting agendas must be posted for the public within 24 hours of the meeting. While new Acting General Manager Matthew Campos told Z1077 that physical printouts of the agenda did make it to “the usual locations,” Campos said, “The reason the agenda was not posted on the website is nothing more than a simple oversight and miscommunication on my part. As Acting General Manager, I assume full responsibility.”
For tonight’s special meeting agenda in continued business, the Board will have further discussion on effective methods to manage Covington Park; on whether to move forward with establishing a Morongo Valley dog park; and on the Covington Park mural project, the latter which the Board will discuss and approve the concept, parameters, and authorization of staff to move forward with planning and coordinating efforts.
For new business, the Board will reschedule last night’s public hearing on the preliminary budget for fiscal year 2025-26. The Board will discuss and accept Resolution 25-01, approving the assessment fee and ordering the levy and collection of annual assessments within the Morongo Valley Fire Suppression Assessment service area. The Desert Fire Region FireSafe recommends establishing a Fire Safe Council Center at the underutilized Morongo Valley Fire Station #2 at the bottom of Bella Vista, at no cost to the CSD, and it recommended the Board review and approve the proposal and staff to proceed.
The Board will take stronger steps to enforce San Bernardino County’s dog leash law at Covington Park and will discuss purchase of stronger signage for an amount not to exceed $250. To enhance park security and deter vandalism, the Board will discuss the installation of security cameras and better lighting at Covington Park and Geeson Field, along with ADT monitoring fees in the amount of $861.19 and $96.30.
The Morongo Valley Fire Department seeks to enter into an Instructional Services Agreement with Copper Mountain College starting in July, allowing the fire department to receive financial reimbursement for essential training hours at a locally accredited fire training program. It’s recommended the Board review and approve the agreement.
