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June 17, 2010 Page 3 Friedl reviewed relevant past matters, including the June 2, 2010 Board meeting, at which the Board took no action on the question of whether or not to support a proposed amendment to the Rules & Regulations of the Ventura County Special Districts Selection Committee, and clarified the options relative to the proposed amendment. It was moved by Lange, seconded by Jacobsen, and carried 3-1, with Gibson opposed, to approve the proposed amendment to the Rules & Regulations of the Ventura County Special Districts Selection Committee. C. Approve Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Lewanda stated that, in accordance with Section 11.3 of the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JPA), MRCA's Preliminary Budget is submitted to the District for approval. The Preliminary Budget was approved by the MRCA Board on June 2, 2010, and the final budget will be available in August. Few changes are expected. She noted that $7 million was recently spent buying property. In response to Jacobsen's inquiries, Lewanda said that MRCA's budget generation process is similar to the District's. She also noted that there have been no staff reductions and MRCA staff has not had a CPI --consumer price index-- increase for the past five years. Lange and Jacobsen spoke of the needs of the people served by MRCA and the diversity of MRCA land, both in terms of geography and project type. The Ballona Creek project was discussed. MRCA was praised as a full service organization, including trained rangers. It was moved by Jacobsen, seconded by Short, and carried 4-0, to approve the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2010-11. D. Award Bid for Northwood Neighborhood Park, Phase 2 Construction Continued.