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Public meetings for the week
Today
Town-hall meeting
• San Joaquin County Supervisor Ken Vogel and Sheriff Steve Moore.
When and where: 7 to 8 p.m. Lodi Public Library, Bud Sullivan Community Room, 201 W. Locust St.
Lodi Budget and Finance Committee, special meeting
Key item:
• Discuss proposal to merge the city's Parks and Recreation Department with city's Community Center.
When and where: 6:30 p.m. Hutchins Street Square, Crete Hall, 125 S. Hutchins St.
Tuesday
Lodi Unified School District board
Key items:
• Second interim science report.
• Discussion of the full implementation of Houghton Mifflin curriculum, part two.
When and where: 6:30 p.m., James Areida Education Support Center, 1305 E. Vine St.
Galt Joint Union High School District board
Key items:
• Teacher of the year recognition.
• Approve second budget revision.
When and where: 6:30 p.m., Galt City Chambers 380 Civic Drive, Galt.
Joint Union Elementary School District special board
Key items:
• Reducing or discontinuing particular kinds of services.
• Approval of second interim budget and budget revisions.
When and where: 5:45 p.m., district office, 1018 C St., Suite 210, Galt.
Lodi City Council shirtsleeve
Key items:
• Approve an agreement with San Joaquin County Superior Court to use one of Lodi's municipal court rooms for two months.
• Review options in achieving a "sustainable certification" for the city of Lodi.
When and where: 7 a.m., Carnegie Forum, 305 W. Pine St.
San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors
Key items:
• Possible settlement of lawsuit against city of Lodi about fire and ambulance dispatching. Under the settlement, the city of Lodi would have one year to take over emergency dispatching. Until that time, firefighters would be dispatched by Stockton Fire.
• National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program local funding agreement.
• County Child Welfare System improvement plan for the 2008-09 fiscal year.
• Funding Child Abuse Prevention Council access to supervised visits and safe exchange program.
When and where: 9 a.m., county courthouse, seventh floor, 222 E. Weber Ave., Stockton.
Wednesday
Oak View Union School District board
Key items:
• Reduction or discontinuance of particular kinds of service (certificated layoff).
• Discussion of superintendent/principal search in closed session.
When and where: 5 p.m. Oak View multi-purpose room, 7474 E. Collier Road, Acampo.
Lodi City Planning Commission
Key items:
• Review and approve housing progress report for 2007.
• Review League of California Cities Planning Commissioners Handbook.
When and where: 7 p.m., Carnegie Forum, 305 W. Pine St.
Lodi Parks and Recreation Commission
Key items:
• Discuss the proposed merger of Hutchins Street Square and the parks and recreation department.
When and where: 6 p.m., Bud Sullivan Room, Lodi Public Library, 201 W. Locust St.
Woodbridge Sanitary District board
Key items:
• Report from the district's engineering firm — Kjeldsen, Sinnock and Neudeck — on how the sanitary district will be affected by the proposed FEMA flood plain map and the district potentially being within the 100-year flood plain.
• Update on groundwater monitoring well installation and proposed scope of work by Eco:Logic Engineering.
• Plans on riprap project.
• Closed-session interview of applicant for part-time wastewater treatment plant operator/manager.
When and where: 7 p.m., portable classroom behind Woodbridge fire station, 400 E. Augusta St., Woodbridge.
Thursday
San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors
Key item:
• Workshop to develop priorities and goals with county assessor-recorder, county clerk, auditor-controller, treasurer-tax collector, equal employment opportunity, purchasing-support, information systems and Children and Families (First 5) programs.
When and where: 8 a.m. to noon, Health Plan of San Joaquin, 7751 S. Manthey Road, French Camp.
Reclamation District 348 board
Key items:
• Discussion of levee rehabilitation project from Interstate 5 to Wimpy's Marina.
• PG&E permit application.
• Policy regarding repair of underground facilities in the district.
• Increase funding for engineering studies for the North Delta Flood Ecosystem Program and planning assistance for the district's mitigation obligation for New Hope Tract.
When and where: 2 p.m., Croce and Co., fifth floor, 501 W. Weber Ave., Stockton.
Thornton Rural Fire District board
Key items:
• Planning committee update.
When and where: 6:30 p.m., fire station, 25999 N. Thornton Road, Thornton.
Southeast Area Community Planning Advisory Council
Key items:
• Discussion of Sacramento County zoning code amendments about surface mining.
• South Area Water Council participation by Ron Lowry, chairman of the Southeast Sacramento County Agricultural Water Authority, and John Folk-Williams of the Center for Collaborative Policy.
• Update on Freeport Regional Water Project.
When and where: 7:30 p.m., Herald Community Building, 12746 Ivie Road, Herald.
Friday
Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
Key items:
• Review of cities of Lodi and Galt National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Discharge permits.
When and where: 8:30 a.m., 11020 Sun Center Drive, No. 200, Rancho Cordova.

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