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Final Reports
2000-2001 Final Report:
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
AND RESPONSES
TO 1998 GRAND JURY REPORT
Special Districts/Cities
| Coastside
County Water District |
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| 1999
Recommendation |
Response
by Agency |
2000-2001
Activity |
| 51. Coastside County Water District Board should add a fold-out map to its annual water evaluation report showing the system and the names and locations of the various parts of the system referenced in the report. | Concur. District will implement the recommendation in the next annual water evaluation report. | Was promptly implemented. |
| Peninsula
Health Care District |
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| 1999
Recommendation |
Response
by Agency |
2000-2001
Activity |
| 52. The Peninsula Health Care District Board should continue to attempt to settle differences between the parties to the lawsuits. | The district agrees wholeheartedly that the district continue to settle differences between the parties to the lawsuits. Positive settlement negotiations are going on. | The district continues its efforts to settle the law suit, including a proposal for a replacement medical facility to meet the new seismic standards set by the state. |
| 53. The Peninsula Health Care District Board should look into their investment policies and change to a combination of short and medium term maturity dates. | District has been evaluating its investment policies and has revised and updated its investment policy statement. | The district is monitoring the yield of its LAIF investment versus the San Mateo County pool. When there is little difference between yield rates, the district may choose to transfer funds into the county pool. |
| 54. The hospital should review their salvage procedures. | District has no authority under the terms of its lease with MPHS to influence operational policies of the hospital. District has suggested that the hospital review their salvage procedures. | The grand jury agrees with the district response. |
| 55. Quarterly financial reports and annual audits should be requested from the lessee, Mills-Peninsula Health Services. Items dealing with hospital operations should be placed on the agenda for regular board meetings under the consent calendar. | There is no requirement under the lease that MPHS provide this information to the district, but MPHS has been very cooperative in the past and the district is hopeful this will continue. | The hospital district board has not received financial reports. |
| 56. Grand jury should monitor in 2000. | The grand jury submits this review of 2000-2001 activity as its report. | |