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Board of Directors - Feb 19, 2026 - Meeting

Board of Directors • Granada Community Services DistrictFebruary 19, 2026

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EDITOR'S CORRECTION: A systematic math error led to a miscalculation of funds diverted from the Montara Force Main project, causing Locunity's AI to misinterpret key events from the latest GCSD board meeting. Below is a corrected edition clarifying that $5 million in funds were diverted, while $1.5 million were spent as intended. We have also corrected minor spelling and attribution errors. Locunity is continually improving our systems based on feedback like this. Moving forward, we will ensure our editors manually verify specific figures.

The Granada Community Services District (GCSD) Board received a scathing forensic breakdown of how the Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) spent $5 million earmarked for the SAM Montara Force Main on unrelated plant upgrades — leaving the district and its partners facing a $12–13 million emergency replacement of the aging SAM Montara Force Main. Separately, the board shaped the rules that will govern its new community center, declined food truck permits, and approved housekeeping items on ethics and assessment district legal work.

  • $5 million in SAM infrastructure funds diverted to plant upgrades and cost overruns, leaving only $1.5 million for the Montara Force Main they were budgeted to fix

  • SAM Montara Force Main replacement estimated at $12–13 million, with GCSD on the hook for 18% and sewer rate increases possible via Prop 218

  • Community park use framework gets board pushback over event frequency that could total 19 after-hours uses per month; staff directed to add caps and noise limits

  • Food truck vendor permits rejected by consensus, citing enforcement strain and risk to local businesses

  • Assessment district's "427-year" repayment problem advances to legal review after board approves special counsel agreement 5-0

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> **EDITOR'S CORRECTION: **A systematic math error led to a miscalculation of funds diverted from the Montara Force Main project, causing Locunity's AI to misinterpret key events from the latest GCSD board meeting. Below is a corrected edition clarifying that $5 million in funds were diverted, while $1.5 million were spent as intended. We have also corrected minor spelling and attribution errors. Locunity is continually improving our systems based on feedback like this. Moving forward, we will ensure our editors manually verify specific figures. | Board of Directors | Locunity