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October 25, 1967
An adjourned meeting of the Board of Directors of the Yorba Linda County
Water District was called to order by President Wagner at 8:30 a.m.,
October 25, 1967. Directors present and answering the roll call:
Wagner, Clodt, Hastings, McGuire and Knauft. Also present, H. Rodger
Howell attorney for the District.
President Wagner turned the meeting over to General Manager Shook.
General Manager gave each Director a copy of "Cross TalkW a paper
put out by theCross Connection Control Research Committee.
General Manager Shook read a letter from the Orange County Road
Department regarding excavation permits and unpaid balance for
permits of $41.80. Attorney Howell has asked the County Road
Department to delay action until after they have had an opportunity
to meet and discuss: the situation.
Attorney Howell stated that he had the retyped draft of the
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easement research and would meet with the County the firstftf tkid
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November. The fact that Yorba Linda is now a City does alter
things somewhat except that the District still has considerable
territory outside of City boundaries, also there will be County
roads within the City, maintained by the County.
General Manager announced the Christmas Party for Orange County
Water Association on December 9, 1967. Moved by Director McGuire
seconded by Director Knauft carried unanimously that the District
would take care of the cost for those employees attending as it has
in previous years.
General Manager Shook read a letter from Orange County Auditor
Controller explaining dates and percentages of tax money to be
received.
Announcment on November 3, I.D.A. Antioch Festival. Reservations
available.
Mr-. Shook reported that the L.A.F.C. hearing on Annexation 67-1
(Frederick) had been approved on October 11, 1967.
Moved by Director Hastings, seconded by Director McGuire to adopt
Resolution No. 162 entitled: RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE YORBA LINDA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT ANNEXING CERTAIN TERRITORY
TO THE DISTRICT KNOWN AS 67-1 (FREDERICK).
Roll Call vote, Yes: Knauft, Wagner, Hastings, Clodt and McGuire.
Noes: none. Absent: none.
General Manager Ralph Shook reported that the Contract for A.C. Pipe
was soon to expire. The staff had reviewed the expected needs and
the prices-that other *agencies were paying for pipe and recommend-
ed that the exisitng Contract be extended for the year 1968. The
prices quoted by Certain-teed are as follows: 411 - 80(~, 601-$1025,
811-1.795 1011-2.59 and 1211-339 , Moved by Director Clodt, seconded
by Director Hastings carried unanimously to renew the pipe Contract
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on the above prices for one year, to be confirmed by letter.
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Ralph Shook reported to the Board that he had sold the motors
at Plant #2 for junk and that the junk dealer would take the
building down for the material in it. Discussion, building
removal deferred to a later date.
General Manager reported the following requests for division of
land on: El Cajon, Anna Marie, Buena Vista and Ohio at Mt. View.
The easement on the Hale property had been promised..
Darrel Spence was proceeding with his tract on Van Buren.
Peter Falkins of Falkins insurance was checking on our insurance
rates in an attempt to find a better and more reasonable policy.
Mr. Shook also reported that due to the many leaks on Richfield
and La Palma we had recently installed 52 feet of 16" A.C., to
avoid having leaks under the new pavement on the new street.
The safety seminar at M.W.D. had been attended by three men from
the District..
Discussion on the Orange County Municipal Water District plans
and program for the future, Board reaffirmed their motion that
at least one Director and/or the General Manager should plan
to attend their Board meeting on the third Wednesday each month
at Boyle Engineering.
General Manager Shook reported that Jim Kerfoot was working up,,
for accounting purposes',Contigious Liabilities on the Sewer
Refund Program.
Not ready at this time to go over the Sewer Rules and Regulations
but a report would be made incorporating the Directors ideas.
Personnel Policy revisions were due from the Attorney but were
not quite ready but should be by next Board meeting.
Rodger Howell reported on the Brea matter, He had discussed it with
Marty Wheyland, Brea's attorney, they were still checking over our
Resolutions regarding the sale of the Bonds, looking for something
with which they could justify taking the case back into court. The
attorney's office had forwarded a bill for costs to Brea in the
amount of $3500.00. Rodger hoped to have some report by the next
Board meeting.
Moved by Director McGuire, seconded by Director Knauft, carried
unanimously to approve the audited bills and refunds in the follow-
ing amounts, refunds $96.77, bills for $17,554.73 on checks
numbered 10907 through 10956.
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Rodger Howell also reported on the problem with the easement
from Mr. Yorba. The difficulty, an easement had been amended at
Mr. Yorba's request, the pipe had been installed on the amended
easement but the original easement had been executed so that the
pipe was not on a properly deeded easement and then the City of
Placentia had laid another line in the executed easement location,
Mr. Howell felt this could be resolved out of Court with District
and Garden Land Company sharing the cost of settlement.
Moved by Director McGuire, seconded by Director Hastings that
the President of the Board direct a letter to each successful
candidate for City Council for the new City of Yorba Linda,
congratulating them and offering the District cooperation in
future years. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Director Hastings, seconded by Director C1odt and un-
animously carried, all Directors are hereby authorized to leave
the State of California for either business or personal reasons
between now and the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors.
Meeting adjourned at 11:15 a.m. Next regular meeting November 8,
1967.
Jean E. Mathews
Secretary