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MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
November 23, 2009
A meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee was called to order at 8:30 a.m. The
meeting was held at the District's Administrative Office at 1717 E Miraloma Ave,
Placentia CA 92870.
COMMITTEE STAFF
Carl Boznanski Phil Hawkins Ken Vecchiarelli, General Manager
Gene Scearce Robert Kiley Pat Grady, Assistant GM/IT Director
Greg Meyers Bill Guse
OTHER ATTENDEES
Tom Ash, Director of Conservation
HydroPoint Data Systems
Mark Schock
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
2. DISCUSSION ITEMS
2.1. Introduce Information Technology Staff
Continuing the "Face of the District" series, Mr. Grady introduced the IT
staff to the Committee. Each of the staff members briefly described their
duties and responsibilities within the IT Department. The Committee had
an opportunity to ask questions of the group as well. The IT staff was
dismissed following the introductions.
2.2. Workshop on Alternative Water Rate Structures
Mr. Vecchiarelli reported that the Board of Directors held a workshop on
Friday and were presented with two very different opinions regarding the
effectiveness of a water budget-based tiered rate structure. Mr. Ash gave
a presentation on the subject and shared his experiences with this type of
rate structure in Irvine where it has been used since the early 1990's. The
Committee asked several questions and inquired about the Board of
Directors' input on this matter. Mr. Vecchiarelli reported that the Board
would most likely hold additional workshops on the subject over the
course of the next year before considering restructuring the water rates.
2.3. Recommend Standards for Household Water Devices
Mr. Vecchiarelli reported that this item was suggested by one of the CAC
members for a topic of future discussion.
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2.4. Potential Recycled Water Projects
This item was also suggested as a topic for future discussion by one of the
CAC members and will be scheduled tentatively for the January 2010
meeting.
2.5. Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (AB 1881)
Due to time constraints, Mr. Vecchiarelli reported this matter will be
discussed at a future CAC meeting.
2.6. Committee Organization
Mr. Vecchiarelli offered the idea that the Committee could appoint a
Secretary if they wished to do so for the purposes of record keeping,
preparation and dispersal of minutes and other duties. The Committee
was happy with staff's efforts on these tasks.
2.7. Status Report on Conservation Efforts
Mr. Vecchiarelli reported the conservation efforts are at 16% year to date
through the end of October and that six of the status signs are now up
throughout the community.
2.8. Future Agenda Items
Mr. Vecchiarelli encouraged the Committee members to continue to
provide feedback through e-mails and/or telephone calls to let us know if
there are other matters or topics they would like to discuss or explore.
3. ADJOURNMENT
3.1. Before adjourning, the Committee expressed their desire to not meet in
December. The next meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee will be
held January 25, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.
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