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MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING
April 2, 2008
The April 2, 2008 workshop meeting of the Yorba Linda Water District Board of
Directors was called to order by President Summerfield at 8:30 a.m. The meeting was
held at the District's EOC room at 913 Richfield Road, Placentia.
DIRECTORS PRESENT AT ROLL CALL
John W. Summerfield, President
William R. Mills
Paul R. Armstrong
Michael J. Beverage
Richard P. Collett
STAFF PRESENT
Michael A. Payne, General Manager
Arthur G. Kidman, General Counsel
Kenneth R. Vecchiarelli, Asst. G.M.
Lee Cory, Operations Manager
Ken Mendum, Water Superintendent
John DeCriscio, Chief Plant Operator
Todd Howard, I.T. Technician
INTRODUCTION OF VISITORS AND PUBLIC COMMENTS
Kevin Hunt, General Manager, Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC)
Deven Upadhyay, Budget and Financial Planning Manager, Metropolitan Water District
of Southern California (Met)
DISCUSSION ITEMS
1. Board of Directors Workshop regarding water allocation and conservation issues.
General Manager Payne introduced Mr. Hunt and Mr. Upadhyay. Mr. Payne gave a
brief overview of why the workshop was scheduled and reasons for inviting our guest.
Mr. Upadhyay distributed copies of his Powerpoint presentation to the Board members
and staff. The presentation focused on a brief background of Met's history, their
customers and where they get their water supply. The presentation then focused on the
current weather conditions and projections.
Mr. Upadhyay described the method and the reasoning of Met's water allocation plan
which was adopted by the Met Board of Directors in February 2008. Based on current
information, Met will not likely allocate water in 2008. There are many factors Met will
consider in allocating water in the future. The Board members asked several questions
during the presentation.
Cindy Melia, Assistant Administrator entered the meeting at 8:55 a.m.
Mr. Hunt then made a Powerpoint presentation to the Board members and staff. Mr.
Hunt also gave a brief history of his agency and stated there are 28 member agencies
served by MWDOC. The presentation focused on developing MWDOC's supply
allocation plan to pass through allocations, credits and penalties to client agencies. The
base period is from 2004 through 2006. Adjustments will be made based on issues
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such as growth, local supply adjustments, recycled water and conservation savings.
Mr. Hunt then outlined a proposed timeline to establish the allocation formula.
The Board of Directors thanked Mr. Kevin Hunt and Mr. Upadhyay for their
presentations. President Summerfield declared a recess at 10:20 a.m.
President Summerfield reconvened the meeting at 10:28 a.m. with all Directors present.
Michael Payne, General Manager, made a brief presentation on the District's 2005
Urban Water Management Plan and issues recently discovered with the plan. Staff will
contact the State about the concerns.
The Board of Directors discussed many issues involving water conservation, various
stages of penalties and whether to change the postage stamp rate structure to
encourage water conservation.
On a motion by Director Beverage, seconded by Director Armstrong, the Board of
Directors voted 5-0 to refer this issue to the Executive-Administrative-Organizational
Committee for developing a Concept Plan for water allocations.
ADJOURNMENT
On a motion by Vice President Mills, seconded by Director Armstrong, the Board of
Directors voted 5-0 to adjourn at 11:10 a.m. to a regular meeting of the Board of
Directors scheduled for April 10, 2008, at 8:30 a.m., at 4622 Plumosa Drive, Yorba
Linda 92886.
Michael A. Payne
Secretary
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