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MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
April 25, 2011
1. CALL TO ORDER
A meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee was called to order at 8:30 a.m. by
Chair Carl Boznanski. The meeting was held at the District's Administrative
Office at 1717 E Miraloma Ave, Placentia CA 92870.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Carl Boznanski, Chair Rick Buck Joe Holdren
Greg Myers, Vice Chair Oscar Bugarini Sr. Modesto Llanos
Lindon Baker Bill Guse Daniel Mole
Gus Bruner Fred Hebein Cheryl Spencer- Borden
YLWD DIRECTORS PRESENT YLWD STAFF PRESENT
Michael Beverage, Director Ken Vecchiarelli, General Mgr
Damon Micalizzi, PI Officer
OTHER VISITORS
Mark Schock
1.1. Introduce New CAC Members
The five new Citizens Advisory Committee members that were appointed
by the YLWD Board of Directors on Wednesday, April 20, including Gus
Bruner, Rick Buck, Fred Hebein, Joe Holdren and Daniel Mole, introduced
themselves to the Committee. Each offered a bit of background and brief
biographical information to the Committee. The existing members,
visitors, Board President Michael J. Beverage and attending staff all
introduced themselves for the benefit of the new members.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
3. ACTION CALENDAR
3.1. Citizen's Advisory Committee Structure Organization and Membership for
Calendar Year 2011
The Committee discussed penning a new Mission Statement and
establishing Goals and Objectives for the next Fiscal Year. The
Committee will collectively take aim at drafting the Mission Statement
using the District's current Mission and Vision Statements and Core
Values as a foundation and background material, with hopes to finalize a
new CAC Mission Statement at the next meeting. Staff will also present a
list of items for the Committee to review as a starting point for their Goals
and Objectives for the upcoming Fiscal Year. A possible re-structuring of
the Committee will be discussed at a future CAC meeting.
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4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
4.1. City of Yorba Linda Sewers Update
Mr. Vecchiarelli updated the Committee on the latest information in the
pending transfer of sewer facilities between the City of Yorba Linda and
the District. To date, the City Council, in a 4-1 vote, decided to transfer
the City owned and operated sewers to YLWD. The YLWD Board must
now vote on whether to accept the transfer agreement with the Item slated
to come before the Board of Directors at their next scheduled meeting on
Wednesday, April 27th
4.2. Current Water Situation in California
Mr. Micalizzi presented to the Committee some materials from the
Municipal Water District of Orange County, detailing the current status of
water reserves and storage in California. In addition, even though the
Governor Declared that the drought is over, there is not yet an end all cure
to the issues facing the State Water Project and a possible failure in the
Delta. Mr. Micalizzi used this as an opportunity to invite the Committee to
attend the OC Water Summit on Friday May 20th at the Disneyland Grand
Californian Hotel, where they will get a multitude of information, opinions
and discussions on the many issues facing the world of water in the State.
4.3. Citizens Advisory Committee Member to Present Meeting Minutes at Next
Board of Directors Meeting on April 27, 2011
Committee Chair, Carl Boznanski volunteered to attend and present the
CAC's Meeting Minutes at the next Board of Directors Meeting. Director
Beverage stated that he would move the item to the front of the agenda
just after public comments so that the Citizens Advisory Committee
representative(s) would not sit through a long meeting and wait to present
the Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting minutes. Director Beverage
also stated staff will look into making this change permanent even though
the committee representatives are invited to stay for the entire meeting if
they so desire.
4.4. District Tour for New CAC Members
Mr. Micalizzi informed the Committee that staff was looking into providing
a tour of the District in early June for the new and existing Committee
members. Friday, June 3rd at 8:00 a.m. is the tentative date and time for
the tour that is expected to last approximately four hours. Citizens
Advisory Committee Members interested in this tour should contact Carl or
Damon directly, if they are available and interested in attending this event
or wish to see it rescheduled.
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4.5. Future Agenda Items
■ Intro to YLWD, a brief overview of the District and the services
provided will be provided at the next meeting.
■ AWWA QualServe Employee Survey Results and Executive
Summary
■ Rate Structure and Financial Planning
■ FY 2011/12 Budget
■ Proposed Elk Mountain Practice Field and other joint facility use
possibilities.
5. ADJOURNMENT
5.1. The Committee adjourned at 9:30 a.m. The next regular meeting of the
Citizens Advisory Committee will be held May 23, 2011 at 8:30 a.m.
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