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ITEM NO. 13
AGENDA REPORT APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE YORBA LINDA WATFP, rnSTRI,"
FEB 95 1996
DATE: February 25, 1999
TO: President and Members of the Board
FROM: Public Information Committee et
SUBJECT: Summary Minutes of the Public Information Committee Meeting
The Public Information Committee held a meeting on February 18, 1999. Present were Directors
Michael Beverage and Brett Barbre. Staff members present were William Robertson, Michael
Payne and Mike Robinson. The following items were discussed:
Item 1. Legislative issues. The Committee discussed renewing the agreement with Sacramento
Advocates. Mr. Robertson advised the committee that an Agenda Report would be submitted to
the Board of Directors on February 25, 1999 requesting approval.
Item 2. Bankruptcy Letter. The Committee clarified that this was not an individual letter to
customers, but instead was part of series of articles in other communication medium such as
Waterlines and Zip Code magazine.
Item 3. Public Information Activities. The Committee reviewed the status of several activities
discussed at last years Committee meeting. Items reviewed were the District magnets, Annual
Report, Water Quality Report, Tours, and the upcoming District open house.
Item 4. Web site. Lengthy discussion of web site and possible ideas for the web page. An
Agenda Report will be presented to the Board of Directors in March requesting authorization to
solicit proposals.
Item 5. Letter to Unconnected Sewer Customers. The Committee discussed the unsewered
connections within the District's boundaries. It was determined that there were two areas of
concern and that a future meeting with the affected homeowners would be more appropriate than
sending the letter.
Item 6. City owned Sewer System. Mr. Robertson advised the committee that a letter would be
sent to the city on this matter.
Item 7. YLWD History. Mr. Robertson discussed the issue of the District's history and
requested that this issue be tabled till later this year, or next year.
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Item 8. Yorba Linda Store. Discussion of mementos to commemorate the District's 90 years of
service in the community and replenishing stocks of previous mementos. The committee gave
advice to staff regarding the inventory of items.
Item 9. Creation of a Flyer on the OCWD Annexation Policies. The committee discussed an
informational flyer outlining the District's concerns pertaining to the pending OCWD policy
principals. No action will be taken on this item.
Item 10. Other. None