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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-03-25 - Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 1 MINUTES OF THE YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, March 25, 2013 8:30 a.m. 1717 E Miraloma Ave, Placentia CA 92870 1. CALL TO ORDER The March 25, 2013 meeting of the Yorba Linda Water District’s Citizens Advisory Committee was called to order by Chair Daniel Mole at 8:30 a.m.The meeting was held in the Training Room at the District’s Administration Building located at 1717 East Miraloma Avenue, Placentia, California 92870. 2. ROLL CALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT Daniel Mole, Chair Fred Hebein Rick Buck, Vice Chair Joe Holdren Lindon Baker Bill Guse Oscar Bugarini Cheryl Spencer-Borden YLWD DIRECTORS PRESENT YLWD STAFF PRESENT Michael J. Beverage, Director Steve Conklin, Acting General Manager John DeCriscio, Acting Operations Manager Gina Knight, HR and Risk Manager Derek Nguyen, Water Quality Engineer Bryan Melton, HR Technician Cody Peterson, Public Affairs Intern OTHER VISITORS Mark Shock 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS Director Beverage presented the Committee with Metropolitan’s monthly water supply report for their review. 4. PRESENTATIONS 4.1. Water Operations / Water Quality Presentation – Provided by John DeCriscio, Acting Operations Manager and Derek Nguyen, W ater Quality Engineer Mr. DeCriscio made a presentation to the Committee on how the District mitigated the water quality issue at the Hidden Hills Reservoir in order to maintain a higher disinfection residual, which makes it possible to store more water longer. The Committee asked questions and applauded the District’s innovation. 2 Mr. Nguyen made a presentation on water quality maintenance and techniques. Many Committee members were intrigued with the details of water chemistry and were pleased with the presentation. Mrs. Knight and Mr. Melton left the meeting at the end of the presentation. 5. DISCUSSION ITEMS 5.1. MWDOC Colorado River Aqueduct Inspection Trip Mr. Shock shared with the Committee photos from the Colorado River Trip sponsored by MWDOC. Director Beverage relayed to the Committee the Board’s opinion on attendance for future events. 5.2. Committee Structure Mr. Mole led a discussion with the Committee over how members felt with regards to the Committee as a whole and its operation. It was suggested that they may want to consider establishing by-laws for the Committee. Discussion included a commitment to not miss more than one or two meetings a year. The Committee expressed interest in playing a more active role beyond monthly updates. Director Beverage gave the Board’s opinion of the Committee’s purpose as a provider of important input as part of the District’s decision-making process. It was decided by the Committee to continue the discussion at the next meeting. 5.3. Future Agenda Items The Committee asked that the next meeting include a presentation on the OCTA Lakeview Bridge Project, including the agreement between YLWD and OCTA. The meeting will also include a continuation of the above discussion. 6. ADJOURNMENT 6.1. The meeting was adjourned at 10:40 a.m. The next Citizens Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled to be held Monday, April 22, 2013 at 8:30 a.m.