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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-04-22 - Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 1 MINUTES OF THE YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, April 22, 2013 8:30 a.m. 1717 E Miraloma Ave, Placentia CA 92870 1. CALL TO ORDER The April 22, 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 Bill Guse Rick Buck, Vice Chair Fred Hebein Lindon Baker Joe Holdren Carl Boznanski Modesto Llanos Oscar Bugarini, Sr. Cheryl Spencer-Borden YLWD DIRECTORS PRESENT YLWD STAFF PRESENT Michael J. Beverage, Director Steve Conklin, Acting General Manager Damon Micalizzi, Public Information Officer OTHER VISITORS Mark Shock 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS Mr. Mole suggested that the District look into having consultants and contractors carry identification or credentials that identify them as doing official work for the District, as residents are being extra vigilant in the wake of recent burglaries in North Orange County. Mr. Shock announced that he attended the Joint Agency meeting between the City of Yorba Linda and the District on April 17th and noted that he was pleased to see the two entities collaborate for the better of the Community. Some discussion ensued regarding the items considered and discussed by the Joint Committee including the Cielo Vista / Esperanza Hills Developments. Mr. Shock also mentioned that he attended MWDOC’s State Water Project Inspection Trip and suggested that Committee Members take advantage of future opportunities to attend. Mr. Micalizzi informed the Committee that the Southern California Edison will be sending a representative to the Board meeting on April 25th to provide an update 2 on the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and potential energy issues for the upcoming summer months. The Committee was encouraged to attend. Ms. Borden requested that the Committee be provided monthly updates on current projects. The Committee will now receive via e-mail the monthly status report on projects, prepared for the Planning-Engineering-Operations Committee. 4. PRESENTATIONS 4.1. YLWD Public Affairs – 2013 and Beyond Mr. Micalizzi presented to the Committee a recap of the District’s Public Affairs accomplishments over the past year. This included a look at some of the initiatives, as well as a synopsis of the District’s strategic communications plan for the future, highlighting the importance of the CAC in assisting the District with disseminating information and educating the community on issues pertaining to water supply locally and regionally. The Committee suggested the District remind the public that District Board Meetings are videotaped and audio-recorded and that copies of these are available upon request. 5. DISCUSSION ITEMS 5.1. Committee Structure and Bylaws Mr. Mole opened a discussion about the future of the CAC. After some discussion, the Committee decided to collaborate via email about several matters over the next months, including the number of Committee members, whether or not to impose term limits and mandates for attendance. The Committee will revisit this item in the coming meetings and implement any changes when the District moves into the next Fiscal Year. The Committee once again reviewed their Mission Statement and post Mr. Micalizzi’s presentation, looked ahead at pending items that will be coming before the Committee, as well as the CAC’s role in providing feedback to the Board and assisting with informing the greater Community. 5.2. Rescheduling of May CAC Meeting With the next CAC Meeting scheduled to fall on a District holiday, Director Beverage proposed that the next meeting be moved forward one week, to May 20th, so that the Committee could receive a presentation on the draft budget and provide input before it is presented for final approval to the Board. The Committee unanimously approved this scheduling change. 5.3. Future Agenda Items Budget for FY 2013/14 OCTA Lakeview Grade Separation Project Organizational and Efficiency Study Findings 3 6. ADJOURNMENT 6.1. The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 a.m. The next Citizens Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled to be held Monday, May 20, 2013 at 8:30 a.m.