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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-05-28 - YLWD-MWDOC-OCWD Joint Agency Committee Meeting Minutes 1 MINUTES OF THE YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING WITH MWDOC AND OCWD Tuesday, May 28, 2013 4:00 p.m. 1717 E Miraloma Ave, Placentia CA 92870 1. CALL TO ORDER The May 28, 2013 meeting of the Yorba Linda Water District’s Joint Agency Committee with MWDOC and OCWD was called to order by Director Melton at 4:00 p.m. The meeting was held in the Admin Conference Room at the District’s Administration Building located at 1717 East Miraloma Avenue in Placentia, California 92870. 2. ROLL CALL YLWD COMMITTEE MEMBERS YLWD STAFF Director Michael J. Beverage Steve Conklin, Acting General Manager Director Gary T. Melton MWDOC COMMITTEE MEMBER MWDOC STAFF Director Brett Barbre Karl Seckel, Interim General Manager OCWD COMMITTEE MEMBER OCWD STAFF Director Roger Yoh John Kennedy, Executive Director Engineering & Local Resources 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. 4. DISCUSSION ITEMS 4.1. Water Supply Outlook Director Barbre confirmed that the MWD water supply condition at this time is relatively good, with 3.5 MAF in storage. 4.2. YLWD Annexation to OCWD There was an extensive discussion on the status of the annexation EIR, the response from various groundwater producers, and the process moving forward to a potential decision by the OCWD Board in August 2013. 4.3. YLWD Well Site on OCWD Property Mr. Conklin reported that preparation of specs for the drilling of Well 21 is being completed. Drilling of the well is planned for September 2013. 2 4.4 Water-Use Efficiency Programs for Placentia and Yorba Linda Mr. Conklin reported that a very informative presentation was made to City of Yorba Linda staff by Joe Berg of MWDOC on the subject programs, and he thanked Mr. Seckel for Mr. Berg’s work. Mr. Conklin indicated that he will be providing a handout of that information to the City of Placentia staff on June 17, 2013 and advising them that MWDOC staff can meet with them for a presentation and more details. 4.5 Feedback on OC Water Summit Mr. Seckel requested feedback from YLWD attendees at the Water Summit and the quarterly MWDOC Elected Officials Forum. Directors Melton and Beverage both spoke highly of the meetings and information received. 4.6 Poseidon Desalination Plant in Huntington Beach Mr. Seckel reported that the project is moving forward, though slowly and with work still at hand. Director Beverage recalled that YLWD did not choose to “buy-in” to the plant production when offered a few years ago, but may reconsider if offered, when the project comes closer to fruition. 4.7 Groundwater Replenishment System Production and Expansion Director Yoh reported that the plant is producing at capacity and that the expansion project construction may be complete in March 2015. 4.8 SCE Energy Outlook for Summer 2013 Mr. Seckel reported that SCE is still working to get a portion of the San Onofre Plant back in operation for summer demand. 4.9 MET Finances Director Barbre reported that MET is attempting to get its percentage of AV on the property tax bill frozen at the current rate, to maintain a higher revenue to cover fixed charges, and reduce potential future increases on the commodity charge. 4.10 Future Agenda Items and Staff Tasks None. 5. ADJOURNMENT 5.1. The meeting was adjourned at 5:35 p.m. The next YLWD-MWDOC- OCWD Joint Agency Committee meeting is scheduled to be held Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.