HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-09-24 - YLWD-MWDOC-OCWD Joint Agency Committee Meeting Minutes 1
MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
JOINT AGENCY COMMITTEE MEETING WITH MWDOC AND OCWD
Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 4:00 p.m.
1717 E Miraloma Ave, Placentia CA 92870
1. CALL TO ORDER
The September 24, 2013 meeting of the Yorba Linda W ater District’s Joint
Agency Committee with MWDOC and OCWD was called to order 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 Gary T. Melton Steve Conklin, Acting General Manager
Director Michael J. Beverage
MWDOC COMMITTEE MEMBER MWDOC STAFF
Director Brett Barbre Rob Hunter, General Manager
OCWD COMMITTEE MEMBER OCWD STAFF
Director Roger Yoh Mike Markus, General Manager
OTHER ATTENDEES
Daniel Mole, Chair, YLWD CAC
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
4.1. Introduction of Rob Hunter, General Manager, MWDOC
Director Barbre introduced Mr. Hunter, the new MWDOC GM. Mr. Hunter
thanked Dir Barbre and said that he will be attending these bi-monthly
meetings and plans to attend a YLWD Board meeting soon to introduce
himself to the entire Board.
4.2. Huntington Beach Desalination Project
Mr. Markus reported that OCWD is preparing a study examining the merits
of OCWD purchasing the entire 56,000 AF/yr capacity of the proposed
Project. A “white paper” on the matter should be complete by the end of
2013. Dir Barbre reported that he is assisting OCWD with its application
to MWD for a $250/AF subsidy under the LRP. He expects that it will
ultimately be approved. Dir Yoh noted that the Executive Committee of
the OCWD Board is in the process of selecting a Citizens Advisory
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Committee for the Project. Dir Barbre noted that Mr. Mole has submitted
his application for membership on the CAC.
4.3. Consolidation of MWDOC and OCWD
Dir Barbre reported that an Ad Hoc Committee with three directors each
from the two districts has been established and had its first meeting. It was
noted that the request to investigate consolidation originated from the
directors.
4.4. OCWD Annexation
Dir Yoh reported that on September 23, the IRWD Board approved the
last conditions determined necessary by the Groundwater Producers
group to achieve “cost neutrality.” With this last element in place, it is
anticipated that the Groundwater Producers and the facilitator for the
negotiations, Mr. Howard Johnson, will now acknowledge support for the
annexations at the Oct 2 OCWD Board meeting. Dir Yoh was cautiously
optimistic that this support will lead to a majority vote by the Board in favor
of the annexation.
4.5. Status of OCWD Groundwater Basin Cleanup Projects
Dir Yoh and Mr. Markus described the status of the two groundwater basin
cleanup projects, noting that both are separately in court, and that the
rulings from the judges so far have not been in favor of the District. This
issue will remain as a standing item on future agendas for updates.
4.6. YLWD Well Project
Mr. Conklin reported that he will be bringing an item to his Board on Oct
10 for award of the drilling contract for Well 21, north of OCWD’s Conrock
Basin. He noted that this will be followed by a request to his Board for
approval of an agreement for engineering services for equipping of that
well.
4.7. Future Agenda Items
None.
5. ADJOURNMENT
5.1. The meeting was adjourned at 5:05 p.m. The next YLWD-MWDOC-
OCWD Joint Agency Committee meeting is scheduled to be held
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.