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August 8, 1996
MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING
August 8, 1996
The August 8, 1996 Regular Meeting of the Yorba Linda Water District Board of Directors was
called to order by President Michael J. Beverage at 8:30 a.m. The meeting was held at District
Headquarters, 4622 Plumosa Drive, Yorba Linda.
Directors present at Roll Call:
President Michael J. Beverage
Vice President Paul R. Armstrong
Sterling L. Fox
Arthur C. Korn
Carl T. Scanlin
Directors absent at roll call
none
Visitors
none
Staff present:
William J. Robertson, Secretary/General Manager
Arthur G. Kidman, General Counsel
Charles Gray, Engineering Manager
Ray Harsma, Operations Superintendent
Raquel Lazo, Secretary to the General Manager
Roger Lubin, Exec. Asst. to the General Manager
Beverly Meza, Business Manager
Michael Payne, Assistant General Manager
CONSENT CALENDAR
On a motion by Director Fox, seconded by Director Scanlin, the Board of Directors voted 5-0 to
approve the Consent Calendar.
Item 1. Minutes of Regular meeting, July 25, 1996.
Item 2. Authorization for the Directors to leave the State of California prior to next meeting.
Item 3. Disbursements of $571,666.01 on Checks 20209 through 20216, 20590 and 20689
through 20767, a wire to MWDOC for $470,406.28, dated 08/08/96; and $93,798.94 on Checks
11429 through 11498 for Payroll No. 15.
ACTION CALENDAR
Item 4. Consideration of investment portfolio report for June 30, 1996. Business Manager
Beverly Meza reported that the average portfolio yield, excluding Improvement District No. 2
Series C General Obligation bond funds, was 5.56 percent.
On a motion by Vice-president Armstrong, seconded by Director Fox, the Board of Directors
voted 5-0 to accept the investment portfolio report for June 30, 1996.
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Item 5. Consideration of CSDA Bylaws. Executive Assistant to the General Manager Roger
Lubin reported that CSDA requested their member agencies to review proposed changes to their
bylaws and return them not later than September 3. Director Korn urged a "Yes" vote on item 1,
a "No" vote on item 2, and a "Yes" vote on item 3, in order to keep the CSDA board of directors
as democratic as possible.
On a motion by Director Fox, seconded by Director Korn, the Board of Directors voted 4-1
(Armstrong: Nay) to vote as recommended by Director Kom.
GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT
Item 6. General Manager William Robertson reported:
a. Volunteers from the LDS church painted 84 fire hydrants in four hours last Saturday.
Board President Michael J. Beverage requested the General manager to take appropriate
action to thank them for their efforts.
b. Raquel Lazo requested reservation preferences from any board member planning to
attend the upcoming CSDA conference.
c. New computer hardware has been delivered.
GENERAL COUNSEL'S REPORT
Item 7. General Counsel's report. Mr. Kidman's reported that the trial of former Orange
County official Ron Rubino has begun, and that Beverly Meza will be called as a witness, as will
other finance officials who invested in the Orange County Investment Pool. He then stated that
the remainder of his report will be presented in closed session.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Item 8. AB 2109 Ad Hoc Committee.
Item 9. Executive-Administration Committee. Will meet Wednesday, August 14 at 9:00.
Item 10. Finance-Accounting Committee.
Item 11. Personnel-Risk Management Committee. Will meet Tuesday, August 20, at 9:00 a.m.
Item 12. Planning-Engineering-Operations Committee.
Item 13. Public Information Committee.
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETINGS
Item 14 Yorba Linda City Council, August 6 (Armstrong): Discussed the Orangethorpe
transportation corridor, and reviewed options and costs for improvements. The council also
approved the second reading of sewer charges, and held a public hearing on the Kellogg
annexation.
Item 15. WACO meeting, August 2 (Scanlin): Attendees heard a report by Phil Anthony on
ACWA's Region X meeting, and Ron Kennedy spoke on the South County Study.
Item 16. MWDOC/OCWD joint meeting, August 7 (Fox): Director Fox reported that this
meeting was canceled. He then reported on the LAFCO meeting of August 7. At that meeting
they discussed the City of Garden Grove taking over the Garden Grove Sanitary District.
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS/ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
Carl Scanlin: Complimented staff on the YLWD Family Picnic.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACTIVITY CALENDAR
The Board of Directors reviewed the Activity Calendar and made assignment changes.
President Beverage declared a recess at 9:50 a.m. The meeting reconvened at 9:55 a.m.
CLOSED SESSION
The Board of Directors entered closed session at 9:55 a.m.
Item 17. Conference with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation. Significant exposure
to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (b)(3 WC), (1 case).
Item 18. Pending litigation to which the District is a party, (Subsection (a) of Section 54956.9),
County of Orange, Chapter 9, Case No SA 94-22272-JR; Orange County Investment Pools,
Chapter 9, Case No. SA 94-22273-JR before the US Bankruptcy Court, the Central District of
California. The Board provided direction to staff.
The Board exited closed session at 10:15 a.m.
President Michael J. Beverage announced that he was authorized to sign a settlement agreement
with Mr. and Mrs. Bogner.
On a motion by Vice-president Armstrong, seconded by Director Scanlin, the Board of Directors
voted 5-0 to to add Item 19 as an emergency item, with action required prior to the next Board
meeting.
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Item 19. AB 2109. The Board discussed the effect of revisions to AB 2109 on the District.
Following discussion, the Board of Directors instructed the AB 2109 Ad-hoc Committee
members and the General Manager to attend the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in
Sacramento on August 12.
ADJOURNMENT
On a motion by Director Fox, seconded by Vice-president Armstrong, the Board of Directors
voted 5-0, at 11:16 a.m., to adjourn to Thursday, August 15, at 8:00 a.m., at the District's
Secretary/General Manager