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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-06-12 - YLWD-City of Yorba Linda Joint Agency Committee Meeting MinutesYLWD/CC Joint Advisory Committee Minutes June 12, 2017 Page 1 of 3 CITY OF YORBA LINDA Land of Gracious Living YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT/ CITY COUNCIL JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES June 12, 2017 4:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER The Yorba Linda Water District/City Council Joint Advisory Committee meeting convened at 4:02 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 4845 Casa Loma Avenue, Yorba Linda. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE President J. Wayne Miller ROLL CALL Committee Members City Council: Beth Haney, Tom Lindsey Water District: J. Wayne Miller, Phil Hawkins Staff Members: Mark Pulone, Steve Conklin PUBLIC COMMENTS None YLWD/CC Joint Advisory Committee Minutes June 12, 2017 Page 2 of 3 ACTION CALENDAR 1.Minutes of the YLWD/City Council Joint Advisory Committee meeting held on March 13, 2017. The YLWD/City Council Joint Advisory Committee approved the minutes of the March 13, 2017 meeting. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2.Drought Response, Water Conservation/Administrative Penalty Ordinances, and Community Outreach Engineering Manager Steve Conklin reported that the drought was officially over and there are currently no watering restrictions. Brett Barbre, Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) Director, spoke about the record runoff in CA. and said the Colorado system was well above average. MWD will probably end up with 2.5 million acre feet of water in storage. Director Phil Hawkins stated that the District gets 70% of its water from the ground and buys 30% import water from MWDOC. 3.District Budgeted Positions for FY 2018 Engineering Manager Steve Conklin reported there is no longer a conservation department since there is no conservation program. He also stated that the Board approved an Assistant General Manager position and the District is currently advertising for it. 4.Current Water Conservation Legislation President Miller stated that the Governor’s Executive Order B-37-16 – Making Water Conservation a California Way of Life, was finalized in April 2017. He explained how the Order would be implemented and that it would no longer be a percentage reduction, instead it would be budget based and depend on the number of people per household. Mr. Miller said that it was more of an equitable and locally- controlled approach. Councilwoman Beth Haney commented on the accounting and enforcement complications it would create and asked how the District would administer it. YLWD/CC Joint Advisory Committee Minutes June 12, 2017 Page 3 of 3 Mr. Miller agreed that it was a significant administrative workload and he hoped the new Assistant General Manger would assist with the accounting complexities. He said that the District would be looking ahead strategically, discuss in next year’s budgeting process and include it in their 5-year plan. A long discussion ensued among the committee members about the current water conservation legislation. 5.City Sewer Easements Engineering Manager Conklin stated that in 2011 the City transferred ownership of its sewers to the Yorba Linda Water District, including any existing Tract Map easements. The District is experiencing issues with maintenance of a sewer where a homeowner has a fence or has built something over the easement. There is a gray area as far as what rights, entitlements or limitations the District has in these situations. Director Hawkins indicated that their main concern was to determine if a homeowner has an existing city permit to build over an easement. City Manager Pulone said that the City would be happy to provide whatever historical information it has and he would make sure staff was available to meet with the District. 6.City Council Actions to Vacate Easements in Underfunded Landscape Maintenance Assessment District (LMAD) Zones City Manager Pulone summarized the Council actions in relation to the vacating of easements in underfunded Landscape Maintenance Assessment District Zones. Director Hawkins provided a brief report from the Orange County Sanitation District Board and said that a food processing plant at the east end of the City is significantly behind on payment of their sewer fees. 7.Future Meeting Dates and Agenda Items The Committee agreed to meet again on September 18 at 4:00 p.m. No additional items for the next Agenda were discussed. ADJOURNMENT City Manager Pulone adjourned the meeting at 4:53 p.m. to the next Yorba Linda Water District/City Council Advisory Committee Joint meeting on Monday, September 18, 2017 at 4:00 p.m.