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MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS SPECIAL MEETING
Tuesday, December 10, 2019, 6:00 p.m.
1717 E Miraloma Ave, Placentia CA 92870
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
DIRECTORS PRESENT STAFF PRESENT
Brooke Jones, President Marc Marcantonio, General Manager
Andrew J. Hall Brett Barbre, Assistant General Manager
J. Wayne Miller, PhD Rosanne Weston, Engineering Manager
Al Nederhood John DeCriscio, Operations Manager
Annie Alexander, Executive Asst/Board Secretary
DIRECTORS ABSENT ALSO PRESENT
Phil Hawkins, Vice President Andrew Gagen, General Counsel, Kidman Gagen Law LLF
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Jonathan Conk, Vice President of Project Dimensions, commented on his
understanding of two options presented to the firm following Closed Session on
November 26, 2019 for the provision of water and sewer service to the Lakeview
Senior Living development project. He noted that Project Dimensions was
unable to accept Option 1 and had requested to move forward with Option 2.
General Counsel Gagen clarified some points regarding the District's proposed
financial contribution for an associated expense under Option 1.
Mr. Conk reviewed a handout he distributed to the Board and explained Project
Dimensions' reasons for not being able to accept Option 1, including an issue
related to the service tunnel. He then responded to a few related questions from
Director Nederhood.
4. CLOSED SESSION
The Board entered Closed Session at 6:11 p.m. All Directors with the exception
of Director Hawkins were present. Also present was General Manager
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Marcantonio, Assistant General Manager Barbre, Engineering Manager Weston,
Operations Manager DeCriscio, and General Counsel Gagen.
4.1 Conference with Legal Counsel —Anticipated Litigation
Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subdivision
(d) of Section 54936.9 of the California Government Code
Number of Potential Cases: One
The Board reconvened in Open Session at 6:40 p.m. General Counsel Gagen
reported that the Board took no reportable action related to Item No. 4.1. and
directed staff to meet with Project Dimensions' engineer to discuss the service
tunnel issue and all issues associated with the provision of sewer service for the
Lakeview Senior Living development project.
The Board briefly responded to related questions from Mr. Conk.
5. ADJOURNMENT
5.1. The meeting was adjourned at 6:43 p.m.
Annie Alexander
Board Secretary
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