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MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS SPECIAL MEETING
(TELECONFERENCE)
Thursday, April 9, 2020, 5:00 p.m.
1717 E Miraloma Ave, Placentia CA 92870
SPECIAL NOTICE
As noted on the agenda, this meeting was facilitated via teleconference pursuant
to Paragraph 3 of Executive Order N-29-20 issued by the Governor of California
on March 17, 2020.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
DIRECTORS PRESENT
Phil Hawkins, President
Andrew J. Hall, Vice President
Brooke Jones
J. Wayne Miller, PhD (Joined at 5:15 p.m.)
Al Nederhood
STAFF PRESENT
Marc Marcantonio, General Manager
Brett R. Barbre, Assistant General Manager
John DeCriscio, Operations Manager
Delia Lugo, Finance Manager
Rosanne Weston, Engineering Manager
Annie Alexander, Executive Asst/Board Secretary
ALSO PRESENT
Andrew Gagen, General Counsel, Kidman Gagen Law LLP
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Board Secretary Alexander confirmed that no written public comments had been
received for this meeting. No members of the public expressed an interest to
provide comment at this time.
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6. CLOSED SESSION
The Board entered Closed Session at 5:05 p.m. on a separate call. All Directors
were present. Also present was General Manager Marcantonio, Assistant
General Manager Barbre, Operations Manager DeCriscio, Engineering Manager
Weston, and General Counsel Gagen.
6.1. Conference with Legal Counsel — Anticipated Litigation
Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subdivision
(d) of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code
Number of Potential Cases: One
The Board returned from Closed Session at 6:25 p.m. General Counsel Gagen
announced that the Board took no reportable action during Closed Session.
7. DISCUSSION ITEMS
7.1. Bid Protest Submitted by Calgon Carbon Corporation for Pre -Purchase of
Pre -filters, Vessels and Resin, and Temporary Installation of Treatment
Facility at Well No. 20 (J2020-05)
Cary Sullivan, legal counsel for Calgon Carbon, commented on the bid
documents and process for this project and points included in Calgon's
statement of protest.
Nora Stockhausen, VP of Drinking Water Solutions at Calgon Carbon,
commented on Calgon's bid proposal for the project and the District's bid
evaluation criteria.
Adam Redding, PhD, Technical Director of Drinking Water Solutions at
Calgon Carbon, commented on Calgon's resin guarantee.
Joseph Sweeney, legal counsel for AqueoUS Vets, commented on the
District's bid evaluation criteria, weight and scoring.
Rob Craw, VP of Business Development for AqueoUS Vets, commented
on Calgon's bid protest, Addendum 2 of the bid documents, and the bid
evaluation criteria.
President Hawkins opened the meeting to public comment. None were
given.
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President Hawkins thanked the presenters from Calgon and AqueoUS
Vets and explained that staff would be reviewing all materials and a
decision regarding the bids and bid protest would be made as soon as
possible.
8. ADJOURNMENT
8.1. The meeting ended at 6:55 p.m.
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Annie Alexander
Board Secretary
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