HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-08-22 - Board of Directors Meeting MinutesMINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS SPECIAL MEETING
Tuesday, August 22, 2023, 10:00 a.m.
Wells Fargo Heli-Hydrant and Landing Zone
5315 Camino de Bryant, Yorba Linda CA 92887
1.CALL TO ORDER
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The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
DIRECTORS PRESENT STAFF PRESENT
Brett R. Barbre, President Mark Toy, General Manager
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Trudi DesRoches, Vice President
Phil Hawkins
Tom Lindsey
J.Wayne Miller, PhD
Doug Davert, Assistant General Manager
John DeCriscio, Operations Manager
Rosanne Weston, Engineering Manager
Joanna Gonzalez, Public Information Officer
ALSO PRESENT
Andrew Gagen, General Counsel, Kidman Gagen Law LLP
4.PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
5.TOUR AND DEMO OF WELLS FARGO HELi-HYDRANT AND LANDING ZONE
President Barbre provided introductory comments regarding the history of wildfires in
the City of Yorba Linda and the District's fire hardening efforts since the 2008 Freeway
Complex Fire. Yorba Linda Mayor Gene Hernandez and representatives from Orange
County Fire Authority (OCFA) also provided introductory comments. Other elected
officials in attendance were then introduced. An OCFA helicopter then completed
three demonstrations of the heli-hydrant. An opportunity for photographs followed.
6.ADJOURNMENT
6.1. The meeting was adjourned at 11 :25 a.m.
� Annie Alexander
Recording Secretary
Minutes of the YLWD Board of Directors Special Meeting Held August 22, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.