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April 8, 1959
A regular meeting of the Board. of Directors of the Yorba Linda County Water
District was held at the office of the Yorba Linda WaterCo., Yorba Linda, Calif.,
at the hour of 7:00 F.M. with all of the Directors present.
A motion was made by Mr. Hastings, seconded by Mr. Milmoe, and duly carried that
the minutes of the meeting held March 11, 1959 be approved as mailed.
Mr Kay of James Montgomery Co. was iiii prevent and presented the Board with the
completed appraisal of the assets of the Yorba Lida Water Co. A discussion was
held with Mr. Kay touching the highlights of the report. A cony of the report was
given to each member for thorough study before acceptance would be made.
Mr. Roger Rowell presented a rough draft of an ordinance, to be known as Ordinance
No. 1 to the Board for study and revision. The Ordinanee would provide for the
establishment of policies of organLzgtion and procedures.
On a motion by Mr. Clodt, seconded by Mr. Milmoe, and carried RESOLUTION No. 5
was adopted. The RESOVdTION appointed the Bank of America, Yorba Linda Branch
as the official depository for the funds of this District, The Board electing not
to appoint the County Treasurer as depository..
The Finance Committee reported that all current bills had been audited and approved.
A motion was made by Mr. Hastings, seconded by Mr. Wagner, and carried tl*t the
audited bills be paid in the regular mariner.
Mr. Howell reported s- that he had been present at the hearing before
the P.U.C. to protest the granting of a Certificate of Public Use and Necessity to
Dyke Water Co. Mr. Rowell stated that he had been able to obtain a postponment
on the hearing for a short period of time and suggested that this Board corer as
soon as possible with the parties interested in the development of the area in-
volved. A motion was made by Mr. Hastings, seconded by Mr. Wagner and carried that
the President and Attorney for this District be authorized to negotiate with the
Palisade builders, Joseph Drown, and James Hilliard for the purpose of aquireing
the well and other facilities presently installed to serve Tract 3182-
A general discussion was held concerning future master planning for sewers. It
was agreed that a meeting should be arranged with Lowrey and Associates for a
discussion of proper planning procedures.
The Secretary presented an application providing for the admission of this
Distract into the Group Insurance and Pension plan administered by the Southern
Cdlifornia Mutual Water Companies Association. On a motion made by Mr. Hastings,
seconded by Mr. Clodt and carried the Secretary was authorized to sign the application
for this District to become a member of the group.
a The Secretary read a proposal from Diehl Evans & 8o. to provide auditing and
o bookkeeping service for this District on a per diem basis. A motion was made by
y IvIr. Hastings, seconded by Mr. Wagner, and carried that Diehl Evans and Co. be employed
-V on the terms outlined in the proposal.
After discussion a motion was made by Mr. Hastings, seconded by Mr.Milmoe
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"-and carried that this Board of Directors go on record as being opposed to Assembly
ftbi i Amendment No. 17 which would enable the Public Utiliti.es`Commission to
regulate the activities and rates of publicly owned utilities. The Secretary was
instructed to write letters to our legislative representatives regarding this
Boards stand mn this matter.
April 8, 1959 continued.
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A discussion was held concerning Assembly Bill No. 176 proposed to provide a
maximum standby water charge against land within a District where water was
available but not used. The charge to be limited to a maximum of $ JCf7 der
acre. A motion was made by Mr. Clodt, seconded by Mr. N.astings'll'`t` ~ i ee '
Secretary be instructed to write a letter to our legislative representatives
stating that there was some doubt if this bill was necessary, but in the event
the legislative counsel felt it to be so, and if it met the approval of our
representatives this Board would support the bill.
There being no further business the # meeting was declared by President Crist.
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