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MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISRICT
PUBLIC INFORMATION-TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE MEETING
June 1, 2010
A meeting of the Public Information-Technology Committee was called to order by
Director Beverage at 4:00 p.m. The meeting was held at the District's Administrative
Office at 1717 E Miraloma Ave, Placentia CA 92870.
COMMITTEE STAFF
Director Michael J. Beverage, Chair Ken Vecchiarelli, General Manager
Director Phil Hawkins Pat Grady, Assistant General Manager
Damon Micalizzi, PI Specialist
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
2. DISCUSSION ITEMS
2.1. Public Notice Regarding Pass-Through Rate Increase
Mr. Vecchiarelli presented to the Committee the Public Notice regarding
the August 1St Pass-Through Rate Increase. The notice will be placed in
the "Special Message" portion of the Monthly Bill and a recorded voice
message with more information regarding the Rate Increase will be
created.
2.2. Summer Newsletter Content
Mr. Micalizzi presented to the Committee potential stories, photos and
content for the YLWD Summer Newsletter. All of the content was
approved for use by the Committee.
2.3. Practice Fields Atop District Reservoirs (Verbal Report)
Mr. Vecchiarelli updated the Committee on JPIA's opinions regarding
liability for such a venture and outlined the necessary steps to move
forward.
2.4. Bottled Water Update (Verbal Report)
Mr. Micalizzi updated the Committee on the shelf life for bottled water (2
years) and the Committee discussed labeling options along with the
possibility of an "under the cap" bottle contest.
2.5. Public Events Update
Mr. Micalizzi updated the Committee on current and future public outreach
activities. The Committee discussed future marketing efforts for promoting
the conservation classes at the Fullerton Arboretum for next year.
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2.6. Conservation Ordinance Monthly Statistics
Mr. Vecchiarelli presented the conservation ordinance statistics through
the month of May 2010.
2.7. IT Projects Monthly Status
Mr. Grady reviewed the monthly IT Projects status report. The Committee
discussed progress of the new financial and utility billing software;
Computerized Maintenance and Management Systems (CMMS); and
Online Bill Pay. Mr. Grady also discussed the completion of the
Automated Vehicle Location (GPS) pilot program for District vehicles. Staff
is currently negotiating costs to move the full program forward with the
selected vendor.
2.8. Future Agenda Items and Staff Tasks
Director Beverage suggested staff facilitate getting some of the water
industry's literature to the Citizen Advisory Committee for information
regarding the November Water Bond Measure, among other water related
issues. Mr. Micalizzi will have the water bottle label designed by the next
meeting. In addition, he will bring the local sports groups to the table for a
meeting regarding the use of practice fields on District reservoirs and
report on the topic at the next meeting.
3. ADJOURNMENT
3.1. The meeting was adjourned at 5:15 p.m. The next regular meeting of the
Public Information-Technology Committee will be held July 6, 2010 at 4:00
p.m.
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