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MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
EXEC-ADM IN-ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING
September 19, 2011
A meeting of the Executive-Administrative-Organizational Committee was called to
order by Director Beverage at 11:06 a.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
OTHER ATTENDEES
Art Kidman, General Counsel, Kidman, Behrens & Tague LLP
Eddy Beltran, Senior Associate, Kidman, Behrens & Tague LLP
Christopher Townsend, President, Townsend Public Affairs
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
2. ACTION CALENDAR
2.1. ACWA Region 10 Election of Officers and Board Members for 2012-2013
Term
The Committee discussed the ACWA Region 10 nominations and letters
to the District requesting support for election to the ACWA Board of
Directors from MWDOC Board President, Joan Finnegan and Mesa
Consolidated Water District First Vice President, James Atkinson. The
Committee did not express any strong opinions on the matter and directed
staff to forward the matter to the Board for their consideration.
3. DISCUSSION ITEMS
3.1. Legislative Affairs Status (Verbal Report)
Parts of this discussion item were taken out of order following Mr.
Townsend's arrival.
Mr. Vecchiarelli reported staff's intent to request a plan of works from
Townsend Public Affairs (TPA) identifying a proposed timeline to reach
milestone objectives for legislative affairs and interagency governance
support services. Director Beverage suggested TPA review the District's
Strategic Plan Initiatives and work off that framework for this effort. Mr.
Christopher Townsend joined the meeting at 11:40 and gave a verbal
report on initial outreach with staff at Orange County Sanitation District
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(OCSD). The Committee discussed strategies and options for proceeding
forward with discussions on representation to the OCSD Board. Various
alternatives were discussed with input from legal counsel. Mr. Townsend
shared information regarding grant funds available for fire suppression
projects in the range of $500,000 to $1 M. He offered to work with staff to
explore any possible partnerships and opportunities to apply for available
funds with the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA). Mr. Townsend
agreed to provide an initial plan of works on TPA's efforts on behalf of the
District at the next meeting, and a monthly status report at each
subsequent meeting. The Committee agreed the written status reports
would be provided to the full Board of Directors for their information.
3.2. Upcoming Board of Directors Workshop Meetings
The Committee discussed their availability for several Board Workshops
and dates proposed by staff. Revisions were suggested and staff will
forward the proposed dates and times to the other Directors for their
consideration. The Committee also discussed the primary objectives and
principle matters for discussion and presentation at these workshops.
3.3. Development Agreement Obligations (Legal Counsel Verbal Report)
Legal Counsel gave a verbal report with preliminary legal, political and
business opinions on contractual and land use questions related to the
proposed practice fields at the Elk Mountain Reservoir site. Following this
discussion, the Committee determined the Board Workshop planned for
October 6, 2011, was no longer prudent at this time as certain options
currently under consideration for the Elk Mountain site improvements were
not feasible under the conditions previously assumed by staff and the
Board. The Committee instructed staff to schedule a smaller group
meeting with the Executive-Administration-Organizational Committee for
the same date at a time convenient for the primary spokespersons and
persons of interest on the project. The tentative time has been set for
4:00 PM on October 6, pending staff contact and feedback from the
interested parties' representatives.
3.4. Revised Professional Services Agreement with Kidman, Behrens and
Tague LLP (Verbal Report)
Mr. Kidman presented proposed changes to the scope of services,
process for task approval and billing procedures, for the Professional
Services Agreement (PSA) with Kidman, Behrens and Tague (KBT). The
Committee discussed this proposal and suggested a simplified matrix or
other tool to summarize these changes when presenting this matter to the
full Board of Directors.
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3.5. General Counsel's Monthly Summary Report
The Committee reviewed the summary spreadsheet prepared by staff and
the cover letter and supporting information from legal counsel. The
differences in the presented information were discussed.
Director Beverage left the meeting following discussion of this item at 12:55 p.m.
3.6. Status Report on Committee Specific Strategic Plan Initiatives
There were no additional comments regarding the status report.
3.7. Future Agenda Items and Staff Tasks
Legal Counsel presented information regarding the legal and public
records issues related to personal and District-owned cell phones, pda's,
tablets, computers, laptops and other information systems. The District is
in the process of updating its policies on these devices and forms of
electronic communications with the Board of Directors. Legal Counsel
suggested reviewing and adopting these policy updates before proceeding
with acquisition of electronic devices for the Board's use for District
business, or consideration of reimbursement to the Board for the same.
4. ADJOURNMENT
4.1. The Committee adjourned at 1:19 p.m. The next meeting of the
Executive-Administrative-Organizational Committee will be held October
6, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. or at some time later that evening, as determined by
the availability of the parties of interest in the proposed Elk Mountain
Reservoir Site Improvements and as posted.
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