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July 27, 2000
MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING
July 27, 2000
The July 27, 2000, regular meeting of the Yorba Linda Water District Board of Directors was
called to order by President Michael J. Beverage at 8:30 a.m. The meeting was held at District
Headquarters, 4622 Plumosa Drive, Yorba Linda.
Directors present at roll call:
President Michael J. Beverage
Vice President Paul R. Armstrong
Brett R. Barbre
Arthur C. Kom
Staff present:
William J. Robertson, General Manager
Arthur G. Kidman, General Counsel
Lee Cory, Operation Superintendent
Robert Lemon, Project Manager
Beverly Meza, Business Manager
Michael Payne, Assistant General Manager
Directors absent at roll call:
Mark Abramowitz
Visitors present:
Mr. Ken Witt, Municipal Water District of Orange County
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Mr. Witt reported on Metropolitan Water District issues.
Director Abramowitz arrived at 8:35 a.m.
CONSENT CALENDAR
On a motion by Director Abramowitz, seconded by Vice President Armstrong, the Board of
Directors voted 5-0 to approve the Consent Calendar as follows:
Item 1. Minutes of the regular meeting of July 13, 2000.
Item 2. Minutes of adjourned regular meeting, July 20, 2000
Item 3. Authorization for directors to leave the State of California prior to the next meeting.
Item 4. Disbursements in the amount of $322,349.12.
Item 5. Progress payment No. 6 to F.T. Ziebarth in the amount of $6,306.00, less 10% retention
of $630.60, for a net payment of $5,675.40, and approve Change Order No. 4, a contract time
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extension of 35 calendar days, for construction of the Well No. 11 Rehabilitation Project, Job
No. 9620.
ACTION CALENDAR
Item 6. Consider Facility and Design Construction Agreement with Shell Western E&P, Inc.
(SWEPI), for the backbone sewer system in Valley View Circle service Villages I and II.
Director Korn declared a conflict of interest and departed the room during discussion of this
item. President Beverage asked for clarification to determine if Toll Brothers were involved in
the Agreement. Staff reported that everywhere Toll Brothers was referenced in the Agenda
Report it really means SWEPI (except where Toll Brothers is used to geographically locate the
projects), and Toll Brothers is mentioned in the Agreement only for notification. General
Counsel advised that President Beverage did not have a conflict. Robert Lemon, Project
Manager, reviewed the agreement. Discussion.
On a motion by Director Abramowitz, seconded by Vice President Armstrong, the Board of
Directors voted 4-0-1, with Director Korn absent, to authorize the President and Secretary to
execute the Facility Finance, Design and Construction Agreement subject to review and approval
as to form by General Counsel and execution by Shell Western E&P, Inc.
Director Korn returned to the meeting.
Item 7. Consider Financial Statements for eleven months ended May 31, 2000. Beverly Meza,
Business Manager, reviewed the Financial Statements. Discussion.
On a motion by Vice President Armstrong, seconded by Director Abramowitz, the Board of
Directors voted 5-0 to receive and file the Financial Statements for the eleven months ended May
31, 2000.
Ms. Meza left the meeting after this item.
GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT
Item 8. General Manager reports.
a. General Counsel. Mr. Kidman had nothing to report.
b. District activities. Mr. Robertson reported he is taking two weeks of vacation beginning
July 28 and returning August 14; requested that Directors filing the form "460" campaign
statements on their own need to also file a copy at the District office; and, an emergency
project to replace a booster pump at the Santiago Reservoir Booster Station.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Item 9. The Executive Committee requested a meeting for late August.
Item 10. The Finance Accounting Committee had nothing to report.
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Item 11. The Personnel-Risk Management Committee had nothing to report.
Item 12. The Planning-Engineering-Operations Committee met on July 19, to discuss the
Hidden Hills Reservoir; Shell/Toll Bastanchury Sewer; Inspection and project management
services; Hacienda Lane project update; and Imperial Highway update. The Board discussed
relocation of facilities on Imperial Highway and asked General Counsel to look into the prior
rights issue.
Item 13. The Public Information Committee met on July 25, to discuss the video, web site, letter
to homeowners using in-home booster pumps, final draft of the Consumer Confidence Report
and issue briefs. President Beverage requested that staff update the Issue Briefs memo and send
it to the Directors.
Item 14. The Orange County Water District Ad Hoc Committee scheduled a meeting for August
211, at 4:00 p.m., to discuss the Huntington Beach litigation and annexation issues.
INTERGOVERMENTAL MEETINGS
Item 15. OCWD Groundwater Workshop, July 15. Director Barbre reported on the workshop
and July 19, OCWD Board meeting.
Item 16. Yorba Linda City Council, July 18. Director Korn reported on a presentation by the
Santa Ana River Watershed Protection Agency presentation to the Council.
Item 17. OCWD meeting, July 19. Director Barbre reported on this under Item No. 15.
Item 18. MWDOC meeting, July 19. Director Abramowitz reported on the MWDOC meeting.
Item 19. Yorba Linda Planning Commission meeting, July 12. Director Armstrong reported on
the meeting.
President Beverage declared a recess beginning at 9:55 a.m. The meeting reconvened at 10:02
a.m. with all Directors present.
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS/ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
Director Korn discussed energy deregulation and rate increases in the San Diego area.
Discussion. The issue of potential future energy rate increases was referred to the Finance
Committee.
The Board of Directors went into Closed Session at 10:12 a.m. with all Directors present,
General Counsel.
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CLOSED SESSION
Item 20. Discussion of litigation to which the District is a party, Section 54956.9 (a), Orange
County Central Justice Center, Case No. 815921 and 818852, Huntington Beach and Fountain
Valley vs. OCWD respectively.
General Counsel departed after this item.
Item 21. Discussion of General Manager's performance evaluation pursuant to Section 54957 of
the Government Code.
The Board of Directors came out of Closed Session at 12:22 p.m. No action was taken during
Closed Session.
ADJOURNMENT
President Beverage adjourned the meeting at 12:23 p.m. The next meeting of the Board of
Directors is scheduled for Thursday, August 10, 2000, at 8:30 a.m. at the District Headquarters.
ichael A. Payne
Assistant Secretary/Assistant General Manager