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April 9, 1998
MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING
April 9,1998
The April 9, 1998, Regular Meeting of the Yorba Linda Water District Board of Directors was
called to order by President Sterling Fox at 8:30 a.m. The meeting was held at District
Headquarters, 4622 Plumosa Drive, Yorba Linda.
Directors present at Roll Call:
President Sterling L. Fox
Vice President Carl T. Scanlin
Paul R. Armstrong
Arthur C. Korn
Directors absent at roll call
Michael J. Beverage
Visitors
Richard Freeman
Staff present:
William J. Robertson, General Manager
Lee Cory, Operations Superintendent
Charles Gray, Engineering Manager
Raquel Lazo, Secretary to the General Manager
Beverly Meza, Business Manager
Roger Lubin, Executive Asst. to the General Manager
Michael Robinson, Assistant Administrator
Michael Payne, Assistant General Manager
CONSENT CALENDAR
On a motion by Director Armstrong, seconded by President Fox, the Board of Directors voted
4-0 to approve Consent Calendar items 1 through 4.
Item 1. Approve minutes of regular meeting, March 26, 1998.
Item 2. Authorize Directors to leave the State of California prior to next meeting.
Item 3. Disburse checks and wire transfers totaling $179,314.01.
Item 4. Approve purchase of one light-duty pick-up truck, one '/4 ton cab and chassis, and one
1-ton cab and chassis from Fairway Ford for $58,779.17.
On a motion by Director Armstrong, seconded by Vice President Scanlin, the Board of Directors
voted 3-0-1 (Abstain: Korn) to approve Consent Calendar item 5.
Item 5. Authorize the President and Secretary to sign a three year agreement with Yorba Linda
Mobil Service for gasoline products, and a second agreement with MRE Corp. Texaco for diesel
fuel and gasoline.
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Item 6. Reject and refer claim filed by Andy and Sandy Kubicki to Joint Powers Insurance
Authority.
On a motion by Director Armstrong, seconded by Vice President Scanlin, the Board of Directors
voted 4-0 to approve Consent Calendar item 6.
GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT
Item 7. General Manager's oral report and comments:
a) Report on MWD Eastside Reservoir Tour, April 8. Mike Robinson reported on the tour to
the Eastside Reservoir, hosted by Met Director Kenny Witt.
b) District activities. No report
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Item 8. Executive-Administration Committee. No report.
Item 9. Finance-Accounting Committee. No report.
Item 10. Legislative Ad-Hoc Committee. President Fox reported that the Committee will meet
with local legislators in Sacramento, on April 27.
Item 11. Orange County Water District Ad Hoc Committee.
a) The Committee met March 23, 1998. Attending were Directors Korn and Scanlin, and staff
members William Robertson and Mike Payne. Larry Kraemer, Bill Mills, and John Kennedy
of the Orange County Water District also attended. The Committee discussed groundwater-
related issues.
b) A meeting was scheduled for April 20, 1998, at 3:30 p.m.
Item 12. Personnel Risk Management Committee. No report.
Item 13. Planning-Engineering-Operations Committee. No report.
Item 14. Public Information Committee. No report
Item 15. Shell Ad-Hoc Committee. No report
INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETINGS
Item 16. Special Yorba Linda Planning Commission meeting, March 31 (Armstrong): Shell
representatives and members of the public presented information to the Committee on the
proposed Shell-Toll development.
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Item 17. Joint MWDOC/CMWD/OCWD meeting, April 1 (Fox): A presentation was made by
the Water Agency Response Network (WARN). President Fox asked staff for a report on the
District's disaster plan. Director Armstrong asked to see an example of the District's disaster
planning. Bill Robertson indicated that staff would present an oral report to the Board, and
invited them to the District's upcoming disaster preparedness drill.
Item 18. WACO meeting, April 3 (Fox): This meeting was rescheduled to April 10.
Item 19. ISDOC Board meeting, April 7 (Fox): Keith Coolidge of MWDOC reported on
SB 1885 (Ayala) that would change Met's governance. President Fox reported that he attended
LAFCO's April 8 meeting. At that meeting, competing applications were presented by the City
of Laguna Beach and South Coast Water District, and indicated that action on this item was
deferred until May.
Item 20. Yorba Linda City Council meeting, April 7 (Korn): Reported that five of the seven
citizens who addressed the City Council discussed the Shell-Toll project. Director Korn also
stated that the City of Yorba Linda is developing a web site, and asked staff to keep abreast of it.
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTSATEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
Director Armstrong: Inquired about the completion date of the Cellular antenna that is being
installed at the Highland Reservoir site. Mike Payne stated that the project should be complete in
three to four weeks.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACTIVITY CALENDAR
The Board of Directors reviewed the Activity Calendar and made assignment changes.
ADJOURNMENT
On a motion by Director Korn, seconded by Vice President Scanlin, the Board of Directors voted
4-0, at V6 a.m., to adjourn. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 23, 1998
at 8:30 ai.m. e District Boardroom.
Robertson
Secretary/General Manager