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Home My WebLink About1998-07-23 - Board of Directors Meeting MinutesPage 3762 July 23, 1998 MINUTES OF THE YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING July 23, 1998 The July 23, 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 Michael J. Beverage Visitors Richard Freeman Ron Moyer, RACES Don Gibson, RACES Brett Barbre Staff present: William J. Robertson, General Manager Michael Payne, Assistant 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 Janet Morningstar, General Counsel PRESENTATION CALENDAR Item 1. Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES). A presentation to the Board was made by Ron Moyer and Don Gibson about RACES, and how it functions as part of the area wide emergency communications program. Ron Moyer and Don Gibson left the meeting at the conclusion of this item, at 8:50 a.m.. CONSENT CALENDAR On a motion by Vice President Scanlin, seconded by Director Armstrong the Board of Directors voted 4-0 to approve the Consent Calendar. Item 2. Approve minutes of regular meeting, July 9, 1998. Item 3. Authorize Directors to leave the State of California prior to next meeting. Item 4. Disburse checks and wire transfers totaling $307,000.64 Page 3763 July 23, 1998 ACTION CALENDAR Item 5. Consider investment portfolio report for May, 1998. Business Manager Beverly Meza reported that the average portfolio yield, excluding Improvement District No. 2 Series C General Obligation bond funds, was 5.70 percent. On a motion by Director Armstrong, seconded by Vice President Scanlin, the Board of Directors voted 4-0 to receive and file the investment portfolio report for May, 1998. Beverly Meza left the meeting at the conclusion of this item. GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT Item 6. General Manager's oral report and comments: a) Report by General Counsel: General Counsel Janet Morningstar reported on the Orange County Bankruptcy status, indicating that Option B participants have received 93 cents on the dollar so far. b) Yorba Linda Pines: Operations Superintendent Lee Cory reported on repairs to a damaged pipeline at this apartment complex. c) CSDA-AB556: Assistant General Manager Mike Payne reported that CSDA opposed the recently defeated AB556. d) District activities: • An ACWA mini-conference is scheduled for September. • An ISDOC luncheon on July 30 will host the election of Technical Advisory Committee members. President Fox declared a recess at 9:25 a.m. The meeting reconvened at 9:34 a.m. COMMITTEE REPORTS Item 7. Executive-Administration Committee. Scheduled a meeting for August 6, at 3:30 p.m. Item 8. Finance-Accounting Committee. Attending the July 22 meeting were directors Korn and Fox, and staff members Meza and Robertson. The Committee discussed staff's recommended update of developer and customer service fees, and refunding in ID-2, the Gann Resolution, and sewer fees. Scheduled a meeting for August 4 at 10:00 a.m. Item 9. Legislative Ad-Hoc Committee. The Committee met July 7 at 9:30 a.m. Attending were President Fox and Director Beverage, along with staff member Lubin. The Committee discussed proposed changes to the Cortese-Knox act and amendments to AB 556. The Committee scheduled a meeting for July 31, at 8:30 a.m. Page 3764 July 23, 1998 Item 10. Orange County Water District Ad Hoc Committee. The Committee met at 8:30 a.m. on July 16 Attending were Directors Korn and Scanlin, staff member Robertson and General Counsel Kidman. The Committee reviewed a confidential memorandum regarding Shell's annexation to OCWD. George Bayse and Jim Boyd, representing Shell-Toll, and Susan Trager, special counsel for Shell-Toll joined the meeting at 9:30 a.m. to discuss Shell's proposed annexation to OCWD. Director Korn excused himself from the meeting for this discussion. The Committee met July 20 at 3:30 p.m. Attending were directors Scanlin and Kom, OCWD Director Larry Kraemer, and General Manager Bill Mills, and YLWD staff members Robertson and Payne, along with General Counsel Morningstar. George Bayse and Jim Boyd, representing Shell-Toll, also attended. A presentation by OCWD's staff was conducted for interested parties on the OCWD Master Plan. Item 11. Personnel-Risk Management Committee. No Report. Item 12. Planning-Engineering-Operations Committee. No Report. Item 13. Public Information Committee. Scheduled a meeting for July 30, at 8:30 a.m. Item 14. Shell Ad-Hoc Committee. No report. INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETINGS Item 15. WACO meeting, July 10 (Fox): President Fox reported that attendees heard a presentation on water storage options. Item 16. MWDOC July 15 (Fox). President Fox reported that attendees heard a presentation on Lake Matthews. Item 17. Yorba Linda Planning Commission, July 15 (Korn): Director Kom reported that nothing of concern to the District transpired. Item 18. OCWD meeting, July 15 (Scanlin). Reported that attendees heard a presentation on federal legislation related to groundwater. Item 19. LAFCO Advisory Committee meeting, July 16 (Fox): Reported that Carpenter Irrigation District will be absorbed by Irvine Ranch Water District. Item 20. Yorba Linda City Council meeting, July 7 (Korn). Nothing of concern to the District transpired. Page 3765 July 23, 1998 BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS/ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACTIVITY CALENDAR The Board of Directors reviewed the Activity Calendar and made assignment changes. CLOSED SESSION Item 21. Pending litigation to which the District is a parry, (Subsection (a) of Section 54956.9), County of Orange, Chapter 9, Case No SA 94-22272-JR; Orange County Investment Pools, Chapter 9, Case No. SA 94-22273-JR before the US Bankruptcy Court, the Central District of California. This item was canceled. ADJOURNMENT On a motion by Director Korn, seconded by Director Armstrong, the Board of Directors voted 4- 0, at 10:24 a.m., to adjourn. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 13, 1998, at 8:30 a.m. in the District Boardroom. Willi erts n Secretary/General Manager