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November 12, 1998
MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING
November 12, 1998
The November 12, 1998, Regular Meeting of the Yorba Linda Water District Board of Directors
was called to order by President Carl Scanlin at 8:30 a.m. The meeting was held at District
Headquarters, 4622 Plumosa Drive, Yorba Linda.
Directors present at Roll Call:
President Carl T. Scanlin
Vice President Arthur C. Kom
Paul R. Armstrong
Michael J. Beverage
Directors absent at roll
none
Staff present:
William J. Robertson, General Manager
Lee Cory, Operations Superintendent
Chuck Gray, Engineering Manager
Raquel Lazo, Secretary to the General Manager
Beverly Meza, Business Manager
Mike Robinson, Assistant Administrator
Mike Payne, Assistant General Manager
Ken Vecchiarelli, Assistant Engineering Manager
Visitors
Brett Barbre, Board of Directors, Member elect
Mark Abramowitz, Board of Directors, Member elect
CONSENT CALENDAR
On a motion by Director Beverage, seconded by Director Korn the Board of Directors voted 4-0
to approve the Consent Calendar.
Item 1. Approve minutes of regular meeting, October 22, 1998.
Item 2. Authorize Directors to leave the State of California prior to next meeting.
Item 3. Disburse checks and wire transfers totaling $910,711.91.
Item 4. Approve terms and conditions for water service with Kaiser Permanente for property
located at 4330 Miraloma Avenue, Job 9283.
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ACTION CALENDAR
Item 5. Consider consultant contract with Technical Resources Group for water billing
software. Business Manager Beverly Meza reported that a low cost interim, and possibly long-
term solution to the problems with Dynasty 2000 computer billing software, involves converting
the existing MMI product to the Windows NT environment. Technical Resources Group will
convert the existing data base, modify all MMI programs to meet the District's billing
requirements, provide new programs to print bills on new forms and interface with all devices
necessary to process the bills.
On a motion by Director Beverage, seconded by Director Armstrong, the Board of Directors
voted 4-0 to authorize the General Manager to enter into a contract with Technical Resources
Group in an amount not to exceed $23,000.
Item 6. Consider investment portfolio report for August 1998. Business Manager Beverly
Meza reported that the average portfolio yield, excluding Improvement District No. 2 Series C
General Obligation bond funds, was 5.71 percent.
On a motion by Director Armstrong, seconded by Director Beverage, the Board of Directors
voted 4-0 to receive and file the investment portfolio report for August 1998.
GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT
Item 7. General Manager's oral report and comments:
a) Fiesta Days, Yorba Linda. October 31. Assistant Administrator Michael Robinson reported
on the District's float in the parade.
b) Yorba Linda Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month. General Manager Robertson
reported the District is the Chamber's Business of the Month for November.
c) District Activities. No report.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Item 8. Executive-Administration Committee. Will meet November 16 at 3:00 p.m.
Item 9. Finance-Accounting Committee. Will meet November 18 at 8:30 a.m.
Item 10. Personnel-Risk Management Committee. No report.
Item 11. Planning-Engineering-Operations Committee. No report.
Item 12. Public Information Committee. Will meet November 17 at 3:30 p.m.
Item 13. Shell Ad-Hoc Committee. No report.
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETINGS
Item 14. OCWD special meeting, October 22 (Scanlin): Discussed annexation policies.
Item-15. SDWCA Safety Committee meeting, October 26 (Korn): Discussion of activities the
SDWCA can do to help their agencies.
Item 16. Yorba Linda Planning Commission October 28 (Armstrong): Discussed the Neff
Ranch/Leisure Property development.
Item 17. ISDOC quarterly luncheon meeting, October 29 (Armstrong/Scanlin): Discussion of
LAFCO process workshop.
Item 18. Yorba Linda Planning Commission November 4 (Armstrong): Nothing of concern to
the District transpired.
Item 19. MWDOC/CMWD meeting, November 5 (Armstrong): Discussed water transfers to
Orange County and selection process for the new MWD manager.
President Scanlin declared a break beginning at 9:35 a.m.. The meeting reconvened at 9:45 a.m.
with all Directors present.
Item 20. WACO meeting, November 6 (Scanlin): Discussed that relationship with Sacramento
as other statewide priorities will relagate water issues to secondary matters, and City of Long
Beach bottled water operation.
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS/ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
Director Armstrong: Commented the District should not attend the Parson's Engineering dinner
at the upcoming ACWA conference.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACTIVITY CALENDAR
The Board of Directors reviewed the Activity Calendar and made assignment changes.
ADJOURNMENT
On a motion by Director Beverage, seconded by President Scanlin, the Board of Directors voted
4-0, at 10:08 a.m., to adjourn. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 24, 1998,
at 8:30 a.m. in the District Boardroom.
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Michael A. Payne
Assistant Secretary/Assistant General Manager