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YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
Monday, May 18, 2015, 8:00 a.m.
1717 E Miraloma Ave, Placentia CA 92870
1. CALL TO ORDER
The May 18, 2015 meeting of the Yorba Linda Water District's Citizens Advisory
Committee was called to order by Chair Daniel Mole at 8:00 a.m. The meeting
was held in the Training Room at the District's Administration Building located at
1717 East Miraloma Avenue, Placentia, California 92870.
2. ROLL CALL
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Daniel Mole, Chair Bill Guse
Rick Buck, Vice Chair Fred Hebein
Lindon Baker Joe Holdren
Carl Boznanski Modesto Llanos
Oscar Bugarini, Sr. Cheryl Spencer-Borden
YLWD DIRECTORS PRESENT YLWD STAFF PRESENT
Ric Collett, President Marc Marcantonio, General Manager
Damon Micalizzi, Public Information Manager
Delia Lugo, Finance Manager
Cindy Botts, Management Analyst
Malissa Tem, Public Affairs Specialist
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
4.1. Recap of Board of Directors' Budget/Rate Workshop
Ms. Lugo and Ms. Botts offered an abbreviated version of the District's
Budget Workshop held April 30, 2015. Although the majority of the
Committee understood and appreciated the position that the new State
Regulations have posed for the District, some Committee members
expressed concern about how the initially proposed rate adjustment will be
received, especially by the low water users. The topic of tiered rates based
on elevation and other alternative billing methods to encourage water
conservation were briefly discussed. The Committee offered many insights
and valuable input as to how Customers may feel about the direction of the
proposed business model shift and articulated many of the points that staff
should underscore in its communications related to the Proposition 218
process.
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4.2. Institution of Stage 3 Water Conservation Measures
Staff, presented the Committee with the information related to Stage 3 of
the District's Conservation Ordinance, which goes into effect on June 1,
2015. Staff called on the Committee to help influence the Community about
the severity of the Drought, the impacts of the State Regulations, and the
importance of Conservation, immediately, upon June 1, 2015.
4.3. President's Report
President Collett, who participated in both previous discussion items,
offering Board insight, had nothing more to report.
4.4. Future Agenda Items
None.
5. ADJOURNMENT
5.1. The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 a.m. The next Citizens Advisory
Committee meeting is scheduled to be held Monday, June 22, 2015 at 8:30
a.m.
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