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December 24, 1996
MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
December 24,1996
The December 24, 1996 adjourned 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
Sterling L. Fox
Arthur C. Korn
Carl T. Scanlin
Directors absent at roll call
none
Staff present:
Michael Payne, Assistant General Manager
Arthur G. Kidman, General Counsel
Charles Gray, Engineering manager
Ray Harsma, Operations Superintendent
Roger Lubin, Exec. Asst. to the General Manager
Beverly Meza, Business Manager
Michael J. Robinson, Assistant Administrator
Ken Vecchiarelli, Assistant Engineering Manager
Leon de los Reyes, Water Quality Technician
Visitors
Hank Wedaa, Yorba Linda City Council
Andy Banks, special counsel, Fields and Creason
Louis Scull
Richard Freeman
Ken Witt, MWDOC
Director Beverage turned the floor over to Ken Witt, who reported on the Colorado Water Users'
Association conference and indicated that upper basin states will be using more water in the
future. He also reported on Met's wheeling policies, and the continuing negotiations involving
the City of San Diego and the Imperial Irrigation District.
CONSENT CALENDAR
On a motion by Director Scanlin, seconded by Vice President Paul R. Armstrong, the Board of
Directors voted 5-0 to approve the Consent Calendar.
Item 1. Minutes of regular meeting, December 12, 1996.
Item 2. Authorize Directors to leave the State of California prior to next meeting.
Item 3. Disburse $425,060.62 on Checks 21622 through 21714; one wire to ACWA-HBA in
the amount of $19,691.82 dated 12/23/96; and Payroll 25 for $104,188.65 on checks 12160
through 12238.
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Item 4. Approve the following items related to the rehabilitation of Wells 1,5,7, and 12., Job
8954:
• Progress payment seven to P.R. Burke Corporation. This payment of $304,973.08 is
comprised of a $274,475.77 payment to P.R. Burke and a 10 percent retention of $30,497.31
deposited to Harbor Bank escrow account 101.
• Change order number three, for $56,162.88.
• Contract extension of 21 calendar days.
Item 5. Approve a one-year extension to the lease agreement with Hood Corporation for a
portion of the District's property at Well 11.
Item 6. Approve a $6,000 amendment to the District's agreement with Robert Bein, William
Frost, & Associates for engineering design, construction management, and inspection services
for the installation of chlorine scrubber systems, Job 9517.
Louis Scull left at the conclusion of this item.
On a motion by Director Fox, seconded by Director Armstrong, the Board of Directors voted 5-0
to consider Item 20 next, and the Board of Directors entered closed session at 8:55 a.m.
CLOSED SESSION . It
Item 20. Discussion of pending litigation to which the District is a part, (Subsection (a) of
Section 54956.9). County of Orange, Case number 751753' Plaintiffs Dennis and Linda Prina;
Defendant Yorba Linda Water District, et al. The Board of Directors offered advice to counsel.
At the conclusion of this item, the Board of Directors returned to open session at 9:02 a.m.
Special Counsel Andy Banks left the meeting at the conclusion of this item.
ACTION CALENDAR
Item 7. Consider District response to draft policy regarding LAFCO-initiated consolidations.
Executive Assistant to the General Manager Roger Lubin reported that LAFCO developed a draft
proposal to guide them in determining how and when to exercise their authority in initiating
special district consolidations, and asked for input from special districts. Staff prepared
comments on LAFCO's draft, and discussed them at length with Director Fox, who was acting in
his capacity as ISDOC President.
On a motion by Director Fox, seconded by Vice President Armstrong, the Board of Directors
voted 5-0 to:
• Transmit the District's comments to LAFCO.
• Meet personally with LAFCO staff to present these comments.
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Item 8. Consider consultant agreement with McCormick, Kidman & Behrens for general
counsel services. Assistant General Manager Michael Payne reported Mr. Kidman's rates will
remain unchanged in 1997, and recommended approval of an agreement for general counsel
services.
On a motion by Vice President Armstrong, seconded by President Beverage, the Board of
Directors voted 5-0 to authorize the General Manager to execute an agreement with McCormick,
Kidman & Behrens for general counsel services.
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
Item 9. Assistant Administrator Michael Robinson, along with Assistant Engineering
Manager Ken Vecchiarelli and Water Quality Technician Leon de los Reyes, presented a report
and a series of slides illustrating the District's water quality program. Mr. Robinson, Mr.
Vecchiarelli, and Mr. De los Reyes responded to questions from board members regarding water
quality issues, and the District's water quality program.
This item was for information only; no Board action was required.
GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT
Item 10. Assistant General Manager Michael Payne reported on:
a) Semi-annual campaign disclosure filing.
b) Sale of surplus District computer and peripheral equipment.
c) An after-hours telephone number list was distributed.
d) Reported on the December 13 Employee Recognition Dinner.
e) District Activities: Art Kidman reported on a discussion at the ACWA Conference
regarding the Utilitarian versus Property Rights theory of water allocations. He indicated
that the trend has been to view water as a "public resource," but now there seems to be a
trend to a market-based philosophy.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Item 11. Legislative Ad Hoc Committee. Meeting of December 23. Attending were Board
President Beverage and Director Fox, and staff member William J. Robertson. Director Fox
indicated the material discussed in this meeting was covered in Item 7.
Item 12. Executive-Administration Committee. Met December 17. Attending were Board
President Beverage, Vice-president Armstrong, and General Manager William J. Robertson. The
committee discussed changes to the Board's organizational meeting.
Item 13. Finance-Accounting Committee.
Item 14. Personnel-Risk Management Committee.
Item 15. Planning-Engineering-Operations Committee.
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Item 16. Public Information Committee. Meeting scheduled for January 7, at 9:00 a.m.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETINGS
Item 17. WACO meeting, December 13 (Fox): Attendees heard a report on water privatization.
Item 18. Yorba Linda City Council, December 3, (Korn): Reported the following:
• City Council requested information on the City's costs for water.
• Councilman Wedaa proposed putting the City Council's agenda on Channel 3, the public
access cable television station. Director Korn asked Councilman Wedaa if he would include
all public agencies operating within the city, and he agreed.
Item 19. WACO meeting, December 18 (Fox): They discussed consolidation efforts between
MWDOC and Coastal. Director Fox indicated that the organizations are having "facilitated
workshops," to assist in the negotiating process.
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS/ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
Carl Scanlin: Reported on endangered species act presentation at CRWUA conference.
Paul Armstrong: Reported that now 10 Indian tribes are part of the Basin negotiations.
Art Korn: Reported on tribal rights to Colorado River water.
Mr. Wedaa and Mr. Freeman left the meeting at the conclusion of this item.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACTIVITY CALENDAR
The Board of Directors reviewed the Activity Calendar and made assignment changes.
ADJOURNMENT
On a motion by President Beverage, seconded by Director Fox, the Board of Directors voted-0,
at 0:30 a.m., to adjourn to Thursday, January 9, at 8:30 a.m., at the District's headquarters on
PllLosa Drive.
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William J. Robertson
Secretary/General Manager