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MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
AD HOC CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
Wednesday, March 8, 2017, 6:00 p.m.
1717 E Miraloma Ave, Placentia CA 92870
1. CALL TO ORDER
The March 8, 2017 meeting of the Yorba Linda Water District’s Ad Hoc Citizens
Advisory Committee was called to order at 6:00 p.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
Dennis Anderson Fred Hebein
Lindon Baker William Lawrence
Jeff Decker Cristy Parker
Kent Ebinger Kenneth Tam
Terry Harris
YLWD STAFF PRESENT
Delia Lugo, Finance Manager
Cindy Botts, Management Analyst
Malissa Muttaraid, Public Affairs Representative
OTHER ATTENDEES
Brent Ives, Principal, BHI Management Consulting
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
4.1 Facilitator/Staff Introductions
4.2. Committee Member Introductions
4.3. Committee Roles, Responsibilities and Procedures
Primary discussions surrounded the issue of the scope of the committee’s
work and the true expectations of the Board. Opinion ranged from looking
at rate levels to only considering and recommending rate structures or
models or both.
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Some committee members desired to examine District financial
conditions, current rates and the basis for those rates to advise the Board
on rate levels. Another member handed out tables from the District for the
District’s 2015/16 budget year with specific questions. Other members
were primarily interested in recommending rate structures and models.
It was discussed and agreed that some information at a detailed level
regarding District budgeting and finance could be presented by staff to
allow for background for either or both tasks.
4.4. Future Agenda Items
Committee agreed to ask staff to answer questions regarding questions on
the following topics at the next meeting:
FY 2015/16 budget table and specific questions.
Fiscal reserves, their construct and any policies pertaining.
The capital improvement program (CIP), how it is constructed and
implemented as well as its basis and any policies pertaining.
Discussion of cost of service.
Debt policies.
Committee also requested that staff from other agencies, who have
previously experienced rate structure/model transitions, be allowed to
address the committee in future meetings. One member, an employee of
Inland Empire Utilities Authority mentioned that he knows of colleagues
who would present on the subject. Las Virgenes Water District, Eastern
Municipal Water District and Irvine Ranch Water District were also
mentioned. These were to be contacted and scheduled for future meetings
if possible.
It was decided that all scope related items should remain until further
guidance is received from the full District Board of Directors. The
committee agreed that the full Board of Directors should be asked to
clarify and better define the scope of work and expectations for the
committee at its March 14, 2017 meeting. Staff indicated that they would
evaluate placing that item for Board discussion at that meeting.
5. ADJOURNMENT
5.1. The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
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