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MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
AD HOC CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
Thursday, April 27, 2017, 6:00 p.m.
1717 E Miraloma Ave, Placentia CA 92870
1. CALL TO ORDER
The April 27, 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 Ben Parker
Kent Ebinger Cristy Parker
Terry Harris
YLWD STAFF PRESENT
Malissa Muttaraid, Public Affairs Representative
OTHER ATTENDEES
Brent Ives, Principal, BHI Management Consulting
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
No public comments on items not on the agenda
4. ACTION CALENDAR
4.1 Review of Minutes from Meeting Held on April 20, 2017
Committee provided comments on if names of committee member’s
names should be mentioned specifically within the minutes. The
committee decided to leave the minutes as filed and approved as is.
4.2 Committee’s Recommendations to the Board of Directors
Committee discussed each draft recommendation as drafted by Chair
Harris.
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Recommendation #1 – Discussed water rate structures and theory as
proposed in draft recommendation. Committee added one comment on
land use adjustments as needed. Committee unanimously adopted the
recommendation with refinement.
Recommendation #2 – Committee had brief discussion on
recommendation as drafted and unanimously adopted.
Recommendation #3 – Committee had discussion on the drafted
recommendation. One member proposed language to introduce the
recommendation and provide rationale for the refund. Committee
discussed the draft language, made additions and adjustments to that
language and adopted as amended.
Recommendation #4 – Original recommendation #4 was combined
with #5 and was unanimously adopted.
Recommendation #5 – Original recommendation #5 was combined with
#4.
Recommendation #6 – Recommendation #6 was amended by the
committee and approved.
Recommendation #7 - Recommendation was #7 amended by the
committee and approved.
Recommendation #8 - Recommendation #8 was amended by the
committee and approved.
Recommendation #9 – Original recommendation #9 was combined with
#10, amended by the committee and approved.
Recommendation #10 – Original recommendation #10 was combined
with #9.
Recommendation #11 – Recommendation #11 was discussed at length
by the committee and was tabled for further drafting to be reviewed at the
next committee meeting.
Recommendation #12 – Recommendation #12 was approved as drafted.
At this point the committee discussed some details regarding further
financial transparency. Access to financial report on the District’s website
was to be reviewed at the next meeting where the committee would
decide if a recommendation on this topic would be written.
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Due to the time (8:52 p.m.), the committee decided that the remaining
draft recommendations would be considered at the next meeting.
The committee was made aware that their next meeting would be the last
before their due date for reporting to the Board of Directors, is scheduled
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for May 4 and the finalized recommendations would need to be
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submitted to the District on May 5 in order to support the Board’s May 9
agenda packet preparation. The committee also briefly commented and
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considered how the report was to be delivered to the Board at the May 9
meeting without resolution.
Malissa Muttaraid, Public Affairs Representative for the District reported to
the committee that a reporter for a local newspaper requested a
committee contact. Chair Harris reported that he had spoken to the report
earlier in the day.
Ms. Muttaraid also informed the committee that a photo of the committee
would be taken at the next meeting.
5. DISCUSSION ITEMS
5.1. Future Meeting Schedule and Agenda Items
The next Ad Hoc Citizens Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled to be
held Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.
6. ADJOURNMENT
6.1. The meeting was adjourned at 8:58 p.m.
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