Minutes - City/Districts Liaison - 2008-01-09/Mesa Consolidated
water District
CITY /DISTRICTS LIAISON COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
FRIDAY, January 9, 2008
8:00 a.m.
MESA CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT
1965 Placentia Avenue
Costa Mesa, California 92627
City Committee Members: Allan R. Mansoor, Mayor
Allan Roeder, City Manager
Absent: Eric R. Bever, Council Member
Mesa Committee Members: Shawn Dewane, President
Fred Bockmiller, First Vice President
Lee Pearl, General Manager
CMSD Committee Members: Robert Ooten, Vice President
James Ferryman, Director
Rob Harriers, Manager /District Engineer
Tom Fauth, Assistant Manager
Joan Revak, Board Secretary/Program Manager /Clerk of the District
General
After the meeting was opened by Mesa President Shawn Dewane, Mr. Hamers advised
the committee the CMSD has opened the meeting to all of its Directors instead of just two
as determined by the Board at its December 2008 regular meeting.
MWD's Draft Model Water Conservation Ordinance (Mesa)
Mr. Pearl introduced the subject of MWD's water conservation ordinance in response to
the state -wide water shortage. The ordinance was originally sent to cities without regard
to water districts such as MCWD and IRWD who provide water service. Mr. Pearl also
introduced a letter to the MWD General Manager dated December 8, 2008 and signed by
various water agencies requesting consideration of various provisions to appropriately
implement the proposed ordinance.
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Poseidon (Mesa)
January 9, 2009
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Mr. Pearl provided a brief overview of the status of the proposed Huntington Beach
desalination plant to be developed by the Poseidon group. Mr. Pearl meets with
Poseidon on a regular basis as well as meeting with Mr. Roeder to discuss the potential
benefits to the residents of the City of Costa Mesa. The City of Huntington Beach is now
moving forward again on considering the project.
Mesa will also be meeting with the Mesa Verde homeowners group to provide a "water
update" including the status of the Poseidon proposal. Mayor Mansoor and Mr. Roeder
noted the City Council official position is in opposition to the project but are looking
forward to the City considering the latest proposal.
Approve Minutes of City /Districts Liaison Committee Meeting of November 14, 2008
(CMSD)
After a review, the minutes were unanimously approved. The minutes are distributed by
the CMSD soon after the meeting, however, a request was made by Mayor Mansoor to
have the minutes distributed with the agenda. Ms. Revak will advise the City and Mesa
• administrative staffs of this request.
Mutual Aid and Cooperative Projects (CMSD)
CMSD Directors Ooten and Ferryman suggested the City, Mesa, and the CMSD consider
when the respective agencies may provide support or services to each other. Each
agency's strategic planning provides a forum for identifying and requesting support or
services to simplify an agency's needs and funding. An example is Code Enforcement
where the CMSD may expand its Code Enforcement Officer's hours to accommodate
services desired by Mesa. Mr. Fauth will be contacting Mesa in this regard as the CMSD
plans on filling its forthcoming Code Enforcement Officer open position in mid 2009.
Inflow and Infiltration (CMSD)
Director Ooten explained how Infiltration (the occurrence of underground water migrating
into sewer lines through joints or cracks in the pipe) and Inflow (the occurrence of surface
water in flooded streets entering the sewer through holes in the manhole covers or the
incidence of illegal storm drain connections) cause strain on the Orange County
Sanitation District treatment plants during the winter months. The 1/1 also cause increased
treatment plant costs as the flow doubles during large storm events.
Mr. Hamers noted the CMSD will soon be completing a District -wide sewer line televising
• project and will be preparing a project report that identifies 1 /1. Mr. Hamers' experience
from televising the system in 1989 and beginning in 2006 is Inflow is the contributor
causing the Costa Mesa area to be a significant source of 1/1 as determined by OCSD.
Mr. Roeder offered to have the City's engineering staff present the City's recently
completed master plan of storm drains at the forthcoming Liaison Committee meeting.
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City Tree Roots (CMSD)
January 9, 2009
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Mr. Roeder explained the City will most likely be offering to residents who are faced with
damage to their lateral from City tree roots either the City tree be removed or the resident
will be offered the dollar value of removing the tree.
CMSD Sewer Lateral Assistance Program (CMSD)
Mr. Hamers provided a review of the program whereby the CMSD reimburses a property
owner of up to 50% of their cost of sewer lateral work not to exceed $1,800. The program
is in its second fiscal year and is well received by the residents. Mr. Fauth gave a
PowerPoint presentation of the program to the City's development services department
on January 8, 2009. Director Bockmiller offered to have CMSD flyers of the program at
the Mesa front desk and to add the information into the Mesa newsletter distribution.
Costa Mesa Commercial Trash (CMSD)
Director Ferryman suggested the CMSD is always poised to assist the City in
administering the commercial trash program. Director Bockmiller mentioned the current
open system results in multiple owned trash trucks traversing his alley and prematurely
wearing out the asphalt paving. Mr. Hamers noted the education component is very
important for business recycling and a part of A13939. Mr. Fauth noted the City and
CMSD share a grant from OC Waste and Recycle and are working well together in
administering various programs.
Public Comments
No members of the general public were in attendance.
Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Liaison Committee is scheduled for 8 a.m. Friday, April 10, 2009
at the Costa Mesa Sanitary District.
Gar; Mo' han, Secretary
Costa Mesa'Sahitary'-Gistrict
Arlene Schafer, P
Costa Mesa Sanita