MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ELSINORE VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT NOVEMBER 24, 2003

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1 MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ELSINORE VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT NOVEMBER 24, 2003 The Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District was held at its principal offices at Chaney Street, Lake Elsinore, California. Directors Present Phil Williams, President Kristine Anderson, Treasurer Ben Wicke, Vice President George G. Alongi Chris Hyland Staff Present Ronald Young, General Manager Phil Miller, District Engineer Joyce Asbell, Deputy Board Secretary/Administrative Secretary John Brown, General Counsel Margie Armstrong, Director of Finance Wally Borchard, Director of Operations Greg Morrison, Director of Legislative and Community Affairs Others Present Nancy Cappos, Project Manager, Richmond American Homes Greg Kalin, Consultant, Elan & Associates CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by President Williams at 9:00 a.m., and the Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation immediately followed. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion was made by Director Anderson, seconded by Director Alongi and carried unanimously to approve the Agenda as presented. PUBLIC COMMENTS The meeting was opened to public comments and there were none.

2 Minutes November 24, 2003 Page 2 of 6 Item I.0 - Consent Calendar Resolution Nos Minute Order #3537 A. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of November 13, 2003 B. Approval of Requisitions 1. All America Advanced Security, Inc, - # W.W. Grainger- #16905 C. Travel Authorizations 1. Kelly Schoch Crystal Reports for Track-It D. Approval of Demands (Finance) E. Ratification of Community Relation Committee Action (Administration) F. Approve Contribution to Cal Poly Pomona (Administration) MO #3537 G. Adopt Resolution Honoring Donald Harriger Upon His Retirement (Administration) Reso. No H. Approve Proposal From Elan & Associates for Capital Improvement Projects Management Services (Engineering) Reso. No A motion was made by Director Anderson, seconded by Director Hyland and carried unanimously to: 1. Approve the Consent Calendar as presented. BUSINESS ITEMS Item II.A - Consider Approval of Annexation to TVP CFD 98-1 (Finance) Resolution No The Temescal Valley Project (TVP) Community Facilities District (CFD) was formed in 1998 as a mechanism to pay the TVP component of the water connection fee over time. Both CFD proceeds and the TVP component of the connection fee are utilized for debt repayment as well as to provide local funding associated with the Temescal Valley Project. This project was designed to provide additional water supply from sources located north of the District. The project includes facilities such as transmission mains, an 8 million gallon terminal storage reservoir, and fill lines. There are six original developers that participated in the CFD, for a total of 7,843 EDU s. Richmond American Homes has requested to annex to CFD 98-1 for their Lakeridge project, a development located at Grand Avenue and Turtle Dove Drive. The approval of annexation of the Lakeridge development increases the EDU s being assessed through the CFD by 127, bringing the total to 7,970 EDU s. The developer, Richmond American Homes, will pay all costs associated with the annexation to the CFD and has forwarded an initial payment of $25,000.

3 Minutes November 24, 2003 Page 3 of 6 Additionally, the developer will be responsible for paying the catch-up assessment for the previous five years, approximated to be $35,000. Mr. Young explained that the terms are set in the approving Resolution of Intention declaring the intention of the Board to conduct proceedings for the annexation of the parcels shown on Exhibit A and scheduling a public hearing for January 8, 2004 for the proposed annexation. A motion was made by Director Anderson, seconded by Director Wicke and carried unanimously to: 1. Approve the Resolution of Intention to Annex Territory to Community Facilities District GENERAL MANAGER S REPORT Mr. Young informed the Board of Directors that he would be on vacation next week and Phil Miller will be Acting General Manager in his absence. He wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. LEGAL COUNSEL S REPORT John Brown had nothing to report. COMMITTEE REPORTS Director Alongi informed the Board that there would be a Building Committee Meeting this week. He reported that he attended the meeting with Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) and commented that the more he learns the more he is convinced the problems are very complex in the water industry. He further commented that it takes a tremendous amount of learning before anyone can be of any value to the Board and to the District. Director Wicke reported on the EMWD meeting he and Director Alongi attended last week. The Committee discussed the 1800-acre feet of water to be put into the Lake at 5.5 million gallons per day (mgp). Director Wicke informed everyone regarding the pipeline from the Rancho California Water District s Wastewater Treatment Plant that Phase 1 is underway from Adams Avenue to Nutmeg, Phase 2 (Nutmeg) is out to bid, and Phase 3 will continue to Railroad Canyon Road. He also reported that the Committee discussed participation in the recycled water line and stated no decision has been made for Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) since staff has not made a recommendation to the Board yet. The Committee also discussed a brine line that would parallel

4 Minutes November 24, 2003 Page 4 of 6 the existing SARI line in the lower regions of the County, with a high cost of $168,000,000 that wouldn t be completed until the year Director Anderson informed the Board that there could be two new directors appointed to the Meeks & Daley Board. Bud Wood retired and they are still waiting for the official resignation of Dan Randall. She also stated that the Meeks & Daley Board discussed a part of the canal that may have to be abandoned, based on all the work that needs to be done. Director Anderson reported that she attended the LESJWA Meeting in Director Williams absence and stated that they discussed the regulatory fee and setting up a new JPA to collect that fee. Director Hyland gave an account of the Lakeland Village Association Meeting she attended and stated they discussed the redevelopment in Wildomar, that several of their members are participants in, and commented that they are very pleased. Director Williams described the LEAPS presentation by Greg Morrison for LESJWA as being stunning as usual. He stated that he requested a letter of approval from Pat Bolte, and Mark Norton told him that he would also request a letter of support from LESJWA regarding the improvements that the LEAPS Project will make to the Lake. Director Williams also reported that another gentleman gave a presentation at the LESJWA meeting on how farmers predict how much water and fertilizers they need and described it as being very high tech. PUBLIC COMMENTS The meeting was opened to public comments and there were none. DIRECTORS COMMENTS Director Alongi commented that he enjoyed the Awards Ceromony and couldn t resist the See s candy. He also asked for clarification of the MTBE issue that Congress is trying to remove the liability claim. Mr. Young described the energy bill containing very tricky language regarding MTBE. He explained that it gives an exemption of liability claims to the producers of MTBE. There will not be an exemption to the gas station owner, proprietor, or the oil company that owns the gas station and the tank that leaks the gas containing the MTBE. Mr. Young stated that the District does not want MTBE because it is a highly known carcinogen that contaminates the water. Mr. Young added that the District has been testing Canyon Lake for MTBE and has not found any in the last year of treating the water through the plant. He concluded that protective measures regarding MTBE are in place locally. Director Alongi further commented that he can t understand how legislation cannot hold the producer of MTBE liable when they never warned anyone of the consequences; knowing that gas tanks do rust, corrode, and leak. Mr. Young stated that through Proposition 65, we were

5 Minutes November 24, 2003 Page 5 of 6 warned. He explained that the reason they started putting MTBE into the gas was that the Federal Government wanted to meet new air standards to decrease the ozone-layer contaminants. He further explained that in the state of California, legislature mandates a prescriptive action and they re supposed to fund that action. Mr. Young informed everyone that the next step is using ethanol, which is highly water soluble and very toxic. Director Wicke announced that he and Director Hyland will have a meeting with Western Municipal Water Supply Task Force tomorrow. He also informed everyone that ACWA has requested that Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District designate a person from the District to attend the General Session at the ACWA Conference Wednesday, December 3, 2003 and vote on behalf of the District the new ACWA President and Vice President. He also stated that there will be an additional nomination from the floor, Greg Zlotnick from Santa Clara Water District, who we support. Director Wicke suggested that the Board President, Phil Williams be designated for this task and he could be the alternate. Director Wicke also stated that he will be out of town November Director Anderson wished everyone Happy Holidays. Director Hyland commented that the Awards Ceremony was nice. Director Alongi announced that he will be out of town November 30 December 7. CLOSED SESSION The Board adjourned to Closed Session at 9:19 a.m. to discuss: 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section : Two Potential Cases The meeting reconvened at 9:29 a.m. with no actions taken in Closed Session.

6 Minutes November 24, 2003 Page 6 of 6 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:29 p.m. ATTEST: Phil Williams, President of the Board of Directors of the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Joyce Asbell, Secretary to the Board of Directors of Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District