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Record of the Minutes of the
Beaumont Basin Committee Meeting of the
Beaumont Basin Watermaster
Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Meeting Location:

Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District
560 Magnolia Avenue
Beaumont, CA 92223

I. Call to Order

Chairman Arturo Vela called the meeting to order at 11:02 a.m.

II. Roll Call

City of Banning Arturo Vela Present
City of Beaumont Kyle Warsinski Present
Beaumont Cherry Valley Water District Tony Lara Present
South Mesa Water Company David Armstrong Present
Yucaipa Valley Water District Joseph Zoba Present

Kyle Warsinski was present as the alternate representing the City of Beaumont in the
absence of Member Dave Dillon. Tony Lara was present as the alternate representing the
Beaumont Cherry Valley Water District in the absence of Member Eric Fraser. David
Armstrong was present as the alternate representing the South Mesa Water Company in
the absence of Member George Jorritsma. Keith McCullough was present representing legal
counsel for the Beaumont Basin Watermaster.

Members of the public who registered their attendance were: John Ohanian, Kathryn
Hallberg, Bruce Granlund, Matt Porras, Mike Kostelecky, Fran Flanders, David Castaldo, and
Hannibal Blandon.

III. Pledge of Allegiance

Chairman Vela led the pledge of allegiance.

IV. Public Comments

Judy Bingham quoted from minutes of the Watermaster meeting held on May 11, 2010.
She proceeded to express her opinion regarding Member Kyle Warsinski’s previous vote on
the issue on the agenda for the current meeting and asked who is here to represent the
people of Beaumont.

V. Reports

A. Report from Engineering Consultant - Hannibal Blandon, ALDA Engineering

Engineer Hannibal Blandon reported on the anticipated timeline of the delivery of the
final 2016 Consolidated Annual Report and Engineering Report, with distribution
scheduled for the October 4, 2017 meeting.

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