My
weekly checks of agendas, meeting minutes, reports and other
documents from the boards, commissions and committees making up Yorba
Linda's governmental structure often turn up facts and statistics
that provide interesting snapshots of the community.
Here are
some of the latest:
--Individuals,
businesses, PTA groups and service organizations have donated
$357,052 to Placentia-Yorba Linda school campuses since the beginning
of the school year, most in the $100 to $1,000 range, with some
larger $5,000 to $15,000 sums from PTA fundraisers.
The
district stretches budget dollars with a $99 Amazon Prime membership
to take advantage of low-cost vendors and free shipping. Lower prices
for fresh fruits and vegetables for student meals come from
“piggy-back” purchases with a Hawthorne district Sunrise Produce
contract.
--Arrests
for driving under the influence on city byways totaled 52 for the
last six months of 2015. Most arrests were in the 20 to 29 and 55 to
65-plus age groups, followed by ages 40 to 54, then 30 to 39.
During
the same period, 1,032 traffic citations were issued, 568 for
hazardous violations (moving and radar offenses) and 464
non-hazardous (equipment, registration, seat belt). Fifty-nine
collisions were reported, 17 with injuries.
--Plans
for an outdoor sports facility at Canyon Hills Friends Church
featuring a 3,000 square-foot sports court and other structures were
approved by the Planning Commission. The panel also approved a
14-child day care facility at 4972 Ohio St.
Although
twice delayed, plans for a staffed recycling center in the rear
parking area of the Stater Bros. market on Yorba Linda Boulevard are
expected to be presented in the future.
--Travel
and conference expenses for Yorba Linda Water District directors
totaled $3,806 for October-December 2015, $190 for meals and travel
to Fountain Valley meetings and $3,616 for fees, meals, lodging and
travel to three-day conferences in Las Vegas, Palm Springs and Indian
Wells. July-September 2015 expenses were $2,946.
During
the same period, directors were paid $13,800 for attending 92
meetings at $150 per meeting, a bit less than the $16,050 earned for
107 meetings for the previous three months.
--Mosquito
and dead bird samples are checked for West Nile virus by the county
Vector Control District. Last year, 15 of the 425 birds tested came
from Yorba Linda, and of 97 virus cases in humans, three were city
residents. Countywide, 577 mosquitoes and 84 birds tested positive.
Residents
who find a bird that died in the last 24 hours and, without touching
it, place it in a plastic bag can call 714-971-2421 extension 117
during business hours to coordinate a pick-up for possible
examination.
Among
35 members of the district's board of trustees is Councilwoman Peggy
Huang, who is in the second year of a two-year term, appointed by her
council colleagues. Trustees are paid $100 per meeting, usually
monthly.