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6 <br /> Northside Elementary School Alder Keene <br /> One Song Productions Micha Segal-Miller <br /> Pathways Elementary Patricia Harris <br /> Phillips Middle School PTSA Elizabeth Welsby <br /> Mary Scroggs Elementary School PTA Lynn Dancy <br /> Seawell Elementary School PTA Jill Austin <br /> Women's Voices Chorus, Inc. Laura Delauney (pronounced De-LAW-nee) <br /> Artists <br /> Carter Hubbard <br /> Francesca Talenti <br /> 1 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 b. OWASA Annual Update Presentation <br /> 4 The Board received a presentation and information from the Orange Water and Sewer <br /> 5 Authority (OWASA) on recent activities. <br /> 6 Ed Kerwin, OWASA Executive Director, made the following PowerPoint: <br /> 7 <br /> 8 OWASA Brief for the Orange County Board of County Commissioners and Public Water <br /> 9 Emergency <br /> 10 February 2-5, 2017 <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Key Take-aways <br /> 13 • OWASA apologizes for the hardship <br /> 14 • Public health and safety was our highest priority, we confirmed that water was safe <br /> 15 • Community partners and customers provided invaluable assistance—Thank you! <br /> 16 • Communications can be improved significantly; recognized by partners, too <br /> 17 <br /> 18 February 2017 Water Emergency (graph) <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Key Near-term Next Steps <br /> 21 • Review emergency communication practices and systems (OWASA and partners) <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Key Near-term Next Steps <br /> 24 • Review emergency communication practices and systems (OWASA and partners) <br /> 25 • Develop corrective action plan to ensure reliable fluoride system —to be reviewed by <br /> 26 Board of Directors prior to resuming fluoride addition <br /> 27 • Develop action plan on additional near- and long-term measures to improve system <br /> 28 resiliency <br /> 29 • Continue transparency and proactive community engagement <br /> 30 <br /> 31 OWASA Meetings <br />