G E N E R A L    M A N A G E R ' S    R E P O R T

October 28, 2005

 

                  TO:            Board of Directors, PBCSD

 

           FROM:            Richard Andrews, General Manager

 

      SUBJECT:            Possible PBCSD News Articles

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RECOMMENDATIONS

 

·        Review and provide guidance regarding whatever modifications are considered appropriate, if any, to the enclosed alternative draft articles that are proposed for publication in the District’s PBCSD News.

 

·        Provide guidance regarding the alternative draft articles directors prefer be published in the next or subsequent issue (s) of PBCSD News if, as is anticipated, there will not be sufficient space in the next issue to include all articles.

                                                                 

BACKGROUND DISCUSSION

 

Enclosed are 10 alternative draft articles or information pieces for possible inclusion in the current issue of the District’s newsletter, PBCSD News.  The subjects have been selected on the basis of previous discussions with the Board, an evaluation of important matters now under consideration by the District and with the goal of clarifying PBCSD’s responsibilities and the objectives of the newsletter.  It is probable that all of the proposed articles cannot be published in the issue currently being developed.  Therefore, it is suggested the Board provide guidance as to the order of publication priority it prefers.  One method to do this would be to numerically rate each subject, i.e. from 1 to 10.  Also, some short information pieces can be considered “fillers” and/or as pieces that should be repeated in subsequent newsletters.  Subject to Board guidance, staff suggests the following or similar order of priority:

 

1.       “Why A Newsletter” (newsletter objectives) – also use as a “repeater”

2.       “Who, What, Where About PBCSD” – also use as a “repeater” from time to time

3.       Forest Lake Reservoir Nearing Completion” 

4.       “Tsunami Response Planning Maps”

5.       “Community Policing Survey”

6.       “Backwater Valves Protect Against Nasty Sewer Mishaps” (with illustration page)

7.       www.pbcsd.org, Your Source of PBCSD Information” – also, shortened, as a “repeater”

8.       “PBCSD Maintenance Department On-Call Around the Clock” – “filler” and “repeater”

9.       “1620 AM, PBCSD Public Information Radio Station” – “repeater” and “filler”

10.   “PBCSD Directors, 1982 to 2005” – “filler” and periodic “repeater”

 

 

RA

 

Agenda no. 14