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CITY .OF CARLSBAD
AGENDA BILL NO. 6027 Supplement NO. 1 Initial:
DATE : November 6, 1979
DEPARTMENT : City Manager
I. Subject: REACTIVATION OF SAN MARCOS COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
LA COSTA SEWER TREATMENT PLANT
Statement of the Matter
The San Marcos County Water District has previously filed application
with the City of Carlsbad for necessary permits to expand their
existing sewage treatment plant and add water reclamation facilities.
Subsequently, the District advised the City, by letters dated
September 17, 1'979 and September 26, 1979, of its intention to
proceed with the expansion and addition program with only informal
processing through the City revie? procedures.
raised concerns on our behalf for the potential precedent setting
nature of the District's intended action to avoid formal permit
procedures, as well as differences of opinion, regarding the legal
issues. These issues were presented for City Council review at the
October 16, 1979 meeting.
As a result of the concerns raised, discussions were held between
the City Manager and the District General Manager, and between the
City Attorney and District Counsel. Pursuant to these disehsions, the City Council agreed to continue the matter from the October-16, 1979 agenda to November 6, 1979. Now, as a result of the discussions, new administrative understandings have been reached regarding the District's application status. A letter dated October 25, 1979 from
the District withdraws the previous letters of September 17 and 26, and confirms the District's intention to proceed with formal
application review of permits necessary for expansion of capacity
and addition of reclamation facilities.
With these clarifications and understandings, there is no need for
Council direction at this time as the City will continue to process
the required permits in the normal manner.
These communications
Exhibit
Letter dated October 25, 1979 from San Marcos County Water District
Recommendation
Accept and file exhibit
Council Action:
11-6-79 Council accepted the information and directed it be filed.
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PRESIDENT
OBY BLANCHARD
VICE PRESIDENT
STANLEY A. MAHR
DIRECTORS HARRY B. KEEBAUOH
MARGARET E. FEROUSON
LEO F. SMITH
QENERAL MANAGER
JAMES P. MCKAY
ATTORNEY
VERNON A. PELTZER
san marcos county water district -
PHONE (714) 744-0460 788 SAN MARCOS BOULEVARD SAN MARCOS, CALIFORNIA 92069
October 25, 1979
City of Carlsbad
1200 Elm Avenue
Carlsbad, California 92028
Attention: Mr. Wayne Dernetz
Gentlemen :
Subject: San Marcos County Water District Water
Reclamation Project
My letter of September 17, 1979, indicated that the
City of Carlsbad does not have jurisdiction with re- spect to planning or building permits over the San
Marcos County Water District Reclamation Project. This was supplemented by a letter from Vernon A. Peltzer to Vincent F. Biondo, Jr. on September 26,
1979. It is our understanding that these letters have generated a problem of concern for officials
of the City of Carlsbad. Please consider those letters withdrawn and this letter substituted in
lieu thereof.
To effect mutual cooperation, the San Marcos County
Water District agrees to submit Phase I1 and Phase
I11 of the project to the City Planning process, with
the understanding that the District reserves the right
to contest the jurisdiction of City in the event
reasonable conditions for approval by the City are
not achieved. This procedure should preclude the
need to resolve questions of jurisdiction if both
parties cooperate in expediting the planning process.
At the present time the District is engaged in Phase
I of the project, which is limited to repairing the
storm damage to our existing facilities, with Dis-
trict and State Disaster funds. Since this activity
pertains to the existing plant and is a repair and
maintenance function, it is assumed that this is not
a matter of concern to the City and does not require
submission to the City's planning process.
Sincerely,
ager
WATER - BASIC TO., . LIFE.. .HEALTH.. . AND PROGRESS.
cc: V. A. Peltzer, Esq.
V. F. Biondo, Esq.