HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-07-21; Municipal Water District; MinutesMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT HELD ON JULY 21, 1971, AT 2:OO P.M. AT 5780 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA:
The meeting was called to order at 2:05 P.M. by Vice President Palmer with Directors Carmichael , Kelly and Mac Leod answering roll call. President Maerkle arrived at 2:29 P.M. Also present were General Manager Kubota, Legal Counsel Swirsky, Publ ic Relations Consultant Randall Mitchell and Office Secretary. Mr. Win Priday, Public Works Director for the City of Carl sbad was also present.
Approval of Upon motion by Director Carmichael , seconded by Director Mac Leod and
Mi nu tes unanimously carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of July 7, 1971
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were approved as mailed out.
City of Carlsbad Legal Counsel reported that he has not heard from the City re- Operating Agreement garding the agreement he mailed to City Attorney Moe on June 17, 1971. Manager informed the Board that he will meet with Mr. Priday after the Board meeting to see if they can arrange to get together with the
City and arrive at an understanding by the end of September, 1971, with the original target date of January 1, 1972 for merging the two Agencies.
City of Carlsbad Directors Carmichael and Kelly attended the City of Carl sbad Counci 1 Meeti ng Council meeting of July 20, 1971.
San Diego County Director Kelly reported on the regular meeting of the San Diego Water Authority County Water Authority. The Authority personnel were granted
California were up from previous years.
Director Maerkle arrived at 2:29 P.M.
Preliminary The Manager and the Board reviewed the preliminary budget for fiscal Budget year 1971-72 which is 2 per cent more than the actual expenditures for fiscal year 1970-71. The District is now using the account numbers in the budget which makes it easier for comparison with previous years and also other Agencies. After discussion, upon motion by Director Palmer, seconded by Director Carmichael, and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the preliminary budget for fis- cal year 1971-72 as presented.
Chamber of The District was not represented at the 1 ast Chamber of Commerce meet- Commerce ing. Director Carmichael passed out the minutes of the last Chamber of Commerce meeting and he and Director Palmer will get together and work out who wi 11 attend the meetings in the future. It was brought up that a Commun- ity Task Force was being formed to attract industry to Carlsbad, and the Board would like to have a member of the District on this committee.
Publ i c Randal 1 Mitchell reported that the Carlsbad Journal published pictures Relations in the last two issues of the Journal, and he is working on material for an in-depth story. He also reported that all the Directors pictures are framed and he will have brass plates , with the Director's names and years of service, made up. Upon motion of Director Palmer, seconded by Director Mac Leod, and unani - mously carried, it was moved to accept the agreement as presented by Randall Mitchell to renew his services for a period of one year.
A short recess was called at 3:05 and the meeting resumed at 3:15 P.M.
El Camino Real Legal Counsel reported that he had received a formal communication Highway Project from the Board of Supervisors that no action was taken on the bor-
raises of 5.3 per cent and that water del iveries to Southern
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I row pit as a result of Griffi th Company withdrawing their appeal .
Speci a1 Cal ifornia Legal Counsel reported that LAFCO wi 11 hold a meeting on August Di s tri cts 2, 1971, and either he or the Manager should attend. President
August 16, 1971. Maerkle should attend the meeting of the Special Districts on
General Manager:
El Camino Real The Manager reported that the Notice of Completion has been filed Project and the 35 days are up August 10, 1971, and a1 1 mi scell aneous i terns are being done. Manager presented an invoice from Don Hubbard Con- tracting Company for extra work involved in this project. The County changed the com-
paction from 90 per cent to 95 per cent and the Contractor had to redo the work on a time and materials basis. The Contractor had imported crusher run base at a cost of $6,227.00 and the Project Engineer estimated the District’s share of this cost at
$1,600.00. Upon motion of Director Mac Leod, seconded by Director Palmer, and unan- imously carried, payment was approved to Don Hubbard Contracting Company in the amount of $1,600.00 and have the Legal Counsel contact the County for reimbursement of this amount .
Alga Road Trans- The Manager reported that the surveyor has finished his work and mission Main is now starting to lay out the design for the pipeline. Expect to go out to bid the last meeting of August or the first meeting of September, 1971.
La Costa The Manager reported the District has received the $20,000 bond for Subdivisions La Costa Meadows Unit No. 3 which was approved at the last meeting.
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La Costa Meadows Unit No. 4 is up for zoning consideration.
Tri-City The Manager reported that he has received word that Vista Irrigation Dis- Pipeline trict has allocated the $5,000 for the study. The Manager will arrange
to meet with the Tri -Ci ty Committee and prepare a request to the San Diego County Water Authority for a second level engineering study for the next meeting. The Manager pointed out that the District should have some kind of contractual agreement between the three Agencies and a joint agreement with the San Diego County Water Au thori ty .
Squires Dam The Manager had planned to have a proposal for this meeting but Addition No. 2 needs another week to complete the proposal. Also would 1 i ke to have another member of the Board on the Engineering Committee. Director Kelly was appointed to serve on the Engineering Committee with Director Palmer and the Manager.
Water The Manager reported that the water statistics yeported at the last Statistics meeting were incorrect. Our apparent losses for June, 1971 were 28.5 acre feet or 4 per cent loss. For the first 15 days of July, 1971, the apparent loss is 17.3 acre feet or 3 per cent loss. Final statistics for the year 1970-71 showed a loss of 5 per cent which is better than the previous year of 7.1 per cent .
Rancho Mobile The Manager reported that he has been working out all the details Home Park for the Rancho Mobile Home Park water service and fire hydrant sys- tem. Two fire hydrants wi 11 be instal 1 ed on Calaveras Road for the Rancho Mobile Home Park.
Fire The Manager reported that he had a meeting with Fire Chief Anear and is Service now preparing a map marking the locations of fire hydrants. Chief Anear
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would 1 i ke more fire hydrants in the Ponto Area.
Douglass Service The Manager reported that he has a request from Mr. Bruce Dougl ass 01 i venhai n Area requesting temporary water service to the Southwest corner of El Camino Real and La Costa Avenue in Olivenhain for a fruit stand.
Upon motion of Director Carmi chael , seconded by Director Mac Leod, and unanimously car- ried, it was moved that Mr. Dougl ass be given temporary water service for a fruit stanc
The Manager informed the Board that La Costa has paid a1 1 their del inquent accounts. Only amount due is the current billing which is not delinquent.
Ab 3050 The Board unanimously agreed to write a letter to Assemblyman John Stull to
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be signed by the President of the Board strongly opposing AB-3050.
Personnel The Manager informed the Board that Mr. Shei 1 a Suarez has completed the s’ months probationary period as of July 20, 1971, and was recommended to be
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appointed permanent status with a merit increase of $25.00, effective July 19, 1971. Upon motion of Director Palmer, seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried, it was moved that Mrs. Suarez be appointed permanent with a salary increase of $25 .OO.
Financial The Manager and the Board of Directors reviewed the financial report of Report May 31, 1971.
Superintendent's Report:
The Manager read a report submitted by Superintendent Henley stating that the field crew are inspecting the irrigation meters daily. Installed two new meters and over- hauled one 4'' meter. District crew flagged all lines and valves on El Camino Real.
Moved two 3" meters and installed 4" meter. District is now taking 20 cfs water de- livery and the lake level is 499.3.
Fire The Manager reported that Fire Marshall Wolenchuk inspected the Office Inspection Building and Warehouse Area. There were a few minor items out of order
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which were corrected by the Superintendent.
San Diego County The Manager reported that he had received word from Mr. L. Burzell Water Authority that there is a problem concerning the seating capacity on the Dedi cation buses leaving Escondido. Mr. Burzell would like the people from this area to arrange to take the buses at Live Oak Park. It was unanimously agreed to board the buses at Live Oak Park instead of Escondido.
Chlorine The Mana er presented the proposal from Georgia Pacific Company for chl o-
Director Kelly, and unanimously carried, it was moved that the District accept the proposal from Georgia Pacific Company for chlorine at $128.00 a ton.
Speci a1 Accounts Payable:
Upon motion of Director Carmi chael , seconded by Director Mac Leod, and unanimously carried, payment was approved to Paul S. Swi rs ky in the amount of $142.50 for extra work for the month of June, 1971.
Upon motion of Director Kelly, seconded by Director Palmer, and unanimously carried, payment was approved to Don Hubbard Contracting Company in the amount of $1,731.90, Invoice No. 1271, for work performed on bad joints.
Investment of Director Kelly informed the Board that the time deposit of $100,000 Inactive Funds wi 11 mature tomorrow and he wi 11 reinvest it for another 30 days.
Ratification Upon motion of Director Palmer, seconded by Director Mac Leod, and u- of Checks nanimously carried, the Board ratified Checks No. 5661 thru No. 5706,
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The meeting was declared adjourned at 4:32 P.M.
ri ne at ! 128.00 a ton. Upon moti on of Director Mac Leod, seconded by
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in the amount of $45,895.46, covering the period July 8, 1971 thru
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ATTEST :
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Secretary of the Board of Directors
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