HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-09-17; Municipal Water District; MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CARLSBAD MIJiiICIPAL WATER DISTRICT HELD Oil SEPTEMBER 17, 1975 AT 2;OO P.M. AT 6480 EL CAMINO REAL, 'CARLSBAD; CALiFORNIA:
The meeting was called to order at 2:08 P.M. by President Maerkle, with Directors Carmi chael p Kelly and MacLeod ansHeri,ng the roll call D Also present I) were
Manager Priday, LeSal Counsel Swirsky, Engineer Kubota, Public Relations Consultant Mitchell and Offi'ce Secretary. Mrs. Ruth Honnold and Mrs ., Arthur Bonas s League
of Women Voters' members, and Utilities Director Ron Beckman and Adrninistrative Assistant Roger Greer, representing the City of Carlsbad, were also present.
Approval of After discussion, upon motion of Director Kelly, seconded by Directo Mi n ut es MlacLeod, and unanimously carriedg the minutes of the regular meetiig
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I of September 3, 1975 were approved as corrected.
F1 ag President Maerkle adjourned the meeting at this time, 2:20 P-M., to
Ceremony the outside of the District office for a ceremony to replace the
flag to mark and honor the Bicentennial Year. The ceremony was attended by repre- sentatives from the City Council, the Chamber of Comrcerce, and E.H. Jose, Jr. 9 Vice Chairman of the Carlsbad Bicentennial Committee, which was covered by the press and TV. President Maerkle called for resumption of the meeting to regular session in the Board room at 2:38 P.M.
Committee Reports :
S.D.G.W.A. Director Kelly reported he and lvianager Priday and Engineer Kubota
interest to the District was the item on the Agenda regarding TAPP, and a request to the Authority, by the three agencies invol.ved in TAPP, for consideration by therr that the Authority build the pipeline project. After discussion, the matter was referred to a special committee to study the proposal in depth and report back later on their findings. Manager Priday advised that he offered a suggestion that consideration be given to the idea of the Authority building the lines, and that costs for same be reimbursed to them in the form of a surcharge by the 3 agencies.
A discussion followed and President Maerkle commented that it is a "plus" .factor for this District that we have storage facilities, and consideration should be given to this in the Authority's study. Director Kelly feels it would be advan- tageous and profitable for the Authority to consider a sizeable storage facility in this area, and suggested a site at the top of Rainbow Pass.
Manager Priday advised Bob Melbourne, of the Authority, notified him that our Distr wi 11 be getting their flow off of No. 4 barrel , whi ch delivers fi 1 tered water only, instead of No. 3 barrel as originally planned.
Pub1 i c Re1 ations :
Consultant Mitchell distributed copies of the latest press releases relating to the District, and one article regarding the water purveyor's responsibilities regarding installation of fire hydrants was discussed.
Board Communications:
Director Carmichael related on the reception his children gave for him and Nrs. Carmichael to honor their 50th wedding anniversary which was held aboard the 1 inerg Queen Mary. Thehi bad a very enjoyable time and found the tour of the ship very interesting and recommended it as a delightful experience.
Landscaping:
Director Carmichael reported that the Headquarter's building has been painted and they are proceeding with the completion of the landscaping of the area now that the
SDG&E Co. have completed their work.
Tri-Agencies Director MacLeod had no report on the project at this time. Pipe1 ine
standard American flag displayed, and to raise a "Bennington" type
attended the regular Board meeting of S.D.C,bf.A. Of particular
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President Maerkle called for a short recess at this time, 2:58 P.M., and the meeting was resumed at 3:17 P.M.
Mr. Greer of the City of Carlsbad gave a report to the District an the availability of water supply for emergency needs in case of fires in the back country, which indicated they are adequately equipped and prepared to handle this type of situatia satisfactorily.
Legal Counsel :
Seavi ew Legal Counsel Swirsky advised that American General Finance Corp., Consominiurns developers of :Seaview Condominiums in La Costa, are now in Chapter 'I' and at this time the water system is completely installed, but has not been accepted and approved by the Board of Directors in its entirety. The "as built" drawings have not been supplied to the District, howevers Engineer Kubota's office has offered to supply these drawings. There is also the sum of $1,200, approximately, outstanding and due to the District. There are no funds available tc pay this deficit. The recommendation of the administrative staff is to either make a demand or] their bonding company, which is in a turmoil now due to the bankruptcy proceedings, or to add .a surcharge to the purchasers of the required individual con minium meters to recover the outstanding $1,200. Mr. Swirsky recommended that the Board accept the public water systemg which has an estimated value of $10,000, so a certificate sf occupancy can be obtained from the City of Carlsbad to enable the developers to either sell or rent the unsold condominiums.
After discussion, upon motion of Director Kelly, seconded by Director MacLeod, and unanimously carried, approval was granted to accept the public water system of the Seaview Condominium project for lots 235, 236 and 237, La Costa Valley #5, as recorn- mended by Legal Counsel Swirs ky.
La Costa Estates District Engineer Khota advised the Board of the formal request North he has received from La. Costa Land Company that there be a re-
He advised that the original agreement has been terminated a new agreement, and performance bond, toge'ther with a cash deposit for construction of this subdivision has been obtained. After discussion, upon motion of Director Carmichael , seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried, approval of the Engineer's request was granted,
Altamira #3 Engineer Kubota requested approval of the Board for acceptance of 5
1/85th interest in the common areas of Altamira, Unit #3 subdivision, and after discussion, upon motion of Director MacLeod, seconded by Director Carmichael , and unanimously carried, approval of the Engineer's request was granted.
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version to acreage of the La Costa Estates North, Tract #73-10.
more grants of way deeds in connection with individual holders of
'I Engineer's Engineer Kubota advised the Board of a firm request he has received Study Quail from Rick Engineering Co., acting for the firm of Shape11 Industries Ridge & Vic. of San Diego, Inc., for sponsorship by the District of a detailed engineering study of the public water system needs for the subdivisi: known as Quail Ridge, and als40 a communication received from Russell IdJ. Grosse, representative for developers of Templin Weights subdivision in this same regard. After discussion, the Board instructed the staff to respond to the representatives of lduai 1 Ridge, Templin Heights and the Lake Calavera Community, to determine the feasibility of a joint effort for the enti re neighborhood relating to pub1 i c water service, and a meeting of the interested parties will b? convened to work out a mutual ly benefi ci a1 program of procedure.
Palomar Bus. Engineer Kubota advised of receipt of formal plans for construction
Park CC&F of a building %I lot tll of Cabot, Cabot & Forbe's Palomay Bus. Park
by U.S. Styrofoam Co.
Point "D" Engineer Kubota advised of receipt of the contract documents in Press. Reduc. connection with the award of contract to Hydro-Mechani cal Company Station of San Diego for construction of the Point "D" Pressure Reducing Station and Related Pipe1 ines 5 which require signatures of the President and Secretary of the Board of Directors, and advised that work wi 11 now be: starting.
General Manager:
I Telephone Manager Priday advised that the Pacific Telephone Co. have changed
No. Change the phone number of the District of-fi ce to: 438-2722 SC 2723.
Raydon, Inc. Manager Pri day advised of a request the District received for per- Req ues t mission to haul decomposed granite from the Distri ctls property, and after discussion, the Manager's suggestion that this request be denied was concurred with by the Board, upon motion of Director MacLeod, secondec by Director Kelly, and unanimously carried.
Coun ci 1 Manager Priday reported he attended the Council Meeting 1 ast evening Meeting but no items of particular concern to the District were cmsidered.
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Operations : Manager Pri day reported the flow from the Authority at 20 c. f.s. s
headquarter's building and working on the laadscaping, and performing routine maintenance of the system. Have received two calls complaining about the taste of the water, and .upon checkin2 with the Authority were advis'ed this was probably due to a disturbance in the flow from Skinner Reservoir. Mr. HeDley is routinely checking the water quality using the District's newly acquired monitoring equip- ment, and fowarding samples for analysis when indicated.
New' Yehi cles Manager Pri day reported to the Board on his submittal August 19 9 197
and as of this date have received only 2 bids, and requested permission of the Boar to pursue this further in an attempt to obtain additional bids, and the Board con- curred with his request.
La Costa '. .. I Manager Pri day brought to the Board's attention 9 the subject of a Resd Site valuation of $3,000 placed on the land acquired fron SDG&E Co. on the site of our La Costa Reservoir, and as reported in the minutes of September 3, 1975. It was determined that this did not properly reflect the book value, as the improvements of the property were not consid.ered, which has an approximate val ue of $1 5,000 , and should, therefore, be properly reported at a total book vzl ue of approximately $1 8,000.
Other Matters:
Tootsie K Director Kelly reported on his attendance at the public auction of Ranch the property known as Tootsie K Ranch, which attracted about 30 Aucti on people, and the highest bid offered was about $600 ,OO.
Speci a1 Manager Priday presented for payment a statement of services rendere Accounts by Woodside/Kubota & Associates 9 Inc. for engineering services performed during the month of August, 1975, and recommended approval of payment, which has been reviewed by the staff, and after discussion, upon rnotion of Director Kelly, seconded by Director IviacLeod, and unanimously carried, approval was granted to pay Moodside/Kubota & Associates, Inc. $1,071 for General Engineerin Services, $1,105 for Trust Account Projects, and $2,493 for Capital/Special Project for a total of $4,669.
Insert in Manager Priday advised the Board that a notice has been prepared by Billing - Consultant Mitchell, and will be inserted in the next billings Re Rate which expl aim the new rate changes in detail e A purchase order Change to print these forms was issued to Graphic Arts, the low bidder for
and the Lake level at 493.2'. The crew has been painting the
I to 5 local concerns, requesting their bid on 2 new pickup trucks,
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the job.
Ratification Upon motion of Director MacLeod, seconded by Director Kelly, and Of Checks unanimously carried, the Board ratified Checks No. 3272 through'. No. 3337, covering the period from September 5, 1975 to Septernber 17, 1975 in the total amount of $17,457.82.
Adjournment: There being no further business to transact, the meeting was moved adjourned by Director Carmichael at 4:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
L I Secretary #d! of u the Board of Directors
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