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Home My WebLink About1977-10-19; Municipal Water District; MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, HELD ON OCTOBER 19, 1977, AT 2:00 P.M., AT 5950 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA: ' The meeting was called to order at 2:03 P.M. by President MacLeod, with Di rectc Kel 1 y , ' MacLeod, . Maerkl e and Uhl i nger answering roll call. ~ Director Engelmann \ absent. Also present were Legal Counsel Swirsky, District Engineer Kubota, Pui Relations Consultant Mitchell (2:04), District Foreman f.1usser, representing Ge, Manager Henley who is in San Jose at a seminar, and Office Secretary. Utilitil and Maintenance Director Greer, of the City of Carlsbad, Mrs. Margaret Bonas, 1 the League of Women Voters, Finance Officer Simpson and Ted Donald, of Calaver Hills, were also present. Approval of Minutes Director Maerkle made a motion to approve minutes of the regular meeting of October 1977, seconded by Director Uhlinger and unanimously carried. I Oral Communications from the Audience None President MacLeod welcomed Mr. Musser who is sitting in. for Manager Henley dul his absence. Committee Reports: S.D.C.W.A. Although Director Kelly was unable to attf forwarded to him and he read some of the statistics and letters. Water del iv to Carlsbad for the month of September 1976 was 929 acre feet and for Septemb 1977 it was 969 acre feet. Publ ic Information Publ ic Relations Consultant Mi tchell spok briefly regarding the importance of getti 8 correct information to the public. He then informed the Board that'The Watet is being typeset and he has the galley proofs with him for staff approval. 1 next issue will be out about the same time of the month as the last issue. F Mitchell then said that the Metropolitan Water District has issued a news bu! in behalf of Senate Bill 346 and distributed copies of the bulletin to the Bc He then reported on receipt of the expected literature from the Water Founda and distributed the packets to each of the Board members and reminded them t K1 einfel ter, of the Water Foundation, hoped to speak at one of our Board mee Director Uhl inger made a motion to authorize Mr. Mi tchell to contact Mr. Kle and invite him to one of our meetings, seconded by Director Kelly and unanim, carried. Discussion followed and it was decided that the meeting of Decembe would be best. President MacLeod informed Mr. Mitchell that Mr. Pat Scott, Manager of the F Water District, spoke in a very complimentary way about The Water.Line at th President's & Manager's meeting on October 11, 1977. Tri -Agencies Pi pel i ne and District Engineer Kubota had a progress South Aqueduct Connection to distribute to the Board members, alor the addenda of the staff reports which \ sented to the committee, Both projects are moving along on schedule. SAC I three-party agreement to be signed and returned to San Marcos. Water Conservation and Reuse No meeting to report. There was a brie. cussion on further response from the pul using the coupons in'The Water Line. District/Ci ty Joint Committee No report Finance Comni ttee Director Maerkle reported on this comi last meeting which took place after the meeting of September 28, 1977. It was determined, budget-wise, that The Wa should be continued until January 1, 1978, at which time it should be revif this meeting, reports and correspondence I the Board of Directors. The committee considered the addition of $9600 to 1 Public Relations budget which would allow financial coverage of six months' ing of the newsletter. Director Maerkle then made a motion to proceed on tt basis, seconded by Director Uhlinger and unanimously carried after discussic Personnel Committee Director Maerkle reported on the comrni t: last meeting at which it was determined both the Personnel and Finance committees that, effective October 1 , 1977, I Wahl 's salary should be increased to $725 (approximately 5%). Director Mael made a motion to this effect, seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously cal President's and Manager's Seminar President MacLeod presented for approva' agenda of a seminar to be he1 d at Palm ! in November. Discussion followed and it was decided not to attend. u Legal Counsel : No report President MacLeod called for a brief recess at 2:42 P.M. The meeting resume 2:58 P.M. District Engineer: Master Plan - I.D. No. 3 - North Using a large color-keyed map, District and East of El Camino Real Kubota reported on the master plan for t water system, north and east of El Camir He explained the various pressure lines feeding the area to be serviced by t Agencies Pipeline. The Lake Calavera people have matched CMWD's financing c for this study and Mr. Kubota has sent an advance copy to them and to Rick E Calavera Hills Estates has requested that the city service area be removed 1 subdivision. Discussion followed. Legal Counsel Swirsky suggested that a notice be published and a public heat for November 16, 1977, at 2:OO P.M. Once the hearing is held and the master adopted, there can be no adjustments to that plan unless the Board makes a c Questions and discussion followed. Director Maerkle made the motion to hold public hearing on November 16, 1977, at 2:00 P.M., seconded by Director Kell unanimously carried. Development Program LaCosta Lot 403 Condominium District Engineer Kubota reported that a ral tar and LaCosta Avenues (Lot 403) with a pub1 ic water main extension, ind meters and service. Lot 4 - Cabot, Cabot and District Engineer Kubota reported that t Forbes Industrial Park has made application to divide their Lot 1 condominium wi 11 be built on the corner two parcels. Tootsie K Ranch District Engineer Kubota reported on the which CMWD currently services. At the conference Mr. Kubota informed the pa involved that, should urban development take place on the Tootsie K Ranch, C would have expenses involving the increase in security that would be require Squires Dam. Discussion' foll owed. General Manager: EIR for rezoning and annexation of this I Communications Fire Service Report Meeting District Engineer (in Manager Henley's a informed the Board that Mr. Henley has c nated a second session to be held on October 31, 1977, at 11 :00 A.M. in the of fi ces . - 2- October 19, 1 Bui 1 ding Appraisal District Engineer Kubota reported that Rl M. Dodd and Associates has been asked to in a proposal on the evaluation of the District property. Meetings City Counci 1 Meeting District Engineer Kubota reported his at at this meeting last night. Of interest District were the change of zone and the public hearing on a conditional use for the trash compactor. The City Council approved a zone change but only f acres instead of the requested 58 acres. The high area behind the trash corn center remains with the old zone. The center was approved with a number of imposed so the County is now able to proceed and are currently out to bid. Council also accepted a report and adopted a resolution approving population cast as made by the Comprehensive Planning Organization. Operations Mr. Musser, sitting in for Mr. Henley, r the lake level at 491.7 wi.th a flow of 1 Regarding the 90-10 Program, our water sales are at 969.1 acre feet for the of September which includes 54 acre feet sold to the San Marcos County Water This puts us over our 90% goal for September. We currently have 493.8 acre in the bank. Mr. Musser then reported the theft of three 5/8" meters and eleven 3/4" ball from the Meadows area. The insurance carrier has been contacted by Mr. Hen1 Discussion followed. President MacLeod reported receipt of two letters: One from Rincon Del Diab appreciation of our cooperation during the outage caused by the break in the duct; and the second from Senator John Stull regarding the bill (Amendment 3 lated to special districts) which we opposed but which he voted for. Ratification of Checks Director Maerkle moved for the ratificat checks numbered 1980 through 2039 for th covering October 6, 7977, to October 19, 1977, for a total of $24,018.07, se by Director Uhlinger and unanimously carried. I I Other Matters Director Maerkl e reported that while Mr. is making progress, he is still weak. 1976-77 Audit Mrs. Simpson reported that Mr, Walker an staff have completed the audit and their as we1 1 as the quarterly financial report, should be avai 1 able in the next w Petition Against Strikes Director Kelly reported receipt of a pet by Public Employees from Roger Hedgecock with a request that as many signatures as possible. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 3:56 P.M. Respectfully submitted, ////,/A /' , / /' &% Presydent of the"Boara of Directors I I ... / .'1 i." < /&?J ;r: . ,, $/' / ,.*w. 4j4f / </*I J7 ,,./*- qfp//y/f y /7 '.. ., ! "Secretary of' 2' $ye * Board of Directors ,./ ! 8 - 3- October 19,