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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-01-06; Municipal Water District; MinutesI MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, HELD ON JANUARY 6, 1988, AT 2:OO P.M. AT 5950 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, The meeting was called to order at 2:02 p.m. by President Haasl with Directors Bonas, Henley and Woodward present. Director Maerkle absent due to illness. Also in attendance were General Manager Brammell, District Engineer Greaney, Superintendent Musser, Legal Counsel Moser, Water Education Specialist Renyer and Executive Secretary Woodward. Geoff Poole, Gordon Bryan, Larry Willey, Katheryn Horton and Patricia Laurence also at- tended. Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of allegiance to the flag was given. Approval of Minutes Director Bonas made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular Board meeting of December 16, 1987, the special Board meeting of December 23, 1987, and the adjourned Board meeting of December 23, 1987, seconded by Director Henley and unanimously carried with Director Maerkle absent, Oral Communications from the Audience a None I Consent Calendar ' Ratification of Checks Director Henley made a motion approving the Consent Calendar seconded by Director Woodward and unanimously carried with Direc- tor .Maerkle absent. Committee Reports Engineering and Operations Mr. Brammell reviewed the last meeting at which the hydro- electric project was discussed. Because of the low water flows they are not able to generate as much power as originally pro- jected; apparently not enough for KKOS's needs or the District's total needs. Neither wants to fluctuate between hydro power and SDG&E. As of yesterday KKOS and the District are considering a letter of .interim operation for the facility; still working out the specifics. Director Woodward asked if KKOS is willing to let the District use the power at no cost to the District. Mr. Brammell responded that while we have nothing in writing, Mr. Chandler has agreed to let whatever power can be generated be used for demonstration purposes and this will probably be at the caretaker's house. Mr. Chandler would like to know by letter how long it will be before adequate power for KKOS is available. If it is too long they may consider selling their interest in the project. Mr. Moser said the need to sign the lease contract was impressed on Mr. Chandler, Discussion followed. No action re- quired at this time. I Staff Reports Engineer Mr. Greaney notified the Board that we are now out to bid on the painting of the three reservoirs. This will be on the next Board meeting agenda. Kaufman and Broad representatives (Kelly Ranch project) have asked to be placed on the Board meeting agenda to discuss water facility requirements and responsibil- ities. Mr. Greaney said he will meet with Mr. Moser to go over this matter. Superintendent Mr. Musser referred to his written report in the agenda packet and added that the water flow will be cut back next week from Mondayto Friday due to a shutdownby the Water Authorityof the treated water aqueduct to install a service connection. Attorney No report. Water Education Specialist Ms. Renyer said the employee newsletter came out today and a copy is on each Director's desk. The W.O.W.! Program is sched- uled for 7 p.m. on February 23, 1988, in the Cultural Arts Center. San Diego County Water Authority is organizing a speakers bureau to support the Pam0 Dam project and are asking board members to participate.' They will provide a slide presentation and written material. Ms. Renyer said if any Direc- tor is interested she has a signup sheet. Manager Approval of Progress Payments None Certificate of Participation Disbursements: Approval of Requisition of Project Costs None Manager's Report Mr. Brammell reviewed his re- port briefly (see agenda pack- et) and a,dded that the proposed meeting of City Planning Commission/City Council/CRMWD Board has been set for 6 p.m. on February 10, 1988, at the Safety Center. Copies of the agenda for that meeting were distributed and reviewed briefly. Length of presentation time will be approximately one hour, with question and answer period of another hour, in Mr. Brammell's estimation. Mr. Brammell will be making the presentation unless the Board wishes to participate. City representatives will be speaking to several of the items also. Director Woodward felt that an hour is too long for one person to be talking. Director Bonas suggested that Mr. Moser talk about Pam0 "lake." President Haasl asked that any Director having suggestions give them to Mr. Brammell after today's meeting. Response to the Coopers & Mr. Brammell referred to his Lybrand Management Letter memorandum covering our re- I I I -2- January 6, 1988 sponses ,to the auditor's recommendations (see agenda packet) and reviewed each item in-depth. C&L's letter was distributed to the Directors some time ago. Discussion followed. No action re- quired. Director Henley noted a correction on one of the items in the budget (page B-9) which referred incorrectly to the Santa Fe I1 Reservoir as containing 6 million gallons instead of 9 million gallons. Organizational Reports Presidents and Managers Mr. Brammell reported briefly on this meeting. The topic of the speaker was employee negotiations from the perspective of an employee association as opposed to a union. San Diego County Water Authority Director Bonas reported on the meeting of December 17 at which they adopted a Memorandum of Understanding with the union representatives. The 51 employees are not all union members. The San Marcos Bill will be resubmitted in Sacramento after the first of the year, as well as the Sher Drinking Water Quality bill. The audit report was accepted by the Board, Regarding invest- ments, the directors are debating the philosophy of safety of principal as opposed to amount of return. I I Water Awareness Week will be scheduled for either May or June. The State is not planning anything until next year. Public education is planned for Pam0 Dam. Renaming it l'lakell instead of dam was one suggestion. A speakers bureau was mentioned and a slide presentation with a uniform script is planned. The Water Authority Reclamation Advisory Committee will meet Wednesday, January 13 at 10 a.m. Directors' Reports None Other Business Arising After Agenda Posting At 3 p.m. Director Henley made a motion to go into closed session on matters of personnel (Government Code Section No. 549571, seconded by Director Bonas and unanimously carried with Director Maerkle absent. The meeting returned to open session at 3:33 p.m. Mr. Moser reported that the Board went into closed session to discuss personnel matters arising in the last three days as a result of correspondence received by the Board from the General Manager. No action was taken. I -3- January 6, 1988 I Adjournment. This meeting adjourned at 3:34 p.m. Respectfully submitted, .. .. I I -4- January 6, 1988