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Home My WebLink About1975-07-23; Encina Joint Advisory Committee Ad Hoc; Minutesw .6 JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE July 23, 19.75 Chairman/ Ed Stiles Vice-chairman/ Stanley Mahr Present:Buena: Carlsbad: Encinitas: Leucadia:. San Diego County: San Marcos: Vista: Brown & Caldwell: Blade-Tribune: Citizens: City of Carlsbad: CPO: LOWV: Ed Stiles, Bill Dominguez Dave Dunne, Ron Beckman, Herb Ketay, Lew Chase, Diane Hubbard Mark Schneider, C.D. Ericks, Jack Kubota Paul Duvel, Richard Hanson, G. Stanley VanSickle Chuck Oldsen, Grcnville Bowman, Dick Berg, Gary Decker Stan Mahr, Jim McKay Wayne Elliott, Joseph Zapotocky, Debra Greenfield, Bob Foo Eric Mische Liz Harris Margaret Bonas, Agnes Gusnard Mary Casler Art Letter, Steve Sachs Ruth Honnold, Jane Skotnicki 1. Minu-tes of June 25 Meeting . The minutes of the June 25 meeting were approved as submitted. * 2. Operations and Maintenance Reports It was pointed out that the average daily flow amount was coming back down and is now at the January, 1975 level. Final cost accounting showed three items were over budget amounts. Industrial waste con- sulting showed two were over in Carlsbad's portion. Staff is proceeding with the encroachment permit procedure from the State to create a tree screen along 1-5 east of the treatment plant. There have been continuing problems with the digester resulting in odor in the centrifuge area when it is being used. Digester #1 is empty and being repaired; #2 is overloaded and in poor operating mode. #3, the new digester, is coming along in fine shape; it is being fed sludge and the amounts will be increased soon. When #3 comes into service, the digester problems will be mitigated. Sedimentation tank #4 was placed into service on July 18. That same afternoon, #3 went out of service. During July, when Burroughs is shut down, they will begin construction of their zero discharge system. Beckman will be improving their system in September. 3. Existing and Projected Flows Growth of 84 connections was spread uniformly with the exception of Vista. Capacity rights on the chart are now shown as of the completion of Phase II. Joint Advisory Committee July 23, 1975 Page Two 4. Action Report on Safety Inspection Dick Berg reported that another party had been contacted to check on electrical items listed by Safety Department. The electrical foreman will come out and make an evaluation of the cost; the mechanical portion will be done by staff. The cost report will be coming at the next meeting. 5. Progress Report on Increasing Staff The request for three additional operators is now before the Board. By the 29th of August, they will be hired and put to work. The plans is now at the full staff (6 people) authorized prior to the addition of three operators approved in the 75-76. budget. 6. First Showing of Motion Picture The premiere of the movie on the water pollution control facility and ocean outfall was viewed by everyone and proclaimed a (box office) success. Motion passed (Zapotocky-Chase) to purchase two more rolls of the movie; one to be kept at Carlsbad, the other at Vista. 7. Report of Progress on Phase II and IIA As reported earlier, sedimentation tank #4 is in service and Phase II is nearly complete. The bar screen missing from IIA was placed in operation the morning of the meeting. 8. Progress Report on Phase III Upgrading and Expansion Eric Mische and Chuck Oldsen went to Sacramento to the State Water Quality Control Board and both felt they had a satisfactory conversa- tion with the people there. They felt they received recognition of many points they went there to discuss. The major item in question was improving sedimentation tanks in relation to air skimmers and sub- merged launders. Everyone was sent a copy previously of the letter taken to the State and the second letter in reply has now been written. 13.55 is now the eligible flow. The contract with Brown and Caldwell relative to Phase III is in need of an amendment, per Paul Pressman. The Subcommittee will meet to discuss this item. 9. Report by "Independent Management Study" Subcommittee The meeting was held by the Subcommittee and all agencies agreed to go back to their respective boards to present their findings and receive instructions. The starting point would be the joint powers authority structured after SERRA. The boards' responses-would be gathered and a meeting would be held to work under their respective directions. A meeting of the Subcommittee will be set up after all boards have acted. Joint Advisory Committe^ July 23, 1975 Q >s Page Three •10. Progress Report on South City annexation Paul Pressman needed.the map for amending the service boundaries; San Marcos is preparing the map for him. The joint system map will be modified to sarve as the map. 11. Proposalfor Annual Audit • A proposal'was received from the firm that did the audit last year; another request was made to a firm for a quotation, but it did not come in time for the meeting. Carlsbad will have a firm recommenda- ticr at the next meeting. 12. Outline by LCWD Regarding Wastewater Reclamation at Golf Course The District was working with La Costa Land Co. to maintain existing water reclamation plant and give treated effluent to La Costa for the golf course. An outline of the proposed project was distributed. There were two major problems: the discharge of raw sludge and the discharge of impounded 500,000 gallons back to Encina during wet weather. Motion passed (Chase-Dunne) that this matter be put on next month's agenda to allow everyone to consider the matter. Bill Dominguez asked for a report from staff on existing capacity right flows and the impact of the discharge of raw sludge on the plant. 13. Other Business Chuck Oldsen reviewed the process of Phase Ill's review before CPO; they gave recommendations which did not have enough time to be reviewed by JAC staff and so it was put off for a month before going to their Board. Several staff members from CPO were there to. discuss their • conditions. Steve Sachs explained that they were an advisory agency and their concerns were of the implications of the expansion and the growth that would go along with it, including air quality and other agencies such as fire, school, libraries and hospitals. Their recom- mendation was a condition that we look at the implications and be aware of them in managing growth. They had developed draft wording of the new statement to change the condition to say that the Cities and County would be responsible as lead agencies in developing a land use plan and related public facilities plan for accommodating additional people. After considerable questions, answers and discussion, motion • passed (Chase-McKay) that CPO Agenda Report #A-42 dated 7-21-75 be revised as follows: On Page 1, Recommendation, first sentence, the word "conditional" be stricken. Page 2 of the report be modified in that, at the top of the page, the word "Condition" be stricken and be replaced by the word "Recommendation". The paragraph following the modification to read "The Board of Directors recommends that the Encina Joint Powers member agencies encourage the Cities of Carlsbad, San Marcos and. Vista and the County of San Diego to jointly prepare a •precise and coordinated public facilities and services staging (time and location) program to properly accommodate and serve the population anticipated in the service area through 1985. To this end, Buena Sanitation District, Encinitas Sanitary District, Leucadia County Water Joint Advisory Committee July 23, 1975 Page Four 13. Other Business, cont'd. District, San Marcos County Water District, Vista Sanitation District and Carlsbad agree to cooperate and assist in the preparation of said program to the best of their ability. The City of Vista has a pending annexation similar to the South City annexation in San Marcos; it has been approved with the condition that an application be filed for the consolidation of VSD and Buena San. District. Vista's sphere .of i-nfluence encompasses all of the Buena sewer district. Representatives from the respective agencies would begin meetings on this soon. The date of next month's meeting was set for August 20 rather than the 27th at the request of Chuck Oldsen. Respectfully submitted,