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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-02-26; Santa Margarita San Luis Rey Watershed Planning Agency Ad Hoc; MinutesMINUTES OF THE SANTA MARGARITA - SAN LUIS REY WATERSHED PLANNING AGENCY MEETING February 26, 1981 Members Present were: Girard Anear City of Carlsbad John Boehm Eastern MWD Gordon Tinker . Fall brook Public Utility District Bill MacMillan Metropolitan Water District James Turner City of Oceanside M. J. Beemer Pauma MWD Bob Coates Rainbow MWD John Kashuba Riverside Flood District John Hennigar Valley Center MWD William D. Taylor Vista Irrigation District Larry Jones Western MWD The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:00 A.M. APPROVE MINUTES Mr. Hennigar made a motion to approve the Minutes of the meeting of November 20, 1980. The motion was seconded by Mr. Turner and approved by voice vote. The Chairman said there is one outstanding invoice from Mr. Earl Ritz for $105.00 for accounting services for the second quarter of the fiscal year. Mr. Turner explained that Mr. Ritz is the Treasurer of the City of Oceanside and has taken over the accounting responsibility for the Agency. Mr. Coates asked if this is a set fee and Mr. Turner said the fee is $35 per month. Mr. Turner made a motion to pay the invoice from Mr. Earl Ritz in the amount of $105.00. The motion was seconded by Mr. Beemer and approved by voice vote. Mr. Coates reported that the sub-committee on the selection of a new acting general manager met January 7, 1981 and recommends to the Agency that the Agency function without a general manager and meet on a quarterly basis with the chairman of the group filling the duties of the acting general mana- ager. Mr.Coates said with Mr. Bowen's death the sub-committee still believes this is the best solution for the present time. There was discussion of Mr. Bowen's position as Water Master and it was determined that it is mainly an honorary position. It was the consensus of the members that if the court decided to appoint another water master, the Agency would be consulted. Mr. Hennigar said he did not think anything would happen unless someone wanted to adjudicate the basin. Mr. Jones asked about representation before CPO and similar organizations. Mr. Jones made a motion that in the absence of a general manager, the Chairman will assume the duties of the general manager until such time as a manager is appointed. The motion was seconded by Mr. Beemer and approved by voice vote. There was discussion as to the frequency of meetings. Mr.Taylor made a motion to hold the meetings on the fourth Thursday of every other month and if there is no need for a meeting, it can be canceled. The motion was seconded by Mr. Turner and approved by voice vote. The next meeting will be held April 30th. This is the fifth Thursday, but since the previous week is the Easter week, it was decided to hold the meeting on the 30th. Mr. Ahearn said he would be glad to represent the group before CPO if the questions are not too technical. Mr. Coates said the main function of the Agency as it relates to CPO would have to do with questions relating to future projects that would come through Santa Margarita - San Luis Rey Watershed Planning Agency. Mr. Hennigar said CPO looks at the Agency as a technical advisory committee. Mr. Turner said he receives the agenda from CPO and will watch for any items which may be of interest to the Agency. Mr. Paul Campo entered the meeting at 10:25 A.M. Mr. Turner said the Agency has $19,237.26 on hand as of January 30, 1981. He went through the roll and called the names of the agencies who had paid their last year's dues. Mr. Coates pointed out that the Agency will not be spending any large sums of money and suggested the budget for next fiscal year be reduced. There was discussion of investing a portion of the money. Mr. Taylor made a motion to authorize the Treasurer to invest the surplus funds. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hennigar and approved by voice vote. Mr. Ahearn said if the annual dues are reduced then perhaps some of those agencies who dropped out because of costs will rejoin. Mr. Jones made a motion to set the dues at $100 for fiscal year 1981-82. The motion was seconded by Mr. Ahearn and approved by voice vote. -2- Mr. Tinker mentioned it would be a good idea to sample the water of the river. Mr. Tinker gave a report on the Santa Margarita project. Mr. Ahearn made a motion that the Chairman will review a letter written by Fallbrook Public Utility District concerning the support of the Santa Margarita Project and write a letter to Congressman Burgener and Senators Cranston and Hayakawa. The motion was seconded by Mr. Jones and approved by voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 11:30 A.M. -3-