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Home My WebLink About1955-12-19; Municipal Water District; Minutes14INUTES OF TRZ AilJOGX\ED IBETDG 0% TKE 2OA.I OF 9XEXX"RS OF TEi3 C.AlXLSBU mmzu WTER 3 IST~ICT C&<LSBiJ, S.ALIFOlU-IA AT 7 :30 P.M. FIEIG DEIImdBSR 19, 1355, at 2960 PI8 PIC0 3ZJ.Q. Chaiman fiy called ths meeting to order at 7:30 P. M. and cilEcted tne Executive Secretary to call ";le roll: Present : DL3ECTORS: B?AU , FRY, ROGERS, ZAI-ILER , IGLSY Absent : NOiD Also present were Attorney Dennis, Engineer Don Short, severs1 citizens from the South Carlsbad area and a representative of the Carlsbad Journal, Minutes Ivlinutes of the last regular meeting, Decerrber 1, 1955, copies of wh 12-6-55 corrections incorporated, and declared approved. The minutes of th declared approved. CO3..R&SPQmENCE : I 12-1 & had been distributed to the Directors previously, were considered, adjourned meeting of December 6, 1955, were then considered and (1) 11-17-55, S. D, county Mater Authority - Minutes of regular meting of tha' date. (2) 11-29-55, County Auditor - including checks for current secured taxes col- lected and tohling $2,883.27. (Director Zahler called attentioh to the fact that a note for $10,000 is due at the Security Bank by January 1, 1956, and sufficient funds have not yet been received to assure its payment. Uph the motion of Direcb or Rogers, seconded by Director Bald, the Treasurer was authorized to take steps to extend any portion of the note for which payment cannot be made Bank Note on time for a period of up to six months. @) 1L-30-55, S. D. County dater Authority - tabulations re stored wqter. The Secretary was requested to ascertain the percentage proportions of water stored fo~ the Carlsbad Wtual Water Company and for Tefimar. I (4) 12-5-55, Glenn R. Feist, re Keith tract annexation. Tobe filed under exclu: (5) 32-1255, S. T. Harding - stating his report will be complete by Jan. 31, 1 (6) 12-12-55, S. D. county Water Authority - re request of District for additic I water storage. (7) 12-15-55, City of Oqeanside - re contract axd enclosing recommendations of Oceanside Water Resources bommittee. The Executive Seeetary repokted that copies of this corresgoMence had been sent to all Directors and to Engbet Oceanside Barding. She was advised to send one also to the Mutual Water Contract company, Insurance The Fkecutive Secretary was instructed to contact McClellan Insuranc have a representative present at the next regular meeting in order to outline an insurance program for the District, Payment of Checks $1319 through 1330, for bills paid during December, were pre- Bills sented for approval. Upon motion of %rector Rogers, seconded by Director Ewald, the checks were unanimously approved, for temporary workemen's compensation coverage and request them to I OceansM- Dirdctor Rogers reported on the meeting of the San Diego County %ate Fallbrook Authority on December 15, At that meeting-, dter some discussion ?x lateral Mr. Wiess and himself, the Authority Board voted to approve the reqc of the Carlsbad Municipal h'ater District to connect with the Oceansi Fallbrook lateral; size of the meter and other matters were left for later settleme After a review of the Harding report of December 6, 1955, Director Rogers suggesCed that consideration be given to Bceanside' s terms as they become official and that negotiations with Oceanside should be continued. a discussion e med re the formation of an Improvment District for the purpose of financing a pipeline and attention was directed to the fact that a petitim for formation of a County Water District is being circulated by citisens of the South Carlsbad area. Attorney Dennis advised that the p&tition is without County Water legal status since approval by the Board and also the County Boundaq District Comissioa is a prereqxisite for its recognition, However, it was the wishes of the residents of this community. The petition was handed to the Secrc tary for reading after which attorney aennis expressed some question that the Bound. ary Commission would accept the boundaries indicated. President Fry pointed out that if each district is to go on its own the resultant expense would be greater than a joint venture; he expressed the hope that such a compromise might be effected. Director Ewald pointed out that with the formation of a District we will receive a four acre foot maximum which would probably be adequate for the Mutual area but woul essary to run another line in the future and at greater expense, the main problem now is to get water into the District. Improvement Director Rogers moved that the Engineer and Attorney be instructed tc District prepare a map, description, and estimate of costs of an Improvement District to embrace the Carlsbad Mutual Service Area (roughly the arc bounded on the south by the Agua Hedionda lagoon and on the &st by the El Camino Re for tbe purpose of building a line frora the Oceanside-Fallbrook lateral to connect b the Garlsbad Mutual systen in the vicinity of the Mission Basin \Jells, said informat to be presented for discussion at a preliminary hearing to be held at the next re@ meeting of the Board on January 5, 1956 with a view to determining whether or not property owners concerned want to fora an Impovemer,t District of the Mutual area. A discussion ensued as r"ol-lo~,~s: Attorney 3ennis infome6 Yne Board that appsroxiraate thirtg days fron the date or" Eesoluti.on mst elapse before a fomn2 heariag COO be held and if the boundaries are chacged another hearlng ~.!ouId be necessary. 3hen the koundaries are set and the District created an election is necessary to Cletemine an issuance of bonds and a special bond attorney should be retained to nake sure that a steps in this direction are in order, Director Fry declared that ve should make no move until after January 15 when the fi engineering report is due; he szggested it would be viwise to pyoceed vithout the entin$er*s recommendations. Director -%gers vas of the cpinicn that it wo-dd not be feasible to delay action for ano%her month, DirecLbm &.Tal6 stated ti?-at the pro'r;len, is not sa mch oae of engineering as of pol5.t: and that there is auch to be &in& by fiading out xhat people want before the end 0: January; that there is no reason why an expression of opinion should 5e discouraged, Director Zahler offered an men&mnt to the notion of Director Rogers as follows: tl the psoponenta of a County Yater DTs-trict shouZd also be accorded the services of an Engineer and Atterney. conceded that the petition could be recognized as an expression of I not leave much for the area south of the lagoon, He stated that even if it is nee- I The notion as amended was seconded by Director Zvdd and carried unanimously. There followed a discussion concerning the purchase of the Carlsbad lliutual \,later Company which resulted in the motion of Director Rogers that the Mutual be kchase chase the lvEutua1 on the sane terms as may be offered by the City of Carlsbad, subject to the formatioa of an appropriate Improvement District for effecting such purpose. The motion was seconded by Director Zahler, Director bald pointed out that the Board had already gone on record as being opposed to going into the business of distributing water ant that this motion would indicate a change of policy, The motion carried with the following vote: m: Zahler, Xell~ Rogers, and Fry. Xo : Ewald. Metropolitan Director Bogers, reporting for the Mater Problems Cononittee, stated tl the Metropolitan has nade arrangements to increase the aqueduct systen to bring it up to full capacity and that prospects for water are now better. The policy of the Metropolitan with regard to furnighing of water is that beneficiaries shall receive according to what has been pa&d in; the San Diego Couuty Vater 4-uthorii MUtWAl advised that the Carlsbad Municipal Vater District is prepared to pur. 1 maintains the same policy and it is up to the Carlsbad If?micipal IJater %strict to decide on what basis distribution shzll be made. Don Ayers, a representative of an unofficial group from South Carlsbad stated that it is the consensus among his nei@hbors tllat they wish to see the wiginal plan go throul ar,d that they would hold off doing anything until they see what is to be done. Typewriter T he purehsn of a netj typewriter vas considered, The Xxecutive Secre. tary reported that a 12emingtoon upright placed in the office on a trial basis szas working satisfactorily. She uas instructed to find mt what typewriter rea would cost and -Lhe finance committee \?as 8UthoriZed tc! d.ecide on either the pure>- ,.lase ( rents1 according to the infmnatioc received. I Oceans5de Director ZxaM znoved tkat the &-Leer Problem CamLttee 5e enpowered to Fallbz-ook negotiate with Oceanside re the Oceanside-Fallbrook lateral connection, lata-al The notion, seeon<& bi Director Rogers, carried unanimously. Engineering Engineer Short reported that he had had a lengtiily discussion with ihgineer Ha-rding and that it was Mr. Hardinga s hope that the problem 0: the Gceanside Coatract wo7lld be settled before su'mission of his final report. U re- cor.-me,x2ation prior to settlement of th2s pmblern uovM tend to weaken the Carlsbad position. The bozrd concarred. Director Fry declared the zee-tiag adjowaed at 9:36 POW, ".. 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