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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-03-14; Municipal Water District; Minutes..------ NR'TYS OF AN ADJOUFCMID 143ETING OF THE CARLSBAD MlEJICIPAL VATER %€UCT BOARD OF DIRECTORS €ELD ILARCH q, 1956, AT 2960 PI0 PIC0 BOULEVARD, CARLSBAD, CALIFDRNIA, AT 7:s P. M, chairman Fq called the meeting to order at ?:35 P.M. and directed the Executive 2%- ret- to call the roll: Present: DIFiECTORS : ENALD, FRY, ROGERS, ZAHLER, KELLY Absbnt : NONE Also present were Attorney Denllis; Engineer Short; 0. E, Owen, Jr, and C, Bo Smith of the San Diego Gas & Electric Company; W. Dennis Yood of the Carlsbad Mutual 'dater COD pany; Wm, Camon; Orville Hansen; Luther Shull; and various mmbers of the Citizens' Water Cormittee and residents of North Carlsbad, Ninutes fiutes of the March 1, 19% meeting of the Board were read, correded I 3-1-56 and approved, CORRESPONDENX: I, San Diego County Water Authority: (3-1-56) Tabulations as of 2-2%56, and Minutes of the Board of 2-9-56. (3-2-56) Re option to purchase the San Marcos Reservoir site, The Attorney ad- Pimd thaC it will probably be necessary for 'budgethg for this to be Reservoir the Optton. Secretary Ewdd was appointed to write the Authority for Option a copy of the Option, 2. Irrigation %stricts Association: san Marcos done during the 57-58 fiscal year. This @strict should have a copy of (2-28-56) Re Engineers' & Managers' Day, Rjverside, 3-X". (Other meetings this date preclude attendance % any members of the CMWD Board,) 3. J. Be Hanauer & Company: (3-9-56) Re financial planning of proposed bond issue. The Secretary was instructc to acknowledge the letter and advise that the Board is not prepared to take action E this tine. I 4. Rincon Del Diablo Ibicipal Water District: (3-%56) Suggesting dinner meeting for discussion of water problems. The Secreta3.g was instructed to advise this Board that the CW Board is prepared to discuss water problems with anyone at any time, 5, Mutual Water Company: (3-13-56) Re North Carlsbad and bnd issue. Director Eiwald Expressed the opinion that the acvice contained in this letter is in opposition to the con- N, Carlsbad clusions of the Citizens' Water Committee since the Harding report on t2 Bond Issue which their conclusions are based does not mention North Carlsbad, (3-1556) Report on Calavera storage. (S-UC567 Letter of resignation to be effective May 15, 1956. 6. A. Ste hens Inwrie, Executive Secretary: Authority In reference to the letter of the BMWB (March 1, 1956) to the S, D. County Water Authority, Director Rogers reported that the Authority takes a sympathetic view of our problem and that there is to be a meeting in April; if the Engineering Committee nakes a recommendation there will probably be some actior taken at that time. Improvement Attorney Dennis reported on a consultation with 0"elyeny & wrs. The District assumption was that at the time of the hearing, a number of People from Improvement District, Accordingly, under the Act, the Board would be justified in excluding anyone wishing to be left out. Director Rogers questioned that t5ere are any number of people in North Carlsbad who would object to the bond issue and said not as many would be opposed as my people thought, North There was a question fron the floor as to whether North Carlsbad people Carlsbad would be cut off from water if they were excluded, and it was explained rict to get water so there would be no point in being excluded in the first place, Sale of &. Hansen stated that he and his neighbors are on the fence and waitin Mutual until kch 20th to see what will happen to the Mutual, Director Roger North Carlsbad would attend and state they would not wish to be in the I by the Attorney that they would have to annex to the Improvement Dist- stated that he has doubts that the disposal of the lkhal will be set tled at that time, since ody D$ of the shareholders' proxies are now ig, He reporte also that the City had hired a firm of appraisers to determine the market value of the Mutual and Terramar and their re-port is due May El, 1956. North Mr. Hansen reported that it is the understanding that Colorado River Carlsbad water will not be a-lable to North Carlsbad, and in that case the bond issue would be opposed. Di-rector Rogers pointed out that it is feasible for Colorado River water to be delivered to North Carlsbad and that iw ould be up to the agency delivering the water to handle this problem, Exclusion I &. 2hdl announced that the residents of krth Carlsbad will not hold still for being excluded and that if exclusion is attenpted, a tax-payer suit will be brought immediately, and that would onlydelay the bond issue further. Director Rogers stated that he is in favor of extending a line to North Carlsbad, Engineering Chairman Fry asked the engineer if we can put in the system for $1,300,0( costs as recormnended by the Citizens' Committee. rJbr. Short:s reply was that i we start adding lines we would run up the costs - that a l.0" line from Mt. Kelly to the krth Carlsbad reservoir would cost approximately $&I ,000, Water Rates One North Carlsbad resident inquired as to whether, in the event that th N . Carlsbad Hutual becomes a hnicipal corporation, the costs for water may be ex- horbitant. Director Rogers explained that such a corporation would be entitled to some compensation but that the rates would not be out of line, Water With reference to a separate line to Nortn C,rlsbad, Director Kelly quea hes timed whaC would happen &f' some &her pup asked leer tz feeder line. 'phi Attorney advised that anyone can always bring suit and hold up the proceec ings. Whereupon, &. Cannon announced that if a line is built for one entity, it must be built for any other too, I Director Ewald rewnded the Board that if water is delivered to the Mutual, the mission of this Board has been accomplished. And Director Z&er pointed out that the Board ha accepted the Harding report (upon advice of the Citizens' Cormnittee) which $&aths noth2 about North Carlsbad and that it is the responsibility of the Mutual to furnish water tc North Carlsbad. Director Ewald then called attention to the fact that the letter of th Mutual referred to earlier has two conflicting paragraphs in that it states that the &tnal Board approved the program of the Citizens' Mater Committee which had endorsed tl Rarding report, and yet urged that North Carlsbad be included in any bond issue, In th connection, Director Rogers pointed out that actually the motion of the Mutual bard wa a mtter of their having approved building of a pipe-line to North Carlsbad, Opposition One resident of North Carlsbad stated that she had been talking by tele- against the bond issue, Bond Issue Director Kelly inquired as to what they would do if the bond issue were : creased to build a line to the South and one to the North. Director Rag1 reminded that such a procedure would still not take care of Carlsbad proper, Branch lines Engineer Short stated that branch lines should be constructed, but throq the formation of individual Improvement Districts; that the District as E whole should limit itself to one major transmission line as per the Harding report. In this way, everyone would be treated on an equal basis. Bond Issue Mr. ShU observed that it is the duty of the Board to put a bond issue I fore the public that they will vote for. Director Qers stated that he felt the decision regarding the disposal of the I%tual should be settled in order not tc jeopardize the bond issue. phone to wious residents in her area and .tl.lat they avo going to vote North Carlsbad/Dimtor &ald noted that if North Carlsbad remains in it will be an ob stacle and that we should set in notion our hearings for an Improvement District. Director Rogers disaggeed. &. Cannon stated that if we wait until the City is ready to float this bond issue, another six, seven or eight months will have elapsed, and that, as he sees it, tl?e sooner the bond issue is voted on the better for everyone concerned. Chatrman Fry agreed and recommended that the Board bring the bond issue ta a head since 5t has been recommended by all necessary groups, &ector Rogers pointed out that the Mutual had not actually agreed with the Wing report in view of its recommendation that a line be run to North blsbad, I Band Director fsogers moved that proceedings for a G.O. bond issue (for Issue $1,340,000) be instituted immediately for the purpose of building a & line according to the recommendations of the Citizens' Comnittee. Citizens1 The motion was seconded by Director Fry. Director Ewald emphasized Coimnittee that the North Carlsbad situation should be settled first. Director N orth of North Carls'md will get water if they need it and stated that we Carlsbad should not hold off the election forever. Mr. Mood of the h.tml Amexation Carlsbad. Director Rogers re-ded that if %rth Carlsbad announces they may be excluded. Director Xwald was firm in his opinion that North Carlsbad should be left out. Vote on the motion was as follows: & Kelly interjected that we have explained many times that the people agreed that there is no reason why water camot be delivered to North plans for amexation to Oceaslside before we advertise a bond issue, AYE: FRY, RCGERS, ZAHZ;ER The motion carried accordingly, NO: EWALD, KELLY Upon motion of Director Zahler, seconded by Director Rogers, the Secretary was in- structed to write a letter to the Carlsbad &tual. Water Company acknow. I'?. Carlsbad ing a pipe-line to t5e North Carlsbad area since it is the understand- Mutual & ledging their letter of kh 13th and stating that we are not build- ing that this is a problem of the htual. Mion carried, Resolution The Attorney was instructed to have the Resolution and all necessary papers ready for the next regular meeting of the Board.. Citizens l Secretary Ewa3.d was instructed to notify Nr. &Clellan of the Citizens Committee Water Cormnittee of the action of the Board with regard to the bond issue and request a meeting with his codttee as soon as possible. Publicity Director Rogers suggested t'mt an ad be placed in the paper to the that a meeting with the Citizens1 Water Conrmittee and newspaper between now and that time would be appreciated. OlMelveny & Upon motion of Director Rogers, seconded b Director Ewald, it was effect th& final action will be taken at the next regular meeting md I Myers unanimously agreed that 0"elveny & Myers should be retained, on the same basis as previously, to handle the legal procedure with regard to this bond election. Election Upon motion of Director %gem, seconded by Director mler, Secretary proceedings Ewald was instructedto investigate the availability of firms and costs for handling election proceedings. Aqueduct With regard to the placement of the second aqueduct, Director Rogers reported that at a meeting held recently, he got the impression that all possible routes would be considered. The secretary was instructed to place the subject on the agenda of the next meeting, Feather Director Rogers noted that the legislature had turned down a move to River delay the Feather River project until mer settlement of water rights though the Metropolitan wants to hold up the project until after water rights are settled. The consensus of the CHID Board was that the point of view of the Authority should be adopted. Bills Checks #l389 tl.lrough 1394 were approved upon motion of Director Ewald, Tfie San Diego County Mater Authority approves of this procedure al- seconded by Director Kelly. Budget wet adjustments were tabled until the next regular meeting. I The meeting was declared adjourned at l0 :05 P.M. r: --)q ; 0 : L-Nj Carlsbad &midipal Water kdstrict Secretary of the Fomd of Directors Carlsbad Municipal Water District