HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-07-07; Municipal Water District; MinutesMINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CART3BAD MUNICIpAI
WATER DISTRICT EIELD JULY 7, 1959 AT 2 P.M. AT 601 ELM AVENUE, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA.
Executive Secretary called the telephone company and confirmed the time as 2:02 P.k
and stated that the last mail was in at the Post Office and had been checked.
The meeting was called to order by Vice President Carnohan who announced that inasn
as it was now 2 P.M., no further bids would be accepted.
Answering roll call were Directors Carnohan, Coe and Greek. Absent: Kelly. Also
present were Mr. Wilson, Mr. Thibodo, a representative from Carroll & Mayer, Buzz
Garland (Carlsbad Journal), Engineer Short, Attorney Swirsky, Executive Secretary
Lowrie, Pipeline Superintendent Hausladen, and Assistant Secretary Snodgrass.
Mr. Fred W. Maerkle arrived at 2:05 P.M..
Upon request, Engineer Short opened the following bids:
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Carroll & Mayer $32,335.00
3030 Hancock St., San Diego 10
Wilson Pipeline Construction Co. $32,290.00
14154 Polk St., San Fernando
R. L. Thibodo Construction Co. $29 , 890 .OO
P. 0. Box 697, Vista
Einer Bros., Inc.
P, 0, Box 936, Escondido $39,694.00
(Representatives from bidders left.)
Engineer Short remarked that the lowest bid was about 20% over the Boyle Engineeril
estimate for the work involved.
Temporary Engineer Short informed the Board that considerable checking had
Measures been done since last meeting, and Boyle Engineering had worked out
a possible solution to the difficulties of the District. The firm a
Wallace & Tiernan of Los Angeles has offered to rent to the District for a reasonab
length of time for three hundred dollars ($300.00) per month, the equipment necessa
to set up a temporary chlorination station. The equipment would be adequate to
chlorinate the increased flow from the aqueduct on a temporary basis; this would
enable the District to deliver water on an increased basis and sooner. In this way
the only problem from the standpoint of time would be making the connection to the
aqueduct itself and the construction of a short length of line.
This work could be done either on a time-and-material basis or through informal bid
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because that portion of the work would definitely be under $10,000.00.
Bids It was recommended by Engineer Short that the engineers be given twc
wide margin between them and engineer estimates.
weeks to investigate the current bids to determine the cause of the
. At 2:17 P.M., Mr. Fred W. Maerkle was sworn in as a director by Attorney Swirsky
and was welcomed by Director Carnohan.
It was moved by Director Greek, seconded by Director Coe, that the Board accept the
recommendation of the engineer, that final action on the bids be held in abeyance
until the next regular meeting, July 21, 1959. Motion carried unanimously.
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Land for It was pointed out by Engineer Short that the chlorination station
Station requires acquisition of 5/1OOths of an acre of land right at the
reservoir site. Ownership is held and invested in the names of
Capron and Walker, A motion was offered by Director Greek and seconded by Director
Coe, instructing Attorney Swirsky to prepare a resolution to offer Mr. Capron two
hundred dollars ($200.00) for the parcel of land designated by the engineers for
the chlorination station. Motion carried.
Minutes Through motion by Director Coe and second by Director Greek, the
minutes of the regular meeting of June 16, 1959, were approved.
CORRESPONDENCE :
1. Notice of Irrigation District Officers Association meeting in San Diego July 23
Reservations requested.
2. Notice of Feather River Project Association re meeting July 10th at San Francis
at whirh Cnlrpmnr D---- --*” ----’*
3, San Diego County Water Authority: request for information re storage needs of
Carlsbad Municipal Water District.
Director Greek moved that Carlsbad Municipal Water District reduce water storage in San Vicente to five hundred (500) acre feet. Director Coe second€
and motion carried.
New Office The Board discussed several possible locations, including the buildj
Location on State Street now occupied by the Carlsbad Journal and owned by
Judge Cottingham. It was moved by Director Coe and seconded by
Director Greek that the Cottingham building be included in the appraisal requested
from the Carlsbad Realty Board. Motion carried. Attorney Swirsky was commissionec
to contact that body.
Golden Superintendent Hausladen reported to the Board on the July 6th visil
Anderson Of Golden Anderson Chief Engineer John B. Kilmer, Jr., and their
Engineer meeting with Engineer Ditsworth and Director Carnohan.
Engineer Kilmer frankly admitted the problem in Carlsbad Municipal Water District i
unique and one they have never before encountered, that it may be a combination of
chemical action and high velocity, that the cutting out of the valves might be the
small amount of water going through them, and that they will find out what is wrong
and correct it. He requested a sample of the water, and also left a 2-inch valve
to be installed at Terramar with a set of cups he will ship.
Bills June checks, numbered 2981-98 and 410-412 ($26,618.51), were ratifie
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by motion of Director Coe and second of Director Maerkle.
Vacation It was moved by Director Greek that Mrs. Snodgrass' vacation time, c
Motion was seconded by Director Coe and carried.
Since there were no further reports, the meeting was declared adjourned at 3:20 Pep
any other time due, be handled in the form'of cash on July 31st.
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Vice Pres ent of the>oard of Directors
CARLSBAD I"tJaTER DISTRICT
ATTEST :
Secretary of the Board of Directors
CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
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June 29, 1959
TO ALL DIRECTORS OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, ADDRESSED
I!d'DIVrnUkT.,Y TO EACJJ OF TIE DIRECTORS LISTED BELOW:
Dear Director:
The undersigned, as President of the Board of Directors of the
Carlsbad Municipal Water District, hereby calls a Special Meeting
of said Board to be held Tuesday, June 30, 1959 at 4:OO o'clock
P.M., at 601 Elm Avenue, Carlsbad, California.
The purpose of said meeting is for consideration of the
following items:
1. Appointment of Director to replace vacancy created
2. Resignation of Executive Secretary A, Stephens Lowrie,
3. Any other matters deemed pertinent.
by resignation of Director Ewald,
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Presidzn; bf the Board of Ijirectors
CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER ~ISTRICT
DIRECTORS :
Allan 0. Kelly, President
Mac Carnohan, Vice President
Richard R. Coe, Secretary
Wesley F. Greek, Treasurer
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cc Carlsbad Journal
Blade-Tribune
Boyle Engineering
Paul S. Swirsky