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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963-04-16; Municipal Water District; MinutesMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETINF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATE DISTRICT HELD ON APRIL 16, 1963 AT 2:OO P.M. AT 2698 STATE STREET, CABLSBAD, CALIFORN The meeting was called to order at 2:OO P.M. by President Kelly with Directors Coe, Greek, Maerkle, and Phillips answering roll call. Also present were Acting Manager K Engineer Short, Legal Counsel Grosse, Mr. M. Ford and Office Secretary: Sewerage At this time the Board of Directors conducted a general public discussion I Program regarding the sewerage program of improvement District No. U-7. In attend were the following guests : G. W. Nelson 4175 Jefferson, Carlsbad Representing Cohen & S A. M. Couser Dewey Ke 1 ly Marjorie K. Borsum Irwin J. Kelly Emily Kelly Switters S. L. Kelly Daniel W. Wiegand Lowell A. Rathbun Robert L. Clark Frank Rhodes C. R. Kelly Herbert Kelly George Henry P. 0. Box 87, Oceanside P. 0. Box 175, Carlsbad Property Owner 521 Pacific Avenue, Solana Beach Property Owner 0867 El Camino Real, Carlsbad Property Owner 1222 Essex Street, San Diego Property Owner P. 0. Box 343, Carlsbad Property Owner P. 0. Box 365, Carlsbad Representing Bressi Ra City Engineer Representing City of C 958 Rodeo Road, Fullerton Property Owner 912 Monterey Road, Glendale Property Owner P. 0. Box 175, Carlsbad Property Owner Property Owner Terramar I1 tl 11 Presidnet of the Board, Mr. Kelly, and Engineer Don Short presented a general summati of the sewerage program to date and the City of Carlsbad's latest proposal for allowi Improvement District No. U-7 to participate in the Joint Venture Sewerage Facilities. There was considerable discussion on the many facets of the program as submitted. Th items brought forth were: (1) the City of Carlsbad would require annexation, at least on a strip annexation basis, for all locations of the sewer lines, (2) for all areas annexed to the City and where sewer service is provided, all revenues would go to the City of Carlsbad, and (3) if the entire area annexed to the City at the present time, the only obligation would be for the trunk sewers. An inquiry was made by Mr. George Henry of Terramar regarding the formation tif a spec. district within the City of Carlsbad and it was judged that the arrangements would ha- to come through the City Council of Carlsbad. Mr. Robert Clark brought up the matter of double taxation for his lands which are now already a part of the City of Carlsbad The possibility of water reclamation was discussed in great detail. The Acting Manag1 reported that Mr. Paul Ecke, Sr. of the Paul Ecke Ranch of Carlsbad would look with' favor upon a program of water reclamation. There was generally favorable comments fri the audience on the possibility of exploring a water reclamation program. In summary, the following questions were asked of the group and the response was as Pndicated : 1, Are you in favor of the proposal of the City of Carlsbad as presented this date? 1 All individuals present who are land owners, or who represented land owners, rep1 in negative. 2. Are you in favor of a special sewerage system of the District? All individuals voting indicated affirmative. 1 3. Are you in favor of participation in the Joint Powers System on a pro rata basis "such as offered to the City of Oceanside"? All voting indicated affirmative. The Manager informed the Board that the only written communication received on the matter was from Mr. Max Len, urging immediate action to initiate sewer service to the property. After a short recess, the meeting was reconvened at 4:35 P.M. It was announced by the Manager that the American Waterworks Association has schedule( a one day conference on Friday, April 19, 1963, at Palm Springs and he informed the Board that he would like to attend this one day session. Engineer Short called the Board's attention to the new voting procedure which was adopted at the Irrigation District's Convention whereby each agency will submit a lis1 of delegates who are officially authorized to vote, and he offered to represent the District if the Board should so desire, and vote for the District as instructed. Flood Control A brief report was given by the Manager on the Meeting held in Oceans: flood control program. It was the general consensus of the connnittee that they would want the Corps of Engineers to conduct a feasibility study before any legislation is enacted . Resolution After discussion, Legal Counsel read a RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIR: No. 171 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OPPOSING THE PROPOSED LEGISL, Director Maerkle, seconded by Director Phillips, the said resolution numbered 157 was adopted by the following vote<: I March 20, 1963 which was called by the Corps of Engineering on the CREATING THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT. On motion of AYES: Directors Kelly, Phillips, Greek, Coe, and Maerkle NOES: None ABSENT: None Correspondence: Letter from Mr. Mort Bondy offering their services for fire insurance for our new Headquarters Project. The Manager will notify them that our existing coverage will take us to June 30, 1963, and the Board will review the program at that time. Letter from the Otay Municipal Water District concerning fringe benefits for employee The Manager will respond to this request. Letter from the Secretary of the First National Bank, La Jolla regarding the Horne Estate. The Manager explained that Mr. Horne was one of the parties involved in the "Mesa Line" refund agreement with Mr. Frank H. Ayres. The Manager will forward the information on this contract. Letter from City of San Diego regarding sale of surplus tanks. The Manager presented for the Board's approval an invoice from Mr. Paul Swirsky in th amount of $230.00, for services pergormed through March, 1963, listing a total of 11. hours. After discussion, upon motion by Director Maerkle seconded by Director Coe, and unanimously carried,, it was moved that payment be authorized to Paul Swirsky in t amount of $230.00 for legal services performed through March 31, 1963. Budget The Manager pointed out that with the completion of the third quarter for th 1963-64 fiscal year, the District can project our budget needs for the coming fiscal the figures have been compiled through March 31, 1963. Discussion on the matter of the annual audit was deferred due to the lateness of the Ratification Upon motion by Director Maerkle, seconded by Director Coe, and unanim of Checks carried, the Board ratified Checks No. 5449 thru Check No. 5462 in th I year, and he suggested that study be commenced on the new budget as soon as I amount of $12 , 638.60. Upon proper motion, the meeting was adjourned at 5:lO P.M. ,3 .-LLck/" [ d.&< Secretary of the Board of Directors