HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-08-02; Municipal Water District; MinutesMIPXES OF A REGITLfiiR ?JEETD-G OF THE 3OkED OF DIYZCTOilS OF CARKBAD 11IUNICIPAL
WYITCiz DISTRICT XELD OZ LUGEST 2, 1%6, AT 2:cx) ?.E., AT 5780 EL C&lINO KEY&,
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The meeting was called to order a,t 2:oO P.M., by President %erkle, with Directors
Coe, ;Phillips and Cmickael answering roll cafil, Director Xelly wtlg absent. Also
present were General Eknager Wood, Legal Come1 Grosse (2:08 ?.E.), Engineer Ford, 371'. William Tdahler, Dam Consultant, md Office Secretary,
Approval of Upoyl motion of Director 14?lil7lips, seconded by Director Cannichael, !.!inUtes and unanimozsly carried, the minutes of the regular neetiEgs of I July 5, 1966, and July 19, 1956, were approved as Eailed out by the
Secretary.
Piezometer I&, I.Till5.m Vahler, Dm Consultant, bras present to discuss the matter
System- of an inslrmntatio-fl review OT! the Squires Dam piezometer system, Xe
Squires Dam in_formed the Board that no data on the installation has been received
to comply with the State's safety requirements and to assure a close surveillance on the strvcture for any signs of leakage os failure, General Mmager Yood explained
t'n at all of the up-to-date readip.gs hme been forwarded to Hr . W&ler, and also a set
of "as-built" drawings, as?-d he could not understmd why this material had not reached
his office. Er. Vahler requested tbat copies of this infomation be fonlrardec? righ.t
away and informed the Bomd that h.e would review same and bring the report up to the
current fiscal year based on the original proposal for the project which he submitted at ff350 .00, He suggested %?at %be Board consider continuing such a program with his
firm for a yearly fee of %OO .OO TJ?"~cF would fnclude a peview and reporting on all
data submitted and, in addition, a once annual visual inspection of the dam. After
discussion, the &nager was instructed to submit the required data to bring the pro-
gram uy to date and 3ir, Wahler agreed to submit a proposal in writing to cover such
services €or the comi.2g fiscal year.
Attorney's Report:
Lido Land Legal Counsel reported that the Title Examiner who has been haniiling the
Action Lido Lzmd Company easenerts has now returned from his vzcation and has
since %%e installation ayld stressed the iqortance of such a program
I notified the District that a report on the matter will be issued shortly,
Facility Use Legal Counsel reported that he had talked to City Attorney Stuart
Ageernent - City Wilson concernZng the proposed agreement for the City of Cmlsbad's
of Carlsbad nse of Sistrict facilities, and he indicated that t3e document was
satisfactory as far as 3e is concerned and it has been sent over to
the Engfneering Department for their review,
Resolution Legal Counsel preseated for the Board's review a resolution entitled
no. 200 fVTSOT-I"_TTTZON C:? 3OA33 OF DIB>ECT9% OF CARERAD Mn2ICIPAL t.NE3R DISTPJCT
CPLELSEbD PFNICIFAL VAWR DISTPTCT, F~'PROi,ZT.E?%' DISTRICT VO. 1, OF T'X3 CJELSBAD
E*!UFICI?J& 'JATER DTSTRTCT, 1?4'F'ROTVIEST DISWIZT l?O, 2 OP TIE CJJ?XBAi) ;.litJl~ICIl'AL ?.r ,,Al.t~it m-n DIST3ICT, -?~?'l?OTE?~~'T DISmICT EO. 3 OF TIS3 CI\JZT3EJBD HUJTICIPAL !J.YATER DISTPJCT,
BT.:Tl TTZOTTYET'T DIST2TCT ?io. 4 OF YrE CJXEBED 14K~TICIPAL X4'ER DISTRICT, CEFiIFG TKE
DETEX!fl!?27C- TIE A?CTFTS !,RCX:SSJ-I3Y TO BE R[I-ISED BY TPJATIOl'T IN TXi?
PISCJLL YEAR COP~~;~~YCfiTG JOLE 1, 1956, JJTD m:DII:G Jt'!.E 30, lc?Q7, mz FIXING = QJ'ES
OF TAX TO BE LEVIED FOD; SUCH PISCAL 'I;FAR." The resolution was %hen read in full, and, after discmsion, upon motion of Director Cam&cbael, seconded by Director Coe, the
said resolution nunbered fTZI0" was adopted by the following vote:
JAPES : Directors : Coe, Csrmichael, Faerkle , pl?illips
I NOES : %.rectors : ?Jane
A3SEXT : Directors : Felly
Annexation. Director Coe brov.ght 112 the matter of the North Carlsbad service ares
Vorth Carlsbad ar,d essked whether tke District sho!!.ld initiate proceedinzs to deanrex
%%at area should tbe wmexation election to Oceanside be successful
today. Legal Counsel ad-vised that tc.e proper procedure would be for the citizens of ti?,& area to initiate suck proceedings and place wit3 the District a deposit to cover
t'ne expenses involved in suck a program. fifter discussion, it was decided to discuss the matter fmther after the results of the election. are avajlable.
I
'b3eed Control The lbnager repolrted that complaints from various parts of t'ne City
Squires Dam area were received last week ab0u.t unpleasant odors in the water and it was traced to Squires Dm. Escondido Nutual's equipmeEC and lab man
were hired to run some tests and found the water to be excellent in every way except
for the taste , which was eventually traced to a plant growing in the shallow water
The Engineer ?.as since identified tke weed zs "Charat? and it has been recommended
that t'ne District apply cop-r sulphate to retard the growth and manually hamest
the weeds lin the shallow areas. After discussion, it was decided that the staff
sl-odd proceed on this covrse of actio= as recom-eEded. Director ?hiltips suggested
that the District purch.s.se a weed-burning apnzlratm to take cme of' the weeds on the face of the dam. After discussion, upon motion of girector Phillips, secocded by Director Goe, and unaniEously carried, it was moved t5st the Eanager be a9thorized to pwchase a weed burner for the purpose of burning weeds at Squires Dan.
La Costa Engiseer Ford presented for the Bozd's consideratior. a report entitled Reservoir "Reservoir Stxdy - %mho La Costa Service AreaTf setting forth his re- Study commendations on t3e size and location of the facilities which will be
yequired for the proposed regulatory storage for t3e La Costa aFea. After
reviewing the report in detail, Erector Coe offered the motion that the District accept the Engineer's report on the La Costa Seraice Area and avkhorize him to pre-
pase an Add.endum to this study on the constmction cos% and site requirements for
rn underground storage facility for this same imyovement and whatever else is necesq
sary for negotiation for the acquisition of a reservoir site and easements for this
project. Tke motion was duly secoEded. by Director Carmichael and vnaylimously carried.
Operation and The Xmager reported that considerable tine was spent during the pat
IiIainteaame month in cooperatiorr with City crews, to deternine cause of pressure
fluctuatiom and it now appeam th2.t the problem is not in otu" system.
The Marager inforxed the Soard t2at there was poor service to the higher areas last
week cavsed by the malfunctioning of the control vzlve in Dat-ies 'Jzult and the pro-
blem has now been corrected. The 12" control valve at Wff Feservoir Vaxlt fziled aEd
this facility has also been repa5red.
State Chamber of The Kmager reviewed a reqgest Tram the State Chmber of Gomerce
Gomuerce that the District contribute the stm of %33 .OO to support their
was declded tktat %he Distrlct ShOdd not contri'mte to this agency but should confine any contributions to water wmks agencies or :grou.-ps.
Insurance The ?hnager reported that a notice has been -received from the District's Clain insurance carrier that Yle Borsum's had filed a. claim for damses on the
I water works activities for the coming year. Bftey discussion, it
break in the ffEff Line and it has been settled at no cost to tb.e insurance compa.ny.
Ratification Upon matron of Director Goe, seconded by Director ?hillFps, and unani-
of Checks mow& carried, tlle 3oard ratified Cheeks No. 7-645 thru Eo. 1661, less
Check No. 1659, in the total amount of ?3,64%23.
Upon proper motion, t3e neeting was declared adjourned at 4:5? P.M.
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gcretary of the Board of Directors
Meeting August 2, 1966 -2-