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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-05-21; Municipal Water District; MinutesMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT HELD ON MAY 21, 1969 AT 2:00 P.M., AT 5780 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA: The meeting was called to order at 2:OO P.M. by President Maerkle with Directors Carmichael, Palmer, Mac Leod and Kelly answering roll call. Also present were General Manager Kubota, Superintendent Henley and Office Secretary. Legal Counsel Swirsky was absent. Approval of Upon motion of Director Palmer, seconded by Director Carmichael , and Mi nu tes unanimously carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of May 7, 1969 I were approved as transcribed and mailed out by the Secretary. Committee Reports: City of Carl sbad President Maerkle reported on action taken by the City Council on approval of the instal 1 ation of the bypass for the Palomar Airport Road Metering Station. The ?.?anager informed the Board that as soon as the construction funds have been placed on deposit by the City of Carlsbad, the District will proceed with this project. The Manager reported on a series of circumstances involving a 1 eak in the Pirate Cove area of the City's water system which .occurred on Sunday afternoon about 12:30 P.M. City crews were unable to locate the turn-off valve and City officials finally called the District Manager and Superintendent and they found the proper valve and shut off the water at about 3:30 P.?. District personnel also discovered that the City had turned back on the Calavera Vault to serve a portion of the Laguna Riviera Subdivision. The Manager will discuss this matter with the City's Superintendent since that line was supposed to have been shut off and the City was not authorized to make this change. San Diego County Director Kelly informed the Board that he had nothing of interest Water Authority to report on the meeting of the Authority Board as most of the 1 items discussed were routine business. Olivenhain Municipal The Manager reported that the District is still waiting for Water District a proposal on the water service for La Costa South Sub- from the Olivenhain Municipal Water District. Chamber of Director Carmichael asked if the Board might wish to consider making Commerce a presentation before the Chamber of Commerce and other service clubs in the area on the formation and progress of the District, with per- haps a brochure or annual progress report. After discussion, Board Members agreed that this type of public relations and publicity would be desirable and the Manager will look into the matter. Legal Counsel : In the absence of the District's Legal Counsel the Manager reported on the following matters : Ward There has been no further work from Mr. Ward regarding the contract Connection and deposit of funds for his proposed pipeline extension. The Manager pointed out that their recommendations are very clear that he be given so much time for construction and use of the temporary service and at the time that a determination is made that the period of construction is over that service to the connection be discontinued. Legal Counsel will have a report on the matter at the next regular meeting. Ka to President Maerkle reporte;", that information had come to him that Mr. H. Service Kat0 is under the impression that the Squires Dam Road is also his ease- premise. There has a1 so been considerable damage to the road by trucks del ivering construction materials to his site and Mr. Kat0 will be expected to take care of these repairs or 1 ose the privilege of using the road. Legal Counsel will review the division but there has been nothing further on the matter I ment and that the building permit for his new residence was issued on that District's easement and determine the extent of control that the District has over this roadway. Fi 1 tration The Manager read in full a resolution entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE Study BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT APPROVING AGENCIES OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY." After discussion, upon motion of Director Palmer, seconded by Director Kelly, the said resolution numbered "235" was adopted by the following vote: REPORT OF FILTRATION STUDY GROUP OF PARTICIPATING AGENCIES AND SUB- I AYES: DIRECTORS: Carmichael , Kelly, MacLeod, Maerkle and Palmer NOES: DIRECTORS: None ABSENT: DIRECTORS: None The Manager explained that the District has also been asked to delegate a repre- sentative to work with the Authority on the filtration matter. After discussion, upon motion of Director Palmer, seconded by Director Mac Leod, and unanimously carried, it was moved that the District appoint Director Allan Kelly to serve on the Fi 1 trati on Board. Superintendent's Report: La Costa The Superintendent reported that work is progressing on the La Costa South South Subdivison and the contractor is now in the process of lying the sewer 1 ines for the project. La Costa The Contractor has almost completed construction of the pipeline of Reservoir the pipe1 ine to the La Costa Reservoir, and the line will probably Pi pel i ne be tested on Friday. Operations: The District has one new service pending for Ramon Michael on the meters were read again in the middle of the month in an attempt to trace the high water losses and several broken meters were detected during this reading. Water delivery from the Authority has been at 15 cfs for the past week and the lake level is now up to 499.7. Manager's Report: I.D. No 2 The Manager reported that work is moving right a1 ong on the Unit E Project Unit E Project and the Contractor is now painting the interior of the D-2 Reservoir and the District should be in service with this tank within two weeks. At the La Costa Reservoir all of the side sheets have been we1 ded and PDM is now working en the roof; however , in the random testing on the welds, 6 of the x-ray tests out of 14 failed and the tank will require additiona' welding work. A recess was called at 3:18 P.M. an? the meeting was resumed at 3:33 P.M. Point "Dl' The crew has started the digging operation for the Point "D" valve Project installation and the other materials are scheduled for delivery from American Pipe & Construction Co. tomorrow morning. The main line will be shut down and drained 'late tomor:row afternoon and the actual installation will be made late Thursday evening. El Camino The Manager reported that the County Road Department is in the process Widening of surveying and estab!ishing the center line of the roadway for El and work involved on this project. Water Rate The staff is also work-ing on material for the water rate study and Study the Manager will have c?. complete statistical evaluation very soon. Squires The Manager reported that all of the District meters were read again Dam on the 15th of May and on the basis of the second run uncovered broken meters in the lower area !-!hich accounted for 6.9 acre feet. Two of the City 's meters were also found to be malfunctioning and the Terramar meter reading was estimated at an additional 4.7 acre feet and the El Camino Mesa meter was in- creased 3.7 acre feet. The recapitu:ation of the readings on the basis of these I A. Kelly property, the Superintendent reported. All of the District's I Camino Real. The Manager will be making an evaluation of the costs hd"~:." nd-.. -1 lnrn new readings indicate the loss was reduced from 62.3 to 45.1 acre feet. Water statistics for the month of April and the first half of May were placed on the blackboard and the Manager reviewed the material in detail with the Board. The need for accurate metering of water flow in and out of Squires Dam was discussed and the Manager informed the Board that he will be looking into a new magnetic meter at the AWWA Convention which night serve this purpose. I Filtration The Manager informed t!:e Board that copies of the resolution on the Report fi 1 tration report will now be forwarded to the governing Board of the Metropolitan Water District for filtered water under the plan. Water Authority so that they may proceed with petitioning of the La Costa South The Manager reported that La Costa is moving right along Units No. 2 & No. 3 with the La Costa South Subdivision and the District has is now in the tentative map stage. Budget The Manager reported that the staff has now turned in their reports as Program far as capital expenditures are concerned and that in the foll owing month he will be asking the Personnel Committee and the Finance Committee to work with the preliminary budget The preliminary budget will be due for the secand meeting in June, with final a,doption the first meeting of July and the settin! of the tax rates in August. Metering Notification to the proporty owners as far as the domestic meters are Program concerned has gone out, the Manager reported. The District has had a couple of inquiries on tbe matter from Mr. Henry Yada and Mr. Robert Hicks which were satisfied with the District's explanation of the procedure. 0 t her I terns : An inquiry regarding water availability has been received from a Los Angeles firm concerniRg the Marjorie Borsum property, which is in escrow for sale, the Manager reported. The Board reviewed the color chart for the exterior painting for the new reservoirs. After discussion, it was the consensus of the Board that the color "Adobe Brown'' be selected for this project. The Board accepted the annual safety award submitted by the AWWA and State Com- pensation Insurance Fund for the calendar year 1968. Correspondence: Annual report from the Vista Irrigation District was reviewed and ordered filed. The Manager reviewed a communication from the Imperial Valley Irrigation District urging that the District take actior! to support proposed Senate Bill 35, relating to control of certain tax limits by public agencies. After discussion, upon motion of Director Carmichael, seconded by Director Palmer, and unanimously carried, it was moved that the Manager be instructed to draft a letter for the President's signature to legislative representatives requesting their support for its success- ful passage. Finances: Approval of Upon motion of Director Carmichael, seconded by Director Mac Leod Purchase Orders and unanimously carried, the Board approved a purchase order to B and F Lawnmower Shop for a power edger at a cost of $73.25. received the water main plans for Unit No. '2 and Unit No. 3 1 I Special Accounts Upon motion of Director Carmichael , seconded by Director Palmer, Payable and unanimously carried, the Board approved payment to Hi ggs , Jennings, Fletcher and Mack in the amount of $25.39 for legal fees in connection with the American Pipe and Construction Company antitrust suit. Ratification Upon motion of Director Palmer, seconded by Director Mac Leod, of Checks and unanimously carried, the Board ratified Checks No. 3703 thru Meeting May 21 , 1969 -3- No. 3755, in the amount of $74,838.64, covering the period May 8, 1969, thru May 21, 1969, incl. Financial The Bord reviewed the financial reports for the period July 1, 1968, Reports thru March 31 , 1969, and discussed the various budgetary accounts. Investment of Upon motion of Director Mac Leod and seconded by Director Palmer, I ' Funds and unanimously carried, the Board approved the deposit of inactive funds by the Treasurer in the amount of $100,000.00, as a time deposit for 60 days, at an interest rate of 5.75%. The meeting was declared adjourned at 4:50 P.M. ATTEST : 7 02- , ,.p / ~ 2, /> ,w TL"*"J&/ Secretary of the Board of Directors I I Meeting May 21, 1969 -4- ..