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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-04-03; Municipal Water District; MinutesHIIiUTES OF ,4 REGULAR MEETING CF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CF TtiE CARLSBAD MUNICiPAL CWRLSZAG, CALIFOR?*iIA: WATER IXSTFIICT HELD ON APRIL 3, 1974, AT ZAIO P.M. AT 578c EL CANNO REAL, I The Pketing was called to order at 2:07 P. Ma by President Maerkle with Directors Carrni chael 4 Engelmann B Kelly and Mac Leod answering roll call . Also present 9 were Manager Friday2 Legal Counsel Swirsky, Engineer Kubota (arrived at 2:14 P.M.), Public Relations Consultant kandall Nitchell and Cffice Secretary. Also present, were Frs . Arthur Donas 3 Ci ti men's Advisory Commi ttee and Gi 1 Davis 9 reporter for the Blade Tribune (arrived at 2:20 P.M.). Approval of Mi nutes as corrected, After discussion, upon motion of Director Engelmann, seconded by Director Mac Leod, ami unanimusly carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of titarch 20, 1974 were approved Cotmi ttee Reports : San Diego County Gi rector Kelly reported there have beet1 no tneeti ngs since hi Water Authority last report to the Board. Propos i ti on "W" Director Kelly and other members of the Board and Staff, repe upon receipt of a letter frcm one of our agency members, Harr Griffin, with a request for a political contribution to promote Proposition "W'f. There was a discussion on the pros and cons of financing the filtration plant by revenue bonds vs general obligation bonds and various questions were raised. Engi nee Kubota suggested that we contact the Public Relations people at E.W.D. and have one o their representatives speak to us and have a discussion and let them know how we feel about this and then make a decision on adoption of a resolution. After further discussion, it was decided to prolong the issuance of a resolution for further study, and to brfng it up at the regular Board meeting of May I, 1974. I Public Relations: Water Conserva- Public Relations Consultant Mitchell reported that he has con - ti on Program acted Bob Miner relative to a program presentation in connect program tail~reti to a specific grcup. Consultant Hitchell will review the material they nave to offer and type of presentation, and wi 11 report on his findings at a lat meeting of the Board. L4a-k r Agency Consultant Hi tchell reported favorably, as did other merrJjers Ass oci ati on of the Yoard ana Staff, on the dinner meeting at which former Di nner/keti ng Governor Grown was the speaker of the evening. with the brochures sent to us B and stated they do not have a Boy Scout Pros ram Consultant ivli tchel 1 has been in touch with the B oy Scout peoi but so far nothing in the way of a program has been worked OLI and he has not had a reply to his inquiries b Boara Cornnxni cations : Davi d Dunne Testimoni a1 Dinner Director Carmichael reported on his attendaxe at the dinner for former Mayor Dunne which he and Mrs. Carmichael enjoyed very much and felt it was a very nice tribute. 1 Expl oration Li rector Carmi chael and Manager Priday reported on thktr trip Pri p to Skinner Plant, Perris Dam and Devils Canyon. The first st was Devi 1s Canyon and a vi sit to their plant which now serves 50% of power for Sail Bernardino. The next stop was Perris Reservoirg and they are in the process of getting ready to set up their operations for camping, boating and fishing for the season which viill open in duly. Next stop was to Skinner Dam a.nd the: are going ahead with the filtration plailt. Changes in Committee Fresi dent Maerkle recommended changes in cornmi ttee assignment: Assi gnrnents of two committees ; Fit;ance and Personnel as follows : Finance: Director Carmichael J Chai rman; Director Ke1 ly and Personnel : Di rector Nac Leod, Chairman; Gi rector Engelmann ai Nanager Pr1 day. Manager P ri day. The balance of the committee rrernbers will stand as previously appointed. Legal Counsel : Annexations Counsel Swirsky called the attantion of the Board to a recent report of a ruling by the Supreme Court in a suit brought by Ventura County against IAFCO 9 that on any annexation to be considered, an EIR report is necessary. I Cocnsrl Swirsky notified Rembers of the Board of an advertisement published last Thursday in the Carlsbad Journal, which will run again tomorrow, stating that there will not be an election in Divisions 2 and 5 in C Ivi W D and the appointment procedure will be used. Presi dent Maerkle called for a short recess at 3:02 P.M. 9 and the meeting was resumed at 3:25 P.M. Publi c Relations Consultant Mi tchell left the meeting at 3:02 P.M. District Engineer: La Costa Spa Engineer Kubota submitted final plans for the La Costa Spa Area area to the Board for their approval. After discussion, upor motion of Director Carmichae? 4 seconded by Director Kelly, ar unanimously carried, approval was granted for plans as recommended by Engineer Kubota La Costa Val ley Engineer Kubota reported that at the last regular Board Unit No. 5 meeting, b!oodside/Kubota asked for the approval of the Board Ri ght-.Of=Way for an easemerrt from the American General Finance Co. , and ir doing sa determined that the deed we received was defective f the signature standpoint. The deed has now been received in proper form, so that acceptance of the grant of right-of-way for lot #245 in La Costa Val ley, Unit No. 5 is now requested. After discussion and clarification, upon motioD of Director Er?gelrcann, seconded by Director Mac Leod, ana unanimously carried, approval was giver to proceed with g-ant of riGht-of-way as recommended by Engineer Kubota. 1 Squi res Liar11 Engineer Kubota reported that they have made final arrangemer t4ai n tenan ce with the diver to do the initial exploratory dive this fridab or Saturday mornings depending on the weather being clear, an will have a report at next meeting of the Board. La Costa Go1 f Engiceer Ktibota reported that the informal Si ds received on t Course (Extension project exceeaed limitations of our projection, and now 8renal Road) recomends formal approval of a notice inviting sealed bids, which will be published in the newspaper, and will call for t bid o;enings four weeks from today, which will be the regular scheduled date for the first meting in Fl&y of the Boards or May 1, 1974. Aftsr discussion, upon motion of Gi rector Mac Leod, seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carriedg approval was given? to reczive sealed bids on the Areaal Road Hater Main Extension as recornmended by Erigi wer Kubota. Karcari o Engineer Kubota reported upon receipt of the factual material Refinery the EIR on the proposed lfiarcario Independent Refinery , ana District to ascertain if the information we setit to them at their request has been interpreted correctly. City of Carlsbad Engimer Kubota reportea that he and Manager Friday and hater Supply/ Superintendent Henley were working on a basic procedure to C ivi id D establish a policy regarding delivery of water to the City of Carlsbad. They have various connections on our main line and been a1 lowins them to draw upon that water supply pretty much as they needed it. NOH their dernank i-S. such that we can no longer let this continue so we are endeavoring to work out with the City of CArlsbad a procedure where thei r requests \.ii 11 be more uniform and not draw only on our peaks which causes problem for us hydraulically, an they shou1.d maintain a more uniform flow, spread over 24 hours * Annexati ens Engineer Kubota advised the Board there has been a request to within the -Distri ct and he is looking into the actual amexations arid those under cons 1 deratl on. he is now reviewing that portion dealing with the Water I determine the exteEt of involvement of the City of CArlsbad Engineer Kubota complimented all those involved with hosting Of the dinner at La Cost for the Water Agencies Associatfon. -2- I Budget 1s 741 75 Engineer Kubota reported that Manager Priday and members of t Board and Staff will be getting together soon to work on a preliminary phase of the budget for fiscal year 1974/75. General Manager: City Water Manager Priday reported that he and John Pierce 9 a represen'ca Committee Meeting tive from WoodsidelKubota, consulting engineers, attended the meeting of the irlater Comrni ttee of the City of' CArlsbad. Re discussed the activities of the Commi ttee in the pasts and that City Manager Buss~y stated that he would be working out a policy which would be put into resolution form as to the actual duties and scope of responsibiljty of this Committee. Co un ci l Neeting full forum. Manager Pri day reported on his attendance at the Council Meet ing of the City of Carlsbacl and that most of the new projects er consi deration were continued, due in part, to 1 ack of a Union Manager Pridsy reported on a meeting attended by Superintende Acti vi ties John Ile~ley whi c!? was cal 'led by 24 agencies and speci a1 di str to discuss the involvement of the unions in their organizatio and the fact that a number of the agencies and districts are being taker! over by the union sympathizers or being joined by the worktxen who sympathise with the unions. So far, they are not active in the smaller staffed areas, but some agencies have drawn u resolutions or ordinances to endeavor to curb the activities of the unions in tnei r areas y one of whom is Otay, and Mangger Pri day wi 11 endeavor to get a. copy of this resolution and report on it later. Operations : Manager Friday reported the water delivery from the S D W A at 8 c.f .s. and the lake level at 497.4. Manager Priday reported that he has bad a reply from 4 State Senators in regard to ou request that they vote on behalf of the Districts for reimbursement of monies having to do with added costs by these D-istricts for inundation reportss and have indicated they they will vote yes on this Bil 81628. x I Financial Statement pl anning o Manager Pri day reported that the Finance Committee and other members of the Staff will get together soon and go over the financial statements for consideration of our 1974/75 budget Investments Director Kel ly reported that the $50,000 in Treasury Bi 11s bearing a maturity date of June 20, 1974 at 7.95% interest rate. After discussion, upon motion of Lirector Mac Leod, seconded by Director Engelmann, and unanimously carried, ratification of Director Kelly's actions in reinvestment sf funds in Treasury Bi 11s were approved. Speci a1 Accounts : have matured and have been reinvested in Treasury i3ills I Manager Pri day presented a statement of services rendered from Mitchell and Associate in the amour;t of $345.17, which represents a retainer fee of $3OQ.OO , plus $45.17 for the photographs taken at the Water Agencies Dinner, for approval by the Board. After discussion, upos? motion of Director Engelmann, seconded by Director Carmichael, and unanimously carriedg the Board approved payment to Mitchell and Associates as recommended by Manager Pri day. Kanager Priday presented a statement of services rendered by Woodside/Kubota ar,d Associates for approval by the Board. After discussion, upon motion of Director Ptac Leod, seconded by Director Enoelmann, and unanimously carried, the Board approved pzyment to WoodsidelKubota and Associates in the amount of $753.00 for general engineering and $4,088.00 for special projects, for a total amount of $4,841.00. Rati fi cation Upon motion of Director Mac ieod, seconded by Director Kelly, of Checks and unanimously carried, the Board rati fied checks No. 1423 through No. 1460, in the amount of $26,084.49, covering the period from March 21, 1974 to April 3, 1974. .. - - 5- I Other Matters: Seaview Manager Pri day reported that he wi 7 1 write 2 letter to the P,n Conciorni ni um can Gerreral Finance Corp. and give thep 10 days to complete t public water system on lots 1 and 2 of the Seaview Condominil Subdivision or C M id D will move in and complete the system and charge all costs to the deposit, and if the deposit is not sufficient to cover the needed work, American General Finance Corporation will be responsible for the costs. There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, the meeting was declared adjourned at 4:19 P.M. Respectful 7 submitted, - vy"A / @L".>.>, - -y,. .k.+/ 'i. SeEretaGy 'of the Boar; of Girectors - vy"A / @L".>.>, - -y,. .k.+/ 'i. 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