HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-07-17; Municipal Water District; MinutesIYINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETIt4G OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL MATER DISTRICT HELD ON JULY 17, 1974, AT 2 P.M. 9 AT 6480 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, 'CALIFORNIA:
'The meeting was called to order at 2:lO P.M. by President Maerkle, with Directors Garmichael , Kelly and Mac Leod answering roll call. Also present, were Manager IPriday, Legal Counsel Swirsky, Engineer Kubota, Public Relations Consultant Mitchell and Office Secretary. Also preient, were Tim FlaKagan, City of Carlsbad, Superinten- (dent John Henley (arrived at 2:30 P.M.), Mrs. Arthur Bonas, Citizen's Advisory Committee, Mrs. Ruth Honnol d and Mrs. A. J. Skotnicki of the League of Momen Voters, IViss Chris Ennerson, Gil Davis, Reporter for the Blade-Tribune, Mr. Jerry Rombotis imd Mr. Ron Mal ker of the Kamar Construction Co.
Approval of After discussion, upon motion of Director Kelly, seconded by i'yiinutes Director Mac Leod and unanimously carrl'ed, the Minutes of
,tion as noted.
ILhri s Ennerson Public Relations Consultant Mitchell introduced Miss Chris Presentation Ennerson to the Board members and Staff, and President Resol ution #318 Maerkle presented a Resolution of the Board of Directors of
Ennerson for her winning entry entitled, "THE CARLSBAD WATER SYSTEM" in the Kamar Enviornmental Scholarship contest. Legal Counsel Swirsky read the Resolution to the assewbly and pictures were taken by Consultant Mitchell.
ICommi ttee Reports :
San Diego County Director Kelly reported on his attendance at the regularly 'dater Authority scheduled meeting of the Authority at which an election was
Vi ce-Chairman 9 and John Cranstoa the Secretary.
Ciirector Kelly reviewed for the Board the discussion relative to water storage and suggestions for water rates from the sale of treat!water by S.D.C.b!.A.to become c effective in May of 1975. The average flow thru the aqueduct is up from 621 to
695 c.f.s. Gne of the reasons for bad taste in the water is due to the fact that M.W.D. is "slugging the lines" to rid them of an accummulation of tiny fresh water clams which get inside the main lines. Total water in storage is 161,000 acre feet in San Diego County of which Carlsbad has 449 acre feet in storage.
State 'dater Public Relations Consultant Mitchell reported on his progres: Project Tour in arranging for a proposed State water tour and looks to la1
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the regular Meeting of July 3, 1974 were approved with correc
C.bl .M. D. recognizing and commending the efforts of Miss
he1 d and Hans Doe was elected the new Chairman, Lloyd Lee the
September or October as a projected date for the tour.
Friends of President Maerkle advised the Board that the Friends of the
the Library Library have requested use of storage space in the District':
Director Carmichael 9 seconded by Director Mac Leod and unanimously carried, approval
was granted for the Friends of the Library to use a designated storage space in the District's warehouse for storage of their books.
warehouse facility again this year, and upon motion of
Tom Adams , V.I.D.
funeral .
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Director iviaerkle informed the Board of the death of Tom Adam: President of the Board of Directors of the Vista Irrigation District and at his suggestion flowers will be sent to his
Chamber of Director Carmichael reported to the Board on the 1 uncheon Comme r ce meeting of the Chamber of Commerce which he attended
Frazee was the speaker an'd they were all favorably impressed with the presentation. together with Director Kelly and Manager Priday. Mayor
Landscaping Manager Pri day reported to the Board he will be call ing for Tank Areas bids from landscaping companies for quotations on delivery
of the trees and as soon as the data is coordinated, he will report same to the Board for their consideration.
of trees and soil amendments and also quotation for planting
Improvement to Engineer Kubota recommended to the Board that the proposal Headquarters and estimate for onsite improvements to the District Faci 1 i ty Headquarters area be approved as reviewed by the Engineering
will be $13,970.75, which breaks down as follows: Committee. The total estimated cost for the improvements
George Fleuret & Sons for grading and
Force Account Mork on a time and paving work (low bidder) - - - - - - - $ 5,770.75
material basis which includes the Sewer work - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I 6,550.00 Miscellaneous Engineering fees - - - - - 1,650.00
After discussion, upon Kotion of Director Carmichael, seconded by Director Mac Leod, and unanimously carried, approval was granted to proceed with the onsite improvement: to the District Headquarters and accept the proposal of George Fleuret ?Y Sons in the amount of $5,770.75 for the grading and paving work and estimated force account work on a time and material basis aRd the miscellaneous engineering fees as set forth above.
Issuance of Upon motion of Director Kelly, seconded by Director Carmi char Purchare Order and unanimously carried, approval was granted to issue a r:
$5,770.75 as per their proposal , for the grading and paving work for the onsite improvements to the District Headquarters facility.
Legal Counsel :
Sal ary Schedule Legal Counsel Swi rsky passed out a copy to each Board member
19 741 75 the District's employee salary schedule for the coming fiscal
purchase order to George Fleuret & Sons for the sum of
year for their information.
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Election Legal Counsel Swirsky informed the Board of the final total Ret urns vote as determined by the Registrar of Voters in the recent
of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District as follows: Incumbent Harold Engelmann received 338 votes and Huston Tucker received 330 votes a
President Maerkle called for a short recess at this time, 2:50 P.M., and the meeting returned to regular session at 3:14 P.M.
election for a Director to serve on the Board of Directors
Distri et Engineer:
Casitas de Engineer Kubota requested that formal action by the Board be La Costa taken to approve the acceptance of the public water system
value to the District of $36,147.75 and authorize exoneration of the bond. After discussion, upon motion of Director Mac Leod, seconded by Director Kelly, and unanimously carried, approval was granted as requested by Engineer Kubota.
Temp 1 i n Engineer Kubota outlined for the Board members location of IHei ghts a proposed new subdivision to be known as Temp1 in Hei ghts Subdi vi s ion which will boarder on the City of Carlsbad service area.
(effort to tie down a location for the Tri-Agencies Pipeline through this area, and the roadways to service this area.
for the project known as Casi tas de La Costa at a total
The District will be meeting with the City of Carlsbad in an
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Arena1 Road Engineer Kdbota reported the Arena1 Road extension is finishe Project except for a few odds and ends and anticipates a request for acceptance and notice of completion from the contractor, but because of the strike, going on now, they have been slowed down. Don Hubbard Con- tracting Co. has asked for an extension of time on their original contract of 45 lcalendar days, but Engineer Kubota does not feel this is necessary, as the line is now being used and no one is being inconvenienced, and Engineer Kubota recommended the Board concur in this decision.
Res e rvo i r Engineer Kubota reported to the Board on the progress being Painting made on the reservoir painting project; that 2 crews are on the job now and they are working on "Bl' and "C" tanks. Due to difficulty in removal of the coal tar. enamel during the heat of the day, they
Me been operati-ng tLie?? 'crkws at ntt$t. '
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Corros i on Engineer Kubota reported the Engineering Committee were unab- Con t ro 1 to cover this subject at their last meeting as planned. Another meeting has' been scheduled to discuss this corrosion
'control study, and hopefully will have a report for the Board at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
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Water Quality Engineer Kubota reported that close surveillance and monitor- ing of the water is continuing in an attempt to determine tht cause of the unpleasant taste and odor in our water supply. Sampling of the water at Squires Dam is continuing and at such time as we can isolate a kind of organism that warrants a remedy, we wi 11 move on that immediately.
Manager Priday has had specialists from Vista Irrigation District and private labora- tories looking at the test reports, and several sessions wbth the City of CArlsbad Mater Department in an effort to determine the cause of the problem. Engineer Kubot; assured the Board members that everything is being done to solve the problem and theg chlorinating excessively and watching the test reports very closely, but that there is nothing of a dangerous. quality present in the water. Basically, the problem is with the quality of water received from the aqueduct.
Manager Priday reviewed for the Board, reports from Lynn Burzeil to the Water ,Authority Board on existence of the problem and their efforts in attempting to solve the matter. Stored water presents another problem in clearing and they are chlori- lnating very heavily. County Managers of Romona, V. I.D. , San Marcos $ Rainbow and Fallbrook all report having the same problem as C.M.W.D. When we have a high need for water, we have to supplement our system with the Lake water and that is why those areas getting the Lake water are tasting unpleasant water. We have a memo fror V.I.D. and a report from Carl Wilson, Environmental Division, who did some work for the City of Carlsbad, delivered to us today by Mr. Flanagan indicating the water is safe and was an aesthetic problem only. There is nothing wrong with the water from a health standpoint, and copies of all the testing reports go to the County iiealth Oepartment for their determination.
Con domi n i um Engineer Kubota reported to the Board that the. condominiums . ldater Metering La Costa area are adhering to our regulation, and are not experiencing any difficulty because individual meters are
installed for each condominium and the developers handle any problems which might loccur.
Encroachment - Engineer Kubota reported on a request from Mr. Is0 Tabata 'dater Line successor to the Hick's property 9 to change the grade above Easement - the District's 10'' pipeline easement as indicated on a map. Mr. Tabata After discussion , upon motion of Director Carmichael 4
permission was granted to fill 3 to 4 feet over our pipe1 ine as shown on the map and indicated by Engineer Kubota.
S. 0. County Engineer Kubota advised the Board that they have been notific Underground by the County of San Diego that they wi 11 sponsor an under- Utility District ground utility district and they will install underground power lines that are paralleling El Camino Real along the frontage of Rancho Carlsbad Mobile Home Park. Because of the Terramar Vault, there may be a cost to the District for conversion to an underground metering system.
Squi res Dam Engineer Kubota acknowledged receipt of a request from the
. Fugro Report State Department of Wate.r Resources Division on Safety of
they have been supplied with the information requested.
Carl s b ad Lake Engineer Kubota reviewed for the Board their approval of this
Community project and acceptance of a cashiers check in the amount of
share in construction of a pressure reducing station. The developer is now requestir that the District reimburse them for the $30,600 payKent and accept instead a letter of credit in like amount. After discussion, upon motion of Director Mac Leod, seconded by Director Kelly, and unanimouslj carriedg approval was granted to accept the letter of credit in lieu of a cashiers check.
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seconded by Director Mac Leod, and unanimously carried,
Dams for information relative to the Fugro report, and
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$30,000 from the developers , Covington Brothers 3 for their
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General Manager:
Request for lanager Priday reported on his delivery of the check in the Damages - Stoehr amount of $12.50 to Mrs. Vera We Stoehr of Lakeshore Gardens Mobile t!ome Park in settlement of a claim against C.M.W.D., for proposed damage to her equipment caused by our system.
City Counci 1 Director Kelly attended the Counci 7 meeting with Manager Meeting Priday and Councilman Skotnicki was installed. The Loker property annexation was rezoneds and the frontage of the property will be light industrial and behind it the zoning will be residential to accommodate a proposed planned community.
Lakeshore Gardens Engineer Kubota reported to the Board the incider,t in which Mobile Home Park the developer's constructian crew in putting in a major
the developer's crew to repair it, but they refused so we instructed Don Hubbard Contracting Co. to come in to repair the line. The developers of the Park were contacted and we finally received from them a commitment to reimburse the District for expenses in connection with this incident, not to exceed $2,000, and on this basis permission was granted to continue with their installation of the storm drain. In this connection, Engineer Kubota recommended that the Board approve issuance of a purchase order to Don Hubbard Contracting Co. not to exceed $800 for their fee to repair the damaged pipeline. After discussion, upon motion of Director Carmichael, seconded by Director Mac Leod, and unanimously carried, approval was
granted to issue Purchase Order #1653, dated July 16, 1974 to Don Hubbard Contracting
'Co. for an amount not to exceed $8CO to do the repair work as outlined above by IEngi neer Kubota.
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storm drain, tore out the District's 8" \der line. Me advis
I' re 1 i mi nary Manager Priday asked for input for preparation of the Budget preliminary budget from the Board members and Staff at the
of the report.
\\later Agencies %angger Priday called for reservations to attend the July
Meeting San Ciego County to be held at th.e Bahia Hotel and to notify the Office Secretary of their wishes.
earliest possible time in order to expedite the preparation
I July 24th 24th Dinner Meeting of the Rater Agencies Association of
Marion He1 lein President Maerkle presented Mrs. Hellein to the Board in connection with her award of a blue ribbon at the Del Mar Fair for her entry of a hooked rug she made. Mrs. Hellein received cot2gratuI ations of all present and Consultant Mitchell took pictures.
Ra-ti Fi cation Upon motion of Director Mac Leod, seconded by Director Kelly of Checks and unanimously carried, the Board ratified checks No. 1758 through check No. 1817, in the amount of $82,154.73 covering the period from July 3, 1974 to July 17, 1974.
lhere being no further business to come before the Board at this time, the meeting was declared adjourned at 4:32 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
I - Secretary of the Board of Directors
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