HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-12-18; Municipal Water District; MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CARLSBAD
CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA;
The meeting was call ed to order at 2 P.M. by President Maerkle, with Directors Carmichael , Engelmann, Kelly and MacLeod answering roll call. Also present, were Manager Pri day, Legal Counsel Swirsky, Engineer Kubota, Publ i c Relations Consultant Mitchell, Superintendent John Henley (arrived 3 P.M.) and Office Secretary. Ron Beckman , Publ ic Works Admini strator and Herbert Ketay, Dir- ector of Utilities and Maintenance {arrived at 2:15 P.M.) and Patty Guest, Secretary for the City of Carlsbad, Mrs. Ruth Honnold, League of Women Yoters, Mrs. Arthur Bonas , Citizen 's Advisory Committee and Gi 1 Davis reporter for the Blade-Tribune and Mr. Joseph Bonadiman were also present.
Approval of After discussion, upon motion of Director MacLeod, seconded by Mi nu tes Director Engelmann, and unanimously carried, the minutes of
corrected.
Oral Communications from Audience:
Engineer Joseph ti. Bonadiman, Civil Engineer of San Bernardino, California ad& dressed the Board of Directors with a complaint in connection with construction work activities at the Lake Shore Gardens Mdbile Home Park in which Nelson Con- struction Co., contractor for Sequoia Pacific, developers of this project, tore up a CMWD water line while excavating on the site. Mr. Bonadiman registered a complaint about the charges bi 1 led .to repair the l ine bread and requested a re- view of the charges o After discussion, Legal Counsel Swirsky recommended that the matter be referred to the Engineering Committee for their consideration and upon motion of Director MacLeod, seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried, approval was granted to authorize the Engineering Committee to meet at the earliest possible time to make a decision on the issue. Mr. Bonadiman left the meeting at this time (2:35'P.M.).
MUNICIPAL MATER DISTRICT HELD ON DECEMBER 18, -7974.AT 200 P.M. AT 6480 EL
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the regular meeting of December 4, 1974 were approved as
1 Committee Reports:
S.D.C.W.A. Director Kelly advised he had no report at this time.
Publ i c Re1 ations: Publ i c Re1 ations Consul tant Mi tchell referred the Board mem-
which have recently appeared in the local press of interest to the District.
Annual Report Mr. Mitchell also referred the Board to the draft of the
distributed to each member and requested their review and comments as soon as possible.
Board Communications:
Director Carrnichael read a letter to the Board he received from his son who reside: in the Sacramento area regarding the concern of the people in that area relative to the construction of the Peripheral Canal and its effect on the areas involved.
President Maerkle read an art? cl e which recently appeared in the Riverside press regarding the proposed utilities surcharge due on the bills as of January lst., and the effect on the consumer insofar as costs to them for service.
Mrs. Honnold informed the Board that she has set up a bulletin board with articles of current events in the Carlsbad Library and would 1 i ke input from all to keep it updated, on activities effecting the areas of concern.
ACWA Fa1 1 Director MacLeod reported on his attendance at the Fall Meetins Meeting held in Los Angel es and thanked the Board for the opportunity
and educational .
Landscaping: Director Engelmann reported that the landscaping has been
bers to the packet of news re1 eases he distributed to each
narrative which will appear in the Annual Report which was
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to attend the sessions which he found to be very interesting
completed at the reservoirs and the pl antings have been adequately staked and the drip irrigation systems installed are functioning properly.
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Legal Counsel :
Resolution #329 Legal Counsel Swirsky recommended that the Board of Directors Election of adopt Resolution No. 329 concerning the terms of office Directors which wi 17 begin next year for Directors Kelly and Carmi-
in Divisions #5 and #2 respectively.
Resolution #329 - A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL ,, WATER DISTRICT REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO APPOINT NOMINATED PERSONS TO THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL NATER DISTRICT.
After discussion, upon motion of Director MacLeod, seconded by Director Engelmann, Resol ution No. 329 was adopted by the fol1 owing vote:
chael who were uncontested in the last election of Directors
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AYES : DIRECTORS : CARMICHAEL, ENGELMANN, KELLY MACLEOD, MAERKLE
NOES : DIRECTORS : NONE
AGSENT: DIRECTORS: NONE
Election of Legal Counsel Swirsky advised the Board that the first
Off i cers mee-ting to be held in January of the coming year requires CMWD according to the Water Code, the election of the President
transacted at the regular meeting to be held on January 2, 1975.
President Maerkle called for a short recess at this time 3:OO P.M. and the meet- ing was resumed at 3:30 P.M.
District Engineer:
Tract 74-24 District Engineer Kubota advised the Board regarding a new
Tract 74-24 at the northeast quadrant of the Freeway and Poinsettia Lane covering 40 acres which will be a residential development.
Jerez Court Engineer Kubota recommended the Board accept the easement Ri ght-Of-Way deed for the pub1 i c water system instal 1 ed at Jerez Court in La Costa La Costa as per the right-of-way executed by Jerez Court Company, a Partnership, and after discussion, upon motion of Director Kelly, seconded by Director Cartxichael, and unanimously carried, approval was granted to accept the easement deed as recommended by Engineer Kubota.
Altamira ' 2 Engineer Kubota recommended the Board accept the easement Condomi ni ums deeds for the public water systen: installed on two different Right-Of-Way lots in the Condominiums at Altamira as per right-of-way executed by Financial Scene, Inc., a California Corporation, and after discussion, upon motion of Director Engelmann, seconded by Director MacLeod, and unanimously carried, approval was granted to accept the easement deed: as recommended by Engineer Kubota.
2500 Navarra Engineer Kubota recommended the Board accept the easement Pipeline Extension deed for the pipeline extension installed at the rear of 2500
in there as per easement deed executed by the La Costa Land Company, and after discussion, upon motion of Director Kelly , seconded by Director Carmi chael , and unanimously carriedg approval was granted to accept the easement deed and recorda- tion of same as per recommendation of Engineer Kubota.
Tri -Agencies Engineer Kubota referred the Board to his memorandum dated Pi pel i ne December 17, 1974 outlining the various areas of decisions thal are being made and to bring them up to date on the overall status of the Tri-Agencies Pipeline Project. Mr. Kubota reported that all coop- erating agencies are moving rapidly towards finalization of our respective studies and evaluations and are 1 ooking for the formation of an overall project and pro- ject schedule, and will be coming forward soon with a proposed format of a formal joint powers agreement between the principals involved so that repective roles > financial responsibilities, and active participation will be formally delineated.
of the Board of Directors, and, therefore, this will be
1 subdivision filing by Occidental Land Company, known as
Mavarra to furnish water service to the new lake which was put
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Reservoir Painting Engineer Kubota referred the Board to his memorandum dated Project - Final December 17, 1974 in which he finalized the 1974 Reservoir Report Painting Program and showed the actual cost of this project into the two I.D.'s so that the appropriations for I.D. No. 2 and I.D. No. 3 will be applied.
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Engineer Kubota a1 so reported that our subcontractor, Accent Painting Co. are now on the job working on the E Reservoir and upon completion of this project all of the District's above ground steel reservoirs will be fully reconditioned inside and outside and capable of providing long term protection.
S.D.G.& E. Engineer Kubota recommended the Board's acceptance of a Easement request from San Diego Gas & Electric CQ. for an easement
electrical service to a home being built in the area in which they will cross a portion of the District's property. After discussion, upon motion of Director Kelly, seconded by Director Carmi chael , and unanimously carried, approval was granted to execute an easement deed as recommended by the Engineer.
at the site of our D Reservoirs to instal 1 underground
Cabot, Cabot & Engineer Kubota advised the Board that they approved the Forbes Industrial complete set of plans for Cabot, Cabot & Forbes Industrial Park Park Project and the developer has been furnished with a standard agreement form where they wi 11 bui 1 d the publ ic water system and the District will take it over, but because of the unique character of the development, they have requested a revision in the agreement. Legal Counsel Swirsky outlined for the Board the format of the revised agreement and recommended their approval. After discussion, upon motion of Director Kelly, seconded by Director Carmichael , and unanimously carried, approval was granted to accept the revised agreement.
General Manager:
Chlorine Manager Pri day advised the Board of another price rise in Con tract the cost of chlorine to $224.80 per ton and requested per- mission to sign the latest contract submitted by Georgia- Pacific Corporation for this amount to become effective January 1, 1975 on a 30 day basis for further price adjustment, and after discussion upon motion of Direct0 MacLeod, seconded by Director Engelmann, and unanimously carried, approval was granted for Manager Priday to sign the agreement from quarterly to one month at a time.
State Compensation Manager Priday advised the Board that the State Cornpensation Insurance insurance premium on clerical he1 p has increased from 20$ to 246 per $100 and the water works and operating end has increased from $2.12 to $2.71 per $1 00, which represents a lower figure than our cost in 7 972 which is due to the good experience record of the District.
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Engineering Manager Friday reported to the Board on the recent meeting of Committee the Engineering Comittee to go over the determination as to
Dam and it was the opinion this should be held in abeyance for further information The members of the Committee did concern themselves with the Corrosion Control program agaa'n and Manager Pri day reported that Engineer Kubota Mil 1 have a report for the Board at the January meeting, for which a fund of $5,000 was approved by the Board to begin this program.
whether or not to proceed with the water quality at Squires
Ci ty Counci 7 Manager Priday reported on his attendance at the City of Meeting Carlsbad Council Meeting last evening and of concern to our
Impact Report on 83.25 acres of land on the east si de of El Camino Real between Elm Avenue and Chestnut, known as Temp1 in Heights, and the E. I .R. report was accepted and approved the Rl-7500 and R1-9000, and approval was given to bui Id houses on this tract in the $28,000 to $35,000 bracket.
Leadership Housing Systems received approval of their map and zone change from R1-10,000 to R1-7,500 which is in our sphere of service and also Lomas Santa Fe Development a1 ong Pal omar Airport Road to our East, known as the Dona1 d boper Lomas Santa Fe Development received approval of their tentative map.
I District was consideration via a publ i c hearing Environmental
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Cabot, Cabot 8( Forbes received approval of their final map for Unit #1 of their Industri a1 Park Devel opmen t.
Opera ti ons :
NCR Lease Manager Priday reported that Legal Counsel reviewed the Agreement lease agreement with NCR and has made certain changes which
Machine.
Special Manager Priday presented a statement of services rendered Accounts by Moodside/Kubota & Associates, Inc. covering the period
and approved by the Finance Committee in the sums of $1,092 for General Engineer- ing, $3,792 for Trust Accounts, $200 for Operations and Maintenance, $3,235 for Cap? tal/Special Projects and $927 for Rancho Carri’llo for the total sum of $8,646, and recommended approval and after discussion, upon motion of Director Carmichael 9 seconded by Director Kelly, and unanimously carriedg approval was granted to pay Woodside/Kubota & Associates, Inc. the sum of $8,646 for services rendered to the District in the month of November, 1974.
Ratification Upon motion of Director MacLeod, seconded by Director Engel-
Of Checks mann, and unanimously carried, the Board ratified checks No.
1974 to December 18, 7974 in the amount of $21,759.92.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:40 P.M.
was approved by the leasing agent on the Model 299 Accounting ..
I for the month of November, 1974 which has been reviewed
2301 through No. 2362 , covering the period from December 5,
Respectful ly submi’tted
WG2 Secretary of the Board of Directors I
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