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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-12-03; Municipal Water District; MinutesI MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CARLSBAD WNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT HELD Oi\l DECEMBER 3, 1975, AT 2:OO P.M. AT 6480 EL CAMIKO REAL 9 CARLSBAD, CA. : The meeting was called to order at 2.05 P.M. by President Maerkle, with Directors Engelmann, Kelly, I:lac Leod and Iilaerkle answering roll call o (Director Carmi chael was absent due to his attendance at the ACiJA Meeting as a representative frcm the Distri ct). Also presents were Manager Pri day 9 Legal Counsel Swirsky, District Engineer Kubota, Public Relations Consultant Mitchell , and Office Secretary. Mrs. Arthur Bonas of the League of Women Voters 3 Public Works Director Ron Beckman$ representing the City of Carlsbad, were also present d Approval After discussion, upon motion of Director Mac Leod, seconded by of Minutes Director Engelmann, and unanimously carried, the minutes of the regular meetins of November 13, 1975 were approved as mailed out. Oral Communi cations from Audience: No report Committee Reports : S.D.C'Z.A. No meeting he1 d since 1 ast report. Pub1 i c Re1 at ions : Consultant Hitchell distributed copies of the latest press releas of interest to the District. Also, distributed copy of the repor on tile Marcario Refinery put out by the Public Relations Department of EPA with their cornu?ents on the refinery, I Annual Report Mr. Mitchell is in the process of finishing his preparation of review by the staff. Schoo 1 Tours Mr. Mitchell brought the item of school tours up-to-date. Our District has funds allocated for a program for students at the elementary school level 9 which we plan to implement.this coming Spring. The Water Authority have a program planned to do a series of high school classroom sessions principally on water conservation and how the water is brought down to this area, which Manager Priday reported on at the previous meeting. Mr. lulitchell reports he had no reply to his -inquiry to the Authority's Public Relations Consultant Minor a to dates for presentation of thei r program. Mr. Plitchell also concurs in the Directors' decision not to endorse the film being prepared by the Water Authority, after he reviewed the script which will accompany the film. the District's Annual Report, and has a draft of the report for Board Communications:: Director Kelly spoke of the stiff penal ties being proposed by the ALRB for labor violations by the growers, and the continued infringement and supervision of the government at all levels, He also spoke of the unreasonable and costly demands of the environmentalists, and his personal experience in this regard. Director Engelmann related a story about the efforts one of his associates is doing in assisting the Nomadic tribes of Kenya in their endeavor to better their way of I ife by improvement of their envi ronment e President Maerkle commented on a recent press release about the County Water Uistrict of Desert tiot Springs and their default on a $70,000 bond obligation due last May 1st. Lands capi ng : No report TAP P [\io report 'dater Reclamation President Naerkl e cal led on Mrs o Bonas to give a report on and Conservation the first meeting held November 21st by the Water Reuse and Carmichael , Public Works Director Ron Beckman of the City of Chlsbad, Manager Priday and Mrs sonas and Mrs. Honnold, members of the League of Women Voters. I Conservation Committee which was attended by Director I Nrs0 Bonas was elected as Secretary of the group, and she reported they had a lively two-hour discussion covering innovative ideas on wa%er conservation and reclamation. Manager Priday does not think Carlsbad is reaciy growthwise for water reclamation at this time, and suggested ways to conserve water. One way would be -to instal 1 2 "black box" with a water fi 1 ter in each meter behind the valves to be maintained or replaced by a service crew, and this would keep water costs down by negating costly filtration plants. Reuse of waste water, and this would be waste water directly from a plant clean enough to be used, as a food processing plant for instawe, which is contemplated in the Cabot, Cabot & Forbes Industrial Park by a Japanese firn;, and will require approximately 750,000 gallons of water per day, which could be reclaimed perhaps and used by La, Costa Land Company who are building a golf course, and also could be used to fill the Lakes they plani to create, and in discussion with Mr. Roston of La Costa Land Company, he expressed an interest in the suggestion if the water could be made reusable. Mr. Beckman suggested conservation of water could be accomplished by installation of landscaping materials on the open space areas requiring a minimal amount of water; and requirement for installation of shower heads that could be turned off easily and not flowing while soaping. Lots of water used in showers is wasted. There will be another meeting of the Committee held soon, and Engineer Kubota, who was unable to attend the first meeting, but offered input through a letter to the Committee, spoke of his interest in the water reclamation program and the urgency of developing a viable plan. Legal Counsel : No Report President Maerkle called for a short recess at this time, 2:55 p.m. and the meeting was resumed at 3:25 p.m. District Engineer: Rancho Carri 11 o Engineer Kubota reviewed with the Board the Master Plan for Estates a water system for Rancho Carrillo which was prepared by (Ponderosa Homes) him for the District and adopted by the Board about a year in this plan has been sold to Kaiser Aetna, developers of the Ponderosa Homes by Byron White. The developers would like to proceed with the construction as soon as possible, and their engineer is recommending construction of a 12" pipeline that would extend from Palomar Airport Road to the construction site. The master plan of this area calls for construction of either a 14" or 16" line, and the developer understands that the installation of the 12" line will not be a sub- stitute for the pipeline requirements as set forth in the master plan. When the entire area builds, they will have to construct the 14" or 16'' line. After dis- cussion, the Board's consensus of opinion was to proceed as per the Engineer's recommendation. Val 1 e Verde Engineer Kubota reports the Valle Verde Development, which Development was submitted a year ago, is again active and is requesting ago. Since that time, a small portion of the area encompasse a renewal of it for another year. Mr. Kubota has advised the City Planning Department that the District's original requirements still stand that we require a master plan of thf enti re holdings and specifics of their plans for the first unit. Cal Paci fi c Engineer Kubota reported the Cal Pacific Project on El Caminc Pro j ect Real is ready to go. Cabot, Cabot & Engineer Kubota reported he has been advised that Cabot, Caba Forbes Industri a1 li Forbes are constructing four new buildings of 40,000 square Park feet each across from the Telephone Exchange in their Industr Park. He also reported on information he has received regarc the reorganization of Cabot, Cabot li Forbes and that they have reduced their staff in the San Diego area to one man. La Costa Master Engineer Kubota reported on receipt of a draft of the Environ Plan mental Impact Report on the La Costa Master Plan which he is I now reviewing. -2- Point "0" Engineer Kubota advised the Board that the contractor for Pressure Reducing construction of Point "D" Pressure Reducing Station, Hydro Station Mechanical Company has requested an extension of time to order. They have requested a sixty day extension of time, but Engineer Kubota recommends we issue a thirty day extension at this time. After discussion, upon motion of Director Kelly, seconded by Director Engelmann, and unanimously carried: approval of the Engineer's recommendation for a thirty day extension of time was granted. In connection with construction of the Point "D" Pressure Reducing Station, Engineer Kubota recommended approval of a statement prepared by Hydro-Mechanical Company for the State Division of Industrial Safety, dated September 30, 1975, as to adherence to their safety requirements, and after discussion, upon motion of Director Mac Leod, seconded by Director Engelmann, and unanimously carried, approval of the Engineer's recommendation was granted. Inspection of Engineer Kubota reported his Project Engineer, John Pierce, Tanks reports all of the tanks have been inspected and repairs the contractor who performed the painting work and remedial work has done an outstanding job, and he has written a letter of commendation to Robison-Burnap Co. advising them we are pleased with a really fine job. Palomar Ai rport Engineer Kubota advised the District is in receipt of a Extension - EIR second EIR on the Palomar Airport Extension, and after is very inadequate, and Manager Priday concurs in this opinion. Annual Report - Engineer Kubota advised he has been working with Consultant Water Storage Piitchell in preparation of the Annual Report by the District during this past summer, and distributed a copy of a graph prepared by Manager Pri day which indicates the lake level of Squires Dam by week since the first of the year. Engineer Kubota feels the peak flow conditions would indicate we should be making plans for more water system capabilities. Director Kelly recommends consideration of construction of a second storage facility should be given priority over TAPP to accomodate requirements during peak flows9 and questions the ability of the Authority to supply us with suf- ficient flow at such times. Engineer Kubota advised he has a goal to somehow resurrect the emergency capa- bilities of the San Luis River well field, and work it out as a joint venture with the City of Oceansi de and the City of Carl sbad. General Manager: Communi cat i ons : County Health Manager Priday reported on receipt of a communication from Department: the Department of Health dated November 24, 1975, relative outlining their recommendations for improvement, and all have been complied with except for their requirement that water stored in the open Squires Dam reservoir is not protected against contamination and must have a protective cover. They require a report by January 30, 1976 confirming these recommendations have been met. Manager Priday advised he will write them a letter advising them that their recommendations will be taken under consideration. complete the project due to delays in receiving materials on necessary have been completed. Engineer Kubota stated reviewing it, feels the water system treatment of EIR in regard to statistics on our overall water consumption 'I to the field inspection they made here in July of this year, I Meetings : Manager Priday advised that he attended the City Council related directly to our District's water system. Meeting last night and there was nothing on the agenda that LA FCO Manager Priday reported he attended the pub1 ic hearing by Savage Annexation LAFCO on December 1 to consider the proposed "Savage" a'l location as a Limited Control Zone with density of 20. Operations: Manager Priday reported flow from the Authority at 10 cfs, Annexation to the City of Carlsbad, and the decision was and the Lake level at 497.8'. - 3- Fiscal Operations Accounting Officer, Wilda Simpson, entered the meeting Statement as of at 4:20 p.m. and reviewed each statement. Mrs. Simpson 91 301 75 advised that "cash on hand" is low, but as of the end of Septerher, we had $402,000 cash funds invested; water sales are up over the last period; received first payment of $25,000 on the taxes; and our expe-nditure accounts are running about 21% for the first quarter; so we are a little under the projections made for the quarter. Manager Priday suggested the Board members review the statements, and if there are any questions, to report them at the next meeting. He reported that water sales have really in- creased, with October being one of our best months and November running about normal. Mrs. Simpson left the meeting at 4:25 p.m. Special Accounts Manager Priday submitted a statement from Mitchell &r 1975, which has been approved by the Finance Committee, and recommended its payment. Upon motion by Director Engelmann, seconded by Director Mac Leod, and unanimously carried, approval of the payment was granted. Rati fi cation tipon motion of Director Mac Leod, seconded by Director of Checks Engelmann, and unanimously carriedg the Board ratified Check Nos. 3570 through 3604, covering the period from Wovember 21, 1975 to December 3, 1975, in the sum of $121,570.92. Adjournment: There being no further business to come before the I Associate for service rendered in the month of November, Board, the meeting was adjourned at 4:35 p.m. I Respectfully submitted, f PresTdent eu@ of th ard of Directors I - 4-