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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-05-19; Municipal Water District; Minutes. MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNICIPA WATER DISTRICT, HELD ON MAY 19, 1980, AT 2:OO P.M., AT 5950 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA: The meeting was called to order at 2:Ol P.M. by President MacLeod with Director Bonas , Kelly, Maerkle and MacLeod answering roll call. Also present were Gen- eral Manager Meadows, Legal Counsel Swirsky, District Engineer Kubota, Office Manager Simpson and Executive Secretary. Utility and Maintenance Director Gree of the City of Carlsbad and Mr. Skip Schmidt (2:07 P.M.) of Madison-Marcus, alsl I attended. Legal Counsel Swirsky submitted for the official record a notice of this being a special meeting with the listed items of the agenda and a Declaration of Serv by Mail which was mailed May 16, 1980, to a1 1 of the interested parties and wi 1 constitute a part of the regular official records of the District. Approval of Minutes : Upon motion by Director Maerkle , seconded by Director Bonas and unanimously carried the minutes of the regular meeting of May 7, 1980, were approved as corrected. Oral Communications from the Audi ence : None Administration and Operations : Operations Report Mrs. Simpson reported that water producti for April 1980 was over that of last Apri by 46.7 acre feet. The delinquent list is up about $7,000 over last month pri- mari ly due to a 1 arge bill for the State Park, a number of small farmers and some estates and bankruptcies. Manager Meadows reported the lake level at 503.0 acre feet with the flow from t Authority at 14 c. f .s . He explained several repairs that have been required so far this month and advised the Board that the easement road to Tri-Agencies Pip 1 ine and the access road to "C" reservoir have been graded as authorized by the Board at the last meeting. Fi nanci a1 Report Mrs. Simpson went over some of the figure in the third quarter financial report whi indicate our water sales are up over the same period last year; almost all prop erty taxes are in; we are over in our interest income due to good investments. She referred to a new one-time deposit on each chlorine cylinder of $750. Our time deposits and savings total $1,705.000. Discussion followed. Executive Session Upon motion of Director Maerkle, seconded by Director Bonas and unanimously carried an executive session was called at 2:22 P.M. Upon motion of Director Maerkl e, seconded by Director Bonas and unanimously carried, it was moved that the Board go out of executive session and return to regular session at 4:12 P.M. with all above-listed Board members present. President MacLeod called for a recess at 4:13 P.M. and the meeting resumed at 4:30 P.M. Commi ttee Reports : San Diego County Water Authority Director Maerkle reported briefly on this from the aqueduct was 72% of capacity for the month of April. There was a meeting on Friday night, May 16, for Lin Burzell to celebrate his award. Water Conservation, Reclamation Director Bonas advised that the next meet and Reuse of the San Diego Region Mater Recl amation San Marcos. They have invited other agencies (Encinitas Sanitary District, Fa1 Brook Sanitary District, Ramona Municipal Water District, City of Del Mar and t City of Escondido). Also they have started the wetlands project and hope to ha some data by August. There is an identical project going in Northern Californi Our District's committee will be meeting on Tuesday, May 27. I I latest meeting and advised that the flow Agency will be 8:OO A.M. on June 20 at Directors I Reports None General Manager: Personnel - Sal ari es and Benefits Manager Meadows advised that this matter was discussed in the executive session and is continued to the next Board meetin Computer Program he hopes to be able to present some billing formats. District Logo and Manager Meadows advised the Board that he Letterhead Design has discussed this with the graphics de- signer who did the logo for Padre Dam. t also mentioned the possibility of a school contest. Discussion followed and Di rector Kel ly made a motion to have a contest , offering three prizes of $25 , $1 5 and $10, seconded by Director Maerkle and unanimously carried. .Purchase Orders 16" Adapters The-Manager requested Board authorizatior Purchase Order No. 52-2698 to issue Purchase Order No. 52-2698 to Parkson in the amount of $521.63 , i ncl udi tax, for 16" adapters and rings. Upon motion of Director Maerkl e , seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried, the Board authorized issuance as stated Other Manager Meadows advised the Board of a Association for a $50 donation from the District, as an AWWA member, for legal expenses in appealing a law regarding certain EPA regulations. The Board defer this until the next meeting. I The Manager advised this a1 so is continue until the next Board meeting at which tin statement from the American Water Works Association of California Water Aqencies Conference - I - District Engineer: The Manager reminded the Board that tomor (Tuesday, May 20) is the first day of the ACWA conference and transportation arrang rnents were discussed. San Diego County Board Engineer Kubota advised that the County of Supervisors Board of Supervisors has dedicated the easement for the pipe1 ine along the black top and asked for formal acceptance from our Board. The water system has a val of $533 0 and was paid for by the Federal Government. Director Maerkle made a motion for formal acceptance , seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously Carrie Easement on Road to The Engineer informed the Board that he h Trash Center a call from Phil Safford of the Airport C also acted on our request for the access easement and for the use of the trians The question of who will pay the costs is still undecided and was discussed bri efly . Chang Development Engineer Kubota informed the Board of a plan for the area north of Palomar Airport Road and east of El Cami no Real . Spinnaker Hi 11 s The Engineer requested conditional Board counsel concurrence) of a new revised agreement (all positions stay the same) a a new bond from Standard Pacific of San Diego who are proposing to go before a coastal zone commission. Director Maerkle made a motion of approval, subject t approval by our legal counsel , seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carri vision that the Board of Supervisors has request from this developer for a master i proval and acceptance (subject to legal Covington Brothers Engineer Kubota advised the Board that Co ington Brothers has a proposal from a de- veloper to buy them out. Oceanview Farms The Engineer informed the Board of a reqc for Oceanview Farms to sell water to Clar by crossing over land belonging to Oceanside. After discussion, Director Kelly made a motion of approval , seconded by Director Maerkl e and unanimously carried -2- May 79, 19E U Legal Counsel : None Ratification of Checks Upon motion of Director Maerkle, seconded by Director Bonas and unanimously carried the Board ratified the issuance of Checks No. 5331 through 5395 for. the period of May 9, 1980, to May 19, 1980, in the sum of $16,216.46. Other Matters : Director Bonas informed the Board of two suggested the ladies restroom here needed redecorating. After discussion the Manager was instructed to get prices on the murals as well as repainting the interior of the building. Lake Calavera Hills Engineer Kubota referred to a request fro this developer for approval of their plan without agreement, bond or cash deposit. After discussion the Board referred the matter to investigation by our legal counsel. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 5:16 P.M. young Carlsbad women who paint murals and Respectfully submitted, "-//,.,/ "7 57 ,[ c//,y+== President of the-Board of D~o& / I v I - 3- May 19, 19