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Home My WebLink About1980-06-04; Municipal Water District; MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNICIPE WATER DISTRICT, HELD ON JUNE 4, 1980, AT 2:OO P.M., AT 5950 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA: The meeting was called to order at 2:07 P.M. by President MacLeod with Director Bonas , Engelmann, Kelly , Maerkle and MacLeod answering roll call. Also present were General Manager Meadows , Legal Counsel Swi rsky, District Engineer Kubota, Superintendent of Operations Musser (3:27 P.M.) and Executive Secretary. Util- i ty and Maintenance Director Greer of the City of Carl sbad a1 so attended. Approval of Minutes : Upon motion of Director Maerkle, secondec by Director Bonas and unanimously carriec the minutes of the special meeting of May 19, 1980, were approved as mailed. I Oral Communi cat i ons from the Audience : None Commi ttee Reports : San Diego County Water Authority No report. Director Maerkl e advised thal the next meeting will be June 12, 1980. Water Conservation, Reclamation Director Bonas reported on this commi ttec and Reuse meeting held May 27 at 1O:OO A.M. in the District office and briefly summarized tt presentation of Gerald Steel, guest speaker, on solar energy applications, greenhouse water reclamation and ideas for future water supply in San Diego County. Discussion followed. Di rectors ’ Reports : ?resident MacLeod reported on the seminal and its development and suggested that the Manager have copies made of the 1 it- erature for the other Directors. Director Maerkle added his comments on the municipal water district section and the meeting on Mono Lake. Director Bonas then reported on an article on cogeneration, endorsed by San Dit Gas & Electric toward more efficient use of natural gas , a nonrenewable resourc Discussion followed. General Manager: Personnel - Salaries & Benefits Manager Meadows distributed copies of tht report and Director Bonas reported on th. committee meeting he1 d on Friday, Nay 29 , where they devel oped salary and ben- efit increases for Board approval. Recommended was a 10% across-the-board cos1 of-1 i ving with a 5% maximum meri t increase per empl oyee , pl us added benefits in vacation time and insurance coverage. Di.scussion followed and Director Boni made a motion to approve the recommendations of the committee, except for the standby rate which needs further work, seconded by Director Maerkle and unani- mously carri ed. Resignation - Wilda Simpson Manager Meadows advised the Board that Office Manager Simpson has given her res. ignation to be effective June 13, 1980. From that time she will use her accrul sick 1 eave in accordance with the District’s personnel pol icy and then assume her benefits under the State Retirement System. The rianager went on to say that he has discussed the matter with Mr. Harold Hickey, our auditor, as there may be some time .between Mrs. Simpson’s departurl and the arrival of her replacement. I”,anager Meadows then read Mr. Hickey’s letterlproposal and Director Maerkle rnade a motion authorizing the Nanager to employ Mr. Hickey per his proposal, covering this situation as separate from the audit , seconded by Director Engelmann and unanimously carried. Manager Meadows then advised the Board that he has fi 11 ed the fie1 d position vacated about a month ago with a qualified individual certified in both water and wastewater. Computer Program The Manager distributed copies of a matr Board’s review and asked for directjon. Discussion followed and Director Kaer made a motion to approve the data mailer, seconded by Director Kelly and unan- imously carried. he attended on the hydro-electric plant I I he worked up on billing formats for the President MacLeod called for recess at 3:lO P.M. and the meeting resumed at 3:26 P.M. Operations Superintendent Musser reported the lake Water Authority at 20 c.f.s. Repair work on I.D. 3 "C" line is completed with rep1 acement of 50 feet of 14" steel pipe with AC pipe. Repair of 1 ine "E" is i n process. Di scuss i on fol 1 owed. District Logo and Manager Meadows advised the Board that Letterhead Design Carl sbad High School is not interested in an art contest for the logo at this time due to the approaching end of the school year and suggested this might be pursued again at the start of school next year. He mentioned several alternati for acquiring a new logo for 1 etterhead and envelopes. The Board decided, aft€ discussion, to keep the same format with just the name correction. Budget The Manager asked to arrange a meeting before Mrs. Simpson leaves. This will be determined later. Purchase Orders Parkson - "C" Line Repair Manager Meadows asked for Board ratifi- Purchase Order No. 61-2703 cation of Purchase Order No. 61-2703 to material to repair our "C" 1 ine. Director Maerkl e made the motion authorizing this expenditure, seconded by Director Engelmann and unanimously carried. Rockwell Co. - Meters for Ocean- The Manager requested Board ratification view Farm Connection - Purchase of Purchase Order No. 61-2704 to Rockwell Order No. 61-2704 Co. in the amount of $1,452.20 for meters ector Engelmann made the motion approving this purchase order, seconded by Director Maerkle and unanimously carried. The Manager reminded the Board of a statement from American Water Works Asso- ciation (deferred from the last Board meeting) for voluntary payment of $50 for legal expenses in appeal ing a 1 aw regarding certain EPA regulations. Director Maerkle made a motion to pay, seconded by Director Engelmann and unanimously carried. Other: level at 503.0 with the flow .from the I of the Finance Commi ttee, preferably Parkson in the amount of $1,258.44 for for the Oceanview Farm connection. Dir- I Water Recl ama t i on Semi nar La Costa Manager Meadows reminded the Board of this meeting the following morning, June at La Costa, from 9:00 to 11:30 A.M. Coast Waste Management The Manager advised the Board that we ha\ billing for trash pickup and suggested that this amount be sent in full and we then bill them for a figure to be determined by the Board. The costs worked UF by staff for suggested interim billing (until it is put on computer) to Coast Waste are as io1 1 ows : $3,572.95 coll ected receipts from the $250.00 One-time set-up fee 525.00 Five months at $105/mo. - Nateri a1 & labor January thru May I $775.00 Director Maerkle made a motion to bi 11 Coast Waste as recommended (subject to review when this goes on computer), seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried. Industrial Fair President NacLeod advised that the Chambc of Commerce industrial fair is coming up and asked the Manager to check into it. District Engineer: bdjanac ApartrnentlCondomi ni um Engineer Kubota advised that this develoi has converted his apartments to condo- miniums. The District is required to file a certificate because there is an easement. This is now completed. -2- June 4, 1980 . Legal Counsel : None Ratification of Checks : Upon motion of Director Maerkle, secondec carried, the Board ratified the issuance of Checks No. 5396 through 5448 for the period of May 23, 1980, to June 4, 1980, in the sum of $139,098.86. Other Matters: None by Director Engelmann and unanimously Adjournment: I The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 P.M. Respectfully submitted, / g&&&&5@fs/Z &L ' ~ ': PGesident of the Board of Directors, , ~ ". ;: . . . - .. ~ , -. ._ ,. - .- I . ,. -. of Directors 1- j, . -._. . .\ , .. .. I I - 3- J~ine 4, ?280 0 0 I DECLARATION OF POSTING I I, the undersigned, say: That I am a citizen of the United States, over eighteen (18) years of age, a resident of and maintain an office within the boundaries of COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, County of San Diego, State of California, in which District and County the with- in mentioned posting occurred, and not a party to the subject cause or proceedings. I posted a copy of the attached NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT on the Bulletin Board of COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, located at the office of COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DIS- TRICT, 5950 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, California, on June 19, 1980, and within twenty-four hours of the adjournment of the regu- lar meeting of the Board of Directors of COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT on June 18, 1980. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on June 19, 1980 at Carlsbad, California. I z+ 5EL-F - PAUL S. SWIRSKY LT I 0 0 . -I NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT Notice is hereby given that the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT of June 18, 1980 has been adjourned to June 27, 1980, 1O:OO o'clock A. M., Board Room, COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT at 5950 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, California. Dated: June 19, 1980 4 MARGARET J. BONAS Secretary of COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT and of the Board of Directors thereof I