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Home My WebLink About1980-12-17; Municipal Water District; MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, HELD ON DECEMBER 17, 1980, AT 2:OO P.M., AT 5950 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA 92008: The meeting was-called to order at 2:ll P.M. by President MacLeod with Di- rectors Bonas , Kelly, Maerkl e, Smith and MacLeod answering roll call. A1 so present were General Manager Meadows, Accounting Manager Jackson, Legal Counsel Swirsky, District Engineer Kubota and Executive Secretary. Util- ities and Maintenance Director Roger Greer of the City of Carlsbad, Harold I Hickey, Auditor, Ruth Honnold of the League of Women Voters and Harold Engelmann also attended. Approval of Minutes: Upon motion of Director Maerkle, seconded by Director Bonas and unanimously carried, the minutes of the adjourned regular meeting of December 5 , 1980, were ap- proved as mailed. Oral Communications from the Audience: Our guests at the Christmas luncheon pre- ceding this meeting expressed their ap- preciation. Committee Reports: 1979-80 Auditor's Report General Manager Meadows referred to the copies of this report distributed to the Board at the last meeting and introduced Mr. Hickey, the auditor, for a brief presentation. Mr. Hickey referred to the balance sheet which indicates that during the past fiscal year the District's assets have increased approximatel? 1.2 million dollars and, accordingly, the equity of the District increased about 1.1 million dollars. Net revenues of about $640,000 (not counting pipeline construction) show the District is in good financial condition. Director Maerkle commended Mr. Hickey on his audit report and made a motion to accept the report and renew Mr. Hickey's contract for next year to include reasonable inflationary increases, seconded by Director Bonas and unanimously carried. San Diego County Water Authority Director Maerkle advised that the next 1 Board meeting is December 18, 1980. Association of Water Reclamation Director Bonas reported on the December 1 Agencies of North County meeting, which had 38 people in attendanc She said two more agencies, Rainbow Muni- cipal Water District and the City of Oceanside, recently joined the associati Director Bonas added that they also discussed the need for a uniform color coding system throughout San Diego County as well as a regional water recla- mation master plan but funding for the latter was not decided. The next meet will be on January 7, 1981, 9:OO A.M. at Costa Real Municipal Water District. San Diego Region Water Recl ama ti on Agency Director Bonas advised that the December meeting for this group was cancelled for lack of business. General Manager: Opera ti ons Reclaimed Water Distribution General Manager Meadows asked the Board for a confirmation of the District's pol regarding the distribution of reclaimed water and referred to a parallel sit uation at Vista Irrigation District which will be a purveyor of reclaimed wa to be produced by Buena Sanitation District. Similarly, Costa Real Municipa Water District, though not in the sewage collection and treatment business, preparing to distribute reclaimed water in our service area. He referred to the responsibility of the District to protect the public water supply, as sp ified in Title 17 and Title 22 of the State Health and Safety Code, and reco mended that the Board confirm the policy that the District is the agency thr will have jurisdiction for the distribution of reclaimed water in our servic area. Discussion followed and, upon Legal Counsel Swirsky's advice, Directc Bonas made a motion, "that Costa Real Municipal Water District recognizes il responsibility under State law regarding the public health considerations 01 reclaimed water distribution, and authorizes the staff to develop rules and regulations for the control of reclaimed water distribution within the bound. aries of the Costa Real Municipal Water District," seconded by Director Smitt and unanimously carried. Mike Cardosa - The Manager reported that a flow test wa! done on the meter removed from Mr. Cardo: property several weeks ago and that this test determined that the meter is il good operating condition. The inaccurate flow measurement at Mr. Cardosa's connection appears to have been the result of improper installation of the mt When the field test was done at the connection it showed a 10% over-read. Ac cording to Resolution 26, the maximum period of refund is six months, howevel the meter. was installed four years ago. Discussion followed and Director Mac made a motion to refund 5% of Mr. Cardosa' s commodi ty charges for the four yc he had the meter, seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried, exclud. Director Smith who abstained due to having missed the previous meeting at wh,. Mr. Cardosa appeared. In other operational matters, Manager Meadows advised that we are currently receiving a flow of 14 c.f.s. from Station No. 1 with the water level at Squires Reservoir at 498.3 ft. elevation. Other operations and maintenance activities have been routine since the last meeting. Finance and Administration The Manager informed the Board that as a result of the audit we have become aware of several fully depreciated and unusable meters that should be declared surplus and sold for scrap. Director Maerkle made a motion to declare surpll and dispose of the following meters, I 1. 4" Neptune Trident Crest #I4475660 2. 4" Neptune Trident Crest #11100950 3. 3" Neptune Trident Crest #7-1104 4. 3" Neptune Full Flow Crest #13159323 5. 3" Neptune Full Flow Crest #18801748 6. 2" Hersey C.T. (compound) #4492298 . 7. 2" Hersey C.T. (compound) #4833318 8. 2" Hersey 'T' #lo05 I seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried. Purchase Orders: P.O. 122-2815 - Parkson The Manager asked for Board approval of amount of $529.36 (to be reimbursed by a water user) for fittings for a new meter connection. Director Maerkle made the motion to ratify, seconded by Director Bonas and unanimously carried. P.O. 121-2810 - United Concrete Manager Meadows advised the Board of an Pipe of Riverside, California increase to this purchase order (ratifiec $5,297.88) of $318.00 for 40 feet instead of 20 feet of pipeline, bringing the new total to $5,615.88. Director Maerkle made the motion to ratify the increase, seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried. P.O. 122-2825 - Industry Supply The Manager asked for Board approval of P.O. 122-2825 to Industry Supply in the amount of $943.40 for one 12" gate valve. Director Kelly made the motion to ratify, seconded by Director Maerkl e and unanimously carried. P.O. 122-2817 - Motorola Manager Meadows requested Board approval Communications of P.O. 122-2817 to Motorola Communicatio in the amount of $1,078.02 for one mobile radio with antenna for installation in the Manager's vehicle. Director Maerkle made the motion to ratify, seconded by Director Bonas and unanimously carried. P.O. 122-2815 to Parkson in the total at the last meeting in the amount of I Recess : President MacLeod called for a recess at 2:58 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 3:17 P.M. -2- December 17, 1980 Di stri ct Engineer: Intersection - Palomar Airport District Engineer Kubota referred to this Road and El Camino Real County property (16 acres) on the south- west corner which is leased to Ted Vallis (owner of El Camino Country Club) who is planning a moteljrestaurantjdriving range for the site. Templin Heights Unit 2 The Engineer had expected to bring a reauest for final aDDroval on this devel- I opment but there have been problems so 'he will be back w\ th this the first meeting in January. Carl sbad Hi ghl ands District Engineer Kubota advised they are doinq the EIR on this 265 acre property which will have 850 homes (approximately-3 units to the acre). .. LaCosta Development The Engineer noted a surge of development activity in LaCosta in the last two weeks which he felt is related primarily to the liberation of the sewer connections Approximately 200 units are currently being processed. Fee Schedule - WoodsidejKubota Director Maerkle made a motion to approve Engineering Services the revised fee schedule for Woodside/ seconded by Director Kelly. Discussion followed with Director Bonas preferrir that the increase be effective December 1, 1980. Both Director Smith and Di- rector Bonas expressed the need to consider additional inhouse staff to perfo many of the functions presently handled on a consulting basis. The original motion was then unanimously carried. Legal Counsel: Legal Counsel Swirsky referred to the nee to the Boardroom to cover the various types of meetings held here. He recom- mended three signs as follows, (1) Public Meeting in Session - Public Welcome (2) Private Meeting in Session - Do Not Enter, and (3) Executive Session - Dc Not Enter, and asked for any suggestions. Discussion followed and Director Maerkle made a motion approving the Legal Counsel's recommendation, seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried. Ratification of Checks: Postponed until next meeting. Other Matters: High Reservoir - LaCosta Area District Engineer Kubota referred to a station, with a copy of the 1975 report for the two newest Directors (Bonas and Smith) and recommended that the Board take this subject under advi sement until the first meeting in January when it will be on the agenda. Kubota retroactive to November 1, 1980, for changeable signs on the three doors I memorandum placed at each Director's Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 3:40 P.M. to the next regular meeting on January 7 1981. Respectfully submitted, I "-7 ,&&+&&,&?&> 44 President of the Board of Directors 4j5&Gi/h&& Secretary of th oard of Directors ,/? - 3- December 17, 198C