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Home My WebLink About1981-07-29; Municipal Water District; MinutesMINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REA REAL, CARLSBAD. CALIFORNIA 92008: MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, HELD ON JULY 29, 1981, AT 2:OO P.M. AT 5950 EL CAMINO The meeting was called to order at 2:07 P.M. by President MacLeod with Director Bonas, Kelly, Maerkle and MacLeod answering roll call. Also present were Gener Flanager Meadows, Accounting Manager Jackson, Superintendent of Operations Musse Legal Counsel Swirsky, District Engineer Kubota and Executive Secretary. Norma Almack, appl i cant for Board vacancy, Harold Engelmann , Ruth Honnol d , Wilda Simp and Roger Greer also attended. Notice of Adjournment: Legal Counsel Swirsky presented to the official Minutes Register, a Notice of Adjournment of the adjourned regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Costa Real Municipal Water District from July 22, 1981 , to July 29, 1981, at 2:OO P.M. along with a Declaration of Postil signed by Florence M. Woodward. He stated that this is a regularly constituted meeting and anything can be brought before it. Resolution No. 417 - Calling an Legal Counsel Swirsky presented Resoluti( Advisory Election - Consolidation No. 417 calling for an advisory election of District and City Water Services on November 3, 1981 , on the question of whether the water services of the City 0' Cal-lsbad and Costa Real Municipal Water District be consolidated under the direc of the elected CRMWD Board of Directors, as instructed at.the Board meeting on July 22, 1981. A report from General Manager Meadows determined that we presen; have 405 signatures on petitions including 306 filed with LAFCO in March (concel that the alternative of having the CRMWD assume operation of a consolidated watc system was not considered), and 99 signatures already on the current petition asking our Board of Directors to call an advisory election to consolidate the water services of the District and the City under the management of the District Upon motion of Director Maerkle, seconded by Director Kelly, Resolution No. 417 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATEF I Executive Secretary for inclusion in the I DISTRICT CALLING AN ADVISORY ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 3, I981 ," was adopted by the fol 1 owing vote : AYES : Directors: Bonas , Kelly, Maerkle and MacLeod NOES: Directors: None ABSENT: Directors: None Legal Counsel Swirsky then went on to explain that the District will be charged a pro rata share of the cost of the election. The above resolution calling for an election requires that an additional resolution be written as follows: Resolution No. 418 - Request to the Legal Counsel Swirsky distributed copies Board of Supervisors Concerning a of this resolution and explained that it Combined Election on November 3, 1981 is in the standard format requested by th Registrar of Voters. Upon motion of Dire Bonas, seconded by Director Kelly, Resolution No. 418 entitled: "A RESOLUTION 0 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT REQUESTING THE BOA OF SUPERVISO-RS TO CONDUCT THE ELECTION OF COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1981, AND TO CONSOLIDATE THAT ELECTION WITH THE GENERAL DISTRICTSy SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ON THE SAME DAY ,It was adopted by the following vote: I AYES : Directors : Bonas , Kelly, Maerkle and MacLeod NOES : Directors: None ABSENT: Directors : None Committee Reports: Appointment to Board of Director Kelly nominated Norman M. Almack Directors - Division One to fill the vacancy left by the resig- nation of William M. Smith on June 1, 198 Director Bonas nominated Bob Neely. President MacLeod then asked for a motion closing the nominations if there were no further nominations. Director Maerkle ,I made,a motion that the nominations be closed, seconded by Director Bonas and unt imously carried. The results of a secret ballot gave the appointment to Mr. Almack by a vote of three to one. President MacLeod asked that the vote be unar imous and Director Maerkle made a motion to that effect but it died for lack of a second. Recess : President MacLeod called for a recess at 2:24 P.M. The meeting reconvened at. 2:40 P.M. Treasurer of the Board Legal Counsel Swirsky recommended that a motion be adopted electing Director Alma( as Treasurer since William Smith held that position at the time of his resig- nation. Director Bonas made a motion to elect Director Almack to the position of Treasurer of the District, seconded by Director Maerkle and unanimously carri Cornmi ttees : Fresident MacLeod said he would work with the General Manager in reviewing the existing committees. He suggested that Director Almack, in his position as Treasurer, work with Accounting Manager Jackson as she has already established an investment system. District Engineer: Leonard Izbicki District Engineer Kubota advised that Mr. Izbicki has completed the water system in conformance with District guidelines. The Engineer presented the grant of right-of-way to the District from Leonard and Virginia Izbicki and recommended Board acceptance. .Director Bonas made the motion, seconded by Director Maerkle and unanimously carried. The District Engineer then diagrammed the new water system on the chalkboard and recommended Board approval of the "as built" drawings. Director Maerkle made the motion, seconded by Director.Kelly and unanimously carried. I Paving of Squires Dam Road District Engineer Kubota said that Capito Paving has recommended some changes in th work on this road, from that requested in the bid document. The recommended wor will cost a lesser amount of money ($11,962.90) broken down as follows: $10,746 to repair 11,941 square feet of damaged road; $1,216.00 to seal coat 30,403 squa feet of road. 80th the Engineer and the Superintendent of Operations concur wit these changes and recommend Board approval. After discussion Director Maerkle made a motion authorizing a change order to the contractor, seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried. Water System Map District Engineer Kubota displayed a map indicating the areas presently under de- velopment. Koll Co. has already submitted to his office the first increment of the public water system for the development recently approved by the City Counci Review of District Division The Engineer displayed the most recent ma Boundaries showing the division boundaries as estab- uary 2 , 1980. Now that the 1980 census figures are available the Engineer wonde, if the Board wanted it updated in time for the Board election in June 1982. Dis cussion followed as to who does the work, cost and date actually due. Legal Counsel Swirsky advised that it must be finished a certain number of days prior to the opening of filing. He will bring dates and figures to the next Board meeting. The Engineer will work up a cost estimate for preparation of the map. Cab1 evision District Engineer Kubota said he has had a request from the landscape people at the new Cablevision building to obtain Board permission to relocate the Water District equipment (vents, etc.) closer to their building so they can be hidden by bushes. They are trying to eliminate our meter base by running power out fror their building and we would pay them x dollars per month and eliminate the standby charge on the meter. They will work up an agreement and the Engineer will bring back cost figures to the next meeting for further discussion. Closed Session: At 3:20 P.M. Director Maerkle made a motic possible litigation, seconded by Director Bonas and unanimously carried. Legal Counsel Swirsky advised that upon motion of Director Maerkle, seconded by lished for District elections as of Jan- I to go into closed session on matters of -2- ,llllV 79. 19Rl Director Bonas and unanimously carried, the Board went out of closed session at 3:37 P.M:and returned to regular session with all Board members present. Authorization for Legal Counsel to Legal Counsel Swirsky recommended that Set Aside Resolution of Board of the Board adopt a motion authorizing the Supervisors legal counsel to ta'ke any necessary step to set aside the resolution of the Board of Supervisors establishing Costa Real Municipal Water District as a subsidiary of Carlsbad, adopted July 1, 1981, and authorize the President on behalf of CRMWD to execute any necessary documents connected therewith. Director Maerkle made the notion, seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried. Ad j ournrnen t : . The meeting was adjourned at 3:41 P.M. ti the next regular meeting of August 5, 19; I Respectful ly submitted, ff/&?7/ c. /,A7J < /, I 7<P,@ ,& ,- "" / 1 President of -€he Board of Directors 6/ -.--..: A/ , /&F4& /" / 9" Sefretary of the ,.. 'Fd of Directors I " I - 3- July 29, 19E