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Home My WebLink About1981-10-23; Municipal Water District; MinutesMINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER.DISTRICT, HELD ON OCTOBER 23, 1981, AT 9:00 A.M. AT 5950 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA 92008: . '# The meeting was called to order at 9:05 A.M. by President MacLeod with Direct01 Almack, Bonas, Kelly, Maerkle and MacLeod answering roll call. A1 so present were General Manager Meadows, Accounting Manager Jackson, Superintendent of Operations Musser, Legal Counsel Swirsky, District Engineer Kubota and Executil Secretary. Skip Schmidt , Joe Zapotocky , Ruth Honnol d , Harold Engelmann , Roger Greer, Wilda Simpson, Robert Kuefner of Fluid Systems, Steve Brown of Brown & Leary and Bob Meinzer of GenCom also attended. Notice of Adjournment: Legal Counsel Swirsky presented to the Executive Secretary for inclusion in the official Minutes Register, a Notice of Adjournment of the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Costa Real Municipal Water District from October 21, 1981, to October 23, 1981, at 9:00 A.M. along with a Declaration of Posting signed by Florence M. Woodward. He stated that this is a regularly constitute( meeting and anything can be brought before it. . Approval of Minutes: Upon motion of Director Maerkle, secondec by Director Bonas and unanimously carriec the minutes of the regular meeting of October 7', 1981 , were approved as mailed, Oral Communications from the Audience: GenCom General Manager Meadows referred to Gencom's request, at our Board meeting of September 16, 1981, to locate a facility near our twin tanks. In response to our letter to the residents in that area we have received a letter signed by five of the interested parties opposing the installation. After a brief discussion Director Bonas made a motion refusing permission for the installatic seconded by'Director Maerkle. Director Kelly asked that Mr. Meinzer, in the audience, be given a chance to speak. Mr. Meinzer rqquested Board permission to contact the residents near the twin tanks before the Board makes a .decision He can guarantee that their operation will not interfere with either TV or radio reception. This is a requirement of the FCC. As to the other objection! he assured the Board that GenCom is flexible and would like to have the oppor- tunity to work something out with the objecting parties. After further dis- cussion the Board decided to delay their decision until the next meeting on November 4 and the' motion was withdrawn. Hubbard Project District Engineer Kubota introduced Stew I I CMWD 78-209 (SDP 78-1 ) Brown, an architect with Brown & Leary, who has been retained by the developer of the seven industrial-commercial condominium buildings planned for the Hubbard property. .. The engineer displayed the plans showing the layout and lo- cation of the project. Mr. Brown explained that 22 lots and units make up the 7 buildings and each unit is required to hav'e fire protection and all other utility service. The proposal is to have a detector check, a post indicator valve and a fire department connection at each end of the loop as it ties into the two ends of the 12" water line in the street. It would then go to a contrl valve and a flow switch, a light and a valve at each of these spaces. In this way they will control the fire sprinklers for each of the spaces. On each sit( there will also be a post indicator valve and another fire department connectil There is also a domestic water line parallel to the fire line. The domestic lin'e will supply the water supply for the lot and also for the fire hydrants so the fire hydrants and the fire sprinkler systems are independent. Discussil followed and District Engineer Kubota felt this new type of development could have an impact on our rate structure. After determining from Mr. Brown that a wait of two weeks would not be inconvenient, the Engineer suggested that staff should check out this procedure which has been in use in San Diego and bring an evaluation and recommendation back to the Board at the next meeting. The City Planning Department and Fire Department have approved the project. Committee Reports: San Diego County Water Authority Director Maerkl e gave the fl ow and del i v statistics as well as financial statisti for the month of September. He added that a resolution concerning the City of I San Diego's water reclamation program was adopted. He had several brochures on the various projects in that program. Water Conservation, Reclamation .and Reuse: No report. Association of Water Reclamation Director.Bonas advised that the next Agencies of North County: meeting will be on November 5. ,'. San Diego Region Water Director Bonas advised that this meetir I Reclamation Agency: was cancel 1 ed. General Manager: Operations: Superintendent of Operations Musser ga\ the lake level at 494.5 feet with 18 c. from Station No. 1, 3 c.f.s. from No. 3 and 1 c.f.s. from No. 4. The crew i: currently working at the dam cutting back brush near the water. Director Kelly brought up the subject of a storage site for reclaimed water z felt that the Koll Company should be approached regarding a low area in the land across the road from the District office. Discussion followed and Distr Engineer Kubota advised that the design and maps have all been approved and the area referred to is included; he mentioned another site that would be mor available. Director Kelly still felt that the site on the Koll property is worth pursuing and President MacLeod appointed him a committee of one to worl with the Manager on this. Special Presentation: Robert General Manager Meadows introduced Mr. Kuef ner : Kuefner, Latin American sales manager for Fluid Systems , a division of UOP, 1 (Universal Oil Products). The Fluid Systems Division is the oldest manufact[ of membranes for treating all kinds of liquids, particularly in difficult ap- plications, according to Mr. Kuefner. After making his slide presentation ht spoke briefly on the worldwide popularity of seawater plants 'and added that the price of the membranes and tubes is going down while the quality is im- proving. Mr. Kuefner feels that a large facility on 'the Southern California coast might be the solution for years to come when we have short water years droughts, etc., and could serve as a backup system at all times. The cost factor was brought up and Mr. Kuefner advised that a facility capable of con- verting 1 million gallons of seawater per day would require a capital outlay of $3.5 million, but that cost is gradually coming down. A facility with th. capability would dnly require space about the size of our boardroom plus storage area for the tubes which can be stacked. Director Kelly asked about cost per 1,000 gallons. Mr. Kuefner replied that operations cost, including chemicals, maintenance, electricity, etc. , is about $2.00, but this cost alsc would come down on a large application. President MacLeod thanked Mr. Kuefnt for a most interesting presentation. 1 Recess : President MacLeod called for a recess i 10:35 A.M. The meeting reconvened at 10:55 A.M. Presentation of Consultant's Mr. Schmidt made his audio-visual pres Report (S. Schmidt) : tation using overhead transparencies tc emphasize certain points in -his report entitled, "Water System Consolidation: Better Service or Financial Windfall A Comparative Analysis of Proposition W and Proposition V." This report was don-e jointly with Joe Zapotocky (Project Director), also in attendance at this meeting. The report evaluates the two propositions, explaining the imp, of both on the city and the district and the cost and/or cost saving to the taxpayer. Mr. Zapotocky added that he and Mr. Schmidt are in full agreement that the two water systems consolidate, but under the management of Costa Re, Municipal Water District, which is'already operating an efficient system. D rector Maerkle then made a motion to accept the recommendations outlined in the report, seconded by Director Bonas and unanimously carried. General Manager (continued) : Purchase Orders: P.O. 102-2981 - Marden Susco Manager Meadows requested Board approv I of P.O. 102-2981 to Marden Susco for -2- October 23, 19 12 ball valves in the amount of $752.04 plus freight if applicable. Director Maerkle made the motion to ratify, seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried. P.O. 102-2986 - Atlas Chemical General Manager Meadows asked for Board , .i and Manufacturing Co. approval of P.O. 102-2986 to At1 as Chem- ical for 1,000 pounds of copper sulfate in the amount of $652.96 plus freight if applicable. Director Kelly made the motion approving the purchase, seconded by Director Maerkle and unanimously carried. P.O. 102-2990 -. Rockwell Inter- The Manager requested Board approval of national P.O. 102-2990 to Rockwell International for six 1%'' water meters for a total of $1,009.71 plus applicable freight. A deposit has been made by Mola Developmer Company. Director Maerkle made the motion to ratify, seconded by Director 1 ' Kelly and unanimously carried. District Engineer: Carl sbad Research Center - Koll District Engineer Kubota presented for Company - CMWD 81 -105 Board consideration, the adoption of a Negative Declaration for the proposed construction of a nonpotable water system for construction purposes for the Carlsbad Research Center. The required postings have been accomplished and he recommended the Board adopt the Negative Declaration to conclude the pro- ceedings as required by CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act). Direct01 Kelly made the motion adopting the Negative Declaration, seconded by Director Almack and unanimously carried. Cablevision Office Complex The District Engineer advised that this CMWD 80-204, SDP 80-3 building is ready for occupancy but all of the paperwork on the public water system is not yet in. Their management has asked if our Board will permit temporary occupancy until the next meeting when the formal paperwork will be ready. Director Maerkle made the motion of approval ,seconded by Director Bonas and unanimously carried. (Continued below. ) Calavera Hills Unit No. 1 District Engineer Kubota demonstrated 01 I CMWD 78-302 , CT 76-12 the chalkboard the road and water line on Tamarack Avenue with the proposed pressure reducing station. Due to timing problems the developer has asked to be relieved of the'obligation of putting in the vault for the proposed statio1 and they will instead construct a small 2" pressure reducing station for land scape irrigation of the slopes. The Engineer feels this is a practical way tl take care of this problem and recommended Board approval since there is no additional expense to the District. Director Kelly made the motion approving the above action, seconded by Director Maerkle and unanimously carried. En- gineer Kubota added that the developer will have their engineers do the compll design of the PR station. Lot 247 LaCosta Valley District Engineer Kubota advised that t a public water system with a common met CMWD 79-41 3, CT 79-23 18 unit condo on Altisma Way, which has .~ is now completed and awaiting final documents. The developer has asked for temporary occupancy and the Engineer recommended Board approval. Director Maerkle made the motion, seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried. LaCosta Village Reconstruction The Engineer advised that the rebuildin Project - CMWD 81-403 is almost finished and testing of the to install one in-1 ine 6" gate valve for safety in the future; it will also serve to isolate the lower row of houses from the remainder of the subdivisio so in the event of trouble only half of the units would be out of service. T cost estimate is $1,600 and the Engineer requested Board concurrence and auth orization. After discussion Director Kelly made the motion approving the in- stallation, seconded by Director Almack and unanimously carried. public water system indicates the need Lot 4 PABP Unit No. 1 CMWD 81 -210, CT 79-1 For information only, District Engineer Kubota advised that the fire service to the new THN Building is now completed with no further documents required. -3- October 23, 198 Mola 80-unit Condo Conversion This project for a fire hydrant relocatic CMWD 79-401 , CT 81-3 is now completed with no documents requil Legal Counsel : No report. ‘Ratification of Checks: Upon motion of Director Maerkle, secondec by Director Kelly and unanimously carriec the Board ratified the issuance of checks No. 7170 through No. 7269 for the period from October 7, 1981 , to October 23, 1981 , in the sum of $240,366.36. I Other Matters :. C1 osed Session At 11:44 A.M. Director Maerkle made a motion to go into closed session for matters of litigation, seconded by Director Bonas and unanimously carried. Legal Counsel Swirsky advised that upon motion of Director Maerkle, seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried , the Board went out of closed sessioi at 12:31 P.M. and returned to regular session with all Board members present. I CMWD 80-204 (continued from above) District Engineer Kubota referred to pre vious discussions concerning the relocat of unsightly goosenecks and meters at the new Cablevision building. The quest now concerns reimbursement to them for the electricity we will use and for whi Cablevision will be charged. A review of previous statements at that metering station gave us an average of $4.00 per month. After discussion it was decide that Legal Counsel prepare a formal letter of agreement to be reviewed at a future meeting. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 12:35 P.M. to the next regular meeting on November 4, 1981. Respectful ly submi tted , c-“. d-/ / / //- +&?e/ ., ””. c President of the Board of Directors - .. I October 23 , 198 -4-