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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-07-07; Municipal Water District; MinutesMINUTES OF THE: REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNI- CIPAL WATER DISTRICT, HELD ON JULY 7, 1982, AT 2:OO P.M. AT 5950 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBACI, CALIFORNIA 92008: I The meeting was called to order at 2:06 P.M. by President MacLeod with Director: Almack, Bonas, Kelly, Maerkle and MacLeod answering roll call. Also present were General Manager Meadows, Controller Brammell, Superintendent of Operations Musser, Legal Counsel Swirsky, District Engineer Kubota and Executive Secretary. Vernon Peltzeu., Rose Grimm, Harold Engelmann, Mayor Casler, City Manager Aleshir Roger Greer, Joe. Gandelman (San Diego Union), A. J. Skotnicki, Wilda Simpson and Ruth Honnol d .a1 so attended. Approval of Mi nutes : Upon motion of Director Bonas, seconded the minutes of the adjourned meeting of June 9, 1982, and the regular meeting of 'June 16, 1982, were approved as mailed. by Director Kelly and unanimously carried, Oral Communications from the Audience: City of Carlsbad: Water Rates Mayor Casler read a prepared statement request that tihe District engage a rate expert to conduct an indepth review of the District's water rates and other revenues and come up with an equi tab1 e method of allocating costs and benefits. She felt that no rates should be increased untiil the results of such a review are in. General Manager Meadows then read a reply giving the a1 ternatives available to the Board and recom- foot) be passed through to the City and the increases in override and chlorin- ation charges be held in abeyance. He asked Legal Counsel Swirsky for comments regarding the legal aspects. which included a reiteration of the City': - mending that the full increase from the Water Authority (to $1 55.50 per acre 1 Mr. Swirsky advised that even if no Board action were taken today, the current resolution on water rates (No. 401 ) automatically increases the base cost of water to the City as these increases are received by the District from the San Diego County Water Authority. He emphasized that the District does not control the rate charged to customers of the City Water Department. He recom- mended that the Board adopt a resolution that would change the water rate as requested by the General Manager in reference to the retail water customers of Costa Real. The recommended resolution would only cover the pass-through increase in the cost of water and would not affect the override and chlorin- ation charges. After discussion it was agreed that the water rates of the District's retail customers should be increased to cover the added cost of water from SDCWA and Legal Counsel Swirsky presented the following resolution for Board consideration, explaining that it will amend paragraph 3 of Resolutio No. 385 and apply only to the retail customers of Costa Real Municipal Water District. Resolution No. 427 - Establishing Upon motion of Director Maerkle, seconded Water Rates Effective July 1, 1982 by Director Kelly, Resolution No. 427, entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT FIXING RATES AND CHARGES OF WATER SUPPLIED BY COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1982," was adopted by the following vote: I AYES : Directors: Almack, Bonas, Kelly, Maerklc and MacLeod NOES : Directors : None ABSENT: Directors: None President MacLeod assigned the Special Projects Committee to do further study on the water rates. Henry Worl ey - Pal omar Oaks District Engineer Kubota introduced Mr. Worley, a private consulting engineer for Birtcher Pacific's Palomar Oaks, and explained briefly their proposal to build fire services off private water lines. The Engineer recommended that since this is the first request of this type in an industrial area it be referr to the Engineering and Operations Committee. Mr. Worley explained the system and said the proposal has been reviewed and approved by the Carlsbad Fire Marsh? After discussion, Mr. Worley was asked to put the proposal in writing with maps or drawings. Personnel: 19182-83 Salary Schedule General Manager Meadows referred to the closed session, at the last meeting, that 6% cost-of-living be granted with a merit increase of up to 3%, and said that Legal Counsel has been advised to prepare a resolution according to the Board's instructions. Resolution No. 426 - Adopting Class- Legal Counsel Swirsky requested Board con- ification and Salary Schedule for sideration for Resolution No. 426 en- 1982-83 Fiscal Year titled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DISTRICT ADOPTING CLASSIFICATION AND SALARY SCHEDULE FOR EMPLOYEES FOR THE 1982-83 FISCAL. YEAR. 'I Upon motion of Director Maerkle, seconded by Director Almack, the resolution was adopted by the following vote: recommendation considered by the Board in I DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER AYES : Directors: Almack, Bonas, Kelly, Maerkle and MacLeod NOES : Directors: None ABSENT: Directors: None Agreement for Use of Nonpotable General Manager Meadows referred to the Water: Suppl mental supplemental agreement reviewed by the Water Conservation and Reclamation Corn- - mittee, cover'ing nonpotable water for construction purposes for the Koll Com- pany. The Board has already adopted the master agreement which provides the basic operating criteria. Supplemental agreements are required for each par- ticular use ol' nonpotable water. The rate charged the Koll Company will be established ai; another time. The three parties to the agreement have met and .Committee and Staff recommend approval of this supplemental agreement. It will then be presented to the Board of Supervisors which governs Buena Sani- tation District. Director Bonas made a motion to accept this supplemental agreement between Costa Real Municipal Water District, Buena Sanitation Distric and Daon Corporation and authorize the President and Secretary to sign on behalf of the District, seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried. District Engineer: Squires Dam Caretaker I s Residence District Engineer Kubota advised that the EIR Report (Negative Declaration) staff has followed the required procedure Declaration for the proposed construction i CRMWD NO. 82-'107 of posting and publishing the Negative of the caretaker's residence at Squires Dam I. He presented it to the Board and recommended formal adoption. Director Almack made the motion, seconded by Director Maerkle and unanimously carried. CMWD 81-108, 'TAP Extension at District Engineer Kubota advised that Squires Dam this project is now completed and in ceptance of the project and approval of cash payment to Thibodo Construction of $89,163.77, with authorization to file a Notice of Completion. The final . 10% ($1 1,752.10) can be released 35 days thereafter if no 1 iens have been filed Director Maerkle made the motion authorizing payment of $89,103.77 and filing of a Notice of Completion, seconded by Director Almack and unanimously carried. Thibodo Construction - Supple- The District Engineer explained that work mental Work not covered in the bid on the above project was handled on a time and materia basis under the supervision of Superintendent of Operations Musser and Bill Lopez of Woodside/Kubota, and consisted of a trenching operation and moving the pressure regulating station. The Engineer recommended that the Board auth- orize payment of $3,737.76. Director Kelly made the motion approving payment, seconded by Director Almack and unanimously carried. Rose Grirnrn - Public Information Mrs. Grimrn announced that this meeting, Meeting - July 19, 7:30 P.M. on desalination of sea water and water reclamation, will be held in our Board room, with Lawrence Michaels of San Diego County Water Authority and William Meadows as the speakers. service and presented a request for ac- -2- July 7, 1982 Closed Session: Litigation At 3:05 P.M. Director Maerkle made a motion to go into closed session for matters of possible litigation, seconded by Director Bonas and unanimously carr’ Legal Counsel Swirs ky advised that upon motion of Director Maerkle , seconded by Director Bonas and unanimously carried, the Board went out of closed session and returned to regular session at 3:59 P.M. with all Board members present. Special Negotiiating Committee Legal Counsel recommended that the Board Fred Maerkle, Vernon Peltzer, William Meadows, Jack Kubota and Paul Swirsky as a Special Negotiating Committee with the City of Carlsbad on behalf of Costa Real Municipal, Water District. The motion was made by Director Maerkle, second1 by Director Bonas and unanimously carried. Adjournment: At 4:OO P.M., upon recommendation of Lega Counsel , Director Bonas made a motion ad- journing this meeting to July 9, 1982, at 9:00 A.M., seconded by Director Maerkle and unanimously carried. adopt a motion appointing Donald MacLeod, I Respectfully submitted, 1 ’I ,/5’ ,(_ ”SA?+ M _&”. , _,, , , ,;g$.,d,. _*, . ci”=-”-- i . -_ 5- ,<*+,y- , -&/ ’; President of .tEe Board of Directors / ;//& ./d7/y /y &v/, 4 ”Secretary of the Bod d of Directors I I I - 3- July 7, 1982 DECLARATION OF POSTING I I, the undersigned, say: That I am a citizen of the United States, over eighteen (18) years of age, and a resident of the County of San Diego, State of Californi.a, in which the within-mentioned posting (occurred,. and not a party to the subject cause of pro- ceedi ngs. I posted a copy of the attached NOTICE OF AD- JOURNMENT on the bulletin board of COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, 5950 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, California, on July 8, 1982, and within twenty-four hours of the adjournment of the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of COSTA REAL MUNI- CIPAL WATER DISTRICT on July 7, 1982. I I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on July 8, 1982, at Carlsbad, California. &-, &“JJd\% Florence M. Woodward I NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT I Notice is hereby given that the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT on July 7, 1982, has been adjourned to July 9, 1982, at 9:00 A.M. in the Board room, COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, 5950 El Camino Real , Carlsbad, California. DATED: \July 8, 1982. I IPAL WATER DISTRICT d of Directors thereof I