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Home My WebLink About1982-10-20; Municipal Water District; MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNI- CIPAL WATER DISTRICT, HELD ON OCTOBER 20, 1982, AT 2:00 P.M. AT 5950 EL CAMINl REAL , CARISBAD , CALIFORNIA 92008: The meeting was called to order at 2:OO P.M. by President MacLeod with Direct Almack, Bonas , Kelly and MacLeod answering roll call. Director Maerkle arriv at 2:Ol P.M. Also present were General Manager Meadows, Controller Brammell , Superintendent of Operations Musser, District Engineer Kubota and Executive Secretary. Special Counsel Vern Peltzer, Roger Greer, Harold Engelmann, Ruth Honnold, Pat O'Day and others also attended. Approval of Minutes : Upon motion of Director Maerkle, second by Director Almack and unanimously carr the minutes of the adjourned meeting of September 30, 1982, were approved as corrected and the minutes of the regular meeting of October 6, 1982, were ap- proved as mailed. I Oral Communications from the Audience: General Manager Meadows advised that Pa O'Day was in the audience and wished to address the Board. Bati qui tos Pointe Devel opmentl Mr. O'Day, consulting engineer for this Water Master Plan project, said they hope to have a heari with the City of Carlsbad soon. He con firmed his letter to the District requesting that our master plan be reviewed and revised. District Engineer Kubota sketched an enlargement of the area be developed in order to answer some of the Directors' questions. After discuss President MacLeod referred the matter to the Engineering and Operations Commi Bid Opening: District Parking Special Counsel Peltzer, acting in Lega Lot Repavement - CMWD 82-119 Counsel Swi rsky's absence , read the tot packet was opened. They are as follows: bid and the bidder's name as each bid 1 Oliver Matthews Construction Sully-Miller Contracting Company H. L. Foster South1 and Joe's Paving Sim J. Harris $1 5,341 .50 7,777.79 11,626.60 9,185.75 9,763.92 9,475.10 Cocco Construction Scibil ia & Sons 6,999.95 9,860.90 President. MacLeod suggested that the bid packets be reviewed by the Engineer and Attorney, with the project to be awarded at the next regular Board meetir Closed Session: Litigation At 2:40 P.M. Director Maerkle made a mc to go into closed session for matters ( litigation, seconded by Director Almack and unanimously carried. Special Counsel Pel tzer advised that upon motion of Director Maerkle, second( by Director Bonas and unanimously carried, the Board went out of closed sess' and returned to regular session at 3:35 P.M. with all Board members present. He added that the subject of the closed session concerned matters of litigat. Recess: President MacLeod called for a recess i 3:36 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 3:50 F.M. I. Organizational Reports: San Diego County lu'ater Authority: Director Maerkle reported briefly on tl latest meeting and advised that there I been quite a ttirnover on their board. They awarded a contract fc;- 1 i-q)-- llCl > 3:: the third barrel for later delivery. Association of !dater Reclamation Director Bonas reported on their rneetil Agenc'es of i';orth County: of October 7 at which Gordon Tinker of Fallbrook Public Utilitjes District ga a slide presentation on the proposed Santa Margarita River dams (one in Fall! and one -in Carnp Pendleton). The City of Vista has joined AWRA. The next me1 will be on Novernber 4 with Margaret Naylor speaking on the health effects of reclaimed water. San Diego Region Water Director Bonas advised that the meeting Reclamation Agency: scheduled for October 15 was cancelled of awarding a contract on the new office and laboratory. and changed to October 22 for the purpose I Presidents & Managers Council General Manager Meadows reported on this of Water Utilities: ". meeting at which two representatives of fire' sprinkler systems accused the water industry of 'lover requiring" hardware. Questions, after their presentation, seemed to make them better understand the water industry's reasons. In another controversy, Bill Davis of LAFCO wrote a letter to the City Manager of Chula Vista disagreein.g with them for suggesting limits in special district represen- tation in LAFCO. Committee Reports: Finance: Financial Feasibility The .General Manager referred to the District 'I Study: Quotations request for quotations from qualified firms to perform this study. Three responded: Coopers & Lybrand $25,950 Brown and Caldwel 1 25,000 Bart1 e We1 1 s Associates 18,500 ,. - Director Maerkle made a motion awarding the contract to Bartle Wells Associates, seconded by Director Bonas and unanimously carried. General Manager: Operations: Superintendent of Operations Musser re- ported that the Water Authority had auth- orized a shutdown at Lake Skinner to last from October, 16 to October 22, however, they were ab1 e to turn the water back on today (October. 20) .: The lake level at Squires Dam fell to 488 feet (a 6.5 foot loss) and we are currently purchasing 23 c.f.s.. (18 c.f.s. from No. 1 , 4 c.f.s. from No. 3 and 1 c.f.s. from No. 4). Finance and Administration: No report. a Purchase Orders: None Other Matters: 1982 Southwestern Water Conference The General Manager advised the Board of on Water Conservation: November this conference for their consideration. 11-12; San Diego After discussion Director Maerkle made a motion that General Manager Meadows and Director Bonas be authorized to attend, seconded by Director Kelly and unani- mously carried. . District Engineer: I CMWD 79-205, CT 81 -1 OA District Engineer Kubota presented two Carlsbad Research Center Offer and Acceptance'documents and rec- zation for the President to sign. One wafer system is valued at $172,136 and the other at $402,130. After discussion Director Maerkle made the motion, seconded by Director Bonas and unanimously carried. ommended Board acceptance and authori- CMWD 81 -203, CT 80-47 The District Engineer presented the Andrex Development easement documents for this project and ization for the Board Secretary to sign. Director Bonas made the motion, seconded by Director Almack and unanimously carried. CFiWD 82-209, CT 80-38 District Engineer Kubota presented a Palonar Oaks request for conditional approval of plans, upon receipt of bonds and cash deposits. After discussion, Director Maerkle made the motion, seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried. Informational : The District Engineer advised that the water for the 20 unit mobile home park on El Camino Real near the Country Store. recommended Board acceptance and author- District will be providing the construction -2- October 20, 1982 Ratification of Checks: Upon motion of Director Maerkle, second by Director Almack and unanimously carr the Board ratified the issuance of accounts payable checks No. 8383 through 8444 for ,the period from October 1, 1982, to October 79, 1982, in the sum of $319,911.160, and payroll checks No. 11 58 through No. 11 69, dated October 8, 1 in the to,tal amount of $7,045.67. - Adjournmelnt: The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 P.M. the next regular meeting on November 3, 1982. I Respectful ly submitted , c" .e ,L- 4 /f&"L&<&BgT -?=Ld. % President of the Board of Directors F / " 'q,& / 7 @j ,, /h/ bJ j ,[&, &, Secretary of the ard of Directors \ I I - 3- October 20, 1982