HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-10-19; Municipal Water District; MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNICI
WATER DISTRICT, HELD ON OCTOBER 19, 1983, AT 2:OO P.M. , AT 5950 EL CAMINO REA CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA 92008:
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The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m. by President Almack with Direct0 Bonas, MacLeod, Kelly, Maerkle and Almack answering roll call. Also present
were General Manager Meadows, Controller Brammell, Superintendent Musser, Ver
Peltzer (sitting in for Legal Counsel Swirsky), District Engineer Kubota (2:0
and Executive Secretary. Andre Will iams , Larry Wil ley (for Roger Greer) and
Ruth Honnold (2: 08) a1 so attended.
Approval of Minutes : Upon motion of Director Bonas, seconde
carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of October 5, 1983, were approved as changed.
by Director Maerkle and unanimously
Oral Communications from the Audience:
Andre Williams - Request for Mr. Andre Williams, 2408 La Costa Aven
Reimbursement of Meter Charge Carlsbad, reviewed his request for a r of $300 paid by him in September 1981 a 5/8" meter to be installed on lot 24, La Costa South, Unit 1, which he was
the process of purchasing. He also mentioned paying a standby charge for soml
time although no water was ever used. He added that he did not go through wi. purchase of the lot and has since tried to obtain a refund from the Water Dis. After reviewing the request, and upon Mr. Peltzer's recommendation, Director MacLeod made a motion to have staff contact the present owner of the lot to sc
if he wants to pay the District $300 for the meter; if not, reimburse the $301
to Mr. Williams and pull the meter, seconded by Director Bonas and unanimousl:
carried. When Mr. Williams requested a refund of the standby charge, there Wi no formal action but the consensus, voiced by Director Kelly, was that he shol not be reimbursed for the standby charge.
II Organizational Reports:
San Diego County Water Authority: Director Maerkle reported on their mee' of October 13, and advised that Lin Bu has resigned his position as General Manager and Chief Engineer, effective De cember 30, 1983. A vote of the board decided that his replacement does not h
to be a registered civil engineer. Mr. Maerkle advised that the Otay Water
District's Jamul annexation was passed, and then gave water and financial sta
tistics. Mr. Peltzer added that Francesca Krauel has been appointed to the
Metropol i tan board.
Association of Water Reclamation Director Bonas reported on the latest Agencies of North County: meeting, held at the new Dick King hya plant across from the stadium. They t a tour of the new plant which hopes to produce drinking quality water for abo
$300 per acre foot.
Presidents and Managers Council General Manager Meadows reported on th(
of Water Utilities: program which was given by the manager
of the Rancho California Water Distric: on their new computer controlled telemetry system. He added that he will not.
Jim Elliott of the City that Helix Water District is doing an analysis on the
pros and cons of monthly versus bimonthly billing and will be having a meetin! on it later this month. I Water Agencies Association
of San Diego County:
Attendance at this quarterly meeting wi
discussed and the General Manager advir that Ed Wells of Bartle Wells would a1 I
be there.
Committee Reports:
Personnel - Job Descriptions Director Bonas reported on their meetil and Working Hours: of October 11 covering organization chi job descriptions, salaries and working
hours, and made a motion to accept the job descriptions as presented (see age1 packet) , seconded by Director MacLeod and unanimously iarried.
Director Bonas then made a motion approving an amendment to the personnel pol
regarding working hours for the field crew (see agenda packet), seconded by
Director Kelly and unanimously carried.
Engineering and Operations Committee: Director Kelly asked General Manager
Meadows to report on their meeting of
October 12.
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Santa Fe Reservoir 11: Mr. Meadows referred to his memo in thl
Site Acquisition agenda packet summarizing this project
with the Committee recommending Board authorization of $10,000 to commence negotiations and for related preliminary work. Mr. Peltzer suggested that if this site is purchased by the District,
it should be annexed to the District to avoid paying property taxes in the fu After District Engineer Kubota reviewed the steps required in the negotiation'
Director MacLeod made a motion authorizing expenditure of up to $10,000, secol
by Director Maerkle and unanimously carried.
Headquarters Expansion: The General Manager referred to his me1 Site Study and the "Scope of Work" (see agenda pal
as prepared by staff and approved by t Engineering and Operations Committee for Board approval. He asked for Board
proval of the "Scope of Work" and authorization for staff to obtain proposals for the required site study. Director Bonas made a motion approving the "Sco of Work" and authorizing staff to obtain proposals from architectural and/or engineering firms for the site study, seconded by Director MacLeod and unani-
mously carried.
Acquisition of Triangle of County This matter was brought up as being re Land Abutting District Property: to the headquarters expansion, and the
General Manager advised that he will bl
contacting the County regarding this.
Approval of P1 ans: Pipe1 ine Re1 0- District Engineer Kubota distributed a cation -- Offsite Drainage for sketch on this project and requested Bm
Carlsbad Tract 81-30 -- Pacesetter, approval for Chairman and District Eng
et a1 to sign. (See memo in agenda packet. )
Director MacLeod made the motion appro the plans, seconded by Director Bonas and unanimously carried. U
Recess: President Almack call ed for a recess a 3:22 p.m. The meeting reconvened at
3:40 p.m.
General Manager:
Operations and Maintenance: Superintendent Musser gave the lake le
at 499.4 feet and currently purchasing
15 c.f.s.
Finance and Administration: (also see below)
Quarterly Financi a1 Report: Controller Brammell advised that the f
reviewed a graph summary he prepared on the Water Authority's bill for the la
20 years. He added that the Budget Committee has approved revising the budge
Purchase Orders: None
quarter's activities were normal. He
I Other Matters :
United Nations Association Luncheon: Director Bonas made a motion approving attendance of Rose Grimrn at this funct
as a representative of the District (see agenda packet). The motion died for lack of a second.
District Engineer:
Development Program:
Acceptance of Easements: Carlsbad The District Engineer recommended Boar Tract 80-38 -- Resubd.ivision of acceptance of three documents for the
Lots 1-8, Palomar Oaks (82-209) public water system and authorization
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the Secretary to sign for the District. (See agenda packet.) The motion was made by Director MacLeod, seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried.
Approval of Plans and Construction District Engineer Kubota reviewed this Agreement: Carlsbad Tract 81-5 -- project with a water system valued at Northwest Corner Poinsettia Lane/ $1 92,000, and recommended Board approva
Interstate 5 (83-208) of the engineering construction drawing the subdivision agreement, the final tr map and authorization of the chairman and secretary to sign for the District. (See aqenda packet.) Director MacLeod made the motion, seconded by Director I I Bonas and unanimously carried.
Approval of Plans and Construction District Engineer Kubota reviewed this
Agreement: Carlsbad Tract 81-6 -- project which has a water system valued Southwest Corner Poinsettia Lane/ at $1 01,000 and recommended Board apprc
Interstate 5 (83-209) of the engineering construction drawing the subdivision agreement, the final tu map and authorization of the chairman and secretary to sign for the District.
(See agenda packet. ) Director Bonas made the motion, seconded by Director Kel
and unanimously carried.
Monthly Report of Development Activities: The District Engineer referred to the report in the agenda packet listing de-
velopment project activity in the montt-
of September 1983.
Environmental Impact Proceedings: The District Engineer referred to previ Pressure Regulating Station and actions at the last Board meeting and I Water Mains at Poinsettia- ommended further action confirming ex- Batiquitos: emption of this project under Section i (see memo in agenda packet). Director Maerkle made a motion authorizing the General Manager to sign the documents, seconded by Director MacLeod and unanimously carried.
Other Matters:
Construction of Alga Road The District Engineer advised of requer from the City of Carlsbad and the La CI Hotel and Spa concerning the construction of Alga Road east from El Camino Rel
and in relation to the golf course being built. He recommended Board approva'
of the engineering construction drawings and said that LaCosta Hotel will re- imburse the District for engineering expenses. Director Bonas made the motiol seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried.
Finance and Administration (continued)
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Col 1 ection Agreement General Manager Meadows advised that t City Council has approved unanimously, the collection agreement with the Dist
Ratification of Checks: Upon motion of Director Maerkle, secon by Director MacLeod and unanimously ca
the Board ratified the issuance of accounts payable checks No. 11265 through for the period from October 6 through 14, 1983, in the sum of $77,323.43, and payroll checks No. 813, 814 and 1570 through 1585 for the pay period ended October 5, 1983, in the sum of $9,390.92.
Directors' Reports:
I Budget Committee: Director Bonas advised that this Comrni has instructed staff to develop a draf
combined budget with input from the City staff, a calendar of activities and analysis of the water rate in light of the increase of $53 per A.F. from Met]
politan effective January 1984. Controller Brammell added that our staff hoi to meet with the City staff early in November.
Water Conservation Committee Director Bonas asked for input for he1 ACWA Conference - November 10 attendance at this committee meeting ( cerning documentation on our water COI
servation program, and also the possibility of changing the name of the comm'
to "Water Management Comrni ttee. I'
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Adjournment : Meeting was adjourned at 4:25 p.m. to
the next regular meeting on November 2, 1983.
Respectfully submitted,
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Secretary of the Bog of Directors
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