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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA
REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, HELD ON JANUARY 15, 1986, AT
2:OO P.M. AT 5950 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA 92008.
The meeting was called to order at 2:03 p.m. by President Bonas,
with Directors Almack, Kelly, Maerkle and Bonas answering roll call. Director Haasl arrived at 2:04 p.m.. Also present were
General Manager Meadows, Controller Brammell, Engineer Blakesley,
Superintendent Musser, Legal Counsel Moser and Executive Secretary Woodward. Lin Burzell, Rose Grimm, Lola Sherman,
Barbara Hallman, Roger Greer and Harold Engelmann also attended.
Approval of Minutes Upon motion of Director
Maerkle, seconded by Director
Kelly and unanimously carried, the minutes of the adjourned
meeting of January 8, 1986, were approved as mailed.
Oral Communications from the Audience Mrs. Grimm reported on the W.O.W. Program of January 14, with over 500 attending. Discussion followed.
Consent Calendar
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Ratification of Checks Director Maerkle made a motion
Ratification of Investments to approve the consent calen-
dar, seconded by Director
Haasl and unanimously carried.
~ New Business
Draft Policy on Use of As directed at the last Board
District Credit Cards meeting, staff prepared a pol-
icy for Board consideration,
to be incorporated in the Administrative Code if approved. (See agenda packet.)
Resolution No. 489 - Use After a brief discussion, Di-
of District Credit Cards rector Haasl made a motion to
adopt Resolution No. 489, entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR USE OF DISTRICT CREDIT CARDS," seconded by Director Almack. Roll call was taken and all ayed.
Committee Reports
Personnel
I Draft Policy on Mr. Brammell responded to
Management Compensation questions from the Board on this proposed policy (see memorandum and draft policy in agenda packet). The section on
salary range adjustments is very similar to the policy
recently adopted by the City of Carlsbad. After discussion Mr.
Brammell reviewed a Statistical Comparison chart (see agenda packet) showing where Costa Real fits in a survey of the 14 water districts in San Diego County.
Resolution No. 490 - President Bonas said that
Management Compensation "employees and staff are doing
a great job .... and the policy on management compensation should be adopted." Director Kelly
made a motion adopting Resolution No. 490, entitled: "RESOLUTION
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
seconded by Director Haasl. Roll call was taken and all ayed.
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ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR AND ON MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION,"
Recess President Bonas called for a
recess at 2:45 p.m. The
meeting resumed at 3:OO p.m.
Headquarters Expansion Mr. Meadows said he felt our
greatest needs are in the shop and engineering areas. Our staff has done everything they can to to assess our needs and have reached the point where professionals in this field are needed to assess our options.
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Mr. Brammell reviewed the work staff has done and felt the
process was very valuable. We have quantified our needs in great detail. Future needs were also considered and are reflected in
what staff has prepared. He agreed with Mr. Meadows that we now need professional help, and should hire someone on a contractual basis to evaluate what we did; someone who is more familiar with construction costs than we are; someone who can tell us the costs
of the various alternatives.
The proposal (see memorandum and Scope of Work/Site Study in
agenda packet) is to send out the site study specifications which
identify what the project is; that isf to verify our workf to determine the various options the District may exercise and to report on the cost. We would like to send RFPs (Request for
Proposal) to approximately eight firms hoping for responses from at least three. After discussion, Director Haasl made a motion
authorizing staff to send the RFPs, seconded by Director Kelly
and unanimously carried.
Staff Reports
District Engineer Mr. Blakesley advised that Mr.
Burzell will be handling the
implementation of the remainder of our capital improvement
program (COP 1 .
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Approval of Plans and Author- Mr. Burzell advised that the
ization to Advertise for Bids: plans and specifications for Santa Pe I1 Reservoir Pipeline this project were not received
in time for this meeting as anticipated. It is hoped that this will be ready for the first Boardmeeting in Februaryand Mr. Burzell askedthatthis itembe
carried over. Discussion followed.
Director Kelly asked about the eminent domain lawsuit the
District has pending. Mr. Moser said he is not sure what the postponement is for at this time. He will report the status of
the condemnation proceeding at the next meeting.
Organizational Reports
Association of Water Director Haasl reported on the
Reclamation Agencies meeting of January 9, 1986. Rick Graff of the Encina plant spoke on sludge reuse. The next meeting will be here at 9 a.m.
on February 6, 1986.
San Diego County Director Maerkle reported on
Water Authority this meeting of January 9, 1986. He reviewed the increased cost of liability insurance and gave water flows for the month of December 1985.
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I San Diego Region Water
Reclamation Agency
Director Haasl advised that
this meeting is scheduled for
January 17 at 8 a.m. and she plans to attend.
Presidents and Managers Mr. Meadows said this meeting
Council of Water Utilities is scheduled for January 21.
Water Agencies Association Mr. Meadows reminded us that
this meeting is tomorrow
evening and explained the transportation arrangements for those attending.
Directors' Reports President Bonas advised that
a representative of First
Certified Corporation would like to make a presentation on
investments to our Board, at no charge or obligation to the
District. Board interest was expressed and President Bonas gave the letter to Mr. Meadows for follow-up.
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President Bonas received a brochure for a conference in Florida
on the research.and application of aquatic plants. This will be
held in July with a registration fee of $80. No interest shown.
Adjournment The . meeting adjourned at
3:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Secretary, Boar,,cp?Directors
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