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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-10-08; Municipal Water District; MinutesI MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED BOARD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, HELD ON OCTOBER 8, 1986, AT 2:OO P.M. AT 5950 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA. The meeting was called to order at 2:OO p.m. by President Bonas, with Directors Almack, Maerkle, Haasl, Kelly and Bonas answering roll call. Also present were Acting General Manager and Controller Brammell, District Engineer Blakesley, Superintendent Musser, Legal Counsel Moser and Executive Secretary Woodward. Geoff Poole,. Rose Grim, Frank Malott, Richard Goodwin, Barbara Hallman, Terry Snoeyenbos, Lola Sherman, J. Bonasia and Steve Deering also attended. Approval of Minutes After discussion, Director Haasl made a motion to approve the minutes of the adjourned Board meeting of September 16 and the regular Board meeting of September 17, 1986, seconded by Di- rector Almack and unanimously carried. Oral Communications from the Audience None Consent Calendar Ratification of Checks After discussion, Director Purchase Order No. 3882 Maerkle made a motion ap- Notice of Completion - Camino . proving the consent calendar, de las -0ndas 16' Waterline seconded by Director Kelly and Relocation, CRMWD 85-109 unanimously carried. The res- Resolution Bo. 519 olution, which is included in the third item and numbered 519, is entitled, "RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF 16" WAT- ERLINE RELOCATION IN CAMINO DE LAS ONDAS." I Unfinished Business I General Manager Selection At 2:lO p.m. President Bonas Process (Closed Session pursuant made a motion to go into to Government Code Section 54957) closed session and asked Mr. Brammell to stay, seconded by Director Haasl and unanimously carried. The Board returned to regular session at 3:20 p.m. President Bonas announced that the Board voted unanimously to appoint Mr. Brammell to the position of General Manager and he has accepted. Mr. Moser added that the General Manager and the Board reached an agreement on a contract and it will be-presented at the next Board meeting. Recess President Bonas called for a recess at 3:22 p.m. The meet- ing resumed at 3:35 p.m. Unfinished Business (continued) I NWRA - Municipal Caucus President Bonas referred to Renewal Dues the material in the agenda packet and asked for a motion to renew the District's membership, continue with Director Maerkle as our delegate and appoint Director Haasl as alternate. Director Almack made the motion, seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried. Color Selection - Santa Fe I1 After discussion regarding the Reservoir, CRMWD 83-109 recommended colors, (see memo- randum with attachment in agenda packet) Director Maerkle made a motion to paint the reser- voir AH52 Desert Sands, seconded by President Bonas. The motion carried with Director Kelly voting no and Director Haasl abstaining. New Business None Committee Reports I Site Study - Report on Progress Mr. Brammell reported on two meetings staff has had with Mr. Lumsden, one several weeks ago and one today. The earlier meeting was to get direction as to what goes inside the shop and warehouse areas. Today the preliminary drawings from that discussion were reviewed and further direction given. Mr. Lumsden has now asked staff to define for him space relation- ships, i.e., where the crew will come in, changing areas, etc. Mr. Brammell suggested a Headquarters Expansion Committee meeting with Mr. Lumsden for the week of October 20. With Directors Kelly and Maerkle's concurrence the meeting was set for Tuesday, October 21, 1986 at 9:30 a.m. A report will be made at the Board meeting on October 22. Staff Reports Public Infoxmation Officer Mrs. Grimm reported on the Xeriscape Conference held here at the District on September 25. Over fifty people attended and it was very well received. The Committee will be meeting to decide which way to go in using the tape of the program. There will be .two more showings of the program on Channel 30: October 20 at 7:30 p.m. and November 6 at 7:30 p.m. Engineer I Report on TAP Pressure Re- Mr. Blakesley advised that he ducing Hydroelectric Plant is in the process of reviewing Mr. Coates' report on the Calavera Hills pumping station. He is getting input from the developer's engineer as to their schedule for the surrounding development. The plans for three major subdivisions around the TAP reservoir seem to be proceeding rapidly. -2- October 8, 1986 Engineer (continued) I Mr. Blakesley reviewed other engineering activities: The Notice of Completion for our Camino de las Ondas waterline was just approved; we are about to file a Notice of Completion for our Camino de las Ondas pressure reducing station; plans are finished for the bypassing and abandonment of Santa Fe I Reservoir and moving our pressure reducing station (Weardco is presently re- viewing the plans); plans are finished for the TAP main extension on Elm Street and we are waiting for drawings from other utility companies before going out to bid. The current development projects between Elm and Tamarack Avenues were reviewed- Mr. Blakesley added that he will be reviewing a proposal received fromLukeDudekEngineeringtobuildamodelof ourwater system, and will report at the next Board meeting. Superintendent Mr. Musser advised that the rainfall for September was 1.76 inches here at the yard, which caused our flows to vary from 27 c.f.s. to 10 c,f.s. We are currently buying 23 c.f.s. The lake level as at 496.2 feet. There were a couple of water main leaks in September and he reported briefly on these, The crew has had to relocate some services and fire hydrants on Tamarack Avenue between Adams and Highland where the City is getting ready to widen the road. I Attorney Draft Contracts (General Man- Mr. Moser, advised that the ager and District Engineer) form of these contracts was discussed in closed session and will be presented at the next Board meeting for final approval , I KKOS Contract Mr. Moser referred to the Board action to proceed with an agreement with KKOS (see Board minutes for September 178 19861, reviewed the changes to the draft, and recommended that the Board approve the contract for signature, Director Maerkle made the motion, seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried . Manager :. Approval of Progress Payments Mr. Brammell recommended ap- proval (see memorandum with attachments in agenda packet) of Progress Payment No. 2 to Taylor b Hoover in the sum of $28,098.09 for work on the Camino de 10s Ondas pressure reducing station; Progress Payment No. 4 to Chilcote, Inc. in the sum of $276,620.85 for work on the Santa Fe I1 transmission main; and Progress Payment No. 19 to Weardco Construction Corp. in the sum of $173,749.37 for work on the Santa Fe I1 Reservoir, Director Almack made the motion, seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried. -3- October 8, 1986 Manager (continued) Certificate of Participation Mr. Brammell recommended ap- Disbursements: Approval of proval of Certificate No. 28 Requisition of Project Costs (see agenda packet) in the sum of $508,834.00. Director Almack made the motion, seconded by Director Maerkle and unani- mously carried. Water Agencies Association of Mr. BrammelI referred to this San Diego County, Quarterly announcement in the agenda Meeting - October 23, 1986 packet. This is the meeting honoring Hans Doe. The secre- tary will call on this. Other Matters Mr. Brammell, referring to the TAP pressure reducing station (reported on above by Mr. Blakesley), said he feels this is going to be very acceptable to the District and is moving right along. Regarding the KKOS contract for the ENKAR hydroelectric gener- ator, there is a meeting with SDG&E tomorrow and this matter is also moving very rapidly. He reported on a meeting with the City of Carlsbad (Frank Mannen, Jim Elliott and Roger Greer) regarding their funding of capital projects. A program has been arrived at and they are drafting a procedure whereby the monies will be transferred to the District as the projects are built. We are to provide them a list of the projects and hope to have a package ready for them in November. It is anticipated that the District will also be reimbursed for those projects we have already done. The meeting was initiated by the City staff which Mr. Brammell feels indicates a good professional relationship between the District and City staffs. Resolution No. 520 Director Kelly suggested doing Honoring Roger Greer something to show District ap- preciation to Mr. Greer. After discussion, Director Maerkle made a motion, seconded by Director Almack and unanimously carried, approving Resolution No. 520 entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA I Q REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT HONORING ROGER GREER." Organizational Reports I Association of Water Director Haasl reported on the Reclamation Agencies meeting held on October 2 in Escondido. She said it was an excellent symposium on agricultural use of reclaimed water. The message from various represented sources was the importance of using reclaimed water. San Diego Region Water Director Haasl, after giving Reclamation Agencies the background on the form- ation of this group in 1977 -4- October 8, 1986 through a joint powers agreement, described a problem of I disinterest by the board in complying with a requ,est from Encina Water Pollution Control Facility for a CCBA plant' to be located on the premises. Discussion followed as to how to encoura.ge cooperation by'the agency, This is a political situation. The risk is that the performing CCBA plant can handle only 1500- gallons while the needs of Encina are tremendous. Mr. Brammell said he has talked to Bert Elkins who said he would respond, not as the manager of the SDRWRA, but as a partner in his own firm. which deals with the CCBA plants. The next meeting will be held at Padre Dam on November 21, 1986, at 8 a.m. At Director Haasl's request, Mr. Brammell agreed to go as the District representative in the Management Committee. President Bonas said she would attend as the City of Carlsbad's alternate. Directors' Reports None Other Business None Adjournment At 5:OO p.m. Director Maerkle made a motion to adjourn to October 22, 1986 at 2:OO p.m., seconded by Director Haasl and unanimously carried, Respectfully submitted, I t mr 'k dM/Al- .... ,, - // ., ii // -* .- 1 -VI I/ (/ y- Secretary, Boary/of Directors // .. ._ .. I -5- October 8, 1986 I DECLARATION OF POSTING 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 California, in which the within-mentioned posting occurred, and not a party to the subject cause of proceedings. I posted a copy of the attached NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT I on the bulletin board of COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, at 5950 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, CA, on October 9, 1986, and within twenty-four hours of the adjournment of the Board meeting of the Board of Directors of COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT on October 8, 1986. I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on October 9, 1986, at Carlsbad, CA. 2, de I I NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT Notice is hereby given that the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT on October 8, 1986, at 2:OO p.m., has been adjourned to October 22, 1986, at 2:00 p.m., in the Board room, COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, 5950 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, California. 1 DATED: October 9, 1986. COSTA REAL M~I~IPAL WATER DISTRICT and the Board of Direct0r.s thereof I