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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-10-22; Municipal Water District; MinutesI MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, HELD ON OCTOBER 22, 1986, AT 2:OO P.M. AT 5950 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA. The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m. by President Bonas, with Directors Maerkle, Haasl, Kelly and Bonas answering roll call. Director Almack absent due to illness. Also present were General Manager Brammell, District Engineer Blakesley, Superin- tendent Musser, Legal Counsel Moser and Executive Secretary Woodward. Geoff Poole, Rose Grimm, Frank Malott, Dick GOOdWin, Barbara Hallman, Terry Snoeyenbos, J. Bonasia, Bob Coates, Bill Meadows and Larry Willey also attended. Approval of Minutes Director Maerkle made a motion to approve the minutes of the adjourned regular Board meeting of October 8, 1986, seconded by Director Haasl and unanimously carried. Oral Communications from the Audience None Consent Calendar I Ratification of Checks After Mr. Brammell asked that Ratification of Investments P.O. 3896 be included (see a- Purchase Order No. 3896 genda packet) and Mr. Moser Offer and Acceptance, La Costa requested that the last item Riviera, CRMWD 79-404 be pulled for discussion, Di- Quit Claim Deed, La Costa Riviera rector Haasl made a motion to CRMWD 79-404, Resolution No, 521 approve the first six items, Calavera Hills, Village L-1, seconded by Director Maerkle CRPlIwD 85-502 and unanimously carried. Reso- La Costa South, TINT Gibraltar, lution No. 521, included in Hold Harmless Agreement, CRMWD the motion, is entitled: "RE- 85-C-87, Resolution NO, 522 SOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DI- CIPAL WATER DISTRICT, ACCEPTANCE OF QUITCLAIM DEED, LA COSTA RECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNI- RIVIERA, CARLSBAD TRACT NO. 81-26." Mr. Moser made two corrections to the Hold Harmless Agreement in the last item in the above Consent Calendar: (1) include an attorney's fees clause in the event of a dispute arising out of this Hold Harmless Agreement; and (2) prepare the Agreement as a Declaration of Restrictions so that it will be recorded and any successors in interest would have notice of this Hold Harmless Agreement that insures that there is lateral support for the pipeline. He recommended Board approval today with the under- standing that these two changes are part of the motion. Director Kelly made the motion approving the last item in the Consent Calendar and including the changes by legal counsel, seconded by Director Haasl and unanimously carried. Resolution No. 522, in- cluded in the motion, is entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, ACCEPTANCE OF I HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT, LOTS 383 AND 384, LA COSTA SOUTH UNIT NO. 5, PARCEL MAP 6600." I Unfinished Business New Business None None Committee Reports Headquarters No report. Mr. Brammell advised that this committee meeting was cancelled. Mr. Lumsden will be contacted and we will have a report at the next Board meeting. Engineering TAP Pressure Reducing Station I Mr. Brammell reviewed the Board's actions which led to the pre- liminary study prepared by Mr. Coates, and the costs of the various options. The Committee met with Mr. Coates yesterday and after reviewing his report are ready to recommend that the Board move to direct Mr. Coates to design the hydro-electric station as described in Section 7 (A) of his report and direct staff to proceed with the necessary applications. After discussion, Director Maerkle made a motion to proceed as recommended by the Committee, seconded by Director Haasl and unanimously carried. Staff Reports Public Information Officer Mrs. Grimm advised that the publications from MWD on the turf grass study have been received and copies are available. Copies have been mailed to all participants of the Xeriscape Seminar as wellasthoseonthewaiting list forthenext seminar. Director Haasl added that as soon as Director Almack is able we will schedule a Xeriscape Committee meeting. District Engineer Weardco Change Order 12 - Mr. Blakesley used two maps on Santa Fe I1 Reservoir the board to explain the changes to the design (see memorandum in agenda packet) which will produce the net savings to the District of $13,581. He recommended Board approval of the required Contract Change Order. Director Maerkle made the motion seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried. I Shadow Ridge Subdivision, Vista Mr. Blakesley reviewed a late (not listed on agenda) request by the developer to obtain Board authorization to fill in an area near our Squires I1 property. This would provide additional access to the District property. After discussion Di- -2- October 22, 1986 I rector Kelly made a motion authorizing the Secretary of the Board to sign a letter to the City of Vista, Department of Public Works, in a format approved by District Legal Counsel, tc authorize the grading, seconded by Director Maerkle and unani- mously carried. Superintendent Mr. Musser advised that the Water Authority has scheduled a shut- down of the aqueduct for November 17-21. Discussion followed as to its affect on water pressure. There was a waterline break in a 4" A.C. line on Sunday evening that was repaired in about 3 hours. Attorney CLOSED SESSION Contracts for General Manager and At 2:40 p.m. President Bonas District Engineer - (Closed . made a motion to go into Session Pursuant to Government closed session, seconded by Code Section 54957) Director Haasl and unani- mously carried. I Pending Litigation on the On- The Board returned to regular going Condemnation Action session at 4:22 p.m. with all (this item added by Mr. Moser four attending Directors before going into closed session) present. Mr. Moser reported on two motions: One by Director Kelly, sec- onded by Director Maerkle and unanimously carried, approving the District's employment agreement with Mr. Brammell. The second mot.ion was made by Director Maerkle, seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously carried, approving the employment agreement with Mr. Blakesley. Recess Manager President Bonas called for a recess at 4:23 p.m. The meet- ing resumed at 4:33 p.m. I Mr. Brammell reported on a meeting of the North County Managers, held this morning at the Oceanside Filtration Plant, on the subject of future filtered water needs. Larry Michaels was also invited. Discussed was Jim Turner's proposed plant expansion for filtering water. Bottom line was 'operating' or 'emergency' water storage. After discussion of available emergency storage scattered throughout the County as well as potential locations, the consensuswasthateachagencywillbeprettymuch on its own in preparing for an emergency situation. Director Kelly added that emergency storage of water was being discussed some years back when he was District representative on the Water Authority board and he suggested locating a storage reservoir in Rainbow Pass. Mr. Brammell said that Larry Michaels seems to feel it is about time to again look at potential sites for this purpose. -3- October 22, 1986 Mr. Brammell advised that SDGGE has called to schedule a meeting I for next Monday at 2 p.m. to discuss the Enkar proposal for Squires Dam. Organizational Reports San Diego County Water Authority Mr. Meadows reported on this most recent meeting where a number of actions were taken. They are becoming more involved in water reclamation and are becoming the lead agency in that area here in the county. This will be coming back to the board for a policy statement. The two committees dealing with this, the Long Range Planning Committee and the Water Reclamation Subcommittee, will consider this with their other long term plans. The board took specific action and will be developing the plans,for a reclamation project. The draft for an environmental impact statement for Pamo Dam has now been issued for review and comments are being requested. A public meeting has been scheduled for November 19, 1986, at San Pasqual High School. All comments, verbal and written, will be responded to and will go into the final environmental impact statement. I Long term planning was touched on briefly. An analysis done by staff on easement acquisition was discussed; the real issue is not how property is acquired but rather identifying parcels for reservoirs, etc. He gave Mr. Brammell a copy of the policy for possible use in our Administrative Code. He said Hans Doe's replacement on the MWD board is John Hennigar, manager of the Valley Center Municipal Water District, who assumed that office on October 20. Chairman Francesca Krauel also announced that she intends to appoint Dale Mason from the San Marcos County Water District as the replacement for John Cranston who has indicated he no longer wishes to serve when his term expires at the end of 1986. Presidents and Managers Council of Water Utilities I President Bonas reported that Jim Tolley has requested agencies to write letters to the Corp of Engineers in support of Pamo Dam. The speaker for the meeting was Michael Ott, staff analyst for LAFCO, who advised that there is a new bill before the legis- lature which would add two new members to LAFCO. Mr. Brammell added that this bill puts a lot of strength in LAFCO that they do not now have, i.e. they can initiate reorganization such as our District/City of Carlsbad situation several years ago. Presently these must be initiated by either a district or a city. If this bill were passed it would remove control by our electorate. Dis- cussion followed. -4- October 22, 1986 I I I Association of Water Reclamation Agencies Director Haasl said the next meeting is scheduled for November 6, 1986, at 9 a.m. here at the District offices. She heard ahead of time that nominations have been accepted by the following: Elaine McDaniel for president; Greg Luke, vice president; and Joan Geiselhardt, secretary/treasurer. Directors ' Reports' .. Director Haasl expressed interest in attending the next meeting of the San Diego County Chapter of California Special Districts Association, as well as the National Water Resources Association Convention in December for which she is the alternate. The sec- retary will make the necessary arrangements. President Bonas advised the Board and Legal Counsel of the mis- representation of candidate Chris Christie in the ballot book for Division 2, stating that he is a member of the Board of Directors of Costa Real Municipal Water District. She asked for Board approval to have our attorney write an opinion on it. The Board consensus was that Mr. Moser investigate to see if this would affect Mr. Christie's ability to sit on the Board if he should be elected. Other Business None Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 5:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted,. / -6iY Secretary, B YAdd A@ of Directors -5- October 22, 1986