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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - EVWD Board of Directors - 07/07/1975 EAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING JULY 7, 1975 A Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the East San Bernardino County Water District has been scheduled for 7:00 p.m. July 7, 1975, at the District Office, 1155 DelRosa Avenue, San Bernardino, California. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss Assembly Bill 1313, Pump Tax Bill, the Cooperative Water Exchange,Agr~/m~ ent and the Federal Alarm System. ~~4g/~ ~/ Harold/G. Rickert J Secretary AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING Notice of Meeting of ~e Board of Directors of the East San Bernardino County Water District. STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ss COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO) HAROLD G. RICKERT, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is and at all times herein mentioned was the duly qualified Acting Secretary of the Board of Directors of the East San Bernardino County Water District, San Bernardino County, California; and that he caused to be posted on or near the door of the meeting place of the Board of Directors of said District a copy of the Notice of a scheduled Special Board Meeting of the Board of Directors Of the East San Bernardino County Water District. Said posting was commenced on June 30, 1975, and remained posted to the time of the Meeting, said Meeting bein~ July 7, 1975, at Harold G. Rickert Secretary East San Bernardino County Water District Subscribed to and sworn before me this ~ day of July, 1975. Notary Public in and for the State of California. SAN B:..,. ,;, .,,,' L, OLI.qTY= ~'" ' ~ <:', L -' r-, i My Commissio~ Expi.~: Feb,~:aw 26, 1978 I EAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT SPECIAL MEETING JULY 7, 1975 MINUTES The meeting was called to order at 7:00 CALL TO ORDER p.m., President Forrest leading the salute to the American flag. Present: Directors Disch, Forrest, ROLL CALL Littleton, Stallwood, Wall Absent: None Others Present: General Manager-Secretary Harold G. Rickert; Auditor Howard Hendricks; Consulting Engineer Rowe; Attorney Robert J. Farrell; Recording Secretary Bonnie Eastwood Director Wall indicated that the rate adjust- MINUTES- JUNE 23, 1§75 merit per Ordinance 301, effective July l, CORRECTION 1975, should read: ".30¢ per month increase or $1.80 on ready-to-serve and increased proportionately with each increased size service, plus an increase of .03¢ to .27¢ per hundred cubic foot of water. With this correction the tentative minutes of June 23, 1975 were approved. The General Manager indicated that all Board ASSEMBLY BILL 1313 Members had received a copy of a letter from PUMP TAX BILL Mr. Jack Beaver, General Manager of the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District in which he stated he could not attend the Board Meeting per their request. He also ex- plained that AB 1313 would not be in the Legislative "hopper" this year, that Attorney Green could undoubtedly answer any questions the Board might have since he is a member of the Lawyer's Committee. The General Manager indicated that the Bill is dead for this year, however, Director Disch stated he wanted to pursue the matter further. He stated that there were several items he wanted incorpor- ated into the Bill should it be redrafted at a later time. "The items are as follows: AB 1313 Page 1, Par. 3 - "Valley" be ~nsert- ed to read "San Bernardino Valley Munilc~pal Water District". Page 2, Line 20 should "water production assessments" read "pump tax"? Page 2, Line 30 the word "heretofore" should be deleted, or clarified whether ditch or pipeline". The term "heretofore" could refer back too far. Page 3, Line 25 Insert "each and every" to read "before the end of each and every calen- Page 3, Line 26 - the word "municipal" insert- ed before "board .... " Page 3, Line 27 - specify the exact date to finish "report to be (date)..." -1- 7/7/75 ., '02430 Page 4, Line 3-7 - an indication made as to outside areas of the District, such as Riverside and Orange Counties. Page 5, Line 13-25 - asked if this had anything to do with North Fork or Bear Valley assessment or ground water. The General Manager indicated that it did, if it was M & I. Line 26 Director Disch asked suppose the Districts should benefit by it, then what? The General Manager quoted a case in answer to this. He indicated he would still like an answer from Attorney Green. Page 6/- Line 38 '~ W6uld like to know spec~fically~what.~'other information", such as "water production". It should be specific in what information is need- ed. Page 7, Line 16-20 - Question as to whether 1% per' month would be-sufficient in the year's~to~"com~.vJor ~ fle'xibl~~ :' amount be named that could be ~ssessed as interest rate changes. Director Wall attempted to explain this question, how- ever, Director Disch indicated he would like a comment from Attorney Green. He indicated that he felt some allowance should be made so that the percentage could be adjusted in future years. Page 7, Line 25 "reports" should state specifically what reports, such as "water reports." Attorney Farrell stated that in the Water Code it spells out what kinds of reports are necessary and what can be asked for. Page 7, Line 29 - Director Disch indicat- ed that he felt a penalty of one hundred fifty dollars was very low and should be more. It was explained that this was on top of the one percent per month for a delinquent assessment. He also stated that $2 per acre foot for water for the exporters was too cheap. It was further explained that energy for all pumping had to be paid for, in addition to the $2 pump tax charge. Also, that the exporters were objecting to any amount of a pump tax. The General Manager was directed to write to Attorney Denslow Green on each of the questions raised by Director Disch. EAST VALLEY EXCHANGE PLAN The General Manager stated that he and Counsulting Engineer Rowe had attended a meeting of the Exchange Plan and fur- ther pursued the reasons as to why the East San Bernardino County Water District could not be part of the Exchange Plan if North ~ork Water Company declined to enter into the Agreement. A schematic drawing had been drawn on the blackboard illus- trating North Fork and Bear Valley facilities, along with the 2nd phase ex- tension of the San Bernardino Valley ~2~ 7/~7~/75 Municipal Water District's 78" trans- mission line and an explanation on how the water exchange could operate. The General Manager and Consulting Engineer indicated the sub-committee required the conveyance of the water represented in the East San Bernardino County Water District's stock ownership of North Fork and Bear Valley to the Management Committee of the Exchange Committee in order for it to continue and remain as a party of the Exchange Plan. They had discussed this with Attorney Green who indicated that it would be legally impos- sible for the East San Bernardino County Water District to enter into such an agree- ment for three reasons: 1) permission would have to be obtained from North Fork Water Company Board to have water delivered to the 2300 ft. level (out of the,.North Fork Service Area) rather than through their present box (1960 ft.); 2) agreements would have to be obtained from all water users up and dowp the North Fork and Bear Valley ditch to substi,tute State,water; 3) since the quality of the Sta.~e water is different than the S~nta Ana River water, all users would have to agree. Engineer Rowe and General Manager Rickert stated Attorney Green questioned as to whether or not Bear Valley could mix State water with North Fork, should North Fork Water Company stay out of the Exchange Plan. Attorney Green questioned also whether Bear Valley could substitute State water for Bear Valley or North Fork water. It was reported there will be a North Fork Board Meeting, July 9, at 7:00 p.m. at which time the North Fork Board will decide whether or not to accept the conditions of the Exchange Plan. The General Manager and Consulting Engineer recommended that the Board take no action at this meeting on accepting the conditions of the Exchange Plan Agree- ment, but wait and see what action North Fork Water Company Board takes. Also that it would be virtually impossible for the District to legally live with the conditions set by the Exchange Plan Committee of assign- ing the water represented by stock ownership in North Fork and Bear Valley stock to the Management Committee. Upon motion of Director Littleton, duly MOTION seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously that we accept the recommenda- tion made by Attorney Green and that no action be taken at this time on the agreement. The General Manager stated that he had FEDERAL ALARM SYSTEM contacted the Federal Alarm Company and informed them we were discontinuing ser- vice as of July 1. They asked that the District reconsider their decision. They stated they would install a microwave system at no cost and let the District try it for 3 to 4 months to see how it works. If it proves satisfactory the charge would be subject to negotiations at a cost no greater than the present system. -3- 7/7/75 After discussion of the matter it was suggested that the General Manager check out similar systems that have been instal- led at other facilities and bring a recom- mendation back to the Board. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to con- duct upon motion of Director Wall, duly seconded by Director Disch, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. ~ ~arold G.-~ickert, Secretary W. Forrest, P~siden~ ~4~ 7/7/75