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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - EVWD Board of Directors - 08/14/1967 1; 89 BEAR VALLEY WELL Director Forrest inquired what has been heard from the Bear Valley Mutual regarding the progress of the purchase of the 3rd Street Well-by this District. He was informed that nothing further has been heard from them. MOTION Upon motion by Director Forrest, duly Seconded by Director Wall and carried unan- imously, a letter is to be sent to Bear Valley Mutual Water Company to try to speed things along. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, adjournment was declared at 10:25 p.m. ~tary APPROVED: *** EAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 14, 1967 CALL TO ORDER The President called the meeting to order at 7=30 p.m. PLEDGE OF.ALLEGIANCE Ail those Present joined in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. ROLL CALL Directors present~ Disch, Forrest, LeVesque, Littleton and Wall. Others Present: General Manager-Secretary Rickert; Auditor-Treasurer Bishop; Engineer Garcia; Recording Secretary Dudley; Assistant Office Manager Lyons; Attorney Farrell; Consulting Engineers RoWe and Miller; Mr. Smallwood, Candidate for Director; Spencer Sparks; Mesdames Kane, Dennison and Lynn Of Welcome Wagon and three Contraotor's representatives. MINUTES There.being~no additions or correction to ~ the mlnute~ bf the regular meeting of MOTION July 24, 1967, motion was made by Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director LeVesque and carried unanimously, to approve the minutes as submitted. BID OPENING - GRADING iThe Secretary opened and read the following & SITE PREPARATION sealed bids for grading, curb work and site AT PLANT 9, TEMPLE .~preparation for a reservoir and booster & VICTORIA station at Plant 9 at Temple & Victoria. A. Triangle Construction Company $8,251.00 B. B W B Constructors, Inc. 8,818.00 ~ Engineer's Estimate $6,750.00 1290 14, 1967 BID OPENING - WATER The Secretary opened and read the following TRANSMISSION MAINS & sealed bid proposals for the installation APPURTENANCES IN DATE, of water transmission mains and appurtenances PARK, CITRUS, LOMA & in Date, Citrus and Loma Streets and Park LYNWOOD. JOB W-587 and Lynwood Avenues, Job W-587 B.I. A. Barron & Eckhart Engineering $38~t20.50 B. Royal Pipeline Constr. Co. 31,885.90 C. Amick Construction Co. 33,679.00 D. A & P Pipeline Company,Inc. 27,643.00 E. Tri-City Highland Sewer Co. 23,975.00 F. Michael C. Mize 27,609.50 G. Sare's Pipeline Constr. Co. 31,499.50 Engineer's Estimate $30,000.00 All the above bids were accompanied by the required 10% bid bond. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Forrest and carried unanimously, the bids were all referred to the engineers to be checked, followed by their recommendations. ENGINEER'S REPORT After going over all the bids relating to Plant 9, Engineer Don Miller recommended the acceptance of the Triangle Construction Company bid of $8,251.00 subject to the approval of Legal Counsel. MOTION Upon motion by Director Wall, duly seconded by Director LeVesque, the bid of the Triangle Construction Company for the grad- ing and site preparation at Plant 9 was accepted subject to the approval of Legal Counsel. ENGINEER'S REPORT After review of the bid proposals on the installation of water transmission mains and appurtenances in Date Street, etc. Job W-587, there were corrections in addi- tion on two of them - Barron & Eckhart Engineering total should be $37,293.00, and Sare's Pipeline Construction Company total should be $32,799.50. However, the engineers recommended the acceptance of the proposal of Tri-City Highland Sewer Company in the amount of $23,975.00 subject to the approval of Legal Counsel. They also recommended as conditions to the acceptance, the providing of names of sub- contractors and sureties as requested in the specifications. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously, the Contract will be awarded to Tri-City Highland Sewer Company subject to the listing of names of sub-contractors and sureties. WELCOME WAGON Area Supervisor for Welcome Wagon, Mrs. PRESENTATION Kane and hostesses Virginia Dennison and Mrs. Lynn made a presentation of the history and work of Welcome Wagon. This was very interesting and informative and it was felt that a brochure should be provided for them to present to the people on whom they call. MOTION Upon motion by Director Forrest, duly secon~e~ ~y Director Disch an~ carried unanimously, the President shall appoint a committee to work out a policy to cover August 14, 1967 1291 this sort of venture as well as future activities which might come before the Board, and make their recommendations at next Board Meeting on August 28, 1967. COMMITTEE APPOINTED The President appointed a committee of Norman Forrest, Art Wall and Harold Rickert to look into projects and activities such as the Welcome Wagon and present their recommendations to next meeting August 28,1967. BROCHURE It was then suggested that immediate work should be done toward an informative Brochure aboutlthe District. MOTION Upon motion by Director Forrest, duly second- ed by Director Disch and carried unanimously, a committee to include Director LeVesque should be formed to work on the Brochure. COMMITTEE APPOINTED The President then appointed a committee to consist of Directors LeVesque and Disch and Manager Rickert, to work on a Brochure. RESOLUTION NO. 1053 - Resolution No. 1053 was presented to authorize ACCEPTING PIPELINE the President and Secretary to execute the LICENSE FROM A.T.& S.F. Pipeline License and Resolution accepting RAILWAY the Pipeline License from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously, Resolution No. 1053 was adopted. RESOLUTION NO. 1054 Resolution No. 1054 was presented requesting AUTHORIZING COLLECTION the Secretary to collect a deposit from each OF DEPOSITS FROM candidate for his publication of statement CANDIDATES FOR of qualifications for the General District DIRECTOR FOR STATEMENT Election November 7, 1967. The amount would OF QUALIFICATIONS be $225.00 from any candidate wishing a statement of qualifications to be placed in the printed matter to be mailed with the sample ballots. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly second- ed by Director Wall and carried unanimously, Resolution No. 1054 to be prepared for adoption tonight indicates that the District does not pay for the candidates statement publication and the candidate only pays it if he wishes a publication made. RESOLUTION NO. 1055 - Resolution No. 1055 was presented to author- AUTHORIZING RELEASE OF ize the President to execute the Release of LIEN ON DELINQUENT Lien against the property at 27081 Clifton SEWER CHARGES FOR Street, Highland subject to payment through 27081 CLIFTON STREET Floral Escrow Company No. 6592, Covina, California in the amount of $187.03. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unan- imously, Resolution No. 1055 was adopted. CORRESPONDENCE FROM A letter from Attorney Denslow Green, dated ATTORNEY DENSLOW GP~EEN August 7, 1967 was read regarding the Writ of Mandate in the Orange County Water Suit. This was read merely for the information contained therein. No action needed or taken. OVERLYING WATER Assistant Office Manager Lyons was called upon RIGHTS REPORT for any explanations of his duplicated Over- lying Water Rights Report on Deed and Agree- ments which shows an increase of 176 parcels since the last report in March, making the total now 3,241. 1292 August 14, 1967 GENERAL WATER DISCUSSION - CROSS CONNECTION Printed and duplicated matter had been mail- MEMBERSHIP IN SOUTHERN ed out to the directors for study of paying CALIFORNIA WATER for a membership in the Southern California UTILITIES ASSOCIATION Water Utilities Association at the rate of 2¢ per meter or approximately $156.00 for this District. It was felt that this is something in which the District would be in- volved, therefore it would be better to be in on the planning and study of the matter. MOTION Upon Motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Forrest and carried unanimously, membership in the Southern California Water Utilities Association Foundation for Cross-Connection Control Research will be established at the rate of 2¢ per meter in service. CORRESPONDENCE - Explanation was made by the General Manager S.B.V.M.W.D. AND regarding the letters which had been received DEPARTMENT OF WATER from the San Bernardino Valley Municipal RESOURCES Water District and the Department of Water Resources wanting a great deal of information about the District which would be very time consuming to assemble and answer. It was felt that possibly all that information need not be given in answer. MOTION Upon motion by Director Wall, duly seconded by Director LeVesque and carried unanimously, the District will answer the letter to the best of its ability without making a hugh project of it. CORRESPONDENCE A letter from Ernest Meyer of 24839 Base Line ERNEST MEYER, 24839 was read stating his need for irrigation BASE LINE water. The General Manager stated that his property is within the boundaries of the District. It was stated that if he would turn over the water rights in his well that the District would enter into an Agreement with him to perpetuate the rights for use when the land is developed and would now furnish agricultural water by agreement. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly second- ed by Director Wall and carried unanimously, an Agreement is to be formulated giving rate, delivery point and other pertinent information for the perpetuation of the water rights and make this offer to Mr. Meyers. GENERAL SEWER DISCUSSION - LEGAL MATTERS - ELLIS Attorney Farrell reported that after review of the Ellis case by the judge and attorneys, Mr. Ellis was ordered to allow representatives from the District to come on his property to make measurements as he wanted the connection to be made in Pacific rather than Victoria. After taking measurements, the feasibility would be considered and so the matter is to be continued to Septem- ber 11, 1967. MANAGER'S REPORT - FURTHER DISCUSSION This discussion had been continued from the REPORT ON SEWER MAIN last meeting to obtain further information EXTENSION VICTORIA from Mr. Wayne Arnold as well as from the San & CITRUS AREA Bernardino City Unified School District. August 14, 1967 1293 Mr. Arnold has stated that he is present- ing his request to the Planning Commission of the City of San Bernardino and would start grading in October if the plans are approved by the San Bernardino City Planning Commission. He will merely develop lots for sale, not build on them. The School District reported by letter that they plan for occupancy of the School by February of 1969. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Disch and carried unanimously, the District is to proceed with plans and specifications for the Victoria Avenue sewer main extension and call for and open bids on September 25, 1967. ACTING SECRETARY The General Manager-Secretary stated he APPOINTMENT would be on vacation from August 21 to September 15th and recommended the appoint- ment of C. W. Bishop as acting Secretary during his absence. MOTION Upon motion by Director Wall, duly seconded by Director LeVesque and carried unanimous- ly, C. W. Bishop was appointed as Acting Secretary during the absence of Secretary Rickert. NOTICE OF PUBLIC The General Manager reported on the date HEARING CITY OF SAN of hearing before the LAFC of an Annexation BERNARDINO ANNEXATION by the City of San Bernardino of land general- ACRES ly in the area of Highland Avenue and Arden Avenue which is a large irregular shaped piece of uninhabited land. No action taken. NORTON AIR FORCE Representatives from Norton Air Force Base REPRESENTATIVES had been into the office to inquire about the possibility of having sewer and water service from the District on a piece of property at Central Avenue, south of Cypress Street. It is 31 acres on the east side of Central Avenue where they wish to construct 200 family apartments. They were told the property would have to be annexed to the District and meet all District rules, regulations and Ordinances. ADJOURNMENT The President declared adjournment at 10:30 since the business of the meeting was completed. ~~H a~.~~t ary Board of Directors APPROVED: J~W. Lit~leton, President