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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - EVWD Board of Directors - 12/11/19671332 Nov. iced to call for bids on another car as discussed. It was suggested that the car for the engineering department later on might be a 4 wheel drive vehicle of some type. MT. HARRISON MUTUAL The General Manager reported that Mr. Irwin of WATER COMPANY IS the Mt. Harrison Mutual Water Company was in to PREPARING TO TAKE talk with him, stating they are about ready to ACTION take some action on the agreement presented to them by the District. BROCHURE Director Forrest inquired about the' progress of a District Brochure for distribution to its constituents. The Convnittee has done nothing about it other than that the staff has some material accumulated. PURCHASE OF SOUTHERN Director F0~rest also i~quired abou:t what progress CALIFORNIA WATER is being made by Engineer Rowe in connection with COMPANY the study for appraisal of the Southern California Water Company's Highland division. MOTION Upon motion by Director Forrest, ~.duly seconded by Director Disch and carried unanimously, Mr. Rowe is to present to the Board on December 26, 1967, an up to date report on the progress of the purchase of the Southern California Water Company and ~th~ costs to_the Di~riqt to. date. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, adjournment was declared at 9:15 p.m. / Harold G. Ric,~fr~, Secretary ~ Board of Directors APPROVED: EAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 11, 1967 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE All thcs? ~resent joined in the Pledge of i.~!~ ~l!egian~e~0 the Flag of the ~i~ed States of America.-~ , ROLL CALL Directors Present: Disch, Forrest, LeVesque, Littleton and Wall Directors Absent: None. Others Prese~ General Manager-Secretary Rickert; Auditor-Treasurer Bishop: Engineer Garcia; Recording Secretary Dudley; ~.ssistant Office Manager Lyons; ~Commercial Supervisor Isakson; ~ ~ttorney Farrell; Consulting. '~'~ ~gi~ee~ Rowe and Halwes; Director ~lect Stallwood; Repbrter Lucille R~st; Mr. Williams and Mr. Erickson of MObil Oil Company. Dec. 11, 1967 1333 MINUTES There being no additions or corrections to the minutes of the regular meeting of November 27, MOTION 1967, motion was made by Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director Disch and carried unanimously to approve them as submitted. RESOLUTION NO. 1089 - Resolution No. 1089 was presented as the final FINAL RESOLUTION OF resolution determining boundaries of the majority HEARING ANNEXATION sewer only annexation No. 1967-10, Main, Reedy, 1967-10, MAIN, REEDY, Cole and Clifton Streets in Highland. A plat of COLE, CLIFTON the area showing the boundaries as approved by STREETS, HIGHLAND the Local Agency Formation Commission was dis- --- played and note taken of the posting of the Initiating resolution in a public place and the advertising for two consecutive weeks in the Highland Messenger of that same resolution along with the mailing of a copy of the same resolution to each of the property owners in the area. The General Manager stated that two letters of protest had been received, one from Roy M. and Hilda L. Williams of 6975 Cole Avenue and one from John E. and Bessie J. Rooke of 6940 Cole Avenue. MOTION Upon motion by Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director Disch and carried unanimously by roll call vote, Resolution No. 1089 was adopted and letters of acknowledgment will be sent to the two parties who protested, stating the Board action. AYES, Directors: Disch, Forrest, LeVesque, Littleton and Wall. NOES, Directors: None. ABSENT, Directors: None. MOBIL OIL REQUEST The General Manager reported that Mr. Williams of FOR SEWER SERVICE TO the Mobil Oil Company had been in to request sewer PALM AND HIGHLAND service only for a Service Station on the corner of Highland and Palm Avenues. He also stated he wished to have water service from the Southern California Water Company. To extend District's water line to service this area would entail a cost of approximately $4,000.00 while the other water company has existing water meter at the location. The property in question is not within the boundaries of the District and would have to be annexed as well as the requirements of the District's water formula which would have to be satisfied in accordance with Resolution No. 542. Mr. Williams and Mr. Erickson of Mobil Oil Corpo- ration were in attendance merely to learn the Board's decision in the matter and determine how soon the service could be installed. Mr. Williams stated they have water stock sufficient to take care of the requirement as stated in Resolution No. 542. ---'MOTION Upon motion by Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously, Mr. Williams request for sewer service only was ap- proved subject to annexation of the property and payment of the Annexation fee, connection charge, permit fee and inspection fee, totaling $177.00 plus the agreed arrangement for 2 shares of North Fork Water Company stock. A letter is to be sent to Mr. Williams setting forth the detailed costs and requirements. REPORT ON APPRAISAL The General Manager read the report from Ray E. OF 0.17 ACRES SEGMENT O'Bier, appraiser of the 0.17 acre segment of our Perris Hill reservoir site which Warner Hodgdon OF PERRIS HILL RESERVOIR SITE 1334 Dec. ll, 1967 has requested to purchase. The recommended price was $200.00 and the appraiser's fee is $300.00. In discussion, the directors felt that since the improved valuation was so much greater, the price to the District should be greater even though the replacement of plantings, sprinkler system and chain link fence would have to be borne by the developer and he would be responsible for all the grading. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Disch and carried unanimously, the subject property is to be offered to the developer at $3,500.00 net to the District subject to the execution of an agreement to be worked out by the staff and Legal Counsel, setting forth all the terms and conditions. The Agreement is to be brought to the next board meeting on December 26, 1967 for approval. DISCUSSION -INSURANCE Attention was called to the theft of small tools COVERAGE FOR SMALL which has been taking place from District trucks TOOLS and theft of gasoline from the locked caps on the trucks. Various methods of possible pro- tection were suggested and it was stated that our Insurance carrier said an addition of an endorse- ment to our present office equipment floater policy could be had to cover the tools as follows: Blanket coverage where we would not have to list the items covered. Coverage must be 80% of value of tools covered. Insures for all risks - fire, theft, etc. Deductible $50.00. Cost per $100.00 would be $3.00 per hundred. If we had coverage of $2,000 it would cost us $60.00 per year. It was then suggested that much better lighting should be placed in the center of the vehicle enclosed parking lot and also that the service of the Krekel Detective Bureau be investigated. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously, in- surance coverage as suggested covering $2,000.00 worth of small tools and further report be brought back on December 26, 1967 on ~he cost of installing lights and investigation of cost for Krekel service. INFORMATION ON Comparison information was given on the advantages COMPARISON OF CITY of the City and County Credit Unions determining AND COUNTY CREDIT that only those who are under the County Retire- UNIONS ment System could participate in the County Credit Union therefore the City Credit Union is the only one available to the District employees. No action necessary. DEATH OF MRS. BROOKS President Littleton noted the death of Dana Brooks' and Myrle North's mother and asked if it might be appropriate to send a letter of condolence. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously, a letter of condolence is to be sent to Dana Brooks and Myrle North. MANAGER'S REPORT - BIG BEAR DEVELOPMENT The General Manager reported receipt of 8,955 shares of stock having been received in the Big Bear Development Company as a result of the Spin- off from the 1791 shares of Bear Valley Mutual Dec. 11, 1967 1335 Water Company stock the District owns. This is for information only. RECOMMENDATION FOR The Staff recommends the following step raises STEP RAISES AND and reclassifications of employees: RECLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES Josephine Antonucci - Cashier. From 2lB @ $327.00 per month to 21C @ $351.00 per month effective 12-1-67. Donald Sickles - Welder. From 30C @ $3.08 per hr. to 30D @ $3.29 per hour effective 12-1-67. Reginald Tillman - Utility Crewman to collector. from 25B @ $2.34 per hr. to 26C @ $2.57 per hr. effective 12-1-67. Mary Shoulders - Janitress(Part Time). From 14F @ $1.67 per hr. to 19B @ $1.75 per hr. effective 12-1-67. MOTION Upon motion by Director Disch, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously, the above step raises and reclassifications were approved as submitted. RECOMMENDATION FOR The staff also recommends the hiring of a perma- HIRING DRAFTSMAN nent draftsman for the Engineering department. Ray Anderson has been working as draftsman from Kelly's Service, in the Engineering Department, for some time to see if his work would be satis- factory. Kelly's have waived the usual fee for hiring one of their men. Ray Anderson - Draftsman. 3lA @ $519.00 per month, effective 12-18-67. MOTION Upon motion by Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director Disch and carried unanimously, Ray Anderson will be given permanent draftsman status as of December 18, 1967 at $519.00 per month. DISTRICT'S POSITION A resume of meetings with San Bernardino Valley IN SBVMWD'S POLICY Municipal Water District by the Liaison Committee FOR PRICING STATE and the Santa Ana River Water Coordinating Countil WATER was given by the General Manager. The pricing of the water to be imported under the California Water Plan is of prime importance now. A pump tax is being discussed with no consideration of prior rights of the City of Redlands, West San Bernardino and East San Bernardino County Water Districts. These three entities, having the same type of water rights, should work together to recommend and present a program for pricing water to the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District. No action necessary or taken. SHASTA DRIVE When the Board voted to accept the $34,000.00 ~RESERVOIR DISCUSSION price of GenerAl American Transportation Corpora- tion with the timing as arranged, all seemed to be going smoothly, then the City of San Bernardino requested that the matter be presented to the City Planning Commission and then be brought to the City Council, delaying the start of construction to January 3rd or later. Legal Counsel was con- sulted and determined from the Government Water Code that Cities or Counties have no jurisdiction over Reservoirs being constructed by County Water Districts therefore he worked the problem out with the City Attorney to allow the construction to proceed as planned with just a slight delay. 1336 Dec. 11, 1967 POSTPONING BID Some delays have been encountered, partly due to OPENING FOR LA PRAIX the Holidays, in having the bid opening for the AND BASE LINE SEWER LaPraix - Base Line sewer and water lines con- AND WATER LINES struction on January 8, 1968 and request was made to have the date moved up to January 22, 1968. Assent was given for this change by motion of MOTION Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously. DISTRICT BROCHURE Director Forrest recommended that the committee COMMITTEE which had been appointed several months ago to DISSOLUTION gather facts for the preparation of a Brochure to distribute to District's consumers, be dis- solved until after the organizational meeting. MOTION Director Forrest then stated he would make this matter a motion. It was seconded by Director LeVesque and carried unanimously. SEWER STUDY The General Manager then stated that for the same COMMITTEE DISSOLVED reasons, the Sewer Study Committee should also be dissolved until after the organizational meeting. RESOLUTION OF Director Disch moved that a resolution be prepared COMMENDATION FOR to present to Director LeVesque at the next DIRECTOR LE VESQUE meeting, commending him for his 8 years of faithful MOTION service to this District. Seconded by Director Forrest and carried unanimously. CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR Director Forrest stated he would like to have a CHRIST DAM report submitted on what was done about the dam the Campus Crusade for Christ was building in East Twin Creek. The General Manager informed him that the matter had been brought to the attention of the State Division of Dams and Attorneys Green and Farrell who are making a report for presentation to the Del Rosa Mutual Water Company Board. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART Director Forrest stated he understood the staff is working on an Organizational chart and he would like to have it submitted for Board approval when finished. He wants it to include all officers and positions down to the lowest laborer. He also wants to know the number of jobs created in the District without amendments to the Salary Ordinance of the District. MOTION Upon motion by Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director Disch and carried unanimously, the Manager is to endeavor to bring in recommenda- tions for the organizational chart and manual at the January 22, 1968 meeting. SEWER STUDY AND The General Manager suggested it might be well DESIGN FOR AREA OF to authorize Campbell, Miller & Associates to MAIN, REEDY, COLE up-date their study of the area of Main, Reedy, STREETS IN HIGHLAND Cole and Clifton Streets in Highland in prepara- tion for the planned installation of sewer lines now that the annexation is approved by the Board. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously, Campbell, Miller & Associates are to being their up-dated report on the above area to the meeting of December 26, 1967. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, adjournment was declared at 9:50 p.m. ~~H a r ~?d G .~i~k~ r t~,~ t amy Board of Directors