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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - EVWD Board of Directors - 10/31/1961Oct. 10, 1961 ADfCURNMENT There being no further business, the President declared the meeting adjourned at 9:50 p. m. Harold G. Ricker/f, Secretary Board of Diree~6rs APProv ed: Venn W. Botts, President FAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING 7:30 p.m. CCTOBER 24, 1961 Directors Present: Botts, President, presiding. Directors Absent: Brooks, LeVesque, Littleton and Wall. Others Present: A. Dudley, stenographer. NO ~JORUM Since there was no quorum of the Board of Directors present at the meeting, no business could be conducted. BID OPENINGS Bids which had been presented for opening at this meeting POSTPONED will be held over for the Adjourned regular meeting which will be held on the 31st day of October, 1961. ANNEXATION All annexation hearings which were to have been heard at 2~RINGS this meeting will be held over for the Adjourned regular OSTPONED meeting to be held October 31, 1961. ADI~JRNMENT Since no business could be conducted for lack of a quorum, the meeting will be held over for the A~ourned Regular Meeting to be held October $1, 1961 Approved: Board of Direotor~/ Venn W. Botts, President EAST SAN BERNARDINO CGJNTYWATER DISTRICT REGULAR ADJGJRNED MEETING 7:30 p.m. CCTOBE~ 31, 1961 Directors Present: Botts, President, presiding; Brooks, LeVesque, Littleton, Wall Directors Absent: None. Others Present: General Manager-Secretary, Rickert; Associate Engineer, Cole; Assistant Office Manager, Lyons; Consulting Engineers, Rowe and Miller; Attorney Henry; Editor East Valley Times, Boyd; Gene Poole, repre- senting I. P. S. Constructing Company,and constituents, Henry P. Zarzycki, Mr. and Mrs. 3. Saylor and Mr. and Mrs. 3. L. Evans. MINUTES Upon indication that each Board member present had read 476 Oct. 31, 1961 the minutes of the October 10, 1961 meeting and the Regular Adjourned Meeting of October 24, 1961, and there were no additions or corrections, the President declared the minutes approved as written. HEARING The Secretary presented the Petition of Annexation No. NNEXATION 1951-2 1961-2, together with Affidavit of Publication of Notice HOLC(~B, 7156 of hearing, showing that thepublication had been made as CONE30 required by law. The President announced that this was the time and place set to hear all protests and consider all written or oral objections to the proposed annexation. The Secretary's Certificate was presented showing that the petition is signed by all of the holders of title to all of the acreage of the lands ~roposed to be annexed. There being no written or oral objections to the pro- posed annexation, and discussion had and evidence taken relating to the benefits to the District and the ter- ritory proposed to be annexed which would result from MOTION the annexation, it was moved by Director Littleton, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously that the hearing be closed. ORDINANCE NO. Ordinance No. 159, being Annexation 1961-2, and alter- 159 lng boundaries of the present District, was presented to the Board. Upon motionbyDirectorBrooks, dulysecondedbyDirectorLittletonandcarriedunanimouslybyrollcallvote, OrdinanceNo. 159 "Altering BoundariesoftheEastSanBernardinoCounty WaterDistrict" wasadoptedandtheSecretarywasdirectedtopost, inthreepublicplaceswithintheDistrict, copiesoftheaboveentitledordinance.AYES, andinfavorthereof, Directors: Botts,Brooks, LeVesque, LittletonandWall.NOES, Directors: None.ABSElff, Directors: None.ANNE:~ATIONNO. TheSecretarypresentedthePetitionofAnnexationNo.1961-7HEARING1961-7, togetherwithAffidavitofPublicationofNoticePACIFICSTREET - ofhearing, showingthatthepublicationhadbeenmadeBRANCACIO, asrequiredbylaw.ALBRECHT &HERNANDEZ. ThePresidentannouncedthatthiswasthetimeandplacesettohearallprotestsandconsideralloralorwrittenobjectionstotheproposedannexation.TheSecretary'sCertificatewaspresentedshowingthatthepetitionissignedbyalloftheholdersoftitletoalloftkeacreageofthelandsproposedtobeannexed.Therebeingnowrittenororalobjectionstothepro-posedannexation, anddiscussionhadandevidencetakenrelatingtothebenefitstotheDistrictandtheterri-toryproposedtobeannexedwhichwouldresultfronttheI~OTIONannexation, itwasmovedb~~ DirectorLeVesque, dulysecondedbyDirectorWallandcarriedunanimouslythatthehearingbeclosed.ORDINANCENO. OrdinanceNo. 1~1, beingAnnexation1961-7, andaltering151theboundariesofthepresentDistrict, waspresentedtotheBoard.MOTION Upon motion by DirectorLittleton, dulysecondedbyDirectorLeVesqueandcarriedunanimouslybyrollcallvote, OrdinanceNo. 161 "Altering 31, 1961 APPROVAL ASKED The President asked approval of the Directors for a trip FOR TRIP TO to Denslow Green's office in Madera on Novemlber 2, 1961 ATTORNEY GREEN IN to discuss Western Municipal stipulations, the Harrison MADERA ON NOV. 2. Canyon situation and the Eucalyptus Water Company, stating that Messrs Rowe, Rickert and Botts were slated to go, but that since he, Director Botts, could not attend after all, he would like to appoint Director LeVesque to attend in his plaoe if approved. MOTION Upon motion by Director Brooks, duly seconded by Director Littleton and carried unanimously, the trip to Madera for 3oe Rowe, Harold Rickert and Director LeVesque was authorized. 3OHN MUIR OF The Secretary presented the original and a copy of a PIONEER TITLE report on Harrison Canyon by Mr. 3ohn Muir of Pioneer REPORT ON Title Insurance ~ Trust Company. It is such an ex- HARRISON CANYON. cellent documented and summarized report that it was suggested that Mr. Muir be considered to make reports pertaining to any other water rights which may be needed. The cost of the Harrison Canyon report is $500.00 and the question arose as to whether it would pay to have the same type report by Mr. Muir made up on East Twin Creek. MOTION Upon motion by Director Littleton, duly seconded by Director Brooks, and carried unanimously that the General Manager go ahead with having a search made on the East Twin Creek by Mr. Muir and that Mr, Muir's services be used wherever needed while he is available. WATER RIGHTS The President read a report on the water rights in DEEDS AND trust which ha~e been acouired by the District, a AGREEMENTS total of 1,036 lots, about 1/6 of the total which need REPORT. to be obtained. SEWER REPfRT ON The Associate Engineer presented a detailed report Rr~LIEF FROM SEWER on Connection charges to areas within the District CONNECTION at the time sewer revenue bonds were approved by the CHARGES. electorate. This report showed a total possible revenue loss due to the relief of the connection charges to be $7,750.00. Following much discussion, it was decided to send a copy of the report to Attorney Wilson for his opinion and con~uents and to table the matter until his report is received. CHANGE ORDERS Don Miller was called upon to present a report on the 3 & 4 IN HIGHIAND progress of the Highland Area Sewer Project. He AREA SEWER presented Change order No. 3 deleting two houses PROJECT which are out of the District and change order No. 4, increase in contract items at contract prices in the amount of $86.50, making a total for change orders numbers 1, 2, $ and 4, of $393.50 MOTION Upon motion by Director Littleton, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously, change orders 3 and 4 were approved and the President authorized to sign them. AD3OUP3IMENT There being no further ~4siness to come before the ~.~ meetiag, the President declared ad~zrrurnent at 10:17 p.m. rold G. Ric~rt, Secretary App,~roved: ~ Board of Directors Yenn W. Botts, President.