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March 9, 1959
Resolution No. 197 Accepting Grant of Lien Affecting Real
Property described above, is hereby adopted and order made.
SALE OF LOTS Manager Rickert requested the Board to set a minimum price
LYNWOOD & on the two lots at Lynwood and Harrison as he had received
HARRISON several inquiries from interested purchasers of said lots.
It was authorized that bids would be accepted for the pur-
chase of two lots located at Lynwood and Harrison, at the
regular meeting of the Board, April 13, 1958, and only bids
of $3,500 or more for each lot would be considered.
It was also authorized that bids would be accepted for the
purchase of the property located at 25435 Base Line and
only bids of $10,000 or more would be considered.
WARRANT APPROVAL Water Department warrants in the amount of $29,161.14 and
Sewer Department warrants in the amount of $58,911.23 was
presented for approval. Upon motion by Director Botts, duly
seconded by Director Taylor and carried unanimously, warrants
in the above amounts were approved and ordered paid as sub-
mitted.
EMPLOYEES Office Manager North presented for approval the automatic
STEP - INCREASE step increases for the following employees:
Elisabeth Perkins -23B to 23C- effective March 1, 1959
Dora Boyd -18B to 18C- effective April 1, 1959
Phyllis Hawkenson -19A tol9B- effective March 1, 1959
Mary Shoulders -$1.15 hr. to $1.21 hr.- effective March 1, 1959
Upon motion by Director Botts, duly seconded by Director Wall
and carried unanimously, the above step increases were approved
and ordered effective as listed above.
PRESENTATION Manager Rickert presented a budget for the Water and Sewer
OF BUDGET Departments for the next four months and for the next fiscal
year. Further study on said budget was postponed to the next
meeting.
ADJOURNMENT The meeting was declared adjourned to March 16, 1959 at
7:30 P.M. for budget purposes.
APPROVED: MrVe G. „rth, Secretary
o W. Littleton, President
EAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS - REGULAR ADJOURNED FETING
March 16, 1959
The Board of Directors met at 7:30 P.`i., March 16, 1959 at
the regular meeting place.
Directors Present: Botts, Brooks, Littleton, Taylor, Wall
Directors Absent: None
Also Present: Manager Rickert, Associate Engineer Cole,
and Secretary North
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BUDGET The President stated that the meeting had been called for the
purpose of presenting and adopting a budget for the next four
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months, i.e., March 1 through June 30, 1959.
Manager Rickert presented the anticipated revenues and a
budget for all accounts and departments. After discussion
and upon motion by Director Botts, duly seconded by Director
Wall and carried unanimously, the budget as presented by
Manager Rickert was adopted.
PROPOSED Manager Rickert presented five proposed improvements stating
IMPROVEMENTS it was his opinion this work was necessary and should be
TO JUNE, 1959 accomplished before the summer months. The improvements
include the following:
1. Redesign bowls on booster pumps at Plant #27 $600.00
2. Redesign bowls on booster pumps at Plant #24A
Booster #1 and #2 900.00
3. Installation of booster station (Delivery of
650 G.P.M. from lower to intermediate system) 2500.00
4. Replacement of services between Sixth Street
and Base Line west of Sterling Avenue 4500.00
5. Install pump bases and chlorination tubes
at Plant #6 and #7. 200.00
Total $8700.00
Upon motion by Director Botts, duly seconded by Director Taylor
and carried unanimously, the above improvements were authorized
in the amount of $8700.00.
WATER SERVICE Manager Rickert reported a Mr. Don Sawyer had requested water
REQUEST ON NINTH service for his property located on Ninth Street west of Tippe-
WEST OF TIPPECANOE canoe. Associate Engineer Cole submitted an approximate instal-
lation cost of $3,329.50. Upon motion by Director Brooks, duly
seconded by Director Wall, and carried unanimously, installation
of water mains was authorized beginning at a point on the south
side of Tippecanoe and southerly approximately 179 feet south
of Ninth Street; thence North 179 feet to a point in Ninth Street,
thence West in Ninth Street 650 feet to a point of termination
of the line in line with the Northeast property line owned by
Don Sawyer.
ORDINANCE NO. 90 Discussion was held concerning revenue increase by increasing
AMENDING ORDI-the blocks over and above the minimum of 1000 cubic feet of
NANCE NO. 4 WATER water. Manager Rickert submitted a comparison report which
RATES set forth the present District rates and two combinations of
various block prices. Upon motion by Director Taylor, duly
seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously, Ordinance
No. 90 entitled "An Ordinance of the East San Bernardino County
Water District, Amending Article 17, Paragraph 270 thereof,
of Ordinance No. 4 entitled 'Establishing Rates, Rules, and
Regulations for Water Service by the East San Bernardino County
Water District', and repealing Ordinance No. 27 was adopted and
order made.
The above Ordinance as adopted allows 1000 cubic feet at a
monthly minimum of $1.95; the next 2000 cubic feet at .17
per 100 cubic feet; over 3100 cubic feet at .15 per 100 cubic
feet.
DAMAGE CLAIM Manager Rickert presented a claim from Mr. Clarence E. Nicholson
SEWER 6180 Merito Avenue, for house damage caused by the sewer backing
up due to a filled manhole located at the intersection of Merito
and Date Streets.
Mr. Nicholson had requested only the payment of $10.50 which
was due and owing the plumber he had called thinking it was
his own sewer line on his property that was blocked.
Upon motion by Director Botts, duly seconded by Director Wall
and carried unanimously, the above mentioned claim in the amount
of $10.50 was authorized paid.
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ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
APPROVED: Myr G. rth, Secretary
QT W. Littllton, President
EAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS - ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
April 6, 1959
The Board of Directors met at 7:30 P.M., April 6, 1959 at
the regular meeting place.
Directors Present: Botts, Brooks, Littleton, Taylor, Wall
Directors Absent: None
Also Present: Attorney Robert Holcomb, Manager Rickert,
Associate Engineer Cole, and Secretary
North
MINUTES Upon indication that each member present had read the minutes
of the previous meeting and that there were no additions or
corrections, the minutes were declared approved.
SEWER CONNECTIONS Reference was made to the discussion held at the March 23
CONEJO DRIVE, Board meeting concerning notice from the City of San Bernardino
BASE LINE TO that in their opinion the District was in violation of the
PACIFIC Joint Powers Agreement in permitting owners of property out-
side District boundaries, on Conejo Drive, to connect to the
sewer line.
This matter had been referred to Attorney Ernest Wilson for
his opinion. Secretary North read a letter which was written
to each owner of property on Conejo Drive in accordance with
the advice of Attorney Wilson in which it was stated that the
District, under the circumstances, wbuld not be permitted to
serve them with sewer service, and a check was enclosed to
each owner who had deposited the required $100.00.
Residents on Conejo Drive . were present requesting information
as to the requirements under which they would be permitted
to connect to the sewer line. Annexation proceedings were
explained and upon their request documents were submitted for
their use in securing the required number of signatures of
land owners on Conejo Drive between Base Line and Pacific.
TERMINATION OF Discussion was held concerning the termination of the contract
CONTRACT- between the District and the engineering firm of Daniel, Mann,
ENGINEERS- Johnson & Mendenhall and W. P. Rowe & Son, also the contract
SEWERS with R. V. Lloyd and Company. It was the opinion of Attorney
Robert Holcomb that upon the completion of the change orders
authorized to date by the Board, the contract between the
District and the engineers would be automatically terminated
if no further change orders were approved and submitted.
Upon motion by Director Botts, duly seconded by Director
Brooks and carried unanimously, Manager Rickert was authorized
to inform W. P. Rowe & Son that the present engineering con-
tract concerning installation of a sewer system in the East