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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - EVWD Board of Directors - 10/22/1963Oct. 8, 1963 and are receiving water from the District. A copy of Mr. Botts' letter which was printed in the "Pipeline" was sent to all District customers. BONADIMAN DRILLING The General Manager reported that Jos. Bonadiman A WELL & Associates has drilled a well in the water shed of West Twin Creek water Company. He asked per- mission of the Board of Directors to secure the help of Denslow Green to protect this District's interest in the West Twin Creek Water Company. No water rights were transferred to Bonadiman, however, he owns the land on which the well is being drilled. West Twin Creek intends to enjoin or restrain Bonadiman from taking water there. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Forrest and carried unanimously, the General Manager is authorized to have Denslow Green represent District's interest in the West Twin Creek Water Company. NEW SCHOOLS IN The General. Manager reported that in a long DISTRICT phone conversation with Mr. Jack Sadler, business manager of the San Bernardino City Schools, a problem over water has arisen and representatives of the schools want to meet with District's staff and Water Committee to work out the problems. MOTION Upon motion by Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously, the Attorney, Engineers, staff, water committee of the Board and any other directors who can, at- tend a meeting as soon as it can be arranged. POLICY Engineer Rowe suggested that this District im- PREPARATIONS mediately start to gather information and pointers toward the establishment of a policy or policies of this District - economic, legal and engineering for serving water and/or sewers. This would smooth the way in the future for district services. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, the President declared adjournment at 10:08 p.m. R~r~t ,~r~ ~ ar y Board of Directors APPROVED: Venn W. Botts, President EAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 22, 1963 CALL TO ORDER The President called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Directors Present: President Botts presiding; Disch, Forrest, LeVesque and Wall. Directors Absent: None. Others Present: General Manager-Secretary, Rickert; Associate Engineer, oct. 22, 1963 Cole; Auditor-Treasurer,Bragg; Assistant Office Manager, Lyons; Recording Secretary, Dudley; Consulting Engineers, Joseph A. Rowe of W. P. Rowe & Son and Don Halwes of Campbell & Miller; Attorney Kenneth R. Henry; Reporter, Jerry Boyd of Valley Publications; Spencer Sparks and Don Twomley of Southern California Water Company; and Contractor, Michael C. Mize. MINUTES Following determination that the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Directors on October 8, 1963 had been received and there were no additions or corrections, the President declared the minutes approved as submitted. BID OPENING - The President announced that this was the time WATER MAINS AND and place to open bids for the installation of APPURTENANCES IN water mains and appurtenant facilities in Tract TRACT 6813 6813 between Lynwood and Citrus east of Sterling Avenue, Eastwood Construction Company, developers. The following sealed bids were opened and read by the Secretary: 1. Coughlin Company $5,332.06 2. Robert Simon 4,744.70 3. Michael C. Mize 4,231.94 Engineer's Estimate $4,045.00 After review of the bid proposals by the engineers, they recommended the acceptance of the low bid of Michael C. Mize, subject to approval of legal counsel. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque duly seconded by Director Forrest and carried unanimously, the low bid on the installation of water mains and appurtenances in Tract 6813, was awarded to contractor, Michael C. Mize, in the amount of 4,231.94 subject to legal counsel and the President and Secretary were authorized to execute a Contract on behalf of the District. ANNEXATION HEARING The Secretary presented the Petition of Annexa- 1962-16 tion No. 1962-16 together with the Affidavit 3rd & TIPPECANOE of publication of Notice of Hearing showing that the publication had been made as 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 show- ing that the petition is signed by all of the hold- ers of title to all of the acreage proposed to be annexed. There being no written or oral objections to the proposed annexation, and discussion had and evidence taken relating to the benefits to the District and the territory proposed for annexa- MOTION tion, it was moved by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unani- mously that the hearing be closed. ORDINANCE NO. 205 Ordinance No. 205, being Annexation No. 1962-16, altering the boundaries of the present District, was presented to the Board. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded Oct. 22, 1963 by Director Forrest and carried unanimously by roll call vote, Ordinance No. 205 was adopted and the Secretary was directed to post, in three public places within the District, copies of the above entitled Ordinance. AYES, and in favor thereof, Directors: Botts, Disch, Forrest, LeVesque, Wall. NOES, Directors: None. ABSENT, Directors: None. ANNEXATION HEARING The Secretary presented the Petition of Annexa- 1963-9 tion No. 1963-9 together with the Affidavit of NADOR CONSTRUCTION Publication of Notice of Hearing showing that COMPANY the publication had been made as 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 show- ing that the petition is signed by all of the holders of title to all of the acreage proposed to be annexed. There being no written or oral objections to the proposed annexation, and discussion had and evidence taken relating to the benefits to the District and the territory proposed for annexa- MOTION tion, it was moved by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously that the hearing be closed. ORDINANCE NO. 206 Ordinance No. 206, being Annexation No. 1963-9, altering the boundaries of the present District, was presented to the Board. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously by roll call vote, Ordinance No. 206 was adopted and the Secretary was directed to post, in three public places within the District, copies of the above entitled Ordinance. AYES, and in favor thereof, Directors: Botts, Disch, Forrest, LeVesque Wall. NOES, Directors: None. ABSENT, Directors: None. ANNEXATION HEARING The Secretary presented the Petition of Annexa- 1963-11 tion No. 1963-11 together with the Affidavit of CHAS. GUZY, 24984 Publication of Notice of Hearing showing that 6th STREET the publication had been made as required by law. The President announced that this was the time and place 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 proposed to be annexed. There being no written or oral objections to the proposed annexation, and discussion had and evi- dence taken relating to the benefits to the District and the territory proposed for annexation, MOTION it was moved by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Forrest and carried unanimously that the hearing be closed. 690 oct. 22, 1963 ORDINANCE NO. 207 Ordinance No. 207, being Annexation No. 1963-11 altering the boundaries of the present District, was presented to the Board. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Disch and carried unanimously by roll call vote, Ordinance No. 207 was adopted and the Secretary was directed to post, in three public places within the District, copies of the above entitled Ordinance. AYES, and in favor thereof, Directors: Botts, Disch, Forrest, LeVesque and Wall. NOES, Directors: None. ABSENT, Directors: None. RESOLUTION NO. 526 Resolution No. 526 was presented for accepting ACCEPTING GRANT OF Grant of Easement from H. W. Heers, Inc., Tract EASEMENT - H.W. 6969, such easement for pipeline construction HEERS, TRACT 6969 will be in future road rights-of-way in Tract 6969. MOTION Upon motion by Director Wall, duly seconded by Director LeVesque and carried unanimously, Resolution No. 526, Accepting Grant of Easement from H. W. Heers, Inc., was adopted. RESOLUTION NO. 527 Resolution No. 527 was presented for accepting CERTIFICATE OF sewer collection system in Perris Hill Road COMPLETION PERRIS between Base Line and Pacific from Ralph deLeon HILL ROAD SEWER Construction, Inc., Contractor, based upon LINE Certificate of Completion executed by Don B. Miller of Campbell & Miller and W. P. Rowe & Son, and dated October 16, 1963. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Direc~o~ Disch and carried unanimously, the Certificate of Completion was accepted and the Resolution No. 527 adopted, and the President and Secretary were authorized to execute and file a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder. RESOLUTION NO. 528 Resolution No. 528 was presented, Accepting ACCEPTING GRANT OF Grant of Easement from the Protestant Episcopal EASEMENT - Church in connection with the Hansel Homes, Inc., PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL between Citrus and Date Streets, Tract 6986. CHURCH Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded MOTION by Director Wall and carried unanimously, Resolution No. 528 Accepting Grant of Easement from the Protestant Episcopal Church was adopted. WATER RIGHTS DEED The President called upon Mr. Lyons to report on AGREEMENT REPORT the progress of the Water Rights Deed & Agree- ment program. There have been 160 Deed & Agreements signed and filed since the last report, making the current total 2,088. ARDEN-MARSHALL The Secretary reported a request had been SCHOOL REQUEST FOR received from the Arden & Marshall School for MODIFICATION OF modification of the Deed & Agreement form to DEED & AGREEMENT state that in the event this District should be curtailed from serving them water, that the Deed and Agreement be re-conveyed to the school district which would then allow them to drill a well. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Disch and carried unanimously, the Deed & Agreement be modified in this particular case only, to allow the Marshall & Arden School to drill a well by reconveyance of the Deed & Agreement to the School District in case of water curtailment in the Water District. Oct. 22, 1963 BROCHURE FOR It was brought out that in light of the present DISTRIBUTION IN Orange County Water Suit against the entire water DISTRICT shed,it would be a good time to get out a modified brochure or mailer to the people of the District from the Board of Directors, giving them some facts. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Disch and carried unanimously, a rough draft of such a prochure is to be made up and approximate costs to present to the Board at the December 10th meeting. FINANCIAL REPORT The President called upon Mr. Bragg to present MONTH OF SEPTEMBER the financial report for the month of September, 1963 covering the water and sewer departments. A little explanation was made and the Directors will take the report with them to peruse more thoroughly. PROTECTOGRAPH Mr. Bragg called attention to the system of MACHINE NEEDED signing checks used presently and suggested that District should have a Protectograph Machine to be used by only certain individuals making the process of check signing simpler and more ef- ficient and safe. MOTION - After considerable discussion, motion was made RESOLUTION NO. 529 by Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director PURCHASE CHECK Wall and carried unanimously, that Resolution PROTECTOGRAPH No. 529 be adopted authorizing the purchase of MACHINE Protectograph Machine. APPROVAL OF Upon determining that the directors had checked WARRANTS the following warrants, motion was made by MOTION Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously that the following warrants be approved. Water Division 3116 - ~3218 (General) $96,482.35 1525 - 1587 (Payroll) 10,271.97 $106,754.32 Sewer Division 429 - 440 $115,847.31 WILLSE¥ REQUEST FOR The President read a letter from Mrs. Delvert D. TIME EXTENSION FOR Willsey asking for a 3 month extension of time SEWER CONNECTION in which to connect to District's sewer line. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Forrest and carried unanimously, a 90 day extension from this date was granted to Mrs. Willsey of 26857 13th Street, Highland, to connect to District's sewer line. C. H. WARD REQUEST The President read a letter from Mr. C. H. Ward FOR TIME EXTENSION of 7157 Dundee Avenue, Highland, asking for a TO CONNECT TO SEWER 90 day extension of time in which to connect to the sewer line on account of unemployment at the present time. MOTION Upon motion by Director Disch, duly seconded by Director Forrest and carried unanimously, a 90 day extension was granted to Mr. C. H. Ward in which to connect to District sewer line. AUTHORIZATION TO Authorization was requested to call for and open CALL FOR & OPEN bids for the installation of water mains and ap- BIDS, WATER MAINS & purtenant facilities in Tract 6863, Del Rosa APPURTENANCES IN Enterprises, which is located between Citrus TRACT 6863 Street and Date Street east of Arden Avenue for November 12, 1963 at 7:30 p.m. at District office. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Disch and carried unanimously, bids are to be called for and opened for installation of water mains and appurtenant facilities in Tract 6863 on November 12, 1963 at 7:30 p.m. at 7337 Del Rosa Avenue. GENERAL WATER DISCUSSION - COMPREHENSIVE An invoice was received from Morgan & Franz for LIABILITY POLICY $2,057.88 which is the annual payment on the three(3) year Comprehensive Liability Policy. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously, pay- ment of Morgan & Franz invoice for $2,057.88 for the Comprehensive Liability Policy was authorized. CITY SCHOOLS DEED The General Manager reported the Deed & Agree- AGREEMENT ment on Water Rights has been received from the City Schools. GENERAL SEWER DISCUSSION - LETTER REGARDING Correspondence was read from the law offices BENVEIFOTO PROPERTY of Fair & Levine regarding the former Benvenuto property, now Montague N. & Bettye M. Herbert, owners, or Beatrice Webster and Louis and Hilda Benvenuto, Los Angeles County Superior Court Action No. 823806. Attorney Henry was consulted and it was suggested that he write a letter to the attorneys, Fair & Levine, asking for a copy of the complaint and studies of complaining action and the date it will be heard, then go on from there. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously, Attorney Henry is to write to Fair & Levine, requesting a copy of the complaint and studies of the complaining action and the date of hearing. RECOMMENDED STEP The General Manager recommended the following RAISES step raises to become effective November 1, 1963. Jim Karp from 26D, $2.46 per Hr. to 26E, $2.57 per Hr. Mahlon Slee from 25C, $387.00 per Mo. to 25D, 406.00 per Mo. MOTION Upon motion by Director LeVesque duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously, step raises were granted Jim Karp to $2.57 per Hr. and Mahlon Slee to $406.00 per month. The General Manager reported on having attended the hearing of the Santa Ana Valley Irrigation Company and Orange County Water District before the State Water Rights Board held at Santa Ana City Hall on the unappropriated waters in the Prado basin. The case was stipulated, there- fore the hearing was of short duration. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the President declared the meeting adjourned at 9:50 p.m. Harold G. Ric~ert, SeCretary Board of Directors Approved: W Botts, President