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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - EVWD Board of Directors - 05/12/1964HEARING ON ASSEMBLY The General Manager reported on Assembly Bill BILL 180 No. 180 and amendments stating that it would have hearing April 29th and Attorney Wilson feels it most important that some of the directors should be there in addition to legal MOTION counsel. After discussion, motion was made by Director Wall, duly seconded by Director Disch, that Directors Littleton and LeVesque be flown to Sacramento the morning of April 29th, 1964. The motion carried unanimously. PRESENTATION OF The General Manager presented written reports REPORT ON CLIFFSIDE by Joseph Rowe of W. P. Rowe & Son, on water RANCH WATER USE use at "Cliffside Ranch". These prepared reports were given to Directors to study. No action necessary. DISTRICT TOUR Director Disch inquired if the tour of the ITINERARY District for the Directors was still set for Saturday, May 2nd and was told that it will start that day at 9 a.m. from District office and return at approximately 3:30 p.m. All directors will be called. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, adjournment was declared at 10:30 p.m. Board of Directors APPROVED: G.~J.?LeVesque~/President EAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING MAY 12, 1964 CALL TO ORDER The President called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. SALUTE TO FLAG All those present joined in the salute to the Flag of the United States of America. ROLL CALL Directors Present: President LeVesque presiding, Disch, Forrest, Littleton, Wall. Directors Absent: None. Others Present: Associate Engineer, Cole; Auditor- Treasurer, Bragg; Assistant Office Manager, Lyons; Recording Secre- tary, Dudley; Consulting Engineers, Joseph A. Rowe of W. P. Rowe & Son and Don Halwes of Campbell Miller; Attorney Kenneth R. Henry; developer, Warner Hodgdon, and Spencer Sparks of the Southern California Water Company. MINUTES After consideration of the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of April 28, 1964 which had been mailed to all directors, and there being no cor- MOTION rections or additions, Director Forrest moved and Director Littleton seconded the approval of the minutes as submitted. Motion carried unani- mously. AUTHORIZATION FOR The President asked for a motion of author- ACTING SECRETARY ization for Associate Engineer, Cole, to act as Secretary in the absence of the General Manager-Secretary. MOTION Upon motion by Director Disch, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously, Associate Engineer Cole was appointed to serve as Acting Secretary for this meeting. RESOLUTION NO. 625 Resolution No. 625 was presented to accept a ACCEPTING WILLIAMS Deed and Conveyance of water rights from Homer DEED & CONVEYANCE E. and Pauline L. Williams, signed and dated OF WATER RIGHTS April 30, 1964. MOTION Upon motion by Director Wall, duly seconded by Director Forrest and carried unanimously, Resolution No. 625 was adopted, accepting Deed & Conveyance of Water Rights to the District by Homer and Pauline Williams. RESOLUTION NO. 626 Resolution No. 626 was presented to accept a ACCEPTING WELL well operating Deed and Agreement to convey OPERATING DEED & appropriative and prescriptive water rights AGREEMENT FROM and overlying water rights in trust to this VAN MEETEREN District from Adrian A. and Ann Van Meeteren, signed and dated April 30, 1964. MOTION Upon motion by Director Littleton, duly seconded by Director Disch and carried unani- mously, Resolution No. 626 was adopted to accept the Deed and Agreement to convey appropriative and prescriptive water rights and overlying water rights in trust. RESOLUTION NO. 627 Resolution No. 627 was presented to accept ACCEPTING PIPELINE a pipeline easement from Jose F. Porto to EASEMENT FROM PORTO serve sewers to apartment buildings on Date Street, 1,000 feet approximately, west of Del Rosa Avenue. MOTION Upon motion by Director Littleton, duly seconded by Director Forrest and carried unanimously, Resolution No. 627 was adopted, accepting pipeline easement from Jose F. Porto. WATER STUDY REPORT The President called upon engineer Rowe to HODGDON PROPERTY report on his study of the water situation as to BOULDER & PACIFIC feasibility of service to the development of Tracts 7220, 7081~and a Mobile~Home Park. The summary of the report follows with recommen- dations: 1. The entire 47 acre parcel be annexed. 2. The present owner deed to the District the SeLegue Well together with properly sized site and necessary easements. 3. The District acquire the present equip- ment on a replacement cost less deprecia- tion basis in the SeLegue Well and install necessary additional facili- ties to properly serve the tract. 4. Offer the area in City Creek wash below the bluff to the District for first refusal at a price based upon the average cost per acre of the entire parcel, 7,500 per acre. The purchase is to be made on a time basis. 5. The District be offered first refusal on lot adjacent to the bluff contiguous to the bluff lands and containing the weir box and appurtenances and the May 12, 1964 northeast corner of the parcel. MOTION Following discussion, questions and answers, motion was made by Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director Littleton and carried unanimously to accept the recommendations as stated above subject to the receipt of a letter of request for annexation from Warner Hodgdon in compliance with the rules and regulations of the District, the annexation request to include both water and sewer in compliance with the conditions of Resolution 542. REPORT ON REQUEST The Acting Secretary reported on the request FOR WATER SERVICE of Mr. Joe Martelli, representing the water FROM DISTRICT BY users on 6th Street west of the City of San MR. MARTELLI Bernardino Antil Plant, for water service from the District. The service and main extension costs have been prepared and show that the cost to each family would be $223.10 for each of the 11 families. It was determined that none of the families are on welfare as previously reported. Several are on Social Security or Old Age pensions. It could be arranged for 75.00 to be paid in cash and $148.10 to be paid to District at the rate of $6.59 per month over a period of 24 months to those who wish monthly payments, however some indi- cate they wish to pay cash. The $50.00 Annexation fee would also have to be paid in cash at the time of petition for annexation. Water rights and rights to water will be con- veyed to the District in the well with the necessary easements also to be deeded to the District. MOTION Upon motion by Director Littleton, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously, the area on 6th and Ward Streets is to be considered for annexation if and when the rules and regulations of the District have been met concerning water shares or water rights, and District will participate in the main extension as recom- mended by the Staff report. PRELIMINARY REPORT ON EUCALYPTUS STREET WATER COMPANY The President called upon Consulting Engineer, Joseph Rowe, to report on the Eucalyptus Street Water Company which is located north of Third Street in the vicinity of Webster and Boulder Streets and includes the McKeen Sawmill. There are 19 users in the area not including Mrs. Hodgson. In order to serve them, a 16 or 20 inch well would have to be drilled and tested with the installation of a pump and hydromatic system, a collection tank and pipe and a distri- bution system. The possibility of connection with the water system at Cliffside Ranch was brought out, con- sidering the nearness of the two areas. Much discussion was had on this matter, also noting the possibility of acquiring the Cliffside Ranch water well and fa~%~, It was sug- gested that Loma Lind~/~-d655~6~ed and these matters be discussed with them. No action was taken. REPORT ON NORTH S.B. A preliminary report was called for on the North WATER COMPANY San Bernardino Water Company appraisal. Mr. APPRAISAL Rowe stated he had been unable to complete it to date, but that it would be a full report for next Board Meeting on May 26, 1964. GENERAL SEWER DISCUSSION - FURTHER REQUEST A letter from Stacy Adams was read in which he FROM STACY ADAMS asked for a further extension of 100 days time in which to connect his property at 7150 Colwyn Avenue., Highland, to the sewer line. After further discussion on the matter and statement from Attorney Henry that the MOTION abatement had been filed, motion was made by Director Littleton, duly seconded by Director Disch and carried unanimously, to allow Mr. Adams 30 days from this date to make some type of arrangement satisfactory to this District - notification to be made by Attorney Henry by letter. GENERAL WATER DISCUSSION - ANNOUNCEMENTS Announcement was made to the effect that MWD is to be cut back 1~ with the possibility of further cuts later, due to the closing of the Glen Canyon Dam. It was also announced that the City of San Bernardino Water Commission has three new members - Attorney Bob Holcomb, Harold Willis and Mrs. Harold Chandler. MANAGER'S REPORT - RESOLUTION NO. 628 Resolution No. 628 was presented to release RELEASE OF LIEN the lien on the property of Joseph A. and FROM MALK0CH Pauline R. Malkoch at 26241 Amanda, Highland, California as the lien has been paid in full as of May 11, 1964. MOTION Upon motion by Director Littleton, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unani- mously, Resolution No. 628 was adopted, releasing the lien against the property of Joseph and Pauline Malkoch. S.B. CITY SCHOOL The Acting Secretary brought to the attention SEWER REQUEST of the directors the fact that the City of HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY San Bernardino Schcol District had verbally SCHOOL requested sewer service for a Highland ele- mentary school located on the northwest corner of Pacific Street and Orange Street. It was suggested that possibly a line could be run from the Junior High School line to this school. This will be investigated when a letter is presented from the School District, and no action is necessary at the present time. AUTHORIZATION TO The Acting Secretary called attention to the CALL FOR AND OPEN hearing on Annexation 1964-1 to be held at BIDS FOR SEWER MAIN next Board Meeting and asked authorization EXTENSION FOR TRACTS to call for and open bids the same night 5262 and 7116 following the hearing in order to give the developers the advantage of that time saving. MOTION Upon motion by Director Disch, duly seconded by Director Littleton and carried unanimously, the bids for the sewer main extension on Palm Avenue from Base Line to Fisher Street are to be called for and opened following the hearing on Annexation 1964-1 at the next regular meeting of May 26, 1964 at 7:30 p.m. at District office. FINANCIAL REPORT The President called upon the Auditor-Treasurer for any explanations of the Financial Report for the month of March, 1964. USE OF SEWER Sometime ago investigation was to be made of MONIES TO CITY the use of the sewer money which this District pays to the City of San Bernardino. This report is to be made at the regular meeting of May 26, 1964. AWARDING The Acting Secretary presented to the newly CERTIFICATES OF elected Directors LeVesque and Littleton, the ELECTION framed Certificates of Election. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, the President declared adjourn- ment at 9:35 p.m. Harold G. Ricker/, Secretary Board of Directors APPROVED: e~esque~ President EAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING MAY 26, 1964 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by the President. SALUTE TO FLAG All those present joined in the salute to the Flag of the United States of America. ROLL CALL Directors Present: President LeVesque presiding; Disch, Forrest, Littleton, Wall. Directors Absent: None. Others Present: General Manager-Secretary, Rickert; Associate Engineer, Cole; Assistant Office Manager, Lyons; Recording Secretary, Dudley; Attorney, Henry; Consulting Engineers, Joseph Rowe of W. P. Rowe & Son and Don Halwes of Campbell & Miller respectively; Michael A. Corwin of Fiscalini Realty; Spencer Sparks of South- ern California Water Company; Venn Botts and Armand Slason, Constituents; and numerous contractors. MINUTES The President inquired if there were any additi- ons or corrections to the minutes of the May 12th meeting which had been received in the mail. One correction was noted on Page 3, paragraph 1, which should read Loma Linda University instead of just Loma Linda. MOTION Upon motion by Director Littleton, duly seconded by Director Disch and carried unanimously, the minutes of the meeting of May 12, 1964 were approved with the one correction.