HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - North Fork Water Company - 08/04/1976NORTH FORK WATER COMPANY
BOARD MEETING
AUGUST 4, 1976 7:00 p.m.
A meeting of the Board of Directors of the North Fork Water Company
was held on August 4, 1976, at 7:00 p.m. at the office of the East
San Bernardino County Water District at 1155 Del Rosa Avenue, San
Bernardino, California.
Present: Directors: Arnold L. Wright
Elizabeth Kiel
Laird Roddick
Dennis Johnson
Joseph A. Rowe
Absent: Directors: Paul Jennings, Jr.
Stuart George
Others in Attendance: Howard H. Hendricks, Secretary; Harold M.
Fortes, General Manager, East San Bernardino
County Water District
Minutes of the June 9, 1976 meeting were read and approved.
President Wright brought up the Cooperative Water Agreement and read
to the Board a letter he had received from Denslow Green.
After some discussion and upon motion by Mr. Johnson, seconded by
Mr. Rowe, that the Board re-affirm their action of June 9, 1976,
authorizing the President and Secretary to sign the Agreement. Motion
carried unanimously.
Upon a motion by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mrs. Kiel, that President
Wright be appointed as the Company representative on the Management
Committee, with Laird Roddick as an alternate. Motion carried.
Upon a motion by Mr. Roddick, seconded by Mr. Johnson, that Mr. Wright
be authorized to act in any way on the Management Committee for the
benefit of North Fork.
A general discussion was held concerning the North Fork wells and pipe-
line which it owns. The East San Bernardino County Water District
through Mr. Fones indicated that they had an interest in the pipeline
and possibly the wells. It was brogght out that the wells are inoper-
ative at the present time and if the Company were to use them, it would
take some time before they could be put into operational order. Con-
sequently, the District is interested in entering into an Agreement
with North Fork whereby North Fork would have availability to them on
an immediate basis and the District would also have some beneficial
use from the pipelines, in order to better serve both domestic and
agricultural water if required in the East Highlands area.
Upon a motion by Mr. Rowe, seconded by Mr. Johnson that the District
be requested to present a draft agreement to the North Fork Board
which ~o~ld include the transfer of well No. 4 and the pipeline, set-
ting forth conditions for delivery of 175 inches 6f water to the
North Fork ditch upon North Fork's request. Motion carried.
Additional discussion prior to the vote on the above motion indicated
that North Fork\was about to lose their water rights in these wells
and had already lost some due to inactivity.
President Wright brought up to the Board that Secretary, Howard
Hendricks, had submitted to him his letter of resignation, since he
was leaving East San Bernardino County Water District.
After some discussion, upon motion by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr.
Roddick that Harold Fones be appointed as Secretary of the North Fork
Water Company, effective September 1, 1976. Motion carried.
Upon motion by Mr. Roddick, seconded by Mr. Johnson a signature card
from Bank of America checking account be authorized and signed by
all the Directors and Secretary indicating that any two signatures
would be required.
Mr. Johnson brought before the Board a letter he had received from
property owners within Carriage Hill Estate. The concern had to do
with the open North Fork ditch. After some discussion, it was sug-
gested that Mr. Johnson discuss the problem with the Carriage Hill
Association indicating what North Fork Water Company had originally
agreed if Mr. Fiscalini had wished to partake in the covering of the
ditch.
As there was no other business to be brought before the Board, the
meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p.m.
Howard'H. ~endYicks, Secretary
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