HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - EVWD Board of Directors - 02/08/1999APPROVED: FEBRUARY 22,199
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EAST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
FEBRUARY 8, 1999
MINUTES
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The meeting was called to order at 5:35 p.m. by President Negrete. Director Goodin
led the flag salute.
PRESENT: Directors Wilson, Goodin, Sturgeon, Lightfoot, Negrete
ABSENT: None
STAFF: Robert Martin, General Manager; Paul Dolter, District Engineer;
Alberta Hess, Chief Financial Officer; Mary Wallace, Administrative
Assistant.
LEGAL COUNSEL: Steve Kennedy
GUEST(s): Jo McAndrews, Jim Cimino
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
M /S /C (Wilson - Lightfoot) that the February 8, 1999 Agenda be approved as
submitted.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
President Negrete declared the public participation section of the meeting open at 5:36
p.m. There being no written or verbal comments, the public participation section was
closed.
APPROVAL OF THE JANUARY 26, 1999 MEETING MINUTES
M /S /C (Wilson- Sturgeon) that the January 26, 1999 minutes be approved as
submitted.
RESOLUTION 1999.3 — NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR A 3MG RESERVOIR AT
6.. PLANT 129 was presented to the Board for approval.
M /S /C (Wilson- Sturgeon) that Resolution 1999.3 be approved.
APPROVAL OF LIENS FOR DELINQUENT WATER AND SEWER ACCOUNTS.
The General Manager noted that the owner of property at 7409 Elm St. and 8036
Donna Dr. had paid the account and should be removed from the lien list.
M /S /C (Wilson- Sturgeon) that the liens for delinquent water and sewer accounts
be approved for processing with the exceptions noted by the General Manager.
DISBURSEMENTS
M /S /C (Wilson- Sturgeon) that General Fund Disbursements #175491 through
#175647 in the amount of $540,929.91, Payroll Fund Disbursements #5445 through
#5494 in the amount of $63,224.14, totaling $604,154.05 be approved.
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE SAN BERNARDINO
VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT (SBVMWD) PILOT DEWATERING
PROJECT (PDP).
The General manager presented various aspects of the PDP developed to help put the
Groundwater Basin back in balance. Information only.
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING PROPOSAL TO DRILL AND
TEST NEW PRODUCTION WELL AS REPLACEMENT FOR WELL #121.
A proposal from So Cal Pump and Well to drill a replacement well located east of
Church Street, between Abbey Way and Greenspot in the City of Highland was
presented to the Board for discussion. No action was taken. Information only.
DIRECTOR's FEES AND EXPENSES FOR JANUARY 1999 were presented to the
Board for approval.
M /S /C (Sturgeon - Lightfoot) that the Director's fees and expenses for January
1999 be approved.
3 R D ANNUAL HIGHLAND CITRUS HARVEST FESTIVAL.
The District's participation in Highland's Annual Harvest Festival was discussed.
Information only.
RELEASES OF LIEN FOR DELINQUENT WATER AND SEWER ACCOUNTS
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List of liens released on February 1, 1999 was reviewed. Information only. ...
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GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT
The General Manager reported on District operations to date; that District crews had
again assisted with a recent sewer stoppage at Patton State Hospital; introduced Jo
McAndrews to present current status on the Perchlorate Conference; announced that
the luncheon speaker at the conference on Thursday, March 18', would be Dr. Thomas
Steiner and Dick Rutan would be the guest speaker at lunch on the 19th. Information
only.
ORAL COMMENTS FROM BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Director Sturgeon asked about the fuel charges at the Mobile station for District vehicles
and the status of the retrofit on the District's gasoline storage tanks. Information only.
Director Wilson commented on the summary from Krista Clark, ACWA, concerning the
Radon issue. Information only.
There being no further verbal or written comments from the Directors, this section of the
meeting was closed.
SUMMARY OF EPA RADON CONFERENCE CALL, 2/1199. Information only.
ft+ ACWA MEMORANDUM REGARDING A FEBRUARY 22 TELECONFERENCE ON
RADON POLICY. Information only.
ASBCSD MEMBERSHIP MEETING — FEBRUARY 15, 1999, SPRING VALLEY LAKE
COUNTRY CLUB, 13229 SPRING VALLEY PARKWAY, VICTORVILLE. Information
only.
CMUA — 67 ANNUAL CONFERENCE — MARCH 23-26,1999, DOUBLE TREE
RESPORT AT DESERT PRINCESS COUNTRY CLUB IN THE PALM SPRINGS
AREA. Information only.
WATER EDUCATION FOUNDATION — "LOWER COLORADO RIVER TOUR"
MARCH 3-5,1999. Information only.
CLOSED SESSION
The Board entered into session at 6:17 p.m. as provided for in the California Open
Meeting law, Government Code Section 54945.9(a) to confer with legal counsel
regarding those items listed on the Agenda.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS
The Board returned to session at 6:50 p.m. The item listed and the item added on to
the Agenda was discussed in closed session with no action being taken. r+
ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 6:51 p.m.
Edward S. Negrete, President
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obl� ert E. M rtin, Secretary
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