HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - EVWD Board of Directors - 02/24/1970 EAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 24, 1970
.C~TJ. TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE All those present joined in the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flaq of the United States
of America
ROLL CALL Directors Present~ Disch, Forrest, Littleton,
Stallwood and Wall
Directors Absent: None
Others Present~ General Manager-Secretary Rickert;
Assr Manager-Engineer Garcia; Recording
Secretary Kleiber; Attorney Robert Farrell;
Consulting Engineers Halwes and Rowe; Ken
Patterson of Eadie and Payne, Spencer
Sparks; VisitOrs Gene Pensiero, Mr. and
Mrs° Don E. Sawyer and Mrs° Norma Knowlton
MINUTES There being no additions or corrections to the
minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 9,
MOTION 1970, motion was made by Director Disch, duly
seconded by Director Forrest and carried
unanimously= to approve the minutes as submitted.
PENSIERO WATER Since Mr. Gene Pensiero was in attendance,
PRESSURE PROBLEM President Wall asked if he would like to re-
3648 HEMLOCK DR. iterate on the water pressure problem at his
residence at 3648 Hemlock Drive° Engineer
Garcia was called upon to explain the map of
the area that had been placed on the board.
He stated that Mr. Pensiero's residence was in
the upper limits of the Foothill gravity system
as a result of the District's installing a
pneu/~atic system to serve the top of tIemlock
Drive and his.pressure was reduced from approx-
imately 65 psi to 45 psi° He stated why the
changes were necessary and the i~provements the
District had made and were making in order to
serve the largest amount of area from as few
systems as possible~
MOTION Upon motion by Director Forrest, duly seconded
by Director Disch and carried unanimously,
the water pressure.check in the area of Hemlock
Drive was referred to the Water Committee and
Staff to bring their recommendations to the
[4arch 9, 1970 Board meeting.
ORANGE KNOLL At this time~ President Wall called upon Norma
PHASE II REQUEST Knowlton and [tr0 and Mrs; Don Sawyer who were
FOR WATER SERVICE present to present their request for water
service from the District in the Orange Knoll
~ area° Engineer Garcia pointed out the area
on the map posted on the board, of residents
desiring to connect to the water system. He
stated there were four homes now desiring to
be connected and a total of eleven possible
connections in the Orange Knoll area. He pre-
sented cost figures of facilities to serve
the area of the four homes and the individual
cost breakdown of each home.
MOTION Upon motion by Director Stallwood, duly seconded
by Director Forrest and carried unanimously,
this request.to be referred to the Water Committee~
Legal Counsel, and Staff for further study, and
recommendation at the March 9, 1970 Board
meeting.
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CORR/C,S PONDENCE -
IDA'f~ RFQUEST FOR General Nanager Rickert presented a letter
?{r~,?¥,o~;,,, oN }!NVI~CN- fro~ the Irrigations Districts Association,
~)~.'~L COORDiNATiON dated F~br~ary 9, 1970, asking for support
Ac']~'.q'~I]~S on the 1910 Environmental Coordination
Activities of the Association= He sa~d the
annual dues did not cover these types of
l~rOl> less ~
Upon motion by Director Disch, duly seconded
by Director Stallwood and carried unanimously,
the matter of the Support to the IDA request
is 'to be tabled until after the !DA meeting
and broug~%t to the attention of the Board on
Board meetin9 of April 27, 1970~
CALIF. RFGIONAL The General ~!anager read excerpts of a report
~f~,.TFf~ QUALIT~ CONTI~OL dated FebruaI7 20, 1970 from the California
Bc -~ Sff'ATE & FEDE~L Peg~v~al i. late~ Quality Control ~oard ~egarding
i?[NA'~Ci~G - locai requirements for S~ate and Fe[!eral
.:F ~P~A~ FACILITIES ~inanclng necessary to provide sewerage
facilities in the ,~ex% five years~ ~[e explained
the Sewerage Survey Form:3 su~mitte~ on Public
/..gency l~aste Treatment an~ Dispo~at Pacility
7]oe~s irom January 1, 197~ ~hrough Decew}~er 31,
1974 ~
Upon motion by Director Disch, duly seconded by
Director Littleton and carried unaDip~ously,
Staff is authorized to fill out the California
PegioDal Watez Quality Control Board question-
naire and ~ubr~it by r~quested due clare.
EASi~ HIGULANDS The General Manager stated that he and Consulting
])O?~cS'FIC WATF3R Engineer Rowe met with the owDers of the ~:ast
CO. ~]Y~G~TTIAT~()NS }ligblands Domestic W~ter Company, ~%ttornoy J~m
[~dv~ards~ Pa~l JenniDgs, gr., and Paul Jennings,
3r. ~ at theft request to discuss finalization
o~ negotiations on the acq~isition of
%~ater ~'ompany. ~r~ Rickert said ~r~ Pow~'s
o!~eratio~al Peport of January 27, ]970, was
sum~arized add all of its contents were a~?rov~d.
Pe stated that the Fast }{/g%]ands ~mestic
~.:~ter Company wanted to be diveste~ of all
services, and that they ~.~ill retain their ,.eater
rights~ Attorney Edwards agreed to dedicate
the system to the District, ~Dd stated they
would cooperate with the }~exican settlement~
sou~h of Third Street and east of Church Streot
annexation to the District:
MOTION Upon motion by Direct,ir Forre~t, duly secoDded
by Director Disch and carried unanJmousty~.
Staff and I~gal Counsel are authorized to
dra~., up an e, creement %o obt~iD the Fast
~qhtands Domestic Water Co~)auy, ~-~ighland
System.
?~ ;:. SCOTT & ASEOC. ~he General Manager read a letter dated
(~QUEST FOP~ WATER February 23, ]970 from James W oklnner %.~ith the
& _d~ ...... '~,~"!, PO~ PPOPOSED H. "~. Scott and Associates requesting water and '
;40BILE ?RAILER PARE. sewer service from the District, for their
BAS~LINE & WEBSTER propose~ Nobi]e Trailer Park. ~r. Skinner
stated the Associates w~e prepared to pay
$15f~00 for a study of the area. Ue bad
the District e map of their development Plan
~;hat showed a total of 34a ~pae~s for the
Upon ~tion b~ Director Forrest, duly seconded ~y
i}ir~ctor Discb and carried unanimously, this re-
quest by the ~< M~ Scott Associates is to be re
~erred to the Sewer and Wa%er Co~}itte~q to
:3ring in hbeix st~dy an~3 recoD]~eu~ations t<>
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February 24, 1970
STONE & YOUNGBERG The General Manager gave each DireCtor a copy
FINAL REPORT - SO. of the Stone and Y0~ngberg final report on
CALIF. WATER CO. the feasibility of acqUi6ition Of the Southern
HIGHLAND SYSTEM' California Water cO~tPany~ It~ghland~System,
dated July 1969 and received February 24, 1969o
Mr. R~ckert stated.that be had talked with
Mr. Walsh, the president of the Southern
California Water Companyand that he
quested a copy of the Stone and Youngberg
report to review and ~hen he would set up a
meeting to discuss same. Mro Patterson of
Eadie and Payne, and'Mr. Ed Hyland of Stone
and ¥oungberg said they' could see no reason
why Mr. Walsh should not review the report.
Also at this time, Stone and Youngberg
presented their statement for payment by
the District for preparing the feasibility
of acquisition of the Southern California
Water Company Report. The General Manager
recommended the Board accept the Report in
its final form and it should become a part
of the District records and the payment
for the study should be authorized.
MOTION Upon motion by Director Littleton, duly
seconded by Director Forrest and carried
.Unanimously~ the Board accepted the Report
in final form, and authorized payment per
agreement to Stone and ¥Oungberg and to present
Mr. Walsh with a copy of the Report for review
if he would agree to present comments and
correction to the cost figures contained
within the report.
MTG OF DIRECTORS President Wall stated that the Directors met
W~TH MAYOR AND with the Mayor and Council of San Bernardino
TY COUNCIL on February 20, 1970, at the District Office
regarding the increased sewer rates by the
City. lie stated that only minor issues were
discussed and that the Mayor and Council had
set up a dinner meeting with our Directors
on March 19 at 7 P. M. to be held at Tan's
Chinese Gardens~ The GeneraI Manager indicated
that the City Staff and District Staff would be
scheduling another meeting Soon.
DISTRICT STOCK At this time the General Manager gave each
OWNERSHIP Director a copy of the East San Bernardino
County Water District's stunmary of Stock
Ownership that had been requested at a
previous Board meeting~ No further action
necessary.
PATTERSON'S REVIEW ~. Ken Patterson of Eadie and Payne, was
OF CITY's PROPOSED called upon to present a sur~nary of the two
FIGURES ON SEWER studies presented to the District by the City
RATES of San Bernardino regarding the increasing
of sewer rates° The two proposed studies
were the Engineer News Record of the five and
Seven percent index of the C~ty of San Bernardino
in comparison to the District's actual figures.
He stated that the East Trunk Sewer Lines and
their treatment plant which are City OWned
were the District's only con~ern under the
Joint Powers Agreement~ There was considerable
discussion on the comparisons and the Board
thanked Mr. Patterson for bringing them up
to date with this report~ No further action
necessary at this time.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS - February 24, 1970
CALL FOR BIDS Authorization was requested to call for and open'
BOOSTER PUMP STATION bids at 7:~0 Po Mo on March 9 for the con-
& INFORMA~ BIDS FOR st~uction of a Booster Pump Station Building
ELECTRICAL PANEL and informal bids for the Electrical Panel at
PLANT 56 District's.Plant 56, (Shasta Reservoir Site),
to be opened the week of 51arch 2, 1970 in the
presence of Attorney Farrell for review by
Staff and brought to Board Meqting of March 9,
1970, for recommendation to award.
MOTION Upon motion ~y Director Stall%rood, .dnly seconded
by Director Disch and carried unanimously, Staff
.was authorized to call for and open bids at
7~30 P. M. on March 9, at District Office for
the constrnotion of Booster Pump Station
BUilding and call for informal bids for the
electrical panel at District's Plant to be
opened the week of March 2 in the presence of
Attorney Farrell and brought to Board Meeting
of MarCh 9, 1970 with recommendation to award.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST A copy of the Irrigation Districts Association
LAW brochure of February 11, 1970, on the Activity
On Disclosure and Conflict of Interest ~ills
had been mailed to each Director with the
agenda. Attorney Farrell was called Upon to
explain further bills before the Legislature
on the Conflict of Intere~t Law. He stated
that before any statements are filed, we
should wait until we find out what these new
Bills cover. No action necessary or taken
at this time.
PATTON STATE HOSPITAL President Wall stated that he and Mr. Rickert
REPRESENTATIVE SMITH met with Mro William Smith, Representative of
MEE,:}ING Patton State Hospital concerning service of
water to the Patton State IIospital. Mr. Wall
said Mr. Smith seemed to think the presentation
was of interest to them and they were awaiting
another report from the Department of Water
Resources of the state, updating the first
study. No action necessary as this was for
information only.
NEW BUSINESS -
WATER AND SEWER The General Manager brought up for discussion~
DELINQUENT the water and.sewer delinquent charges of the
CHARGES privately o%~ed Highland Convalescant Hospital°
Be said our Auditor had discussed this with
Legal Counsel as the hospital had become
delinquent in their charges many times.
Attorney Farrell stated that the District
ordinances and policies'cover no exceptions and
this is a legitimate and necessary' charge. It
was the general feeling of the Board to request
Auditor Hendricks to make a personal call to the
Highland IIospital and discuss payment be paid
on time per District regulations. Nc motion
was made at this time.
PROPERTIES NOT The General Manager asked for a discussion on
CONNECTED TO DISTRICT requests by escrow companies, realtors, and
SEWER LIN~S FOR banks for propertie's not connected to District
FHA PURPOSES sewer lines for FHA purposes. He stated that he
wanted to qualify the extent of avaiiab:~iity
of sewer lines to properties.
MOTION Upon motion by DS. rector Forrest, duly seconded by
Director Littleton and carried unanimously~ the
definition of availability would mean that if %here
were no District mains within the street, state
non-availability; and if there is a main within
the street, state availability with annexation
to District.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS -
IDA ONE-DAY A copy of the iDA information dated February 17,
SEMINAR AT LAKE 1970, on the one-day Seminar for Directors on
TAHOE April 7 at Lake Tahoe had -been mailed to each
Director. This seminar precedes the Lake Tahoe
Irrigation Districts Association Spring Convention
of April 8 through the 10th.
MOTION 'Upon motion by Director Littleton, duly seconded
by Director Forrest and carried unanimously,
authorization was given to any Director that
would like to attend the one-day seminar prior
%'~ to the IDA Convention°
IDA SPRING CONVENTION Information on the IDA Spring Convention to be
APRIL 8 - 10 AT held April 8~ 9, and 10 at Lake Tahoe was mailed
SAHARA TAHOE MOTEL, to each Director with the Agenda. Authorization
LAKE TAHOE for Directors and Staff'to attend was previously
given, so this information was for advance
registration, and notice of the schedule planned.
CONSERVATION, CONGRESS A copy of the information on the Conference at
II CONFERENCE, ~NAT- Wenatchee, Washington, regarding Conservation
CNEE, WASH. ONE-DAY was mailed to each Director with the Agenda.
SESSION APRIL 1, This one-day session is scheduled for April 1,
1970 1970. No action required or taken.
AUDITOR-TREASURER The Financial Report for the month of December
REPORTS 1969 was given to all Directors at the start of
the meeting. No action was required or taken.
APPROVAL OF WARRANTS The following warrants were placed on the table
for perusal by the Directors:
Water Division
~5702 - #5829 (General) $191,333.87
#3387 #3454 (Payroll) $ 14,017.51 $205,351.38
OTION Upon motion by Director Disch, duly seconded
by Director Forrest and carried unanimously,
the warrants were approved as submitted.
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE At this time, Director Disch called a meeting of
MEETING the Publicity Committee for Friday, February 27
at 5 P. M.
ADJOURNMENT - There being no further business to come before
the meeting, adjournment motion was made by
Director Disch, duly seconded by Director
Littleton and carried at 10:15 P. M.
Harold G. Rickert, Secretary
Board of Directors
Approved:
President(
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