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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - EVWD Board of Directors - 05/25/1970 1670 EAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING MAY 25, 1970 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. PLEDGE OF All those present joined in the Pledge of ALLEGIANCE Allegiance to the Flag 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; Auditor-TreaSurer Hendricks;-Recording Secretary Kleiber~ Attorney Robert Farrell; and John Weeks of The Sun MINUTES There being no additions or corrections to the minutes of the regular meeting of May 11, 1970, MOTION m~tion was made by Director Disch, duly seconded by Director Stallwood and carried unanimously to approve the minutes as submitted. CORRESPONDENCE - AB 1420 AND The General Manager read legislative letters from SENATE BILL 476 Assemblymen Lewis and Quimby relative to Assembly Bill 1420 and one from Senator Coombs relative to Senate Bill No. 476. This was for information only with no further action necessary. LETTER FROM MAYOR General Manager Rickert presented a letter from BALLARD R~: JOINT Mayor A1 C. Ballard, dated May 14, 1970, regarding POWERS AGREEMENT Joint Powers Agreement of 1957, between City of SEWER - 1957 AND San Bernardino and the District on sewer negotia- NEGOTIATIONS tions. A copy of the letter had been mailed to each Director, and it was the general feeling of the Board to table the discussion until further in the meeting. REPORTS - MANAGERS - F3~ST VALLEY PLANNING The General Manager stated that he had attended AGENCY MTG a meeting of the East Valley Planning Agency and the next meeting scheduled would be on June 10. He pointed out that the District did receive minutes from the East Valley Planning Agency meetings, but that he requested all mail-outs be sent to Special Districts, and was successful in getting their cooperation for such mailings. RESOLUTION NO. 1351 Resolution No. 1351 was presented for acceptance ACCEPTING DEED & of a Deed and Conveyance of Water Rights from CONVEYANCE FROM the Cameron Rancho Mutual Water Company, executed CAMERON RANCHO by Virgil Franks, President and the Secretary, MUTUAL WATER CO. C.K. Allen, dated May 15, 1970. Mr. Rickert said the District did have shares in the Water Company and it has been'dissolved° This is a request of water rights that had been gained by the Cameron Rancho Mutual Water Company and now conveyed to the District. The General Manager recommended accepting the resolution. MOTION Upon motion by Director Eoxrest, duly seconded by Director Disch and carried unanimously, Resolution No. 1351 was adopted. T/SGT AMORELLI'S The General Manager read a letter received May 25, REQUEST FOR 90-DAY 1970, from T/Sgt Joseph Amorelli of 7145 Center EXTENSION TO CONNECT Street, Highland, requesting a 90-day extension TO PUBLIC SEWER to connect-to public sewer due to lack of finances° May 25, 1970 MOTION Upon motion by Director Disch, duly sec onded by Director Littleton and carried unanimously, T/Sgt Joseph Amorelli, 7145 Center Street, Highland, was granted a 90-day (from this date) extension -' of time-to connect to public sewer.. '' EXCHANGE OF PLANT 3 -The Gen~ral"-Manager displayed a ma~ of the area TO COUNTY OF'SAN of Plant No. 3 to explffin-~the lot requested by BERNARDINO the Countyof San Bernardino in exchange for an adjoining lot in order that the County could widen Pacific Street and 'future extension of Del Rosa Dr~ve~o Third Street° It was the recommendation, of the,Staff that in the event the County acquires Plant No. 3 that the DistriCt merely make a trade requesting a retaining wall be installed. Engineer Garcia said we do need plant for a future booster station and a pressure regulator ~tation. T~e D~strict's lot is 44 feet wide and 77 feet deep. MOTION Upon motionby:Director Littleton, duly seconded by Director Forrest and carried unanimously, Staff is directed to inform the County .that the District will exchange Plant No. 3 for an ad- '" joining lot with the following conditions. 1. Construction of ret~in'!ng wall on south and east side of proposed lot to be received im~nediately east of existing lot. 2. Lot to be level With crown of street (Pacific Street). 3. Pressure redu6ing station to be moved to new lot. 4. New lot to be zoAed for pump station. 5~ Curb and gutters to be installed front of new lot. SWANSON ABATEMENT At this ti~e, Attorney Farrell asked permission to discuss the Swanson abatement. Ile stated Mrs. Swanson was objecting to the location of the existing sewer lateral. She indicated she had never been contacted as to the location of the lateral. Engineer Halwes of C. M. Engineering indicated the lateral was located in its present location after attempts to contact the owner failed and after they had found where the house sewer outlet extended out from the house. He indicated the property could be connected into the existing lateral as it now exists. MOTION Upon motion by Director Stallwood, duly seconded by Director Littleton and carried unanimously, Staff should make further study and bring recommendations to the Board. ~RDINANCE NO. 282 Ordinance No. 282 amending Ordinance No. 62 and )MENDSNG 6~, REPEALING Repealing Ordinance No. 156 was presented for ~56 RF~ARDING SEWER acceptance. This Ordinance prepared by Legal SERVICE CHARGES Counsel and Staff at the request of the Board, is relative to an increase in District sewer service charges due to increase by the City of San Bernardino of August 1, 1969 to the District. A copy of the Ordinance had been mailed to each Director for their review. Considerable discussion ensued, with Legal Counsel's inter- pretation of Mayor Ballard's letter to the District, as shutting the door as far as any further effort is conc~rned regarding negotiations. MOTION Upon motion by Director Disch, duly seconded by Director Stallwoo~ and carried by the majo~'~ty.. Ordinance Noo 282 was adopted by the followlng Roll Call Vote: 1672 May 25, 1970 ROLL CALL VOTE Ayes, Directors: Disuh, Stallwood and Wall · ORDINANCE 282 Noes, Directors= Forrest and Littleton Directors Abaent: None OPEN LETTER TO SEWER A revised "Open Letter to Sewer Users of the USERS OF DISTRICT, District, was presented for authorization of RE: EAISE IN SEWER mailing each user within the District and RATES - JOINT authorization for publication in the newspaper. POWERS AGREEMENT This letter is stating the sewer rate increase by the Distr/ct.to its customers due to increase by.City o~ ~an B~rnardino. MOTION U~n motion by Directo=-Disch, duly seconded by Director ~t~ilw~ed and carried unanimously, the Open Letter to Sewer Users to be mailed as directed and an~ad of letter inserted in. the local papers and also a copy of this letter to.. : be~ .and delivered to the Mayor and Con~uon Council with covering letter stating that this letter is going out to District customers and that an ad will appear in the Sun, and Highland Messenger by May 27, 1970. JOHN WEEKS, NEWSMAN At this time, ~Lr'. John Weeks representing The FROM THE SUN Sun, stated that he was leaving the meeting and asked the Board for a copy of-the Open Letter that was to be mailed to District sewer users, and a copy of the letter the District had received from Mayor Ballard. It was the general feeling of the Board and Legal CounSel that Mr. Weeks could have a copy of the open Letter, but tha~ if he wanted the letter from Mayor Balla~d, he should obtain it from the Mayor's Office. ~ ANNEXATION 1969-9 Discussion ~as. bro~ght out.on D~strict Annexation'/" CITY FIRE STATION 1969-9, .the City Fire' Station No. 11, at Orange. NO. 11, ORANGE & Street and Highland. The General Manager said . HIGHLAND he had rec~ived'a call from the City of San.' Bernardino regarding a letter we sent to the ~ocal ~gency Formation Comm~ssiOno The request by the City at~th~LAFC'_h~aring was tO hold up further action on hearing whereby representatives of the City said they would be in contact with the District. The reason City asked for no action was'that the LAFC did not want the annexation accepted as presented as the LAFC Staff recommended the entire lot annexed and not just a portion of it. This was for inform- ation only with no action necessary or taken~ AUDITOR-TREASURER REPORT The Financial Reports for the month of April 1970 was given to each Board Member at the time _ of the meeting. Auditor tlendricks stated that the checking account for sewer fund was not being used or necessary and requested.that it be discontinued and also the special checking'!l · aCcount for the Water revenue bond account, be ~ discontin~ed.. MOTION Upon motion~by Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director Disch.an~ carried unanimously, , Auditor Headlocks,was authorized to close oUt ' ~ the c~ecki,g' aCCo~h~ ~for sewer. MOTION Upon motion.by Director Littleton, duly seconded by Director Disch and carried unanimously, Auditor Ilendricks was authorized to close out the checking.accgunt for the water revenue bond account; 1_673 25, 1970 APPROVAL OF The following warrants were submitted to the WARRANTS Directors for approval': Water Division %6065 - %6174 General $61,038o34 %36~5 - %3694 Payroll $14,792.48 $75,830.82 MOTION Upon motion by Director Littleton, duly seconded by ~irector Forrest and carried unanimously, the warrants were approved as submitted. ASSEMBLY BILL 1960 At this time, the Genera~ ~anager gave each MUNICIPAL WATER Director a copY of ~ssembiy Bill 1960. This DISTRICT is an amendment to Section. 71682 of the Municipal 'Water 'Dis'trict Act introduced by Assemblyman Lewis for the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District to allow them to levy a replenish~an~ STATE PRIMARY ELECTION DAY At this time, Director Forrest asked if the JUNE 2, 1970 District would be subject to'a holiday on NO HOLIDAY Election Day, June 2, It was the.general ~e'e~ing of the'Board, that the District Office remain open. ADJOURA~4ENT Upon motion by Director Stallwood, duly seconded by Director Disch and carried unanimously, ~ _ that adjournment be declared as of 9:05 P. Mo, '' .~ to be resumed at 3:30 P. M. on Thursday May 28 at the District Office. ~~0LD~.G ~'~ta ry Board of D~rect°rs Approved: O o A o President Board of Directors