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EAST SAN BERNARDIN0 COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING ~UNE 29, 1970
NO QUORUM At 7=30 P. M.,.Director Disch, Acting President
in the absence of President Wall, announced that
the time for accepting Bid Proposals for the
Installation of Water Mains and Appurtenances
in Tract 7783 as advertised, was now closed.
He stated that due to the lack of a quorum,.
the transaction of District business could not
be conducted until a majority of the Board was
present.
CALL TOORDER Directors'Stallwood and Forrest arrived at
7:42 P. M., at which time Acting President
Disch called the meeting to Order.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE All those present joined in the Pledge o£
Allegiance to the Flag of the United States
of America.
ROLL CALL Directors Present= Disch, Forrest, Littleton
and Stallwood
Directors Absent= Wall
Others Present= General Manager-Secretary
Rtckert~ Earl Lyons, Office Manager,
Recording Secretary Kinzer~ Consulting
Engineer Halwes~ Attorney Robert Farrell~
Contractors of Day Construction Company~
Tri-City Highland Sewer, and Ray Caddy of
R & L Construction Company
MINUTES Director Dlsch called-attention to the Regular
Meeting Minutes of June 8 on Page 2 in the Motion
of the Stubblefield Construction Company, in that
it should read, ~and carried by the majority of
those Directors present, with Director Disch
casting the. dissenting vote'.
MOTION There being no further corrections, motion was
made by Director Forrest, duly seconded by
Director Littleton and carried unanimously
by those Directors present, to approve the
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 8, 1970,
as corrected.
BID OPENING - WATER The Secretary opened.and read the following
MAINS & APPURTENANCES bid proposals whichwere accompanied by the
WITHIN TRACT 7783 required ten percent bid bonds, for the
JOB W-740 Installation of Water Mains and Appurtenances
within Tract 7783:
1. Royal Pipeline Const. Co. $4,589.30
2. Ace Pipeline Const. Co. $4,960°00
3. Whitlow Const. Inc. $6,819o14
4. Day Constrllction Co. $14,689.00
5. R & L Pipeline Const. CO. $3,979.75
6. Tri-City Highland Sewer Co. $6,154.50
District Estimate $7,300.00
MOTION Upon motion by Director Forrest, duly seconded
by Director Littleton and carried unanimously
by those Directors present, the above bid
proposels were handed to the Engineers for
checking and recommendation.
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ENGINEEr'S REPORT After thoroughly checking the bid proposals
above for acouracyt .Engineer Halwes recoauuended
the accept~ o~ th~'.'lOw bid of R & L P~peline
Const~ction Comply on ~eir low bid, subject
-: ~ tO ~gal' Co~sel~ A~ ~e time, Manager
~ckert asked Ray C~y~ President of the
~ Pi~line COns~uot~n ~any if he ~re
la, liar with the a=~a ~f the job site an~ if
he ~r~nal~y revie~d ~ project area, and
~ f~her if h~was sa~ed with ~s b~, and
he 'replied yes, he h~ ~nstalled lines in the
i~ate area for Sou~ern Califo~ia Water
Company. ' , ~
~TZON - U~n ~t~on by Director ~ttleton. ~Uly seuond~
by Direc~r For=est a~ ~rri~ unanimously
by ~ose D~rectors' pre~nt, to award the bid to
the lo~s~ bidder, R ~:L Pi~l~ne ConS~tion
. ~y ~d retain t~ n~t ~ 1~ b~ds ~til
appr~a~ by ~gal C~n~l ~d ~e s~gning of
IDA ~SOL~X~S ON ~naral ~nager ~ickert presen~d corres~ence
PERIPHE~ ~AL da~ed J~e 8~ 1970, f~"the Irrigation Districts
Association, includ~g'~o resolutions in
cE ~e Peripheral Canak that had ~en mailed to
each Director w~ ~e' ~e~da.
ensued w~th tha general feeling that the
sh~ld sup~zt ~is pr~.
~TION U~n ~tion by Dir~tor Lit~leton, duly second~
by Director Forreat and c~ried ~i~usly
by those Directors pre~nt, Staff i~ ~ prepare
'a re~lution stat~g Dis~ict suppo=t of the
Peripheral C~al, for ~sen~tion at t~
July 13, 1970, ~ard ~ting.
MOTION U~n ~tion by Direc~ Forrest, duly second~
by Direc~r Littleton ~a~ carried unani~usly
by those Directors p~t,. ~at Staff prepare
- a resolution in sup~=t ~ the Cents1 Valley
Project~ ~st Sid~ Div~s~on, for presentation
at the July 13, 1970, ~rd ~eting.
~POI~4~ OF ~e ~neral ~ager po~n~ed out ~at it was
A~I~RS ~970-7~ the t~ of y~= to ap~nt Audi~rs for the
F~scal~ Ye~ 1970-71 for the District~s Se~r
and Water D~vision. He said he w~ld ~c~end
.. ap~int~ng ~e fi~ of ~Eadie and Pa~e who
have ~ the auditing fi~ sin~ the inception
of ~e D~strict a~ who had always, perfo~
~ outst~ding job.
MOTION ~n ~on ~ Direc~r .stall~, duly second~
by Director ~ttleton ~d carri~ unanimous~y
by those Directore pre--t, Staff Is directed to
retain t~ Fi~ of Ea~ and Payne as the
Auditors for the District for the Fiscal Year
L~ 19~0-71 for ~e Water ~ Se~r Divisions.
ION 1360 ~solutiOn No. 1360 wae ~resen~d for acceptance
~NT~T FOR DEPOSIT of, 'Au~orizing t~ ~easurer of District
OF ~NIES E~cu~ ~sit C~a~s Wi~ De~s[tory on
~half of Said Dis~i=~".~ Attorney ~bert
Farrell prepped ~e Reliction which s~tes
~ctions 53630, et s~f the ~ver~ent Code
of the State of Califo~ia provides that
b~ks ~y pool collateral for local agency
de~sit~ with ~ A~nt of De~sitory and
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listed The Bank of America, NT&$A, Security
Pacific National-Bank, and The Bank of -~
Ce1. as requestors. Attorney Farre11 was
called upon to r~ad and discuss the resolution.
MOTION . Upon motion by Director Stallwood, duly seconded
by Director Forrest and carried unanimously by
those Directors present, Resolution No. 1360
was adopted by the following Roll Call Vote:
ROLL CALL VOTE.' Ayes, Directors: Disch, Forrest, Littleton
and Stallwood
Noes, Directors~ None
Directors Absent= Wall
UPPER SANTA ANA RIVER The General Manager had mailed a copy of the
WATER COORDINATING Upper Santa Aha River Water Coordinating Council
COUNCIL ANNUAL MTG Annual Meeting Minutes of March 23, 1970, along
MINUTES & REQUEST with the request for pay~mnt of dues for the
FOR DUES Fiscal Year 1970~71, to each Director. .Mr.
Rickert said the dues had h~en reduced, to
$25.00 a year and reCOmended the District
continue its membership..-
MOTION Upon motion by Director Stal-lwood, duly seconded
by Director Forrest and carried Unanim?usly by
those Directors present, Staff was directed~ to
' ' pay the annual dues. to' the Upper Santa Aha
-,. River Water Coordinating Council for the year
June 30, 1970 to June 30, 1971.
EAST VALLEY PLANNING The General Manager presented the East Valley
AGENCY GOALS SEMINAR Planning Agency Agenda for the Goals Seminar
JUNE .~:4 of June 24° A copy of the agenda and Guidelines
for Study Group Sessions had been mailed to
each Director. He stated that when the list
of Committees appointed by the Agency w~e
received, he would mail to the Board Members.
SEWER DISCONNECT - General Manager Rickert asked authority to
O'BRIEN, ?545 disconnect the sewer lateral at the O'Brien
VICTORIA residence at 7545 VictOria since the O'Briens
had passed 'away and the house would be demolished
as it had h~en condemned. He stated there was
a delinquent sewer charge of $21o00
MOTION Upon motion .by Director Littleton, duly
seconded by Director Stallwood and carried
unanimously by those Directors' present, Staff
was authorized to disconnect the sewer lateral
at 7545 Victoria Avenue and that a Creditor's
Claim be filed against the O'Brien estate for
the outstanding bill of $21.00.
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO A letter and rs~olUtion dated June 22, 1970,
REQUEST FOR FREE WATER had been receiv,~.d from Thomas C. Barnett,
TO LANDSCAPE FREEWAY Assistant City Engineer, City of San Bernardino,
requesting free watei- for the landscaping of
the Crosstown Freeway. General Manager Rickert
s~m~arized the ~equest and stated the City had
prepared a resolution for the District. Legal
Counsel was cal?.ed upon and stated there was
no limit in the water required or area specified
for use in the resolution o He said the State
Constitution prohibits public funds to be given
to anyone, and in this request, he felt it would
really be a gift of public funds° Also, if the
State required ~;ater, they would normally make
the request dir.~ctly to the Board. The General
Manager said thu State had previously discussed
with the.Dietri~;t Staff, the supplying of water
for the Crosstown Freeway and no agreements
were ever reached.
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MOTION Upon motion by DireCtor Forrest, duly seconded
by Director Littleton and carried unanimously
by those Directors present, the proposal of
the City for free water was rejected and
Legal Counsel was' authorized to so advise
the City.
RUSS NEWBERG'S P4~QU~ST The Gene'ral Manager presented a letter dates
FOR WATER & SEWER June 29, 1970, from Russ Newberg requesting
SERVICE TO PROPOSED the District furnish sewer and water service'
MOBILE HOME PARK to his proposed Mobile Home Park at Lynwood
LYNWOOD DR. EAST OF Drive~ east of Victoria. He showed a map
VICTORIA - FORMER of the parcel where the park would be locate~.
T~NATIVE TR. 8015
MOTION Upon motion by Director Stallwood, duly
seconded by Director Littleton and carried
unanimously by those Directors present, the
request Of Russ Newberg is to be turned over
to Staff and the appropriate Comittees for
review and recommendation for July 13 Board
Meeting.
LETTER FROM ROBERT The General Manager read a letter dated
LOWE SR. RE: INCREASED June. 24 from' Robert Lowe Sro, of 24679
SEWER SERVICE C~ARGE Monterey Street, stating his views on the
increase in the ~sewer service charges°
MOTION Upon motion by Director Forreet, duly
seconded by Director Littieton and carried
~ unanimously by those Directors present,
Staff is authorized to answer the letter
of Robert Lowe Sr. on the increase of the
'District sewer rates.
DISCUSSION ANNEXATION The General Manager presented an article
1969-9, CITY FIRE STN fro~ The Sun, dated June 29, 1970, stating
ORANGE & HIGHLAND AVE° the District Annexation 1969-9 for the City
of San Hernardino Fire Station at Orange and
Highland Avenues, was being determined by
the Local Agency Formation Commission, not
to split the entire parcel as requested by
the City. The LAFC HEaring on this will be
held July 8o No action on the part of the
Board was necessary or taken at this time.
RESOLUTION 1359 Resolution No. 1359 was presented to authorize
STUBBLEFIELD INGRESS- ~resident and Secretary to execute Agreement
EGRESS EASEMENT AND setting forth Certain considerations and
AGREEMENT TO PLANT 99 covenants between District and st~bblefields
on Ingress-Egress Easement at Plant 99. The
General Manager stated Board action had
previously authorized Staff and Legal
Counsel to prepare this Agreement and we now
have the Agreement executed by all of the
Stubblefields, namely~ Arnold II. and Ruby;
Walter E. and Arlie; and Jimmy E. and 51artha
Stubblefield.
MOTION Upon motion by Director Stallwood, duly
seconded by Director Littleton and carried
unanimously by those Directors present,
ResOlution No. 1359 was adopted°
FINANCIAL REPORTS -
AUDITOR-T~W. ASURER At the time of the meeting, a Financial
MONTH OF MAY 1970 Report for ~he Month of May for the Water
and Sewer Division, was passed out to each
Board Membe. r. No action required or taken.
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APPROVAL OF WARRANTS The following warrants were placed on the '
table for the discretion of the Directors:
Water Division
t6175 - ~6313 (General) $100,442.13
#3695 - %3764 (Payroll) ~$ 14,968.64 $115,410.77
MOTION Upon motion by Director Forrest, duly
seconded by Director Littleton and carried
unanimously by those Directors present, the
warrants were approved as submitted. -t-i
ANNOUNCEMENTS -
AWWA TRIP TO Director Diseh was called upon to give a
WASHINGTON, 'Do C. report on his triP'to Washington, D. C.
on the American Water Works Association
Seminar. He reiterated on the details and
said the trip was educational and most
gratifying.
SURVEY 70 ALASKA Director Forrest stated the trip to Alaska
TRIP BY DIRECTORS was we1! planned. He said there were 67
FORREST AND LITTLETON people in the group from all over the
United States. Director Littleton discussed
highlights of the excursion and brought
brochures to the office regarding same.
ADJOURNMENT - There being no further business to come
before the Board, Acting President Disch
declared adjournment at 10 P. Mo
Harold G. Rickert, Secretary ~
Board of Directors
Phil_ ip/A'. Dls-ch
Actin~ President
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