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EAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 23, 1970
CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:30 Po M.
PLEDGE OF Al1' 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,
~ ~ StallwoodandWa11
~ : Directors Absent: None
Others Present~ General Manager-Secretary
Riokert; Asst,. Mgr.-Engineer Garcia;
Auditor-Treasurer Hendricks; Recording
'Secretary Kinzer; Attorney Robert Farrell;
' Consulting Engineer Joseph A. Rowe; John
'Primrose and William ~yers of the Wm.
Myers Corporation
MINUTES There being no.ad~itions or corrections'to the
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 9,
MOTION 1970, ~otion was made by Director Ditch, duly
Seconded by Director Stallwood and carried
unanimously, to approve the Minutes as submitted.
CORRESPONDENCE
CALIF. wATER RESOURCEs The GeneralManager presented a notice from
ADVANCE NoTICE OF BD the CalifOrnia Water Resources Association of
OF DIRECTORS MTG. a Board of Directo~s Meeting to be held at
the HyWtt House ~n San Jose on December 10
and 11. A copy of the notice had been mailed
to each Board Member° This was for information
~' only,~'with no action taken.
oNTY o~iS ~ WATER T~e ~eneral 'Manager presented a letter dated
~ORLANDSCAPIN~CROSS~ NOvember i21 1970, from the County of San
T~N FREEWAY ~"~ Bernardino in 'response to correspondence with
'' "the` CoUnty Board of Supervisors concerning
~ 'free water to-landsCape a portion of the cross-
town freeway on Highway 30° A copy had been
mailed to each Director. Mr. Ayala, Chairman
'' of the Board of Supervisors had pointed out
that at this time there were no plans for
entering into an agreement with the State
Division of Highways to provide water .for
State freeway landscaping, and further, if
this should come up for Consideration in the
future, they would be pleased to advise the
District So they could be considered as an.
appropriate agency to furnish water for this
purpose. This was for information only with
no action taken or required.
MRS. HANEY, WESTERN AVE. The General Manager had previously mailed a
THANKS BD FOR NOTICE OF copy of a letter received from MrS, Eileen
HEARING'ON P%RK AND Haney and residents of Western Avenue, Highlana~
RECREATION to each Director, thanking District for notifi-
cation of .LAFC Hearing on the Park and Rec-
! ' reation Area~ Service Area No. 75.
OTION ~! i !: Director Disch motioned, duly seconded by.
Director Forrest and carried unanimously,
~. ,~, authorizing the General Manager to send a
letter to Mrs. Haney, of acknowledgement.
CITY OF SB NOTIFICATION The General Manager presented a notification
OF ANNEXATION OF DIST. from City Clerk Goforth, City of. San Bernardino,
NO. 253 - NORTH OF BASE dated November 6, of Annexation District 253
LINE ST, EAS~ Of C~DAR (LAFC 906) of the area north of Base Line
Street, East of Cedar Street, now annex~R to
the City. The General Manager had a map
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displayed to explain the area being annexed,
and that it does effect the District to some
extent as the District serves water and sewer
service to a portion of the area. This was
for information only with no action required
or taken.
MANAGER' S REPORT
WM. Eo MYERS CORP.. The General Manager stated that the Sewer
TRACT 8270, BEQUEST FOR Committee had regiewed the case of the
SEWER CONNECTION TO william E. Myers request, taking into con-
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT sideration all that had been previously
discussed. It was the opinion of the Sewer
~ Committee to prevail upon Ordinance No. 285
in keeping with the new connection fee.
Director Stallwood stated the Committee spent
considerable time in going over the Ordinance
285 in its entirety and felt the Ordinance
was the deciding factor.
MOTION Director Llttleton motioned to continue
hearing for a period of time for another
study. Motion died for lack of second.
President Wall recognized Mr. William E.
Myers ~ho was in attendance. He. reiterated
his remarks of the Board Meeting of November 9,
1970, that his development would supply the
District with approximately $225,000 in gross
water sales over the next thirty years and in
his estimation, such sewer connection charges
would prohibit continued building within
this area. President Wall then called upon
Attorney Farrell, who read each paragraph of
Resolution No. 1383, relative to connections
being made before deadline of December 1,.1970,~
to ~resently ex~sting buildings and stateu
again in his opinion, the development of Wm.
E. Myers Corp. does not meet the requirements
of the resolution and therefore, the sewer
connection schedule of Ordinance No. 285
should prevail.
MOTION Upon motion by Director Disch, duly seconded
by Director Stallwood and carried by the
majority, by the following roll call vote,
that the District would abide by their
Ordinance No. 285 in the case of the William
E. Myers' request for sewer connection fees.
ROLL CALL VOTE Ayes, Directors: Disch, Stallwood and Wall
Noes, Directors: Littleton
Absent Directors: None
Director Forrest abstained from voting.
~OBERTS. & BRUCE At this ttme~ the General Manager stated he
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT had received a check for $100.00 just before
REQUEST FOR SEWER closing time this date from Roberts and Bruce,
SERVICE desiring sewer service from the District for
their proposed [72 Units] apartment develop-
ment on Pumalo Street between Osbun Road and
Sterling Avenue, and they were told the
matter would be presented together with
Wm. E. Myers proposal, at the Board Meeting
tonight. Their development is presently under
construction and the General Manager noted the
development is within District boundaries,
foundations are being installed, they reported
having-a City of San Bernardino building
permit and rough plumbing would be starting
tomorrow.
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ROBERTS & BRUCE coNT'D They had contacted the Distric~ Staff with
.. regard to the development, approximately
the last part of June 1970. Attormey Farrell
~ ' again read District Resolution No. 1383 and
stated that inhi~ opinion, this development,
like the other previously discussed, did not
· . meet the'requirements of the resolution to
-; connect presently~existing buildings to
District sewer prior to the December 1, 1970,
deadline.. Therefore, the sewer connection
fee schedule of ordinance No. 285 should
prevailo
% '' Upon motion by. Director Disch, duly seconded
~ . . . by Director. For~est and carried unanimously,
~ ~ General Manager was directed to notify Roberts
an4 Bruce that the District will abide by
Ordinance No. 285 as far as sewer connection.
-~. charges are concerned.
CONNECTION TO DISTRICT The General Manager stated he felt the Board
SEWER FACILITIESPRIOR : should adopt a policy with regard to allowing
TO COMPLETIONOF ~ :~ : connection to District sewer facilities prior
ANNEXATIONS to the completion of annexations. There being
a considerable difference between, "a majority
i. Property Owners,' and an "All Property Owners"
annexa~iOno After discussion~ it was the
general feeling of the Board to establish a
~ District policy concerning the two types of
.- annexations in regard to allowing Connection
~ tO District facilities before they are final-
ized.
MOTION i MotiOn was made by Director Disch, duly
seconded by Director Forrest and carried
unanimously, authorizing Staff to allow
Connections to District sewer facilities,
.. upon application of annexaulons o~ unanimous
type annexations, but not on the majority
type annexations.
RECOMMENDED SALARY The Staff and Personnel Committee reviewed
iNC~SES and recommended the approval of the following
step raises~
SAMUEL W~ CRAGER · Samuel W. Cragmr - Welder (6 Month)
50A $3.29/Hr to 30B $3.45/Hr Effective 12/]./70
DONALD SICKLES Donald Sickl,~s - Field Superintendent (6 Month)
36A $767.00/Mo. ~o 36B $805o00/Mo. Effective i~/1/~
JOSEPHINE ANTONUCCI Josephine Antonucci - Account Clerk II
23C $450/Mo to 23D $471/Mo. Effective 11/1/70
MOTION Motion by Director Stallwood~ duly seconded
by Director Forrest and carried unanimousiy~
the above listed step increases were approved
on effective dates shown.
DIscuSSIoN OFMASTER The General Manager presented for discussion~
the use of a Master Charge Card for Dlst_~ct.
~2HARGE CARD
,, use.
MOTION . It was the genaral feeling of the Board M.~mbers~
that they did not care to have a card issue~
~,.:?~ ~ to them. Director Disch motioned, duly seconded
by Director Forrest and carried unanimously,
that the General Manager be authorized to
cDtaln a Mas%er C~ arge Card for himse!f for
District use, l~m~=~ng charge to $500=00 per
mon%h~
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DISCUSSION OF REQUEST The General Manager presented the request for
FOR WATER SERVICE - water service of the San Bernardino Sausage
SB SAUSAGE CO. ON Company on Victoria Avenue, of their new
VICTORIA AVENUE proposed plant. He gave each Board Member a
sketch of the proposed plant, and stated that
the existing plant is now being served water
by.the Southern California Water Company,
but that it would not be sufficient for their
new building, in that it could not handle
fire protection; Le-gal Counsel pointed out
that u~less there is a proper agreement in
advance, District could be enjoined from
serving~
MOTION Upon motion by Director Forrest, duly seconded
by Director Disch and carried unanimously,
Staff was authorized to direct a letter to
the San Bernardino Sausage Company suggesting .
' they contact Southern California WaterCompany-
to work out an agreement before the District
takes any further action to serve the new
plant with water.
WATER RIGHTS ACQUIRED The General Manager gave each Board Member
DEED & AGP~EMENT$ AS a copy of Water Rights Acquired by Deed and
OF NOVEMBER 16~ 1970 Agreement as of November 16, 1970, prepared
by Earl LyOns. The total to date being 3,732.
This was for information only with no action
required or taken.
DISTRICT OPERATION The General Manager brought up the District's
DURING BEAR.FIRE OF part in the Bear Fire of November 13 and 14
NOV. 13 AND 14 in the Highland and Del Rosa Area, to make
the Board aware that District Engineer David
Garoia and District crews did a tremendous
job during these recent fires. He said David
was to be commended and that he worked as
liaison officer between the fire department
and the District Crews. He further stated
that. some landscaping had burned at District's
Plant 37 amd 99. He pointed out the fire
should show the District that back-up storage
is needed in some'of our system. David said
that if it hadn't been for District facilities,
Orange Knoll would have burned. Legal Counsel
said, in the paper, the fire chief stated if
it hadn't been for the District, the fire
could not have been contained.
MOTION Upon motion by Director Forrest, duly seconded
by Director Littleton and carried unanimously,
the General Manager was authorized to write a
letter, expressing the Board Members appreci-
ation to District crews for their efforts in
helping contain the fire of November 13 and 14.
RESOLUTION 1390 The General Manager presented Resolution No.
RELEASE OF LIEN - WILBURN, 1390, requesting Release of Lien of Darrell
6887 BROWNING RD, HIGHLAND and Evelyn Wilburn of 6887 Browning Road,
Highland. Auditor Hendricks had certified
that the lien had been paid in full. The
General Manager recommended approval.
MOTION Upon motion by Director Disch, duly seconded
by Director For~est and carried unanimously,
Resolution No. 1390 was adopted.
DAMAGE TO DIST FACILITIES The General Manager presented a letter dated
BY CITY OF SAN BDNO November 11, 1970, from the United Pacific
CONTRACTOR AT BIG CANYON Insurance Group of San Bernardino, stating
& PACIFIC ST. CROSSING that the insured, Mc Laren Construction
Company, has no legal liability and declined
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District'm claim for damages Of the drainage
line across Pacific Street. The General
Manager said the District could not take
this lightly as it was negligence on the part
of City's Contractor and the cost to the
District, $232.18, for repairs.
MOTION Upon motion by Director Littleton, duly
~ seconded by Director Stallwood and carried
unanimously, Staff was authorized to turn
claim over .to Legal Counsel.
~SOLUTION 1389 ReSolution No. 1389 was presented, ~equeSting
~QUEST~NG-LAFO APPROVAL. LAFC approval of boundaries of Annexation.
~F BOUNDARIES OF ANNEX- 1978-3, North Orange, Phase II, of
ATION 1970-3, NORTH property owners for water service from the
ORANGE, PHASE II District. The General Manager recommended
approval.
MOTION Upon motion by Director Littleton~ duly
seconded by Director Forrest and carried
unanimously, Resolution No. 1389 was adopted.
RESOLUTION 139~ Resolution No. 1391 was presented for
CONN~YANC~ OF PIPELINE a~eptance of Conveyance of Pipeline Easement
EASEMENT FM RUTH CORWIN from Euth:Corwin, et al. The General Manager
ET AL said the easement was required for the in-
stallation of a 12-inch transmission main on
prolongation of La Praix Street between
Pacific and Atlantic and recommended approval.
MOTION ~ U~ motion by Director Forrest~ duly Seconded
by Director~Disch and carried unanimoUsly,
Resolution No. 1391 was adopted.
SAN MANUEL INDIAN RESER- The General Manager had displayed a map on
VATION, CONDITIONS OF the i~oard showing the area of the San Manuel
ATER sERVIcE Indian Reservation, east of Victoria Avenue°
He stated that C~ander JOhnson, Senior
Sanitary Engineer of Housing~ Education and
Welfare, Dept. of the U. S. Government, had
requested water service to the reservation,
and that the Federal Government would pay
the District for the water lines and appurten-
ances to, and within the reservation.
ander Johnson indicated they could not pay
for the water formula but could waive their
right to a refund on water main extension as
a part of the payment and possibly convey a
reservoir site. Legal Counsel said there
was a special section in the Water Code that
would allow the District to serve water to
the Indian Reservations by agreement. At
the present time there are six families and
seven residences within the reservation and
a proposed new recreation hall to be built.
MOTION After considerable discussion, motion was
made by Director Disch~ duly seconded by
Director Littleton and carried unanimously~
to notify Commander Johnson, representing
the Indian Reservation, that the Dietrict
would ask for annexation, and an easement,
and a reservoir site and dedication of water
mains without refund._.n~ lieu of water formula~
FINANCIAL REPORT
AUDITOR TREASURER Auditor Hendricks gave each Director a copy
of the Financial Report for the month of
October 1970 for the ~ater and Sewer Divisions=
No action was necessary or taken.
APPROVAL OF WARRANTS The folt~;ing warrants were submitted to the
Board Members for approval:
November 23~ 1970
Water Division
#6775 - %6891 .(General) $119,104.86
~4079 - %4146 (Payroll) $16,206.59 $135,311.45
MOTION Upon motion by Director Disch, duly seconded
by DirectorForrest and carried unanimously,
the warrants were approved as submitted°
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WATER PRICING The General Manager said he and Joseph A. , ~h%
Rowe ~t with Emmett Lowrey of the City of
Redlands to discuss Water Pricing~ 'Mr0 ---
Lowrey said he didn:t feel they would get
into ~ extensive study at this time. He
' would like copies of the District's studies
and would review and make comments. The
General Manager stated he had mailed Rowe's
studies to Mr. Lowrey, and that he would meet
again with him and report on December 14, 1970.
IDA FALL CONVENTION ~he GeneralManager stated that Director
BILTMORE HOTEL IN Forrest~ Auditor Hendricks and himself had
LA - DEC 2-4 made reservations to the IDA Fall Convention
being held at the Bil~more'Hotel in Los
Angeles on December 2, 3 and 4o
DISTRICT T~CKS & At ~,is time, the General Manager said they
EQUIPMENT WEARING had been experiencing many~%echanical problems
OUT with the District trucks and equipment and
we shod!dbe thinking of replacing them for
the next fiscal year.
~DJOURNMENT~ There being no further business to come before
the Board, adjournment motion was made by II
Director Stallwood, seconded by Director
Disch~ and carried at 10:50 P. Mo
tlarold G. Rickert, Secretary
Board of Directors
O. Ac }tall] President