HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - EVWD Board of Directors - 02/14/1995 Approved 02/27/95
EAST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT
REGULAR BOARD MEETING FEBRUARY 14, 1995
MINUTES
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by President Douglas. Alberta Hess
led the flag salute.
ROLL CALL:
PRESENT: Directors Goodin, Negrete, Lightfoot, Sturgeon,
Douglas
ABSENT: None
STAFF: Robert Martin, General Manager; Alberta Hess,
Auditor/Controller; Paul Dolter, Assistant Dist.
Engineer, Mary Wallace, Admin.Assistant
LEGAL COUNSEL: Steve Kennedy
GUESTS: Willard Kenley; Warner Hodgdon; Aaron Hodgon;
Mike Cook; Dwayne Deutscher; Wayne Hansen;
Camille Hansen; Betty Hale; Chuck Hale; Lisa
Kennedy; Tom Owens
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
The public participation section of the meeting was declared open at 5:32 p.m.
Mr. Kenley suggested that if rescheduling of board meetings is necessary, that the
District try to avoid any conflict with the City of Highland's counsel meetings.
There being no further public comments or written comments the public
participation section of the meeting was closed at 5:35 p.m.
APPROVAL OF JANUARY 23, 1995 MEETING MINUTES
M/S/C (Lightfoot-Negrete) that the January 23, 1995 minutes be approved as
submitted.
APPROVAL OF LIENS FOR DELINQUENT WATER AND SEWER
ACCOUNTS
M/S/C (Lightfoot-Negrete) that the liens for delinquent water and sewer
accounts be approved for processing.
RESOLUTION 1995.18 ACCEPTING CONVEYANCE OF UTILITY
EASEMENT was presented to the Board for approval.
M/S/C (Lighffoot-Negrete) that Resolution 1995.18 be approved.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: Directors Negrete, Goodin, Lighffoot, Sturgeon, Douglas
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION 1995.19 - RELEASE OF LIEN FOR DELINQUENT WATER
AND SEWER ACCOUNT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7041 DWIGHT
was presented to the Board for approval.
M/S/C (Lightfoot-Negrete) that Resolution 1995.19 be approved.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: Directors Negrete, Goodin, Lightfoot, Sturgeon, Douglas
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION 1995.20 - RELEASE OF LIEN FOR DELINQUENT WATER
AND SEWER ACCOUNT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 25883
MANSFIELD was presented to the Board for approval.
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M/S/C (Lightfoot-Negrete) that Resolution 1995.20 be approved.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: Directors Negrete, Goodin, Lightfoot, Sturgeon, Douglas
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION 1995.21 - RELEASE OF LIEN FOR DELINQUENT WATER
AND SEWER ACCOUNT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 24965 7TH
STREET was presented to the Board for approval.
1WS/C (Lightfoot-Negrete) that Resolution 1995.21 be approved.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: Directors Negrete, Goodin, Lightfoot, Sturgeon, Douglas
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION 1995.22 - RELEASE OF LIEN FOR DELINQUENT WATER
AND SEWER ACCOUNT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 24997 UNION
was presented to the Board for approval.
M/S/C (Lightfoot-Negrete) that Resolution 1995.22 be approved.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: Directors Negrete, Goodin, Lightfoot, Sturgeon, Douglas
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION 1995.23 - RELEASE OF LIEN FOR DELINQUENT WATER
AND SEWER ACCOUNT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 24997 UNION
was presented to the Board for approval.
M/S/C (Lightfoot-Negrete) that Resolution 1995.23 be approved.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: Directors Negrete, Goodin, Lighffoot, Sturgeon, Douglas
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION 1995.24 - RELEASE OF LIEN FOR DELINQUENT WATER
AND SEWER ACCOUNT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 24624 LITTLE
3RD STREET was presented to the Board for approval.
M/S/C (Lighffoot-Negrete) that Resolution 1995.24 be approved.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: Directors Negrete, Goodin, Lighffoot, Sturgeon, Douglas
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION 1995.25 - RELEASE OF LIEN FOR DELINQUENT WATER
AND SEWER ACCOUNT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 27149
MESSINA was presented to the Board for approval.
M/S/C (Lighffoot-Negrete) that Resolution 1995.25 be approved.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: Directors Negrete, Goodin, Lightfoot, Sturgeon, Douglas
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION 1995.26 - RELEASE OF LIEN FOR DELINQUENT WATER
AND SEWER ACCOUNT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7186
CATALPA was presented to the Board for approval.
M/S/C (Lightfoot-Negrete) that Resolution 1995.26 be approved.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: Directors Negrete, Goodin, Lightfoot, Sturgeon, Douglas
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION 1995.27 - RELEASE OF LIEN FOR DELINQUENT WATER
AND SEWER ACCOUNT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7078 CONE.JO
was presented to the Board for approval.
M/S/C (Lightfoot-Negrete) that Resolution 1995.27 be approved.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: Directors Negrete, Goodin, Lightfoot, Sturgeon, Douglas
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION 1995.28 - RELEASE OF LIEN FOR DELINQUENT WATER
AND SEWER ACCOUNT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7776
CUNNINGHAM was presented to the Board for approval.
M/S/C (Lightfoot-Negrete) that Resolution 1995.28 be approved.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: Directors Negrete, Goodin, Lightfoot, Sturgeon, Douglas
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
DISBURSEMENTS
M/S/C (Negrete-Goodin) that the General Fund Disbursements #158487 to
#158705 in the amount of $1,332,465.22 and Payroll Fund Disbursements #147 to
#192 in the amount of $48,108.93 totaling $1,380,574.15 be approved.
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LAFCO HEARING ON SPHERE OF INFLUENCE
Correspondence to James Roddy regarding Sphere of Influence Expansion was
reviewed. No action taken.
LAND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT WITH RSA
M/S/C that the revision to the City Creek Water Treatment Plant Time
Schedule of Events, included in the Properly Exchange Ageement Amendment
dated February 14, 1995 with Rancho San Andreas, be approved.
APPROVAL OF DIRECTORS FEES AND EXPENSES FOR JANUARY
1995
The following Directors fees and expenses for January were submitted for
approval: Director Goodin $500.00; Director Negrete $1,081.80; Director
Lightfoot $300.00; Vice President Sturgeon $81.00; President Douglas $1,042.60.
M/S/C (Lightfoot-Goodin) that the Directors fees and expenses be approved
as submitted.
ASSEMBLY BILL #2681 - FLUORIDE STANDARDS
M/S/C (Lightfoot-Negrete) that staff request DOHS to issue East Valley
Water District a variance to California's Drinking Water Standard for fluoride.
CITY CREEK TREATMENT PLANT SITE
Dwayne Deutscher (URS) presented modifications to the design for the City Creek
Treatment Plant. Mike Cook (Converse) discussed newly proposed altematives
due to the uncovering of a new fault during excavation at the site. Warner
Hodgdon commented on the on-site review and evaluation of the new fault trace.
No action taken.
PUBLIC HEARING FOR PURPOSES OF CONSIDERING AND
ADOPTING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE EAST
HIGHLANDS RANCH WELL
President Douglas declared that the public hearing be declared open at 6:15
P.M.
M/S/C (Lightfoot-Negrete) that there being no public comments the hearing
be closed at 6:17 P.M.
M/S/C (Lightfoot-Negrete) that the negative declaration for the acquisition
and improvements to the East Highlands Ranch Well be approved; that staff be
directed to file a Notice of Determination with the appropriate agencies.
FIRE HYDRANT INSTALLATION AT 7199 PALM AVENUE
M/S/C (Sturgeon/Lightfoot) that Betty J. Hale be reimbursed for the cost of
the fire hydrant installation at 7199 Palm Avenue in the amount of $2,435.00.
NORTH FORK DITCH AND CITY OF HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY
TRAIL SYSTEM
Usage of a portion of the North Fork Ditch alignment for part of the City of
Highlands Community Trail System was discussed. A letter will be prepared by
the General Manager addressing the issues of maintenance, insurance and
acceptance by homeowners. Information only.
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES RECEIVED FROM LEROY TANNEBERG
M~S/C (Lightfoot-Goodin) that the claim for damages to LeRoy Tanneberg's
vehicle be denied and referred to District's legal counsel and insurance carrier.
AWWARF SUBSCRIPTION PROGRAM was reviewed and the possibility of
sending a delegation from EVWD Board as subscribing members to give
congressional testimony in Washington D.C. this spring was discussed.
M~S/C (Lighffoot-Negrete) that East Valley Water District become a
subscriber of AWWARF beginning with our 1994/95 fiscal year.
M/S/C (Lighffoot-Sturgeon) that a delegation be authorized to provide
testimony and that expenses incurred not to be counted against each individual
Board member's annual $3,000 limit for travel.
GENERAL MANGERS REPORT
The General Manager reported on the WESTCAS Conference which he attended
February 8, 9 and 10th. He also stated that the Winter Newsletter had gone to
press with changes that had been made and/or approved with the Personnel/Finance
Committee Meeting on January 26, 1995.
ORAL COMMENTS FROM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Director Lightfoot expressed his gratitude to the Board for their cards and for the
floral arrangement sent for his father's funeral services.
CORRESPONDENCE FROM EVWD
Correspondence sent to Willard Kenley in response to questions which he
presented was reviewed. Information only. '~
CORRESPONDENCE FROM WILLIAM RICHARDSON
Correspondence from William Richardson was reviewed. Information only.
CORRESPONDENCE FROM EVWD
Correspondence from EVWD to County Health Services regarding Arroyo Verde
Mutual Water Company was reviewed. Information only.
SBCSD MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT, FEBRUARY 20, 1995,
COMMUNITY HALL BAKER. Information only.
SATELLITE TELECONFERENCE SPONSORED BY AWWA
Staff was directed to secure information about the closest downlink sites for the
presentation scheduled for March 9, 1995 ,,..,
CLOSED SESSION
The audience was requested to leave the room so the Board could enter into closed
session at 7:10 P.M. as provided for in the California Open Meeting Law,
Government Code Section 54954.5 to discuss those items listed on the agenda.
RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION
The Board returned to regular session at 7:32 P.M. at which time the audience
returned.
Those items listed on the agenda were discussed in closed session with no action
being taken.
PATTON PROPERTY LEASE RENEWAL
M/S/C (Lightfoot/Negrete) that the terms for the Patton Property Lease extension
be modified to provide for an increase of the lease payment by $3,000.00/month
for a total amount of $5,000.00/month with the stipulation that, if an escrow is
opened by June 1, 1995 and closed by January 1, 1996, a rebate in the amount of
$3,000.00/month will be refunded to the Victoria Development beginning with the
date of the new lease extension.
PATTON PROPERTY SALES LISTING
Listing Extension Agreement draft was reviewed.
M/S/C (Lightfoot/Negrete) that the Exclusive Sales Listing Agreement with
Tom Owens Land Brokerage be approved subject to changes being made to Page
5, Section E. to provide for a longer escrow period if required.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m. ~,~~/~L c~-~ _~---
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Robert E. Martin, Secretary