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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - EVWD Board of Directors - 05/28/1974 EAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING MAY 28, 1974 MINUTES CALL TO ORDER The Meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m. by President Philip A. Disch. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE All those in attendance joined in the Pledge of 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; Assistant General Manager Hendricks; Attorney Robert J. Farrell; Dick Rieker representing Joseph A. Rowe, Consulting Engineer; Gene Hayes representing Saratoga Development Company and Recording Secretary Yorgesen; also, Mr. Salgado. MINUTES OF REGULAR There being no additions or corrections to the MEETING OF MAY 13, 1974 minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 13, 1974, upon motion by Director Wall, duly seconded by Director Littleton and carried unanimously, the Minutes of May 13, 1974 were approved as submitted. BID OPENING The Secretary opened and read the bid proposals, SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM as submitted, for an extension of a sewer collection TO TRACT 8827 - JOB NO, line through Serrano Jr. High, East of Mirada & 898 Bangor Avenue, Tract No. 8827. Each proposal was accompanied by the required 10% bid bond, and were as follows: Me~kins, Inc. $10,107.29 City Construction Company 15,684.00 Salgado Construction Company 15,126.70 Engineer's Estimate $15,763.00 MOTION Upon motion by Director Littleton, duly seconded by Director Forrest, and carried unanimously, the bid proposals were given to the Engineers for re- view and recommendation. ENGINEERS RECOMMENDA- Engineers stated all proposals were correct and TION recommended accepting Meekins Construction as low bidder for extending sewer collection line through Serrano Junior High for $10,107.29. AWARDING BID MOTION Upon motion by Director Littleton, duly seconded by Director Forrest and carried unanimously, the bid was awarded to the low bidder Meekins Con- struction on recommendation from Legal Counsel. Also, second and third bids will be held until low bid contract is signed. SARATOGA DEVELOPMENT The General Manager stated that the Board of COMPANY AND PLUNGE Directors had at their last meeting directed CREEK REPORT ~oseph A. Rowe, Consulting Engineer, and a repre- sentative from Saratoga Development Company to be pre&~nt at this meeting to report on a proposed study/~ailable water from Plunge Creek. He stated that Joseph A. Rowe, Dick Rieker of CM Engineering and Gene Hayes of Saratoga Development Company and himself had met and discussed the proposed 5/28/74 study and uses of the water by the developer and the District for future use. The General Manager asked Mr. Hayes to state to the Board Saratoga's proposal for the use of Plunge Creek water. Mr. Hayes indicated that Saratoga Development Company wished to develop all the water rights and water in Plunge Creek which they presently own for famm- lng their citrus operation above Baseline East of Church Street. The District has domes- tic water facilities which they will use to develop their land south of Baseline and East of Church Street. They had been given a cost by the District to install needed facilities to serve their lands north of Baseline and they updated the estimated cost to $850,000 to develop booster stations and reservoirs. They own approximately 1,O00 to 1,100 acres of land, although, not all of it can be developed, about 40% will be open space. Mr. Hayes feels that with enlarged gravity flow system they could get approximately 75% of their Water from the Plunge Creek area. He reported that the San Bernardino County Planning Commission is work- ing on a general plan at the present time, however,' Saratoga Development Company would like to develop a specific plan at this time to present to them. Mr. Hayes stated Saratoga Development Company is looking to the East San Bernardino County Water District to service them with water and sewer. They would be will- ing to share expenses for a water study con- ducted by our District Engineers to determine if the water is potable. The quality of the water should be determined before anything further is done. Engineer Rieker of C.M. Engineering & Associates, stated that after an evaluation of the water quality is con- ducted, and assuming it is good, other ways of getting the water should be considered, such as economic alternatives.like treatment, etc. It was determined that it would take approximately one week to determine the quality of the water. Mr. Hayes said Saratoga Develop- ment Company would like a commitment as to whether or not the East San Bernardino County Water District at a later date would acquire the water rights in Plunge Creek if they further developed them. Saratoga Development is presently using approximately llO0 acre feet of water annually, but feel the potential is about 4,000 acre feet annually if they had proper facilities. Director Stallwood inquired of Mr. Hayes as to who Saratoga Development Company was. Mr. Hayes stated that his firm is located in San Diego, that their parent company was Whitman Enterprises, that it is a private corporation owned by two stockholders, they are basically in the real estate development business, both residential and commercial; their assets are in excess of 120 million dollars; they estimate it will take 10 to 15 years to develop the land here in San Bernardino, this project will include 80 acres light industrial, 40 acres commercial with approximately 4,000 single family dwellings. MOTION Upon motion by Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously, authorization was given for the Consulting 5/28/74 Engineer to make a water quality study and if the study shows that the water is of sufficient quality, then proceed with further study for development of Plunge Creek water for the area. SEWER CROSSING CITY Director Forrest suggested that the District CREEK EAST TRUNK consider an up-date of costs of putting the SEWER EAST HIGHLAND sewer under City Creek as previously designed AREA by CM Engineering. Also, that the permit be checked to see if it has been renewed that was taken out with the San Bernardino County Flood Control District. The U.S. Corp of Engineers have stated that we will be permitted to cross under City Creek only in the summer months. MOTION Upon motion by Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously CM Engineering and Associates be authorized to up- date cost of installing the sewer under City Creek into the East Highland area to be present- ed at the Board Meeting of June 10, 1974. RESOLUTION NO. 1974-27 After discussion on the need for development of LETTER TO CONGRESSMEN a sewer collection line under City Creek, it was PETTIS AND BROWN suggested that a letter be written to Congress- men Pettis and Brown informing them of this need and the fact that the District has applied to H.U.D. for federal aid. MOTION Upon motion of Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously it was directed that authorization be given staff to draft Resolution No. 1974-27 informing Con- gressmen Pettis and Brown of our application to H.U.D. for federal financial assistance and also that we would appreciate their assist- ance and counsel in this regards. Roll Call Vote: Ayes:Directors Forrest, Wall, Littleton, Disch and Wall Noes:None Absent:None DEVELOPMENT OF SEWER The General Manager reported to the Board that TRANSMISSION, STOR- he had received a copy of a letter that Harold AGE, AND TREATMENT Bare of CM Engineering & Associates had written FACILITIES FOR DIST- to the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- RICT REQUEST FOR ment requesting the East San Bernardino County FUNDS Water District be placed on their list for funds when they became available under federal programs for development of sewer transmission, storage and treatment facilities. Mr. Bare indicated in his letter that he had received a telephone call from H.U.D. in Los Angeles notifying him that we would be notified immediately of fund availability. PUBLIC MEETING RE Notification was received by the General Manager SENATE BILL 1971 that a public meeting wobld be held to discuss (PUMP TAX BILL) proposed amendments to Ruben Ayala's recently introduced Senate Bill 1971 (Pump Tax Bill) on June 14, 1974 at Central Elementary School, 7955 Archibald Avenue, Cucamonga, CA at l:O0 p.m. This was for information only. FAIR LABOR STANDARDS The General Manager had provided each Director ACT AMENDMENTS OF with a copy of the Fair Labor Standards Act 1974 Amendments of 1974. These new provisions cover all municipal government employees. Attorney 5/28/74 Farrell stated that since some of the new pro- visions are contrary to the District's Salary Ordinance No. 280, that amendments would have to be made. The General Manager stated that recommended amendments would be made to the Board members at the June 10th Board Meeting. No action was taken. NEWSPAPER ARTICLE RE A copy of an article relative to the case of MCCARTHY vs MARIN McCarthy vs Marin Municipal Water District MUNICIPAL WATER was given to each Board Member for their in- DISTRICT ]formation only. INDEX OF TIMES Director Littleton asked that a copy of an ROSTER OF CALIFORNIA alphabetical Index of California'§ leading cem- LEADING COMPANIES panies and their financial standings be distrib- uted to each Board Member for their information. RESOLUTION NO. 1974-26 The General Manager stated that we had received AUTHORIZING EXECUTION from Messrs. O'Melveny & Myers copies of a OF SIGNATURES CERTI- Signature Certificate, Treasurer's Receipt and FICATE, TREASURER'S Arbitrage Certificate as well as the notes for RECEIPT AND ARBITAGE ~rop6r exec~ution fo~ $6~0,000 in a 5-year prom- CERTIFICATE i~sofy'note, which is for the purchase of the Systems 3, Model 6 IBM Computer. MOTION Upon motion of Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously, Resolution No. 1974-26 was approved as sub- mitted. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Directors Disch, Forrest, Littleton, Stallwood and Wall Noes: None Absent:None EMPLOYEE STEP The General Manager recommended the one and INCREASE one-half year salary step increase for Don Sickles. It is from Step 36D, $992.00 per month to Step 36E, $1,040 per month, effective June 1. MOTION Upon motion bf Director Littleton, duly seconded by Director Forrest and carried unanimously, a one and one-half year salary step increase was granted to Don Sickles, effective June 1, 1974 from Step 36D, $992 per month to Step 36E, $1,040 per month. DISTRICT INSURANCE The Assistant Manager reported to the Board that our insurance carrier, Chub Pacific Insurance, will be discontinuing their services through Morgan & Franz to us as they no longer cover government entities. Therefore, a dis- cussion was held as to, Whether or not to have Morgan & Franz continue to investigate various companies for us or try All State for one year. After considerable discussion MOTION Upon motion by Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried by the following Roll Call Vote, the staff will continue to negotiate the District insurance with Morgan & Franz. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Forrest, Wall, Stallwood and Littleton Noes: Disch Absent: None 5/28/74 AUTHORIZATION FOR The General Manager asked the Board to grant him GENERAL MANAGER TO authorization to take his vacation from August TAKE THREE WEEK 19 to September 6, 1974. VACATION MOTION Upon motion of Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director Littleton and carried unanimously, authorization was given for the General Manager to take his vacation from August 19 to September 6, 1974. APPROVAL OF WARRANTS General Checks 299 - 441 $239,030.41 WATER AND SEWER Payroll Checks 7199 - 7262 14,897.24 DIVISION MOTION Upon motion of Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director Littleton and unanimously carried .~ .~ the warrants were approved as submitted. 19~4-7§ FISCAL YEAR The Assistant Manager gave each Board Member a BUDGET FOR WATER AND copy of the 1974-75 Fiscal Year Budget for SEWER DIVISION the Waker a~ Sewer Division. There was discus- sion on various items,, but no approval will be ~ ~a'~en 'until the J'une ~24th Board Meeting. How- ever, there was a discussion on cost of living raises and MOTION Upon motion of Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director Stallwood and carried unanimously an across the board 5% cost of living increase will be given to all employees, effective July l, 1974. However, the General Manager 'in con- junction with the Pe~onn~ Committee will review all personnel on the~"F'' Step for consideration of an additional increase along with the admin- istrative staff and make their recommendations for the June 10, 1974 Board Meeting. ANSWERS TO INTERROGA- The General Manager had forwarded to all Directors TORIES RE SEWER a letter from Eadie & Payne, directed to Attorney ARBITRATION Denslow Green, regarding the City of San Bernar- dino's Answers to Interrogatories in the Sewer Arbitration. These copies were for Board Members information only, no action was taken. DISCUSSION ON WILLIAM The General Manager stated that he had received WEST'S SEWER COLLECT- a Cashier's Check in the amount of $3,0(10.00 ION LINE. FILE 3877.1 from Mr. West to proceed with construction of a sewer line on 6th Street. However, he indicat- ed that a study should be made to determine if it is feasible to put this line in as far as other connections are concerned. He recommend- ed that postcards should be mailed to residences along 5th & Tippecanoe Streets to see if the residents are interested in receiving sewer service. MOTION Upon motion of Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously, the staff was authorized to make a feasibility study of the sewer collection line to see if it is worthwhile and report back to the Board at their next meeting. AUTHORIZATION FOR The General Manager indicated that he had received ATTENDANCE OF FAIR information that UCLA Institute of Industrial LABOR STANDARDS ACT Relations will be conducting a major conference to discuss the "new" law on July 11-12 in Los Angeles and July 15 16 in Sacramento. He asked that he be authorized to attend the conference in Los Angeles. 5/28/74 MOTION Upon motion of Director Forrest, duly seconded by Director Wall and unanimously carried authorization was granted for the General Mana- ger or any Board Member who could attend the Fair Labor Standards Act conference and workshop on July 11 12 in Los Angeles or July 15 - 16 in Sacramento at District Expense. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Director Wall, duly seconded by Director Littleton and carried unanimously, there being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m. ro G. Ric~ert Secretary, Board of Directors ~hilitp A. Disch President, Board of Directors