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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-05-26 - Board of Directors Meeting Minutes1310 May 26, 1977 The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Yorba Linda County Water District was called to order by President Clodt at 8:30 a.m. in the offices of the District on Plumosa Drive on May 26, 1977. Directors present and answering the roll: Fred Clodt, Merwin Wagner, Roy Knauft, Howard Lindow and Art Korn. Also present Ralph Shook general manager, P.D. Royere assistant general manager, Jean Mathews secretary,Art Kidman and H. Rodger Howell attorneys from Rutan and Tucker. Moved by Director Lindow seconded by Director Korn to approve as mailed the minutes for May 13, 1977. Motion carried unanimously. General manager Shook read a letter giving the date of the hearings for annexation 77-3 and annexation 77-4 on June 8, 1977. General manager also read a letter from the Service League giving the date of the Fiesta Days parade as October 29th with the entry forms included. Discussion. Theme of Fiesta Days "Yorba Linda a Better Place because" Moved by Director Lindow seconded by Director Knauft directing staff to submit application to Service League and begin preliminary planning for a float for the parade and return to the Board with the staffs proposal. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Shook read a letter from Orange County Water Association regarding the District's participation in a full page ad on water conservation for $100.00 and the District position for a continuing conservation program that we might continue to participate in. Mr. Shook indicated that the District would contribute the $100.00. Discussion, moved by Director Knauft seconded by Director Lindow to approve the General Manager's action but to review the OCWA program for water conservation ads before further participation. Motion carried unanimously. Director Knauft reported on the city council meeting May 16. Director Clodt reported on the May 25 planning commission meeting. Art Korn reported on the financial seminar at San Francisco. P.D. Royere assistant general manager reported on his meeting with Art Simonian with regard to the joint powers agreement. Still not in agreement regarding time. Discussion, Mr. Royere felt that he and Mr. Simonian had gone as far as they could on a staff level and it was now ready for the Mayor and council members. Art Kidman in- structed to make the suggested changes in the joint powers agreement and after much discussion include the 15 year termination clause and return the joint powers agreement to the District with two originals to be forwarded to the city council for signing, copies for all council members and our board. May 26,' 1977 C continued. Z 1311 H. Rodger Howell left the meeting at 10:10 a.m. President Clodt called a recess at 10:10 a.m. Meeting reconvened at 10:20 a.m. with all directors present. Further discussion on the joint powers agreement. Moved by Director Wagner seconded by Director Lindow carried un- animously to authorize the approval and execution of the ammended Joint Powers Agreement with the suggested changes and to include the 15 year termination because of the investment to put water to all the property to the east, this also being a water short year the Board obligations to the existing customers does modify our position, two signed copies to be sent to the Mayor with copies to the council members with a cover letter indicating the above and that this is the final draft. Mr. Steve Bradford came into the meeting with Richard Davalos from our engineering department, regarding Job 1002 that had been approved at the last Board meeting. Water charges ahd been approved at $5950.00 and sewer at $2131.65 at the May 13, 1977 meeting of the Board. Mr. Davalos explained the situation, the property has been under the same ownership since the first tract had been built, is now coming back for further development and Mr. Bradford felt that to charge the frontage charges again was unfair. Discussion Mr. Bradford agreed to pay the sewer acreage charges on the entire parcel if the water fees were reduced. Moved by Director Lindow seconded by Director Wagner carried unanimously to amend the minute order on Job 1002 May 13, 1977 to change the water fees to approximately $2000.00 and sewer fees to approximately $4500.00. Motion carried unanimously. General manager Shook presented a salary resolution for the Boards review and consideration. Discussion, Mr. Shook explained the addition of some new job titles and the exclusion of others. Moved by Director Knauft seconded by Director Lindow to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 77-15 entitled: RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE YORBA LINDA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT ESTABLISHING THE SALARY RANGES FOR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, effective date July 3, 1977. Roll call vote: Ayes, Clodt, Wagner, Knauft, Lindow and Korn. Noes, none. Absent, none. Abstain none. Adopted this 26th day of May, 1977. Moved by Director Knauft seconded by Director Lindow to approve for payment the audited bills and deposits in the amount of $63,034.49 on checks 3972 through 4066. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Director Knauft seconded by Director Wagner and unanimously carried, all directors are hereby authorized to leave the State of California for either business or personal reasons between now and the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors. 41 Director Wagner left the meeting at 11:35 a.m. 1312 May 26., 1977 Mr. Davalos presented the following jobs: S 38-457 Bank of America at Fairmont and Yorba Linda Blvd., sewer fees $1852.01. Moved by Director Lindow seconded by Director Knauft to approve staff recommendations, motion carried unanimously. Job 1003 for water and sewer on tract 9522 for John Wertin. Water charges $14,622.67 and sewer charges $10,605.80. Moved by Director Lindow seconded by Director Knauft to approve staff recommendations for Job 1003 for water and sewer, motion carried unanimously. The sewer easement from EMA has still got problems. They have asked for sewer connection without payment of acreage fees. Discussion, Art Kidman suggested condemnation would be the quickest and easiest way to go. Attorney Howell had suggested that he would talk to them and try and explain the District's position before condemnation pro- ceedings. City assignments city council June 6 Howard Lindow, June 20 Fred Clodt, planning commission Art Korn June 15 and Roy Knauft June 29. Art Kidman said the new Conflict of Interest Code would be ready and that the date should be set for the public hearing. Moved by Director Lindow seconded by Director Korn to set the public hearing date for June 23 at 11:00 a.m. with notice to be published one time at least 10 days before the hearing, motion carried un- animously. Ralph Shook reported on the MWDOC meeting, discussion regarding the sur tax - Shell's portion of it and how to work out the penalty. Still working on the process will bring it back to the Board with recommendations. Mr. Shook reported that MWDOC would be in their new facilities located at 625 Cabrillo Park Drive, Santa Ana by June 20th. Health insurance is being reviewed several proposals are being checked. Director Lindow asked about three bills that were discussed in the ACWA paper. Discussion, moved by Director Lindow seconded by Director Knauft that the general manager call Senator Briggs and relay the Board's feeling on the three, in favor of S B 1199 and against the other two, SB 358 and SCA 35. Moved by Director Knauft seconded by Director Lindow to adjourn at 1:30 p.m. to June 7th at 1:30 p.m. Jean E. Mathews, Secretary