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February 11, 1970
The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Yorba Linda
County Water District was called to order by President McGuire
at 8:30 a.m. in the offices of the District February 11, 1970.
Directors present and answering the roll call: McGuire, Hastings,
Clodt, Wagner and Knauft. H. Rodger Howell attorney for the
District was also present.
Moved by Director Clodt, seconded by Director Knauft carried un-
animously approving the minutes as mailed for January 7, 14 and 28.
President McGuire turned the meeting over to the General Manager,
Ralph Shook, who presented the following correspondence: AWWA
annual conference in Washington D.C. from 6/21 through 6/26/70.
Reservations for hotel accomodations to be in by February 24, 170.
Mr. Shook planning to attend.
California Special District Association membership fees $130.00.
Discussion - attorney recommended joini+'on basis of support for
this new association for at least one year. Moved by Director
Clodt, seconded by Director Hastings to adopt Resolution # 187
entitled: Resolution #187 Yorba Linda County Water District -
Authorizing Membership in the California Special Districts Assoc-
iation: Appointment of Representative thereto. To also name
Ralph McGuire as delegate and Fred Clodt as alternate. Roll call
vote: Ayes: Clodt, Hastings, McGuire, Knauft and Wagner. Noes,
none. Absent, none. Adopted this 11th day of February 1970.
Discussion of the new financial disclosure law. Attorney pointed
out there have been several legislative bills introduced seeking
to defer or amend this law and the State Supreme Court has ac-
cepted a test case just last Friday and it was the attorney's
recommendation not to fill out or file until further advisement
from Rutan and Tucker.
The hour of 10:00 a.m. February 14, 1970 time for the Award of the
Contract for OST 1 Job 5-526. Bids were opened on February 10,
1970 and the apparent low bidder was Lark Construction Company of
Long Beach. Keith and Associates checked the bid out for extensions
checked the references, etc and report that Lark Construction Co.,
had the low bid and qualifies as a responsible Contractor. Moved
by Director Wagner, seconded by Director Hastings thatthe Contract
for OST - 1 5-526 be awarded to Lark Construction Company Inc.,
for the low bid of $63,900.00 and that the proper officers be
authorized to sign the documents. Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Neland Sprik to be notified by letter of the award of the
contract.
LAFCO - hearing on 2/25/70 Beverly-Glenwood annexation to Orange
County Sanitation District. No comment. Letter to be sent to
LAFCO approving annexation.
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February 11, 1970 ( continued )
LAFCO Annexation 70-1 hairing at 2:00 p.m. 2/11/70. Ralph Shook
DoWaynr.°Lidke, Rodger Howell and Ralph McGuire and Rex Hastings
to attend. No problems anticipated but attorney had asked that
Mr. Lidke with the material on the Master Plan be present.
H. Rodger Howell reported that Bill Franklin of Southern California
Water had called and made inquiry about the East Water Line being
installed and discussed at some length sale of their facilities
policy etc. Mr. Howell assured him that District was still in-
terested and the facilities being built were according to our
Master Plan.
Ralph Shook reported that he had received a refusal of the easement
from Edison. He had been in contact with Mr. Dahl of Rutan and
Tucker who had said he thought he could be of assistance in obtain-
ing the easement from Edison. Suggested procedure if not able to
get easement from Edison, then try to get easement from Ed Backs
or Beverly-Glenwood, next would be to redesign to go up Fairmont
Blvd., and if it doesnt work out go the route of condemnation.
S-15-170 Gilman on 4921 Valencia Moved by Director Hastings,
seconded by Director Clodt to approve staff recommendations, motion
carried.
5-21-1236 Engel at 5312 Richfield Road. Moved by Director Hastings
seconded by Director Clodt carried unanimously to approve staff
recommendations.
S-23-1166 Jones at 18.901 Montecito. Moved by Director Wagner,
seconded by Director Knauft to approve staff recommendations.
Motion carried unanimously.
Jim Kerfoot reported on the sewer service charge and frontage
rates as researched in surrounding cities. Discussion, moved by
Director Hastings, seconded by Director Wagner to adopt Resolution
No. 188 setting €ertk the charges for the year. 1970 as follows:
Frontage charges; $3.25 per front foot with a $230.00 minimum per
connection. Service charges; drainage area "All $375.00 per acre;
Drainage Area "B°' $1525.00 per acre, Drainage Area "C" $1575 per
acre. Area ''M" and I'D" to be determined later and OIL" at $350.00
per acre. Resolution No. 188 adopted on the following called
vote: Ayes, Hastings, Wagner, McGuire and Knauft. Noes: Clodt,
Absent: none. Adopted this 11th day of February 1970.
Rodger Howell read the rough draft of the letter to be sent the
attorney for the Kraemers. Moved by Director Wagner, seconded
by Director Clodt carried unanimously to approve the letter under
date of 2/5/70 as amended and to authorize the attorney to pre-
sent it to the attorney for the Upper Kraemer Ranch as a commit-
ment by the Board of this District as to water and sewer service
for the Upper Kraemer Ranch directly adjacent to the Schmid
Development or Annexation 70-1.
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February 11, 1970 ( continued )
S-23-1530 Bass on Mt. View. Exhibits and application reviewed.
Moved by Director Knauft seconded by Director Hastings carried
unanimously to approve application on condition that S- 562
funds are received and project is built.
Job 592 renewal of facilities on Rose Drive at Imperial. 300'
of cast iron line to be replaced and lowered. Moved by Director
Knauft seconded by Director Wagner carried unnaimously to replace
the 300' of line at District expense as a scheduled renewal of
District facilites.
Moved by Director Knauft seconded by Director Wagner to approve
for payment the audited bills for $29,313.16 and refunds $1015.58
on checks 16368 through 16468. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved byDirector Knauft seconded by Director Wagner carried un-
animously 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.
General Manager reported that 1. He, Darrel Dalton, Bill Knitz
and DuWayne Lidke were going to meet on Friday and discuss the
excessive paving requirements as outlined by the City. 2. He
had been appointed to the Water Well Standard Committee of Orange
County Water Assoc. 3. Received a letter from O.C.W.A. re:
proposition # 7. 4. Still trying to fill up the six for the
water association tour in March, so far it was Fred Clodt, R.
McGuire, Jim Kerfoot and Darrel Dalton and Rex Hastings but
none of the Councilmen had been able to accept the invitation
to go. 5. Lakeview Avenue Job about ready to go to bid.
Moved by Director Clodt, seconded by Director Hastings to adjourn
to February 25 at 8:30 a.m., motion carried unanimously.
Jean E. Mathews
Secretary