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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963-10-09 - Board of Directors Meeting MinutesOctober 9, 1963 300 A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the yorba Linda County Water District was convened at the office of the District by 'resident Wagner October 9, 1963 at the hour of 3: 30 A.M. All Directors were present and answered the roll call. P. Rodger Howell was also present. A motion was made by Director Milmoe, seconded by Director Hastings and carried appointing Jean Mathews, Secretary pro tem for the meeting. A motion was made by Director Hastings, seconded by Director McGuire and carried to approve the minutes as mailed. A motion by Director Clodt, seconded by Director McGuire that audited bills in the amount of $31,730.75, be approved, motion carried. New Business - Mr Singer of Orange County Flood Control District presented the Contract for the relocation of the 261-' and 10" with regard to the construction of the Atwood Flood Channel. The channel is to be built subject to the prior rights bf the District. Motion by Director Milmoe, seconded by Director Clodt and carried that the proper officers execute the Contract with the Flood Control District subject to final approval by the Attorney for the Yorba Linda County Water District. k letter was read from the yorba Linda Community Chest Chairman re- questing permission to use the District's addressograph plates to address the envelopes for the current drive. Motion by Director Milmoe, seconded by Director McGuire and carried to grant this per- mission subject to proper safeguards which will prevent the possibility of the list of names from being copied. General Manager Dueker reported that he had had conversation with Clem McCulloch, who had come as a representative of the Committee for the Anaheim Union Water Company to see what our feelings would be with regard to converting the irrigation service of the A.U.W.C. customers to irrigation service from the system of the Y.L.C.W.D. without expense to A.U.W.C. or their customers. Mr. Dueker had stated that we could not install meters and lines at our expense. Inasmuch as Mr. McCulloch was to contact the District again, and was to provide a map showing these customers and the parcels of land involved, the matter was tabled until further information was received. The General Manager presented a progress report on the Districts need for additional office space and presented several sketches of floor plans for 4a new building which could be constructed on the old plant 12 property on Plumosa, and also a proposed floor plan for finishing the interior of the two warehouse rooms in the present office building. The new building would have.about 5525 square feet in it and the lot at the old plant #2 is approximately 152' wide X 150' long. Matter deferred to October 23, 1963. 301 Discussion on Open House - Tenative starting time is in November and they are to be held on Saturday. The collapsible plastic drinking cups for this open house were approved with Southern Counties Gas Company and James M. Montgomery to stand 1/3 each on the cost, or about $130.00 each for 2500 cups. M.W.D. Connection - The General Manager reported that he had met with Brian Stone and discussed the matter briefly. The General Manager reported that the information was being assembled regarding the Cathodic Protectionstudy. Director,Milmoe stated that Bechtel Corporation had offered to discuss the problem free of charge. A report was received from the Boundary Commission approving the legal description of the Annexation #1 (Anderson) to the Yorba Linda County Water District. Upon a motion by Director McGuire, seconded by Director Hastings and carried Resolution #86 - Scheduling the Protest Hearing at 10:00 A.M. on November 13, 1963 was adopted. The General Manager reported that Mr. Hubert Ferry had called and stated that the Waste Water Company's Application was dropped for the time being, and that they appreciated the time the Board had spent on this matter. Mr. Sundexman - In the system constructed by Dyke Water Company in Yorba Linda Country,Club Estates and obtained by the District from Garden Land Company, Mr. Sunderman has discovered that a 10" pipe crosses his property without an easement. The General Manager reported that Mir. Sunderman has agreed to grant permission for it to remain where it is if the District will agree that if his property is ever rezoned and he can build in the location of the line that District will agree to relocate it at that time. Presently the District will agree to set the service prior to the agreement being signed if it can be installed on the portion of the line which is not on his property. A motion by Director Milmoe, seconded by Director Hastings and carried to have Attorney and General Manager draw up an agreement as outlined. Release from Pacific Idemnity for $93.20 - A motion by Director Milmoe and seconded by Director McGuire and carried authorizing the General Manager to sign the release and forward it to Pacific Indemnity with a Letter of Transmittal authorizing the use of the release when we have received $93.20. Approve a $355.80 refund to Harco Construction - Overdeposit of inspection charges on Job 5-241. Motion by Director Milmoe.seconded by Director Clodt and carried to make the refund. Transfer memo ~ 212 - Motion by Director McGuire seconded by Director Hastings and carried to make a refund 'on a Construction meter to the Contractor on the Wagner 'School. Sewer Job 163 - Refund of $5,000.00 over deposit of acreage charges. Motion by Director Hastings, seconded by Director 'Hilmoe and carried. 302 Due to an increase in work load the General Manager was authorized to Interview an accountant and employ same within a wage range of $600.00 to $700.00 and the normal benefits available to full time employees of the District. A motion by Director Milmoe, seconded by Director Clodt and carried. President Wagner asked to be excused at this time and slice President Milmoe took over the chair. Sewer Bids on S-33 were opened at this time (Orchard Drive Trunk) Grange County Pipe Lines $66,990.50, Harco Construction $6+,$21.75 and Losch Company $64,646.00. A motion by Director Hastings, seconded by Director McGuire and carried that the above bids be extended and checked and that the low bidder be recotitnended to the Subdivider, after the General Manager's approval. Request to reduce the bond requirement on Job S-33; The request to reduce the Performance Bond from $95,000.00 to $53,000.00 was granted on a motion by Director I41astings; seconded by Director McGuire and carried. Mr. Lester McClure of Highland Avenue requested the removal of a 2" disc meter which had been locked off in August of 1962, and had previously been used for drilling an oil well which since had been abandoned. In July of 1963 he had installed a 1" Badger to irrigate this same parcel. He also, requested that he=receive the refund which he would have received in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the District had this 21' meter been exchanged for the 11", installation. Inasmuch as this could have been done in July had he understood it thoroughly, and upon staff recommendation, the request was granted on a motion by Director Hastings, seconded by Director McGuire and carried. A Mr. Jones with the P.U.C. had inquired if we would object to or request a hearing with regard to the Southern California Water Co. serving the area East of tie yorba Linda Country Club. Inasmuch as our problems with So. Calif. ;later have not been resolved°on the West boundary we do not wish to have the same thing happen on the East boundary if they should be planning to use this area as a springboard to attack us from the East side. We do not object to So. Cali.fQr is serving areas outside of District boundaries. We have never actively solicited annexation of any territory since the formation of the District, however we will consider an annexation if anyone makes application to us. That we have no objection to So. Calif. Water or any other regulated utility without our boundaries and adjoining our District. We do now oppose and will always oppose the duplication of facilities. Upon a motion by Director Hastings, seconded by Director Milmoe and carried the General Manager and Attorney were directed to submit to the P.U.C. these views of Y.L.C.;al.D. regarding this request of So. Calif. Water to serve this area. The filing of a formal complaint with the P. U. C . on the N.W. portion of the District was tabled contingent on the outcome of the application on the East boundary. 303 Request from Mr. Schurr and Mr. Danker that upon the removal of weir No. 64, that the weir riser be left for fire protection. An adaptor to fire thread would have to be added. A motion was made by Directbr Eilmoe and seconded by Director Clodt and carried as follows: Leave weir stem but it does not constitute a fire hydrant and if property is used for anything other than agriculture it will have to be abandoned and/or changed. The weir stem is to be removed at District's option. Mr. Schurr and Mr. Danker are to convert to the fire thread at their expense. Report on the Move-In Charge Study for Water Jobs. Discussion - The natter was tabled after much discussion. Oil Well Sewer Service - A motion by Director Clodt, seconded by Director McGuire and carried that the payment of this fee is for the purpose of providing oil well service only, and that the proposed method set forth as follows is temporarily adopted subject to further study by staff and the Board: Proposed Method of Providing Sanitary Sewer Service To Oil Wells Within Drainage Area "C" of the Yorba Linda County Water District The charge for Sanitary Sewer Service to Oil :Hells in Drainage Area "C" only, shall be at the rate of ~2,000.00/ Acre for each parcel of land on which the oil well or oil wells exist or at the rate of X2,000.00 per oil well for each producing oil well on each parcel of land., whichever is the lesser amount. Parcel of land as used herein shall be that portion of land to which a parcel number has been assigned by the County Assessor and as recorded in the Assessors Plat Book of Orange County, California, dated March, 1963. For Record and rdfund purposes one acre of the parcel, to be mutually agreed upon by District and applicant in the "Application to and Agreement with the Yorba Linda `county eater District for Sewer Service", shall be specified and described for each oil well in the event applicant decides to obtain service in accordance with the rate per well option set forth above. S-7-3036 Sewer Service - Sewer application by David Rainville for sewer service on a parcel 72 X 150 = X330.30. A motion by Director Clodt seconded by Director Hastings and carried to approve this application. Job No. 226-C - At the request of the developer, Hal Balmer, the requirements for water service to Job No. 226-C were reviewed. It was moved by Director Clodt, seconded by Director McGuire and carried, that the requirement for service to extend a 611 water line from Job 225 - 6" to the west lime of the store building to be served and that the District would further extend said main at its own expense, and that the over deposit of $135.49 (32.26 feet at $4.20) be returned to the applicant. 304 Discussion regarding the cost comparison of District installation vs. Contractor`Installation which had been mailed to the Directors.' A motion was made by Director McGuire, seconded by Director Clodt and carried that all District 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. Motion by Director McGuire, seconded by Director Hastings to adjourn this meeting to 8:30 A.111. (bn October 23, 1963. Secretary pro tem e can E. Mathews