HomeMy WebLinkAbout1962-01-24 - Board of Directors Meeting MinutesJanuary 24, 1962
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An adjourned regular Board meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Yorba Linda County Water District was called to order at the office of
the District January 24, 1962 at the hour of 8:30 a.m. by president,
David Crist. Directors present and answering the roll call were:
Mr. Crist, Mr. Clodt, Mr. Milmoe, Mr. Hastings, and Mr. Wagner. Attorney
Howell and the General Manager of the District were also present.
A brief.discussion followed with regard to,the absence of Valdo Y. Smith
due to a severe coronary and the best procedure for filling his absence.
It was reported by the General Manager that the doctors estimated it
would be approximately three months before he would be able to return
to the office. A motion was made by Mr. Hastings and seconded by Mr.
Milmoe and unanimously carried authorizing either Valdo Y. Smith or
Jean E. Mathews and David Crist or Merwin Wagner to sign checks drawing
on funds of the District and appointing Jean E. Mathews, assistant
auditor of the Yorba Linda County Water District. The General Manager
was instructed to obtain the same bond coverage for Jean E. Mathews as
for Valdo Y. Smith.
A motion was made by Mr. Wagner and seconded by Mr. Hastings and unani-
mously carried appointing Leonard L. Dueker, assistant secretary of the
Yorba Linda County Water District.
A motion was made by Mr. Hastings and seconded by Mr. Milmoe and unani-
mously carried authorizing payment of bills of the District prior to
the regular board meeting if discounts are obtainable and the bills have
been approved by the General Manager.
Two gentlemen representing the International Harvester Company then
entered the meeting and the bids on a 1962 pick-up were opened. Four
bids were received as follows: 1. McCoy & Mills for $1,770.14 in-
cluding 4% sales tax 2. Barton*s Chevrolet for $1,911.95 including
4% sales tax. 3. International Harvester Company for $1,877.82 in-
cluding 4% sales tax. 4. McMurtrie Payne Corporation for $2,123.94
which did not include the 4% sales tax. A motion was made by Mr. Milmoe
seconded by Mr. Clodt and unanimously carried referring the bids on the
pick-up to the General Manager for further study and comparison.
The General Manager then presented to the Board several proposed
sketches of alternate proposals for the trading of land on a square
foot for square foot basis with Mr. Gailerd Page near Plant 3 and
reservoirs two A, two B, two C. The General Manager pointed outthe
District has been using a portion of Mr. Page's property for access to
their property ever since it was acquired and that it would be to the
District's advantage to obtain this property as soon as possible in
that it would be an expensive operation to construct any access to our
property from the 20 foot access road which we own. On a motion made
by Mr. Milmoe and seconded by Mr. Wagner and unanimously carried. The
General Manager and Attorney are authorized and directed to complete
negotations with Gailerd Page and submit the results to the Board for
their final approval.
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A motion was made by Mr. C1odt seconded by Mr. Hastings and unanimously
carried that.the officers of the District are aughorized and directed
to, refund to Schneider and Tornroos the amount of $3,841.47 to which
each of them is entitled in compliance with the Rules and Regulations
of the District and instructions contained in the letters and assign-
ments from Mr. Schneider after Mr. Schneider has signed the form of
assignment previously delivered to the District.,
A motion was made by Mr. Wagner and seconded by Mr. Milmoe and unan-`
imously carried instructing the attorney to file with the boundary
commission the necessary document for their review of the description
of the proposed annexation of Tract 4181 and Tract 4397 to the Yorba
Linda County Water District. The Board, also, instructed the General
Manager to contact the consulting engineering firm of James M.
Montgomery and Associates to confirm in_writing the advantages to the
Yorba Linda County Water District of adding the property contained in
the proposed annexation to the Yorba Linda County Water District.
The president instructed the General Manager and the Attorney to work
on the proposed modification of Resolution #42 as requested by attorney
Albert Nasser.
A motion was made by Mr. Milmoe seconded by Mr. Wagner and unanimously
carried approving a new water service to the Ted Navarro-property on
the following conditions: 1. That they pay to the District $2.50
per front foot for the lot to be served. 2. That they deposit 2 of
the cost of a fire hydrant which is to be installed sometime in the
future when a new main extension is constructed. 3. That there is
recorded in the Chain of Title a document indicating no additional..
water service will be permitted to the Raymond Navarrd property without
a main extension in compliance with the Rules and Regulations of the
District. 4. That when the main is installed on Ridgeway Drive at
sometime in the future that the landowner will pay the cost of re-
locating the service to the new line.
A motion was made by Mr. Wagner and seconded by Mr. Milmoe and unani-
mously carried approving and authorizing the installment premium
payment upon the comprehensive liability insurance policy of the
District in the amount 6f $1,975.00.
The Board discussed the water and sewer service to Tract #4414 or our
water Job #106. Following this a motion was made by Mr. Hastings
seconded by Mr. Milmoe and unanimously carried approving water and
sewer service for this Tract as submitted by the General Manager.
An application was presented in behalf of Mr..C. R. Hopkin for the
extension of a main to a portion of lot 6 block 30 of the Yorba Linda
Tract. Following the discussion a motion was made by Mr. Milmoe
seconded by Mr. Clodt and unanimously carried approving the appli-
cation with the following conditions: 1. The 6" main be extended
Westerly from Highland Avenue approximately 500 feet. 2. That a fire
hydrant be installed as near the end of this 6" line as practical.
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3, That service for the one lot which will be more than 100 feet
from the proposed main extension is approved in exchange for this
waiving of his refund of properties on the North side of said exten-
sion which would be available to him under the Rules and Regulations.
This application being subject to the District's standard requirements
on easements, etc.
Following a discussion a motion was made by Mr. Wagner and seconded by
Mr. Milmoe and unanimously carried approving the proposed water and
sewer service to Tract #4181 and Tract #4397 however, service to these
tracts is subject to completion of the pending annexation and the
deposit of funds as agreed upon for the offsite.facilities.
A motion was made by Mr. Wagner and seconded by Mr. Milmoe and unani-
mously carried approving a request by Steele and Christensen for use
of surplus water on the property outside of the District for agricult-
ural use only subject to the following conditions: 1. The water is-
available on an "as available basis". 2. Delivery point, the method,
and the rate of delivery is subject to the approval and control of
the District and the Rules and Regulations of the District which pro-
vides that, among other things, the charge for water shall be double
the water rates in effect as of the time of delivery of said water.
3. That no cost shall be incurred by the Yorba Linda County Water
District in connection with this application. -4. That the delivery
of said water is subject to the approval of the Orange County Water
District.
A motion was made by Mr. Hastings seconded by Mr. C1odt and unanimously
carried adjourning 'the 'meeting to this office at 8:30 a.m. on Friday,
January 26, 1962.
eonard L. Du&1ket, Assistant Secretary