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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-03-22 - Board of Directors Meeting Minutes1492 March 22, 1979 The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Yorba Linda County Water District was called to order by President Knauft at 8:30 a.m. in the offices of the District on Plumosa Drive. Directors present and answering the roll call: Roy Knauft, Howard Lindow, Fred Clodt, Art Korn and Whit Cromwell. Also present Ralph Shook general manager, Jean Mathews secretary Betty Emblidge auditor, Art Kidman attorney and former director Merwin Wagner. Moved by Director Lindow seconded by Director Knauft to approve as mailed and presented the minutes for March 8, March 13 and March 19. Motion carried with three yes votes and two abstaining. Fred Clodt reported on the planning commission meeting March 14 1979. Whit Cromwell reported on the city council meeting March 19, 1979. Art Korn reported on the CSDA Board of Directors meeting March 14 in Sacramento. The bu et has been approved and there will be no need for this district to/T~e Al assessment contribution. AB 170 authored by Rep. Chappie has been received and Rep. Chappie has been asked to keep us informed on hearing dates and progress of the bill. Board was unanimous in their support of representation on LAFCO however would prefer it was voluntary and not mandatory. Larry Kraemer Orange County Water District board member came into the meeting at 9:00 a.m. P.D. Royere and Richard Davalos and DuWayne Lidke came into the meeting at 9:15 a.m. The replenishment assessment was discussed and Mr. Kraemer reported or gave the board his understanding of the various rates. One point was made quite clear that in lieu water will be counted as ground water so there will be no misunderstanding among the various agencies. Discussion on the Diemer Intertie amendment and the recent Irvine Company participation. Mr. Kraemer left the meeting, after President Knauft had invited him to attend the board meetings at any time. Art Kidman reported on the Diemer Agreement Amendment No. 2. Richard Davalos asked the Board members regarding the U.S. Pipe tour. All directors declined and expressed their appreciation but said it was far too busy right now to find the time, perhaps at another time. Richard Davalos reported on the bond sales for Improvement District No. 1 and No. 2 and Directors were given a copy of a letter from C-W Associates. President Knauft instructed staff to respond to the C-W Associates with a letter. 1493 March 22, 1979 (continued) President Knauft declared a break at 10:00 a.m. Meeting reconvened at 10:10 a.m. with all directors present. Mr. Davalos reported on the land acquisition memo that he had not included with the agenda material. The reason being there is a change in the amount of land needed for the reservoir site, due to change in slope cuts. Discussion. Engineering committee to meet with Montgomery and Mr. Davalos. Mr. Davalos stated that he would still like to set a hearing date for the Land Ac- quisition because of the time element involved to meet all schedules and if necessary the hearing can be cancelled. Moved by Director Lindow seconded by Director Cromwell to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 79-11 entitled: RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE YORBA LINDA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT TO SET A HEARING DATE AND GIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY EMINENT DOMAIN AND AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 79-2.The hearing date set as April 12, 1979 at 10:00 a.m. Roll call vote: Ayes, Lindow, Clodt, Korn, Cromwell and Knauft. Noes, none. Absent, none. abstain none. Passed and adopted this 22nd day of March, 1979. Annexation 78-7 hearing date to be set. Moved by Director Lindow seconded by Director Cromwell to set April 12, 1979 as the hearing date for Annexation 78-7, motion carried unanimously. Richard Davalos reported on the bid opening for the inlet outlet pipeline for the De Los Reyes Reservoir, on March 16, 1979. There were ten bids and the lowest responsible bidder was Bejac Corp- oration of Placentia in the amount of $166,705.00 engineers est- _,imate was $150,000 however the specifications had added lines not included in the engineer's estimate. Discussion, moved by Director Korn seconded by Director Lindow to approve the bid of Bejac Corporation as presented and authorize the proper officers to sign the contract documents. Motion carried un- animously. Attorney Kidman requested that he review the contract documents periodically. Discussion. Continued to another meeting for an agenda item on how we proceed with letting contract documents and bids etc. Moved by Director Korn seconded by Director Clodt authorizing legal counsel to, proceed on investigation on bid procedure for the district. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Director Fred Clodt seconded by Howard Lindow to approve as per staff recommendations Job S 28-1084 in the amount of $535.00. Motion carried unanimously. 1494 March 22, 1979 (continued) Moved by Director Lindow seconded by Director Cromwell to approve the audited bills and refunds in the amount of $546,408.05 on checks 7831 through 7902. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Director Clodt seconded by Director Korn to allow all Directors to leave the State for either business or personal reasons between this meeting and the next regular meeting of the Board. Motion carried unanimously. Attorney Kidman reconfirmed the statement of last meeting that interest can not be charged on past due damage bills. Suggest- ed small claims court may be the answer for these account. Refered back to finance committee. Betty Emblidge auditor's financial report accepted and filed. Fire Hydrant report submitted by Michael Payne. Report reviewed. Moved by Director Lindow seconded by Director Clodt to accept staff recommendations to install the fire hydrants and authorize the transfer of funds from the fire hydrant account to cover the expense on all covered by this report as completed at this time. Motion carried unanimously. President Knauft appointed a special committee for the fire hydrant installation study of Director Clodt and Director Korn. Review of draft of Ordinance No. 8 to rescind Ordinances No. 1, 2 and 7 and restate everything in Ordinance No. 8, correctly and clearly. Discussion. Attorney Kidman felt that ordinances have a higher priority however a resolution would be sufficient and he said he would check further and report back. Spring conference May 9 - 12 in Sacramento. Moved by Director Knauft seconded by Director Lindow to authorize four directors and staff as designated by general manager to attend the con- ference at district expense, motion carried unanimously. Resolution regarding the adoption of the Water Facilities Plan reviewed. Resolution to be re-worked and returned to Board at their next meeting. Richard Davalos said the "due diligence meeting" would be March 29, 1979. This is not required but everyone welcome to attend. Discussion. Moved by Director Lindow seconded by Director Clodt to adjourn to 8:30 a.m. March 29, 1979. Motion carried unanimously. Jean E. Mathews, Secretary