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January 8, 1969
The regular meeting of the
Linda County Water District
by President Wagner in the
1969.
Board of Directors of the Yorba
was called to order at 8:30 a.m.
offices of the District January 8,
Directors present and answering the roll: Mr. Wagner, Mr. Clodt,
Mr. Hastings, Mr. McGuire and Mr. Knauft. Rodger Howell, attorney
for the District was also present.
Minutes of the December 10th meeting were corrected, moved by
Director Clodt, seconded by Director Hastings, carried un-
animously to approve December 10th minutes as corrected and
December 30th as mailed.
General Manager Shook read a letter from Lloyd M. Weast, 4629
Valley View requesting a $3.00 service charge for delinquent
bill be removed from his account, because of his past record
of prompt payment. Board felt there was not sufficient cause to
remove the $3.00 charge and suggested that he be notified of
their decision by letter and that he pay in advance in the future
if he was going out of town for any length of time.
General Manager Shook announced the following: Annual meeting of
the California Municipal Utility Association to be held in River-
side at the Mission Inn February 24 through 26.
AWWA WPCF seminar March 4, 1969 in Washington D.C.
General Manager read a letter from Cecil Young of Diehl Evans,
discussion, explanation by James Kerfoot, auditor. Moved by
Director Hastings, seconded by Director McGuire authorizing General
Manager and Auditor to implement the auditors recommendations and
make adjustments in the accounting proceedure, re-affirming the
policy of depositing all ad valorum income to the General Fund
transferring from General Fund to Interest and Bond Fund as re-
quired. Carried unanimously.
Sewer service charges, acreage and frontage reviewed for the
last ten jobs as per the sewer regulations to determine the
charges for the year 1969. Mr. Kerfoot, auditor reported that
the frontage charge averaged out at $3.10 per foot or $261.14
for minimum per service connection. The service char es for
Drainage area "A"" $350.00 per acre, drainage area "B" 1500.00
per acre and Area "C" paid down to $1417.00 per acre. Discussion
moved by Director Hastings seconded by Director McGuire adopting
Resolution # 17.j setting the charges as follows: Drainage Area
"Ai" Service charge $350.00 per acre, Drainage Area "B" service
charge $1500.00 per acre, Drainage Area "C" $1750.00 per acre
and frontage charge at $3.25 a front foot but not less than
$230.00 minimum per service connection. Roll Call Vote:
Ayes: Wagner, Clodt, McGuire, Hastings and Knauft.
Noes: None
Absent: none
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January 8, 1969 (continued)
General Manager Shook reported on the first meeting of the
steering committee regarding the equity assessment. Considerable
discussion regarding the cost of ground water production vs
M.W.D. cost of production, the purpose to equalize the cost of
water to each supplier so that everyone pays the same. Another
meeting is scheduled for January 21.
Reporter James Brock, Wm. Fieldman, financial consultant, Milo
Keith and Sam Peterson, sewer consultants and Darrel Dalton, City
Manager all came into the meeting at 10:00 a.m. to hear the report
of the sewer consultants Keith and Associates. Milo stated that the
report was a preliminary rough draft and the figures should not
be quoted at this time because one item,the prior rights of
utilities would make extra project cost for relocations and this
had not been calculated in the cost. This would be all gravity
flow system, no pump stations. Only unsewered property would
participate. Probably do one drainage district at a time, land
acquisition for all easements, but a parcel map and legal des-
cription would have to be written before this can be done. Mr.
Fieldman, Mr. Howell and Mr. Keith to coordinate their planning
and time schedules and be ready with a definate time schedule
at the first Board meeting of February.
Director McGuire moved and Director Clodt seconded that Keith
and Associates presentation of the preliminary draft of the
engineering report of the sewer study and after discussion it
appears that the project is a good project and of general benefit
to the entire District and of specific benefit to the unsewered
portion of the District, and would authorize the engineers in
conjunction with the attorney, the financial consultant and
General Manager of the District to present at the February 12,'
1969 meeting of the Board, the time schedule, specific creation
of, and type of improvement district and the proposed calander of
events and time to complete the project. Motion carried un-
animously.
Moved by Director McGuire, seconded by Director Clodt that the
audited bills in the amount of $8033.55 and refunds for $715.68
on checks 12842 - 12897 be approved for payment.
Attorney Howell explained to the Board that the District had
been served a Court order concerning the Yorba Terrace Company
and requested to appear in Court on January 23, 1969. Moved
by Director Clodt, seconded by Director Knauft carried un-
animously that the !Attorney and staff were authorized to represent
the District as needed, all legal costs to come out of refunds
due Yorba Terrace.
Rodger Howell said that the Junior College site favored annexa-
tion to the District but still did not want to pay the acreage
charge on the entire site. Discussion determined that effluent
would be equal to that from 2500 homes, work out something
perhaps# five year warrent, but District did not favor metering
the effluent.
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January 8, 1969 ( continued )
Rodger Howell had talked with Mr. Powell of the City of
Placentia. The city f6t that the Locke Ranch sewer was
worth considerably more than $281000. Mr. Howell to try
further negotiations but in the event there was no apparent
progress to proceed and file Right of Eminent Domain as
authorized in Resolution No. 171.
Ralph Shook reported that he had gone to Bakersfield on
Saturday and checked on the used pipe. He found it in
excellent condition. We will be able to get approximately
4500 feet at $1.06 a foot loaded on the truck. Moved by
Director Clodt, seconded by Director Hastings carried un-
animously authorizer General Manager to write a purchase
order not to exceed 5500.00 to cover cost of pipe.
Moved by Director McGuire, seconded by Director Knauft carried
unanimously that 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.
Moved by Director Clodt, seconded by Director Hastings that
the meeting be adjourned to January 10, 1969 at 7:30 p.m. in
this office.
'Jean E. Mathews
Secretary