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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11.09.2016 WB Minutes Regular MtgMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Wednesday, November 9, 2016 - 2:00 p.m. Water Resources Conference Room 1000 Buena Vista Road, Bakersfield, CA 93311 CALL TO ORDER Member Smith called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m, 2. ROLL CALL Present: Member Smith, Member Maxwell Absent: Chairman Hanson 3. MINUTES A. Minutes of the Special Meeting of September 14, 2016 for approval Motion by Maxwell to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 14, 2016. APPROVED, ALL AYES, CHAIRMAN HANSON ABSENT 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS a. Art Chianello, Water Resources Manager, introduced Rudy Valles, General Manager for California Water Service Company Bakersfield Office; and Mike Mares, General Manager Hawaii Office, who will be replacing Mr. Valles, upon retirement in early 2017, b. Mike Mares, General Manager for Hawaii Water Service Company, stated he has worked for Cal Water Company since 1992. He has been in Hawaii for the past five years assisting with their special project. He is looking forward to moving to Bakersfield and working with the City of Bakersfield. C. Rudy Valles, General Manager, California Water Service Company, stated improvements were made at the Northwest Treatment Plant to make the plant more efficient, This means more water for the Cal Water system and for the City system. d. Art Chianello, Water Resources Manager, recognized college students in the audience, attending the meeting for their political science class, i B A K E R S F I E L D MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Wednesday, November 9, 2016 - 2:00 p.m. Water Resources Conference Room 1000 Buena Vista Road, Bakersfield, CA 93311 CALL TO ORDER Member Smith called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m, 2. ROLL CALL Present: Member Smith, Member Maxwell Absent: Chairman Hanson 3. MINUTES A. Minutes of the Special Meeting of September 14, 2016 for approval Motion by Maxwell to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 14, 2016. APPROVED, ALL AYES, CHAIRMAN HANSON ABSENT 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS a. Art Chianello, Water Resources Manager, introduced Rudy Valles, General Manager for California Water Service Company Bakersfield Office; and Mike Mares, General Manager Hawaii Office, who will be replacing Mr. Valles, upon retirement in early 2017, b. Mike Mares, General Manager for Hawaii Water Service Company, stated he has worked for Cal Water Company since 1992. He has been in Hawaii for the past five years assisting with their special project. He is looking forward to moving to Bakersfield and working with the City of Bakersfield. C. Rudy Valles, General Manager, California Water Service Company, stated improvements were made at the Northwest Treatment Plant to make the plant more efficient, This means more water for the Cal Water system and for the City system. d. Art Chianello, Water Resources Manager, recognized college students in the audience, attending the meeting for their political science class, Bakersfield, California, November 9, 2016 - Page 2 5, REPORTS A. Kern River & Isabella Reservoir Operations Report - For Board Information John Ryan, Superintendent, stated that the water year is over, October 2015 through September 30, 2016. We are definitely still in a drought. Fortunately we can turn the page to the new water year, The natural flow is coming up; the regulated flow has also come up. Currently the inflow is 165 cubic feet per second; outflow is at 160 cubic feet per second; storage is at 89,489 acre feet. Looking at the early part of the new water year, we're still running about 50 percent of average. Storage is way below average. Our average will be 164,000 acre feet. B. Update on Water Usage in the City's Domestic Water Service Area for October 2016. Jason Meadors, Water Resources Director, gave a water usage update for October 2016. The City of Bakersfield Domestic water customers decreased their usage by 12,6% from the 2013 levels. Conservation on our residential basis, gallons per capita daily, is about 18.7% reduction, Approximately 2,900 connections were added to our system over the last three years. The cumulative savings starting in June thru October this year is at 16,7 percent reduction from 2013 levels. As you are aware our target is 9% so we're meeting our target. We're encouraging residents to be mindful of water usage. We have to meet the 9% cumulative savings through January of next year. We encourage people to continue to save water. For Board Information 6. HEARINGS - None 7. DEFERRED BUSINESS - None 8. NEW BUSINESS - None 9, KERN RIVER LEVEE DISTRICT - None 10. MISCELLANEOUS - None 11. WATER BOARD STATEMENTS Member Maxwell expressed thanks. He stated these last two years have been a lot of fun. When Vice Mayor Hanson put him on the Board he kind of said that this was, of all the committees we have, one of the most powerful; and one that requires a lot of study. There is certain cohesiveness at all fields because we're working a subject that is absolutely essential to the life line of this community, not just in terms or our residents but in terms of the economy. Mr, Maxwell stated he hopes that during that time he displayed a sense of preparedness to talk about the issues. They are large and tremendously complicated. Anybody who comes on this board following him has got a lot to learn. There is a lot of nuances going on in water right now and if you Bakersfield, California, November 9, 2016 - Page 3 11, WATER BOARD STATEMENTS continued: don't get what that nuance is, I think that the city will suffer. I hope I've displayed that to you that I did come to these meetings prepared and understood the big picture as well as the little picture. Again, Art thank you, the staff its been great working with you. Art Chianello, Water Resources Manager expressed appreciation to Water Board Member Terry Maxwell on behalf of the whole Water Resources Department, Mr. Chianello stated it's been a pleasure working with Member Maxwell. We have had a lot of issues to deal with over the last two years and part of it was the drought, but other new challenges such as new water legislation and rules from the state. During this time we appreciate your guidance and help. 12. CLOSED SESSION A. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation Closed Session pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) (One matter) California Water Service Company and City of Bakersfield v. The Dow Chemical Company, et al San Bernardino County Superior Court Case No. CIV 470999 Recess to Closed Session at 2;15 p,m, Closed Session was adjourned at 3;01 p.m, 13. CLOSED SESSION ACTION Virginia Gennaro, City Attorney, stated staff was given direction on Closed Session Item 12.A, 14, ADJOURNMENT Chairman Smith adjourned the meeti ,at 3;02 p,m. Bob Smith, Member` City of Bakersfield Water Board Bobbie Zaraggza, MC % \, Secretary, City f Bakersfield meter Board t_,