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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/19/80 AGENDA WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 19~0 4:00 P.M. Call meeting to order ~ ~ at~t% Roll Call- Board Men~3ers: Barton, Chairman; Payne, R y, Bergen, Ko,ar (Acting City Manager) Obe~ol~er 1. Approve minutes of regular bbard meeting of November 5, 1980. / 2. Scheduled Public Statements 3. Incoming. Correspondence 4. Water Board letter to California Regional Water Quality. Control 5 Board accepting up to $100,000.00 in 208 funds for use in mon- itoring and improving 2800 acre re~harge basin. - FOR BOARD ACTION.  . Board Co~en ~s . Adjournment MINUTES WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD~ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1980 4:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chairman Payne in the City Hall~ Caucus Room. The secretary called the roll as follows: Present: Kelmar (Acting City Manager), Payne, Ratty, Oberholzer Absent: Barton, Bergen Staff Present: Bogart, Celedon, Chafin, Core, Hawley, Higginbotham, Needham Others Present: Tom Clark, Nickel Enterprises Chris Garren, River West George Nickel, Nickel Enterprises The minutes from the regular meeting of October 1, 1980, were ~ approved as presented. Communication from J. Norman Dawe,~ President of Board of Directors Kern-Tulare Water District, dated September 29, 1980, regarding Kern Delta 1979 Systems Imp~vement Project was presented to the board. Mr. Ratty made a motion that the letter be received and placed on file. The motion was passed. Communication from Kenneth W. Hoagland to the City of Bakersfield Water Board offering his services as associated legal counsel to the City in the case of KERN COUNTY WATER AGENCY vs CAWELO WATER DISTRICT, 'et al., Superior Court Case No. 168700, was presented to the board. Mr. Payne made a motion that the letter be re- ceived and placed on file. The motion was passed. Contract with North 'Kern Water Storage District as lead agency to participate in .1980-81 Cloud Seeding Program was presented at this time for board consideration. Assistant Water Manager Gene Bogart at this time briefly outlined the contract. Mr. Obe~holzer made a motion that the board ap~,rove entering into this Agreement upon the condition 'that it is a~proved by the City Attorney's office and that we have the re.qu'~lred insurance coverage and do not have to obtain additiona--~-~-~f additional coverage is necessary then the contract should be brought back to the board for additional approval. The motion was passed. At this time Mr. George Nickel gave an update on the Exchange Agreement with Buena Vista Water Storage District. The second agreement is an expansion of our present agreement between the City and Olcese Water District 77-07 W.B. and 78-12 W.B. Mr. Nickel informed the board that Mel McColloch, President of Olcese Water District is in the process of writing an update in the form of a letter to the Water Board that will supplement what Mr. Nickel has reported here today. At this time Water Manager John Chafin aske'd for authorization to participate ~with Kern River Interests to retain an environmental consultant to review and assess the environmental pressures and activities on Kern River Basin above Isabella Reservoir. City's participation is not to exceed $3,000.00. After cons~derat~on by the board Mr. Ratty made a motion that the staff be authorized to proceed with the participation. The motion was passed. An invoice received from the Water Association of Kern County for 1980-81 membership was presented to the board. At this time it was stated that the staff does not recommend further participation. After discussion Mr. Kelmar made a motion that the City_not con- Lr:i. buhc: t,.~ thc W~t~e~:' Association this yea]'.-. The motion was passed. Staff Comments At this time Domestic Water Superintendent John Hansen presented for information only the Domestic Water Enterprise Comparative Income Statement for the Quarter Ended September 30, 1979, and September 30, 1980. Mr. Kelmar brought to the attention of the board the comparison of the undeveloped losts (est.) prior year 6,213 this year 7,365. This shows what the potential future could look like. Board Comments At this time C~ty Attorney ~Oberholzer presented to the board the rewritten Preliminary Kern River Open Space Land Use Plan that was presented to the~board at the meeting on October 1, 1980. Mr. Oberholzer incorporated the following items into the new Agreement: (~ 1) That the staff should approve the agreement and it should be reviewed by the City Attorney before the final agreement is brov. ght back to the board for approval. 2) This Agreement will state that payment for each completed task will be made to consultant after the task has been approved by the board. Article III SUBMISSION OF REPORTS is a new Article, ~the reports have been included that were taken out of their proposal and made a part of the contract. These documents would be subject to approval that payment would be made after each of these items are submitted and approved by the board. 3)Upon completion copies of the Agreement are to be submitted to the ~City ~Council. Mr. Oberholzer made a motion that the board approve the agree- ment between Rickett, Ward & Delmarter. The motion was pa s sed. Thomas A. Payne, Vice-'Chairman City of Bakersfield Water Board Linda Hostmyer, Secretary City of Bakersfield Water Board DEPARTMENT OF WATER ~ .,<~ k~_' ~j ~,~J :' Nove~er 19, 1980 -.'-~~;~- State of California Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Valley Region 3201 S Street Sacramento, CA 95816 Attention: Mr.~ James Robertson, Executive Officer Re: Groundwater Recharge Site 208 Planning Grant Financial Responsibility Dear Mr. Robertson: The members of the City of Bakersfield Water Board do hereby agree to accept a $100,000.00 Federal Grant for use in planning for more efficient utilization of our 2800 acre recharge site, if a~mutually acceptable contract is signed with the State Water Resources Control Board. We do agree to provide the additional funds necessary to complete the proposed planning project. Since we are very interested in developing the most efficient, best managed, facility possible for improving groundwater quality as well as water qu'antit, y: construction of surface water diversion structures will begin during phase II of our total project. It is anticipated that we will eventually invest a total of over $250,000.00 in providing the optimum facilities and monitoring sy.stem to meet State and Federal specifications. Our staff and consultants are available to discuss the final 208 project proposal and the State Water Resources Control Board contract whenever your staff is ready. Sincerely, James J. Barton, Chairman City of Bakersfield Water Board JJB:Ih