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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/02/78 AGENDA WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1978 Call meeting to order· ~]/~/ // ~~~- " - ~'~f June 28 1978 ~/ 1~ Approve minutes ~Cregular *meeting o . , · ~[/v/~ ~~ ~~ ~ wew ./ 21/Agricultural Water Enterprise; Operating and Capital Budget re ' BOARD TO APPROVE. '  D omestic Water Enterprise; Operating and Capital Budget review. BOA~ TO APPROX. 4. Domestic Water delinquent accounts. - BOARD TO ~VIEW AND DETErmINE ACTION. 5. Staff Cements 6. Board Cements 7. Adjournment MINUTES WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1978 4:00 P.M. ~' The meeting was called to order at 4:00 P.M. in the City Hall Caucus Room. The Secretary called the roll as follows: Present: Rogers, Barton, Bergen, Hoagland Absent: Ratty Staff Present: Chafin, Bogart, Combs, Deitz, Needham, Hostmyer Others Present: George Nickel, President, Nickel Enterprises, Tom Clark, Nickel Enterprises, Mrs.-Jean Swigart, Mrs. Mariam Boynton, Mrs. Marsha Davis. The minutes from the meeting'of June 28, 1978, were approved as presented. SCHEDULED PUBLIC STATEMENTS Mrs. Jean Swigart, 213 E1 Rio Drive, Stockdale Estates addressed the board at this time in opposition to the 50 per cent surcharge and the rate increase in her area. Mrs. Swigart presented to the board a detailed outline comparison of a study she had made on domestic water rates. At this time Mr. Barton gave an expla- nation of the domestic water system and rates. Mr. Bergen com- mented the board was required to increase the rates a larger percentage because Tenneco West, Inc. had not increased the rate structure to make the water operation self-supporting. They may have looked at their total operation including sales. The City made a commitment to the City tax payers that we would operate the system on a self,supporting basis. Mr. Ken Deitz, of Stetson Engineers, Inc., also addressed the board as to how the figures for the rate increase were derived. Mrs. Mariam Boynton~ 305 Starmount, at this time spoke out in opposition to the surcharge and rate increase and presented a letter to the Water Board showing a comparison between her 1976 and 1978 water bills. Mrs. Marsha Davis, 3101 Starmount Lane, Stockdale Estates, at this time stated that she felt that the increase and surcharge had more than doubled her water bill. She'also presented her past water bills to the board. Mr. Rogers commented these specific complaints show a substantial larger increase than the rates approved by the board. Mr. Bergen made a motion that the staff investigate %hese specific cases and a random sample of others to determine why some bills appear to exceed the rate increase approved and come back to the board with this report within a month. The motion was passed. Mr. Bergen requests the staff telephone those individuals present so they can attend the meeting when the staff report is presented. ~? The Agricultural Water Enter~ri.se Operating and Capital Budget was presented to the board for approval. After review Gene Bogart, Superintendent of the Department of Water, outlined those items appearing on the Capital Outlay Budget for the period July 1, 1978 to June 30, 1980. Mr. Chafin explained that the existing river weirs were in such a deteriorated condition that failure could occur at any time. He then explained that the consulting firm of Ricks, Taylor and Associates had been retained by the Kern River Interests to make preliminary engineering studies toward the replacement of 1st and 2nd point of measurement and the Beardsley and Rocky Point River weirs. Manager Chafin said the Department of Water's share of this engineering and feasibility s-t6dy would be approximately $7000 for river weirs and $1000 for the measuring stations. After general discussion, Mr. Barton made a motion that the Agri- cultural and Capital Budget be approved. The motion was passed. At this time, Mr. George Nickel, representing Olcese Water District Presented a letter agreement to the board stating --that Olcese has not.objection to a temporary or subsequent Permanent agreement with Buena Vista Water Storage District. Water Manager Chafin suggested that the Water Board receive Mr. Nickel's letter for staff review and an adjourned meeting be called Monday, August 7, 1978 for staff report at 4:30 P.M. in the City Hall, Caucus Room. Mr. Bergen made a motion that the letter be received and referred to the staff with action to be taken at our adjourned meeting. The motion was passed. Domestic Water Enterprise Operating and Capital Budget review was presented to the board for approval. Mr. Kim Combs, Accountant for the Department of Water stated that the same format had been followed as with the Agricultural Budget for the current fiscal year 1978-1979. We are projecting a portion of revenues from operations which we will be putting into our Capital Improvements that are needed in our domestic water system. After further discussion upon a motion by Mr. Hoagland which was passed, the Domestic Water Enterprise budget was approved. A letter was presented to the board from California Water Service Company by Kim Combs requesting that he be given permission to turn the net debit balance of $899.50 over to the collection agency. Mr. Hoagland made a motion that the board give permission to have the above debit amount turned over for collection to recover what we can. The motion was passed. There being no further business to come before the board, Chairman Rogers adjourned the meeting at 5:25 P.M., to be continued to 4:30 P.M., Monday, August 7, 1978, in the City Hall Caucus Room, for the purpose of acting upon the letter agreement presented by George Nickel that was received and referred to the staff. ~tmyer~, ~S~ City of ~ake~sf~%~l~d~~nBoard City of Bakersfield Water Board