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WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1981
4: 00 P .M.
Cail meetzng to order ~
Roll Call - Board Members: Bar,on, Chairman, Payne, Ratty,
Ke lmar, Oberh~zer -~ r
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2. Scheduled Pub].ic Statements- .
3. Corresmondenge ~
a) Letters regarding Palm Mutual Water
Company: Letter from La Hacienda, Inc.
to Olcese Water District dated June 8, 1981;
Letter from Olcese Water District to City
Water Board dated June 9, 1981 and letter
from Anderson & ALtOn representing Palm
~Mutual Water Comuany dated June 10, 1981.~
' ~~ b) Letter fr?m Gilbert Castle, Water Associar
/{¢~}~ ~~~ tion President, dated June 8, 19[lrz~,~{~y~
c) Letter from George D. Nokes, California
Department of Fish and~ted June 9, 1981.
4.O!cese Water District general outline plan for improvep~nts
C~v's 2800 acres - FO~ BOARD INFO~'tATION. /~
5. ~i' ~[[~i~r P~n ~a~ A~r~m~t :o~p~u~ out~,~ ~o~
co.unity participation in City's 2800 acre recharge facility.
6. ~taff Cements ~
7./ Boar~ Co.men ts ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
8( Adjournment 6'~f' ~' '> ~
MINUTES
WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1981
4:00 P.M.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Barton in the Depart-
ment of Water Conference Room at 4:15 P.M.
The secretary called the roll as follows:
Present: Barton, Ratty, Kelmar, Oberholzer
Absent: Payne
Staff Present: Bogart, Chafin, Core, Hostmyer
Others Present: Mary Collup, District Manager, Rosedale-Rio
Bravo Water Storage District
Tom Clark, Nickel Enterprises
Owen Goodman, Attorney, Olcese Water District
~Gayle McCafferty, The Bakersfield Californian George Nickel, Nickel Enterprises
Lloyd Phillips, Assistant Manager, North Kern
Water Storage District
RebecCa Wiseman, Attorney, William Kuhs Office
The minutes from the meeting of June 3, 1981, were approved as
presented.
CORRESPONDENCE
Letters regarding Palm Mutual Water Company: 1) Letter from
La Hacienda, Inc. to Olcese Water District dated June 8, 1981;
2) Letter from Olcese Water District to City Water Board dated
June 9, 1981, and 3) Letter from Anderson & Anton representing
Palm Mutual Water Company dated June 10, 1981, were presented
to the board. After discussion Mr. Oberholzer made a motion
that the letters be received and referred to staff. The motion
was passed.
Letter from Gilbert Castle, Water Association President, dated
June 8, 1981, was presented to the board. Mr. Obherholzer made
a motion that the letter be received and placed on file. The
motion was passed.
Letter from George D. Nokes, California Department of Fish and
Game, dated June 9, 1981, was presented to the board. Mr. Ober-
holzer made a motion that the letter be received and referred to
staff for report and recommendation. The motion was passed.
Olcese Water District presented a letter to the board dated
June 15, 1981, as a general outline plan for improvements to
the City's 2800 acres for board information. At this time Mr.
Kelmar asked if this was a satisfactory response. Mr. Chafin
stated the staff did not feel this letter was a satisfactory
outline. After discussion Mr. Oberholzer made a motion that
the letter be referred to staff for recommendation. The motion
was passed.
Final Master Plan Spreading Agreement conceptual outline for
community participation in City's 2800 acre recharge facility
was presented to the board for action. After discussion Mr.
Kelmar made a motion to approve the form of the, 2800 Acre'
Master Plan, Agreement as a conceptual basis for negotiations
with interested entities and for environmental analysis.' The
motion was passed. Mr. Kelmar made a second motion to request
staff and consultants to recommend to Board: a) Appropriate
spreading fee and b) Equitable method of charging for long-
term spreading facilities. The motion was passed.
Mr. Bogart at this time presented to the board two letters that
had been received within the last hour-~before the board meeting.
One from Cawelo Water District regarding a request to assign part
of their City basic contract water in 1981 to North Kern Water
Storage District. The staff recommended that the board approve
the letter as to concept and ask for a clarification of the
points in this letter. Mr. Oberholzer made a motion that the
concept be approved subject to .the final approval of staff
with respect to the details of this exchange. The motion was
passed. The second letter is a request from Rosedale Ranch
Improvement District of the North Kern Water Storage District
that they would like to make the most efficient use of their
Kern-Tulare contract water supply this year by assigning a
portion of their basic contract water to the main body of
Water Storage District. Mr. Obherholzer made
the
North
Kern
a motion t~at the board approve this letter in concept and
authorize the staff to execute the agreements when staff is
.~.convinced the letters meet the language and pricing require-
ments that are necessary. The motion was passed.
BO D
Mr. Oberholzer commented in regard to the Public Statements.
He stated there is a provision for Scheduled Public Statements
and anyone caring to make a Public Statement should notify the
staff at some reasonable time before the meeting.
There being no further business to come before the board, ~hair-
man Barton adjourned the meeting at 5:00 P.M.
'ty o Bakersfield Water Board
ihda Hostmyer, Secre~ry
City of Bakersfield Water Board