HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/26/81 AGENDA
WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1981
4:00 P.M.
Call meeting to order
Roll Call - Board Members: Barton, Chairman, Payne, Ratty, Kelmar, Oberholzer
1. Approve minutes of regular meeting of August 19, 1981.
2. Scheduled Public Statements
3. Correspondence
4. Letter from Rag Gulch Water District, dated August 19, 1981,
requesting balance of 1981 Basic Contract Water to be assigned
North Kern Water Storage District. - SUGGESTED ACTION: STAFF
RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ASSIGNMENT FOR 1981 ONLY.
5. Update of City's participation in upper Kern River Power Projects. -
FOR BOARD INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION.
6. Staff Comments
7. Board Comments
8. Adjournment
MINUTES
WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1981
4:00 P.M.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Barton in the Depart-.
ment of Water Conference Room.
The secretary called the roll as follows:
Present: .Barton, Payne, Ratty, Kelmar, Oberholzer
Absent: None
The minutes from the meeting of August 19, 1981, were approved
as presented.
Letter from Rag Gulch Water District, dated August 19, 1981,
requesting balance of 1981 Basic Contract Water to be assigned
North Kern Water Storage District was pr.esented.tothe board.
Mr. Bogart explained to the board that this City Basic Contract
water has to be delivered by August 31, 1981. After discussion
between board and staff Mr. Kelmar made a motion that the request
for assignment be approved for 1981 only and the Chairman autho-
rized to sign, but subject to the agreement stating the purchase
price being signed by Mr. C. H. Williams, Engineer-Manager of
North Kern Water Storage District. The motion was passed.
At this time an update of City's participation in upper Kern
River Power Projects was brought before the board for information
and discussion. Mr. Bogart informed the board that last September,
North Kern Water Storage District approached the City Water and
Growth Committee regarding the renewed activity in filing power
applications at various locations on the Kern River. The Water
Board sUbsequently authorized participation with North Kern
Water Storage District as the lead agency to file for a pre-
liminary permit on the Miracle-Cottonwood Project, the Isabella
Reservoir Power Project and also the Junction Power Project.
Mr. Bogart at this time gave a map illustration of the projects
involved, along with an updated status of the permit applications
for the three power projects.
At this time Mr. Stetson presented to the board two tabulations
of the Review Of Preliminary Findings Regarding Proposed Miracle-
Cottonwood Power Project and Proposed Junction Power Project.
Mr. Stetson then outlined the Summary of Costs versus Revenues
on both projects.
After discussion, Mr. Kelmar made a motion that the City not
participate any further financially in the Miracle-Cottonwood
project or the Isabella Power Project and that the staff meet
with North Kern and Kern Delta staffs to review the revenue
and cost figures on the Junction Project. The motion was
passed.
Mr. Bogart' stated that at the Water Board Meeting of August 19,
1981, ~n~ "iterim" Spreading Agreement for the use of the City's
2800 acre spreading area by Kern County Water Agency was autho-
rized by the board subject to certain language changes. Subsequent
to that meeting, the City's water consultants have prepared
an addendum to the original agreement that incorporates the
requested language provisions. Mr. Oberholzer stated that he
had reviewed the addendum and it was satisfactory to him. After
discussion Mr. Oberholzer made a motion that the addendum to
the Kern County Water Agency Spreading Agreement be approved.
The motion was passed.
There'being no further business to come before the board, Chair-
man Barton adjourned the meeting at 5:50 P.M.
~J~mes J. B~Fton, Chairman
~ity of Bakersfield .Water Board
~i~n/'da Hostmyer, SeCretary
City of Bakersfiel~Water-Board