HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/14/81 AGENDA
WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1981
4:00 P.M.
Call meeting to order
Roll CalI -Board ~[emebers: Barton, Chairman; Payne, Ratty, Kelmar,
Oberholzer
1. Approve minutes of regular meeting of August 26, 1981.
2. Scheduled Public Statements
3. Correspondence
4. Weather Modification agreement for City participation in the
1981-82 cloud seeding operation on the Kern River watershed. -
FOR BOARD AC~IO~.
5. Kern County Water Agency Zone of Benefit assessments proposed
for Improvement District No. 4 in 1983. - FOR BOARD INFOK~tATION.
6. City of Bakersfield/California Regional Water Quality Control
Board Contract for groundwater auality investigation of City's
2800 acre recharge area. - First quarterly report. - FOR BOARD
INFOP~4ATION.
7. Progress payment request from Rickett, Ward & Delmarter for work
perfo~ed to-date on the Kern River Open Space Land Use Plan. -
FOR ~ BOARD. CONS I DE ~T ION.
8. --S~ff~Co~ents
9. -~ Board~[C0mments
10.- Adj6~r~ent"
MINUTES
WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1981
4:00 P.M.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Barton in the
Department 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 26, 1981, were approved
as presented.
Weather Modification Agreement for City participation in the
1981-82 cloud seeding operation on the Kern River watershed
was presented to the board. Mr. Bogart explained that this
agreement is between North Kern Water Storage District, Kern
Delta Water District and City of Bakersfield with a total cos~
of $94,800.00. The Finance Department h'as requested that a
language change be made under item number three (3) stating
that a certificate of insurance be furnished to the parties
upon completion of documents and, also, a provision for a
thirty (30) day notice of cancellation, should such cancella-
tion occur. After discussion, Mr. Kelmar made a motion that
the agreement be approved subject to the language change.
The motion was passed.
At this time Mr. Core gave an outline of the Kern County Water
Agency Zone of Benefit assessments proposed for Improvement
District No. 4 in 1983. Mr. Kelmar informed the board there
were two (2) items of concern he had regarding this matter:
1) the tax levy of Zone #1 and 7) the accumulation of cash
surplus in I.D. #4 operating fund. Mr. Stuart Pyle of the
Kern County Water Agency stated that he would be open for
discussion on this question at any time. Mr. Pyle further
stated that there would be a Hearing on I.D. '#4 at the Agency
on Monday, October 19, 1981, at 5:00 P.M.
At this time Mr. Oberholzer made a motion that the board request
Mr. Kelmar to investigate these points that have been raised
and report back to the board after he has gotten together with
the Kern County Water Agency. The motion was passed.
The City of Bakersfield/California Regional Water QualitY Control
Board Contract for groundwater .quality investigation of City's
2800 acre recharge area First Quarterly Report was presented
to the board for information. Mr. Core informed the board that
these reports will be generated quarterly and they will be sub-
mitted to the regional board on a quarterly basis.
A progress payment request from Rickett, Ward & Delmarter for
work performed to-date on the Kern River
Open
Space
Use
Plan
was brought before the board for consideration. Mr. Kelmar
informed the board that we have reports that are being reviewed
and feels the payment request is in order. Mr. Kelmar made a
motion that the partial payment be made to Rickett, Ward &
Delmarter. The motion was passed.
There being no further business to come before the board, Chair-
man Barton adjourned the meeting at 4:35 P.M.
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