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WEDNESDAY, J~UARY 9, 1980 ~ ~
~AN 8 1980
4:00 P.M.
Call meeting to order
Roll Call - Board Members: Barton, Chairman; Payne, Ratty, Bergen,
Hoag~d
1. Approve minutes of regular meeting of .DecemBer 12, 1979.
2. Scheduled Public Statements.
3. Board consideration of City participation in Cloud Seeding Program
by Kern River Interests. - FOR DISCUSSION.
4. Staff Comments
5. Boa'rd Comments
6. Adjournment
MINUTES
WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1980
4:00 P.M.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Barton in the City
Hall Caucus Room.
The secretary called the roll as follows:
Present: Barton, Payne, Ratty, Bergen, Hoagland
Absent: None
'Staff Present: Bogart, Chafin, Hansen, Hostmyer, Silvius
Others Present: Tom Ashlock, Manager; Kern-Tulare Water District
District Manager; Rag Gulch Water
District
Tom Clark, Olcese Water District
George Nickel, Jr.; Olcese Water District
Gail Schontzler, The Bakersfield Californian
C.H. Williams, Engineer-Manager; North Kern
Water Storage District
The minutes from the regular meeting of December 12, 1979, were
approved as presented.
At this time Mr.. Nickel on behalf of Olcese Water District brought
the board up to date on the total water package exchange agreement
that is' being drawn up between Olcese Water District and Buena
Vista Water Storage District. Upon its completion which should
be in the near future, the agreement will be presented to the
City Water Board.
At this time Water' Manager Chafin addressed the board in regard
to the City's participation in the Cloud Seeding Program by Kern
River Interests. He presented letters to the board from three (3)
other entities indicating their participation in the Kern River
Cloud Seeding Program. Mr. Chafin suggested that the City agree
to participate in the short-term for 1980, and possibly in the
range of $8,000.00 to $10,000.00. Mr. Bergen made a motion that
the City participate in the program for the short-term at~.~a max-
imum of $10,000.00. The mOtion was passed.
Staff Comments
Mr. Ratty informed the board of a luncheon meeting that had been
held i: earlier.., in the day with Buena Vista Water Storage District,
Kern Delta Water District and North Kern Water Storage District
regarding the Cloud Seeding Program he, also, stated that the
meeting was very cooperative and informative.
Water Manager Chafin presented a letter along with the 1980 member-
ship contribution statement from the Water Assocaiton of Kern
County in the amount of $688.00. He informed the board that the
· contribution made by the City last year was $550.00. representing
an increase as recommended by the Water District Managers of 25%.
Mr. Ratty made a motion that the contribution be made in the amount
of $688.00 for 1980. The mo'tion was passed.
There being no further business to come before the board, Chair-
man Barton adjourned the meeting at 4:35 P.M.
J. ~(rton, Chairman
~fty of Bakersfield Water Board
~tnda Hostmyer, Secretary
City of Bakersfield Water Board