HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/05/80 AGENDA
WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1980
4:00 P.M.
Call meeting to order
Roll Call- Board Members: Barton, Chairman; Payne, Ratty, Bergen
Hoagland
1. Approve minutes of regular board meeting of February 13, 1980.
2. Scheduled Public Statements.
3. Agreement for the Acquisition, Construction, Operation and Financing
of the Fairhaven Water Distribution System. - B_QARD TO CONSIDER FOR
APPROPRIATE ACTION.
4. Staff Comments
5. Board Comments
6. Adjournment
M I N U'T.E S
WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1980 ,.~.
4:00 P.M.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Barton i~ the City
Hall Caucus Room.
The secretary called the roll as follows:
Present: Barton, Ratty, Bergen, Hoagland
Absent: Payne
Staff Present: Chafin, Hansen, Hostmyer
Others Present: Gail Schontzler, The Bakersfield CaiTifornian
The minutes from the regular meeting of February 13, 1980, were
approved a's presented.
Agreement for the Acquistion, Construction, OperatioB. and Financ-
ing of the Fairhaven Water Distribution System was presented to
the board to consider for appropriate action. At this time Domestic
Water Superintendent John Hansen gave a map illustration and out-
line of the need and purpose of the Fairhaven Water Distribution
System. The Fairhaven IndUstrial Fire Protection District will
finance through assessments on the lands and construct a water
distribution system in the area west of Highway 99 and on both
sides of Rosedale Highway to serve 530 acres of land;':~ .The District
and the Mutual Water Company have requested that ~e City take
custody, operate, and maintain the completed water facilities.
The City will acquire a $3.1 million water distribution system
from the Fairhaven Industrial Fire Protection District and Fair-
haven Mutual Water Company. A 1.1 million gallon water storage
tank, p~p station, and site will be acquired from the Regional
Occupational Center of Kern by ~e Fire Protection District. The
City will acquire a portion of California Water Service Company
service area at a cost of $200,000.00 which is proposed to be
financed through a loan from the Ashe Water D~sv~s~on. Operation
and maintenance of the system would be provided .by an agreement
similar to the Ashe Water System. City staff would manage the
agreement and adminster the system's grow~. There is a critical
need for an adequate water system in ~e Fairhaven Rosedale areas.
The water system has the capability of expanding to meet ~e future
needs within ~e area. The staff reco~ends that the~.land within
~e incorPorated area (70 acres) be annexed to the Fairhaven
Industrial Fire Protection District, so the assessments may be
spread over the entire 530 acres.
After discussion Mr. Hoagland made a motion reco~ending that the
City Council enter into this Agreement including the :changes pur-
posed by Mr. Hansen, and reco~end the Council enter..into a
consent for the territories inside the City to be in61uded in the
Improvement District. The motion was passed. '~
Board Co~ents
Mr. Bergen stated considerable discussion has taken p%ace regard-
ing 01ceses application for annexation of that area iD-~e City
(Rio Bravo ~nexation) outside of Improvement Distridt~, No. 4.
Mr. Nickel has made certain co~itments to ~e City regarding
Domestic Water Service to the Rio Bravo area outside of Improvement
District No. 4. Namely; all lower river water rights of ~e "Down-
stream Group" under and pursuant to the Kern River Water Rights
and Storage Agreement dated Dece~er 31~ 1962, would be transferred,
unconditionally and irrevocably, from ~e existing legal owners
to Olcese Water District for use first, within ~e Ol'~ese Water
District as now constituted and secondly, wi~in ~at'portion of
Olcese Water District now proposed to be annexed (the area located
-within the City of Bakersfield but outside of Improvement District
NO. 4). I have a letter from our Consulting Attorney Stanley C.
Hatch, which has been provided to all board members outlining
conditions under which the City could support the requested annex-
ation. City Attorney Hoagland stated no storage rights in Isabella
Reservoir could be used for Domestic Water. After discussion Mr.
Bergen made the motion that the specific conditions ~for annexation
of Olcese Water District as modified be approved and ~ubmitted to
LAFCO (Local Agency Formation Commission) for their .C~nsideration
as conditions for the requested annexation. 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. ~:
Thomas A. Payne, Vic~-Chairman
City of Bakersfield WaGer Board
L~nd~ Hostmyer~ Secr~.tary :'
City of Bakersfiel~Water Board