HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/13/80 WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13, 1980
4: 00 P .M.
Call meeting to order
Roll Call - Board Memebers: Barton, Chairman, Payne, Ratty, Bergen,
Hoagland
1. Approve minutes of regular board meeting of July 16, 1980.
2. Scheduled Public Statements.
3. Correspondence - None ~k~ i ~' {~~
4. Board to consider retaining the services o~W~lliam~ R. Rector for
the purpose of developing geoiogica', and hydro~-~cal datum on the
City's 2800 acres. - IF ACCEPTABLE BOARD TO APPRQVE AND AUTHORIZE
CHAIP~tAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT.
5. Water Board letter to Regional Water Quality Control Board, State
of California, regarding State funding for City's engineering and
improvements on 2800 acre recharge basin. - FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION.
6. Staff Comments
7. Board Comments
8. Adjournment
MINUTES
WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 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, Bergen, Hoagland
Absent: Payne, Ratty
Staff Present: Bogart, Chafin, Hansen, Hostmyer
Others Present: Michael[ R. Rector, Water Resources Consul~tant
James R. Underhill
The minutes from the regular meeting of July 16: 1980,
approved as presented.
Correspondence
a) Letter to J. Norman Dawe, President of the Boar,.~. of
Directors of Kern-Tulare Water D-:.st~:ict from James J.
Barton, Chairman City of Bakersfield Water Board
in response to Mr. Dawe's letter of June 17, ].98(3
regarding Kern Delta i979 Systems .Improvement Project
was presented to the board. 'for consideration.
After a discussion by board and staff Mr. Hoagland mad,~i? a motion
that the letter be approved an~ mailed to Mr. Dawe. ~.'he motion
was passed.
]3) Letter from North Kern Water Storage District request-
ing a one (1) time transfer of Portion's of their basic
contract water with the City of Bakersfield for use
in the Rosedale Ranch Improvement District this year
only, was presented to the board at this time.
After a brief discussion by board and staff Mr. Hoagland made
a motion that the letter be received and placed on file
and, also, that a one (1) time transfl~.r of portions of their
basic contract water for use in the Rosedale Ranch Improvement
District' this year. only, be approved. The mOtion was passed.
Wat'er Board letter to ~Regional Water QUality. ~C°ntroi Board, State
of California, regarding Sta~e funding for City's engineering
and improw~ments on 2800 acre recharge, basin was presented to
the board .'for ~conSideration. At' this 'time ~Wat'er Supe~ri~tendent
BOgart introduced Michael R. Rector to the board and stated
that he had helped staff in the drafting of the above letter.
After .discussion Mr. Hoagland made a motion that the letter be
approved and mailed to the Regional Qual:L~hy Cont[.~ol Board. The
motion was passed. ·
Staff Comments
Mr. Bo.q."art repo¥'ted to the board that he..~ Dennis'Needbam and Oave
· ~ t~.nd~.d ~! .... ded]ca'tion of
Kennon of the' P.lanning iDel:~ar--kment ha:c-, e.'-'-~' "~' _ ......
a three (13) meg'awatt Lo~-Eeac~. Hydro facility yesterday n.t. the
Turlock t].:rig:i, ation Dj..s'hrict. He in.former] '[:?i.e board that .they
had met Lee Sheldon:, a forme~? emp].oyee of the Cor:?s of ~-'.,lngineers,
who is now a Low-Head Power S[:ecia!~ .....
~..~ ~.. ~,';.L'th 'the Depar~','!'~ent
Ene~:'gy. Fir'. Slheidon returned 'to Bakersfield ~,v:t':l'~. them specifically
to tour the potential Kern River Hydro sites and get his imput.
on ~the project.
Domestic Water Superin'tendent John Hansen informed the board that
the Economic Development Act Grant has been received and it will
be going to the City Council tonight for action. Construction
should begin on the Fairhaven project within the 'next 90 days.
There being, no further business to come before 'the board, Chair-
man Barton adjourned the meeting at 4:55 P.M.
Lin-da Hostmye'r, Secretary
City of Bakersfield Water Board
/d~mes J. ~art'on# Chairman
~ity of Bakersfield Water Board