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, WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 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 August 13, 1980.
2. Scheduled Public. Statements
3. Correspondence - None
4. Update to Water Board regarding lawsuit filed by Kern County Water
Agency to determine ownership of Cross Valley Canal. - FOR BOARD
INFORMATION.
5. Staff Comments
6. Board Comments
7. Adjournment
MINUTES
WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1980
4: 00 P.M.
The meeting was called 4o order by Vice-Chairman Payne in the
City Hall Caucus Room.
The secretary called the roll as follows:
Present: Barton (arrived at 4:05 P.M.) Payne, Ratty, Bergen,
Hoagland
Absent: None
Staff Present: Bogart, Hawley, Hostmyer, Needham, Oberholzer
Others Present: Tom Clark, Olcese Water District
Roy Gargano, Attorney for Kern County Water
Agency
Jack Garren
Gayle Schontzler, The Bakersfield Californian
The minutes from the regular meeting of August 13, 1980, were
approved as presented.
Correspondence
a) A letter agreement was presented to the board
from William T. Balch, Tenneco West, Inc. '~or
the purpose of setting forth the agreement
between the City of Bakersfield and Tenneco
West, Inc. wherein the City agrees to sell
100,000 acre feet of water fn place in.City's
2800 acre groundwater basin for a said water
price of $3.00 per acre foot. After a brief
discussion between board and staff Mr. Bergen
made a motion that the letter agreement be
approved and the Chairman authorized to sign.
The motion was passed.
Item number four (4) was deferred to Executive Session.
At 4:10 P.M. the meeting was recessed to Executive Session for-
the purpose of discussing two (2) possible items of litigation.
The regular meeting was reconvened at 5:00 P.M.
Mr. Hoagland made a motion that as a result of our Executive
Session regarding the lawsuit that has currently been filed
by the Kern County Water Agency against various defendents relative
to the ownership of the Cross Valley Canal, Mr. Hoagland made a
motion that the City participate to the extent necessary in that
lawsuit in support of the agency's position and, also, recommend
to the City Council that the City participate as an intervenor.
The motion was passed.
Staff Comments
At this time two (2) draft letters were presented to the board
regarding the processing of various developments in the Rio Bravo
Annexation area Which are currently pending approval by the City
of Bakersfield. After discussion by board and staff Mr. Bergen
made a motion that the board direct the staff to mail the letters
in final form to Mr. George W. Nickel, Jr. and each developer in
the Olcese District. The motion was passed.
At this time Mr. Bogart presented a letter from C.H. Williams,
Engineer-Manager of North Kern Water Storage District addressed
to James J. Barton, Chairman of the City of Bakersfield Water
Board. The proposal would be between the City of Bakersfield
and North Kern Water Storage District for use of the City of
Bakersfield's 2800 acres for groundwater replenishment. Mr.
Bergen made a motion that the cover letter and proposal letter
be received bY the board and referred to staff, including Mr.
Hatch and Mr. Stetson for study and recommendation. The motion
was passed.
At this time Mr. Bogart presented to the board the final report
from Ricks, Taylor & Meyer, Inc. on the Replacement of Kern
River Diversion & Metering Structures dated August 1980. After
Mr. Bogart summarized the report and the feasibility of low-
head power generation, Mr. Bergen made a motion that the board
receive the report and that staff be instructed to meet with the
staff of the other boards and work out a joint powers agreement
which would be acceptable to all the boards. The motion was
passed.
At this time Dale Hawley, Public Works Director, presented a draft
request for proposal to the board on the Study Design of the Kern
River Open Space Land Use Preliminary Plan. Mr. Hawley outlined
the area for discussion on a map that was made available for the
board. Mr. Hawley stated that the Council of Governments will
be seeking some funding for planning and construction of a parks
system along the Kern River from Interstate 5 to the mouth of
the canyon, with the idea that it would tie into the ~xisting
City, County and State facilities, Hart Park, Lake Ming, Beach
Park, etc. Prior to the Council of Governments making their
study it was felt that it would be desirable for the City to
establish some priorities or policies regarding groundwater
recharge, channel improvements, and maintenance along the river.
Also, a few weeks ago the City Council deferred action on two (2)
existing or proposed general plan amendments, which Mr. Hawley
believes are to be reconsidered by the City Council in December.
The idea of this Study Design would be to obtain professional
services to prepare a reconnaissance level preliminary plan
for land uses within the open space areas along the Kern River.
Mr. Hawley recommended that this draft proposal be presented to
several consulting firms such as engineering and planning con-
sultants for estimates. The motion was passed.
There being no further business to come before the board, Chair-
man Barton adjourned the meeting at 5:35 P.M.
.~mes J. /~arton, Chairman
~/.~ity of ~akersfield Water Board
Linda Hostmyer, Secretary
City of Bakersfield Water Board