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WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1979
4:00 P.M.
Call meeting to order
Roll Call - Board ~!embers: Barton, Chairman; Payne, Ratty, Bergen,·
Hoagland
1. ApprOve minutes of regular board meeting of ?lay 9, 1979.
2. Scheduled Public Statements.
3. Quitclaim Deed from Kern River Canal and Irrigating Company (City
of Bakersfield) to First Baptist Church conveying all right and
title to abandoned easement of Lateral 1-2-0; located in section
10 of 27/29 M.D.B.&M. just north of Olive Drive. - FOR BOAPdD
CONS I DE P~AT I ON.
4. Correctory Quitclaim Deed from City of Bakersfield to Tenneco
Realty Development Corporation for redescribed portions of
Beardsley lateral 1-1-0 (20-foot ditch) in Section 21, T.29S.,
R.27E., M.D.B.&M. located just west of Fruitvale Avenue. - FOR
BOARD CONSIDERATION.
5. Agricultural water rates for Kern River Water (other than "Basic
Contract") in 1979. - FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION.
6. Staff Comments
7. Board Comments
8. Adjournment
M i N U ~T E S
WATER BOARD --CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1979
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, Bergen, ~Hoagland
Absent: Ratty
Staff Present: Bogart, Chafin, Hansen, Hostmyer
The minutes from the regular meeting of May 9, 1979, were approved
as presented.
Quitclaim Deed from Kern River Canal and Irrigating Company (City
of Bakersfield) to First Baptist~Church conveying all right and·
title to abandoned easement of Lateral 1-2-0; located in section
10 of 27/29 M.D.B.&M. just north of Olive· Drive was presented·
to the board. After a brief discussion was given of the Deed
by Gene Bogart, Water Superintendent, Mr. Bergen made a mo'tion
that the Quitclaim Deed be approved and the .Chairman authorized
to sign. The motion was passed.
Correctory Quitclaim Deed from City of Bakersfield to Tenneco
Realty Development Corporation for redescribed portions of
Beardsley lateral 1-1-0 (20-foot ditch) in Section 21, ~.29S.,
R~27E..,~.D.B.&M. ·located .just west of FruitVale Avenue~was
brought before the board for consideration. An explanation of
the Deed was given~by·Gene Bogart and upon a motion by Mr. Payne
which was Passed, the Deed was approved and the Chairman auth-
orized to sign. ··
Agricultural·Water rates for Kern River water(other than "Basic
Contract") in 1979 was presented·to the·board. After discussion
upon a motion by. Mr. Payne which~was passed, the rates were adopt-
ed for the period May· 1, 1979~ to February ·1, 1980.
S taf f 'Comments
At this time Domestic Water Superintendent John Hansen reported
that on Friday, May 11, 1979,'California Water Service called
to inform him of a power outage-that had occured in our system-
due to & contracto~ c~tting and shorting out the electricity
within the systems area. Pressure within ~the system dropped
to a low of 10 psi~ with two (2) wells remaining on linen Calif-
ornia Water. Service .staff responded to the emergency. Mr. Hansen
stated~this is good example of Why the two (2) m~ tahk~ and· emer~
gency back-up system·in the·Capital'Budget is needed.~
Board cOmments '
Mr.·Barton reported that last'FridaY, May 11, 1979 he, Mr. Payne·
and Mr..Bogart had meet with the~·california Energy Commission in
Sacrament° regarding the possibility of·incorporating LOW-HEAD
HYDRO int° the Kern River diversiOn structures. Mr. Barton
f~lt the information obtained from the trip was very fruitful.
Mr. Barton at this time questioned the staff 'regarding whether.
or.not the City~had a m°nit°ring'system °n~'the 2800 acres. Mr.
Chafin stated that the water~was measured going into the 2800
acres~and all parties~ involved seemed~t° be satisfied with the
present system. ~ ·
There being no ~further business~i'~tO come before ·the board, Chair~
man Barton adj°urned the meeting~.at 4:25 p~M. ·
' T~omas '~A. Payne, vice
c~tY of Bakersfield Water Board
~hda H°stm~er, SeCretary
City of Bakersfield Water Board ·