HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/30/79 AGENDA
WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1979
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 May 16, 1979.
2. Scheduled Public Statements.
3. Purchase of approximately 36 acres of Texaco Oil Company property
located in N/W of S/W ¼ of Section 26, TWN. 29, RGE. 27 located
in Kern River Channel just north and west of New City Corporation
Yard. - IF BOARD APPROVES, AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PROCEED WITH ESCROW
TO CONSUMMATE PURCHASE.
4. Progress report and update by Consultants and Staff regarding
negotiations and time tables for completing Water Department
;~greements. - FOR BOARD INFORMATION.
5. Staff Comments
6. Board Comments !
7. Adjournment
MINUTES
WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1979
4:00 P.M.
The meeting was called to order by Mr. Ratty in the absence of
Chairman Barton and Vice-Chairman Payne, in the City Hall Caucus
Room.
The secretary called the roll as follows:
Present: Payne (arrived at 4:10 P.M.), Ratty, Bergen, Hoagland
Absent: Barton
Staff Present: Bogart, Chafin, Hansen, Hostmyer
Others Present: Erline Brown, 2421 Haley Street, Suite 18,
Bakersfield, California
The minutes from the meeting of May 16, 1979, were approved as
presented.
Escrow Instructions for the purchase of approximately 3'6 acres of
Texaco Oil Company property located in N/W of S/W ¼ of Section 26,
TWN. 29, RGE. 27 located in Kern River Channel just north and
west of New City Corporation Yard was presented to the board-.
After a brief oral report and map illustration was given by Gene
Bogart, Water Superintendent, Mr. Hoagland made a motion that the
Water Board recommend to City Council the acquistion of approx-
imately 36.25 acres of Texaco property in the river channel for
no more than $90,000.00 purchase price, this amount is to be paid
from, the Agricultural Water Fund, also, that the Vice-Chairman
be authorized to sign the Escrow Instructions. The motion was
passed. ~
Item number four (4) on the Agenda was postponed.
Staff Comments
Water Manager Chafin presented a letter to. the board from Stanley
E. Willis, President of the Board of Directors of Kern Delta Water
District to the City of Bakersfield Water Board. Upon a motion
by Mr. Hoagland, which was passed the letter was received and placed
on file.
Board Comments
Mr. Ratty reported that he and Mr. Barton were very pleased with
their talk with Ronald B. Robie, Director of the California Depart-
ment of Water Resources on their recent trip to Sacramento.
Their being no further business to come before the board, Mr.
Ratty adjourned the meeting at 4:25 P.M.
J~mes J. BWarton, Chairman
C~ity of Bakersfield Water Board
L~da Ho~tmyer, Secr~,.,_ta~y
City of Bakersfield Water Board