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WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 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 October ~4-, 1979.
2. Scheduled Public Statements.
3. Selection of an Engineering firm to design a 2 million gallon
tank, booster station, and well site; as approved under the
Ashe Water Systems capital budget. - BOARD TO CONSIDER AND AUTH-
ORIZE STAFF TO PROCEED WITH CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.
4. Agreement with Kern County Road Commission for a pipeline cross-
ing of the Kern River and the Cross Valley Canal on the Gosford-
Coffee Road facilities. - BOARD TO CONSIDER AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
TO COUNCIL FOR ACTION AT THE NOVEMBER 7TH MEETING.
5. Fairhaven Agreement for City acquisition of the Fairhaven Industrial
Fire Protection District. - BOARD TO CONSIDER AND TENTATIVE APPROVAL.
6. Staff Comments
7. B6ard Comments'
8. Adjournment
MINUTES
WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1979
4:00 P.M.
The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chairman Payne in the
City Hall Caucus Room.
The secretary called the roll as follows:
Present: Payne, R~tty, Bergen, Hoagland"
Absent: Barton
Staff Present: Chafin, Hansen, Hostmyer
The minutes from the ~egular meeting of October 24, 1979, were
approved as presented.
The proposal of an, Engineering firm to design a 2 million gallon
tank, booster station, and well site; as approved under the Ashe
Water Systems capital budget was presented to the board by Domestic
Water Superintendent John Hansen. Mr. Hansen stated that the Do-
mestic Water Department has requested from various engineering
firms proposals for the design of a 2 million gallon tank, booster
station, and well site. Five (5) firms indicated an interest in
the project of which a staff committee (cOnsisting of W. D. Higg-'
inbotham, Financial; Ed'Schultz, Public Works; and John Hansen
Development Services) selected the best two firms for the project.
These two firms were interviewed by the committee and Boyle Engi-
neering was selected as the number one choice. At this time Mr.
Bergen made a motion that the staff be authorized to proceed with
the contract negotiation, with the consideration that the staff,
also, obtain a rate schedule from the two firms and come back to
the board with that presentation. The motion was passed.
And.Agreement with Kern County Road Commission for a pipeline cross-
ing of the Kern River and the Cross Valley Canal on the Gosford-
Coffee Road facilities was presented to the board for consideration
and to make recommendations to the City Council at the meeting on
November 7, 1979. Mr. Hansen informed the board that this would
enable the Domestic Water to supply water on the north side of
the River. In the purchase agreement with Tenneco, the City is
obligated to provide water for lands on the north slide of the
River. Mr. Hoagland made a motion that the agreement be taken to
the Council Meeting of November 7, 1979, for action. The motion
was passed.
A Draft Agreement for City .acquistion of the Fairhaven Industrial
Fire Protection District was presented to:~he board for consider-
ation. Mr. Bergen made a motion that the Agreement be received
and that the staff submit to the board copies of the projected
cost allocated. The motion was passed.
Staff Comments
At this time Mr. Hansen presented to the board for their information
a copy of the Domestic Water Enterprise Income Statement for the
three (3) months ended September 30, 1979.
Board Comments
Mr. Ratty informed the board that he and Water Manager Chafin
had recently attended a meeting of the Kern River Interests
Committee regarding the 160-acre limitation.
Mr. Bergen at this time inquired as to the status of the re-
search being done regarding the letter from Supervisor David
A. Head, in connection with;~the authority and jurisdiction
over the budget of the Kern County Water Agency. Mr. Chafin
stated the letter had been received by the board for later
consideration at the meeting of October 24, 1979.
There being no further bUsiness to come before the board, Vice- ·
Chairman Payne adjourned the meeting at 4:30 P.M.
Thomas A. Payne, Vi~e-Chairman
City of Bakersfield Water Board
' Hostm~er, Secretary
City of Bakersfield Water Board