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WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1978
4:00 P.M.
Call meeting to order
Roll Call - Board Members: Rogers, Chairman; Barton, Bergen,
Hoagland, Ratty
1. Approve minutes of regular board meeting of February 22, 1978.
2. Possible litigation. - FOR DISCUSSION
3. Staff Comments
4. Board Comments
5. Adjournment
MINUTES
WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1978
4:00 P.M.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Rogers in the City
Hall Caucus Room.
The secretary called the roll as follows:
Present: Rogers, Bergen, Hoagland, Ratty
Absent: Barton
Paul Leland, Water Superintendent for Kern Delta Water District,
also, attended the meeting.
The minutes from the regular meeting of February 22, 1978, were
approved as presented.
The meeting went into Executive 'Session at 4:05 P.M. to discuss
possible litigation.
The regular meeting was reconvened at 4:15 P.M.
For the record pursuant to the Brown Act the action taken by the
Water Board was to authorize that the following action be taken
upon motion by City Attorney, Kenneth Hoagland. That a lawsuit
is authorized against Kern Delta Water District on their proposed
sale of water they now have in storage in Isabella Reservoir
which we consider to be a violation of the City's water, rights
and to inform the Kern County Water Agency of our concern over
the matter. Also, to authorize employment of Mr. Ham Enersen
to represent the City of Bakersfield in this matter if he is
available, and that North Kern Water Storage District and Kern
Delta Water District be informed of the action taken by the
board in regard to this matter. The motion was passed.
Mr. Paul Leland, Water Superintendent for Kern Delta Water
District at this time addressed the board relative to the matter
of the Truxtun Avenue crossing being installed in the Carrier
Canal2 In Kern Delta's opinion this is being done at a very
poor time as far as the irrigation season is concerned and the
only thing that is taking some of the pressure off in their
district of not being able to receive water are the rains and
floods that we have had recently. Mr. Leland stated that the
City.Department of Water had been very cooperative about trying
to get water in from the river, however, he feels the Department
of Public Works did not make Kern Delta aware of this culvert
closing until essentially the last minute.
staff, Commen~s
Mr. Bergen stated that he had discussed the matter of the Carrier
Canal briefly with John Chafin. The City's ownership is 51%, but
inasmuch as it is used by other entities the canal should not be
closed without prior notice to the Water Board. The Water Board
could make other using departments aware of the intentiOn to
close the Carrier Canal.
After a brief discussion by'the board Mr. Hoagland made a motion
that the Public Works Department get the contractor to put a
bypass in immediately. After further discussion Mr. Hoagland
withdrew his motion. Mr. Bergen made a motion that the board
request John Chafin contact the Public Works Department and the
property owners that are affected and work the matter out and
report back to the board at the next meeting The mo%ion was
carried. '
There being no further business to ~come before the board, Chair-
man Rogers adjourned the meeting at 4:28 P.M.
L~ih~a' HO~m~er~,~ Se'c~etary
City of Bakersfield Water Board