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Home My WebLink About07/11/01 WATER BOARD Mark C. Salvaggio, Chair David Couch, Vice Chair Harold Hanson CITY OF BAKERSFIELD WATER BOARD MEETING WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2001 - 4:30pm Water Resources Building Conference Room 1000 Buena Vista Road, Bakersfield, CA AGENDA "j). CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2). ROLL CALL 3). APPROVAL OF MAY 9, 2001 MEETING MINUTES 4). SCHEDULED PUBLIC STATEMENTS $). KERN RIVER LEVEE DISTRICT A. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS - For Board Review 6). KERN RIVER OPERATIONS ~REPORT 7). OLD BUSINESS - None 8). NEW BUSINESS A. ELECTRICAL DEMAND RELIEF PROGRAM PARTICIPATION - For Board Review and Approval B. OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT No. 92-250 WITH CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE COMPANY - For Board Review C. REQUEST FORASSIGNMENTOF WASTEWATER PLANT #2 MUNICIPAL FARM LEASE AGREEMENT N°. 95-310 - For Board Review and Recommendation to City Council. D. 1976 WATER BOND RETIREMENT REFERRAL FROM COUNCILMEMBER COUCH- For Board Information 9). WATER BOARD STATEMENTS 10). ADJOURNMENT Gen~e~~oga~t~~~')- Water~esour~es Manager POSTED: Jul~ 6~ 2001 S:\200 ! WBMIN~WBJL I 1 1000 BUENA VISTA ROAD · BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93311 . (805) 326-3715 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Held Wednesday, July 11, 2001, Water Resources Conference Room, 1000 Buena Vista Road, Bakersfield, CA 93311. 1. The meeting was called to order by Board Chair Salvaggio at 4:32 p.m. 2. Present: Mark Salvaggio, Chair David Couch, Vice-Chair Harold Hanson (seated at 4:42 p.m.) 3. Boardmember Couch made a motion to approved the minutes of the Regular Water Board meeting held May 9, 2001. Motion carried. 4. There were no public statements. 5. Two Capital Improvement Projects for the Kern River Levee District were brought before the Board. Mr. Bogart spoke regarding the erosion of the railroad trestle downstream from Chester Avenue bridge and of the arrangement with Pacific Bell Telephone Company and Union Pacific Railroad Company to share in the cost of a permanent repair. An agreement was entered into where the City, as lead agency, Pacific Bell Telephone Company and the Union Pacific Railroad Company were able to work together to complete this repair. Mr. Core advised the Board of remedial work that had to be completed on the levee before the Corps of Engineers did their bi-annual inspection. 6. An update on the Kern River operations was given by Hydrographic Supervisor Steve Lafond. Kern River flow to Lake Isabella will be in the neighborhood of 54% of normal for the year 2001. Releases from the reservoir will continue through the second week of August and the reservoir should be down to about 80,000 acre-feet by late October or early November. This will be the lowest level in over a decade. A highlight of the season was the release out of Lake Isabella resulting in water through the Parkway during the 4th of July holiday week. An article in the Bakersfield Californian discussed global warming and how it may affect the snowpack in the Sierra-Nevada. Staff will continue to keep abreast of the news events and the research on this subject and bring it back with further information on this issue. The 2000 Kern River Hydrographic Annual Report was given to the Boardmembers by Mr. Lafond. 7. There was no Old Business. 1 ~ { .! 8. New Business ' ~ SA. Mr. Core presented the electrical demand relief program participation item to the Board. The ! demand relief program is a state-wide program that is asking for large energy consumers to ~ shed their load during a stage one through three alert periods. These alerts occur whenever there is a demand that exceeds the capacity generated. The City's participation would be the eight agricultural Olcese wells and one domestic well that is being used for agricultural programs. The City will be paid approximately $15,000-$17,000 per month to shed the load for a four hour period, up to six times a month. Buena Vista WSD has capacity in the 2800 acres, and this project is in joint partnership with them. City was approached for a grant to offset the cost of installing the required recording equipment through the California Energy Commission, administered by the Irrigation Training Resource Institute at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. Staffis requesting: 1) confirm participation in the demand reduction program and 2) authorization to sign contract to receive grant money to offset the cost of installing the required equipment at the facilities. Boardmember Couch made a motion to approve. Motion carried. 8B. The Operations and Maintenance Agreement No. 92-250 with California Water Service Company (Cal Water) was brought to the Board by Mr. Core. The existing contract with Cai Water to perform daily operations and maintenance on City's water system has a three year renewal period option. Staff performs an evaluation at the end of that period to review performance and compare costs for operating the system. Based on the review, staff recommends renewal of the contract which would begin January, 2002. A motion to approve renewal of the agreement was made by Boardmember Couch. 8C. Mr. Bogart presented the request for an assignment of Wastewater Plant #2 Municipal Farm Lease Agreement No. 95-310 to the Board. Mr. Gary Garone, the present lessee, has had medical problems that prevent him from effectively managing the farming operation and requested that the agreement be assigned. There are provisions in the agreement that allow for such assignment. Jim Wren, CPA for Gary Garone Farms, provided City with resumes, financials and letters of recommendation for Mr. Donald Collins, the party seeking to obtain the assignment. Staff finds all is in order for the agreement to be assigned and requests Board approval and a recommendation for approval by City Council. A motion to approve by Boardmember Salvaggio. Motion carried. 8D. The 1976Water Bond Retirement Referral from Councilmember Couch was brought before the Board by Mr. Bogart. This agenda item is in response to a request for a staff presentation to the Water Board regarding alternative uses of funds when the 1976 Water Bond debt has been paid. Several projects were discussed for these funds when they become available. One was a cash power reserve fund to pay electrical charges to pump wells located along the Cross Valley Canal and Carrier Canal for Parkway enhancement flows. Another possibility is complete Capital Improvement projects along the Kern River corridor through Bakersfield. After a lengthy discussion, the Board requested staffinvestigate different options on how to amend the adopted Council Water ResourCes Policy and bring those recommendations back to the Board by the end of the year. 9. Water Board statements. Boardmember Couch had a question regarding the effect of several drought years on the City's groundwater banking project, what measures would be put into place, and what impact would it have on the community. Staff's response was that the City would be able to furnish water to residents for several years due to the huge amount of water stored underground, plus water conservation efforts that are in place which assist in reducing water usage in the community. 10. The meeting adjourned at 5:40 p.m. Mark Salvaggio, Chair -/*f City of Bakersfield Water Board Sharon Robison, Secretary City of Bakersfield Water Board