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Home My WebLink About05/17/00C~-, T y OF ~-..~. ~ .-- WATER BOARD Mark C. Salvaggio, Chair David Couch, Vice Chair Irma Carson CITY OF BAKERSFIELD WATER BOARD MEETING WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2000 - 4:30pm Water Resources Building Conference Room 1000 Buena Vista Road, Bakersfield, CA AGENDA !). CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2). ROLL CALL 3). APPROVAL OF MARCH 13, 2000 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES .4). PUBLIC STATEMENTS 5). KERN RIVER OPERATIONS REPORT 6). OLD BUSINESS A. KERN RIVER LEVEE DISTRICT UPDATE ON MERGER - For Board Information and Action as Required B. 2000 URBAN STREAMS RESTORATION GRANT - For Board Information C. CALFED PILOT PROJECT GRANT STATUS - For Board Information 7). NEW BUSINESS A. CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE CO. PROPOSAL TO OUTSOURCE ENGINEERING DESIGN AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST BAKERSFIELD WATER SUPPLY PROJECT - For Board Information and Action as Required B. PROPOSITIONS 12 & 13 PROJECT STATUS - For Board Information C. ASHE AND FAIRHAVEN SYSTEM INTERCONNECT PIPELINE UPDATE - For Board Information D. SALE OF CALIFORNIA STATE WATER ENTITLEMENT FROM BELRlDGE WATER STORAGE DISTRICT TO ALAMEDA COUNTY FC & CD - RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL - For Board Action to Authorize Water Resources Manager to Sign 8). WATER BOARD STATEMENTS 9). CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION. CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(a) NORTH KERN WATER STORAGE DISTRICT vs KERN DELTA WATER DISTRICT, et al., TULARE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CASE N° 96-172919. 10). CLOSED SESSION ACTION 11). ADJOURNMENT ~ Gene Bogart, ~ater Resolrces 1VT&nager POSTED: May 12 2000 s:~°~I~Y~ITSTA ROAD · BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93311 · (661) 326-37~5 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Held Wednesday, May 17, 2000, Water Resources Conference Room, 1000 Buena Vista Road, Bakersfield, CA 93311. 1. The meeting was called to order by Board Chair Salvaggio at 4:40 p.m.' 2. Present: Mark Salvaggio, Chair David Couch, Vice-Chair Absent: Irma Carson 3. Boardmember Couch made a motion to approve the minutes of the Special Water Board meeting held March 13, 2000. Motion carried. 4. No public statements. 5. An update on the Kern River operations was given by Hydrographic Supervisor Steve Lafond. Lake Isabella Reservoir stands at just under 250,000 acre-feet, peak storage should be at 300,000 acre-feet by the middle of June. The Kern River snowmelt runoff is running at its seasonal peak above Kemville, releases from the dam are expected to be 1300-1400 cubic feet per second by early June to the middle of August. This is the first year of operation under the Kern River Parkway Flow Management Agreement, water will be released May 26, 2000 for the Memorial Day flow. 6. Old Business. 6A. Update on the Kem River Levee District merger was given by Mr. Core. Mr. Alan Daniel, Deputy City Attorney and Mr. Core attended the County Board of Supervisor's protest hearing on the consolidation of the Levee District into the City of Bakersfield on May 16, 2000. There were no protests, a vote was taken and the proposal was approved. The final action for the merger is the formal acceptance by the City through an ordinance change. A draft ordinance to establish the Kern River Levee District as a subsidiary district of the City, establish the City Council as the Board of Directors of the Levee District and delegate to the City Water Board the normal operations and maintenance authority for the Levee District was presented. A motion was made by Boardmember Couch to recommend approval of the ordinance by the City Council. Motion carried. 6B. The 2000 Urban Streams Restoration Grant was brought before the Board 'by Mr. Bogart. The Urban Streams Program has a total of $750,000 available at this time, with a $200,000 maximum amount per project. Should the City not be awarded a grant at this time, the application will remain on file and become eligible for the next available cycle of grants issued under Proposition 13. As the City is a sponsor of the Kern River Parkway Foundation, these grant funds will give the Foundation the opportunity to continue the enhancements of the Kern River floodplain through Bakersfield with projects such as installing irrigation systems and planting trees. For Board information, no action required. · 6C. Mr. Core presented the CALFED pilot project grant status to the Board. The CALFED Bay-Delta Program has $2.5 million available and has invited grant applications for conjunctive use projects. Five projects are to be awarded $500,000 each. The City applied for funding for three projects. The City's applications are in competition with 24 other applicants. CALFED is evaluating and preparing recommendations at this time and will notify the City when they have the results. For Board information, no action required. 7. New Business. 7A. Mr. Bogart presented to the Board the California Water Service Company proposal for cooperative engineering design and inspection services for portions of Northeast Bakersfield Water Supply Project. After some discussion, staff requested Board approval to proceed and negotiate an agreement with Cai-Water for cost sharing in securing the professional services, through a Request for Proposal, of local engineering firms to provide design services for intake and pump facilities at the Northeast Bakersfield Water Treatment Plant Project. A motion to this effect was made by Boardmember Salvaggio. Motion carried. .__ 7B. Propositions 12 and 13 were brought before the Board by Business Manager Maurice Randall. The $2.5 million designated for the Kern River Parkway under Water Bond 2000 (Prop 13) has been included in Governor Davis' May budget revisions. Once the budget is approved, the City would receive $2.5 million, when the required documents between the City and State are completed. The $2.5 million designated for the Kern River Parkway under the Park Bond (Prop 12) has also been included in the Governor's May budget revisions and these funds would only be disbursed to the City on a reimbursement basis for eligible Parkway improvements. For Board information, no action required. 7C. An update on the Ashe and Fairhaven system interconnect pipeline was given by Water Superintendent Pat Hauptman. The final phases of construction on this project are almost completed, we anticipate to be online and in service in approximately three weeks. The pipe will connect our south service area with our northerly service zone and help in emergency situations and improve the reliability of service. Also, this project will provide the water supply needed for developing the area specified in the Urban Streams Restoration Grant application filed by the City. For Board information, no action required. 7D. The Right of First Refusal for sale of State Water Project Entitlement was presented before the Board by Mr. Core. The City received from the Kern County Water Agency, a Right of First Refusal notice regarding a prOposed permanent sale of up to 38,000 acre-feet of State Water Project Entitlement to out-of-county interests. The price of the entitlement is a one- time charge of $1,040 per acre-foot, plus interest from January 1, 2000, and future State Water Project costs. Staffis asking Board to authorize the Water Resources Manager to sign the Right of First Refusal to decline purchase of such water. A motion was made by Boardmember Couch to this effect. Motion carried. 8. Water Board statements. A motion was made by Boardmember Couch to move Water Board statements after Closed Session. Motion carried. 9. Closed Session. Adjoumed to Closed Session at 5:45 p.m. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation. Closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) North Kern Water Storage District vs Kern Delta Water District, et al., Tulare County Superior Court Case No. 96-172919. The meeting reconvened at 5:50 p.m. 10. Closed Session action. No action taken, update by legal counsel. 8. Water Board statements (continued) Boardmember Couch had questions for staff regarding water recharge and underground storage areas within the 2010 General Plan area. Boardmember Couch requested staff look into locating potential recharge grounds, identify the type of zoning of the land and the feasibility of the land to be util'ized by the City for recharge purposes. This will greatly assist the Planning Commission and Council in making land use decisions. Assistant City Manager John Stinson suggested that Development Services Director Jack Hardisty be involved and attend the next Water Board meeting for his input. Staff will bring this subject back to the next Water Board meeting with an update. 11. The meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m. Mark Salvaggio, Chair City of Bakersfield Water Board Sharon Robison, Secretary City of Bakersfield Water Board