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Home My WebLink About09/16/98 CALIFORNIA ~' WATER BOARD Mark C. Salvaggio, Chair Patricia M. Smith, Vice-Chair .... Jacquie Sullivan CITY OF BAKERSFIELD WATER BOARD MEETING W1~DNESD^¥, $£PT~B£R 16, 1~8 - 4:30pm Wmcr Resources B~il~i~ ~n£¢rcn¢¢ 1~ AGENDA 1). CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2). ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF JULY 29, 1998 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES ~).SCHEDULED PUBLIC STATEMENTS $).KERN RIVER OPERATIONS REPORT TOUR OF FUTURE NORTHEAST BAKERSFIELD BIKE PATH AND WATER FACILITIES PROJECT SITE 7). OLD BUSINESS A. STATUS OF KERN RIVER PARKWAY PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS - Board Information 8). NEW BUSINESS A. EASEMENT AGREEN~ENT WITH KERN WATER BANK AUTHORITY FOR CANAL FACILITY IN 2800 ACRES NEAR ENOS LANE - For Board Action and Recommendation to City Council B. AGREEMENT WITH KERN DELTA WATER DISTRICT FOR TEMPORARY RENTAL OF CITY ISABELLA STORAGE SPACE - For Board Action CLOSED SESSION A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION. CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(a) KERN DELTA WATER DISTRICT vs NORTH KERN WATER STORAGE DISTRICT, et al., TULARE COUNTY' SUPERIOR COURT CASE No. 96-172919. 10). CLOSED SESSION ACTION Gene ces Manager POSTED: September 11~ 1998 S:WItS£1698^G 1000 BUENA VISTA ROAD ,, BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93311 ~, (805) 326-3715 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Held Wednesday, September 16, 1998, Water Resources Conference Room, 1000 Buena Vista Road, Bakersfield, CA 93311. 1. The meeting was called to order by Boardmember Salvaggio at 4:40pm. 2. Present: Mark Salvaggio, Chair Jacquie Sullivan Absent: Patricia M. Smith 3. Boardmember Salvaggio made a motion to approve the minutes of the Special Water Board Meeting held July 29, 1998. Motion carried. 4. There were no public statements. 5. An update on the current Kern River operations was given by Hydrographic Supervisor Steve Lafond. The April-July snow melt exceeded a million acre-feet on the Kern River, which is the sixth largest since 1894. The cool spring that extended into June lead to high flows on the Kern into the month of August. Lake Isabella is on course for a carryover storage of 245,000 acre-feet by the first of December. The current level of 395,000 acre-feet is the second highest for this date in history with only the 1983 figure higher. The fiver flows through Bakersfield will be about 1,750 cfs or twice normal for this time of year. The long range forecasters are predicting a slightly below normal year for 1999, however, City should be able to meet basic contract deliveries and obligations with available Isabella carryovers. For Board information, no action required. 6. The Boardmembers and staffleft at 4:50pm to tour the future Northeast Bakersfield Bike Path and Water Facilities project site. The meeting reconvened at 6:30pm. 7A. Mr. Bogart gave the Board a status report of the Kern River Parkway property acquisitions. The Ellingston property near Coffee Road has been acquired and escrow has closed; the Wattenbarger property near Manor Street went to Council August 26th and escrow should close within two weeks; the Jones property, just west of Highway "99" is still in negotiations, but expected to be completed for October Council approval. The Jones property is to include land along the north side of the river for a continuous equestrian trail; the McDonald property near Coffee Road is in appraisal and that should be ready soon; an appraisal has been performed on the Sill property located east of 24th Street and an offer has been made. If Sill does not reply to our offer within two weeks staff will pursue the Davies property that is located near Golden State Highway. The total property acquisition cost will be $625,000, of which $500,000 is from the Proposition 204 Grant, with an additional $125,000 under consideration from a trailer bill AB2794. For Board information, no action required. 8A. Mr. Core presented to the Board an Easement Agreement with the Kern Water Bank Authority (KWBA) for a turnout in the 2800 Acres near Enos Lane. KWBA is the owner of approximately 20,000 acres of land along the north and south side of the 2800 Acres. The Easement Agreement will allow the Authority to build a headgate with a turnout structure from the river to increase flow rates to their spreading property. KWBA will own and maintain the headgate facility and assume liability for operation. The term of this Agreement is continuous until the easement is abandoned by KWBA. Boardmember Salvaggio made a motion to approve and recommend approval to the City Council of this Agreement. Motion carded. 8B. An Agreement with Kern Delta Water District (Kern Delta) for temporary rental of City Isabella storage space was presented to the Board by Mr. Bogart. Kern Delta desires to store up to 5,000 acre-feet of its 1998 State Water Project exchange water in the City's Isabella storage space from November 1, 1998 through July 1, 1999. This is a temporary rental agreement in which the City will invoice Kern Delta on a quarterly basis for charges incurred in storing the state water. IfKem Delta does not evacuate this State Water Project exchange water by July 1, 1999 the remaining balance transfers to City ownership. Boardmember Sullivan made a motion to approve the Agreement. Motion carded. 9. Closed session. Adjourned to Closed Session at 6:40pm. 9A. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation. Closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) Kern Delta Water District vs North Kern Water Storage District, et al., Tulare County Superior Court Case No. 96-172919. The meeting reconvened at 6:42pm. 10. Received update on litigation by legal counsel, no action taken. 11. A motion to adjourn was made by Boardmember Salvaggio at 6:43pm. Mark Salvaggio, Chair City of Bakersfield Water Board Sharon Robison, Secretary City of Bakersfield Water Board S:\WATER BOARD M1N\WBMinSep98 2