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WATER BOARD -
Mark C. Salvaggio, Chair
Patri¢ia M. Smith
Jacquie Sullivan
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD WATER BOARD MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1997 - 4:30pm
Water Resources Building Conference Room
1000 Buena Vista Road, Bakersfield, CA
AGENDA
1). CALL MEETING TO ORDER.
2). ROLL CALL.
3). APPROVE MINUTES OF SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF NOVEMBER 19, 1996.
4). TOUR OF TEN MILLION GALLON RESERVOIR CONSTRUCTION SITE @ WATER
RESOURCES OFFICE, 1000 BUENA VISTA ROAD, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93311.
5). PUBLIC STATEMENTS.
6). CORRESPONDENCE.
7). DEFERRED BUSINESS
A. KERN RIVER UPDATE - SPECIAL OPERATIONS.
8). NEW BUSINESS
A. 1997 WATER BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE.
B. ELECTION OF WATER BOARD VICE-CHAIR.
9). 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;
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD; KERN ISLAND WATER COMPANY . TULARE
SUPERIOR COURT CASE I~. 96-172919.
10). CLOSED SESSION ACTION.
11). ADJOURNMENT.
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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
Held Wednesday, January 15, 1997, Water Resources Conference Room, 1000 Buena Vista Road,
Bakersfield, CA 93311.
1. The meeting was called to order by Boardmember Salvaggio at 4:35pm.
2. Present: Mark Salvaggio, Chair
Patricia M. Smith
Jacquie Sullivan (seated at 4:40pm)
3. Boardmember Smith made a motion to approve the minutes of the Special Water Board
Meeting held November 19, 1996. Motion carried.
4. Staff escorted Boardmembers and Ann Mathews, KCWA Boardmember, on a tour of the
ten million gallon reservoir construction site at the Water Resources Office.
5. Public statements. Ann Mathews thanked staff and Boardmembers for the tour of the ten
million gallon reservoir construction site.
6. There was no correspondence.
7. Deferred Business.
7A. Hydrographic Supervisor Steve Lafond gave an update on the Kern River operations. A
storm system entered the Kern River basin on January 2nd and within six hours the Kern
River had hit its third highest peak in this century. There have been only two other events
of this magnitude, one on December 6, 1966 and the other November, 1950. This rainfall
replaces the January 25, 1969 rain flood of 29,500 cubic feet per second and establishes a
new peak flood record for the month of January. The record flow entered safely into
Isabella Reservoir, as the lake was drawn-down in early December to the 245,000 acre-foot
level for just this type of event. The reservoir's capacity to the spillway is 570,000 acre-feet,
which still leaves over 200,000 acre-feet of available flood space after this record event.
From today on, if there were no more storms we can expect a near normal water supply.
8. New Business
8A. The 1997 Water Board meeting schedule was presented to the Board by Mr. Core. A
motion for approval was made by Boardmember Smith.
8B. The election of Water Board Vice-Chair was brought before the Board for action.
Boardmember Sullivan made a motion to appoint Boardmember Smith as Vice-Chair.
Motion carried.
9. Closed Session
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;
City of Bakersfield; Kern Island Water Company - Tulare Superior Court Case No.
96-172919.
The meeting adjourned to Closed Session.
The meeting reconvened at 5:37p.m.
10. Closed Session action.
10A. No action to report, update given on existing litigation.
11. The meeting adjourned at 5:38p.m.
Mark Salvaggio, Chair ~'~'"'
City of Bakersfield Water Board
Sharon Robison, Secretary
City of Bakersfield Water Board
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