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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/02/85 AGENDA WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1985 12:00 P.M. - NOON COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT CONFERENCE ROOM Call meeting to order Roll call - Board Members: Moore, Chairman; Barton; Ratty 1. Approve minutes of meeting held September 11, 1985. 2. Scheduled public statements. 3. Correspondence. 4. Proposed Water Board membership in WATER ASSOCIATION of KERN COUNTY. FOR.BOARD ACTION. 5. Billboard lease agreements with Kunz and Company and National Advertising Company .(3M) for billboards located on Kern River and Carrier 'Canal right-of-ways. FOR BOARD ACTION and RECOMMENDATION to CITY COUNCIL. 6. Proposed Weather Modification Agreement for City participation in the 1985-86 cloud seeding program on the Kern River water- shed. FOR BOARD ACTION. 7. Domestic Water Urban Management Plan. This management .plan is required by the Urban Water Management Planning Act under California Water Code 10610. FOR BOARD REVIEW ~and. ADOPTION. '8. Proposed WESTERN WATER WORLD develoPment to be located at Hart Park. FOR BOARD INFORMATION and .DISCUSSION. 9. King Water Company development and Kern River water use near Lake Ming. FOR BOARD INFORMATION 'and DISCUSSION. 10. Proposed Tenneco Property Corporation annexation to Domestic Water service area. The property comprises 650 acres in Section 21 and portion of Section 22 of T30S/R27E. FOR BOARD ACTION and RECOMMENDATION to CITY COUNCIL. 11. Staff comments. 12. Board comments. 13. Adjournment. WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1985 12:00 P.M. - NOON The meeting was called to order by Chairman Moore in the Community Services Department Conference Room. The secretary called the roll as follows: Present: .Moore (Chairman), Barton, Ratty (seated at 12:08p.m.) The minutes of the regular meeting, held .September 1t, 1985 were approved as presented. There were no public statements. Correspondence regarding the Metropolitan Water~District report from the Optimization Steering Committee .was brought 'before the Board by Mr. Bogart. Mr. Moore recommended it be put on the agenda for discussion at the neXt Water.Board meeting. Mr. Dow presented and recommended to the Board that the City apply for membership to the Water Association of. Kern County under the name of Mr.' Moore, 'Chairman of the Water Board. Mr. Barton made a motion for approval. The motion passed. The billboard lease agreements with Kunz and Company and National Advertising Company (3M) were presented befOre the Board by Mr. Daniel (City Attorney's Office). Mr. Daniel explained to the Board the problems of the present lease agreements,' and recom- mended that the new lease agreements be for a period of 5 years. A motion was made by Dr. Ratty to recommend approval by the City Council. The motion passed. The proposed Weather Modification Agreement was presented before the Board by Mr. Bogart. Mr. Moore raised a question concerning cloud seeding flight time, he thought there were times' when conditions seemed favorable and cloud seeding was not done. After discussion, the Board reqUested staff to provide an inde- pendent, third party .evaluatiOn of the 1985-86 cloud seeding pro- gram, and to continue discussions with the Watermasters of the Tule, Kaweah and Kings rivers to possibly include theSe basins in future weather modification programs.. ~ A motion was then made by Dr. Ratty to participate in the 1985-86 cloud seeding program. The motion passed. Mr. Core and Mr. Daniel presented before the Board the Domestic Water Urban Management Plan. Mr. Daniel said legislative bill AB797 requires all water purveyors with over. 3,000 customers to prepare a water conservation plan and file the plan with the State. Mr. Core said the report relates to the City's DomeStic Service area, and included in the report .is a plan for future water conservation efforts. A tiered rate to discourage un-' limited use of water would be studied. Mr. Core asked the Board to adopt the report. Mr. Barton made a motion to adopt the report. The motion passed. The proposed western Water World development to be located at Hart Park was presented before the Board by Mr. Daniel. Mr. Daniel was concerned with what right they had to the water, and if the water would be pollUted when returned to the river. The present service agreement limi.ts .their use to irrigation only. The E.I.R. did .not address the water rights or pollution issue. Mr. Daniel will discuss this issue with the other attorney's representing the Kern River Interests and will keep the Water Board informed on this issue. The King Water Company development~ and Kern River water use near Lake Ming was presented before the Board by Mr. Daniel and Mr. Bogart. The discussion was with regard to whether or not Mr. King was taking water from the Kern River and, if so, by what right. Staff will .continue to monitor any Kern River water use by Mr. King. Mr. Core brought before the Board the proposed Tenneco Property Corporation annexation to. Domestic Water Service area. Mr~~,Core stated that Tenneco has requested the Ci.ty to furnish water in this area and asked that the 'Board.recom~end to City Council a resolution be adopted to annex the property into the Ashe Water Service area. Mr. Core also. said that the water would'be supplied as the area .is developed, A motion for approval was made by Dr. Ratty. The motion passed. A comment was made by Mr. Daniel regarding a lawsuit filed against the City bY Rag Gulch Water ~District pertaining to a breach of contract regarding the sale of water in February 1983. Mr. Daniel said that he has a draft, of the answer to the lawsuit and would.keep the Board apprised of the lawsuit. The meeting adjourned at 12:53p.m. City of Bakersfiel-~'-W~er Board Carol Pagan, Sed~etary City of Bakersfield Water Board 2