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WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1984
12:00 P.M. - NOON
WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT CONFERENCE ROOM
Call meeting to order.
Roll call- Board Members: Barton, Chairman; Moore, Ratty.
1. Approve minutes of regular, meeting held.O¢~oberi:~10i 1984.
2. Scheduled public statements.
3. Correspondence..
4. Agreement for TransPortation, Ex. change .of Water and System
Capacity between North Kern W.S.D. 'andlCawelo W.D. Since
this exchange agreement involves the use of the Beardsley
Canal, City Basic Contract water and North Kern W.S.D. use
of Kern River water, it will requir~ City approval '.before
the agreement can be implemented. ~'FOR BOARD ACTION and'
RECOMMENDATION TO THE CiTY COUNCIL.' '.
5. Proposed 5-year (1985-1989) agreement for the sale of City
Oilfield Discharge water to Cawelo Water District. FOR
BOARD ACTION and RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
6. Proposed Weather Modification Agreement for City participation
in the 1984-85 cloud seeding operation on the Kern River
watershed. FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION.
7. Mainline Extension Agreement for Parcel ,Map No. 6772. FOR
BOARD INFORMATION.
8. Closed Session - Water matters regarding potential litigation.
9. Staff comments.
10. Board comments.
11. Adjournment.
WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1984
12i00 P.M. -' NOON
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Barton in the
Department of Water Resources Conference Room.
The secretary called the roll as follows:
Present: Barton (Chairman), Moore, Ratty
The minutes from the meeting of October !0, 1984 were approved
as presented.
There were no public statements nor correspondence received.
Mr. Bogart presented to the Board the Agreement for Transportation,
Exchange of Water and Syst'em Capacity between North Kern W.S.D. _
and Cawelo W.D. Since this exchange agreement involves the use of
the Beardsley Canal, City Basic Contract water and North Kern W.S.D.
use of Kern Ri~zer water, it will require City 'aPproval before the
agreement can be implemented. This item was discussed at length.
The staff recommended, since this is a long-term agreement, that
it be presented before the City Council. 'A motion was made by
Mr. Moore that the Board make a recommendation for Council to accept
the agreement and cover letter. Motion passed.'
The proposed 5-year (1985,1989) agreement for the sale of City
Oilfield Discharge water to Cawelo Water District was presented
before the Board by Mr. Core. In the discussion .of the agreement
it was stated that the price would be established.each year based
on current conditions. Dr. Ratty made a motion to recommend to
Council approval of agreement. Motion passed.
Proposed Weather Modification Agreement for City participation
in the 1984-85 cloud seeding operation on the Kern River watershed
was presented before the Board for their consideration. Mr. Caravalho
raised a question regarding problems of liability claims and per-
formance. Mr. Daniel, of the City Attorney's office, said he would
contact Mr. Conant, the attorney who prepared' the agreement,.to have
clauses added pertaining to this. Mr. Daniel said the agreement
also talks about suspension of cloud seeding operations, but never
about total cancellation, he thought this should be clarified.
Dr. Ratty made a motion to approve this agreement starting January 1,
1985, subject to approval of City Attorney's office. Motion passed.
Mr. Core presented, for Board information, a mainline extension
with Tenneco Realty Development Corp. in the amount of $40,264.00
on Parcel Map No. 6722.
A motion was made by Mr. Moore to adjourn to Closed Session. Motion
passed.
Reopened to the public.
There were no staff comments.
It was brought before the Board by Mr. Barton, Chairman, that
there be a change of Chairmanship of the Water Board. Dr. Ratty
made a motion to nominate Mr. Moore as Chairman of the Water Board
and Mr. Barton as vice-Chairman. Motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at l:40p.m.
City of Bakersfield Water Board
Carol Pagan, SeCretary
City of Bakersfield Water Board
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