The
Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of Crestline
Village Water District was called to order by President
Olson at 3:00 PM, on Tuesday, April 18, 2000, at the
regular meeting place of said Board at its office in
Crestline, California.
ROLL
CALL:
Present were President David Olson, Directors William
Huckell, C. N. McGehee, William Valko and Alan Clanin.
Staff members present were Manager/Secretary
Norman L. Hunt, Attorney Ronald Van Blarcom and Office
Manager Karl Drew.
Absent were Engineer Fred Hanson and Field
Supervisor Robert Jobe.
Also present was Jim
Bode, an associate of Attorney Van Blarcom.
MINUTES
OF PREVIOUS MEETING:
On a motion by Director Clanin and a second by Director
Valko, the Board unanimously approved the minutes of the
Regular Meeting of March 21, 2000 as submitted and the
minutes of the Special Meeting of March 27, 2000 as
corrected. .
PUBLIC
COMMENTS:
None.
REPORT
ON MORMON SPRINGS VERTICAL WELL:
Manager Hunt reported that the well casing has been set
in the new well. The
casing that was installed is 5" casing rather than
6". With
3-phase power being brought to the well site, the
properly sized pump for the well will fit in a 5"
casing. Manager
Hunt has signed an agreement with the power company to
have 3-phase power brought to the property at a cost of
about $5,200. The
3-phase power should be available at the site by the end
of the month.
Manager
Hunt also reported that the Anderson Well has been off
line for the past month since the Department of Health
Services is requiring that a Source Assessment be
completed for this well.
The assessment has been submitted and the
District is expecting to receive permission at any time
to put the well back on line.
A Source Assessment will also have to be
completed on the new Mormon Springs well before the
Department of Health Services will accept it.
During the next few years, the District will have
to complete a Source Assessment of each of its sources
of water. An
item regarding Source Assessments will be included for
future Board meetings.
REPORT
ON NEW 1 MG CHAMOIS STORAGE FACILITY:
Manager Hunt reported that the contractor, Superior Tank
has already begun work on the new tank.
The ring wall has been completed and they are in
the process of installing the oil sand material in the
center area of the ring wall.
The project is to be completed 180 days after May
1, 2000. Superior
Tank has already submitted the tank drawings to the
District's engineers for approval.
PROPOSED
CASH BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001:
Manager Hunt and Office Manager Drew discussed the
proposed cash budget with the Board.
There were several areas of concern in preparing
the budget for fiscal year 2000-01.
They are as follows:
1. The District has completed almost seven years of
operations since the last water rate increase.
While there is no need to increase rates at this
time, it is important to remember that operating
expenses have increased at a greater rate than revenues
during the past seven years.
This makes less money available for capital
expenditures. Since
fiscal year 1993-94, revenues have increased $143,000
(5.6%) and operating expenses have increased $195,000
(12.7%).
2. It has been a dry winter and the District is
projecting an increase of $93,000 in the budgeted amount
for Purchased Water over last year's budget.
For the first three months of 2000, the District
has purchased almost twice as much water as it did for
the first three months of each of the last three years.
With Anderson Well being put back on line and
with the addition of the Mormon Springs well, it is
hoped the projections for the coming year are enough. Crestline-Lake
Arrowhead Water Agency has notified the District that
they are not planning any increases in the rates they
charge the District for supplemental water.
3. The Chamois Tank project is budgeted for $500,000
this coming year. This
is considerably more than has been normally budgeted for
tank projects.
4. The Highway 138 mainline job is almost twice as
expensive as the District's normal jobs.
Over the next couple of years, as the mainline
project is finished, more funds will be available for
tanks and other projects.
Considerable
discussion regarding the Highway 138 mainline project,
well exploration, future tank projects and water
treatment required by future regulations followed.
There was concern that not enough funds were
being budgeted for well exploration.
It is possible that the Highway 138 project will
not be allowed by the State this year, due to the work
being done on Highway 18, and other funds may become
available during the year that would allow well
exploration to continue a necessary.
The Camp Seely Refund Agreement expires this year
and if certain properties do not make connections to
that system before September of this year, additional
restricted funds would become available for use.
On
a motion by Director McGehee and a second by Director
Valko, the Board unanimously adopted the Cash Budget for
fiscal year 2000-2001 as presented.
The Board also acknowledged that there would be
no change in the water rates at this time.
RESOLUTION
NO. 318, ESTABLISHING WATER AVAILABILITY ASSESSMENTS FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001:
The Board reviewed the proposed resolution.
There are no changes in the assessments from
prior years. The
Board briefly discussed the possibility of billing the
assessments by adding them directly to the property tax
bill. It was felt by staff that there is little benefit to the
District for doing this at this time.
There was also a brief discussion about
eliminating the assessment for improved properties.
This would decrease the District's revenues and
the amount of fund available for capital expenditures by
about $75,000.
On
a motion by Director McGehee and a second by Director
Valko, the Board adopted Resolution No. 318, establishing
the water availability assessment for fiscal year
2000-2001 at Thirty Dollars ($30.00) per acre for the
first acre or portion thereof plus Fifteen Dollars
($15.00) per acre over one acre for all unimproved
property, or Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) per acre for the
first acre or portion thereof plus Fifteen Dollars
($15.00) per acre over one acre for all improved
property within the District, on the following
roll call vote:
AYES: Directors Olson, Huckell, McGehee, Valko and Clanin
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED:
None
CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION; PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 54956.9; GABLE vs. COUNTY OF
SAN BERNARDINO (San Bernardino Superior Court Case No.
SCV 39629):
The Board entered into closed session at 4:10 PM to
discuss this item.
The Board returned to open session at 4:12 PM.
No action was taken during closed session.
MANAGER’S
REPORT:
None.
DIRECTOR’S
REPORT:
Director McGehee inquired about the possibility of
rescheduling the date of the regularly schedule Board
meeting for June 20, 2000.
He has a scheduling conflict for that date.
This will be included on the agenda for the next
meeting.
President
Olson requested that an item regarding the acquisition
of a site in the Felsen Drive area for well exploration
be added to the agenda for the next meeting.
Director
McGehee asked that staff get a proposal from ACWA-JPIA
for Workers' Compensation Insurance coverage.
As
there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned
at 4:16 PM. The next Regular Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 16,
2000 at 3:00 PM.
