7:30 p.m.
The Board of Directors of the San
Benito County Water District convened in Special Session. Directors Ken Perry, John Tobias, Douglas
Keck and James DeLaCruz were present together with District Manager/Engineer
John S. Gregg, District Counsel David Pipal and Administrative Services Officer
Janet L. Miller.
a. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
President Keck called the meeting to
order and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
1. Proof of Publication
submitted on Notice of Public Hearing
Administrative Services Officer Torres
reported Resolution No. 2002-11, a Resolution of Intention to Create a Zone of
Benefit and to Undertake a Project was published in
the FreeLance on July 31, August 7 and August 14,
2002.
2. Public Hearing/Meeting Regarding
the Establishment of Zone of Benefit and the Undertaking of Project – Harmony
Hills Water System serving Harmony Hills
a. Presentation
of the Preliminary Engineer’s Report
District
Manager/Engineer Gregg gave a brief report on the Preliminary Engineering
Report. He described the existing
conditions, the proposed improvements and the proposed monthly costs.
b. Review
Implementation Issues
District
Manager/Engineer Gregg reported that April, 2003 was the next window to apply
for the low interest loan offered by the government through the Safe Drinking
Water Act.
c. Open
Public Hearing
Scott
Greth stated the homeowners have been meeting for
several months and they would like to form a Committee to work with the
District on up grading the water system.
Ollie
Boyce stated she can’t afford the cost of a new system. She stated she felt the owners of the mutual
water system should have kept it up.
Phil
Pearce stated he owns half of the corporation that owns the water system. He stated Canyon View Oaks owns the water
system which is a Harmony Hills Community Water System. He stated the fees homeowners pay now are
used for maintenance of the system and the corporation could not afford to up
grade it with the water rates.
d. Acceptance
of Letter of Protest
Two
letters were received and entered as letters of protest. One was from Ollie Boyce and one was from
William Tiffany, attorney at law on behalf of Louis Rayas
and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hague.
Colleen
Gibson wanted to know what the water rate would be between now and when the
loan is secured. She asked what the
limit would be for usage.
District
Manager/Engineer Gregg stated that would be determined and discussed through
the landowners committee and a water service agreement.
Betsy
Litsie, Department of Health Services stated there is
a ‘boil order’ in place and any improvements made to the system before April,
2003 would not be reimbursable through the low interest loan.
Director
Tobias stated to streamline communication, one representative from the
homeowners committee would be chosen for a contact person.
Louis
Rayas asked what the process was for exclusion of the
zone of benefit.
District
Counsel Pipal stated the zone of benefit needs to be created and then the
homeowners could petition to be excluded.
e. Close
Public Hearing or continue to a later date
President
Keck continued this public hearing to September 18, 2002.
The
vote of the Board was as follows, unless otherwise stated:
AYES: DIRECTORS: Perry, Tobias,
DeLaCruz, Keck
NOES: DIRECTORS: None
ABSENT: DIRECTORS: Swanson
The Board adjourned to a Regular
Meeting to be held on August 28, 2002 at 7:30 p.m., 30 Mansfield Road,
Hollister, California.
Minutes
were approved at the August 28, 2002 Regular Board Meeting by the presiding
Board Member:
____/s/Douglas Keck_______________
Douglas Keck
President of the Board
ATTEST: ___/s/Janet L. Miller_____________
Janet L. Miller
Administrative Services Officer