Monday, February 17,
2014 at 6:00 p.m.
APPROVED MINUTES
ROLL CALL:
Present: Chairman
Sam Shapiro, Directors Kay Oring, Ron Rebell and Tom Spanton. There is now one
vacancy on the Board. Also present were Fire Chief Ron Cromer and General
Manager Martin Balding and Secretary Sandy
Jansen. We have a quorum.
CLOSED SESSION for Personnel: Closed session opened at 6:05 pm and closed at 6:15
pm. Regular session was
opened at 6:16 pm.
The
result of closed session was announced.
The Secretary’s hours will be 10 hours per week with a minimum of 6
hours per week in the office, the remaining to be done on her time. The wages will be $20 per hour.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY AGENDA
APPROVAL OF JANUARY MINUTES
APPROVAL OF PAYMENT OF BILLS for JANUARY;
FIRE $9,004.20; SEWER $2,145.91.
APPROVAL OF TREASURER'S REPORT, by
Kay Oring for JANUARY. Director Oring
explained information received from the county
Treasurer’s office regarding fees
on our accounts and interest earned.
More information and explanation is needed.
A motion was made
by Director Spanton with a second by Director ReBell to accept the February Agenda , approval of minutes
for January as amended and approval of the payment of January bills: Fire $9,004.20;
Sewer $2,145.91, and Treasurer’s report for January. Motion carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Fire Chief Cromer: Chief reported that there had been three
calls this month and they were in Spalding.
The calls were one medical, one flu fire, and one down powerline. Chief reported that a power line was also
down at the Stone’s residence and that Chief had the power turned off to
prevent fire hazard. Owners and family
were notified. A letter was written to the landowner stating that the line was
a potential fire hazard and that the power had been turned off until the
situation was safe.
The Sheriff’s
Department has received digital radios for the county. Stones-Bengard had requested six, but at this
time have received two since we also were awarded radios on the CAL
FIRE grant.
If there are any remaining radios from the Sheriff’s Department we may
take possession of one or two more.
There is no cost for the radios from the Sheriff’s Department. These radios are for use in Lassen
County and are worth about $2000
each. The CAL
FIRE grant radios are for use in a much
larger area.
Water
Manager Balding report is attached. There
was a spill at a location near the Whittle property on Juniper
Lane. It
has been repaired and a water sample was sent in for testing. The results were clean.
Martin is looking
into a possible Weed Abatement policy and a policy or ordinance regarding the
liability of accessing private property to treat or inspect sewer and water
lines.
Martin is continuing
to check into the interest we earn and don’t earn at the County
Treasurer’s office. This issue will be ongoing.
Secretary’s
report: There were 83 web hits. Only a few properties have made zero payments
for waste water this year. Three have a
lien on them. Two have a new address and
were sent additional notices. One has
already paid. Another notice will be
sent out.
Sandy
prepared an estimate of the yearly revenue that should be received from waste
water fees, not including the resort fees.
Board
Member Items: none
PUBLIC COMMENT: none.
CORRESPONDENCE: The new insurance booklet from Alteris Water
Plus was received.
OLD BUSINESS:
New Computer: A new computer has been purchased for
approximately $600 and the computer being set up. We will receive it by April.
CALFIRE 2013 Grant: Chief
has ordered most of the items on the grant.
With remaining funds he will outfit the utility trailer. The trailer itself does not qualify for CAL
FIRE funding but the tank and plumbing do. The funds will be received after invoices and
proof of payment are sent to CAL FIRE.
Some invoices have already been sent in for payment.
Utility Trailer for fire Department: Chief has purchased a trailer for
$1,100 and he will have it licensed to Stones Bengard Volunteer Fire Department. The CAL FIRE grant will pay for the set up.
911 Address Signs Status. Martin is working on them.
IRS
and form 941 Payroll Tax, 2nd quarter 2012: Sandy
has been working with IRS and the county on
this matter but it is not resolved yet. The
bill has been paid while the issue is being resolved.
NEW
BUSINESS:
Green Waste Pile for Community: Martin is working on a green waste pile for
local landowners to use and the Fire Department would burn it for a training
burn.
Work Crew for Roadway: Martin is working on acquiring the Inmate Crew
from Antelope Camp to do roadway cleanup this spring.
ADJOURNMENT: The next meeting will be held on March 17, 2014, 6:00 pm. With
no further business to conduct, the meeting was dismissed at 7:00 p.m.
BOARD
MEMBERS SIGNING OF BILLS: Bills were signed.
Respectfully
Submitted,
_____________________________
Sandy
Jansen, Secretary Note: There is a voice recorded transcript
of these minutes.
February 2014 Treasurer’s
Report for January 2014 activity
Balances as of January 31, 2014
Accounts at Lassen Co.
Fire District: Balance $ 91,968.86
Sewer District: Balance $
130,484.42
Capital Improvement Fund: Balance $ 262,244.97
Other accounts:
Petty cash (Checking) $ 2785.68
Kay Oring, Treasurer
Monday,
February 17, 2014 at 6pm
Martin Balding, General Manager
NO
SPILL REPORT: This month
there was a spill which was shut off then quickly reported to the State Water
Board, to the Lahontan Regional Board and to the Lassen County Health
Department. The spill occurred near the Whittle property in an unoccupied area
beyond Juniper Lane. It was the result of a frozen check
valve attached to a shutoff valve on a branch of the District Wastewater
collection line. Repairs were reported to Robert Tucker, our representative at
Lahontan.
WATER TESTING: A
sample of the above spill was sent to Sierra Environmental Monitoring Inc. for
testing and the results were sent to Rob Tucker at Lahontan.
LASSEN COUNTY ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATIVE FEES:As a result of our request Richard Egan has sent us
information regarding the fees charged for handling our account. Kay is
reviewing the statement.
LIFTS
STATIONS AND PONDS: The lift stations and ponds
have been working well with an average flow of 4,382 gallons per day and an
annual total of 1,693,950 gallons going to the ponds.
PRECIPITATION/SUBLIMATION: This past week we received 1.6 inches of precipitation.
Good!
LAKE EVEL: 5,093.68' down 17
inches since the high
point last spring
HOMEOWNER SYSTEMS: This month has been quiet except for a
couple alarms.
LATE PAYMENT COLLECTIONS:Sandy
has been following up on accounts due with excellent results with only about
five overdue. Liens will be made against the uncollected accounts. The new RV
park owners are among the unpaid, and were contacted today. They promised
payment next month.
ROAD WORK: Cal Fire and
Lassen County Public works have been contacted with positive responses
regarding brush removal along Stone Road. We have an encroachment permit from
Lassen County and forms to be completed from Cal Fire so that inmates can work
along the roadside.
PUBLIC GREEN WASTE
PILE: I believe the CSD can seerve the community, and promote fire safety, by
allowing green waste to be deposited in a suitable area where it can be burned
by the Fire Department for training purposes. This process can begin when the
work crews start clearing Stone Road and we have a need for brush disposal.
911 SIGNS: Work in
progress.
STAND BY GENERATOR: The
generator was serviced and runs well now.
POSSIBLE ORDINANCES: The District may need
ordinances for weed abatement on private property and also for certain work and
access to wastewater control systems and overflows
