February Board Meeting. No Quorum

STONES-BENGARD COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICT

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

509-695 Stone Road, District Office, Eagle Lake, Susanville, CA 96130

Phone & Fax: (530) 825-3350

website: stonesbengardcsd.blogspot.com

E-mail stonesb@frontiernet.net

Monday, February 16, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.

UNAPPROVED MINUTES

NO QUORUM 

ROLL CALL:

Meeting called to order at 6:15 pm by Chairman Sam Shapiro.  Present was Kay Oring. Tom Spanton and Ron ReBell were absent. There is one vacancy on the Board. Also present were General Manager Martin Balding and Secretary Sandy Jansen.  We do not have a quorum.

CONSENT CALENDAR:

GUESTS:    None.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:  Discussion only.

          General Manager Balding report is attached.

          Hydrant fittings at the Castle were checked and seem to be correct.

          There was one call this month, a medical aid.

         

          Secretary’s report:   There were 145 web hits. About 90% of the payments for this year’s waste water are collected and 95% of the landowners have paid for the first quarter or have paid for the year.  The resort properties are current on their payments until spring.

          Robert Johnson, CPA, said that a maintenance man contract salary should come from line item Maintenance Expense.

          SIFC sent out the call statistics for 2014  Fire net sent their bill which is $2,530.00.

          Fire Safe council project was completed on adjacent BLM recently for this Eagle Lake Project by Stones-Bengard District by BLM crews.

          Board Member reports:   None

PUBLIC COMMENT:   None

CORRESPONDENCE:  We received $38.40 from US Bank card as incentive rewards.  It will be deposited in the Petty Cash fund.

           

OLD BUSINESS:

Storage Water for Fires.  A 3000 gallon water storage tank can be purchased and delivered from JW Wood for $1850.00  This will be on next month's agenda.

         

NEW BUSINESS:

ADJOURNMENT:   The next meeting will be held on March 16, 2015, 6:00 pm.   

BOARD MEMBERS SIGNING OF BILLS:  Bills were signed. 

Respectfully Submitted,

_____________________________Sandy Jansen, Secretary    

February 2015 Treasurer’s Report for January 2015 activity

Balances as of January 31, 2015

Accounts at Lassen Co.

                                                                                   

Fire District:      Balance                                $   87,078.52  

Sewer District:   Balance                               $ 121,945.91

Capital Improvement Fund: Balance               $ 16,277.04

Special Investment (from Capital Improve)    $ 254,816.54

Other accounts:

 Petty cash      (Checking)                               $     2,144.74

Kay Oring, Treasurer

BOARD MEETING

Monday, February 16, 2015 at  6pm

Notes by Martin Balding, General Manager

NO SPILL REPORT:  The monthly "No Spill" report for January has been made to the state. 

LIFTS STATIONS AND PONDS:  The lift stations and ponds have been working well with a flow of about 3,500  gallons per day.  At present the pond level is  2.46',  up five inches since last month. 

PRECIPITATION:  No measurable precipitation occurred during January but February started off will with several good storms giving us 3.3 inches of rain.  The last set of storms hit with a vengeance, especially in Spalding where many trees fell.  Power was off for five days in the Eagle Lake area.

STAND BY GENERATOR:  At present the 60 kW generator at the Stones Lift station is out of order with a fuel injection problem.  Repairs are pending, at present it is not needed because of low collection system flows.   

LAKE LEVEL: The lake level is at 5,092.95' a rise of nearly a foot from the low last fall. Pine Creek started running but more rain is needed soon to keep things going.

WATER BARS: The Water Bars on the road to the ponds were re-worked and performed well.

   

HOMEOWNER SYSTEMS: No news is good news.

LAHONTAN:  No news.

LATE PAYMENT COLLECTIONS:

Sandy has been following up on accounts due with excellent results.  One recent foreclosure sale had a lien placed on it last year so we will eventually receive the amount due.

CAL FIRE INMATE ROAD WORK: On hold until after fire season.

PUBLIC GREEN WASTE PILE/ WEED ABATEMENT:  The  CSD serves the community, and promotes fire safety, by allowing green waste, consisting only of brush and trimmings, to be deposited in a suitable area.  At this point in the project it is a success as all the waste has been burned and the area is ready for next season.

However there is still burning to be done at the upper end of Stone Road where roadside brush was deposited by the inmate crew.

BURN BAN LIFTED: Backyard burning is now OK without a permit.  Of course you are responsible and should take care.  Before burning call 257 BURN to find out if it is a burn day. 

SOLAR SYSTEM:  Our  ten kW solar Photovoltaic System has generated  over 5.23 kWh with a value of $732.00  We are now heating with electricity instead of oil.  We are doing better than expected on generation and looking for a way to use excess electricity this summer, probably pumping water. 

WATER STORAGE TANKS: Your board of directors is considering the purchase of a 3,000 gallon water storage tank for fire use.  It may be placed on the lake side of the Buck's Bay lift station.  Another tank is already located on Stoney Lane.  The storage tanks are necessary now because the fire engines can no longer draft water from the lake.