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
Monday, March 16, 2015 at
6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Meeting called to order at 6:00 pm by Chairman Sam
Shapiro. Present was Kay Oring, Tom
Spanton and Ron ReBell. There is one vacancy on the Board. Also present were General
Manager Martin Balding, Chief Adolph Oberst and Secretary Sandy Jansen.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
APPROVAL
OF MARCH AGENDA
APPROVAL
OF JANUARY MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING.
(No minutes for February due to lack of a quorum.)
APPROVAL
OF PAYMENT OF BILLS
JANUARY
BILLS: FIRE $1,426.01; SEWER $ 2,139.83.
FEBRUARY
BILLS: FIRE $353.97 ; SEWER $1,876.66
APPROVAL OF TREASURER'S REPORT, for
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. Reports are
attached. Director Oring will check on
investment interest.
A motion was made by Director Spanton
with a second by Director ReBell to accept the March Agenda, approval of
minutes for January of the regular
meeting and approval of the payment of January and February bills as presented
above and Treasurer’s report for January and February. Motion carried.
GUESTS: Rejina
Mowery, a prospective new board member.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Fire Chief Oberst: Chief Oberst reported that CalFire is going to
staff the Grasshopper station in late May or early June. This will be early because of the dry
conditions caused by the drought. There
has not been any call outs. Also Chief
is working a on a list of “needs.”
General Manager Balding report
is attached. The green waste pile is
working out well. The volunteers will
burn the piles when the conditions are favorable.
Secretary’s report: There were 110 web hits. About 92% 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.
Board Member reports: Chairman Shapiro said that there are many
trees down around the lake.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
CORRESPONDENCE: The 2015 Form
700 update has been received and distributed to the Directors for completion.
OLD
BUSINESS:
DISCUSS/ACTION: Approve or Not, Storage Water for Fires and
Site Preparation. A 3000 gallon water storage tank can be purchased and
delivered from JW Wood for $1,850.00. At
this time it is not possible to draft from the Lake. The site will need to be leveled and
prepared.
**Director Spanton moved and Director
Oring seconded a motion to purchase the 3,000 gallon water storage tank, the
fittings, prepare the site and delivery of the tank from JW Wood with the price
not to exceed $3,000. Motion
carried. The funds will come from
Structure improvements.
DISCUSS/ACTION: Fire Hose Fittings for Castle Rock Hydrants. Director Spanton is pursuing this issue.
NEW BUSINESS:
DISCUSS/ACTION:
Locked Mail Boxes at Buck's Bay. This is
not a Stones-Bengard Community Service District issue.
DISCUSS/ACTION:
Spring Clean-up and Use of Burn
Piles. Discussion was held on extending
the green waste pile site into spring.
It helps reduce fire danger, helps with our fire wise community status
and is training for the volunteers.
**Director
Spanton moved and Director ReBell seconded a motion to extend the green waste
pile site until further notice. Motion
carried.
ADJOURNMENT: The next meeting will be held on April 20, 2015, 6:00 pm. With no further business to conduct, the
meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
BOARD MEMBERS SIGNING OF BILLS: Bills were signed.
Respectfully Submitted,
_____________________________Sandy Jansen, Secretary
March 2015 Treasurer’s
Report for February 2015 activity
Balances as of February 28, 2015
Accounts at Lassen Co.
Fire District: Balance $ 85,652.51
Sewer District: Balance $
120,489.88
Capital Improvement Fund:
Balance $ 16,277.04
Special Investment (from Capital
Improve) $ 254,816.54
Other accounts:
Petty cash (Checking) $ 2,183.14
Kay Oring, Treasurer
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.
