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, April 20, 2015 at
6:00 p.m.
UNAPPROVED MINUTES
OATH OF OFFICE:
New
Board Member, Rejina Mowrey, was sworn in as a Board Member on the Stones
Bengard Community Service Board. The
Board welcomes new Director Mowrey to the Board.
ROLL CALL:
Meeting
called to order at 6:00 pm by Chairman Sam Shapiro. Present was Kay Oring, Tom Spanton, Rejina
Mowrey and Ron ReBell. Also present were General Manager Martin Balding, Chief
Adolph Oberst and Secretary Sandy Jansen.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
APPROVAL
OF APRIL AGENDA
APPROVAL
OF MARCH MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING.
APPROVAL
OF PAYMENT OF BILLS
MARCH
BILLS: FIRE $1,612.17; SEWER $ 2,263.57.
APPROVAL
OF TREASURER'S REPORT MARCH. Reports are
attached. Investment report was
discussed and attached.
A motion was made by Director Spanton
with a second by Director ReBell to accept the April Agenda, approval of
minutes for March of the regular meeting with corrections and approval of the
payment of March bills as presented above and Treasurer’s report for March. Motion
carried.
GUESTS: None.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Fire Chief Oberst: Chief Oberst reported that CalFire is the
Grasshopper station. There has been five call outs. There were three medicals, one power pole fire
and one other fire.
General Manager Balding report
is attached. PVC pipe has been purchased
and faucets will be placed on the corners of the building. The pipe will have one over-all drain in the
back to drain for freezing conditions.
Secretary’s report: There were 164 web hits. Seven properties
have not paid any waste water fees this year.
The resort properties are current
on their payments until May 1, 2015.
Board Member reports:
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
CORRESPONDENCE:
Cal Fire has sent notification that
May 1 Burn permits will be required until June 30, 2015. Burning suspension will start July 1, 2015,
unless conditions require an earlier suspension.
OLD
BUSINESS:
DISCUSS/ACTION: Approve new Maintenance Person.
**Director Spanton moved and Director
Oring seconded a motion to approve Adolph Oberst for the Maintenance
position. Motion carried.
DISCUSS/ACTION: Fire Hose Fittings for Castle Rock Hydrants. No additional information.
NEW BUSINESS:
DISCUSS/ACTION:
Traphagan and Fees for Waste Water for Remainder of this year. Starting May 1,
2015, the Traphagans will be billed monthly for $204, the same as last year.
DISCUSS/ACTION:
Other Resort Properties and fees for
Waste Water. Background: In August 2013,
Mr. Frank Lepori, and LP Duedagos LLC, the new owners of Mariner's Resort and
Galley, met with the Stones Bengard Community Service District (SBCSD) to
discuss the use of the property and sewer fees.
Mr. Lepori indicated that he planned to have the store open by June 2014. With this information the SBCSD Board
approved a Memorandum of understanding for no sewer fees until the store/resort
was operation. The memorandum laid out a
three-year plan. See Attachment.
Since there
has been no activity and no
communication, the Board discussed a standby charge of $50 per month beginning
May 1, 2015. This is in keeping with the
sewer rates that all residents pay whether they use their properties or
not.
**Director
Spanton moved and Director ReBell seconded a motion to charge the owners of the
"The Galley," LP Duedagos LLC, $50 per month standby fee starting May
1, 2015. Motion carried.
DISCUSS/ACTION: Payment of Monthly Utilities. At this time we will not change the procedure
for these bills. Sandy Jansen will be
sure to turn in the utilities bills as soon as they are received and she will
sign the warrants. The warrants will be
approved at the next monthly meeting by the Board.
DISCUSS/ACTION: Manager Martin Balding explained that he is
gathering information on connecting the electrical panel at the stock water
well to the solar system. There is
enough solar power generated to cover the additional connection.
DISCUSS/ACTION: At this time there will not be an annual
community meeting. There will be an
informational letter sent out with the yearly bills.
ADJOURNMENT:
The next meeting will be
held on May 18, 2015, 6:00 pm. With no
further business to conduct, the meeting was adjourned at 7:07 p.m.
BOARD MEMBERS SIGNING OF BILLS:
Bills were
signed.
Respectfully
Submitted,
_____________________________Sandy Jansen, Secretary
April 2015 Treasurer’s Report for March 2015 activity
Balances as of March 31, 2015
Accounts at Lassen Co.
Fire District: Balance $ 85,298.54
Sewer District: Balance $
118,613.22
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
Stones Bengard
Special Investment
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Initial face amount
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$253,000.00
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Cost
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$254,816.54
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Interest paid 12/02/2014
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$2,213.75
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Premium paid off
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$1816.54
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Total interest deposited in Sewer Capital Improvement Fund
236 Dec. 2014
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$397.21
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Admin fee charged to Fund 236
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$72.76
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Interest due June 2, 2015
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$2213.75
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STONES-BENGARD COMMUNITY
SERVICE DISTRICT
509-695 Stone Road, Eagle Lake, Susanville,
CA 96130
Phone & Fax:
530-825-3350 e-mail:
stonesb@frontiernet.net
BOARD MEETING
Monday, April 20,
2015 at 6pm
Notes by Martin Balding, General
Manager
NO SPILL REPORT:
The monthly "No Spill" report for March has been made to the
state.
LIFTS STATIONS AND PONDS: The lift
stations and ponds have been working well with a flow of about 3,700 gallons per day, down from 5,000 gallons per
day last year. At present the pond level
is 2.4', a bit lower than last year at
this time.
PRECIPITATION: March gave us just 1.3" of precipitation
during several light storms.
STAND BY GENERATOR: Our generator is ready to run.
LAKE LEVEL: The lake level is 5,092.7, more than
a foot lower than last year at this time.
HOMEOWNER SYSTEMS:
No news is good news.
LAHONTAN: Ditto.
LATE PAYMENT COLLECTIONS:
Sandy has been following up on accounts due with excellent
results.
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. Last
year was successful with everything burned .
Now the public is depositing brush again and we will burn at the next
opportunity. A n instructional sign has
been installed at our burn site.
SOLAR SYSTEM: Our
ten kW solar Photovoltaic System has generated over 8,500 kWh with a value of $1,200.00 We are doing better than expected on
generation and exploring the option of connecting the stock water pump to our
building meter. That may cancel pumping
and meter costs and also provide us with electricity to keep our ponds at a
suitable level if they need more water.
WATER STORAGE
TANKs: The storage
tank for Buck's Bay will be ordered as soon as the pad is ready for
installation. The tank on Stoney Lane
has 3,000 gallons of water ready for fire control use.
CASTLE ROCK
HYDRANT FITTINGS: Tom
Spanton is working on getting fittings that will adapt to Cal Fire
requirements, as well as Stones.
BLM PRESCRIBED
BURN: Weather permitting, BLM will
begin a ground cover burn in the backcountry north of the campground on Monday
or Tuesday of this week. Call Dan at 257
6620 for more information.
LASSEN TOC
MEETING: The Treasurer's Oversite Committee met in March and
there were several issues discussed regarding our designated investment
fund. 1. The initial interest has paid
off the account fee and we will be receiving about $4,000.00 per year in
interest. 2. At present the County is
determining how much the account will be charged for administration. It was
stated that the admin fee will be less than for a "normal" account
because of the five year term during which no transactions will be
involved.
Lassen,
Modoc and Plumas Counties
Burn
Permit Requirements for 2015
The burn permit allows you to conduct the following types
of residential debris burns:
a) Burning debris in small
heaps and piles (not to exceed 4 ft in diameter.)
b) Burning debris in a burn
barrel, if within exempted areas of Lassen County. Authorization from Lassen County
is required. For further information,
contact Lassen County Air Pollution Control District (530) 257-1041.
c)
Burning debris in a burn barrel within Modoc County
is allowed due to the restriction exemptions received from the Air Resource
Board.
d) For questions regarding burn
barrel use in Plumas
County, contact the Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District at (530) 283-4654.
Debris:
Means
the burning of brush, tree trimmings, pine needles, leaves or vegetation.
Prohibited
materials include:
Tires, asphalt shingles, tar paper,
cloth, upholstery, plastics, linoleum, diapers, carpeting, demolition debris,
construction debris, business trash, etc.
This permit is for the burning of:
Vegetation
from within or around a RESIDENCE. In addition, a water supply
must be available for immediate use by the person conducting the debris
burn. The water supply must be of SUFFICIENT CAPACITY and VOLUME
to extinguish the fire AT ANY TIME. This usually means the use of a
garden hose or backpack pump, and a shovel.
The drawing to the right, illustrates burning in a
small pile and the minimum fire safe requirements. These minimum
requirements apply to all piles you burn.
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1.
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Maximum
pile size is 4 feet in diameter.
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2.
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Area
within 10 feet of the outer edge of pile shall be maintained clear of all
flammable material and vegetation.
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3.
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Adult
in attendance with shovel until fire is dead out.
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4.
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Water
supply at burning site.
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5.
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No
burning shall be undertaken unless weather conditions (particularly wind) are such that
burning can be considered safe.
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You must have a
burn permit in possession while burning!
You shall present the permit to any fire or law enforcement
official upon their request.
e) Prior to burning you must call
the Air Pollution Control District in your county to see if it is a permissive
burn day: Lassen County APCD (530) 257-2876 or 257-BURN, Modoc County APCD
(530) 640-2900 or (530) 233-6401, Northern Sierra Air Quality Management
District (Portola 832-4528, Quincy 283-3602, Greenville 284-6520,
Chester 258-2588)
BURNING IS
PROHIBITED ON NO BURN DAYS.
Things to Remember
- You
can only burn on permissive burn days. Contact the APCD before starting to
burn.
- You
cannot burn in a burn barrel unless you have received authorization from
the APCD.
- Do
not burn when wind conditions are such that burning is not safe. Should winds increase while burning you
should stop burning operations.
- Burn
hours for Lassen
County are as follows:
May 1, 2015 through May 31, 2015
- Open Hours
June 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015 - 5 a.m.
to Noon
Burn
hours for Modoc County are as follows:
May 1,
2015 through May 31, 2015 – Open Hours
June 1, 2015
through June 30, 2015 – 7 p.m. to 10 a.m.
Burn
hours for Plumas County are as follows:
May 1,
2015 through May 31, 2015 – Open Hours
June 1, 2015 through June 30,
2015 – 5 a.m. to Noon
After
June 30, 2015 – A burning suspension will be in effect until the end of
declared Fire Season or until lifted by the Unit Chief.
PLEASE
NOTE: THE LACK OF PRECIPITATION THIS WINTER MAY NECESSITATE AN EARLY BURN
SUSPENSION. PLEASE KEEP INFORMED ABOUT
BURN RESTRICTIONS BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.FIRE.CA.GOV/LMU under “HOT TOPICS”.
- You
must have possession of a signed permit while you are conducting a
burn. This is the law. If you lose your permit you will need to
obtain another one before you start burning. If you are asked for
your permit by an officer while you are burning and you cannot produce
one, you may be cited.
- Possession
of a permit does not protect you if your burn escapes. You are still
liable for any suppression costs.
- If
a burn escapes your control, you should seek help immediately.
Wildfires can spread very quickly. A fast response from the fire
department can reduce suppression cost considerably. Remember, you
may be billed for suppression costs, so the sooner you seek help the
better the outcome may be.
- Simple
common sense can greatly reduce the chance of an escape. If you
don't feel it's safe to conduct a burn, then don't.
If you have any questions, you can contact your local
fire agency. They will be happy to answer any questions. Remember,
the safety of your property and home, your neighbor’s property and home is in
your hands.
