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, September 14, 2015
at 6:00 p.m.
UNAPPROVED MINUTES
ROLL CALL:
Meeting
called to order at 6:00 pm by Chairman Sam Shapiro. Present were Directors Spanton, Mowrey and
ReBell. Director Oring was absent. Also present were General Manager Martin Balding,
Chief Adolph Oberst and Secretary Sandy Jansen.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
APPROVAL
OF SEPTEMBER AGENDA
APPROVAL
OF AUGUST MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING.
APPROVAL
OF PAYMENT OF BILLS
AUGUST BILLS: FIRE
$2,822.58; SEWER $ 2,651.63.
APPROVAL
OF TREASURER'S REPORT AS REPRESENTED. No
Report because of no County reports yet.
**A motion was made by Director Spanton
with a second by Director ReBell to accept the September Agenda, approval of
minutes for August of the regular meeting and approval of the payment of August
bills as presented. Motion carried.
GUESTS: Ted Thomas,
Spalding CSD Director, Rudy Whitmer, Spalding resident.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Fire Chief Oberst: Chief Oberst reported that CalFire would like
reflective tape on the standpipe at Castle Rock so that it can be easily seen
at night.. We will notify Teresa Nagel
of Castle Rock. Engine 1822 is back in
service. There was one callout, a smoke
check.
General Manager Balding report
is attached. The process for Liens on properties was explained. It seems that the process is confusing but
will be looked into further.
More
911 signs were installed at Castle Rock.
Secretary’s report: So far 178
property owners have paid their waste water bill. Also $660 was received from the State of
California for 1999-2004 mandated costs.
It will be deposited in Petty Cash.
Board Member reports:
Chairman Shapiro reported she attended Project Eagle Lake at the Labor
Day PELT event in Spalding and it was a success. Our donations were appreciated. At least 250 people attended.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Resident
Rick Nickolas asked about the purpose of the stock pond located by the
ponds. Manager Balding explained it is
necessary to keep cattle, deer and other large animals from destroying the
fence and getting into the ponds for water.
Ted
Thomas and Rudy Whitmer talked about PELT and the funds used to plant trophy
fish in Eagle Lake. Since the Lake is
too low to support more large fish, the funds were used to extend the Spalding
boat ramp by twelve feet.
CORRESPONDENCE:
A
letter with a note was again sent to Assemblyman Brian Dahle regarding the high
costs being charged by the Lahonton Regional and State Water Control
Board. We do not have a response yet.
A
letter was sent to Larry Millar at Lassen County regarding the mud in the Lake
and the dangers of quicksand and mud. We
requested signage to warn of these dangers.
OLD
BUSINESS:
DISCUSS/ACTION: Approve Drilling New Well and Information.
Carry
over to next month.
NEW BUSINESS:
DISCUSS/ACTION: Request from Firewise Communities for Board
Member Information.
Directors
decided to inform the Firewise Communities representative to send requests to
the SBCSD office and we will pass it on.
DISCUSS/ACTION: Approval for Ordering Additional Hats and
T-shirts.
Chairman Shapiro will obtain prices on
hats and t-shirts for the next meeting.
This will be carried over to next
month.
ADJOURNMENT:
The next meeting will be held on October 12, 2015, 6:00 pm.
With no further business to conduct, the meeting was adjourned at 7:20
p.m.
BOARD MEMBERS SIGNING OF BILLS:
Bills were signed.
Respectfully Submitted,
_____________________________Sandy Jansen, Secretary
BOARD MEETING
Monday, September 14,
2015 at 6pm
Notes by Martin Balding, General
Manager
NO SPILL REPORT:
The monthly "No Spill" report for August has been made to the
state.
LIFTS STATIONS AND PONDS: The lift
stations and ponds have been working well with a flow of about 5,000 gallons per day. At present the pond level is 1.4' compared
to 1.76' last year last year at this time.
LAKE LEVEL: The lake level is below 5,091' and setting a new record.
There is still some boat launching.
PRECIPITATION:
Near zero since July. Tree rings show this is the driest spell in 500 years for
California.
STAND BY GENERATOR: Our generator is ready to run.
HOMEOWNER SYSTEMS:
Good month with no calls except a pre-sale septic system inspection.
HOMEOWNER LIEN: Discuss a motion by the CSD Board to approve a lien.
911 SIGNS:
The five homes in the Castle Rock division now have 911 signs and another was
installed on Juniper Lane after a donation of $20.00.
LAHONTAN: A Fee schedule
change is in the works with board action on September 16th.
PUBLIC GREEN WASTE: The CSD is
promoting a Fire Safe Community by allowing green waste, consisting only
of brush and trimmings, to be deposited in a suitable area by the Fire Station. This provision is for local waste
only, and by local homeowners only.
SOLAR SYSTEM: The system has been in operation for one
year and has generated 16,900 kWh. about 1,900 more than estimated. All heating
and other electrical needs have been covered for the Fire station and office,
plus the operation of the stock water well for cattle. Our excess of 7,500 kWh was purchased by LMUD
for $.045 per kWh, credited to our account.
WATER STORAGE
TANKs: The 3,000
gallon storage tank for Buck's Bay is full thanks to Dale and Marty Ghidossi
who let the District use their well. The
tank on Stoney Lane is also ready to use.
COUNTY WELL: The proposed Lassen County Budget includes
funds for a new well near our building site with the cost to be shared by SBCSD
and Lassen County. The County will be
the lead agency.
LMUD SERVICE
FEE: The meter has been disconnected
on the old well to stop the service fee.
PONDS: Our ponds have
HDPE liners, not the less durable PVC liners.
Brian
Dahle Letter: A third letter has been
sent to Brian Dahle regarding the State's Wastewater Fees.
BLM RAC: Martin
represented The CSD at a Northern California BLM RAC meeting where two complex
issues, Sage Grouse and Wild Horses, were main topics on the agenda.
