September 12, 2016, Minutes

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, September 12, 2016

 MINUTES

ROLL CALL:

Meeting called to order at 5:05  pm by Chairman Sandra Shapiro. Directors  Spanton and Oring were present.  Director Mowery was  absent.  Director ReBell arrived at 5:15 pm.  Also present were General Manager Martin Balding, Secretary Sandy Jansen, Rick Nickolas and Cyndi San Diego.

CONSENT CALENDAR:

APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER AGENDA. 

APPROVAL OF AUGUST MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING. 

APPROVAL OF PAYMENT OF BILLS    

           

            AUGUST  Fire: $ 551.95;    Sewer: $2,564.89.

           

APPROVAL OF TREASURER'S REPORT.  There is not a report at this time.

**A motion was made by Director Spanton with a second by Director Oring to accept the September Agenda, approve minutes for August of the regular meeting, and approve  the payment of August bills as presented. Motion carried.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Fire Chief Oberst:  Chief reported that training is continuing on Saturdays and that Cal Fire comes when available to help with training.

            General Manager Balding report is attached.  The stock tank has water and is being maintained.

            Secretary’s report:  There were 156 webhits last month.  Ninety-one percent of the property landowners have paid in full or for the first quarter for waste water for 2016-2017.

BOARD MEMBER ITEMS: 

           

PUBLIC COMMENT:   None

           

CORRESPONDENCE:  

OLD BUSINESS:

DISCUSS/ACTION: 

NEW BUSINESS:

DISCUSS/ACTION:  

ADJOURNMENT: 

The next meeting will be held on October 10, 2016, 6:00 pm.  

With no further business to conduct, the meeting was adjourned at 5:20 p.m.

BOARD MEMBERS SIGNING OF BILLS: 

Bills were signed. 

Respectfully Submitted,

_____________________________Sandy Jansen, Secretary    

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,
September 12, 2016 at 5pm

A special meeting will follow, regarding marijuana growing in the community.

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: Ponds one and two are at the 1.7 foot level.   Our total flow to the ponds this past year was 1,907,000 gallons and at present we are sending about 5,000 gallons per day.  In the past the figures would have been 5,000,000 and 17,000.

LAKE LEVEL, EVAPORATION AND PRECIPITATION:  No estimate on lake level at this time and only  three tenths of an inch of precipitation since the first of June. There is still some boat launching at the South End and reports of the fishing picking up.

STAND BY GENERATOR:  Our generator is ready to run.

HOMEOWNER SYSTEMS:  Two calls that have been answered.

PUBLIC GREEN WASTE:  The project will continue. Note: for Buck's Bay and Stones residents ONLY!   Property owners have been bringing in lots; burning will continue in the fall.

WEEDS:  Some Weed whacking work has been and will be continued.

FIRE PERMITS: Cannot be issued, no open burning.

SOLAR SYSTEM: Since September 2014  32,900 kWh has been generated with a retail value of $4,600 Our building is heated with electricity with no electrical cost since the panels were installed.

WATER STORAGE TANKs:  The 3,000 gallon water tanks at Stones and Buck's Bay are full and ready to use for Fire Service.  Cal Fire knows the locations and is positive about the water storage.

STOCK WATER: The Stock Water pump has been run just enough to keep the stock tank full.  Cattle have not been put on the land.

COUNTY WELL:  A plot plan has been sent to the county and engineer Peter Heimbigner has requested a proposal from possible well drillers.  Our pressure tank has been installed along with the plumbing and electrical controls.

TOC: A meeting of the Lassen County Treasurer's Oversight committee was attended by TOC board member Balding and information regarding the treasury is available.  Of note, the interest on money held is slowly moving up.  Also there are only three entities with directed funds collecting higher interest, as our CSD is doing.