Friday, April 22, 2016

Burn Permits



MAY 1, 2016

BURN PERMITS REQUIRED.

April 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
Monday, April 11, 2016
 MINUTES

ROLL CALL:
Meeting called to order at 6:02 pm by Chairman Sandra Shapiro. Present were Directors Oring, Mowrey, and ReBell.  Director Spanton was absent.  Also present were Chief Adolph Oberst, Secretary Sandy Jansen and Rick Nicholas. General Manager Martin Balding was absent.

Oath of Office for reappointed Directors. Chairman Shapiro and Director Oring were sworn in and took the Oath of Office.  This was moved up from New Business.

CONSENT CALENDAR:
APPROVAL OF APRIL AGENDA with the moving of Oath of Office to right after Roll Call.
APPROVAL OF MARCH MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING.  APPROVAL OF PAYMENT OF BILLS        
          MARCH BILLS:  FIRE $1,155.20; SEWER $1,867.60.
APPROVAL OF TREASURER'S REPORT AS REPRESENTED. Report is attached.
**A motion was made by Director ReBell with a second by Director Mowery to accept the March Agenda with amendment, approval of minutes for March of the regular meeting and approval of the payment of March bills as presented. Motion carried.

GUESTS:    None
COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Fire Chief Oberst:  The green waste pile has been burned and is ready for more brush.
There were two callouts, one medical and one vehicle accident. We are working on programming the radios.
Chairman Shapiro discussed the idea of purchasing oxygen masks for pets.  They seem to be inexpensive and could save the life of a pet.  Often pets are very important to a patients or citizens.

          General Manager Balding report is attached. Chairman Shapiro read report.

          Secretary’s report:  There were 169 webhits last month.  We have one outstanding lien, Babb.  The other properties have been resold.

PUBLIC COMMENT: None 
         

CORRESPONDENCE: None
                   

OLD BUSINESS:

DISCUSS/ACTION:  Approval for Ordering Additional Hats and T-shirts.  Carry over to next month.

DISCUSS/ACTION:  Approve.  **Director Oring moved and Director ReBell seconded a motion to apply for the of Special District Certificates for Excellence for Transparency at no cost.  Motion carried.

DISCUSS/ACTION: Board Approval to give SBCSD General Manager and Board Secretary authorization to sign regularly scheduled monthly bills for Lassen County processing and payment. Resolution 16-01.
**Director ReBell moved and Director Oring seconded a motion to approve Resolution 16-01     to give SBCSD General Manager and Board Secretary authorization to sign regularly scheduled monthly bills for Lassen County processing and payment.  Motion passed.


NEW BUSINESS:

DISCUSS/ACTION:  Send $200 donation to Spalding Fire Department.  This is a donation for the time and effort Spalding Fire Department gives to Stones-Bengard Fire Department in mutual Aid.  The board approved the expenditure and it will come from the 3002800, Special Departmental Expenses. 

 ADJOURNMENT: 
The next meeting will be held on May 9, 2016, 6:00 pm.  
With no further business to conduct, the meeting was adjourned at 6:35 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, April 11, 2016 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: Ponds one and two are at the 2.94 foot level, nearing spill into pond three which hasn't happened in several years.   Calculations show that the two HDPE lined ponds are well within specified water loss requirements.  The numbers DO NOT indicate leakage.

LAKE LEVEL: The lake level dropped to a record low of 5,090.55 feet in November and is now just above 5,093 feet, slightly above last year at this time. This is only the third year in the last sixteen with the lake higher than the previous year.

PINE CREEK:  Pine Creek has been flowing.  The DFG has been collecting eggs by electro shock at the south end of the lake, and from spawning trout at the fish trap.  Visit the fish trap and talk to Karen Martin.

CORE SAMPLING:  Graduate geology students and their advisor from Cal State University, Long Beach worked on April first collecting core samples, down twenty feet, from lake sediment at Stones.  Lab work will look at age, sedimentation rates, weather events, plant and animal traces. 

PRECIPITATION: March blessed us with 3.17 inches of precipitation, and so far April is at 1.4 inches.

STAND BY GENERATOR:  Our generator is ready to run.

HOMEOWNER SYSTEMS:  One owner had a septic tank replacement due to leakage. 

LAHONTAN:  No news at this time.

PUBLIC GREEN WASTE: Note: for Buck's Bay and Stones residents ONLY!
Property owners have graciously donated a major amount of yard waste, branches, leaves, slash, etc,.  Most of it has been burned by our Volunteer Firemen.

SOLAR SYSTEM: Since September 2014 the system has generated 23,800 kWh of electricity with a retail value of $3,332.00.  All building heating is done with electricity.

WATER STORAGE TANKs:  The 3,000 gallon water tanks at Stones is full and ready to use for Fire Service.

COUNTY WELL:  A plot plan has been sent to the county and they are actively working on a contract following a site visit by engineer Peter Heimbigner.

MUD SIGNS:  Following a letter to Larry Millar, Director of Public Works, they will "look into" making warning signs for Buck's and Stones.






TREASURER'S REPORT
2016
MARCH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY ACTIVITY








BALANCES AS OF
MARCH 31
, 2016




ACCOUNTS AT LASSEN CO.



FIRE DISTRICT:
BALANCE
 $     91,113.24

SEWER DISTRICT:
BALANCE
 $   118,157.42

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND:
BALANCE
 $     20,778.52

SPECIAL INVESTMENT (from Capital Improve)
 $   254,816.54




OTHER ACCOUNTS



PETTY CASH
(CHECKING)
 $       3,714.86













Kay Oring, Treasurer



Monday, April 4, 2016

April 2016 agenda



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
April 11, 2016, 6:00 PM
AGENDA

ROLL CALL:

CONSENT CALENDAR:
APPROVAL OF APRIL AGENDA
APPROVAL OF MARCH MINUTES. 
APPROVAL OF PAYMENT OF BILLS: Fire: $1,155.20;  Sewer: $ 1,867.60. 
APPROVAL OF TREASURER'S REPORT, by Kay Oring for MARCH

GUESTS: 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Interim Fire Chief:
General Manager Balding:
Secretary’s report: 
Board Member Items:

PUBLIC COMMENT: 

CORRESPONDENCE:   .
         
OLD BUSINESS:
DISCUSS/ACTION:  Approval for Ordering Additional Hats and T-shirts

DISCUSS/ACTION:  Approve Special District Certificates for Excellence.

DISCUSS/ACTION: Board Approval to give SBCSD General Manager and Board Secretary authorization to sign regularly scheduled monthly bills for Lassen County processing and payment. Resolution 16-01.

NEW BUSINESS:
DISCUSS/ACTION:  Oath of Office for reappointed Directors.

DISCUSS/ACTION:  Send $200 donation to Spalding Fire Department

ADJOURNMENT:
BOARD MEMBERS SIGNING OF BILLS: 
NEXT MEETING:  MAY 9, 2016, 6:00 PM