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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/20/19621 u ADJOURNED MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL June 20, 1962 - 7:00 A.M. ANDERSON HOTEL Roll Call: Present: R. L. Graves, Jr., Gerald'W. Shipsey, Clay P. Davidson Absent: Donald Q. Miller, Miss Margaret` M. McNeil City Staff: Present: R. D. Miller, Administrative Officer; William Houser, City Attorney; E. P. Thompson, Water Supt.; J. H. Fitzpatrick, City Clerk Also present: Robert Edmonston, Consulting Engineer -------------------------- -- ------- ------ -- --- -- -- - -- - -- 1. City Council and staff discussed water rights at Santa Margarita take and the City's status is regards to the application by the County of San Luis Obispo for a change in place of use of the water rights assigned to-the City of Paso Robles which are being transferred to Zone II water district. On motion of Councilman Shipsey, seconded by Councilman Graves, the-meeting adjourned to the City Hall, 10 A.M., June 20, 1962. Approved this �.o'4/ day o .1962. City,,Clerk JOINT MEETING OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND CITY COUNCIL June 20, 1962 CITY HALL Roll Call: City of San Luis Obispo: Councilmen: Graves, Shipsey, Davidson City Staff: R. D. Miller; William-Houser, J. H. Fitzpatrick, J. W. Abraham, E. P. Thompson, and Edward Edmonston, consulting engineer. County of 'San Luis Obispo: Supervisors: Drake, Gates, Kimball, Lee. County Staff: Mr., Ash, District Attorney; Mr. Gallagher, Public Works Dept.; Mr. Born and Mr. Jones, Hydraulic Engineers. City of Paso Robles: City Staff: Mayor Schwartz; Mr. Blake, Councilman; Mr. Madden, City Attorney; Mr. Tucker, Administrative Officer; Mr. Munger, City Engineer. Also present: Mr. I. Kogan, Chairman of County Pure Water Association. 1. Mayor Davidson opened the meeting by stating that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss development of the water rights and that the City felt it has a direct interest in the.application for enlargement of the place of use because of the historical right established at Santa Margarita Lake. Mayor Davidson then introduced Mr. Robert.Edmonston, the City's consulting engineer. Mr. Edmonston: The purpose in being here is to expl4 the reasons and possible necessity for enlarging the Permit 8471, which has been assigned to the San Luis and Water Conservation District. In discussing this that by enlarging the place, of use, it.be.com.es a new would like the answers to the following questions: )re on an informal basis place of use under Obispo County Flood Control petition, we must state place of use. The City What does this petition for enlargement of the place of use have to do with the City? What effect could it have on the security of our water supply? What is the County doing? How does this tie in with the County's future plans, etc.? As long as we do not know these answers, the only thing the City can do at this time to protect itself is to file a protest. Mr. Madden: To explain something of the County's problem, ground water in the area.of Zone._II is not good. The.City of Paso Robles has fully developed its ground water and wells are going dry in places.. Atascadero is having problems. it was decided to enlarge the place of use to take in more area and not to enlarge the amount of water allocated. The City of Paso Robles assigned to Zone II its water and will have to have ail enlarged place of use. For economical reasons, with.the enlarged place of use and depending on a favorable outcome of the pending bond election.in September, they could build the diversion dam now and supply water to the state hospital and other facilities at this time. This would give the users an adequate supply of water for probably the next 10 years, and yet they would not have to face the economical burden of construction the entire water system facilities at this time. kr. Born stated that it should be brought out that Salinas Reservoir was not designated by the Santa Rita Project, and the allocation could be firmed up which would permit an earlier staging of the Santa Rita Project because the- use of the water could be used on an interim basis. Mr. Madden stated that as this is going to be a staging project, they are interested in getting all the details worked out and protecting their water rights, which were for use under their permit. Applications for rights at Santa Rita have been assigned to the County for Zone II provided certain uses are met. Mr. Born said that an agreement had been made between the Flood Control District and the City of Paso Robles whereby Paso Robles Creek filings were assigned to the Flood Control District and at the same time and in the same agreement, filings that the City of Paso Robles had at Salinas Reservoir were also assigned. The prupose of this agreement was to permit assignment of applications which the City of -Paso Robles held on Paso Robles creek. Mr. Edmonston asked if they feared the project would not provide water in time. Mr. Gates stated that it was for a diversion of the capital costs. 1 Mr. Madden stated that San Luis Obispo is attempting to enlarge their permit for use. The County is under contract to Paso.Robles and has to protect their rights for a firm source of water supply. Mr. Lee stated that the County has not asked for an increase in the amount 1 of water. Mr. Edmonston informed him that the City of San Luis Obispo has the full right to water under the permit, seconded only to the Army.. Mr. Born reiterated the fact that the permit now before the Water Rights Board contemplates a change of place of use and not a change in priority in any manner. Mr, Kimball stated that the application came about because Zone II takes in a certain area. It will be the same amount of water. Paso Robles has the right of storage of 2400 acre feet. Mr. Madden stated that when the applications were filed, two filings•were involved; one for the City and one for an enlarged area. Mr. Edmonston stated that he had reviewed correspondence on this matter and that no propositions were made to the City of San Luis Obispo to set down and discuss these problems, He referred to the Board of Supervisors letter to the Army requesting that the City's share be cut back to 3,000 acre feet even though the City had been using in excess of that amount.for-several years, and further stated that.there had-been a complete lack of communication between the Board of Supervisors and the City Council. Mr. Edmonston then suggested that a committee be appointed to get together and.work out these details. Considerable discussion was held on the value of a committee, and the request by the City for an extension of time to August 10 in which to file a protest against the application. Mr. Drake stated that the success of the upcoming bond.election depends upon a solution to our problems. Mr. Madden then stated that there should be a committee, because we have the same goals. He stated that the City should withdraw their request"for a time extension and see what results could be gained from the committee. After discussion, it was decided that the present time limit of July 10 would not give the committee members enough time to meet and make recommend- ations, due to the heavy workload, and that the City should request that the County be asked to consider concurring with this request at their regular ' meeting on June 25: Mayor Davidson then appointed the following persons to represent the City: Robert Edmonston, William Houser and Price - Thompson. Mr. Lee indicated that he would appoint the representatives from the County at the next meeting of the Board of Supervisors. . It was agreed that the report and recommendations of said committee would be presented to the respective legislative bodies on August 6, with copies of the report available no later than August 3, 1962. Meeting adjourned to Monday June 25; 1962 at 7:30 P.M. on motion of Council- man Graves, seconded by Councilman Shipsey. Approved this T day of +9!e, 1962. Clerk Li