HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/16/1963SP�CIP.L CALLL, riiLTIIdG OF 'f L CiT1. COurCIL
February 16, 1963 - 10:15 A. A.
City Ball
Roll Call
Present: Clay P. Davidson, a. L. Graves, Jr., Miss fiar;-aret McNeil,
lCity Dcnald Q. Miller, Gerald 14. Shi psey
Staff
Present: J. H. Fitzpatrick, City- Clerk; 'William Houser, City Attorney;
R. D. Miller, Administrative C'fficer; E. P. Thompson, ' kater
Superintendent.
Representative of San Luis Obispo County
Present: Supervisor- Kimball and County Hydraulic Engineer Robert Porn.
Arroyc urand CnunciLaan Arisen tdood .
1. la;,or Davidson stated that the _,urpose of the meetin was to consider the pro-
posed contract between the State of California, Department of )-later Resources
and the San Luis Obispo Count;; Flood Control and l•iater Conservation District
for an imported water supply from the Feather Giver project.
i-Iavor Davidson continued that the City Council should be informed on conditions
of the proposed contract before ad- isin :_ the Supervisors of their feelin s
it rebard to imple :nentin� this cont:•a._t with the State.
County Supervisor Kimball explained in general the tcunty Board of Supervisors'
°eelings regardinS the proposed contract for importin a water supply from the
Feather River.
fL. Kimball stated that he urged the County to sign the contract at this time
and pay for their share of the constructicn facilities to Avenal Gap; then in
1975 the Co-. -nty can decide whether they wish.to join Santa Barbara County in
the construction of the acueduct, dependin on the water situation in the
County at that time, and then if' not needed, mere is no question that the
County could sell its share of the water to.some other a;enr_y in southern
California on in the central valley.
The City Council discussed with Supervisor Kimball some of the general pro-
visions of the proposed contract for Feather Liver water.
Robert Born, County Hydraulic =ngineer, then presented to the City Council an
anaylsis of the proposed contract between the State and the Co my for im-
porting water from the - either River project. (See Iclume II and III of ;;he
detailed analysis of the proposed contract.)
The City Council discussed various aspects cf the proposer` contract be-
tween the State and County for an imported water supply.
Councilman Ailler thanked Supervisor Kimball for at-�;endin, the rneetin: and also
:r. Born for his fine presentation oi' the provisions of the proposed con-
, tract between the Count;, and State for Feather Diver water.
On a ,Motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by Councili•:eman McNeil, that the City
Council go on record as urging the County Board of Supervisors tc sign the con -
tracL irrith the State of California to import ,rater tc the county of San Luis
Obispo from the Feather =Liver Project. [Motion carried.
Cn :notion of Councilman Miller, seconded by Councilmar Shipsey, the meeting
was adjourned at 12.:u0 P. M.
Approved this 11th day of = larch, 1963.
City Cler