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1988-08-10 . . ~. MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF ENCINITAS SANITARY ISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AUGUST 10, 1988, 4:02 P.M., 535 EN INITAS BLVD., SUITE 100, ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Board Vice-President Luke called the meeting to order at 4:02 P.M. Present: President Steel (after 4:04), Board M mbers Gaines, Luke, Omsted, Shea Absent: None Also Present: Interim Manager Shafer, Board Attorney Works Director August, Board Secretary rauel, Public 001 There being a quorum present, the meeting was in order. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (President Steel arrived at 4:04 and assumed the Chair.) 3. PUBLIC HEARING Public Hearin to Consider Ado tion Reinstatin Debt Service Pro ert Tax 89 to be Collected on the Tax Roll. Interim Manager Shafer stated this was a fo low up on the financial plan prepared by the former Di trict Manager proposing to re-establish a property tax as a thorized under Proposition 13 for bonded indebtedness that 0 curred before 1978. He stated the Board had the options to: ) continue the prior practice of using the service charges to fund the program; 2) Re-establish the property tax for t at purpose; or 3) Take no action at this time since the County Controller had advised that the Board had until August 25 0 act on the matter. Pursuant to published notice, public hearing w s opened. Mr. B. smith recommended the Board take no action ntil input had been obtained from homeowners, commercial and in ustrial owners and taxpayers' associations. He asked what t e reasons for considering an increase were. He suggested t e Board might consider tying sewer fees to water consumption s done in some other jurisdictions. No one else wished to b heard and the hearing was closed. Board Member Omsted expressed an interest 'n the Board's obtaining information about ways which sewer f es are tied to water consumption as it could encourage water sa ing. - ESD Mins. 8/10/88, Page 1 Mtg. No. 88-03, B . 1, Pg. ~ . . -8 Ene. San. Dist.Mins. 8/10/88 There was a consensus and direction from the oard that the funds continue to be obtained from service charg s, though they were aware that the charges could not be increa ed this year. Resolution 88-10 was not adopted. At the request of the Board, Mr. Shafer explaine that the need for an increase was because of increased costs for expansion, capital projects, and the increased costs to change to secondary treatment at the Encina Treatment Plan. Board Member Luke requested that before this ma ter is brought back to the Board a thorough, rigorous analysis f setting fees be done. 4. ADJOURNMENT President Steel declared the meeting adjourned a Board 4:20 P.M. ESD Mins. 8/10/88, Page 2 - Mtg ~~:8ã--Ö-3-,- k. 1, Pg-:- L7J.