Agenda in
Blue
Notes in Black
Approval of Minutes
Approval of vouchers and warrants
Old Business
1. Adjudication
Bill Ganong updated the board on the status of the Klamath River
Adjudication process. The hearings
officer has denied a request from the Klamath Tribes for an extension to prepare
for their Claim hearing. The
Adjudication Committee continues to work toward contest settlements.
Ganong reported that Judge Allegra, the Judge assigned to
the Takings Suit, has split the suit into 27 different cases and then
consolidated them into one for the hearing.
Allegra has denied a request from Marzulla to reconsider the status of
PCFFA as intervener in the Takings suit.
Solem reported that the Yurok Tribe has filed an appeal to
the PCFFA II decision in the 9th Circuit Court.
Briefs will be filed this year and oral arguments may be heard in 2006.
The Klamath Water Users Association has appointed Solem as
their representative at the July, 2005 settlement conference on the Klamath
Straits Drain suit.
No action.
Solem reported that the District’s Water 2025 grant
application to the Department of Interior was not accepted, due to no commitment
letter from BacGen. Solem is trying
to speak to someone to clarify BacGen’s roll in the Miller Hill pump station
replacement project.
BacGen has denied the District’s grant application for
the Miller Hill project. Their
evaluation has determined that due to the efficiency of the existing pumps, an
upgrade would not result in enough increased efficiency.
Solem continues to look into a product called Intralox as a
possible fish screen installation at Miller Hill.
Solem is beginning to work on the Water 2025 grant
application for 2006.
Oregon State Senator Doug Whitsett has introduced SB 1058
to gradually increase the irrigators power rate increase by 50% the first year.
Steve Kandra announced that a PUC hearing is scheduled for
None.
New
Business
1998 Ford F150 pickup – winning bidder was Francisco Venegas with a bid of $2285.
1998 Ford F150 pickup – winning bidder was John Cozby with a bid of $2852.
1998 Ford F150 pickup – winning bidder was Arturo Villa Ortega with a bid of $1600.
1976 GMC dump truck and 1968 Freightliner – winning
bidder was Harvey Spears with a $100 bid for each.
Solem reported that due to heavy rainfall, very little
water is being delivered. Only
enough to keep the system charged is being drawn from the lake – approximately
210 cfs.
Dave Sabo, BOR Klamath manager has received the requested
information from PacifiCorp regarding agreements pertaining to operations of
Link River Dam. PacifiCorp’s
position is that they have limited liability for the dikes.
Sabo will review the information and contact Solem for further
discussion.
Solem reported that approximately 138 acres of contract
water has been sold for 2005. Approximately
31 acres were purchased by private users and the balance is made up of parks,
cemeteries, and schools.
In their water bank evaluation, the USGS has determined
that in the
The board had discussed sending out another irrigators
update detailing irrigation guidelines due to the drought.
Since the inflows into
4. Maintenance
a. repeater
Solem asked the board to reconsider acquiring a separate
repeater frequency for the automated telemetry throughout the District.
It is becoming very difficult for both field communications and telemetry
to share the same frequency. The
board agreed and asked Solem to proceed with acquiring an additional frequency,
b. pipeline areas
The BOR will supply KID with approximately $87,000 in pipe
for installation in the suburban area.
Solem reported that portions of the covered pipeline in the
suburban area are being seeded, to control erosion and weeds.
a.
Future bids:
backhoe, copy machine
Solem will send out bids for a backhoe on
He will also prepare a bid for an office copy machine.
And the fax machine is about on it’s last legs.
b.
Purchasing agent, sole source
Solem updated the Board on a Public Contracting work shop
he attended. Changes to Oregon
Public Contracting Laws may require minor changes to KID’s contracting
procedures.
Ed Bair made a motion to acquire the herbicide Magnacide H
from a sole source provider (Baker Chemical) and the motion was passed
unanimously.
Motion was made and seconded to appoint Dave Solem, Cindy
Cherry, and Mark Stuntebeck to act as purchasing agents for KID.
The motion passed unanimously.
c.
Bands
The Board authorized Solem to try different pipe bands in
an effort to find a band suitable for KID applications.
a.
Agency Ranch/Barnes
Solem and Greg Addington, Executive Director of KWUA will
make comments requested by BOR as to who should control operations of the Agency
and Barnes Ranches. The board
discussed various concerns with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife controlling
operations.
b.
Cell Tech removal and road access
Cell Tech is continuing to clean up their former
installation on the B and C Canals. KID
has not received a written request and fee proposal for continued use of the
west bank of the C Canal for access to their buildings.
c.
Lost River TMDL
No action.
No action.
The board approved an Alteration agreement with the
Noonan’s to install a private concrete turnout sump on the east bank of the C
Canal.
Solem will investigate a partition request submitted to
Solem reported that KID is trying to comply with
underground locate laws. All
excavating more than 12 inches deep will be called in for a locate.
KID
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