HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/24/00 Minutes - Regular MeetingTRES HERMANOS CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
MINUTES OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
JANUARY 24, 2000
1. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Huff called the Tres Hermanos Conservation
Authority Board of Directors meeting to order at 5:34 pm. in Conference Room A, Suite
100, Diamond Bar City Hall, 21660 E. Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Don Gravdahl led The Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL: Director Graham, Director Thalman, Chairman Huff,
and Alternate Ex -Officio Alternate, Jack Phillips. Director Herrera, Alternate Ansari,
Alternate Norton -Perry, and Ex -Officio Director Winn were absent.
Also present were: Terrence Belanger, Executive Director, Diamond Bar; Doug LaBelle,
Treasurer; Michael Montgomery, General Counsel and Lynda Burgess, Diamond Bar City
Clerk.
3.1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 20, 1999 - approved as
submitted.
3.2 MINUTES OF SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION OF DECEMBER 20, 1999 - approved
as submitted.
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
5.1 ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS OF OFFICE (Continued from December 20,
1999). Lynda Burgess, Diamond Bar City Clerk, administered the Oaths of Office to
Directors Graham, Thalman and Huff. Directors Ansari, Herrera and Norton -Perry
will be sworn in at the next meeting.
5.2 VERBAL REPORT UPDATING STEPS TAKEN FOLLOWING CLOSED
SESSION OF DECEMBER 20, 1999 DIRECTING NEGOTIATORS TO DISCUSS
THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AND POSSIBLE LITIGATION RELATED
TO THE PROPERTY - Report by ED/Belanger and GC/Montgomery.
5.3 VERBAL REPORT ON DIAMOND BAR AND CHINO HILLS' APPROVAL OF
THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT ADDING CITY OF INDUSTRY AS EX -
OFFICIO MEMBER - ED/Belanger reported that the Board extended an offer to the
City of Industry to be a member of the Board. The City of Industry indicated they
would prefer an Ex -Officio membership to a full membership. Industry's Mayor
indicated that they would accept an Ex -Officio position. At its last meeting, the
Diamond Bar City Council approved the supplemental agreement amending the JPA
to provide for Ex -Officio membership to the City of Industry.
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5.4 VERBAL REPORT UPDATING STATUS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE
ADOPTION - Report by Diamond Bar City Clerk Burgess.
6. NEW BUSINESS:
6.1 RESOLUTION NO. 2000-01: A RESOLUTION OF THE TRES HERMANOS
CONSERVATION AUTHORITY ADOPTING RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS AND DETERMINATION OF
RELOCATION RIGHTS OF OWNERS AND TENANTS.
GC/Montgomery stated that he would obtain a copy of the State Department of
Housing and Community Development Rules & Regulations for retention by the
Authority Secretary.
On motion by Director Thalman, duly seconded, Resolution NO. 2000-01: A
Resolution of the Tres Hermans Conservation Authority adopting rules and
regulations for acquisition of property rights and determination of relocation rights
of owners and tenants was unanimously adopted.
7. AUTHORITY MEMBER COMMENTS: None
8. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
Gary Neeley presented a conceptual, colorized version of the Parsons-Brinckerhoff report
topographical map showing the road alignment connecting the SR 57 from Brea Canyon Rd.
to various locations. The green area outlines Tonner Canyon. The yellow area indicates all
land areas that are 1000 feet above sea level. The green area is the area between 1000 feet
above sea level and 1100 feet above sea level. The white area indicates those areas that are
1100 feet above sea level. The oil engineering report, from which this map was taken, talked
about a water level at about 1050 feet above sea level. He pointed out that the map shows
a water level of about 1000 feet with the dam at 1000 feet.
9. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to conduct, Chairman Huff
adjourned the meeting at 6:11 p.m.
TERRENCE L. BELANGER J
Executive Director
ATTEST:
Chairman Huff