Abalone Cove Landslide Abatement District
PMB 169 - P.O. Box 7000 - Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 - (310) 787-7111
MINUTES – August 7, 2007

The Chairman, Robert Douglas, called the re-scheduled Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Abalone Cove Landslide Abatement District to order on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
Roll Call
Directors present – Douglas, Barth, Nolan, Siegel and Vaughan

Approval of Agenda – The agenda was approved by voice vote.

Approval of Minutes – Regular Meeting – May 8, 2007
A motion was made by Mr. Barth and seconded by Mr. Siegel to approve the minutes of May 8, 2007.
The vote was: Ayes: Douglas, Barth, Siegel and Vaughan
Abstain: Nolan
The motion passed by the above vote.

Approval of Minutes – Regular Meeting – June 12, 2007
A motion was made by Ms. Vaughan and seconded by Ms. Nolan to approve the minutes of June 12, 2007.

The vote was: Ayes: Douglas, Nolan and Vaughan
Abstain: Barth and Siegel
The motion passed by the above vote.

Continued Business
1. Operations Report
Ms. Clarke’s Operations Reports for July and August were given by the Chairman. In July, all the wells were slowly losing production. Well # 5 is almost out of water. In August, production was declining except for #15 which is down hill from Kelvin Canyon. Discussion followed regarding the wells. It is of interest to the board to know where the water is coming from (domestic sources may be producing the water that we are seeing because we have had very little rain. The ground water table is basically below all of the wells. Reports on the Portuguese Bend wells were also received and discussed.

2. Chairman’s Report
The Chairman presented an update on the water well production. He is now looking east for new wells. The Chairman would like to see Jim Lancaster, the city geologist, more involved in the decisions regarding the wells. Mr. Douglas would like an information flow between the different agencies, but does not necessarily want to set up another committee or another level of government. The Chairman’s concern is that no one has an overview of the whole water/landslide problem. He will speak with Jim Bell to get his feelings on the information flow subject. Discussion also followed on the question of “who owns the water that we pump into the ocean”.

3. Document Archiving – No report at this time.

New Business – Mr. Barth brought up the subject of the district insurance coverage. He is not satisfied with the information from our company regarding our coverage. He would like to have a representative from Wood Gutmann attend our next meeting in September. The Chairman will check with City Attorney, Carol Lynch concerning relevant laws regarding the insurance; and the clerk will check with the insurance company to get someone to attend our next meeting.

Information Items – there were none at this time.

Audience Items – there were none at this time.

Maintenance & Operations Warrant Register – Tuesday, July 10, 2007
A motion was made by Ms. Nolan and seconded by Mr. Siegel that the Maintenance and Operations Warrant Register, Warrants No. 1 through 3 in the total amount of $3,250.00 properly audited, be approved for payment.
The vote was: Ayes: Douglas, Barth, Nolan, Siegel and Vaughan
The motion passed by the above vote.
1. Sandy Marshall – July 07 $1,400.00 (Ck#2749)
2. Daphne Clarke – July 07 Field Operations 650.00 (Ck#2750)
3. S. C. Edison Co. billings (est.) 1,500.00 (Ck#2751)
Total Warrants $3,250.00

Maintenance & Operations Warrant Register – Tuesday, August 7, 2007
A motion was made by Ms. Nolan and seconded by Ms. Vaughan that the Maintenance and Operations Warrant Register, Warrants No. 1 through 3 in the total amount of $3,250.00 properly audited, be approved for payment.
The vote was: Ayes: Douglas, Barth, Nolan, Siegel and Vaughan
The motion passed by the above vote.
1. Sandy Marshall – August 07 $1,400.00 (Ck#2753)
2. Daphne Clarke – August 07 Field Operations 650.00 (Ck#2754)
3. S. C. Edison Co. billings (est.) 1,500.00 (Ck#2755)
Total Warrants $3,250.00

Adjournment – There being no further business at this time, the meeting was adjourned.

The Next Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 7:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Sandy Marshall, District Clerk