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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 02 Minutes 1949-06-22MINUTES OF MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.2 OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA June 22,l9L~9,at 8:00 P.M. Board of Supervisors Room The Board of Directors met in regular session. There were present:Directors George N.We~mer (Chairman), Charles A.Pearson,Charles 0.MeCart,Ralph J.McFadden,Thomas J. Eadin~tor,(Alternate),and Russell D.Dtrnhan (.&lternate).Absent: None. The joint meet~ng of the District Boards vias called to order by Chairman Willard Smith at 8:1S P.M. The Secretary presented a certificate from the City Clerk of Placentia stating that Councilman Russell D.Dunham had been appointed to serve as alternate for the Mayor of the City of Placentia on this Board.Mr.Dunham took his seat as a member of the Board. The Secretary presented a certificate from the City Clerk of Fullerton stating that Councilman Thomas J.Eadington had been appointed to serve as alternate for the Mayor of the City of Fullerton on this Board.Mr.Eadington took his seat as a member of the Board. The Minutes of the meeting of June 8,l9L~9,were approved as written. The Secretary read a letter from O’Melveny &Myers,bond attorneys for the District,stating their reasons for advising cancellation of the bond sales.Mr.Ray H.Lindman,representing OtMelveny &Myers, discussed the cancellation.General Manager Willis H.Warner stated that the Secretary had notified bond dealers of the cancellation by telegram on June 17th.The Secretary announced that no bids were re ceived. *** RE:CANCELLATION On motion of Director Pearson,duly seconded OF BOND SALES and carried,the following Resolution was adopted: RESOLVED,that the sale of bonds of this District set for this date be and the same is hereby cancelled. AYES:DIRECTORS CHARLES A.PEARSON,CHARLES 0.MCCART,RUSSELL D. DUNHAM,THOMAS J,EADINGTON,RALPH J.McFADDEN,AND GEORGE N.WEIMER. 0 NOES:NONE ABSENT:NONE *** General Manager Warner stated that the District Boards should con sider establishing a suspense account for financing the administrative organization. *4~•* RE:LETTER FROM The Secretary read a letter from the Executive EXECUTIVE BOARD OF Board of the Joint Outfall Sewer.A motion was JOINT OUTFALL SEWER made,duly seconded and unanimously carried, ordering that said letter be received,filed and acknowledged. *** The Secretary read a communicationfrom the County Board of Supervisors in which a letter from engineers of the Sewerage Survey Staff was referred by the Supervisors to this Board.said letter was read by the Secretary. Mr.Weimer,Chairman of the Steering Committee,reported that the committee had been unable to reach an agreement on the matter of a chief engineer-general manager for the sanitation districts. Mr.Drake,Chairman of a sub-committee to the Steering Committee, reported on the work done by his committee in regard to the methods of accomplishing the engineering and inspection on the sewerage pro ject. **~:- RE:ELECTION OF A motion was made,duly seconded and unanimous- PERMANENT CHAIRMAN ly carried,electing the Chairman of the OF JOINT MEETINGS District No.1 Board of Directors as permanent chairman of the joint meetings of the district boards. Director Virgil Reed was seated as Permanent Chairman of the joint meeting,replacing Temporary Chairman Willard SmIth. Mr.Lemcke announced that a draft of the proposed Joint Construc tion and Operation Agreement was being prepared by the County Counsel and would be mailed out with the Minutes. *** RE:AGREEMENTS ON A motion was made,duly seconded and unan ACQUISITION OF EXISTING imously carried,authorizing the County SEWERAGE FACILITIES Counsel to prepare drafts of all acquisition -2 agreements between present owners of existing sewerage facilities and the various sanitation districts (as proposed in the bond proceed ings). *** RE:EMPLOYIvIENT OF On motion of Director McFadden,duly CONSULTING ENGINEERS seconded and carried,the Board of Direct ors authorized the employment of Julian Hinds,Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California;A M Rawn,Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts;and Franklin Thomas,President of the American Society of Civil Engineers,for the purpose of:(1)recommending whether outside private engineering firms should be retained to design and supervise construction of the sewerage project or whether a chief engineer-general manager and an engineering staff should be used to perform this work,and (2)recom mending possible candidates for the position of chief engineer- general manager. AYES:DIRECTORS RALPH J.MC FADDEN,THOMAS J.EADINGTON, RUSSELL D.DUNHAM,AND CHARLES 0.MC CART. NOES:DIRECTORS CHARLES A.PEARSON AND GEORGE N.WEIMER. ABSENT:NONE. *** RE:NOTIFICATION A motion was made,duly seconded and car- OF CONSULTANTS ned,appointing the sub-committee headed by Mr.Drake to make the necessary arrange ments for the employment of the three—man consulting board consisting of Julian Hinds,A M Rawn and Franklin Thomas. *** The Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 10:20 P.M. Chairman,Boar of Directors County Sanitation District No.2 Orange County,California ATTEST: HARLES A.SW ET Temporary Secretary,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.2 Orange County,California -3-