HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 03 Minutes 1949-06-22MINUTES OF MEETfl~G OF
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO0 3
OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
June 22,19)49,at 8:00 P.M0
Board of Supervisors Room
The Board of Directors met in regular session0
There were present:Directors Charles Newson (Chairman),Thomas
J,Eadingtori (Alternate),and Ralph J.McFadden,Absent:None0
The joint meeting 01’the District Boards was called to order by
Chairman Willard Smith at 8:15 P.M0
The Secretary presented a certificate from the City Clerk of
Fullerton stating that Councilman Thomas J0 Eadington had been
appointed to serve as alternate for the Mayor of the City of Fullerton
on this Board,Mr0 Eadington took his seat as a member of the Board0
The Minutes of the meeting of June 8,i9L~9,were approved as
written0
The Secretary read a letter from O~Me1veriy &Myers,bond attor
neys for the District,stating their reasons for advising cancellation
of the bond sales.Mr.Ray H.Lindman,representing O’Melveny &
Myers~discussed the cancellation.General Manager Willis H0 Warner
stated that the Secretqry had notified bond dealers of the cance11a~
tion by telegram on June 17th0 The Secretary announced that no bids
were received0
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RE:CANCELLATION On motion of Director Eadington,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 THOMAS J.EADINGTON,RALPH J0 McFADDEN,AND
CHARLES NEWSON.
NOES:NONE
ABSENT:NONE
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General Manager Warner stated that the District Boards should con
sider establishing a suspense account for financing the administrative
organization.
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RE:LETTER FROM Th~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.
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The Secretary read a communication from 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.Weiner,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.
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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.Lenicke 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 unani
ACQUISITION OF EXISTING mously carried,authorizing the County
SEWERAGE FACILITIES Counsel to prepare drafts of all acquisition
agreements between present owners of exist
ing sewerage facilities and the various sanitation districts (as pro
posed in the bond proceedings),
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RE:EMPLO~IENT OF On motion of Director McFadden,duly seconded
CONSULTING ENGINEERS and carried,the Board of Directors authorized
the employment of Julian Hinds,Chief Engineer
and General Manager of the Metropofl tan Water District of Southern
California;A M Rawn,Chief Engineer and General Manager of the
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts;and Franklin Thomas,Presi
dent of the American Society of Civil Engineers,for the purpose of:
(1)recommending whether outside private engineering firms should be
retai~ed 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)recommending possible
candidates for the position of chief engineer-general manager.
AYES:DIRECTORS RALPH J.McFADDEN,THOMAS J.EADINGTON,AND
CHARLES NEWSON.
NOES:NONE.
ABSENT:NONE.
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RE:NOTIFICATION A motion was made,duly seconded and carried,
OF CONSULTANTS appointing the sub-committee headed by Mr.
Drake to make the necessary arrangements 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.
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County Sanitation District No.3
Orange County,California
ATTEST:
CHARLES A.SWE P
Temporary Secretary,Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No.3
Orange County,California
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