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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 05 Minutes 1949-07-27t~5 MINUTES OF MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.S OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA July 27,191.9,at 6:00 P.M. Board of Supervisors Room The Board of Directors met in regular session. There were present:Directors Dick Drake (chairman),Irvin George Gordon and Ross Greeley.Absent:None. The joint meeting of the District Boards was called to order by Chairman Virgil Reed at 8:10 P.M. The Minutes of the regular meeting of July 13,l9t~9,and the spe cial meeting of July 23,I9I~9,were approved as written. Director Drake read a statement concerning the progress of the sanitation program and filed said statement with the Secretary for Districts Nos.5 and 6. ~ Mr.Dennison,Attorney for Districts Nos.5,6,7 and 6 reviewed the legal aspects of the actions taken by the Districts up to the present time and discussed the action necessary for the sale of bonds. Mr.Dennison stated that,in his opinion,no major deviation could be made from the proposition as called for in the Engineer~s Report and on the bond,election ballot. Director Dick Drake of Sanitation Districts Nos.5 and 6 requested that the Secretary read the last two paragraphs of a personal letter that he had received from Mr.A M Rawn in reply to a statement pub lished July 15th in the Santa Ana Register and attributed to Mayor Pearson of Anaheim.Chairman Reed asked Mr.Drake if be had any objec tion to having the entire letter read.Mr.Drake replied that he had no objection,whereupon a motion was made,duly seconded and unanimous ly carried,that said letter be read in its entirety.Following the reading of this letter,Director Pearson stated that the statement in the newspaper was based upon a conversation that their engineer had had with Mr.Julian Hinds. *** RE:JOINT ,CONSTRUCTION On motion of Director Greeley,duly seconded AND OPERATION AGREEMENT and unanimously carried,it was ordered that immediate negotiations be entered into for the execution of the Joint Construction and Operation Agreement between all of the Districts. I,~.~ ~L ~i RE:APPOINTMENT OF On motion of Director Gordon,duly seconded CHIEF ENGINEER-and unanimously carried,it was ordered GENERAL MANAGER that,as the nominee of Districts Nos.5, 6,7 and 8,Mr.Fred D.Bowlus be appointed Chief Engineer-General Manager of the project to be done jointly with other S~itation Districts in accordance with the proposition adopted by the electors at the election held February 28,l91.~9. Mr.Leslie H.Eckel County Auditor,discussed the preparation and submission of the l9~.9-l95O budgets for the districts. At 10:05 P.M.,.upon the request of the District Boards,Chairman Reed declared a recess of the joint meeting.At 10:35 P.M.the Chair man called the joint meeting to order. Mr.Eckel presented Warrant Registers for signature of the Secre tary and Chairman. Director Gordon of Districts Nos.5,6,7 and 8 suggested that Districts Nos.1,2,3 and 11 appoint a registered civil engineer of their choice,that Districts Nos.5,6,7 and 8 do likewise,and that these two engineers appoint a third engineer to serve with them on a three-man committee;said committee to review all applicants for the position of Chief Engineer-General Manager and to nominate their choice of a candidate for this position. Director Weimer of District No.2 suggested that,in lieu of the above method of arbitration,a committee composed of all of the engineers in Orange County be asked to decide on the candidate for Chief Engineer-General Manager. No action was taken on either of the above suggestions for arbi tration. RE:ADDITIONAL On motion of Director Gordon,duly seconded CANDIDATES FOR and unanimously carried,the following CHIEF ENGINEER-additional candidates were nominated for GENERAL MANAGER the position of Chief Engineer-General Manager:Francis H.Bulot,Theodore M.Kuss, Clyde L.Jenken,and Luis E.Kemnitzer. RE: ADJOURNMENT On motion of Director Greeley,duly seconded and unanimously carried,the meeting was adjourned to Friday,July 29,191.~9,at 11:00 A.M.in the Mayor’s office, City Hall,Newport Beach,California,for the purpose of approving the 19!i.9-SO budget. *** lU The Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 11:00 P.M. Chairman,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.S Orange County,California ATTEST: CHARLES A.S EET Temporary Secretary,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.5 Orange County,California