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MINUTES OF MEETING OF
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.6
OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
July 27,l91.~..9,at 8:00 P.M.
Board of Supervisors Room
The Board of Directors met in regular session,
There were present:Directors Irvin George Gordon (Chairman),
Dick Drake,and Willard Smith.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 13,191i.9,and the
special meeting of July 23,l9L~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 8 re
viewed 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 re
quested 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 published July 15th in the Santa Ana Register and
attributed to Mayor Pearson of Anaheim.Chairman Reed asked Mr.
Drake if he had any objection to having the entire letter read.
Mr.Drake replied that he had no objection,whereupon a motion was
made,duly seconded and unanimously 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.
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RE:JOINT CONSTRUCTION On ~notion of Director Smith,duly
AND OPERATION AGREEMENT seconded and unanimously carried,It
was ordered that Immediate negotia
tions be entered into for the execution of the Joint Construction
and Operation Agreement between all of the Districts.
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RE:APPOINTMENT OF On motion of Director Smith,duly
CHIEF ENGINEER-seconded and unanimously carried,it
GENERAL MANAGER was ordered 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 Sanitation 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 prepara
tion and submission of the l9Lj9—1950 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 Chairman called the joint meeting to order.
Mr.Eckel presented Warrant Registers for signature of the
Secretary 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 posi
tion.
Director Weiner 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
arbitration.
RE:ADDITIONAL On motion of Director Drake,duly
CANDIDATES FOR seconded and unanimously carried,
CHIEF ENGINEER-the following additional c andidates
GENERAL MANAGER were nominated for the position of
Chief Engineer-General Manager:
Francis H.Bulot,Theodore M.Kuss,Clyde L.Jenken,and Luis E.
Kemnitzer.
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RE:On motion of Director Drake,duly
ADJOURNMENT seconded and unanimously carried,
the meeting was adjourned to Friday,
July 29,l9L~9,at 11:00 A.M.in the Mayor’s office,Cit7 Hall,
Newport Beach,California,for the purpose of approving the l9I~.9-
50 budget.
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The Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 11:00
~County Sanit t on District No.6
Orange Count ,California
ATTEST:
CHARLES A.SWEET
Temporary Secretary,Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No.6
Orange County,California