HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 07 Minutes 1949-07-27MINUTES OF MEETING OF
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.7
OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
July 27,l9Li9,at 8:00 P.M.
Board of Supervisors Room
The Board of Directors met in regular session.
There were present:Directors Vincent L.Humeston (Chair
man),Willard Smith and Irvin George Gordon.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 13,19)i9,and
the special meeting of July 23,19L19,were approved as written.
Director Drake read a statement concerning the progress of
the sanitation program and filed said statement with the Secre
tary for Districts Nos.~and 6.
Mr.Dennison,Attorney for Districts Nos.5,6,7 and 8
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 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 news
paper was based upon a conversation that their engineer had had
with Mr.Julian Hinds.
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RE:JOINT On motion of Director Gordon,duly
CONSTRUCTION AND seconded and unanimously carried,It
OPERATION AGREEMENT was ordered that immediate negotiations
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be entered into for the execution of the Joint Construction and
Operation Agreement between all of the Districts.
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RE:APPOINTIVIENT 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 pro
ject to be done jointly with other Sanitation Districts in accord
ance with the proposition adopted by the electors at the election
held February 28,19L~9.
Mr.Leslie H.Eckel,County Auditor,discussed the prepara
tiori and submission of the l9L~.9-195O 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.
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 can
didate for Chief Engineer-General Manager.
No action was taken on either of the above suggestions for
arbitration.
RE:ADDITIONAL On motion of Director Smith,duly
CANDIDATES FOR seconded and unanimously carried,the
CHIEF ENGINEER-following additional candidates were
GENERAL MANAGER nominated for the position of Chief
Engineer-General Manager:Francis H.
Bulot,Theodore M.Kuss,Clyde L.Jenken,and Luis E.Keninitzer.
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RE:On motion of Director Gordon,duly
ADJOURNMENT seconded and unanimously carried,the
meeting was adjourned to Friday,July
29,19L1.9,at 11:00 A.M.in the Mayor’s office,City Hall,
Newport Beach,California,for the purpose of approving the 19t19-
So budget.
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The Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 11:00 P.M.
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Chairman,Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No.7
Orange County,California
AT’IEST:
CHARLES A.SWEET
Temporary Secretary,Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No.7
Orange County,California