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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 08 Minutes 1949-05-25MI]~flJTES OF MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.8 ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA May 2S,l91~9,at 8:00 P.M. Board of Supervisors Room The Board of Directors met in regular session. There were present:Directors Emerson 13.Milnor (Chairman)and Irvin George Gordon.Absent:Director Frank S.Fltts. The joint meeting was called to order by Chairman Willard Smith at 8:20 A.M. The Minutes of the meeting of May 11,i9L~.9,were approved as read. RE:CONSULTANTS On motion of Director Gordon,duly FOR ENGINEER’S seconded and unanimously carried by REPORT Board members present,the Board voted to retain Mr.A M Rawn and Mr.Fred D. Bowlus as consultants on the District No.8 Engineer’s Report at $100 per day per man plus the necessary traveling expenses and for a period not to exceed four days;the costs to be paid from Sanitation District No.8 funds. General Manager Willis H.Warner submitted his resignation,to become effective by June 1,l9L~9.After filing the resignation with the Secretary,Mr.Warner retired from the meeting. Mr.Nelson Launer,President of the La Habra Sanitary District, was granted the floor to discuss State Senate Bill No.i6L~.Follow ing a general discussion,it was agreed by all present that this Bill,as amended,should receive the support of the Sanitation Dis trict Boards. RE:SENATE A motion was made,duly seconded and BILL NO.1614 unanimously carried by Board members present,to go on record as favoring the adoption of Senate Bill No.i6L~.(as amended to limit sanitary district representation on sanitation district boards to “those sanitary dis tricts existing at the time of formation of the sanitation district”), and the Secretary was instructed to notify Senator Clyde A.Watson of this action by the Board of Directors. In the discussion relating to Senate Bill No.1614,it was announced that opposition to the Bill was coming from Santa Cruz and Santa Clara Counties.Engineer Vinton W.Bacon was authorized to leave immediately for Sacramento to first determine the exact loca tion of and reasons for the opposition and then to visit those counties or areas to further investigate this matter and to attempt to gain support for the Bill.The District Boards were advised that the Board of Supervisors would approve county payment of expenditures incurred by Mr.Bacon on this assignment. RE:RESIGNATION OF On motion of Director Gordon,second GENERAL MANAGER ed by Director Milnor and unanimously AND RESOLUTION carried by Board members present,the OF APPRECIATION resignation of Willis H.Warner as General Manager was accepted to become effective as of June 8,l9L~.9,and the following Resolution was adopted: RESOLVED:That upon the resignation of Willis H.Warner as General Manager of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,~5,6,7, 8,and 11 of Orange County,California,we,the Directors,do hereby express to him our sincere appreciation for his loyal services and cooperation as General Manager and for his devotion and untiring efforts in promoting the Sanitation Districts of Orange County. RE:REPLACEMENT A motion was made,duly seconded and FOR MR.WARNER unanimously carried by Board members present,directing the Steering Com mittee (consisting of the Chairman of the eight District Boards)to make a report at the next regular meeting.on a replacement for Mr.Warner. The Secretary read a communication from the State Department of Finance stating that the Allocation Board had approved the appli cation for ~5~3,968.OO of State Chapter 20 funds for use on ocean outfall construction. The Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 10:20 P.M. Cha man,•Bo of rectors County Sanitation District No.8 ATTEST:Orange County,California CHARLES A.SWEET Temporary Secretary,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.8 Orange County,California