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Home My WebLink AboutDistrict 06 Minutes 1950-12-27201 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.6 OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA December 27,1950,at 8:00 p.m. Board of Supervisors’Room The Board of Directors of Gounty Sanitation District No.6 met in regular session. The joint meeting of the district boards was called to order by Chairman Virgil H.Reed at 8:10 p.m. There were present:Directors C,fl.Nelson (Chair man)and Braden Finch. Absent:Director Irvin G.Gordon. Others present:Nelson M.Launer,Administrative Officer Nat H.Neff,Engineer E.J.Marks,Attorney C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.,Attorney Harry Ashton,t~ttorney C.E.Bresslôr F.13.Owen,Costa Mesa Sanitary District K.J.Harrison Heinz Kaiser Ora M~e Merritt,Secretary MINUTES OF NO-A motion was made,duly seconded VEMBER 22,1950 and carried approving minutes of the meeting held on November 22, 1950,as mailed out. -1— APPROVAL OF JOINT A motion was made,duly seconded ADMINISTRATIVE and carried approving for signa WARRANT REGISTER ture and payment the following Joint Administrative Voucher Demands: Voucher Demand Number In Favor Of Amount JA-1~6 Dennis Printers and Stationers ~ l~7 Tiernan’s Office Equipment Co.1.14 F.R.Harwood,Postmaster 30.00 ~39.97 Nelson M.Launer,Administrative Officer,reported as follows: 1.About fifty percent of the Directors have returned the letter verifying their addresses and telephone numbers. The letters returned indic~~.te a number of changes.It is requested that the Directors who have not sent in the letters verifying the addresses or listing changes please do so at once in order that the new roster may be prepared, 2.The County Auditor has called our attention to the fact that we are presenting Voucher Demands for Directors’mileage allowances under a mileage re— port filed by the Directors some two years ago, He suggests that each Director submit a mileage report to the Joint Administration Organization’s office at the end of each quarter showing the number of miles traveled from the Director’s residence to the place of the board meeting and return to his residence for mileage authorized in Minute Order dated October 27,l9i~~. The mileage forms distributed at this meeting have been prepared for your convenience in sub mitting mileage for the meetings held on December ~j~and subsequent meetings to and includ— in~I~bruary 28,1951 -2— 3.The proposed amendments to the Health and Safety Code regarding reclamation of water,sewage,and industrial waste which were sent to the Directors on December 22,1950,were prepared by the County Counsel of Los Angeles County at the request of the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts. The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts will present these proposed amendments to the State Legislature in January.During the month of February it is advised that you submit any cor rections or revisions which you believe would be more suitable for Orange County so that such proposed corrections or revisions can be present ed at the regular session of the Legislature. ~..The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts have also proposed an amendment to Section 4730 of the Health and Safety Code which provides member— ship in the governing bodies of SanitationDis tricts.This proposed amendment will be mailed to the directors within the next day or so. The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts will present this proposed amendment to the State Legislature in January.It is requested that any suggested revisions of this proposed amend ment be submitted to our office as soon as pos sible so that discussions may be had by the Executive Committee and the directors of the District boards and the desires of the Orange County group presented to the Legislature during the month of February. 5..The Los Angeles County Sani~tation Districts called our attention to the fact that they have experienced considerable delays by not having immediate possession clause for rights of way, easements,and other property necessary to start work.It would be well to bear this in mind and to forestall any similar delay here. Mr.E.J.Marks led an informal discussion on the amend— merits proposed by the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts -3-r 20L4 and the effect such amendments would have on the Orange County Sanitation Districts. Mr.E.J.Marks reported legal progress as follows: 1,Mr.Turner has proposed a rewrite of one of the contracts;there are some provisions which have been referred to the bond attorneys.Mr.Turner saw Mr.Beebe of O’Melveny &Myers today.Mr. Beebe advises that it will require careful study on his part;if he is to supervise the actual reconstruction of these contracts he will have to charge for his services at the rate of $25.00 per hour.Mr.Marks strongly recommended that Mr.Beebe be engaged to rewrite the contracts or to supervise the rewriting of them and that a motion be adopted at this meeting for such employment. 2,Mr.Marks pointed out that considerable time will be involved after the contracts are signed before t~ie construction can be started.The length of time to secure the following should be kept in mind; (a)Decision in the limited participation litigation. (b)Advertising and sale of bonds. (c)Securing of rights of way and easements. (d)Engineering plans and specifications which must be presented before Chapter 20 funds can be made available. 3.It is recommended that the Executive Committee meet as soon as possible to consider the pro posed revisions of the two main contracts. A general discussion was held in which Directors Mandy and ‘~Tarner recommended that Mr.E.J.Marks be requested to rewrite the two main contracts and that Mr.Beebe be employed as a cone sultant in the rewriting. A motion was made by Director Braden Finch,duly seconded and unanimously carried by District Board No.6 that Mr.James I~. Beebe of O’Melveny &Myers he employed at the rate of ~25.OO per hour to supervise the rewriting of the Use and Ultimate Purchase and the Joint Construction and Operation Agreements which are being pre pared by E.J.Marks and Adrian Marks. At the request of Director Robert H.Boney,the following directors a~reed upon an Executive Committe~ meeting to be held Friday evening,December 29,1950,at 7:30 p.m.in the Conference Room,County Sanitation Dis tricts’office,1104 West Eighth Street,Santa Ana,California; Virgil H.Reed,Chairman of the Board,District No.1 Ralph J.McFadden,Chairman pro tern of the Board,Dist, Braden Finch,Chairman of the Board,District No.5 C.M.Nelson,Chairman of the Board,District No.6 Vincent L.Humeston,Chairman of the Board,District No. Emerson B.Milnor,Chairman of the Board,District No.~ Willis H.Warner,Chairman of the Board,District No.11 Robert H.Boney,Chairman of the Board,District No.2 A motion was made by Director Braden Finch,duly seconded and carried,approving for signa ture and payment District No.6 ~Tarrant Register covering the following Voucher Demands: Voucher Demand Number In Favor Of ______ 6—37 6-3d C.M. Braden Nelson Finch $ $~ 56.00 29.12 85 JOINT ADMINISTRATION A motion was made by Director WARRANT REGISTER Braden Finch,duly seconded and carried approving for sig nature and payment Joint Adrnjnistrat ion Warrant Register covering the’following Voucher Demands; EMPLOYMENT OF MR. JAMES L.BEEBE TO SUPERVISE THE RE WRITING OF CONTRACTS 205 EXECUTIVE COM MITTEE MEETING OPERATING FUND WARRANT REGISTER No.2 7 Amount -5— r~ñ ,U Voucher Demand Number JA—175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 In Favor Of E.J.Marks and Adrian Marks C.Arthur Nisson,Jr. Pacific Telephone &Telegraph Co. Tiernan’s Office Equipment Co. Dennis Printers and Stationers City of Santa Ana Orange County St~rnp.Co. Ora Mae Merritt Bales Office Equipment Co. Davis Stationers $125.00 87.50 49.50 6.19 69.66 181.86 3 •11 8.10 18.11 5.07 41 554. A motion was made by Director Braden Finch,seconded by Director C.M.Nelson,and duly carried that County Sanitation District No.8 be requested to pay the sum of $900.00 f or services rendered bi,r the Joint Ad ministration Organization during the year 1950;and begin- fling on January 1,1951,the sum of $50.00 per month during the time said District is a member of the Joint Adrninistra-.. tion Organization,plus the cost of any special services rendered;said sum of $50.00 per month subject to review at the end of the year 1951. Upon motion made by Director Braden Finch,duly seconded and carried,the Chairman declared the meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.6 adjourned at 9:05 p.m. Chairman,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.6 Orange County,California Amount DISTRICT NO.8 JOINT ADMINISTR~~TION EXPENSES Attest: Secretary,Board of Directors County Sanit~tion District No,6 Orange County,California -6-