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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 07 Minutes 1950-06-281 ~ .‘~~.U MINUTES OF MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.7 OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA June 2~,1950 at ~:OO P.M. Board of Supervisors Room The Board of Directors met in regular session. There were present:Directors Vincent L.Humeston (Chairman), Willard Smith,and Virgil H.Reed. Absent:Director Irvin G.Gordon. The joint meeting of the district boards was called to order by Chairman Virgil I-I.Reed at ~:O5 P.M. A itiotion was made,duly seconded and carried,to approve the minutes of April 26,1950,as mailed out. The Secretary reported that a quorum was not present at the re gular meetin~of the board to have been held on May 10,1950,May 24, 1950,and June 14,1950,only the Secretary being present. RE:APPROVAL OF A motion was made,duly seconded and unanimously WARRANT REGISTER carried by board members present,the Joint Admin istrative Fund Warrant Register covering Voucher Demands as follows was approved for signature and payment: Voucher Demand No ___________ Amount JA—~1 $217.74 93.36 632.50 ~90.93 56.60 24.00 7.04 4.12 30.00 90 12.92 91 22.10 92 50.00 93 9.12 Total 4~l1250.LJ In Favor Of Bales Office Equipment Company Tiernan’s Office Equipment E.J.Marks and Adrian Marks City of Santa Ana The Pacific Telephone &Telegraph Co. Andy Rasmussen Orange County Blueprint Shop State of California,Printing Division Postmaster,U.S.Post Office Orange County Blueprint Shop Dennis Printers and Stationers Hammes Decorating Company The Blind Men ~t.-- S - -1- RE:APPROVAL OF A motion was made,duly seconded and WARRANT REGISTER unanimuously carried by board members present,the Joint Administrative Fund Warrant Register covering the following Voucher Demands was approved for signature and payment: Voucher Demand No JA-61 62 63 64. 65 66 67 6~ 69 70 71 72 73 74 In Favor Of Orange County Stamp Company The Pacific Telephone &Telegraph Co. City of Santa Ana Orange County Blueprint Shop Hasty Delivery &Trucking Service McFadden Dale Hardware Co. Dennis Printers and Stationers Tiernan?s Office Equipment E.J.Marks and Adrian Marks Ora-Mae Merritt Santa Ana Typewriter Co. Orange County Blueprint Shop Donald E.Jones,Appraiser Tiernan’s Office Equipment 15.55 • 90.93 32.91 5.15 3.11 157.65 76.50 675.00 3.~3 24.~4. 16.05 350.00 751.19 2,283.53 RE:APPROVAL OF A motion was made,duly seconded and 0PER~TING FUND unanimously carried by all board members present,the Operating Fund Warrant Register covering,the following Voucher Demands was approved for signature and payment: Voucher Demand No 7-13 7-14 7-15 Vincent L.Humeston Willard Smith Virgil H.Reed Amount 42.40 11.35 20.30 Total ~74.05 The Secretary read a letter from the City of Santa Ana in regard to awarding of contracts by the Joint Outfall Sewer for new digesters. Letter accepted and filed. .A_.I~ -~_I•~ Amount **** Total ~‘ In Favor Of **** -2— ~.Li ~. Adrninist~ative Officer Nelson M.Launer discussed the items covered in his report to the Directors dated June 23,1950. ~.5L. ‘I’~$~ RE:AMPLIFICATION OF A On motion of Director Smith,duly MOTION I~ADE ~ND CARRIED sedonded and carried,the following ON JANUARY 31,1950,EM-Resolution No.9,was adopted: PLOYING E.J.MARKS AND ADRI~LN MARKS,ATTORNEYS That the motion made and carried on January 31,1950, employing E.J.Marks and Adrian Marks as attorneys to perform certain legal services for County Sanitation Districts Numbered One,Two,Three,Five,Six,Seven and Eleven be amplified and explained as follows: That said employment be on a tempordry basis at the rate od $75.00 per day for a six-hour day,or if working less than one such day,at the rate of ~sl2.50 per hour,the maximum com pensation for any one day not to exceed the sum of ~75.OO,re gardless of the number of hours worked,and that they be paid compensation at the same rate for legal services perofmed other than in dr~~~wing contracts. AYES:Directors Willard Smith,Virgil I-I.Reed,and Vincent L. Hurneston. NOES:None. ABSENT:Director Irvin G.Gordon. **** RE:ORGANIZATION AND On motion of Director Smith,duly MAI1~TENANCE OF A CENTRAL-seconded and carried,the following IZED JOINT ADI~IINISTRATIVE Resolution No.10 was adopted: ORGANIZATION RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN,DECLARING THAT IT IS FOR THE INTEREST AND ADVANTAGE OF SAID DISTRICT AND OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS ~UI~ERS ONE,TWO,THRE~, FIVE,SIX AND ELEVEN TO ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN A CENTRAL IZED AND JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION FOR THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF ~AFFAIRS OF EACH OF SAID DISTRICTS,AND THE CONSTRUCTION,SUPERVISION,OPERATION i~ND MAINTENANCE OF EACH OF SAID DISTRICTS,AND FOR.EMPLOY M:NT OF THE SAME ENGINEER,SURVEYORS,COUNSEL ~~ND OTHER PERSONS NEEDED TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF SAID COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS. —3— SECTION I.It is found and declared by the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District Number Seven of Orange County that it is for the interest and advantage of said County Sanitation Districts Numbers One,Two,Three, Five,Six,and Eleven to organize and maintain a central and joint administrative organization to care for the general administration of the joint affairs of each of said County Sanitation Districts,and to care for the construction, supervision,operation and maintenance of the joint work of each of said County Sanitation Districts,and,for that pur pose,all o said seven County Sanitation Districts agree to employ the same engineer,surveyor,counsel and other persons needed to carry out the joint purposes of said seven County Sanitation Districts. SECTION II.Nothing herein contained and no agreement :; shall prohibit any of said County Sanitation Districts from employing its own Engineer or Counsel to advise it in con nection with its interest in the performance of the duties and obligations hereinbefore specified. AYES:Director Willard Smith,Virgil H.Reed,and Vincent L.Humeston. NOES:None. 4BSENT:Director Irvin G.Gordon. **** RE:EMPLOYMENT OF AND On motion of Director Smith, COMPENSATION FOR MEMBERS duly seconded and carried,the OF A SURVEY PARTY following Resolution No.5 was adopted: WHEREAS it is necessary to have performed at an early date preliminary surveys on the proposed new site for the new sewage treatment plant to be located north of U.S.High way Number 101 and west of the Santa Ana River and also the trunk sewers proposed to be constructed on Bushard Street and on Ellis Avenue and also the land section of the proposed Ocean Outfall sewer,and ~THEREAS it is necessary to hire personnel to perform said work and to fix the maximum compensation to be paid to employees performing said services, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED: Section 1.That the temporary engineer of the Joint Ad ministrative Organization is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be made said preliminary surveys hereinbef ore referred to,to establish precise bench marks and to make permanent records of said work to be performed. -4- .L.J Section 2.That said temporary engineer is authorized and directed to employ surveying parties and draftsmen to work under his direction arid supervision to make said surveys,es tablish said precise bench marks and make permanent records there of for the use of the Joint Administrative Organization of County Sanitation Districts Numbers 1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 and for their joint benefit. Section 3.That the classification of the employees and the maximum rate of pay for each of said classifications is fixed as follows: CLASSIFICATION MAXIM~JM HOURLY RATE Chief of Party ~2.50 Transitman 2.00 Levelman 1.75 Chainman 1.50 Rodman 1.25 Survey Aid 1.00 Draftsman,Senior 2.50 Draftsman,Junior 2.00 Draftsman,Tracer 1.50 Section 4.If private survey parties be employed to do and perform all or any part of said work the classification and maximum rate of pay for each of such classifications for the re spective parties is hereby fixed as follows: 2-man Party (Level Party)$5.00 per hour 3-man Party (Cross-section Party)7.50 per hour 4-man Party (Transit Party)10.00 per hour Said maximum rate of pay for parties shall include salaries of the men on each party,their transportation to and from work,the equipment used and insurance which shall be furnished by them but shall not include the compensation for the services of a chief of party. Section 5.The cost of performing said services and of doing said work shall be prorated among and paid by County Sani tation Districts Numbers 1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 as the proposed interests in the new construction works or parts thereof to be constructed is set forth in a contract entitled “Costruction and Operations Agreement”as now written,but which has not yet been executed,and in the reports of Vinton W.Bacon. AYES:Directors Willard Smith,Virgil H.Reed,and Vincent L. Humeston. NOES:None. ABSENT:Director Irvin G.Gordon. **** Administrative Officer Nelson M.Launer recommended that the services of Mr.Nat H.Neff,Engineer for the joint County Sanitation Districts’joint Administrative organization,be loaned to the Joint Outfall Sewer organization on a part-time temporary basis and that —5— during such period the rate of monthly compensation paid by the County Sanitation Districts to Mr.Nat H.Neff be reduced to ~l5O.OO per month and upon the ter’j:ination of the temporary loan of services Mr.Neff shall return to his present rate of monthly compensation.By so doing it will amount to a ~4OO.O0 per month saving to the Sanitation Districts for approximately three to four months. **** A motion was made,duly seconded and carried,approving the loan of the services of Mr.Nat H.Neff,~ngineer for the joint County Sanitation Districts,to the Joint Outfall Sewer organization on a temporary part time basis,effective on July 1, 1950.That during the period of such loan of services the ~nonthly rate of compensation of Mr.Neff to be paid by the joint County Sanitation Districts shall be reduced from ~55O.0O per month to ~l5O.OO per month for the period of such ter~iporary part-time loan and that upon the termination of such part-time services with the Joint Outfall Sewer organization,Mr.Neff shall return to a full- time status with the joint County Sanitation Districts at his present rate of ~550.0O per month. .A~~I. _.-~-~•,_ Attorney E.J.Marks discussed the proposed Sale and Purchase Agreement of Section I of the Joint Outfall Sewer and the proposed Joint Construction and Operation Agreement as revised.District Board No.6 offered a proposed further revision to the Joint Con struction and Operation Agreement which is to be mimeographed and mailed to the Directors of all,District Boards for study. ~-~. -~ RE:EMPLOYMENT OF~On motion of Director Smith, C.ARTHUR NISSON~’ATTORNEY duly seconded and c~~rried,the following Aesolution No.17 was adopted: WHEREAS,Sanitation District No.7,of the County of Orange,State of California,is negotiating with certain other Sanitation Districts,Sanitary Districts and Munici palities in connection with the County-wide sanitation plan and in negotiating purchase agreements and joint construction and operation agreements;and WHEREAS,said Sanitation District No.7 is in need of the services of an attorney to advise it in connection with negotia tions and execution of said agreements and contracts and in connection with other matters that may arise fror1a time to time;and —6- 155 WHEREAS,it is for the best interests of said Sani tation District No.7 that an attorney be employed; NOW TF~REFORE,BE i’r RESOLVED that Sanitation District No.7 employ on a temporary basis C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.,Attorney at Law,to represent said Sanitation District in all matters in con nection with its negotiation of Purchase Agreements and Joint Construction and Operation Agreements,and other matters that may arise from time to time,at an hourly rate of ~7.OO per hour for the time actually spent by said attorney in services to said Sanitation District.That said temporary employment is to be based on an ~hour day,the maximum compensation for any one day not to exceed the sum of ~56.OO regardless of the number of hours worked.Such compensation to be paid out of the funds of District No.7 upon demands presented by such attorney. AYES:Directors Willard Smith,Virgil H.Reed,and Vincent L. Humeston. NOES:None. ABSENT:Director Irvin G.Gordon. -r RE:EIFLOYMENT OF On motion of Director Smith,duly J.L.MC BRIDE,ENGINEER seconded and carried,the following Resolution No.lE~was adopted: ~JJHEREAS,Sanitation District No.7,of the County of Orange,State of California,is negotiating with certain Sanitation Districts,Sanitary Districts and Municipalities in connection with the county wide sanitation plan and in negotiating purchase agreements and joint construction and operation agreements;and WHEREAS,said Sanitation District No.7 is in need of the services of an engineer to represent it in various joint meetings and to consult with and advise the officers of this district in connection with desigi~ing and construction of its facilities;and WHEREAS,it is for the best interests of said Sanitation District No.7 that an engineer be employed; NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that Sanitation District No.7 employ on a temporary basis,J.L.McBride,Engineer,to repre sent said District in various joint meetings of the engineers of said districts and municipalities and to consult with and advise the officers of this district in connection with the designing and construction of its facilities,and other matters that may arise from time to time,upon an hourly basis,at the rate of ~3.OO per hour for the time actually spent by said engineer in service to said Sanitation District.That said temporary employment is to be based on an ~hour day,the -7— maximum compensation for any one day not to exceed the sum of ~24.OO regardless of the number of hours worked.Such corn pensation to be paid out of the funds for District No.7 upon demands presented by such engineer. *.~--,-‘~- -I’~ AYES:Directors Willard L.Smith,Virgil H.Reed,and Vincent L. Hume ston. NOES:None. ABSENT:Director Irvin G.Gordon. ~c *** The Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 9:25 P.M. 4~44&iG 4~v Chairman,B a d of irectors County Sanitation District No.7 Orange County,California ATTEST: aniel H.elson Secretary,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.7 -a-