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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Adrninist~ative Officer Nelson M.Launer discussed the items
covered in his report to the Directors dated June 23,1950.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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AYES:Directors Willard L.Smith,Virgil H.Reed,and Vincent L.
Hume ston.
NOES:None.
ABSENT:Director Irvin G.Gordon.
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The Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 9:25 P.M.
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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
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