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MINUTES OP REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.7
OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
December 27,1950,at B:O0 p.m.
Board of Supervisors’Room
The Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.7
met in regular session.
The joint meeting of the district boards was called to order
by Chairman Virgil H.Reed at ~:1O p.m.
There were present:Directors Vincent L.Humeston
(Chairman),Virgil H.Reed,and
Willard Smith.
Absent:Director Irvin G.Gordon
Others present:Nelson N.Launer,Administrative
Off i cer
Nat H.Neff,Engineer
E.J.Marks,Attorney
C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.,Attorney
Harry Ashton,A.~ttorney
C.E.L3ressler
F.B.Owen,Costa Mesa Sanit~.u’y
District
K.J.Harrison
Heinz Kaiser
Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary
MINUTES OF DE-A motion was made,duly seconded
CEMBER 20,1950 and carried approving minutes of
SPECIAL MEETING the Joint meeting held on De
cember 20,1950,as mailed out.
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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—l~6 Dennis Printers and Stationers $~
1~7 Tiernan’s Office Equipment Co.1.14
F.R.Harwood,Postmaster
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30.00
$39.9’7
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 indicate 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 Di.rector submit a mileage
report to the Joint Administration Organization’s
office at the end of each quart?r 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,l94~.
The mileage forms distributed at this meeting
have been prepared for your convenience in sub-.
mitting mileage for the meetings held on December
~~l95O,and subsequent meetings to and includ
ing February 28,1951
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3,The proposed amendments to the Health and Safety
Code regarding reclamation of water,sewage,and
industrial waste which were sent to the Ditectors
on December22,1950,were prepared by the County
Counsel of Los Angeles County at the requeát of
the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts.
The Los An~e1~C~th~y S~nitatión 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.
1~.The Los Angeles County San1tat~on Districts have
also proposed an amendment to Section 4730 of
the Health and Safety Code which provides member
ship in the governing bodies of Sanitation Dis
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.
5o.The Los Ang~1es County Sanitation 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
ments proposed by the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
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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 hewill have to
charge for his services at the rate of 4~25.OO
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 the 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
~rarner recommended that Mr.E.J,Marks be requested to rewrite
the two main contracts and that Mr.Beebe be employed as a con
sultant in the rewriting.
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A motion was made by Director
Willard Smith,duly seconded
and unanimously carried by
District Board No.7 that Mr.
James L.Beebe of O’Melveny &
Myers be employed at the rate of ~25.OO per hour to super
vise the rewriting of the Use and Ultimate Purchase and
the Joint Construction,and Operation Agreements which are
being prepared by E.J.Marks and Adrian Marks.
At the request of Director
Robert I-I.Boney,the follow
ing directors agreed uponan
Executive Committee meeting to be held Friday evening,
December 29,1950,at 7:30 p.m.in the Conference Room,
County Sanitation Districts’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.II
Robert H.Boney,Chairman of the’Board,District No.2
Upon motion made by Director Willard Smith,duly seconded
and carried,the Chairman of the Board of Directors of District
No.7 declared the meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
Chairman,Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No.7
Orange County,California
EMPLOYMENT ~‘MR.
JAMES L.BEEBE TO
SUPERVISE THE RE
WRITING OF CONTRACTS
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EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE P’EET~NG
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Attest:
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Secretary,’Board(of Directors
County Sanitation District No.7
Orange County,California
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