HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1950-12-27CONDENSED MINUTES
OF THE JOINT NEETING OF
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS
OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
December 27,1950,at 8:00 p.m.
Board of Supervisors’Room -Court House
Santa Aria,California
ROLL CALL
DISTRICT NO.1
Present:Directors Virgil H.Reed (Chairman),
C.M.Featherly,and Allen A.Mandy.
Absent:None.
DISTRICT NO.2
Present:Directors Robert H.Boney (Chairman),
Don B.Haiber,Ralph J.McFadden,
Charles E.Stevens,Willis H.Warner,
Anton W.Wilson,and Willard Smith.
Absent:Directors Hugh W.Warden,Frank J.
Schweitzer,,Jr.,and William H.Hirstein.
DISTRICT NO.3
Present:Directors Ralph J.McFadden (Chairman
pro tern),Willis H.Warner,A.C.
Earley,C.R.Miller,Charles Newsoni,
and Joseph Webber.
Absent:Director Hugh W.Warden (Chairman).
DISTRICT NO.5
Present:Directors Braden Finch (Chairman)and
Ross Greeley.
Absent:Director Irvin G.Gordon.
DISTRICT NO.6
Present:Directors C.M.Nelson (Chairman)and
Braden Finch.
Absent:Director Irvin G.Gordon.
DISTRICT NO.7
Present:Directors Vincent L.Hwneston (Chair
man),Virgil H.Reed,and Willard Smith.
Absent:Director Irvin G.Gordon.
DISTRICT NO.8 NO QUORUM
Present:Director Emerson B.Milnor (Chairman).
Absent:Directors Irvin G.Gordon and H~trold
E.Edwards.
DISTRICT NO.11
Present:Directors Willis H.Warner (Chairman),
Vernon E.Langenbeck,and Jack Greer.
Absent:None.
OTHERS PRESENT:Nelson M.Launer,Administrative Officer;
Nat H.Neff,Engineer;E.J.Marks,
Attorney;Walter Chaffee,Attorney;
C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.,Attorney;Harry
Ashton,Attorney;C.E.Bressler;
F.B.Owen,Costa Mesa Sanitary Dis
trict;K.J,Harrison;Heinz Kaiser;
and Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary.
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Chairman Reed called the joint meeting to order at 8:10 p.m.
The roll was called and all District Boards except District No.
8 were found to have a quorum present.
A motion was made,duly seconded and carried by Board members
present of County Sanitation District No.3,appointing Director
Ralph J.McFadden Chairman pro tern.
A motion was made,duly seconded and carried by District Boards
Nos.1,2,3,5,and 11 approving minutes of the Joint meeting
held on December 13,1950,as mailed out.
A~PROV~L OF JOINT District Boards Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and
ADMINISTRATIVE 11 adopted a motion to approve for signa
WAi~R~NT REG1STh’F~ture and payment the following Joint ~tdiuin
istrative Voucher Demands:
Voucher
Demand
No.In Favor Of Amount
JA—186 Dennis Printers and Stationers ~
l~7 Tiernan’s Office Equipment Co.1.14
188 F.R.Harwood,Postmaster 30.00
~39.97
Nelson M.Launer,Administrative Officer,reported ~tS 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 Warrant Demands for Directors’
mileage allowances under a mileage report filed by the
Directors some two years ago.He suggests thdt each
Director submit a mileage report to the Joint ~dminis
trative 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 27,1948.
The mileage forms distributed at this meeting have been
prepared for your convenience in submitting mileage
for the meetings held on December 13,1950,and subse
quent meetings to and including February 28,1951
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 Sanita-.
tion 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 corrections or revisions which you believe
would be more suitable for Orange County so that such
proposed corrections or revisions can be presented at
the regular session of the Legislature.
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4.The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts have also
proposed an amendment to Section 4730 of the Health and
Safety Code which provides membership in the governing
bodies of Sanitation Districts.This proposed amend—
merit 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 amendments be submitted to our office
as soon as possible 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 pre
sented to the Legislature during the month of February.
5.The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
called our attention to the fact that they had exper
ienced considerable delays by not having immediate pos
session clause for rights of way,easements,and other
property necessary to start the work.It would be well
to bear this in mind and to forestal].any similar delay
here.
Mr.E.J.Marks led an informal discussion on the amendments
proposed by the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts 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 con
tracts;•there are some provisions which have been re
ferred to the bond attorneys.Mr.Turner saw Mr.Beebe
of OtMelveny &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.OO per hour.Mr.Marks strongly recommended that
Mr.Beebe be engaged to rewrite the contracts or to
supervise the rewriting of them and thdt a motion be
adopted at t~is 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.That the Executive Committee meet as soon as possible
to consider the proposed revisions of the two main
contracts.
A general discussion was held in which Directors Mandy and
Warner 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,seconded and duly
carried by District Boards Nos.1,2,
3,5,6,and 7 that Mr.James L.Beebe
of O’Melveny &Myers be employed at
the rate of $25.00 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,
A motion was made by Director
Langenbeck,seconded by Director
Greer,and duly carried by the Board of Directors of County
Sanitation District No.11 that Fir.James L.Beebe of
O’Melveny &Myers be empFoyed at the rate of ~25.00 per hour
to supervise the rewriting of the Use dnd Ultimate Purchase
and the Joint Construction and Operation Agreements which are
being prepared by E.J.Marks and Adrian Marks,but that the
total fee for such supervision shall not exceed the sum of
~l,5OO.0O.
At the request of Director Robert H.
Boney,the following Directors agreed
upon an Executive Committee meeting to
be held Friday evening,December 29,1950,at 7~3O p.m.in
the Conference Room,County Sanitation Districts’Office,
1104 West Eighth Street,Santa Ana,California:
Virgil Ft.Reed,Chairman of the Board,District No.1
Ralph J.cFadden,Ch~4rman pro tern of the Bodrd,Dist.
Braden Finch,Chairman of the Board,District No.5
C.Fi.Nelson,Chairman of the Board,District No.6
Vincent L.Hurneston,Chairman of the Board,District No.
Emerson 13.Milnor,Chairman of the Board,District No.8
~i1lis H.Warner,Chairman of the Board,District No.11
Robert H.Boney,Chairman of the Board,District No.2
Upon motion made,duly seconded and carried,County Sanitation
Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,and 11 declared the meeting adjourned
at 8:55 p.m.
A motion was made by Director Braden
Finch,duly seconded and carried,ap
proving for signature and payment
District No.6 ;Varr~nt Register cover
ing the following Voucher Demands:
Voucher
Demand
Number In Favor Of
______
6—37
6-38
C.N.Nelson
Braden Finch
$56.00
29.12
$85.12
A motion was made by Director Braden
Finch,duly seconded and carried,ap
proving the minutes of the meeting
1950,as mailed out.
A motion was made by Director Braden
Finch,duly seconded and carried ap
proving for signature and payment
Warrant Register covering the following
EMPLO’fl~NT OF MR.
J~1~S L.BEEBE TO
SUPERVISE THE RE
WRITING OF CONTRACTS
EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE ?~ETING
No.2
7
DISTR.ICT NO.6
OPER~TI1.G FUND
WAtRRANT i~EGISTEP.
Amount
MINUTES OF ~ETING
NOVEMBER 22,1950
held on November 22,
JOINT ADMIFISTRATION
~ARRANT DEMAND REGISTER
Joint Administration
Voucher demands:
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Voucher
Demand
Number In Favor Of Amount
JA—175 E.J.Marks and Adrian Marks $125.00
176 C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.87.50
177 Pacific Telephone &Telegraph Co.49.50
178 Tiernan’s Office Equipment Co.6.19
179 Dennis Printers and Stationers 69.66
180 City of Santa Ana 181.86
181 Orange County Stamp Co.3.11
182 Ora Mae Merritt 8.10
183 Bales Office Equipment Co.18.11
184 Davis Stationers 5.07
$554.10
DISTRICT NO.8 JOINT A motion was made by Director Draden
ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES Finch,seconded by Director C.M.
Nelson,and duly carried that County
Sanitation District No.8 be requested to pay the sum of
~900.0O for services rendered by the Joint Administration
Organization during the year 1950;and beginning on January
1,1951,the sum of $50.00 per month during the time said
District is a member of the Joint Administration Organiza
tion,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.
DI.JTRICT NO.7 A motion was made by Director Smith,MINUTES OF duly seconded and carried approving
DECEMBER 20,1950 minutes of Special Meeting held on
Decemb~r 20,1950,as mailed out.
Upon motion made by Director Reed,duly seconded and
carried,the Chairman declared the meeting of County Sanita
tion District Board No.7 adjourn?d at 9:05 p.m.
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Secretary
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