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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 01 Minutes 1951-10-03MINUTES OF RECONVENED SESSION BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNTY SAI’TITATION DISTRICT NO. OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA October 3,1951 at 8:00 o.m. Board of Supervisors’Room Court House Santa Ana,California Chairman Finch called the reconvened session of the District Boards to order at 8:10 r.m. Directors present:Courtney B.Chandler (Chairman) Willie H.Warner J.L.McBride Directors absent:None Others present:Raymond R.Ribal,Chief Engineer and General Manager E.3.Marks,Attorney John A.Carollo. J.A.Woo.lley K.J.Harrison F.B.Owen Paul Brown Dr.Edward L.Russell B.B.Frisbie Carl J.Thornton Milford N.Dahi Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary The roll was called aM the Secretary reported a quorum i,resent. —1— 31i3 JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE A motion was made by Director Mc Bride, WARRANT REGISTER duly seconded and carried,approving the Joint Administrative Warrant Register for signature and payment of: - Warrant Demand No.In Favor Of Amount JA_34L1.Harrison and Wooley,~nd ~5,000.00 Headman,Ferguson and Carollo CORRESPONDENCE The Secretary read a letter from the County Auditor,Mr.L.H.Eckel,relative to and recommending that the Joint Administrative Fund.be used.as a revolving fund for making contractural payments. A motion was made,duly seconded and carried that this letter be received and filed. RECOi~MENDATIONS Chairman Pinch reported that in the OP T1•I~~ECUTIVE absence of the Chairman of the Executive COMMITTEE Committee he had been requested to read. a proposed resolution relative to payment to Trautwein Bros.1 and.a motion relative to ~ayment of ~5,OOO.00 to Harrison &Woolley.and Headman,Ferguson & Carollo. After a general discussion,the following Resolution was adopted.: RESOLUTION NO.97 AUTHORIZING THE PAYMT~NT OF TRAUTWEIN BROS. FOR WORK PERFORMED ON THEIR CONTRACT FROM THE JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE FUND AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO’.88 On motion of Director McBride ,duly seconded and carried,the following Resolution was adopted. RESOLVED,That Trautwein Bros.,contractors,for the conduct of marine explorations on the line of the ~ro~,osed outfall sewer, be paid from the Joint Administrative Fund of the County Sanitatioi~ Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and.11 of Orange County in accord.— ance with the terms of their contract. FURTHER RESOLVED,That all ex~enditures paid out of the Joint Administrative Fund.as aforesaid,are to be repaid and replaced.in said fund.from the proceeds of the sale of bonds of said County Sanitation Districts when said monies b~come available in accord. with percentages heretofor established.. FURTHER RESOLVED,That Resolution No.88 of said County —2— Sanitation Districts is hereby rescinded. AYES:Directors:J.L.McBride Willis H.Warner Courtney R.Chandler NOES:None ABSENT None STATE OF CALIFORNIA) ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) I,ORA MAE MERRITT,Secretary of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.1 of Orange County,California, hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the said.~oard at a meeting,thereof held. on the 3rd day of October,1951. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand this 3rd day of October,1951. .~‘22/~~~1~4~t/~ Secretary of the Bo~rd of Directors County Sanitation District No.1 of Orange County,California PAYMENT OF A motion was made by Director McBri~~_, HARRISON &duly seconded and carried,that ~OOLLEY,ET AL Payment of Harrison &Woolley and }~eadman,Ferguson &Carollo, authorized by Resolution No.96 of the County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 of Orange County,shall be made from the Joint Administrative Fund,which fund.shall be reimbursed as soon as funds from the sale of bonds of tha above districts become available in accord with percentages heretofor established. RE:STATE BUREAU The Chairman introduced Dr.Edward L. OP SANITARY Russell,County Health Officer.Dr.Russell ENGINERING’stated that several conversations had been held,with Mr.Reinke,Chief of the State Bureau of Sanitary Engineering,and.that Mr~Reinke has indicated his desire to discuss certain phases of the Districts’problems; —3— 3.14.5 and.,as any plan will have to have the approval of the State Bureau.of Sanitary Engineering,Dr.Russell recommended that a time be set for a conference with Mr.Reinke,the Chief Engineer and.General Manager,the consu.ltirig engineers and.any of the Directors who care to confer with Mr.Reinke0 APPROVAL OF Mr.Ri’oal read.a telegram from Mr.Alan ~1ESTERN rNv:sTMEIIT K.Browne,Vice Chairman of the Bank of BANKING COMMITTEE America in San Francisco,which stated that the Western Investment Banking Voluntary Credit Restraint Committee has approved the sale of the Districts’ bonds for $8,308,000.00. - REPORT OP THE CHIEF The Chairman called upon the Chief Engineer ENGINEIR AND GENERAL and General Mana.~er for his report to the MANAGER Directors. Mr0 Ribal read his written report to the Directors and stated that this report is on file In the office of the Secretary of the Districts1 Boards. The Directors,coneultin~engineers and legal counsel h2ld a full discussion upon the report read.by the Chief Engineer and. General Manager.Mr.Ribal reviewed his report and.with the use of ‘naps,outlined the proi~osed facilities set forth in the bond. Issu.e plan and in the modification plan. REPORT OF THE Director Finch stated that in the absence EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of the Chairman of the Executive Committee, he had been requested to give the Directors a report on the discussions held on the afternoon prior to this meeting,and that they had.concurred in the following: 1.There Is no disagreement on the outfall. 2.The net result of all discussions appears to be that neither the U~ond Issue°plan nor the “Modified”plan will be the one finally built.Instead,there will be additional modifications which it Is hooed may embody the best features of both r)lans. 3.To wait until all of these details are settled could. entail months of additional delay in getting the bonds sold.. ~.To expedite the sale of bonds and get the desIgn of the outfall under way,one of these plans should.be approved. 5.Mr.Ribal,Judge Marks,Mr.Harrison and Mr.Woolley, together with any of the Directors who may care to join them,are requested to see the bond attorneys and secure advance approval of the plan that will be the quickest to proceed under, 3L~ 6.The advisability of completion of the contract between the Districts and the consulting engineers was discussed with the concurrence that this contract should be com pleted and the engineers to proceed with the work when the bonds are sold.as they are directed to with the term schedule of job payments. 7.Simultaneous action on the general plan and.the contract was favored as the best rn?thod to avoid.further misunder standings and confusion. A general discussion was held.upon the report of the Executive Committee. ANN~XATION TO Judge i4arks led a general discussion DISTRICT NO.3.upon the legal phases of the ~roposed annexation to County Sanitation District No.3. Upon a motion made,duly seconded and carried.,the Chairman declared.the meeting adjourned at lo:Li5 p,m. 4~z~1t~~~L4~& Chairman~~~Board of Directors County S’axxitation District No,1 Orange County,California ATTEST: Secretary,Board of (Directors County Sanitation District No.1 Orange County1 California —5-.