HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 02 Minutes 1951-02-14221
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.2
OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
February 14.,1951 at ~:OO p.m.
Board of Supervisors’Room
Court House
Santa Ana,California
The Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.2
met in regular session.
The joint meeting of the district boards was called to order
by Chairman Virgil H.Reed at ~:O5 p.m.
There were present:Directors Robert H.Boney (Chairman),
Hugh W.Warden,Don B.Haiber,Frank
J.Schweitzer,Jr.,Willard Smith,
Charles E.Stevens,William H.
Hirstein and Anton W.Wilson.
Absent:Directors Willis H.Warner and Ralph
J,McFadden.
Others present:Nelson N.Launer,Administrative Officer
NatH.Neff,Engineer
E.J.Marks,Attorney
Harry Ashton,Attorney
Walter Chaff ee,Attorney
C.i~rthur Nisson,Jr.,Attorney
George Holyoke,City Engineer -Anaheim
F.B.Owen,Costa Mesa Sanitary District
K.J.Marrison
Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary
MINUTES OF JANUARY A motion was made,duly seconded and
24,1951 MEETING carried approving the Minutes of the
Meeting of January 24,1951 Meeting,
as mailed out.
—1—
JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE~A motion was made,duly seconded
WARRANT RH~GISTER and carried approving the Joint
Administrative Fund Warrant Register
for signature and payment,covering
Warrant
Demand
No.In Favor Of
______
JA-206 E.J.Marks and Adrian Marks ~350.00
207 Dennis Printers and Stationers 2O.~3
2O~Bales Office Equipment Co.11.31
209 The Pacific Telephone &Telegraph Co.47,65
210 Tiernan’s Office Equipment Co..1.04
211 Ora Mae Merritt
212 City of Santa Ana 90.93
$528.06
Chairman Virgil H.Reed reported
that the meeting held by the State
Department of Public Health at
1:30 p.m,,February 14,1951,was
very well attended.by the attorneys,directors and engineers
of the sanitation districts,cities and sanitary districts,
and these representatives explained the problems encountered
and the proposed procedure.The Chapter 20 funds were
discussed arid the State limitations explained by the Health
Department’s auditor;and that these discussions seemed to
explain the progress to the members of the State Board of
Health who were present,
EXECUTIVE C0~ITTEE
ME~TING
Judge Marks presented a report to the Committee that
that the cities arid sanitary districts had requested that
the limited participation districts include in the Purchase
and Sale Agreement a schedule of installment payments and
dates such payments would be made for their respective
interests in facilities to be acquired.
After a general discussion,the Executive Committee
appointed a sub-committee or three to meet with a similar
committee of the sellers to discuss terms which would be
satisfactory to all.
A general discussion was held upon the work to be
done in the time now left to secure the Chapter 20 funds.
It was agreed that it is necessary to h~ve an immediate
survey of the rights of way through the State Highway,
Pacific ~lectric Railway,State P~rk and Land Commission.
Amount
STATE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
MEETING
Director Robert H,Boney,Chairman
of the Executive Committee reported
as follows:
1.
2.
-2.-
223
A motion was made,duly seconded and unanimously
carried that the Executive Committee recommend to the
district boards that they authorize this survey.
3.The Committee agreed that it is necessary to have
a modification of the Bacon report so that adequate
facilities can be built at the present day costs.The
Committee discussed methods of employing a consulting
engineering firm and unanimously agreed that the follow-.
ing recommendations be presented to the district boards
for consideration:
(a)That all districts hire the same engineering
firm to modify the Bacon reports for
each district.
(b)That the district boards request the
Executive Committee to make a unanimous
recommendation of a consulting engineer
ing firm to be hired to design the works
under the riodified Bacon reports cover
ing the treatment and ocean outfall
facilities;and that the district boards
will hire the consulting engineering firm
as unanimously recommended by the Execu
tive Committees
A general discussion was held upon the recommendations
made by the Executive Committee.
SURVEY OF A motion was made by Director William H.Hirstein,
RIGHTS OF seconded by Director Charles B.Stevens and duly
WAY carried that an immediate survey be made to acquire
the rights of way through the State Highway,Pacific
Electric Railway,State Park and Land Commission and that
this survey be made by Nat H.Neff,Temporary Engineer of
the Joint Administration Organization.
MODIFICATION A motion was made by Director William H.Hirstein,
OF THE BACON seconded b Director Charles B.Stevens and duly
REPORT carried that County Sanitation District No.2 will
employ the same engineering firm which is employed
by County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,3,5,6,7 and 11 to
modify the Bacon reports of each district so that the amount
of money voted on the bond issue will complete a satisfactory
sewage treatment works;and that the engineering firm will
be hired immediately following the signing of the contracts.
METHOD OF A motion was made by Director William H.Hirstein,
HIRING A seconded by Director Hugh W.Warden and duly
CONSULTING carried that the Executive Committee is hereby
ENGINEERING requested to make a unanimous recommendation of
FIRM a consulting engineering firm to be hired to design
-3-
224
the works under the modified Bacon report covering the
treatment and ocean outfall facilities and that the Board
of Directors of County Sanitation District No.2 agrees to
hire the same engineering firm that is unanimously recommen
ded.by the members of the ~xecutive Committee of County
Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,~5,6,7 and 11.
MEETING OF THE Chairman Virgil H8 Reed reported that the
SUB-C0M~ITTEE sub-committee appointed by the Executive
AND A CO]~’1MITTEE Committee and a committee of member cities
OF MEMBER CITIES of the sellers met on February 10,1951,
OF THE SELLERS at which time proposed schedules of instal
lment payments for Districts Nos.2 and,3
were set up for a 15-year period;and for District No.7
for a 30-year period.
Judge Marks reported that if the sellers will accept
equal annual payments for 15 years for Dist~icts Nos.2 and
3,and will accept the installments as proposed by District
No.7,Mr.Lindman of O’Melveny &Myers will meet with.
Messrs.Turner,Chaffee,Nisson,Ashton,Marks and Launer
on Saturday,February 17,1951 to complete the form of the
contract.
A general discussion was held upon procedure after the
contracts are returned from Mr.Lindman,and the length of time
necessary to ratify the agreements by the city councils and the
boards of the sanitary districts.
Director Mandy of District No.1 expressed the opinion
that a special joint meeting of the district boards should be held as
soon as the contracts are ready to be submitted to the district boards.
Upon motion made by Director Hugh W.Warden,duly seconded
and carried,the Chairman declared the meeting of the Board of
Directors of County Sanitation District No.2 adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
airman,Boar of Directors
Cou ty Sanitation District No.2
ATTEST:Orange County,California
~7 .~
~‘Y/~ze ~7’~
Secretary,‘Board ó~’Directors
County Sanitation District No.2
Orange County,California
-4-.