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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 02 Minutes 1951-03-28‘~y) MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.2 OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA March 2~,1951 at g: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 ~:3O p.m. Directors present:Robert H.Boney (Chairman) Hugh W.Warden Don B.Haiber Frank J.Schweitzer,Jr. Willard Smith Charles E.Stevens William H.Hirstein Anton ~J.Wilson Willis H.Warner Ralph J.McFadden Directors absent:None Others present:Nelson M.Launer,Administrative Officer Nat H.Neff,Engineer E.J.Marks,Attorney Harry Ashton,Attorney Walter Chaffee,Attorney C.Arthur Nissori,Jr. ,Attorney F.13.Owen,Costa Mesa.Sanitary District Frederick Dickerman C.E.Bressler Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary MINUTES OF MEETING OF A motion was made,duly seconded and FEBRUARY 2~,1951 carried,approving the minutes of the meeting held on February 2~,1951, as mailed out. JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE A motion was made,duly seconded and WARRANT REGIS’rER carried that the Joint Administrative Warrant Register he approved for signature and payment of: —1— 2L~O Warrant Demand Np.In Favor Of Amount JA—220 Glenn R.Hammell $39.65 221 E.J.Marks and Adrian Marks 625.00 222 Davis Stationers 2.85 223 The Pacific Telephone &Telegraph Co.60.70 22L4~Ora Mae Merritt 10.80 225 Bales Office Equipment Co.5.59 226 City of Santa Aria 90.9 227 Dennis Printers and Stationers l30Ll~ 228 Western Printing Company 269.2k ~i,ll8.2O ADMINISTRATIVE A meeting was held in th€~Anaheim City Hall on OFFICER’S REPORT March 22,1951 for the purpose of meeting with the representatives of the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts and to work out a i~ina1 draft requesting Legislative action to amend the Health arid Safety Code relative to representation on Sanitation Di.striote’Boards. The Attorneys’Conin~ittee,previously appointed by the Executive Committee,had prepared a draft of changes requested ~y by the various Orange County Sanitation Districts’representa tives. Mr.Launer called upon Mr.Walter B.Chaffee to report upon thi$meeting. Mr.Chaffee reported: 1.The following men attended the meeting: Mr.A.M.Rawn,General Manager of the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Mr.Robert H,Boney,Chairman of the Executive Committee Mr.Charles Newson,Director of District No.3 Mayor Charles Pearson,City of Anaheim Mr.Nelson N,Launer,Administrative Officer The Attorneys’Committee:Mr.Preston Turner Mr.C.Arthur Niseon,Jr. Mr.Walter B.Chaffee 2.Mr.Rawn felt that the draft previously prepared by the Attorney~~Committee had incorporated changes which fitted only Orange County Sanitation Districts.After discussions with Mr.Rawn,a final draft was worked out acceptable to representatives of both the Los Angeles County arid Orange County Sanitation Districts. Mr.Chaffee led a general discussion upon the effect the proposed changes would have on the Orange County Sanitation Districts’Boards. -2— 241 Judge Marks reported that the hearing on the Petition for Writ of Mandate will,be held March 30,195].in the Court of Appeals at Freeno. .~XECUTIVE Director Robert H.Boney,Chairman of the Executive JOMMITTEE Committee,reported that the Special Committee ap— REPORT pointed by the Executive Committee,consisting of Directors Willis H.Warner,Chairman,Virgil H.Reed, and Hugh W.Warden,had spent thx’ee days interviewing fourteen consulting engineering firma and analyzing the letters of appli.- cation.They reported back to the Executive Committee with the names of three engineering firms whom they believed to be the best qualified to do the work.After study and discussion,the Executive Committee unanimously recommends that the firm of Harrison &Woolley of Santa Ana.(affiliated with Headman,Fer guson and Carollo of Phoenix)be employed to modify the Bacon report and to design plans and.specifications for construction; and that Mr.Fred D.Bowlus be employed as a consultant to the Sanitation Distrtcts on the ocean outfall.Also,that the Exec— utive Committee recommends that the District Boards instruct it to negotiate contracts with Harrison &Woolley and with Mr.Fred D.Bowlus. Director Warner reported that most of the firms interviewed and the one selected by the Executive Committee,had based their fees upon the American Society of Engineers’fee percentage curves.That these fee percentages are a eliding scale and if one firm does the work for everything within the bond issue for the joint districts,the fee percentage will be lower than if districts individually contract phases of their work. Director Willard Smith expressed the opinion that the court’ decision on the limited participation litigation and the question of extension of time being granted to secure Chapter 20 Funds should be settled before contracts are negotiated. Judge Marks reported that these two factors would be taken into consideration in the contracts and that termination clauses would be provided to take care of an adverse court decision and non—extension of time on Chapter 20 Funds. ~HAPTER 20 A motion wa~made by Director Willis H.Warner,secon~• ~UNDS ded by Director Robert H.Boney,and duly carried by the joint Boards,that Orange County Sanitation Die— tricts go on record as favoring an extension of time for Chapter 20 Funds which would extend the time of appl~cation one year to December 31,1952,the completion date to December 31,1954,and settlement of claimG date to December 31,1955,and that Adinin~— istrative Officer and the Secretary be instructed to write oui~ representative in the State Legislature urging their support of this bill. —3— A motion was made by Director Ralph J.McFadden,seconded by Director Charles E.Stevens and unanimously carried by members of the Board of Directors of’County Sanitation District No.2 that Harrison &Woolley,and Headman,Ferguson &Carollo,Consulting Engineers,be selected as engineers to study and make recominen dations concerning modifications of the Vinton 1.Bacon Reports and to design plans and prepare specifications for the construct ion of the additional new facilities to be constructed under said modified report.The Executive Committee is instructed to negotiate with said firm a contract for said services and present such contract for approval and execution,after consultation with the B~rd of Directors of County Sanitation District Number One; and That Fred D.Bowlus be employed as consultant f or the Sani tation Districts on the ocean outfall arid a contract be negotiated with him. A motion was made,duly seconded and carried that the Secretary be instructed to notify’Harrison &Woolley,and Headrn~n,Ferguson & Carollo,Consulting Engineers and Mr.Fred D.Bowlus of action taken at this meeting. RESOLUTION NO.56 DIRECTORS’MILEAGE ~OR BU~INESS OF THE ThT C’TPT.)l (~rfl ji~LL iit~..L~JJ. A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NUMBER rj~jo FIXING,ALLOWING ~ND APPROVING MILEAGE FOR MEMBERS OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEN TRAVELLING ON BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT. The Board of Directors of County Sanitation District Number Two does hereby resolve as follows: SECTION I.That,when a member of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District Number Two travels on the business of said District,such as attending meetings of the Executive Committee of the Joint Sanitation Districts or other such necessary travel,and such Director furnishes his own means of transportation,he shall receive mileage at the rate of ~?.O75 per mile for each mile traveled by him in transportati)n furnished by him on such travel. SECT4ON II.If a Director travels on public trans portation on such business,he shall receive the actual cost of such transportation to him. RE:NEGOTIATING CONTRACTS WITH HARRISON &WOOLLEY, AND HEADMAN,FERGUSON &Ci~.RQT~LO;AND CONTRACT WITH Mi-~.FRED D.}3OYLUS 2L~2 The following resolution was adopted by the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.2: RESOLUTION NO,56 -4- AYES: NOES: The foregoing resolution was introduced by Director Willard Smith,who moved its adoption.Said motion was seconded by Director Rc~lph J.McFadden,and was carried by the following vote: Directors Willard Smith,Ralph J.McFadden,Hugh W. Warden,Don B.Haiber,Frank J.Schweitzer,Jr.,CharLes E.Stevens,Willis H.Warner,William H.Hirstein, Anton W.Wilson and Robert H.Boney. None. ABS’~NT:None. 2143 A motion was made by Director Don B. Haiber,seconded by Director Ralph J.McFadden,and unanimously carried by the members of the I3oard of Directors of County Sanitation District No.2 that the Operating Fund Warrant Register of District No.2 be approved for signature and payment of: Warrant Demand No.In Favor Of Robert H.Boriey Hugh W.Warden Frank J.Schweitzer,Jr. Don B.Haiber Ralph J.McFadden Willard Smith Charles E,Stevens Willis H.Warner William H.Hirstein Anton W.Wilson Walter B.Chaffee Robert H.Boney Miount $56.00 17.25 49.00 57.50 2~.75 22.70 65.~5 16.13 53.75 6~.55 43.75 7.20 ~486.43 Cha~rrYtan,,~oard of Directox~ Coun’ty Sanitation District ~‘o.-2 Orange County,California ~ OPERATING FUND WARRANT REGISTER 2-61 62 63 64 65 66 67 6~ 69 70 71 72 Upon motion made by Director Frank J.Schweitzer,duly seconded and carried,the Chairman declared the meeting of the Board of Directors of County ~anitation Uistrict No.2 adjourned at 9:20 p.m. ATTEST: Secretary,Board~f Directors County Sanitation District No. Orange County,Ca’ifornia 2