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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 02 Minutes 1951-10-03MINUTES OF RECONVENED SESSION BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.2 OP ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA October 3,1951 at 8:00 p.m. Board of SuDeiwisors’Room Court House Santa Ana,California Chairman Finch called the reconvened session of the District Boards to order at 8:10 ~.m. Directors tresent:William H.Hirstein (Chairman i~ro tern) Thomas A.~ad1n~ton Charles 5.Stevens Don B.Haibe.r Willis H.Warner Directors absent:Robert H.Boney Frank J.Schweitzer,Jr. Others present:Raymond R.Ribal,Chief Engineer and. General Manager 5.3.Marks,Attorney John A.Carollo J.A.Woolley I~.J.Harrison F.B.Owen Paul Brown Dr.Edward L.Russell E.E,Prisbie Carl J.Thornton Milford.W.Dahi Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary The roll was called.and the Secretaryre~orted a quorum present.- CHAIRMAN A motion was made by Director Warner PRO TEM duly seconded and carried,apDointing Director William H.Hirstein Chairman pro tern of the Board of District No.2 —1— 327 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~34L~~Harrison and Wooley,and ~5,000.00 Headman,Ferguson and Carollo CORR~)SPOND~1TCE The Secretary read.a letter from the County Auditor,Mr.L.H.?~ckel,relative to and recommending that the Joint AdmInistrative Fund be used as a revolving fuz~d for making contractural payments. A motion was made,duly seconded.and carried that this letter be received and filed. REC0F~MENDATIONS Chairman Finch reported.that in the OF TH ~]XECUTIVE absence of the Chairman of the Executive COMMITTEE Committee he had b~en requested to read a proposed resolution relative to payment toTrau.twein Bros.,and a motion relative to payment of ~5,OO0.OO to Harrison &Wool].ey and.Headman,Ferguson & Carollo. After a general discussion,the following Resolution was adopted: RESOLUTION NO.97 AUTHORIZING THE PAyMENT OF TRAUTWEIN BROS. FOR WORK PERFORMED ON THEIR CONTRACT FROM THE JOINT ADMINiSTRATIVE FUND AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO.88 On motion of Director Warner ,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 proDosed.outfall sewer, be paid from the Joint Administrative Fund of the County Sanitatior 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 exDenditu.res 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— 328 Sanitation Districts is hereby rescinded. AYES:Directors:Thomas J.Eadington Don B.Haiber Charles ~.Stevens Willis H.Warner William H.Hirstein NOES:None ABSENT:Directors:Robert H.Boney Prank J.Schweitzer,Jr. STATE OP CALIFORNIA) )69 COUNTY OP ORANGE ) I,ORA 1’iAE MERRITT,Secretary of the Board of Directors of Cou.nty Sanitation District No.2 of Orange County,California, hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the said Board 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. ~~~/~AA Secretary of the B(oard of Directors County Sanitation District No.2 of Orange County,California PAYME1\TT OF A motion was made by Director Eadington, HARRISON &duly seconded and carried,that ‘~OOLLEY~ET AL Payment of Harrison &Woolley and Headman,Ferguson &Carollo, aath’orized by Resolution No.96 of.the County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 1].of Orange County,shall be made from the Joint Administrative Fund,which fund shall be reimbursed as soo~i as funds from the sale of bonds of th.e above districts become available in accord with percentages heretofor established. RE:STATE BUREAU The Chairman introduced Dr.Edward L~ OF SANITARY Russell,County Health Officer.Dr.Russell ENGINEERING 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— 329 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 consulting engineers and.any of the Directors who care to confer with Mr.Reinke. APPROVAL O~’Mr.Ribal read.a telegram from Mr.Alan ~1ESTERN u~v:sTME1TT K.Browne,Vice Chairman of the Bank of BANKING COMMITTEE America in San Francisco,which stated that the Western Investment Banking Voluntary Credit RQstratnt Committee has approved.the sale of the Districts’ bonds for $S,308,000.OC. REPORT OP THE CHIEF The Chairman called.u~on the Chief Engineer ENGINEER AND C~ENERAL and.G’eneral Manager for his report to the MANAGER Directors. Mr.Ribal read.his written report to the Directors and stated that this report is on file in the office of the Secretary of the Districts’Boards. The Directors,consulting engineers and legal counsel held a full discussion upon the report read.by the Chief Engineer and. General Manager.Mr.Ribal reviewed his report and.with the use of maps,outlined the proDosed facilities set forth in the bond issue 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 “Bond Issue”plan nor the ~plan will be the one finally built.Instead,there will be additional modifications which it is hoped may embody the best features of both ‘olans. 3.To wait until all of these detail~are settled could. entail months of additional delay in getting the bonds sold. 4.To expedite the sale of bonds and get the design of the outfall under way,one of these Diane should be apDroved. 5.Mr.Ribal,Judge Marks,Mr.Harrison and.Mi’.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. -4- 6.The advisability of comDletion of the contract between the Districts and the consulting engineers was discussed. with the concu.rrcnce 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 rlan and the contract was favored as th~best method to avoid further misunder standings and confusion. A general discussion was held u~on the retort of the ~xecutive Committee. AiT1\T~XATIOiT TO Judge Marks led a general discussion uoo~ DISTRICT NO,3 the legal phases of the proposed annexatton to County Sanitation District No.3. Upon a motion made,duly seconded.and carried.,the Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at lO:~5 p.m. ~k/~ Chairman pro tem,:Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.2 Orange County,California ATTEST: ~ Secretary,Board o~Directors County Sanitation District No.2 Orange County,California 5.