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Home My WebLink AboutDistrict 05 Minutes 1951-10-03~13 MINUTES OF RECONVE1~T~D SESSION BOARD OF DIRCTORS COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.5 OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA October 3,1951 at 8:00 o.m. Board of SuDervieors1 Room Court House Santa Ana,California Chairman Pinch called the reconvened session of the District Boards to order at 8:10 ~ Directors present:Braden Pinch (Chairman) L.L.Isbell Willis H,Warner Directors absent:None Others present:Raymond N.Ribal,Chief Engineer and General Manager E.J.Marks,Attorney John A.Carollo. J.A.Woolley K.J.Harrison F.B.Owen Paul Brown Dr.Edward L.’Russel3. B.B.Prisb~e Carl J.Thornton Milford.W.Dahi Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary The roll was ~a1led and the Secretary reported a quorum i,resent. —1-- 314 JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE A motion was made by Director Mc Bride, WARRANT RECISTER duly seconded and carried,approving the Joint Administrative Warrant Register for signature and payment of: Warrant Demand No.In Favor Of Amount JA—3~4~4 Harrison and Wooley,and ~5,000.00 Head.man,Ferguson and Carollo CORRF~SPONDE1TCE 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 fund for making contractural payments. A motion was made,duly seconded and carried that this letter be received and filed. RECOi•~MENDATIONS Chairman Finch reported that in the OF THI EXECUTIVE absence of the Chairman of the Executive COMMITTEE . Committee he had been requested to read a proposed resolution relative to payment to Trautwein Bros.,and a motion relative to Dayment of ~5,OOO.0O to Harrison &Woolley and Headman,Ferguson & Carollo. After a general discussion,the following Resolution was adopted: RESOLUTION NO.97 AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF TRAUTW~IN BROS. FOR WORK PERFORMED ON T}IEIR CONTRACT FROM THE~JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE FUND AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO.88 On motion of Director Warner ,duly seconded and carried,the following Re.solution 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 San.itatior 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— 315 Sanitation Distrlpts is hereby rescinded. AYES~Directors:L.L.Isbe].1 Willis H.Warner Brad.en Pinch NOES:None ABSENT:None STATE OF CALIFORNIA) )ss COUNTY OF ORA~TGE ) I,ORA MAE MERRITT,Secretary of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District.No.5 - 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 WHEREOF1 I have hereunto set my hand.this 3rd day of October,1951, ~ Secretary of the Board o Directors County Sanitation District No~3 of Orange County,California PAYMENT OP A motion was made by Director Warner HARRISON &duly seconded and.carried.,that ~OOLLEY,ET AL Payment of Harrison &Woolley and.Headman,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 salo of bonds of th3 above districts become available in accord with percentages heretofor establ~.shed, RE:STATE BUREAU The Chairman introduced Dr.Edward L. CF 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 Hr.Reinke has indicated his desire to discuss certain phases of the Districts’problems; —3-. and~as any plan will have to have the approval of the State Bureau.of Sanitary Engineerin~,Dr.Russell recommended that a time be set for a coz~ference with Nr.Reinke,the Chief Engineer and.General Manager,the consulting engineer’s and.any of the Directors who care to confer with Mr.Reinke, APPROVAL OF Mr.Ribal read a telegram from Mr.Alan ~1ESTERN INv:sTMEITT 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 ENGINE~R AND Gr~NERAL and.General 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 d.iscussion 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 OP 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 iDrior to this meeting,and that they had concurred in the following: 1.There 1~no disagreement on the outfall. 2.The net result of all discussions appears to be that neither the “Bond Issue~plan nor the “Modified”plan will be the one finally built.Instead,there will be additional modifications which it is hoped may embody the best features of both Dians. 3.To wait until all of these details 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 ~lans 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. I 11 31.7 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 corn— p].eted.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.Simu.ltaneou.s action on the general plan and.the contract was favored as the best method to avoid further misunder— standings and confusion, A general discussion was held.upon the report of the Executive Committee. ANNEXATION TO Judge i4arks led.a general discussion DISTRICT NO.3.upon th~legal phases of the proposed annexation to bounty Sanitation District No.3. Upon a motion made,duly seconded.and carried,the Chairman declared the meeting adjourned.at lo:L~5 p.m. Chai~rnan,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.5 Orange County,California ATTEST: c7~~./ Secretary,B6ard of Di/ectors County Sanitation District No.5 Orange County,California -5—