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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 06 Minutes 1951-03-28~~1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.6 OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA March 2~,1951 at ~:OO p.m. Board of Supervisors’Room Court House Santa Ana,California The Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.6 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:C.M.Nelson (Chairman) Braden Finch Heinz Kaiser Directors absent:None Others present:Nelson M.Launer,Administrative Officer Nat H.Neff,Engineer E.J.M~rks,Attorney Harry Ashton,Attorney Walter B.Chaffee,Attorney C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.,Attorney F.13.Owen,Costa Mesa Sanitaty District Frederick Dickerman C.E.flressler Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary MINUTES OF MEETING A motion was made,duly seconded and OF 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 REGISTER carried that the Joint Administrative Warrant Register be approved for signature and payment of: —1— •The Attorneyst Committee,previously appointed by the Executive Committee,had prepared a draft of changes requested ~‘ by the various Orange County.Sanitation Districts’representa tives. Mr.Launer called upon Mr.Walter B.Chaffee to report upor. this meeting.- Mr.Chaf~ee reported: 1.The following men attended the meeting; Mr.A.M.Rawn,General Manager of the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Mr.Robert ~.Boney,Chairman of the Executive Committee Mr.Charles New~on,Director of District No.3 Mayor Charles Pearson,City of Anaheim Mr.Nelson II.Launer,Administrative Officer The Attorneys’Committee:Mr.Preston Turner Mr.0.Arthur Nisson,Jr. Mr.Walter B.Chaffee 2.Mr.Rawn felt that the draft previously prepared by the Attorneys1 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 and 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. 221 Warrant Demand -. No. JA—220 221 222 223 22L4’ 225 226 227 228 In Favor Of Glenn B.Hammell E.J.Marks and Adrian Marks Davis Statioriers The Pacific Telephone &Telegraph Co. Ora Mae Merritt Bales Office Equipment Co. City of Santa Aria Dennis Printers and Stationers Western Printing Company Amount $39.65 625.00 2.85 60.70 10.80 5.59 90.9 130Li~ 269.2L~~ 118.20 ADMINISTRATIVE A meeting was held in thc Anaheim City Hall on OFFICER’S REPORT March 22,1951 for the purpose of meeting with the representatives of the Los AngeleB County Sanitation Districts and to work out a final draft requesting Legislative action to amend the Health and Safety Code relative to representation on Sanitation Districts’Boards. —2— 222 Judge Marks reported that the hearing on the Petition for Writ of Mandate will be held March 30,1951 in the Court of Appeals at Fresno. EXECUTIVE Director Robert H.Boney,C~iairman of the Executive COMMITTEE 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 three days interviewing fourteen consulting engineering firms 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 ?hoentx)be employed to modify the Bacon report and to design plans arid specifications for construction; and.that Mr.Fred D.Bowlus be ~employed as a consultant to the Sanitation Districts on the ocean outfall.Also,that the Exec— utive Committee recommends that the Di~triot 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 theji.’ 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 expree~ed 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 Mar1~s reported that these two factors would be taken into consideration in the contracts and that termination clauscs would be provided to take care of an adverse court decision and non—extension of time on Chapter 20 Funds. ~HAPTER 20 A motion was made by Director Willis H.Warner,secon— i’UNDS ded by Director Robert H.Boney,and duly carried by the joint Boards,that Orange County Sanitation Dis tricts go on record as favoring an extension of time f or Chapter 20 Funds which would extend the time of application one year to December 31,1952,the completion date to December 31,1951+,and settlement of claims date to December ~l,1955,and that Admin istrative Officer and the Secretary be instructed to write our representative in the State Legislature Urging their support of this bill. —3— A motion was made by Director Braden Finch,seconded by Director Heinz Kaiser and unanimously carried by members of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.6 that Harrison &Woolley,and Headman, Ferguson &Carollo,be selected as engineers to study and make recommendations concerning niodifi— cations of the Vinton W.Bacon Reports and to design plans and prepare specifications for the construction of the additional now facilities to be constructed under said modified report. The Executive Committee is instructed to negotiate with said firm a contract for said services,except that the contract as to the mains of District No.6 leading down to the plant be left open for further discussion;and That Fred D.Bowlus be employed as consultatnt for the Sanitation Districts on the ocean outfall and a contract be negotiated with him. A motion was made,duly seconded and carried,that the Secretary be instructed to notify Harrison &VJoolley and Headman, Ferguson &Carollo and Mr.Fred D.Bowlus of action taken at this meeting. DIRECTORS’The following Resolution No.56 was L MILEAGE ~~HEN adopted by the Board of Directors of !TRkLVELING ON County Sanitation District No.6: BUSINESS FOR THE DISTRICT RESOLUTION NO.56 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NUMBER SIX, FIXING,ALLOWING AND APPROVING MILEAGE FOR ME~TBERS OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIHEN -TRAVELING ON BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT. The Board of Directors of County Sanitation District Number Six does hereby resolve as follows: SECTION I.That,when a member of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District Number Six travels on the business of said District,su.ch 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 transportation furnished by him on such travel. SECTION II.If a Director travels on public transportation on such business,he s~ia1l receive the actual cost of such transportation to him. RE:NEGOTIATING CONTRACT WITH HARRISON &WOOLLEY, AND HEADMAN,FERGUSON &CAROLLA;AND CONTRACT ~ITH FRED fl,BOWLUS 223 -4- The foregoing Resolution was introduced by Director l3raden Finch who moved its adoption.Said motion was seconded by Director Heinz Kaiser,and was carried by the following vote: AYES:Directors Braden Finch,Heinz Kaiser and C.M.Nelson NOES:None. ABSENT:None. A motion was made by Director Braden Finch,seconded by Director Heinz Kaiser and unanimously carried by members of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation 1~)istrict No.6 that the Operating Fund Warrant Register of District No. 6 be approved for signature and payment of: Warrant Demand ___________________ Amount *~ 34.95 56.00 131,25 103 75 7.20 Upon motion made by Director Heinz Kaiser,duly seconded and carried,the Chairman declared the meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.6 adjourned at 9:20 p.m. ~~oa~ofDirectoF~ County Sanitation District No.6 Orange County,California ATTEST: L~~ Secretary,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.6 Orange County,California 0PI~RATING FUND WARRANT REGIS TER No.In Favor Of 6—42 Heinz Kaiser 43 Braden Finch 4.4 C.lvi.Nelson 45 Francis H.Bulot 46 Harry Ashton 47 C.M.Nelson —5—