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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.7
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.7 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 Vincent L.Humeston (Chairman),
Virgil H.Reed,Willard Smith and Heinz
Kaiser,
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 Nisson,Jr.,Attorney
George Holyoke,City Engineer,Anaheim
F,B.Owen,Costa Mesa Sanitary District
K.J.Harrison
Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary
MINUTES OF JANUARY A motion was made,duly seconded and carried
24,1951 approving the minutes of the meeting held
on January 24,1951,as mailed out.
OPERATING FUND A motion was made by Director Virgil H.
WARRANT REGISTER Reed,seconded by Director Willard Smith
and unanimously carried approving the
Warrant Register for District No.7 Operating Fund for
signature and payment,covering:
Warrant
Demand
No~In Favor Of •Amount
7—29 C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.$59.50
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JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE A motion was made,duly seconded
WARRANT REGISTER and carried approving the Joint
Administrative Fund Warrant Register
for signature and payment,covering
Warrant
•Demand
No.In Favor Of
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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.4.7.65
210 Tiernan’s Office Equipment Co.1.04.
211 Ora Mae Merritt 6.30
212 City of Santa Ana 90.93
$52~.03
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 and 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 C01~ffV~ITTEE
ME STING
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 Execi1itive Con~mittee
appointed a sub-committee of 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 have an immediate
survey of the rights of way thro~.igh the State Highway,
Pacific ~1ectric Railway,State P.ark and Land Commission.
Amount
STATE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
MEETING
Director Robert H.Boney,Chairman
of the Executive Committee reported
as follows:
1.
2.
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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 engineer
ing firm to modify the Bacon reports for
each district.
(b)That the district boards request the
Executive Committee to make a unanimous
recommendation o.f a consulting engineer
ing firm t~be hired to design the works
under the modified Bacon reports covering
the treatment and ocean outfall facilities;-
and that the district boards will hire the
consulting engineering firm as unanimously
recommended by the Executive Committee.
A general discussion w~s held upon the recommendations made by
the Executive Committee.
SURVEY OF A motion was made by Director Willard Smith,
RIGHTS OF seconded by Director Virgil H.Reed and unan
WAY imously 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.OF THE A motion was made by Director Willard Smith
BACON REPORT seconded by Director Heinz Kaiser and unani.
mously carried that County Sanitation District
No.7 will employ the same engineering firm which is employed
by County SanitationDistricts Nos.1,2,3,5,6 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
treatment works;and that the engineering firm will be hired
immediately following the signing of the contracts.
METHOD OF HIRING A A motion was made by Director Willard Smith,
CONSULTING ENGINEER-seconded by Director Heinz Kaiser and unani
ING FIRM mously carried that the Executive Committee
be and is hereby authorized to make a
unanimous recommendation of a consulting
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engineering firm to be hired to design the works under the
modified Bacon report covering the treatment and ocean out
fall facilities and that the Board of Directors of County
Sanitation.District No.7 agrees to hire the same engineering
firm that is unanimously recommended by the members of the
Executive Committee of County Sanitation Districts No.1,2,
3,5,6,7 and 11.
MEETING OF THE Chairman Virgil H.Reed reported that the sub—
SUB&~COMMITTEE committee appointed by the Executive Committee
AND A COMI’TITTEE.and a committee of member cities of the sellers
OF MEMBER CITIES met on February 10,1951,at which time proposed
OF THE SELLERS schedules of installment 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 Districts Nos.2 and 3,and will accept the
installments as proposed by District No.7,Mr4 Lindman of O’Melveny
&Myers will meet witfr Messrs.Turner,Chaffee,Nisson,~~shton,Marks
and Launer on Saturday,February 17,1951 to complete the form of the
contract.
A general discussion was held upon procedure after the contrac~
are returned from Mr.Lindman,and the length of time necessary to
ratify the agreement by the city councils and the boards of the
sanitary districts.
A general discussion was held upon the advisability of holding
a special joint meeting of the districts’boards as soon as the
contract is ready to be presented to the Directors.It was agreed
that such a joint meeting should be called as soon as the contracts
are ready.
A motion was made by Director Willard Smith,duly seconded
and carried that th~e Chairman declare the meeting of County Sanitation
District No.7 Board of Directors adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
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Chairman,Board’of Directors
County Sanitation District No.7
Orange County,California
ATTEST:
Secretary,Board ~Of Directors
County Sanitation District No.7
Orange County,California
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