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Home My WebLink AboutDistrict 07 Minutes 1951-03-28MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNTY SANIT.~TION DISTRICT NO.7 OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA March 28,1951 at 8:00 p.m. Board of Supervisors’Room Court House Santa Ana,Californi& The Board of Directors of County Sanitat~ori 1)i~t~.’1o~No~~met in regular session, The joint meeting of the district boards was calle3.to order by Chairman Virgil H.Reed at 8:30 p.m. - Directors present:Vincent L.Humeston (Chairman) Willard Smith Heinz Kaiser Virgil H.Reed Directors Absent:None. Others present;Nelson M.Launer,Administra~ive Offic~ Nat H.Neff,Engineer E.J.Marks,Attorney Harry Ashton,Attorney Walter Chaffee,Attorney C.Arthur Nis son,Jr.,Attorney F.B.Owen,Costa Mesa Sanitary DiBtr~ Frederick Diokerman C.E.Bressler Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary MINUTES OF MEETING A motion was made,duly seconded and OF FEBRUARY 28,1951 carried approving the minutes of the meeting held on February 28,1951) as mailed out. JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE A motion was made,duly seconded and WARRANT REGISTEPL carried that the Joint Administrative Warrant Register be approved f or sig—. nature and payment of: —l — Warrant Demand. — N~.In Favor Of Amount JA-220 Gienn R.Harnmell $39.65 221 E.J.Marks and.Adviafl Marks 625.00 222 Davis Stationers 2.85 223 The Pacific Telephone &Telegraph Co.60.70 22~4~Ora Mae Merritt 10.80 225 Bales Office Equipment Co..5.59 226 City of Santa Ana 90.9 227 Dennis Printers and.Stationere 13.Li. 228 Western Printing Company 269.214~ $1,118.20 ADMINISTRATIVE A meeting was held in the Anaheim City Hall on 0F~ICER’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 final draft requesting Legislative action to amend the Health and Safety Code relative to representation on Sanitation Districts’Boards. The Attorneys’Committee,previously appointed.by the Executive Committee,had.prepared a draft of changes requested.~r by the various Orange County Sanitation Districts’representa tives. Mr.Launer called upon Mr.Walter B.Chaffee to report upon this meeting. Mr.Chaff ee reported: 1.The following men attended.the meeting: Mr.A.N.Rawn,General Manager of the Los Angeles County Sanitation Oistrict~ 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.Cbaffee 2.Mr.Rawn felt that the drart previously prepared by the Attorneys’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.Chaff ee led.a general discussion upon the effect the proposed.changes would.have on the Orange County Sanitation Diatrict~’Boards. —2— 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 ~OMMITTEE Committee,reported that the ~pecial 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 Ama (affiliated with Headman,Fer guson and.Carollo of ?hoenix)be employed.to modify the Bacon report and to design plans ~nd specifications for construction; and that Mr.Fred P.Bowlus be employed as a consultant to the ~anttation Districts 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 theh fees upon the American Society of Engineere~fee percentage curves.That these fee percentages are a sliding 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 courtt 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 was 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— triøts go on record as favoring an extension of’time for Chapter 20 Funds which would extend the time of’application one year to December 31,1952,the completion date to December 31,1954,and settlement of olaim~date to December 31,1955,and that Admiri— 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 Virgil H.Reed,seconded by Director Willard Smith and unanimously carried by the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.7 that Harrison~&Woolley, and Headman,F’erguson &Carollo,Con— suiting Engineers,be selected as engineers to study and make recommendations concerning the modifications of the Vinton W.Bacon Report and to design plans and prepare specifications for the construction 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 Board of Directors of County Sanitation District Number One;and That Fred D.Bowlus be employed as consultant 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 &Woolley ~nd Headman, Ferguson &Carollo,Consulting Engiheers,and Mr.Fred D.~owlus of action taken at this meeting. RESOLUTION NO.56 The following resolution was adopted DIRECTO2~S~MILEAGE by the Board of Directors of County FOR THE BUSINESS OF Sanitation District No.7: THE DISTRICT RESOLUTION NO.56 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NU~ER SEVEN, FIXING,ALLOWING AND AFFROVING MIlEAGE FOR MEMBERS OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEN TRAVELING ON BUSINESS OF T~DISTRICT. The Board of Directors of County Sanitation District Number Seven does hereby resolve as foJ.lows: SECTION I.That,when a member of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District Number Seven travels on the business of the District,such as attending meetings o~’the Executive Committee of the Joint Sanit:ition Districts or other such necessary travel,and such Director furnishes his ~n means of transportation,he shall receive mileage at the rate of ç.075 per mile for each mile traveled by him in transportation furn ished by him on such travel. SECTION II.If a Director travels on public transportation on such bu~ines~,he shall receive the actual cost of such transport~tiQn ~o him. RE:NEGOTIATING CONTRACT WITH HARRISON &~iTOOLLEY and HEADMAN,FERGUSON AND CAROLLO;AND CONTRACT WITH MR.FRE 1)D.B OWLU S -4-. The foregoing resolution was introduced by Director Virgil H. Reed who moved its adoption.Said motion was seconded by Director Willard Smith,and was carried by the following vote: AYES:Directors Virgil H.Reed,Willard Smith,Heinz Kaiser and Vincent L.Humeeton, NOES:None~ ABSENT:None. A motion was made by Director Willard Smith,seconded by Director Virgil :~. Reed,ar~d unanimously carried by mem— bera of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No,7 that the Operating Fund Warrant Register of District No. 7 be approved for signature and payment of: Warrant Demand NO.In Favor Of ______ Virgil H.Reed Willard Smith Heinz Kaiser Vinoent L.Humeeton C.Arthur Nisson,Jr. Vincent I.Humeston ______ Upon motion made by Director Willard Smith,duly seconded and carried,the Chairman declared the meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.7 adjourned at 9:20 p.m. OPERATING FUND WARRANT RECISTEB 7—30 3]. 32 33 3L~ 3.5 Amount ~36.05 3~.05 5.83 20 210..00 ) ~3e3.].3 C airman,~oa of Directors County Sanitation District No.7 Orange County,California ATTEST: -Th ~ i~ry,Boardf~irectors County Sanitation District No.7 Orange.County,California —.5 —