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MINUTES OF REGULk~R MEETING
BOAA~D OF DIRECTORS
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.~
OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
January 24,1951 at ~:OO p.m.
Board of Supervisors’Room
Court House
Santa Ana,California
The Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.
~met in regular session.
The joint meeting of the district boards was called to
order by Chairman Virgil H.Reed at ~:lO p.m.
There were present:Director Emerson B.Milnor (Chairman)
Director Harold E.i~dwards
Absent:Director Heinz Kaiser
Others present:
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Nelson M.Launer,Adxnthistrative Officer
Nat H.Neff,Engineer
E.J.Marks,Attorney
Harry Ashton,Attorney
C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.,Attorney
F.13.Owen,Costa Mesa Sanitary District
K.J.Harrison
Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary
MINUTES OF JANUARY A motion was made,duly second~d ~.nd
10.,1951 MEETING carried,approving the minutes of
January 10,.1951 meeting,as mailed out.
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ADMINISTRATIVE Mr.Nelson M.Launer,Administrative
OFFICER’S Officer,reported that the new
REPORT directory of County Sanita~qn Dist
rict Boards of Directors WQ~~b~
distributed at this meeting.
Mr.Launer called upon Mr.~.J,Marks for a le~a~.prpgre~s
report.
Judge Marks reported as follows:
1.All of the required information has been ~
to Mr.James L.Beebe,but the contracts haye’~
yet been returned by him.
2.Congressman Phillips has consented to ii~itrocWc~~
bill giving the cities the right to sell ~
ties built in part with WPA funds.It has
suggested to him that he present two bills,py~
for the joint Districts and another for Dis4~ict.s
Nos.5 and 6 and the City of Newport Beach.
3.A bill authorizing the permanent right of m~rniç~
palities to lease water and sewerage facilit~.es
has been introduced in the State Legislature and
was to have been passed this week;due to
early adjournment,it will probably go ove~~9
the next session.
A.general discussion was held upon various factor,s ça~sip~
the delay in preparing the final drafts of the contract~.
Director Willis H.Warner reported that while i~~
he had discussed the Chapter 20 funds with the State cpro~er~s
Office and several Senators.He reported that the ~:p~
these funds is:
1.Application has been made,reviewed and approve4
and funds of $553,96~allocated by the State f~~’
use in construction of the land and marine
sections of the ocean outfall.
2.This money will be paid only after the pro,jecj~I~s
been completed,the bills paid and statement rer~d~r~4,
which must be before the 31st of December,195?!
Construction must be started before December 3~
1951,which gives one ~year to complete the projeoj.
The completion time allowed In the origin~.er7
ing plans was two years.
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3.That there will be some bills before the
Legislature to provide time changes in the i~pt,
but there are two factors to keep in mind:
(a)Chapter 20 funds were set up to
alleviate unemployment;we are
now going into war production
with high employment.
(b)With the present State program of
economy,these funds may be
desired for other State purposes.
We may face a change,not of time
extension,but one diverting
unused funds to civil defense.
Director Warner expressed the opinion that it shc4 1~
determined now if the Sanitation Districts are going ~p b~~
to meet the time and other requirements for Chapter 2Q ~?uiid~.
If the Sanitation Districts are not going to be able to m~t
these requirements,the allocation should be returne4 to the
County so that application can be made for use of this rnpn~y
for other County purposes which are acceptable to the State.
Director Don B.Haiber suggested that a progr~n~~4r~n
up of actions to be taken after the contracts are sig~~~.
that a period of time be allocated to each action soth~Z ~
date schedule could be maintained in order to meet the ~‘equi~e.7-
ments of Chapter 20 funds.
At the request of Director Don B,Haiber,the ~
Officer reported upon the meeting of the i~xecutive C~mn~t~~t
which time the contracts were gone over in detail.~Qh p~4.n~
was presented to Mr.Beebe.That Mr.Beebe had request~d~fir
ñite information as to whether flowage was being taken ~rpn~
sources outside of the Districts and that a survey ~~c1~pf
the northern part of the County and a report given tq Mr.~eb~
last week.Mr.Launer stated that Mr.Beebe had ther~rq~t~d
further information on the finances of County Sanit~tiop Pi~
rict No.7,including funds on hand,percentages and an~p4nts
which would be due the cities,assessed valuations ~nd ~plepj~d
taxes.
A general discussion was held upon the possibility o~’i4pds
being advanced from the Federal Housing and Finance Agency wI~o
lend money for preliminary surveys and engineering work ip
projects of this kind —the money to be repaid withp~t ~nt~es1.
when the bonds are sold.Director Allen A.Mandy presse~the
opinion that exploration work and engineering work ~ho~14 not.he
started until the contracts are signed.
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Upon motion made by Director Harold ~.Edwards,duly
seconded and carried,the Chairman declared the meeting pf
County Sanitation District No,~Board of Directors adjourned at
~:35 p.m.
Chairman,~Boar ofDirectqrs
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County Sanitation District No.~
Orange County,Calif orn~,a
ATTEST:
Secretary,oard of Dil-ectors
County Sanitation strict No.8
Orange County,California
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