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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 11 Minutes 1951-03-2821~ MINUTES OF REGtJLAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.11 OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA March 28,195).at 8~OO p.m. Board of Supervisors’Room Court House Santa Ana,California The Board of Directors of County’Sanitation District No.11 met in regular seSsiOn. The Joint meeting of the District boards was called to order by Chairman Virgil H.Reed at 8:30 p.m. Directors present:Willis H.Warner (Chairman) Vernon E.Langenbeck Jack Greer Directors absent:None. Other present;Nelson M.Launer,Administrative Officer Nat H.Neff,Engineer E.J.Marks,Attorney Harry Aehton,Attorney Walter Chaffee,Attorney’ C.Arthur Nioson,Jr.,Attorney F.B.Owen,Costa Mesa Sanitary District Fredericlc ~iokerman 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 ~‘ebruary 28,1951 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— 215 Warrant * Demand _______ In Favor Of Amount JA—220 Glenn Ft.Hammell $39.6~ 221 E.J.Marks and Adrian 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 Aria 90,9 227 Dennis Printers and.Statj.oners 13.4 228 Western Printing Company 269,24 $1,118.20 ADMINISTRATIVE A meeting was held in thc AnaheimCity Hall on ‘OFFICER’S REPORT March 22,1951 for the purpose of meeting with the representatives of the Lo.e 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,previou8ly appointed by the Executive Committee,had prepared a draft of changes requested ~y by the various Orange County Sanitation Districts’repreaenta— tives. Mr.Launer called upon Mr.Walter B.Chaffee to report upon 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 H.Boney,Chairman of the Executive Committee Mr.Charles New~son~D~.reotor of District No.3 Mayor Charles Pearson,City of Anahe~rn Mr.Nelson N,Launer,Administrative Officer The Attorneys’Committee:Mr.Preston Turner Mr.C.Arthur Nisson,Jr. Mr.Walter B.Chaffee 2.Mr.Rawn felt that the draft 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 Districts’Boards, —2— ‘-~~ Judge Marks reported that the hearing on the Petition for Writ of Mandate will beheld March 30,1951 in the Court of Appeals at Fresrio. •~XECUTIVE Director Robert H.Boney,Chairman of the Executive JOMMITTEE 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 phoenix)be employed to modify the Bacon report and to desi~n plans and 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— uti.ve Committee recommends that the Dietr3.ot Boards instruct it to negotiate contracts with Harrison &Woolley and with Mr.Fred D.Bowlus. Director Warner reported that most of the f~.rms interviewed and the one selected by the Executive Committee,had based their fees upon the American So.ciety of Engineers’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 ‘~~Tork. Director Willard Smith expressed 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 Marks reported that these two factors would be taken into consideration in the contracts and that termination clausce 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— ruNDs ded by Director Robert H.Boney,and duly carried by the joint Boards,that Orange County Sanitation Die— tricts go on record as favoring an extension of time for Chapter 20 ~‘unds which would extend the time of application one year to December 31,1952,the completion date to December 31,19514’,and settlement of o1ai.m~date to December 31,1955,and that Admin— istrative Officer and the Secretary be instructed to write our representative in the State ~egislature urging their support of this bill. —3— A motion was made by Director Vernon E.Langenbeck,seconded by Director Jack Greer,and unanimously carried by the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.11 that Harrison &Woolley,and Headman, Ferguson &Carollo,Consulttrig 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 specii’ications 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 contrdct for said services and present such contract for approval and execution, after consultation with the Board of Directors of County Sani tation 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 &Wooiiey,and Headman,Ferguson &Carollo,Consulting Engineers and Mr.Fred D.Bowlus of action taken at this meeting. The following resolution was adopted by the Board of Directors of County Sani tation District No.11: RESOLUTION NO.56 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NU1~ER ELEVEN, FIXING,ALLOWING,AND APPROVING MILEAGE FOR ~MBERS.OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEN TRAVELING ON BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT. The Board of Directors of County Sanitation District Number Eleven does hereby resolve as follows: SECTION I.That,when a member of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District Number Eleven travels on the business of said District,such 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 ~.075 per mile for each mile traveled by him in transportation furnished by him on such travel. SECTION ~.If a Director travels on public transportation on such bu~.nçss,he shall receive the actual cost of such transportat~.op to him, RE:NEGOTL~TING CONTItACTS ~ITH HAi~U SON &WOOLLEY and HEADMAN,FERGUSON & CAROLLO;AND NEGOTIA TING CONTRACT WITH FRED D.F3OWLtJS RESOLUTION NO.56 DIRECTOr~.S’MILEAGE FOR BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT -4- 218 The foregoing resolution was 3.ntroduoed by Director Vernon E.Langenbeck who moved its adoption.Said.motion was seconded by Director Jack Greer and was carried by the following vote: AYES:Directors Vernon E.Langenbeck,Jack Greer,and Willis H. Warner. NOES:None. ABSENT:None. OPERATING FUND A motion was made by Director Vernon E. WARRANT REGISTER Langenbeck,seconded by Director Jack Greer and unanimously carried by members of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.11 that that Operating Fund Warrant Register of District No.11 be approved for signature and payment of: Warrant Demand No.In Favor Of Amount 11—2?Willis H.Warner $l6.1L~ 28 Vernon E.Langenbeck 60.50 29 Jack Greer 60.50 30 Willie H.Warner 10.50 ~ EMPLOYING AN A A motion was made by.Director Vernon E. AN APPRAISER Langenbeck,seconded by Director Jack Greer and uananimou~ly carried by members of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.11, that Harry A.Overmyer be and is hereby employed at the rate of $25.00 per day to make an appraisal of the value of personal property as set forth in paragraph ~and authorized in paz’a graph 10 of the Agreement for Purchase and Sale between the City of Santa Ana,et al,Sellers and County Sanitation District Number One of Orange County,•et al,buyers,which was executed February 28,1951.That said employment Is based on an ~-hour day. Upon motion made by Director Vernon E.Langenbeck,duly secon ded and carried,the Chairman declared the meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation Dietrict No.11 ad.journed.at 9:20 p.m. Chairman,~oa ~.of Directors ATTEST:County Sanitation District No.11 Orange County,California c~III~~ Secretary,Board of(Directors County Sanitation District No,11 Orange County,Calif oz’nia —5—