HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1951-07-11CONDENSED MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS
ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
July II,1951 at 8:00 p.m.
Board of Supervisors’Room,Court House
Santa Ana,California
ROLL C4LL
DISTRICT NO.]
Directors present:C.M.Feather].y (Chairman pro tern)and J.L.Mclh’ide.
Directors absent:Courtney R.Chandler (Chairman).
DISTRICT NO.2
Directors present:Robert H.Boney (Chairman),Hugh W.Warden,Don B.
Haiber,Willard Smith,Charles E.Stevens,William H.
Hirstein,Anton W.Wilson,Willis H.Warner,Ralph J.
McFadden and Frank J.Schweitzer,Jr.
Directors absent:None.
DISTRICT NO.3
Directors present:Hugh W.Warden (Ghairman),Charles Newson,Ralph J.
McFadden,Willis H.Warner,C.R.Miller,Joseph Webbor
and A.C.Earloy.
Directors absent:None,
DISTRICT NO.5
Directors present:Braden Finch (Chairman),Ross Greoloy and Heinz Kaiser.
Directors absent:None.
DISTRICT NO.6
Diroctors present:C.M.Nelson (Chairman),Bradon Finch and Heinz Kaiser.
Directors absent:None.
DISTRICT NO.7
Directors present:Vincent L.Humeston (Chairman),Willard Smith,J.L.
McBride and Heinz Kaiser.
Directors absent:None.
DISTRICT NO.8
Directors present:Heinz Kaiser (Chairman pro tern)and Harold E.Edi~ards
Diroctors absent:Emerson B.Milnor (Chairman).
DISTRICT NO.11
Directors present:Willis H.Warner (Chairman),Jack Greor and Vernon E.
L~ngonbeck.
Directors absent:None.
Others present:Nelson M.Launer,Administrative Officer
Nat H.Neff,Engineer
E.J.Marks,Attorney
F.B.Owens,Costa Mesa Sanitary District
Fred D.Bowlu~,Consultant
Raymond R.Riba].
K.J.Harrison,Consulting Engineer
J.A.Woolley,Consulting Enginoer
Harry Ashton,Attorney
Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary
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Chairman Finch called the joint meeting of the District Boards to
order at 8:10 p.m.
The roll was called and the Secretary reported a quorum present for
all District Boards.
APPOINTMENT OF A motion was made by Director J.L.McBride,
CHAIRMAN PRO TEN seconded by Director C.M.Featherly and duly
carried that Director C.M.Featherly be ap
pointed Chairman pro tots of the Board of Directors of County Sani
tation District No.1.
A motion was made by Director Harold E.
Edwards,seconded by Director Heinz Kaiser,and duly carried that
Director Heinz Kaiser be appointed Chairman pro tern of the Board of
Directors of County Sanitation District No.8.
CORRESPONDENCE The Secretary read a letter dated July 9,
1951,from Mr.Raymond R.Ribal,accepting the
position of Chief Engineer and Genera].Manager of County Sanitation
Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11.
A motion was made,duly seconded and carried
that Mr.Raymond H.Ribal’s letter of July 9,1951,in which ho
accepted the position of Chief Engineer and General Manager of County
Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and U,be received and
filed.
MINUTES OF
MEETING HELD
ON JUNE 27,
1951
MINUTES OF DISTRICT
NO.7 SPECIJ~L
MEETING HELD ON
JULY 10,1951
JOINT ADMINISThATIVE
WARRANT REGISTER
Warrant
Demand
No,Li Favor Of Miount
JA—275 E.J.Marks and Adrian Marks ~350,00
276 City of Santa Aria 90-93
277 F.H.Rarwood,Postmaster 30,00
27d Ora Mae Merritt 6~3O
279 Bales Office Equipment Co.3.63
280 Pacific Telephone &Telegraph Co.64.45
Chairman Finch called upon the Administrative Officer for his report
to the Directors.
ADMINISTRATIVE Mr.Ne1~on M.L~tuner,Administrative Officer
OFFICER’S REPORT reported:
Chairman Finch introduced Mr.Raymond R.Ribal and welcomed him as
the new Chief Engineer and General Manager.
Chairman Finch introduced Mr.Fred D.Bowlus,as the consultant for
tho Districts on the ocean outfall enginooring.
1951,be approved.
A notion was made,duly seconded and carried,
by the Boards of Directors of County Sani
tation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,8 and
11,approving the minutes of the meeting held
on June 27,1951,as mailed out.
A motion was made by Director J.L.McBride,
seconded by Director Heinz Kaiser and duly
carriod that the minutes of the special
meeting of the Board of Directors of County
Sanitation Dostrict No.7,held on July 10,
A motion-was made,duly seconded and carried,
approving the Joint Administrative Warrant
Register for signature and payment of:
$545.31
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Assembly Bii.].The State Legislature has passed and the
No.8/SO Governor has signed this bill which is an
amendment to the Health and Safety Code,relativc
to representation on County Sanitation District Boards.A copy
of this bill will be mailed to each Director as soon as it is
received from Sacramento.
Financial Mr,Launer reviewed his letter to the
Statements Directors end asked if there were any
questions upon the financial statements
which have been mailed out.
1951—52 Budgets Mr.Launer stated that asoessed valuations for
the County would not be available until the
last of July or first of August,and that he had an appointment
with the County Auditor to review the estimates now compiled;
but,that until engineering,and other foes for the coming year
are established a final budget for each district cannot be esti
mated;and,although an extension of time from July 10th had
been grented~in submitting the budget estimates tothe County
Auditor for review,the budget for each district must be ready
for the Boards’consideration at the regular meeting to be held
on July 25,1951.
Chairman Finch called upon the Chairman of the Executive Committee
for his report to the Directors.
REPORT OF THE Director Robert H.Boney,Chairman of the
CHit IR}1~N OF Executive Committee reported:
THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
Proposals Several proposals have been submitted for
Submitted exploration work for the ocean outfall.After
a full discussion,it was moved,seconded and
unanimously carried that the Executive Committee recommend to
the District Boards:
That the Administrative Officer Immediately contact Mr.Fred
D.Bowlus and with him consider these proposals and secure pro
posals from other firms whom they believe competent to do this
work;and to compute this data and present it to the Executive
Committee at the earliest possible date.
Recommendation of The following recommendation was made by
District No.7 minute order of the Board of Directors of
District No.7,and was unanimously approved
by the Executive Committee and is recommended to the District
Boards:
That the 60”line from Plant No.I to the southerly terminus
of the 45”J.O.S.Section I Outfall be constructed of 60”re
inforced concrete pipe,or 60”reinforced concrete pipe properly
protected;and
That the remaining 3,350 feet plus or minus to connect with the
ocean outfall be constructed of reinforced concrete pipe or re
inforced concrete pipe properly protected of a size sufficient
to take care of the needs of the Districts as determined by the
Bacon report up to the year 1990.
LEGAL PROGRESS Judge Marks reported:
REPORT
Modification Several conferences have been held with the
Plan bond attorneys and the consulting engineers
and that most of the points have been ironed
out.The bond attorneys desire a change in the percentage of
ownership in the lower section to set up the same percentage of
ownership in the land as in the facilities.
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Judge Marks stated that the modification report is a tentative
report and not the absolute law,but will be subject to the
plans and specifications when adopted,as in the instance of
clay liners;that the liners can be concrete pipe or concrete
pipe properly protected;that if the Boards desire to have
clay liners or any other protection the medium will be speci—
fled when the contracts are let.
Legal Fee of The District Boards passed a motion two or
Bond Attorneys three weeks ago employing O’Melveny &~ers
at the rate of ~25.OO per hour.At the
meeting in Los Angeles,the bond attorneys’representative
stated that they would not require this fee,but would charge
the minimum fee for final approval for the sale of bonds and
that this fee is ~l.5O per thousand dollars on bonds issued.
This is the fee charged for school district bonds;and that the
usual fee on Sanitation District bonds Is p4.OO per thousand
dollars.
Bonds over one million dollars cannot be offered for sale with
out the approval of the State Reserve Board.Judge M~rks stated
that he had requested blanks from this agency so that application
may be made for their approval.
Agreement for That one or two paragraphs of the Agreement
Purchase and for Purchase end Sale may have to be amended
Sale on the question of capacity.
Relative to Judge Marks stated that some months ago the
Contracting bond attorneys expressed the opinion that
Agent District No.1 could only act as contracting
agent for work :tn those instances in which it
has an interest In the facilities and work to be done;and that
this opinion has now been modified somewhat In that District No.
1 may act as contracting agent for work in which they have
capacity rights or pay any part of the cost of the construction.
Chairman Finch called upon Mr.Harrison for a report from the con
sulting engineers:
REPORT OF TNE Mr.Harrison reported that District No.7 had
CONSULTING questioned the specific use of clay liners,
ENGINEERS end that the consulting engineers had reported
to that Board that other protection could be
used;that they had proposed clay liners in view of lower cost as the
price quotations received for equal protection showed clay liners to
be the inos~economical.Mr.Harrison stated that the plans can be
changed to provide for alternate protection.
Mr.Harrison stated that discussion had been held with Mr.Linc]nien
and Ma’,~eohe of O’Melvony &Myers relative to some percentage
c~.angcs.aad at that time the consulting engineers raised the quesl~ion
a~to whether the details that are In the Modification Plan are bind
ing,or if they can be changed later.Mr.Lindrnan end Mr.,Beebo
stated that further modifications will be allowed by spec~fIe resolu
tions adopted by a four—fifths vote of the District Boards.
Mr.Harrison stated that District No.7 had suggested that the Modi
fication Plan eliminate the replacing of the 42”pipe on the 3,350’
of line to connect with the ocean outfall end that the plan provide
for a larger single pipe instead of the 4~°and 60”parallelIng line.
Mr.Harrison stated that their reason for proposing a 48”replacement
was that they understood that the 42”needed replacing immediately
and that 8411 pipe would have t.~be made wheroes 48”pipe is available.
However,if this work does not have to be done this summer,when the
plans and specifications are wrItten they can then determine the
most economical procedure.
Mr.Harrison stated that the bond attorneys questioned t~ie distri
bution of cost of the land required at the lower treatment plant and
use of the seine percentages as set up in the Bacon report for purchaso
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of the 154 acres of land;they bond attorneys believed this division
of cost should be upon the seine percentage basis as the construction.
Mr.Harrison stated that this would be a minor item and the chengo
could be made within a fow days.
The other question of the bond attorneys,Mr.Harrison stated,
had to do with Table 2 in the 1951 Modification Plan,and that they
believed percentages should conform to capacity rights,but that ho
was to have another conference with the bond attorneys on July 13th,
for clarification of this and the change in the text in which theywantedexplainedthattho48”line and the 60”line would act as a
unit.
Chairman Finch reported that the Executive
Committee had recommended that this meeting
be adjourned to July 18,1951,at the hour of
8:00 p.m.,and be hold in the Board of ~uper—
visors’Room,Court House,Santa Ann,Calif
ornia;as this seemed the best way of handling acceptance of the
Modification Plan,and other business which was to have come before
the Boards at this meeting.
A motion was made,duly seconded and carried
by each of the Boards of Directors of County
Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7
end 11,that Mr.Raymond R.Ribal be employed
as Chief Engineer and General Manager of County Sanitation Districts
Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11,of Orange County,California,at the
salary of $1,000.00 per month,effoctivo as of August 20,1951,in
accordance with the conditions stipulated in Mr.Ribal’s letter of
acceptance under date of July 9,1951,which is on record in the
office of the Secretary of the District Boards.
A motion was made,duly seconded and carried
that the Administrative Officer immediately
contact Mr.Fred D.Bowlus and with him eon—
aider the proposals which have been submitted
to the Executive Committee,and to secure pro
posals from other firms that are considered competent to do this work;
and to compute this data and present it to the Executive Committee at
the earliest possible date.
A notion was made,duly seconded and carried
by each of the Boards of Directors of County
Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7
and 11 that the 1951 Modification Plan as pre
sented by the consulting engineers be changed so that the 60”line
from Plant No.1 to the southerly terminus of the 48”J.O.S.Section
I Outfall be constructed of 60”reinforced concrete pipe,or 60”
reinforced concrete pipe properly protected;and
That the remaining 3,350’plus or minus to connect with the ocean
outfall be constructed of reinforced concrete pipe or reinforced
concrete pipe properly protected of a size sufficient to take care of
the needs of the Districts as determined by tho Bacon Report up to
the year 1990.
DISTRICT NO.5 A motion was made by Director Ross Greeley,
WARRANT REGISTER seconded by Director Heinz Kaiser and duly
carried by the Board of Directors of District
No.5 approving District No.5 Warrant Register for signature and
payment of~
Warrant
Demand
No•In Favor Of Amount
5—50 Harry Ashton ~50.00
DISTRICT NO.6 A motion was made by Director Heinz Kaiser,WARRANT REGISTER seconded by Director Braden Finch and duly
carried by the ~onrd of Directors of District
PROPOSaL OF
ADJOURNING
MEETING UNTIL
J1JLY 18,1951
ENPLOYMENT OF
CHIEF ENGINEER
AND GENERAL MANAGER
HR.BOWLUS AND MR.
LAUNER TO REVIEM
PROPOSALS ON MARINE
EXPLORATORY WORK
MODIF ICATION
PROPOSED BY
DISTRICT NO.7
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No.6 approving District No.6 Warrant Register for signature and
payment of:
Warrant
Demand
_In Favor Of I~ount
6—56 Harry Ashton ~50.00
RESOLUTION The following Resolution No,70 was adopted
NO.70 by the Board of Directors of County Sani
tation District No.6;
RESOLUTION NO.70
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANI
TATION DISTRICT NUI4BER SiX OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFOR-.
NIA,ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL OF FRANCIS H.BULOT FOR THE
FURNISHING OF ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN OF
AND SUPERVISION OF CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN TRUNK SEWERS
LOCATED IN AND TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY COUNTY SANITATION
DISTRICT NUMBER SIX,AND DIRECTING THE ATTORNEY FOR
THE DISTRICT TO PREPARE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FRANCIS H.
BULOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID PROPOSAL.
The Board of Directors of County Sanitation District Number Six does
resolve as follows:
A proposal,dated May 15,1951,from Francis H.Bulot,Engineer,pro
posing to furnish engineuring services in connection with the design of
and the supervision of the construction of certain trunk sewers to he con
structed by County sanitation District Number Six in said district for a
fee of four percent of the cost of said construction,hits been received,
and is hereby accepted;
NC&I,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED:
That the said Francis H.Bulot ha,and he is,hereby employed as
engineer for County Sanitation District Number Six to design and supervise
the construction of the trunk sewers to be constructed by the district in
County Sanitation District Number six;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
That the attorney for the district be,and ho is,hereby directed to
prepare a contr~.ct between said Francis H,Bulot and this district in
accordance with said proposal.
The foregoing resolution was introduced by Director Heinz Kaiser,who
moved its adopt1on~Said motion was seconded by Director Braden Finch,
and was carried by the following vote:
AYES:Directors Heinz Kaiser.Bradon Finch and C~!LNolscn
NOES:None.
ABSENT:None,
DISTRICT NO.7 A motion was made by Director J.L.McBride,
WARRANT REGISTER seconded by Director Heinz Kaiser and duly
carried by the Board of Directors of District
No.7 approving District No.7 Warrant Register for signature and
payment of:
Warrant
Demand
No In Favor Of Amount
7—47 C.arthur Nisson,Jr.$62.50
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DISTRICT NO.8 A motion was made by Director Harold E.
WARRANT REGISTER Edwards,seconded by Director Heinz Kaiser
and duly carried by the Board of Diroctors of
District No.8 approving District No.8 Warrant Register for signature
and payment of:
Warrant
Demand
No.In Favor Of Amount
8—36 Joint Administrative Fund
District Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 &U $50.00
MEETING ADJOURNED A motion was made,duly seconded and carried
TO JULY ].~,1951 by each of the Boards of Directors of County
Sanitation Districts Nos,1,2,3,5,6,7,
8 and 11 that this meeting bo adjourned to Wednesday evening,July
18,1951,at the hour of 8:00 p.m.,Board of Supervisors’Room,
Court House,Santa Ama,California.
The Chairman declared the meeting so adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
Secretar~f
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