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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 1951-10-03CONDENSED MINUTES OF RECONVENED SESSION OF ~ETING OF BOARDS OF DIRECTORS,COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS OF ORANGE COUNTY October 3,1951 at 8:00 p.m. Board of Supervisors’Room,Court House Santa Ana,California ROLL CALL DISTRICT NO.1 t~irectors present:Courtney R.Chandler (Chairman),J.L.McBride and Willis H.Warner. Directors absent:None. DISTRICT NO.2 Directors present:William H.Hirstein (Chairman pro tern),Thomas A.Eadington,Charles S.stevens,Don B.Haiber and Willis H.Warner. Directors ab8ent:Robert H.Boney and Frank J.Schweitzer,Jr. DISTRICT NO.3 Directors present:Thomas A.Eadington (Chairman pro tern),A.C. Earley and Willis H.Warnei’~, Directors absent:C.R.Miller and Joseph Webber. DISTRI”~T NO.5 Directors present:Braden Finch (Chairman),L.L.I3bell and Willis H.Warner. Directors absent:None. DISTRICT NO.6 Directors present:C.M.Nelson (Chairman),Braden Finch and Willis H.Warner. Directors absent: DISTRICT NO.2 Directors present:Vincent L.Humeston (Chairrn&n),J.L.McBride and Willis H.Warner. Directors absent:None. DISTRICT NO.8 Directors present:Willis H.Warner N 0 Q U 0 R U M Directors absent:Emerson B.Milrior a~THaro1d E.Edwards. DISTRICT NO.11 ~)irectors present:Willis H.Warner (Chairman)Vernon S.Langenbeck and Jack Greer Directors absent:None. QTH~PS PRESENT:Raymond R.Ribal,Chief Engineer and General Manager E.J.Marks,Attorney John A.Carollo J~A.Woolley K.J.Harrison F.B.Owen Paul Brown Dr.Edward L.Russell E.S.Frisbie Carl J.Thornton Milford W.Dahl Ore Mae Merritt,Secretary —1— Chairman Finch called the reconvened session to order at a:lO p.m. The roll was called and the Secretary reported a quorum present for all District Boards,with the exception of District NO.8. Chairmen A motion was made by Director Warner pro tern duly seconded and carried,appointing Director William H.Hirstein Chairman pr’o tern of the Board of District No.2. A motion was mad9 by Director Eartey~duly seconded and carried,appointifl~Director Thomas A.Eadington Chairman pro tern of the Board of,District No.3. Joint Administrative A motion w~s made by Director McBride, Warrant Register duly seconded arid,carried~approving ~he Joint Administrative Warrant Register for signature and payment oft: Warrant Demand No,In Favor Of Amount JA-344 Harrison and Woolley,and Headman ~5,000.00 Ferguson and Carollo Corresportdenàe The Secretary read a letter from the County Auditor,Mr.L.H.Eckel,relative to and recommending that the Joint Admin istrative Fund be used as a revolving fund for making contractura]. payments.A motion was made,duly seconded and carried tha~~..,‘~s letter be received and filed. ~‘-~nunendations Chairman Finch reported that in the of the Executive absence of The Chairman of the Executiv~ Committee Committee he had been requested to read a proposed resolution relative to payment to Trautwein Bros.,and a motion relative to payment of i~5,OOO.OO to Harrison &Woolley and Headman,Ferguson & CarOllo. After a general discussion,the following Resolution was adopted ax~1 the following motion passed by eachof the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 RESOLUTION NO.97 AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF TRAUTWEHI BROS. FOR WORK PERFORMED ON THEIR CONTRACT PROM THE JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE FUND AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO.88 The Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No. _____does resolve as follows: RESOLVED,That Trautwein Bros.,contractors,for the conduct of marine explorations on the line of the proposed outfall sewer, be paid from the Joint Administrative Fund of the County Sanitation Districts Nos.].,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 of Orange County in accordanr~~ with the terms of their contract. FURTHER RESOLVED,That all expenditures paid out of the Joint ~riministrative Fund as aforesaid,are to be repaid and replaced in said fund from the proceeds of the sale of bonds of said County Sani tation Districts when said monies become available in accord with percentages heretofor established. FURTHER RESOLVED,That Resolution No.88 of said County Sanitation Districts is hereby rescinded. —2— Payment of Aniotion was made,duly seconded and Harrison &carried by each of the Boards of WooIley1 et al Directors of County Sanitation Distr icts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 that Payment of~Harrison &Woolley and Headman,Ferguson &Carollo, authorized by Resolution No.96 of the County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 of Orange County,shall be made from the Joint Administrative Fund,which fund shall be reimbursed as soon as funds from the sale of bonds of the above districts become avail able in accord with percentages heretofor established. Re:State Bureau The Chairman introduced Dr.Edward L. ~f Sanitary Russell,County Health Officer.Dr. ~ngineering Russell stated that several conver sations have been held with Mr.Reinke, Chief of the State Bureau of Sanitary Engineering,and that Mr. Reinke has indicated his desire to discuss certain phases of the Districts’problems;and,as any plan will have to have the approval of the State Bureau of Sanitary Engineering,Dr.Russell recommended that a time be set for a conference with Mr.Reinke,the Chief Engin eer and General Manager,the consulting engineers and any of the Directors who care to confer with Mr.Reirike. Approval of Mr.Ribal read a telegram from Mr. Western Investment Alan K.Browne,Vice Chairman ofthe Banking Committee Bank of America in San Francisco, which stated that the Western Inves~ent Banking Voluntary Credit Restraint Committee has approved the sale of the Districts’bonds for ~8,3O~,OOO.OO. Report of the Chief The Chairman called upon the Chief Enginee~and General Engineer and General Manager for his Manager report to the Directors. Mr.Ribal read his written report to the Directors and stated that this report is on file in the office of the Secretary of the Districts’Boards. The Directors,consulting engineers and legal counsel held a full discussion upon the report read by the Chief Engineer and General Manager.Mr.Ribal reviewed his report with the use of maps and outlined the proposed facilities set forth in the bond issue plan and in the modification plan. Report of the Director Finch stated that in the Executive Committee absence of the Chairman of the Executive Committee,he had been requested to give the Directors a report on the discussions held on the afternoon prior to this meeting,and that they had concurred in the following: 1.There is no disagreement on the outfall. 2.The net result of all discussions appears to be that neither the “Bond Issuer’plan nor the “Modified”plan will be the one finally built.Instead,there will be additional modifications which it is hoped may embody the ‘jest features of both plans. 3.To wait until all of these details are settled could entail months of additional delay in getting the bonds sold. 4.To expedite the sale of bonds and get the design of the outfall under way,one of these plans should be approved. 5.Mr.Ribal,Judge Marks,Mr.Harrison and Mr.Woolley,to gether with any of the Directors who may care to join them, are requested to see the bond attorneys and secure advance approval of the plan that will be the quickest to proceed under. 6.The advisability of completion of the contract between the Districts and the consulting engineers was discussed with the concurrence that this contract should be com pleted and the engineers to proceed with the work when the bonds are sold as they are directed to with the term schedule of job payments. 7.Simultaneous ac~tion ~the general plan and the contract was favored as the best method to avoid further misunderstandings and confusion. A general discussion was held upon the report of the ~xecutive Committee. Annexation to Judge Marks led a general discussion District No.3 upon the legal phases of the proposed annexation to County Sanitation Dis trict No.3. Upon a motion made,duly seconded and carried,the Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 1O:1~5 p.m. ( Secretary (— -4—