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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING,ADJOURNED SESSION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COUNTY SArcITATION DISTRICT NO.1.
ORAI~GE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
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July 30,1952 at 7:30 p.m.
Room 239,1104 West Eighth Street
Santa Ana,California
The Board of Directors met in adjourned session,pur
suant to adjournment of the meeting on July 23,1952,at the
hour of 7:30 p.m.,July 30,1952 in Room 239,1104 West Eighth
Street,Santa Aria,California.
Chairman Finch called the joint meeting of the Districts’
Boards to order at 7:30 p.m.
The roll was called and the Secretary reported a quorum of
the Board to be present.
Directors present:Courtney R.Chandler (Chairman)
J~L.McBride
Willis H.Warner
Directors absent:None
Others present:Raymond R.Ribal
C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.
Nat H.Neff
Francis H.Bulot
K.J.Harrison
J.A.Woolley
Carl J.Thornton
John Coiwell
Robert R.Helen
Harry Ashton
Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary
Chairman Finch,presiding officer of the joint meetings of
the Districts’Boards,turned the meeting over to the Chairman
o.f District No.1 Board of Directors for the purpose of opening
sealed bids for the construction of the Fairview Road Trunk
Sewer in District No.1,at 7:05 p.m.
The Chairman of the Board of District Noç 1 turned the
meeting over to Chairman Finch,after the opening,reading
~n.d examining of sealed bids,at ~:00 p.m.
Report on Cost Plus Chairman pinch called upon Mr.Nisson
S~rvices Performed for a report upon the status of cost
~Harrison &Woolley plus statements received from Harrison
&Woolley,et al.
Mr.Nisson reported that the two bills referred to
him for clarification with the design engineers in the
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amounts of ~9,72 and $95~.3l,had b~n resubmitted and
as now presehted list overhead as the amount ~tributab1e
to the job rather than ~fixed percentage for overu~~i~
•and,that the resubmitted bills have been reviewed with
•the Cou~ity AudItor’~iho”~h~.s advised -~t if it is.the
desire of the Boards to pay these bills,~h~y will be
allowed for payment upon proper authorization.
At the reque~t of the Ch’air~an~the Sect’etary r?acx
bill under date of May 2~1952 for ~9.72’and bill ‘under
date of May 7,1952 for ~95~.3l and the corilputations
thereoh,as submitted by Harrison &\~oolley and He~dman,
Ferguson &CarollO.
Mr.Ni~son’read a recommended motion for the payment
of these two bills.
Authorizing Payment The Boards of Directors took the
of bills for cost following action:
plus services td
aron &Wooll~~Mbved by Director Boney,seconded
et al
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by Director Wa~ner and duly barried~
•That the motions passed by the Boards of Directors of
County Sanitattor Districts Nos.1,2,3.,5,6,7 arid 11 ~t
a joint meeting held on May 2~,1952 which approved payment
of Harri~qn &Woolley and Headman,Ferguson &Carbilo bills
in the amounts of ~9~72 ahd ~95~3l and the method of
computation of overhead f or cost plus services submitted
therewith,be and the same ar~e hereby rescinded.
The Boards o~Directors of County
Sanitation Districts Nos.l~2,3;5~6,7 and 11 took the
following aotion~
Moved by Director McBride,seconded by Director Warner
and duly carried~
That those statements submitted by Harrison &Woolley,
and Headman,Ferguson &Carollo,dated May 2,1952,in the
Sum of ~9~?2 and May 7,1952 in the sum of ~95~.31,be
approved and that the a.nounts shown as actual costs includ
ing the item “Overhead attributable to this job”be found,
and they are hereby determined to be the “actual costs”
accruing to said engineers in the performance of the
subject work’under the provisions of Paragraph VIII of their
contract with County Sanitation District No,.1,dated
February 1,1952,and that the Treasurer of the District pay
said amounts due as shown by said statements.
~j~ortof the Mr.Riba].read his report to the
Chief En Directors.This ~eport is on record
and General in the office of the Secretary,
Manager
~eport of Harrison &Mr.Harrison read the report and
Woolley,et a]recommendations of the design
engineers.
The Boards of Directors took the following action:
Moved by Director Launer,seconded by Seabridge and
duly carried:
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That the report of the design engineers which was
read by Mr.Harrison be received and ordered filed.
~isq~sion_en A general discussion was hel~d
Canvass of aids by the Directors,attorneys,
representatives of the low bidder
for construction of the marine section of the ocean outfall
and the engineers,upon factors which might have deterred
biddin~by other contractors.Means were disucssed which
might be employed to secure additional information from
contr3ctors who had taken out plans but did not submit bids
as well as possible negotiations with the low hi~dder for
elimination of items or other legal procedure to reduce
cost of construction of the marine section of the ocean
outfall.
It was general~r concurred that the Chief Engineer
and General Manager,representatives of the low bidder
on the marine section of the outfall,the attorneys for the
Districts and the design engineers should meet for an
analysis of the low bid and study of legal methods which
could be taken to lower the cost of construction of the
marine section of the outfall.
~~pointing a The Boards of Directors took the
rin~nceComittee following action:
Moved by Director Warner,seconded by Director
Chandler and duly carried by the Boards of Directors
of County Sanitation Districts i~os.1,2,3,5,6,.7 and 11;.
1hat the Chairman be authorized to appoint a Committee
of three as a Finance Committee to analyze the requirements
of the joint projects of the Districts and to return a
cost study to the Boards on allocations of funds which may
be made to each unit of the work.
Adlournment The Boards of Directors took the
following action:
Moved by Director Warner,seconded by Director Warden
and duly carried:
That the meeting of the Boards of Directors of County
Sanitation Districts I~os.1,2,3,7,~and 11 be adjourned
to Friday evening,at ~:OO p.m.,August 1,1952,in f~oom
239 at 1104 West Eighth Street,Santa Ana,California.
Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meeting of these
Boards so adjourned at 10:55 p.m.
C airman,oa~d of Directors
County Sanitation District No.1
Orange County,California
ATTEST:
Secretary,Board of Directors
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County Sanitation District No.1
Orange County,California
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