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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING,ADJOURNED SESSION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COUNTY AtJTATION DISTRICT NO.2
ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
July 30,1952 at 7:30 p.m.
Room 239,1101+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 Ana,California.
Chairman Finch c~1led the joint meeting of the Districts’
hoards 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:Robert H.Boney (Chairman),Hugh W.
Warden,Don B.Haiber,Frank J.
Schweitzer,Jr.,Willis H.Warner
and William H.Hirstein
Directors absent:Charles E.Stevens
Others presen€.:Raymond R.Ribal
C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.
Nat H.Neff
Francis H.B~1~t
ICJ.Harrison
J.A.Woolley
Carl J.£hornton
John Coiwell
Robert H.Helen
Harry Ashton
Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary
Chairman Finch,presiding officer of the joint meetings of
the DistrictsT Boards,turned the meeting over to the Chairman
of District No.1 Board of Directors for the purpose of opening
sealed bids for the con~tructionbf the Fairview Road Trunk
Sewer in District No.l~at 7:O5 p.m.
The Chairman of the Board of District No..1 turned the
meeting over to Chairman Finch,after the opening,reading
ahd examining of sealed bids,at ~:OC p.m.
Report on Cost Plus Chairman 1inch called upon Mr.Nisson
Services Perforthed for a report upon the status of cost
~1Harrison &Woofley plus statements received from Harrieon
&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 4~9.72 and ~95~.31,had be~ri resubmitted and
~s now presented list overhead as the amouim ~tributable
to the job rather than a ~ixed percentage for overu~a:
and that the resubmitted.bill~k-~ave been reviewed with
the County Auditor who has advised ~het if it is the
desire of the Boards to pay these bills,~h~y will be
al1~wed for payment upon proper authorization.
At the request of the Chairman the Secretary read
bill under date of May 2&1952 for ~9.72 and bill under
date of May 7,1952 for ~p95~.3l and the computatibn~
thereon,as submitted by Harrison &Woolley and Headman,
Ferguson &Carollo.
Mr.Nisson read a recommended motion for the payment
of these two bills.
Author~zingPa~rneixt The Boards of Directors took the
Qf bills,f~cbst following action:
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Harris~W~.e~,.Mo~edby Diredtor Boney,seconded
et al by Director Wa~ner and duly carried:
That the motions passed b~the Boards of Directors of
County Sanitatior Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 at
a joint meeting held on May 2~,1952 which approved payment
of Harrison &Woolley and Headman,Ferguson &Carollo bills
in ‘the amounts of ~9.72 and ~95~.3l and the method of
computation of overhead for cost plus services submitted
therewith,be and the same are hereby rescinded.
The Boards of Directors of County
Sä~itation Districts i\os.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 took the
following action:
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 ~9,72 and May 7,1952 in the sum of ~95~.3l,be
approved and that the amounts 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.
~ort of the Mr.Ribal read his report to the
Chief~~inei.ir Directors.This report is on record
and General in th~office of the Secretary.
Manager
Report of Harrison &Mr.Harrison read the report and
~1oo11ey,et al 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 desithn engineers which was
read by Mr,Harrison be received and ordered filed.
Discussion_en A general discussion was held
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
bidding by other contractors..Means were disucssed which
might be employed to secure additional information from
contractors who had taken out plans but did not submit bids
as well as possible negotiations with the low bidder for
e~imination of items or other legal procedure to reduce
cost of construction of the marine section of the ocean
outfall.
It was general]y 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
~inance Committee follo~ng action:
Moved by Director Warner,seconded by Director
Chandler and duly carried by the Boards of Directors
of County Sax:itation Districts ~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.
Adjournment 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 g:oo p.m.,August 1,1952,in k~.oom
239 at 1104.West Eighth Street,Santa Ana,California.
~Vhereupon,the Chairman declared the meeting ~f these
Boards so adjourned at 10:55 p.m.
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Chairman,Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No.
Orange County,California
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Secretary,Board of Directors
County Sanitation District ~o.2
Or3nge County,California
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