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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 05 Minutes 1952-07-09MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO,5 ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA July 9,1952 at g:OO p.m. Board of Supervisors’Room Court House Santa Ana,California Chairman Finch called the joint meeting of the Districts’ Boards to order at ~:l5 p.m. The roll was called Board to be present. Directors present: Directors absent: Others present: Approval of Minutes and the Secretary reported a quorum of the Braden Finch (Chairman) Willis II.Warner Andrew W.Smith Raymond R.Ribal,Chief Engineer and General Manager C.Arthur Nisson,Jr. Nat H.Neff K.J.Harrison J.A.Woolley Harry Ashton F.B.Owen Harvey House Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary Moved by Director ~Tarner,seconded by Director McBride and auly carried: That the minutes of the meeting held on June l~,1952 be approved as mailed out. That the Joint Administrative Warrant Register be approved for signature and payment of: Warrant Demand No JA-154 JA-155 JA-156 JA-157 JA-l5~ JA-159 J A -160 In Favor Of City of Santa Ana The Pacific Telephone &Telegraph Co. McFadden Dale Hardware Co. International Busines Machine Corp. Tiernan’~ Santa Ana Register Huston,Suter and Huston,Inc. 212.00 1O3.~O 27.32 30.00 9.73 1.60 27.50 Joint ~dministrative Warrant Register Moved by Director Chandler,seconded by Director Langenbeck and duly carried: Amount Forward to next page 411.95 Joint Administrative Yarra~‘Re~ister(~ontinued Brought Forward ~4.11.95 JA-161 Eastman Kodak Stores,Inc.17.14. JA-162 Orange County Blueprint Shop 3.11 JA-1b3 Dennis Printers &Stationers 39.32 JA-164 Bales Office Equipment C0.6~.45 JA-165 Dieterich—Post Company 15.59 JA-166 Ora Mae Merritt 12.53 JA-167 Nat H.Neff 3~.l2 JA—16~State Con~.pensation Insurance Fund 67~.43 JI-169 Walter Ramsey 5.10 ~1~99.74 Report of the Exe Director Chandler,Chairman of the cutive Comrnittee Executive Committee,reported that at the meeting held on the 25th of June,1952,the Committee approved and recommended the following items: 1.Adoption of the proposed Resolution relative to establishing positions and fixing salaries for the Joint Administrative Organization and Construction Personnel. 2.Passage of a motion recommended by the Chief Engineer and General Man.~ger,fixing salaries for employees now on the Joint Administrative and Construction pay rolls,to become effective July 1,1952. 3.Adoption of Resolution recommended by the Chief Engineer and General JVLin~ger,authorizing employment of consultants from time to time. Director Chandler also reported that two bills sub mitted by Harrison &~oolley,et al for services per formed under the cost plus paragraph of their contract were turned over to Mr.Nisson and the Engineers for clarification and interpret ~.tion of Section VIII of their contract;and that Mr.Nisson is to make a report to the Committee. Prop~sed_Resolution A motion was made by Director Boney, re:éètablishing seconded by Director Hirstein: certain positions — That the matter of the resolution and motion relative to personnel and salaries anc.the pro posed resolution authorizing the employment of consultants, recommended by the Exeeutive Committee,be referred back to the comm~ttee for further study. Upon roll call vote by Districts,the Secretary reported the motion lost due to insufficient affirmative votes by the Boards of Districts Nos.1,3,5,6,7 and 11 There followed a full discussion upon constu~tion inspect ion now being performed on trunk lines of District No.1 and ways and means which mi~ht be employed t.o increase salaries of the inspectors~eitter by employment by District No.1 alone,or some method other than the proposed resolution establishing salaries within a five-step plan,and.the proposed motion.Director Boney asked for a clarification of the resolution adopted on F~pri1 9, —2— 109 1952,relative to authority of the Chief Engineer and General Manager to fill positions in the first step of the salary resolutions. At the request of the Chairman,the Secretary read Resolution No..140,adopted on April 9,1952,entitled ‘Creating Positions in the Construction Organization an~Authorizing the Filling of Positions.” Mr.Nisson stated,that under Resolution No.140, authority has been given the Chief Engineer and General Manager to fill positions at the first step within the salary schedule and that employment at a rate higher then the first step is subject to prior approval of the Districts’Boards. Director Langenbeck led a discussion upon restrictions imposed unon the Executive by a Resolution previously adopted which set up certain rules and regulations. At the request of the Chairman,the Secretary re~id paragraph B of Resolution No.132,relative to rUles and procedure for the Executive Committee. Mr.Nissan stated t~e opinion that the Executive Committee may not meet until a matter is referred to it by the Boards,but that when a meeting is held for discussion of items so referred,the Committee may discuss other matters as well. Monthly Reports The Boards of Directors of County On Employee~Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3, 5,6,7 and 11 took the following action:, Moved by Director Langenbeck,seconded by Director McBride and duly carried: That,as a matter of information to the Boards,the Chief Engineer and General Man~ger be requested to submit to the Boards a routine report once a month listing all the employees of the Districts and their salaries. Salary Schedules The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5, 6,7 and 11 took the following action: Moved by Director Warner,seconded by Director Langenbeck and duly carried: That the Chief Engineer and General Man~tger be requested to present a comprehensive salary schedule so that it is known where the employment is within the salary schedule. Fixing Salaries The Boards of Directors of County for Certain Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5, Positions 6,7 and 11 took the following action: Moved by Director Warner,seconded by Director McBride and duly carried: That the Chief Engineer and General Manager be and he is hereby authorized to fix the salaries for the positions —3— 1 Supervising Engineer 64.1.00 3 Assistant Engineer 375.00 1 Draftsman 337.00 1 Sr.Stenographer-Clerk 246.00 1 Stenographer-Clerk 200.00 1 Controller—Accountant 355.00 2 Construction Inspectors 375.00 1 Chief of Party 395.00 1 Sr.Engineering Aide 337.00 1 Engineering Aide 303.00 Moved by Director Chandler,seconded by Director Miller and duly carried: That the salary (retainer)of the attorney for the Districts,Mr.C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.,be increased’from $355.00 per month to $375.00 per month,effective July 1,1952. The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3, 5,6,7 and 11 took the following Moved by Director McBride,seconded by Director Miller: That the Boards adopt the proposed Resolution author izing employment of consultants from time to time,total cost not to exceed $5,000.00. Director Chandler expressed the opinion that the Executive Committee had recommended adoption of thIs Resolution,provided that none of the funds authorized therein would be used for re—design and requested that the proposed Resolution be so amended. . - After a general discussion,Director McBride withdrew his motion and Director Miller withdrew the second. The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 took the following action: Moved by Director McBride,seconded by Director Chandler: That the Boards adopt the proposed resolution author izing employment of consultants with the amendment “Provided that none of these monies be expended for re—design work.” Upon roll call vote by Districts,the Secretary reported that the motion to adopt the resolution as amended had carried by the Boards of Districts Nos.1,2,3,7 and 11; and that the motion failed to carry by the Boards of Districts Nos.5 and 6 due to insufficient affirmative votes. 110 now existing to the amounts indicated after the title, effective July.l,1952: Salary (Retainerl Increase for Legal Counsel The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5, 6,7,~and 11 took the following action: Re:Employment of Consultants action: -4- _________________ Mn Ribal read his report to ~he _____________ Directors and recommended that the ___________________ Boards adopt a Re~o1Ution authorizing payment of ~l5O,.OO to Peter Karalas as damages to the bean crop ~esulting from drilling of test holes on the proposed treitment plant site. The Secretary read a mOtion recommended by ~he Chief Engineer and General Manager,~uthoni~ing certain addenda to the plans and specifications fol’the Ocean Outfall Sewer. Auth orizing,~ayment. to,Mn’.Peter Kar~1~ act ion:• Moved by Director Don B.Haiber,seconded by Director Hugh W.Warden,and duly carried: That the Resolution authorizing payment of ~15O.OO to Peter Karalas for damage to his bean crop be adopted. Resolution so authorizing this payment has been numbered 185—5 , certified copy of which is attached hereto and made a part of these minutes. Authorizing Addenda to Plans and Speci fications for the Q c ean Out fall Moved by Director Langenbeck,seconded by Director Chandler and duly carried: That the Chief Engineer and General Manager,with the concurrence and written approval of the DesignEngineers and the Attorney for the Districts,is hereby authorized to issue such addenda to the Plans arid Specifications for the Ocean Outfall,Land and Marine Sections,as may be necessary to clarify and properly interpret said plans and specifications. Referral to the Director Haiber expressed the opinion Executive Committee that immediate action should be taken to decide what policy is to be established for the supervision of construction engineering and inspection.Director Haiber recommended a gentlemen’s agreement whereby a majority vote would rule rather than a 2/3rds vote of each of the Districts’Boards. Mr.Nisson stated that each District would have to pass upon the matter. The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 took the following action: Moved by Director ~Jarner,seconded by Director Miller and duly carried: ~epo~’t Chief ~g~~er and General Mana aer ill The Boards of Dire;tors of~County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2, 3,5,6,7 and 11 took the following ___________________ Director Warner recommended that ________________ the resolution presented by the _________________ Chief Engineer and General Manager _____________— relative to addenda to the Ocean Outfall Plans and Specifications be amended to read “written ap~rova1 of the design engineers..‘~The Boards of Directors of’County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,‘7 and 11 took the following action: —5— 112 That the matter of supervision of construction engineering and inspection be referred to the Executive Committee for a report to the Boards at the next meeting. Construction Fund The Board of Directors took Warrant Register the following action: Moved by Director Warner,seconded by Director Finch and duly carried: That District No.5 Construction Fund Warrant Register be approved for signature and payment of: Warrant Demand No.In Favor Of Amount 5—14.A.Carlisle &Company _____ Adjournment The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.5 and 6 took the following action: Moved by Director Warner,seconded by Director Finch and duly carried: That the meetings of these Boards be adjourned,to the hour of 7:30 p.m.,Wednesday evening,July 16,1952,in Room 239,1104 West Eighth Street,Santa Ana,Ca~1fornia., Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meetings of the Boards of Directors of Districts Nos.5 and 6 so adjourned at 10:15 p.m. C airman,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.5 Orange County,California ATTEST: ÷A/2t5~ Secretary,Board of lYirectors T County Sanitation District No.5 Orange County,California -‘ U3 RESOLUTION NO.i8~~ RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.5 OF ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,AUTHORIZING71’HE PAYMENT OF $150.00 TO PETER KARALES FOR DAMAGES TO BEAN CROPS RE SULTING FROM THE DRILLING OF TEST HOLES ON THE PROPOSED TREATMENT PLANT SITE. WHEREAS,it was necessary to enter upon the property of Peter Karales for the purpose of drilling test holes for the proposed sewage treatment plant,and WHEREAS,In the drilling of the test holes,certain uriavoid able damage was done to growing bean crops arid WHEREAS,Peter Karales has agreed to accept the sum of $150.00 as payment in full for said damages, NOW,THEREFOR BE IT, RESOLVED:That the sum of $150.00 be and the same is hereby authorized to be paid to Peter Karales as compensation for damage to his property upon receipt of a written release therefor. FURTHER RESQLVED:That the payment b~made from Revolving;Fund The foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District on the 9th day of July,1952. c~12~~2tcz~ Secrethry,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.5 Orange County,California STATE OF CALIFORNIA) Cs C’~UNTY Oi~ORANGE ) I,ORA MAE MERRITT,Secretary of the Board of Directors of Courity Sanitation District No.ç of Orange County,California,~D hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopteci at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitati.o’ District No.~of Orange County,California held on the 9thda~Cf July,1952,by the following roll call vote: —1— 114 Dir~ectors Willis H.Warner and Braden Finch NOES~None ABSENT:Director Andrew W.Smith IN WITNESS WHEREOF’,I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of County Sanitation District No.Five of Orange County, California,this 9th day of July ,1952. Secretary,Board oi LJiroctors County Sanitatior~District No,5 Orange County,Califor’nia —2—