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
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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,
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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
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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.
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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.
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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:
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Mn Ribal read his report to ~he
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Directors and recommended that the
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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
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Director Warner recommended that
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the resolution presented by the
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Chief Engineer and General Manager
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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:
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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
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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:
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Secretary,Board of lYirectors T
County Sanitation District No.5
Orange County,California
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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.
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Secrethry,Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No.5
Orange County,California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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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:
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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
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