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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 05 Minutes 1952-10-01iso MINUTES REGULAR MEETING,ADJOURNED SESSION ~O~RD OF DIRECrIORS COUNTY SANITATICy DISTRICT NO.5 ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA October 1,1952 at 8:Uu p.~. Room 239,1104 West Eighth Street Santa Ana,California The Board.of Directors met in adjourned session at the hour of ~:OO p.m.,October 1,1952;in Room 239 at 1104 ~1e~t Eighth Street,Santa Ana,California,pursuant to adjournment of the last re~ular meeting. Chairman finch called the joint meeting of the Districts’ Boards to order at ~:0O p.m. The roll was called and the Secretary reported a quorum of the Board to be present. Directors present:Braden Finch (Chairman) Norman H.Miller Willis H.Warner Directors absent:None Others ~resent:Raymond R.Ribal C.Arthur Nissan Harry Ashton John A.Carollo K.J.Harrison Carl J.Thornton Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary SeatinR of new Directors Chairman Finch introduced Mayor Norman H.Miller from the City of’Neirport Beach, The Secretary reported certi~’icatinri had been received from the City Clerk of’the City of Newport Beach,attesting that Councilman Norman H.Miller had been elected to the office of Mayor of that City,and in this capacity would serve as the respresentative on the Boards of Directors of County Sani tation Districts Los.5 and 6;that Councilman Andrew W.Smith had been appointed by the Council to act as the Mayor’s alter nate on the Board of i)irectors of County Sanitation District No,5 and Councilman Braden Finch had been appointed the alternate for the Mayor on the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.6. The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.5 and 6 took the following action: Moved by Director Willis H.~Jarner,seconded by Director C.N.Nelson and duly carried: That certifications of appointment of Director arid Alter nates to the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.5 and 6 be received and ordered filed in the office of the Secretary. -.1- 1G1 Communications and Correspondence 1.AutJ~orizLn.~payment The Secretary reported that statement of bill submitted had been received from Harrison & by Hai~Ts6n &~Jooll~Woolley,Headman,ferguson &Carollo for the first installrnsnt of the fee due them for preparation of olans and specifications for the allis Avenue Trunk Sewer. The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Distr~ icts 1~os~1,2,6 and 7 took the following action: i\ioved by Director Willis H.Warner,seconded by Director Robert H.Boney and duly carried~by roll call vote of the Boards of Districts Nos.1,2,6 and 7: That paym~t~of ~3,954.36 he made to Harrison & Woolley,Headman,Ferguson &.~Carollo,in accordance with their bill dated September 2L~.,1952,for services rendered in the preparation of final plans and specificRtions for the i~ill±5 Avenue Trunk Sewer,and that the bill presented by them for this amount he ac~epted asthe basis of payment in accordance with Paragraph XI,sub paragraph 3 of their contract dated February 1,1952. 2.Extension of time The Secretary read a letter from for prer)aratjon Harrison &Joolley,et al,requesting of~plans and secifi an extension of time for preperation cations for J.O.S. - of final plans and specifications for Sec.I Connection the J.O.S.Section One Connection Trun~ Trunk The~Boards of Directors of County Sani. tation Districts Nos.1,2,5,6 and 7 took the following action: Moved by Director Willis 1-I.Warner,seconded by Director Courtney R.Chandler and duly carried: That the letter from Harrison &Woolley;Headman, Ferguson &Carollo,dated September 24.,1952,requesting extension of time for completion of plans and specificati.~ for theJ.O.S.Section One Connection Trunk be received and ordered filed. Moved by Director Willis H.Warner,seconded by Director Robert H.Boney and duly carried by the~Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos,1,2,5,6~ and 7: That Harrison &Woolley,Headman,Fer~,son &Carollo be and they are hereby granted an extension of time for the completion of plans and specifications for theJ.O,S. —2— 1~2 Section One Connection Trunk to October 14,1952 for the reasons given in their letter of September 24,1952. Legal Opionion re 1:Jritten legal opinion dated September Collection of Back 24,1952,from Mr.C.Arthur Nis~on. Taxes from Areas Jr.relative to collection of ~ ~~~sting Annex taxes was read by the Secr~arY. ation The Boards of Directors took the fol1o~’ring action: Moved by Director Courtney R.Chandler,secorcied by Director Don B.Haiber and duly carried: That written legal opinion relative to collection of back taxes from areas requesting annexation be re •ceived and ordered filed. San Diego Region The Secretary read a letter from No._Water Pol the Sari Diego Region No~9 Water •lution Control Pollution Control Board,dated Board’s Request September 19,1952. The Boards of Djr~ctors took the • following action: •Moved by Director Vernon E.Langenbeck,seconded by Director Robert H.Boney and duly carried: That the letter from the San Diego No.9.~Jater Pollution Control Board be received and ordered filed. Report of the Finance Director Warner,Chairman of the Committee Finance Committee reported: The Committee had di1i~ent1y studied the problems in volved incompieting the joint program of the Sanitation Districts,and had analyzed varius methods which might accomplish the construction of a countywide sewerage dis posal system including an ocean outfall 7000 feet in length. Elapse of time since the bonds were voted in 1949 had considerably reduced the vai~.uo of funds available for construction purposes;and the Committee had found the Modification Plan the only one,with certain revisions due to rise in cost since the plan was presented in 1951,which it could recommend to the Boards for adoption. The Committee had studied and developed a Revised Nodification Plan ~ihich would offer the features of huildin~ facilities with funds available,being a flexible plan and yet would provide for constniction of the facilities in the shortest period of time. Copies of the Revised Modification Plan were presented to the Directors,together with tabu1ati~ns on the detailed estim:~tes of construction,contingencies,engineering super vision and inspection,less funds to be made available from Chapter 20 funds -the a~gregate t,otal for expenditures f~m bond funds estimated at ~7,292,7O2;and tabulations on the Districts’bond funds available after deduction of cost of purchase o.f the new J.O.S.digester,etc.-aggregating ~~,l0{~,OOO,leaving ~15,29~reserve for all other costs. —3— ~ieconunend.ations of Chairman Warner reported the unani tI-~eFiriance_Coni~iittee mous recommendations of the Finance Committee to be as follows: 1.All engineering supervision and inspection of constni~tion to he performed by the design engineers. 2.Adoption of the Revised ~odiuication P~nn,copies of which had been submitted to the Directors. 3.That in research of data on the plan recommended,the Con~~~ittee became aware of the need of a small corm~ittee to study many matters of policy aPi1.methods of procedure for t1ie benefit of the Distri~ts at this time;and that the matter of operational program will require a great deal of plannin~which could he expedited h~r study while the constructi~n phase is in progress. The Fin~nce Committee unanim~usly recommend that the Doards consider the formation of a small committee for study of method of policy and procedure for re~ort to the ~3oards. Instructions to the The Boards of Directors took the ~ance Comi~~Ttee following action: Moved by Director Courtney B..Chandler,seconded by Director Vernon E.Langenbeck: That the recomiaend.atioris of the Finance Committee be approved and.that tiie i)istri~ts authorize the Committee to work with the legal counsel to draw up the modification contract ~rith the engineers, There followed a discussion on the motion.Director McBride questi~ned the ler~ality of Districts Pos.1 end 7 participating in ti-ic financing of the Hilis Avenue Line under the reifised modification pi~m.Director Haiber recorn mended that the motion include:that the legal counsel be further instructed to furnish a written report as to the legality of the sugr~ested modification. ~\Thereupon,with the consent of the mover and seconder the origin~l motion was amended and stated by the Chairman: That the recommendations of the Finance Committee be aunroved and the Distri cts authorize the Committee to work with the legal counsel to dr;~.w up the modification contract with the eno~ineers;and that the legal counsel be further instructed to frrnish a written report as to the legality of the suggested modification. The vote was polled hy roll call and the Secretary... raported the motion c~.rried by the following vote: District ~o.1:Ayes:Directors Courtney R.Chandler, ~Iillis H.~iarner,and J.L.McBride Noes:None Absent:None -4- 1Gt~ District No~2:Ayes:Directors Robert H.Boney, Don B.Haiber,Willis H.Warner and William H.Hirstein Noes:Director Frank J.Schweitzer Absent:Directors Hugh W.Warden and Charles E.Stevens District No.3:Ayes:Directors Willis H.Warner and C.R.Miller Noes:Director Nelson N.Launer Absent:Directors Hugh N.Warden and and Joseph Webber District No.5:Ayes:Directors Braden Finch,Norman H.Miller and Willis H.Warner Noes:None Absent:None District No.6:Ayes:Directors C.N.Nelson,Norman H. Miller and Willis H.Warner Noes:None Absent None District No.7:Ayes:Directors 3.L.I~cBride ~nd Willis H.Warner Noes:Direetor Vincent L.-Iu:.oston Absent:None District I~TO~11:Ayes:Directors WIllis H.Warner Vernon E.Langenbeck and ~oy Seabridge Noes:None Absent:None Instructions to the Mr.John A.Carollo reported that the Design Ei~q:ineers engineers had completed 6o~of the work on the treatment plant under the bond proposal plan,and recommended that they he instructed to stop work for 30 days while the revised modification plan is under consideration. The Boards of Directors took the following action: Moved by Director Vernon E,Langenbeck,seconded by Director J.L.McBride and duly carried,by the Boards ~f Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6, 7 and 11: That the oral request of Mr.John A.Carollo,represent ing the Design J~ngineers,that some direction be given them concerning work on the bond proposal plan,it is directed that work be suspended for 30 days on said plans unless the EngineerE are otherwise notified in writing;and that the period they —5— 1G5 are required to complete said plans be extended for a period equal in time to the work stoppage. Report of the Executive Director Chand1er~Chairman of the — Committee Executive Committee,reported that no meeting.had been held to study the referral relative to requested annexation to District No.3;that the Committee desired to postpone meeting until after the matter had been presented to the J.0.S.for a decision upon the contingent capacities for this area. Report of the Chief Mr.Rjbal reported upon progress of Engineer and General construction now under way;and Manager the contractor’s negotiation for pipe and joints,stating that the construction of the ocean outfall would probably not he started until the last of November. Adjournment The Boards of Directors took the following action: Moved by Director Courtney FL Chandler,seconded by Director Don B.Haiber and duly carried by the Boardsof~ Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,~,5,6, 7 and 11: T1-iat the meeting be adjourned. Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meeting so adjourned at 10:10 p.m. ~airman,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.5 Orange County,California ATTEST: Secretary,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.5 Orange County,California -6-