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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 06 Minutes 1952-07-09lii MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING,RECONVENED SESSION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNTY S~NITATIuN DISTRICT NO.6 ORANGE COUNTY,Ci~LIFORNIA July 9,1952 at 7:00 p.m. Room 239.,1104 West Eighth Street Santa Ana,California The Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.6 of Orange County,California,met Wednesday evening,July 9,1952 at the hour of 7:00 p.mi,in Room 239,1104 West Eighth Street, Santa Aria,California,pursuant to adjournment of the meeting held on June 23,1952. Chairman Nelson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The roll was called and the Secretary reported a quorum of the Board to be present. Directors present:C..M.Nelson (Chairman) Andrew W.Smith Willis H.Warner Directors absent:None Others present:Raymond Ft.Ribal,Chief Engineer and General Manager Francis H.Bulot Robert Bulot C.Arthur Nisson,Jr0 Harry Ashton F.B.Owen Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary Opening of Sealed Bids The hour of 7:00 p.m.having arrived and this being the time and place fixed for opening sealed proposals,the Board of Directors took the following action: Moved by Director Warner,seconded by Director Smith and duly carried: That the Secretary be instructed to open the sealed proposals for the construction of Newport Boulevard Trunk Sewer,17th Street Trunk Sewer and Old Santa Ana Road Trunk Sewer,pursuant to legal publication calling for bids. Whereupon,sealed bids for the construction of District No.6 trunk sewers were publicly opened,examined and read. ~~ass of Bids Following the reading of bids,a motion was made by Director Warner, seconded by Director Smith and duly carried: That the bids be referred to the Chief Engineer and General Manager for canvass and report to the Board and the design engineer. Adjournm~it Upon a motion made by Director Warner, seconded by Director Smith and duly carried,the meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m. -1-. al .~,oa~I of Directors ~County Sanitation District No.6 Orange County,California ATTEST: a ___ Secretary,Board of Dire~tors County Sanitation District No.6 Orange County,California MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.6 ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA July 9,1952 at ~: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 and the Secretary reported a quorum of the Board to be present. Directors present:C.M.Nelson (Chairman) Willis H.Warner Directors absent:Andrew W,Smith Raymond R.Ribal,Chief Engineer and General Manager C.Arthur Nissan,Jr. Nat H.Neff K.J.Harrison Harry Ashton F.B.Owen Harvey House Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary ~porovalof Minutes The Board of Directors took the fcllo~iing action: Moved by Director Warner,seconded by Director Nelson,and duly carried: That the minutes of the meetings held on June l~,1952 and adjourned session held on June 23,1952,be approved as mailed out. 113 Joint Administrative Warrant’~ Moved by Director Chandler,seconded by Director Langenbeck,and duly carried: That the Joint Administrative Warrant Register be approved for signature arid payment of: Warrant Demand No. JA-154. JA-155 JA-156 JA—157 JA-l5~ J A -159 JA-160 In Favor Of City of Santa Ana The Pacific Telephone &Telegraph Co. McFadden Dale Hardware Co. International Business Machine Corp. Tiernan~S Santa Ana Register Huston,Suter and Huston,Inc. Forwarded to next page 212.00 103 . 27.32 30.00 9.73 1.60 27.50 411.95 Others present: Amount -1-. 11 L~ Joint ~dmin istrative V7arrant Re~ister(~ontinued Brought Forward 4~411.95 JA-161 Eastman Kodak Stores,Inc.17.14 J~-162 Orange County Blueprint Shop 3.11 JA-163 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—16f~State Con.pensation Insurance Fund JP-169 Waiter Ramsey 5.10 ~1~99.74 Report of the Exe Director Chandler,Chairman of the cutive Committee 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 1~dministrative 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 ~.e~o1ution recommended by the Chief Enginee.r and General M4nager,authorizing employment of consultants from time to time. Director Chandler also reported that two bills sub mitted by Harrison &~oo11ey,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. Proposed_Resolution A motion was made by Director Boney, re:establishing seconded by Director Hirstein: certain positions That the matter of the resolution and motion relative to personnel and salaries and.the pro posed resolution authorizing the employment of consultants, recommended by the Executive 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 I\Tos.1,3,5,6,7 and 11 There followed a full discussion upon constu’ation 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,eitier 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 April ~, —2— 115 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 upon 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.Nisson 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 weil. Monthly Reports The Boards of Directors of County On Employees 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 arid 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 Langenheck arid duly carried: That the Chief Engineer and General Maniger be requested to present a comprehensive salary schedule so that it is known where the ernploym~t is within the salary schedule. Fixing Salaries The Boards of Directors of County for Certain Sanitation Districts Mos.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 3 Assistant 1 Draftsman 1 Sr.Stenographer-Clerk 1 Stenographer-Clerk 1 Controller-Accountant 2 Construction Inspectors 1 Chief of Party 1 Sr.Engineering Aide 1 Engineering Aide Salary (Retainer) rncrease for Legal Counsel 4~6z~i.00 375.00 337.00 24~6 .00 200.00 355.00 375.00 395.00 337.00 303.00 The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5, 6,7,~and 11 took the following 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. Re:Employment of Consultants action: 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 b~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. i 18 now existing to the amounts indicated after the title,effective July 1,1952; action: -4- 11~ Report of the Chief Mr.Ribal read his report to the ~ngineer and General Directors and recommended that the M~n~g~r Boards adopt a Resolution authorizing payment of ~l5O.OO to Peter Karalas as damages to the bean crop resulting from drilling of test holes on the proposed tre~trnent plant site. The Secretary read a motion recommended by the Chief Engineer and General Manager,authorizing certain addenda to the plans and specifications for the Ocean Outfall Sewer. Authorizing Payment The Boards of Dire~tors of County to Mr.Peter Karalas Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2, 3,5,,6,7 and 11 took the following action: Moved by Director Don B.Haiber,seconded by Director Hugh W.Warden,and duly carried: That the Resolution authorizing payment of ~l5O,OO to Peter Karalas for damage to his bean crop be adopted. Resolution so authorizing this payment has been numbered l~5-6 ., certified copy of which is attached hereto and made a part of these minutes. Authorizing Addenda Director Warner recommended that to Plans and Sped the resolution presented by the fications for the Chief Engineer and General Manager Ocean Outfall relati~re to addenda to the Ocean Outfall Plans and.Specifications be amended to read “written ap~’roval 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: 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 Design Engineers and the Attorney for the Districts,is hereby authorized to issue such addenda to the Plans and 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.Nissan 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 ~varner,seconded by Director Miller and duly carried: —5-. 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 the Warrant Register following action: Moved by Director Warner,seconded by Director Nelson and duly carried: that District No.6 Construction Fund Warrant Register be approved for signature and payment of: Warrant Demand No.In Favor Of Amount 6-7 A.Carlisle &Company ~91.16 6-g Orange County Blueprint Shop 99~l~ 6-9 Freedom Newspapers,Inc.4~.35 6-10 Francis H.Bulot 23Fk.94 $477.63 ~4journment 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 at 1104 West Eighth Street,Santa Aria,California. Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meetings of the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.5 and 6 so adjourned at 10:15 p.m. S County Sanitation District No.6 ATTEST:Orange County,California Secretary,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.6 Orange County,California -6- 1 1 RESOLUTION NO.i8~-6 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.6 OF ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,AUTHORIZING THE PAYNENT OF $150.00 TO PETER ICARALES 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 and WHEREAS,Peter Karales has agreed to accept the sum of $150.00 as payment in full f or 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 RESOLVED:That the pa~nen~be made from Revolving:Fund The foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No,6,on the 9th day of July,1952. Secretary,Board of ~irectdrs County Sanitation District No.6 Orange County,California STATE OF CALIFORNIA) 55 CQUNTY OF ORANGE ) I,ORA MAE MERRITT,Secretary of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.6 of Orange County,California,r~ hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adoptecL at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitat±or District No.6 of Orange County,California held on the 9thda~Cf July,1952,by the following roll call vote; —1— 2 U A1ESL-•~D1i’ectors WillisH.Warner and C.M.Nelson NOES:None ABSENT:Director Andrew W.~nith IN v~ITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of County Sanitation District No.Six of Orange County, California,this 9th day of July ,1952. L2~ Seci~etary,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No,6 Orange County,California -2-