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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING,ADJOURNED SESSION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
~UNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.7
ORANGE COUNT!,CALIFORNIA
July 30,1952 at 7:30 p.m.
Room 239,iiOLj.West ~i~th Street
Santa Ana,California
The Board of Directors met in adjourned session,pursuant
to adjourrnnent of the meeting on July 23,1952,at the hour of
7:30 p.m.,July 30,1952 in Room 239,llOL~.West t~ighth Street,.
Santa Ana,California,
Chairman Finch called the joint x~eeting of the Districts’
Boards 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:William I.Miller (Chairman pro tern)
Willis H.Warner
J.L.McBride
Directors absent:None
Others present:Raymond R,Ribal
•C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.
Nat H.Neff
Francis H.Bulot
K.J.Harrison
J.A.Woolley
Carl J.Thornton
John Colwell
Robert R.Helen
Harry Ashton
Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary
Chairman pro tern Upon a motion made by Director Warner,
seconded by Director McBride and duly
carried,Director William I.Miller was appointed Chairman
pro tern of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation
District No.7.
Chairman Finch,presiding officer of the joint meetings
of the Districts’Boaz~ds,turned the meeting over to the
Chairman of District No.1 Board of Directors for the pur.
pose of opening sealed bids for the construction of the
Fairview Road Trunk Sewer in District No,1,at 7:05 p.m,
The Chairman of the Board of District No,1 turned the
meeting over to Chairman Finch,after the opening,reading
and examining of sealed bids,at 8:00 p.m.
Report on Cost Plus Chairman Finch called upon Mr.Nisson
Services Performed for a report upon the status of cost
by Harrison &Woofley plus statements received from Harrison
&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 ~9.72 and $95~.3l,had been r4esubmitted and
as ~ipw presented list overhead as the~amount ~tri~u~ab1e
to the job rather than ~fixed percentage for over1i~~..
and that the resubmitted bill~have been reviewed with
the 1County Auditor who has advised t~h.at if it is the
desire of the Boards to pay these bills,y will be
allowed for payment upon proper authorization.
At the request of the Chairm&n .~he Secretary read
bill under da1~e of May 2~1952 for ~~9.72 and bill under
date of May 7,1952 for ~95~.31 and the computations
thereon,as submitted by Harrison &Woolley and Headman,
Ferguson &C~.rollo~
Mr.Nisson read a recommended motion for the payment
of these two bills~
Authorizing Payment The Boards of Directors took the
of bil1s.f~cost following action;
plus services to
Harrison ~Woolley Moved by Director Boney,seconded
etal by Director Warner and duly carried:
That the motions passed by the Boards of Directors of
County Sanitattor Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 at
a joint meetihg held on May 2~,1952 which approved payment
of Harrison &Woolley ~nd Headman,Ferguson &Carollo bills
in the amounts of $~9.72 and ~958.3l 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
Sanitation Districts Nos.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 4~9.72 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.R~bal read his report to the
Chief Engine~r Directors.This report is on record
and General in the office of the Secretary.
Manager
Report of Harrison &Mr.Harrison read the report and
Woolley,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 design engineers which was
read by Mr.Harrison be received and ordered filed.
~tSCUSSion~fl 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
elimination 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.
~ppoirLting a The Boards of Directors took the
~inance Committee following action:
Moved by Director Warner,seconded by Director
Chandler and duly carried by the Boards of Directors
of County Sanitation Districts hos.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 an allocations of funds which may
be made to each unit of the work.
Adjournment Th5 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 hos.1,2,3,7,~and 11 be adjourned
to Friday evening,at g:OO p.m.,August 1,1952,in Room
239 at 1104 West Eighth Street,Santa Ana,California.
Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meeting of these
Boards so adjourned at 10:55 p.m.
Chairman pro tern,Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No.7
Orange County,California
ATTEST:
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Secretary,Board of1Directors
County Sanitation District No.7
Orange County,California
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