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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 07 Minutes 1952-10-01MINUTES REGULAR MEETING,ADJCUR1~ED SESSION BOARD OF DIRECTCRS COUNTY SAN ITATIEN DISTRICT NO~7 ORANGE COUNTY,CALI7~ORNIA October 1,1952 at ~:OO p.m. Room 239,1104.Viest Eighth Street Santa Ana,California i c u The Board of Directors met in adjourned session at the hour of ~:O0 p.1.,October 1,1952,in Room 239 at 1104 West Eighth Street. Santa Ana,California,pursuant to adjournment of the last regular meeting. Chairnan ~‘inch called the joint meeting of the Districts?~3oards to order at ~:O0 p.m. The roll ~,ras called Board to be present. Directors present: and the Secretary reported a quorum of’the Vincent L.Humeston (Chairman) J.L.McBride Willis Fl.Warner Directors absent:None Others present: Correspondence and Raymond R.Ribal C,Arthur Nisson,Jr. Harry Ashton John A.Carollo K.J.Harrison Carl J.Thornton Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary Communications 1.Trans~iitta1 of P1L3nS and Specifications for Ellis i~venue trunk Sewer therein estir~i~ated The Secretary read a letter from Harrison &.Woolley,Headman,Ferguson &Caroilo,transmitting 10 copies of final plans ~incI snecificatinns for the Ellis Avenue Trunk Sewer,and listing construction costs. The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation District Nos.1,2,6 and 7 took the following action: Moved by Director Willis H.Warner,seconded by Director Courtney FL Chandler and duly carried: That the letter from Harrison &Woollev,Headman, Ferg,uson &Carollo,transmitting final plans and specifi - cations for the Ellis Avenue Trunk Sewer be received and ordered filed in the office of the Secretary. —1— 161 Copies of the final plans and specifications for the Ellis Avenue Trunk Sewer were handed to the Chairmen of the Boards of Districts Nos.1,2,6 and 7. 2.Auti~orizTh~pa~ent The Secretary reported that statement of bill submitted had been received from Harrison & by Harrison &Jooll~~Woolley,Headman,Ferguson &Carollo for the first installmsnt of the fee due them for preparation of plans and specifications for the i~ilis Avenue Trunk Sewer. The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Distr~ jets Nos.1,2,6 and 7 took the following action: Moved 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 paymentof ~3,954.36 be made to Harrison & Woolley,Headman,Ferguson &~Carol1o,in accordance with their bill dated September 24.,1952,for services rendered in the preparation of final plans and specifico.tions for the ~llis Avenue Trunk Sewer,and that the bill presented by them for this ernount be ac~epted as’the basis of payment in accordance with Paragraph XI,sub paragraph 3 of their contract dated February 1,1952. 3.Extension of time The Secretary read a letter from for prenaration Harrison &~Joollev,et al,requesting of plans and specifi an extension of time for preparation catio~for J.O.S of final plans and specifications for Sic.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 H.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 end 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~Bo~rds of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,5,6~ and 7: That Harrison &Woolley,Headman,Fer~ison &Carollo be and they are hereby granted an extension of time for the completion of plans and specifications for the J.O.S. —2— ~.C 2 Section One Connedti~n T±’Unk to Oátobér 14,l~2 for the reasons given in their letter of September 24,1952. Legal Opionion re britten legal opinion dated September Collection of Back 24,1952,from Mr.C.Arthur Nisson Taxes from Areas Jr.relative to collection of ~ ~~ting Annex taxes was read by the Secv~arY. ation The Boards of Director3 took the following,action: Moved by Director Courtney R.Chandler,seconded by Director Don B.Haiber and duly carried: That written legal opini.on 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.9 Water Pal the Sari Diego Region No~9 Water lution Control Pollution Control ~oard,dated Board’s Request September 19,1952. The Boards of DirectorS 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)Chainnan ol’the Committee Finance Committee reported: The Committee had diligently studied the problems in volved in’completing the joint program of the Sanitation Districts,and had analyzed van )US 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 vaiue 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 Modification Plan which would offer the features of bui1din’~ 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 tabulations on the detailed estiniat es of construction,contingencies,engine ening super vision and inspection,less funds to be made available from Chapter 20 funds -the a~gregate total 1’or expenditures fmm bond funds estimated at ~7,292,702;and tabulations on the Districts’bond funds available after deduction of cost of purchase of the new J.0.S.digester,etc.-aggregating ~~10~,000,leaving ~l5,29~reserve for all other costs. —3— 2C3 ltecoramendations of Chairman Warner reportea the unani ~ii~!iinance Committee mous recoumendations of the Finance Committee to be as follows: 1.All engineering supervision and inspection of construntion to be performed by the design engineers. 2.Adoption of the Revised rodification Plan,coflies of which had been subnitted to the Directors. 3.That in research of data on the plan recomitended,the Connitt ee became aware of the need of a small connitt ee to study many matters of policy and methods of procedure for the benefit of the Distri2ts at this tine;and that the matter of operational program will require a great deal of planning which could be expedited b’r study while the constructinn phase is in progress. The Fintnce Committee unanirusly recommend that the Boctrds consider the formation of a small committee for study of method of policy and procedure for retort to the Boards.- Instructions to the The Boards of Directors took the Finance Committee following action: Moved by Director Courtney R.Chandler,seconded by Director Vernon S.Langenbeck: That the recommendations of the Finance Committee be approved and that the Distrifls authorize the Committee to work with the legal counsel to draw up the modification contract ;aith the engineers. There followed a discussion on the motion.Director McBride questinned the legality of Districts Nos.1 and 7 participating in the financing of the Ellis £venue Line under the retised nodification plan.Director Haiber recoin-. mended that the motion include:that the legal counsel be further instructed to furnish a written report as to the legality of the su~ested modification. Whereupon,with the consent of the mover and seconder the orij~inal motion was amended and stated by the Chairman: That the recommendations of the Finance Committee be approved end the Districts authorize the Committee to work ~the legal counsel to drnc up the modification contract with the enojneers;and that the legal counsel be further instructed to furnish a written report as to the legality of the sug’~ested modification. The vote was polled by roll call and the Secretary, reported the motion carried by the following vote: District No.1:Ayes:Directors Courtney R.Chandler, Willis H.Warner,and J.L.McBride Noes:None Absent:None 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.II.Miller Noes:Director Nelson M.Launer Absent:Directors Hugi~i 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.M.Nelson,Norman H. Miller and Willis H.Warner Noes:None Absent:None District No.7:Ayes:Directors J.L.iLci3ride and Willis H.Warner Noes:Director Vii~C3~t L.Iu~::ost~On Absent:None District No.11:Ayes:Directors Willis H.Warner Vernon li.Langenbeck and ?~oy SeabridgE Noes:None Absent:None Instructions to the Mr.John A.Carollo reported that the Design En~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.Lai~ger1beck,seconded by Director J.L.McBride and duly carried by the Boards of 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 Engineers,that some direction be piven them concerning work on the bond proposal plan,it is directed that work be suspended for 30 days on said plans unless the Engineers are otherwise notified in writing;and that the period they —5— 1E5 are required to complete said plans be extended for a period equal in time to the work stoppage. Report of the Executive Director Chandler,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.Ribal reported upon progress of ~ngineer arid 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 be started until the last of November. Adlournment The Boards of Directors took the following action: Moved by Director Courtney R~Chandler,seconded by Director Don B.Haiber and duly carried by the Boards~of~ Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6, 7 and 11: That the meeting be adjourned. Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meetin~so adjourned at 10:10 p.m. ~hairman,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.7 Orari~e County,California ATTEST: c~12L~ Secretary,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.7 0r~nge County,California —6-.