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CONDENSED MINUTES
REGULAR JOINT MEETING,ADJOURNED SESSION
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS
OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
August 6)1952 at ~:OO p.m.
Room 239,1104.West Eighth Street
Santa Ana,Ca1ifa~nia
ROLL C A L L
DISTRICT NO.1
Directors present:
Directors absent:
Courtney It.Chandler (Chairman),J.L.
McBride and Willis H.Warner
None
DISTRICT NO.2
Directors present:
Directors absent:
Robert H.Boney (Chairman),Hugh
Don B.Haiber,Charles 0.McCart,
E.Stevens,Willis H.Warner,and
Hirstein
None
W.Warden,
Charles
William
DISTRICT NO.3
Directors present:
Directors absent:
Hugh W.Warden (Chairman),Nelson M.
Launer,Willis H.Warner,and Joseph
Webber
C.It.Miller ~
DISTRICT NO.5C,Directors present:
Directors absent:
Braden Finch (Chairman)
and Willis H.Warner
None
Andrew W.Smith
DISTRICT NO.6
Directors present:
Directors absent:
DISTRICT NO.7
Directors present:
Directors absent:
C.M..Nelson (Chairman)
and Willie H.Warner
None
DISTRICT NO.~
Directors present:
Directors absent:
NO QUORUM
Willis H.
Harold E.
Warner-
Edwards and John R.Cropper
DISTRICT NO.11
Directors present:
Directors absent:
Willis H.
Vernon E.
Warner (Chairman)and Roy Seabridge
Langenbeck
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Raymond It.Ribal,Chief Engineer and General
Manager
C.~rthur Nisson,
Harry Ashton
Nat.H.Neff
John A.Carollo
K.J.Harrison
J.A.Woolley
Raymond Hertel
Robert Helen
J.C~Marthens
Fred D.Bowlus
Carl J.Thornton
Ora Mae Merritt,
Andrew W.Smith
Vincent L.Humeston,J.L.McBride and
Willis H.Warner
None
OTHERS PRESENT:
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Secretary
The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.
1,2,3,5,6,7,8 arid II of Orange County met,pursuant to ad
journment at the last.meeting,on.August 6,1952,at the hour of
~i:OO p.m.
Cbairm~Finch called the joint meeting of the Districtst
Boards to order at 8:00 p.m.
Q The roll was called and the Secretary reported a quorum to
be present for all Districtst.Boards,except the Board of District
No.8..The Secretary reported one member absent from the Board
of District No.U.which would preclude action by that Board on
matters requiring a four—fifths vote.
Report of the Mr.Riba].used charts and graphs
Chief Engineer in the review of Proposal No.1
and General and Proposal No.2 for the con—
Manager struction of the Ocean Outfall
Sewer,and read marine explor
ation reports which had~been submitted by Mr.Fred D.Bowlus
ax~d Mr.Dan Boom..
A general discussion was held by the Directors,
Engineers and the representatives of the low bidder for the
construction of the Marine Section of the Outfall,review
ing the two proposals,costs,methods,it~is and experience
of other cities and,Sanitation Districts in the construction
of outfall sewers,
Report of the For the benefit of Directors who
Finance Committee had been absent fromthe meeting
held on August 5,1952,Mr.Warner,
Chairman of the Finance Committee,reviewed figures compiled
by the Committee,comparing funds available for construction
of the Land and Marine Sections of the Outfall and the
deficits which would have to be met In order to build the
Outfall at the cost proposed by the lowest bidders.
Mr.~Tarner reported that the Committee had recommended
the rejection of all.blds for the Land Section of the Outfall;
and a.conditional award of contract to Healy Tibbitts Company,
low bidder for the Marine Section of the Outfall,in which
award ~uld be made for the construction of a 7,000 foot
outfall,thi~award to be re—affirmed at the end of 60 days;
if the Districts find at the end of the 60-day period no
adjustments can be made on funds allocated to other units of
the project to make up the amount the Districts are short
for the construction of a 7,000 foot outfall,then the award
to Healy Tibbitta Company to become a firm contract for the
construction of an outfall 6,000 in length.
Mr,Nisson reported upon the legal points involved in
negotiating the cont~ct with Hea].y Tibbitta Company,stating
that such negotiations could be made only on reduction of
quantities or elimination of the items bid on.
It was unanimously concurred by members of the boards
that the Outfall should be built 7,000 ft.in length if any
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.possible means could be found to finance the construction
C:so that requirements of the State Health Department,Wat~r
Pollution Control and other Agencies could be met without
costly chlorination and maintenance.
Merits of Proposal No.1 and Proposal No.2 contained
in the plans and specifications for construction of the
Marine Section of the Outfall sewer were discussed at great
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Awarding Contract for
the Marine Section at
the Ocean Outfall
Sewer
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Mr.Nisson read the proposed resolu
tion on conditional award to the low
bidder for the construction of the
Marine Section of the Ocean Outfall
Sewer.
The Boards requested that.the attorney amend the pro
posed resolution stipulating.that the award of contract for
construction of the Marine Section of the Ocean Outfall Sewer,
in accordance with plans and specifications contained in
Proposal No.1,be made to Healy Tibbit~Construction Com
pany,low bidder,on the basis of the Sewer being 7,000 feet
in.length,said award to be reaffirmed at the end of 60 days,
and if not reaffirmed f or 7,000 feet,the award to auto
matically become a firm contract for 6,000 feet.
The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts
Nos.1,2,3,.5,6,and 7,adopted Resolutions Nos.206—1,
206—2,206—3,206-5,206—6 and 206—7,as amended,awarding
contract for the construction of the Ocean Outfall Sewer to
Healy Tibbiths Construction Company.Certified copies of
these resolutions are on record in the office of the
Secretary.
Modifying Plans and The Boards of Directors of County
Specifications for Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,
the Marine Section 5,6,.and 7,adopted Resolutions Nos,
of the Ocean Outfall 207—1,207—2,207..3,207—,207—6,
•and 207—7,re~pectively,modifying
plans and specifications for the Ocean Outfall Sewer.Cert
ified copies of these Resolutions are on record in the office
of the Secretary.
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Mr.Warner,Chairman of the Finance
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Committee,stated the Corimittee had
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recommended a.cost study be made by
the Finance Committee or some otheZ’
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length,.with the statements from Directors McBride,Launer,
Huineston and Warden,that they believed Proposal No.2 would
best fit the needs of the Districts.
Director Laizzer stated,that thile he preferred Proposal
No.2,in the interest of getting the work underway,he ~uld
vote with the majority,and proposed that a gentlemen’s
agreement.be reached whereby an unofficial poll of the Dir
ectors?preference between the two proposals could determine
the desire of the majority..
The Chairman called for an unofficial poll of the
Directors in favor of Proposal No.1.Upon roll call,by
Districts,,the Secretary reported that a majority of the
Directors had indioate~they preferred Proposal No.1.
Rej.ection of Bide The Boards of Directors of County
fo~the Land Section Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,
of.th~o Ocean Outfall 5,.6,7 and 11,adopted Resolutions
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NOB.2OLi.—l,20L~.—2,20L~.—3,2OLj.—5,
20L1.—6,.2OL~...7 and 20L1.-1l,respectively,
.‘~..‘.....d~termining that the bids for the Ocean Outfall Sewer,Land
Section,were excessive and directing County Sanitation
District No.I to take proper action.
The Board of Directors of County Sanitation District
~1ô.1 acbpted Resolution No..205—1 finding that the bids for
the Land Section of the Ocean Outfall Sewer were excessive
and instructed the Secretary to return cashier’s checks,
certified checks or bidders’bonds to all bidders.
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Instructions to
the Finance
Committee
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-Coimnittee designated by the Boards to work with the engineers
on a plan or combination of plans whereby changes,redesign,
or reduction in other units might make available sufficient
funds for the completion of the Ocean Outfall Sewer in the
•length of 7,000 feet.
(~Mr.Warner requested instructions as to whether the
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Coimnittee should proceed,or if the Boards proposed to
•••designate another committee.
The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts
•Nos..1,2,3,5,6,7 and 1].,took the following action:
-Moved by DireQtor Hirstein,seconded by Director Nelson
and.du].y carried:
That the present Finance Corrnnittoe continue.in the
re—appraising of the Sanitation Districts’proposed projects.
•with the engineers to determine a plan or ~ombination of
plans-that will permit the completion of the program within
the money available.
Referral to the Director Chandler reported that District
Finance Gommittee No.1 ~uld have a surplus in the bond
fund after constri~t1on of this Dist
rict’s share of the sanitation facilities and proposed,if
legally possible,his District offer this surplus to be used
in the cons truction-of the Outfall Sewer under a purchase
and sale agreement in which repayment could be made to
District No..lover a period of years..
The Board of Directors.of County Sanitation Districts
Moe~i,-2,3,,5,6,7 and 11 took the following action:
Moved by Director Nelson,-seconded by Director Hirstein
and duly carried:
That the proposal of the Chairman of the Board of
District No.1 be referred to the Finance Committee.
Adjournment The Board~of Directors of County
Districts Moe.2,3 Sanitation Districts Moe.2,3,5,
!6,and 7 6 and 7,took the following action:
Moved by Director Warden,seconded by Director Smith
and duly carried:-
That the meeting of these Boards be adjourned.
Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meeting of these
Boards so adjourned at 10:55 p.m.
•Adjournment The Boards of Directors of County
Districts Moe.l~Sanitation Districts Woe.1 and
•and 11 11 took the following action:
Moved by Director Seabridge,seconded by Director McBride
and duly carried:
That the meeting of the Boards of Directors of County
Sanitation Districts Moe.1 and 11 be adjourned to the hour
of 5:00 p.m.,August 7,1952,in Room 239 at 110L1.~Jest A~ighth
Street,Santa Aria,California.
Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meeting of these
Boards -so adjourned at 10:55 p.m.
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I Adjournment There not being a quorum
District No.8 of the Board of District No.
8 present,the Secretary
adjourned the meeting of the Board of Directors of County
Sanitation.District No.8 to 7:30 p.m.,August 13,1952
in Room 239,1104.West Eighth Street,Santa Ana,
•California.
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•Secretary1
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