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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING,HOARD OF DIRECTORS
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.5
ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
January 20,1954.at 4:00 p.m.
Mayor’s Office,City Hall
Newport Beach,California
Pursuant to the Chairman’s call for a special meeting and
notice thereof stating the time,place and purpose of said
meeting which was mailed to each Director and Alternate Director
on January l~,1954,the Board of Directors of County Sanitation
District No.5 met in special session at the hour of 4:00 p.m.,
Wednesday,January 20,1954 in the Mayor’s Office,City Hall,
Newport Beach,California.
The Chair~an called the me~~ting to order at 4:00 p.m.
The roll was called and the Secretary reported q quorum of
the Board to be present.
Braden Finch (Chairman)
Heinz Kaiser (Alternate for
Director Willis H.Warner)
Col.Andrew W.Smith (Alternate
for Director Norman H.Miller)
Lee M.Nelson
Harry Ashton
C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.
John A.Carollo
K.J.Harrison
J.A.~oo1ley
J.Bert Webb
John D.’McMillan
Fred Allen
Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary
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Director Braden Finch proposed
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that inasmuch as the Boards of
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Directors of County Sanitation
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Districts No~.5 and 6 were
meeting in joint session that these
Chairman of this meeting.
Whereupon,the Boards of Directors took the following
action:
Moved by Director A.H.Meyers,seconded by Director
Heinz Kaiser and dL~ly carried by the Board$of Directors ~.of
County Sanitation Districts Nos.5 and 6:
That Director Braden Finch be appointed presiding
Chairman of this meeting of the Boards of Directors of
County Sanitation Di~tricts Nos.5 and 6.
Directors present:
Directors absent~None
Others present:
Appointing a presiding
Chairman of the joint
meeting of the Boards
of Districts Nos.and 6
Boards appoint a presiding
Correspondence and The Secretary read letter
communications dated January 20,1954.from
Mr.Harry Ashton to the Boards
of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.5 and 6
rendering an opinion as to the legality of using any residue
of bond money for the purpose of new construction and
stating his belief that emergency work as recommended in the
report of the Engineers involving ~n expenditure of
$30,000.00 could be paid for from the Operating Fund
balances of Districts Nos.5 and 6 of approximately
$46,000.00 and $32,000.00,respectively,to the extent that
these funds are not committed by the budgets of the Districts.
After a full discussion of the legal opinion rendered
by Mr.Ashton,the Boards of Directors took the following
action:
Moved by Director Heinz Kaiser,seconded by Director
A.H.Meyers and duly carried by the Boards of Directors of
County Sanitation Districts Nos.5 and 6:
That the legal opinion rendered by Mr.Ashton and
read by the Secretary be received and ordered filed.
Report of the Mr.,Nelson reported upon
~enera1 Manager estimated balances of oper
ating funds and construction
funds as of June 30,1954.
Report of the Mr.Woolley read the findings
Engineers and recommendations of the
engineers,as submitted in
their “Report and Recommerldation5 for Improvement to Sewerage
Facilities for Orange County Sanitation Districts Nos.5
and 6 -January,1954.”and reviewed in detail Section
10 thereof entitled “An Outline Of Emergency Action That is
Recommended Before Peak Flows of 1954 In Trunk “A”,Units 1
and 2.”Section 10 was discussed by the Directors,the
Engineers,Attorney,General Manager,Mr.J.Bert Webb,
and Mr.John ID.McMillan.
After general concurrence.as to the urgency of work proposed
and time involved,the Boards of Directors took the following
action:
Moved by Director Heinz Kaiser,seconded by Director
A.H.Meyers and duly carried by roll call vote of the
Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.
5 and 6:
That the preliminary report of Harrison &Woolley,and
Headman,Ferguson &Carollo be accepted and placed on file.
That the Engineers be directed to prepare plans and
specifications for Section 10 of the “Report and Recommen
dations for Improvement to Sewerage Facilities for Orange
County Sanitation Districts Nos.5 and 6 —January,1954”
being the emergency work necessary to take care of the summer
peaks.Said plans and specifications to be prepared under
the terms of the employment contract and to be paid for in
accordance therewith out of the operating funds of these
Districts in proportion to the interests of the respective
Districts..
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The Engineers reviewed Section 12 of their report
relative to recommended action to increase capacity
before peak loads of 1954 in Trunk “A”,Unit 3,being a
trunk line wholly owned by District No.5.
It was concurred by the Board of Directors of County
Sanitation District No.5 that the engineers should confer
with Mr.J.Bert Webb and Mr.John D.McMillan of the
City of Newport Beach relative to work previously done
on this line and report back to the Board at the next
meeting.
Adjournment The Board of Directors took
the following action:
Moved by Director Heinz Kaiser,seconded by Director
A.H.Meyers and duly carried by the Boards of Directors
of County Sanitation Districts Nos.5 and 6:
That this meeting be adjourned.
Whereupon,the presiding Chairman declared the meeting
of the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts
Nos.5 and 6 so adjourned at 5:10 p.m.
Chairman,Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No.5
Orange County,California
ATTEST:
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Secretary,Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No.5
Orange County,California
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