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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 07 Minutes 1954-05-12MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS,COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.7 OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA May 12,1954 at ~:O0 p.m. Room 239,1104 West Eighth Street Santa Ana,California Chairman Chandler called the joint meeting of the Distr icts’Boards to order at ~:OO p.m. The roll was called and the Secretary reported a quorum of the Board to be present. Directors present:Jerome C.Kidd (Chairman) Willis H.Warner Courtney R.Chandler Directors absent:None Others present:Lee M.Nelson C.Arthur Nisson,Jr. Walter B.Chaffee K.J.Harrison 3.A.Woolley Herman Hiltscher Robert H.Boney Clennel Wilkinson Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary Election of Chairman Chairman Chandler announced the of the Joint Adminis seoond meeting in May to be the trative Organiz.~tion time of annual election of Chair man of the Joint Administrative Organization,and election of Chairman of each of the Districts Boards and declared nominations open for the election of a Chairman for the Joint Administrative Organ ization. A motion was made by Director Willis H.Warner, seconded by Director A.H.Meyers: That Director Courtney R.Chandler be nominated as a candidate for the office of Chairman of the Joint Administrative Organization. It was moved by Director J.L.McBride,seconded by Director Herbert A.Wood and duly carried that the nominations be closed. The vote was polled and the Secretary announced that Director Courtney R.Chandler had been elected Chairman of the Joint Administrative Organization. Election of Chairman A motion was made by Director of the Board Willis H.Warner,seconded by Director Courtney R. Chsndler: —1- That Director Jerome Kidd be nominated as candidate for the office of Chairman of the Board of District No.7. There being no other nominations,the vote was polled and the Secretary announced Director Jerome Kidd had been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.7. Approval of Minutes The Board~of Directors took the following action: Moved by Director Hugh W.Warden,seconded by Director Herbert A~Weod and duly carried by the ~Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2, 3,5,6,7 and 11: That the minutes of the meeting held on April 2~, 1954 be approved as mailed out. Correspondence and The Secretary reported she had communications been requested to announce that the Santa Ana River Basin Section of the California Sewage Works Association will raeet on Thursday evening,May 13,1954 at 7:30 p.m.at the new treatment plant.Mr.Lindstrom,resident engineer On construction,will conduct a tour of facilities.Directors and others interested are invited to attend. Expression of appre The Board of Directors adopted ciation of the services Resolutions Nos.374 and 375, of retiring Directors expressing appreciation of services rendered the Districts by retiring Board members,Directors Braden Finch and Vincent L.Humeston.Certified copies of these resOlutions are attached hereto and r~ade a part of these minutes. ~pOrt of the Copy of Mr.Nelson’s written General Manager report was given to each of the Directors.Copy of this report is on record in the office of the Secretary. Report of the Engineer3 The Secretary read Progress Report No.20,dated May 12, 1954.,submitted by Harrison &Woolley and Headman, Ferguson &Carollo.Whereupon,the Boards of Directors took the following action: Moved by Director Willis H.Warner,seconded by Director Hugh W.Warden and duly carried: That Progress Report No.20~submitted by Harrison &Woolley and Headman,Ferguson &Carollo,be received and ordered filed. Mr.Woolley reported that the.“Bubbletrol”unit I mentioned in their report as being in transit is not essential in the operatjon of the plant.That a 5-day test run is scheduled for May 17th to May 22nd,and the Bubbletrol unit will probably arrive before the end of the test,If,the test proves satisfactory,the plant can be accepted as completed at the meeting of. the Boards on May 26th, Report of the At the request of Director Personnel Committee Schweit~zer,Chairman of the PersOnnel Committee,the Secre~tary read the minutes of the Committee’s meeting on May 10,1954.Chairman Schweitzer reviewed the recom •mendations contained in these minutes. Establishing classifi The Boards of Directors took catiQ~1s and fixing salaries the following action: for personnel of the treat ment plants Moved by Director Joseph Webber,seconded by Director Willis H.Warner: That the resolution proposed by the Personnel Committee,relative to creating positirns and establishing salaries for personnel of the treatment plants,be adopted. During discussion of the motion’,Director Hugh W. Warden made a motion to the effect that all personnel from administrative to operational be reviewed by the Executive Committee for recommendation to the Boards as to number,type,salary scales,vacation and sick leave policy and other matters normally incident to employment. After a call for a point of order,Mr.Nisson, legal counsel for the .Districts,ruled that Director Warden’s motion to refer to the ‘Executive Committee took precedence over the pending question,pursuant to..Resôlution No.132,being a priviledged motion and limiting discussion to two minutes per person. After discussion of the resolution proposed’by the Personnel Committee relative to policy stipulated therein being that which is now in effect with the Joint Outfall Sewer Organization until the Districts adopt a formal policy,and the necessity of employing personnel for operation of the treatment plant when completed,Director Warden withdrew his motion. Whereupon,by roll call vote of the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3, 5,6,7 and 11,Resolution No~373 was adopted, creating positions and fixing salaries fOr certain personnel of Joint Administrative Organization,and,, repealing all previous resolutions or actions of the Board in conflict therewith.Certified copy of this resolution is attached hereto and made a part of these minutes. Referral to the The Boards of Directors took Executive Committee the following action: Moved by Director Hugh W.Warden,seconded by Director Dean W.Hasson and duly carried by the Boards of •Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5, 6,7 and 11: —3— That in view ofthe fact that the Personnel Committee feels that a review of,the personnel re quirements of the Joint Administrative Organization is beyond the scope of the functions of the Personnel ~Committee,and in view of the fact that a competent, efficient and econcomicàl Joint Administrative Organ ization is essential to the proper operation of the facilities of the Districts,that the Executive Com mittee study and review the entire organization of the Joint Administrative Organization and make recommendations with respect to changes or improvements in the organi zational setup and also with respect to the personnel required for the operation of the.Joint Administrative Organization from managerial to operational personnel; and Further,that the Executive Committee be instr ucted to consider and recommend with respect to the possibility and desirability of establishing a central orgánizatirn competently organized and manned to main tain and operate sewertrunk lines,treatment plants and ocean outfall of the Sanitation Districts and other governmental bodies involved;and •Further,that the Executive Committee should make recommendations with respect to the number and type of personnel required in the Joint Administrative Organ ization with respect to salary scales,vacation and sick leave and other matters normally incident to employment. Report of the Director Warner,Chairman Finance Committee of the Finance Committee, reported he had reviewed the Districts?bills and found them to be in order as listed on the Agenda,and recommended that the Boards approve payment.Director Warner expressed the opinion that authorization for and reimbursement of expenses for Mr.Galloway’s trip to Sacramento to attend the Calif ornia Sewage and Industrial Wastes Association confer-. ence should be ratified by the Boards. Joint Administrative The Boards of Directors took and Revolving Funds the’following action: Warrant Registers Mo’;ed by Director Roy Seabridge, seconded by Director Hugh W,Warden and duly carried by roll call vote of the Boards’of Directors of County Sani tatiOn Districts Nos.1,2,•~,5,6,7 arid 11: That the General Manager’s action in authorizing Robert N.Galloway to attend the California Sewage and Industrial Wastes Association Conference in Sacramento at the expense of the Districts from May 5th to May ~th, 1954,inclusive,be and it is hereby approved and rati fied;and Mr.Galloway’s expenses for :this trip as itemized in Warrant Demand No.JA-513 are her.eby approved for payment;the following warrant registers are here by approved for signature of the Chairman: Joint Administrative,totaling $3,O5l.~6 Revolving Funds,totaling 6l~O3O.O7 and the County Auditor is authorized to pay $64,081.93 in accordance with the following warrant demands: -4- Joint Warrant Demand No JA 512 513 514 515 51.6 517 51~ 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 In Favor Of Standard Oil Company of California Robert N.Galloway Pacific Telephone &Tekgraph Company The Dow Chemical Company Davis Stationers Ora Mae Merritt Bender-Moss Company City of Santa Ana Santa Ana Typewriter Company Murphy Paint and Art Center John R.Scott Huston,Suter &Huston,Inc. Dennis Printers and Stationers Bales Office Equipment Company Deckert Surgical Company 19.01 122.34 105.05 53600 15 .27 16.95, 23.1~ 212.00 23,91 2.2~ 13.13 l,93~.O4 .45 1.55 22.70 ~O~51.~6 Revolving Funds?Warrant Register Lee M.Nelson Harry Ashton C.Arthur Nisson.Jr. Fred J.Early,Jr.Cofl,Inc.and Peter Kiewit Sons’Company ~Peter Karales ________ Total -Joint Funds ~64,O~1.93 New Business Director McBride reported that an industrial firm had re quested information as to rules and procedure established for connection to th~lines of District No.1 man area in unincorporated territory within the District. Mr.Nelson reported that data on procedure has been compiled;that individual members of the Board of Distr ict No.1 have expressed the opinion that connection to the trunk lines should be through an assessment district of some kind;and,as other districts will face the same problem,he believed that standard rules sh~u1d be established for all districtc insofar as possible.Mr. Nelson suggested that tile Board of’District No.1 meet to consider this problem for its District and the findings of that Board be ‘presented to other districts for consid eration. Administrative Warrant R~g~.ster: Amount A-95 A-96 A -97’ G-33 G-:5 21.00 262.50 300.00 60,392.57 54.00 61,030.07 —5— ~T8 Canvass of election returns Operating Fund Warrant Register The Board of Directors took the following action: Moved by Director Willis H.Warner,seconded by~ Director Courtney R,Chandler and duly carried: That the bill of 0’Melveny &Myers for ~l,00i.06 dated April 30,1954.,be paid and declared to be the reasonable value of services rendered by them;and that District No.7 Operating Fund Warrant Register totaling *1,102.62 is hereby approved for signature of the Chairman and the County Auditor is authorized to pay the following warrant demands listed thereon: ~Narrant Demand No 7-69 70 71 72 73 In Favor Of Handy Motor Lines Dennis Printers and Stationers Ora Mae Merritt C.Arthur Nisson,Jr. O’Melveny &Myers Amount $25.49 3 •72 22.35 50 •00 1 o01~Q6 *~10~.62 Adjournment The Board of Directors took the following action: Moved by Director Willis H.Warner,seconded by Director Courtney R.Chandler and duly carried: That this meeting be adjourned. Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.7 so adjourned at 9:35 p.m.. ATTEST: Secretary,Board of Dfrectors County Sanitation District No.7 Orange County,California Cha/~rman,Board of Directors C~Lnty Sanitation District No.7 t~yange County,California ___________________ After duly and regularly ___________________ canvassing returns of the special bond election held on April 27,1954,the Board of Directors adopted Reso lution No.364-7 stating result of the canvass of returns of the special election held pursuant to Resolution No. 364-7.Certified copyof this resolution is attached hereto and made a part of these minutes~. S -6- RESOLUTION NO.373—7 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING EMPLOYEE POSITIONS AND FIXING SALARIES THEREFORE;AND AUTHOR~ IZING THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EMPLOY NECES SARY PERSONNEL The Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.7 resolves as follows: That there be created in the.Joint Administrative Organi zation the following positions of employment with the purpose of operating the sewerage facilities owned and operated~by the County Sanitation Districts of Orange County t~y and through the Joint Administrative Organization: Salary per month Number Classi~i cat ion ~Ohc~irwee~j. 1 Superintendent of Plants ~450.00 1 Assistant Superintendent of Plants 375.00 1 Chemist 450.00 1 Laboratory Assistant 320.00 Plant Operators 350.00 4 Chlorinator 0pera~ors 340.00 4 Utility Men 309.00 1 Pump and Meter Maintenance Man 350,00 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the General Manager is hereby authorized to employ personnel as needed for said positions herein created at salaries not to exceed those set opposite the positions named above. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That said employment positions carry with them the same retirement,vacation and sick leave privileges as the policy now in effect with the Joinb Outfall Sewer Organization until a formal pclicy is established by the Sanitation Districts. -a -. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That any and all previous actions of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No~7 of Orange County, California,whether by resolution,motion,or otherwise in consistent herewith,are hereby repealed and made of no further effect0 The foregcing Resolution was approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No~~7 of Orange Cc)unty~California,~n the l2bh day of May,l954~ ~____ Secretary,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No~7 Orange County,California STATE OF CALIFORNIA) ss COUNTY OF ORANGE ) I,ORA MAE MERRITT,Secretary of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.7 of Orange County,California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.7 of Orange County,California held on the 12th day of May ,l95L~.by the following roll call vote: AYES:Directors Jerome Kidd,Willis H.Warner and Courtney R.Chandler NOES:Directors None ABSENT:Directors None IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of County Sanitation District No.7 of Orange County, California,this 12th day of May 1954.. ~ ___ Secretary,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.7 Orange County,California -2-. RESOLUTION NO.374 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS NOS.1, 2,3,5,6,7,~and 11 OF ORANGE COUNTY,IN APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES RENDERED BY RETIRING MEMBER, DIRECTOR BRADEN FINCH. The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7,~and 11 of.Orange County,California, do resolve as follows: WHEREAS,Director Braden Finch,Councilman from the City of Newport Beach,California,became a member of the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.5 and 6 of Orange County,California,on the 26th day of April,1950;and WHEREAS,Director Finch has untiringly devoted his time and constructive effort on behalf of the County Sanitation Districts and the Joint Administrative Organization thereof while serving in the offices of: CHAIRMAN: Board of Directors of April 26,1950 to April 14, County Sanitation District No.5 1954 CHAIRMAN: Joint Administrative May 9,1951 to May 13, Organization 1953 MEMBER: Executive Committee of the August 23,1950 to April 14, Joint Administrative Organi-1954 zation MEMBER: Finance Committee of the July 30,1952 to April 14, Joint Administrative Organi—1954 zation and; WHEREAS,The Boards of Directors of the County Sanitation Districts of Orange County,California acknowledge with regret the retirement of Director Finch from the offices of Councilman of the City of Newport Beach and Director of the Boards of Districts Nos.5 and 6, —1— NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,that we,the Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7,~and 11 of Orange County,California,do hereby express our appre ciation for and acknowledge the valuable public services rendered by Director Braden Finch during the tenure of his offices with the Districts and throughout the difficult periods of organiz ing a countywide sanitation program and constucting facilities owned jointly the the Districts. The foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Boards of Directors of the County Sanitation Districts of Orange County,California,on the 12th day of May,1951+,by the following roll call vote: AYES:Directors Courtney R.Chandler,J.L.McBride,Willis H.Warner,L.N.Wisser,Hugh W.Warden,Frank J. Schweitzer,Jr,Charles E.Stevens,Charles E. Morgan,Nelson M.Launer,Joseph Webber, C.R.Miller,Dora 0.Hill,Norman H.Miller,A.H. Meyers,Jerome Kidd,Roy Seabridge and Herbert A. Wood ABSENT:Directors Dean W.Hasson,Harold E.Edwards and Nolon M.Doss,Sr. NOES:None STATE OF CALIFORNIA) ss COUNTY OF ORANGE ) I,ORA MAE MERRITT,Secretary of each of the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6, 7,~and 11 of Orange County,California,hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regular adopted by said Boards at a joint meeting thereof held on the 12th day of May, 1954. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of May,1954. _ ~~ Secret~r3~of the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nose 1,2,3,5,6,7,~and 11 of Orange County,California -2- RESOLUTION NO.375 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS NOS.1,2, 3,5,6,7,~and ii OF ORANGE COUNTY, IN APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES RENDERED BY RETIRING MEMBER,DIRECTOR VINCENT L.HUMESTON. The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos. 1,2,3,5,6,7,~and 11 of Orange County,California,do resolve as follows: WHEREAS,Director Vincent L.Humeston,Mayor of the City of Tustin,California,became a member of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.7 of Orange County,California, on the 13th day of April,1949;and WHEREAS,Director Humeston has untiringly devoted his time and constructive effort on behalf of the County Sanitation Districts and the Joint Administrative Organization thereof while serving in the Offices of: CHAIRMAN: Board of Directors of County April 13,194.9 to April 14, Sanitation District No.7 1954 MEMBER: Executive Committee of the Joint August 23,1950 to April 14, Administrative Organization 1954 MEMBER: Public Relations Committee of the May 27,1953 to April 14., Joint Administrative Organization 1954 and; WHEREAS,The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Disttricts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7,~and 11 of Orange County, California,acknowledge with regret the retirement of Director Humeston from the offices of Mayor of the City of Tustin,and as a Director on the Board of County Sanitation District No.7, NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,that we,the Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nose 1,2,3,5,6,7,~and 11 of Orange County,California,do hereby express our appreciation for and acknowledge the valuable public services rendered by Director Vincent L.Humeston during the tenure of his offices as Mayor of the City of Tustin and Director of County Sanitation District —1— No.7,and throughout the difficult periods of organizing a countywide sanitati’)n program and constructing facilities owned jointly by the Districts. The foregoing resolution was passed and adonted at a regular meeting of the Boards of Directors of the County Sani tation Districts of Orange County,California on the 12th day of May,1954,by the following roll call vote: AYES:Directors Courtney 1~.Chandler,J.L.McBride,~il is H.~Jarner,L.N.~isser,Hugh W.Warden,Frank J. ~ch~eitzer,Jr.,Charles ~.3tevens,Charles E. Morgan,Nelson i-i.Launer,Joseph Webber,C.R. Mi11~r,Dora 0.Hill,Norman H.Miller,A.H. Meyers,Jerome Kidd,~~oy Soabridge and Herbert A. VJ0 od Noes:None Absent:Directors Dean :~.Hasson,Harold ~Ldwards and Nolon M.Doss,Sr. STATE OF CALIFOIWIA) ss COUNTY OF OriANGE ) I,O.~A i~lA~LiThJPLRITT,Secretary of each of the i3oards of Directors of County Sanitation i)istricts Nos.1,2,3,5,6, 7,~and 11 of Orange County,California,hereby certify that the foregoin~resolution was duly and.re~u1arly adopted by said Boards at a joint meeting thereof held on the 12th day of i~Tay,1954. IN ~:ITNSSS ~]-ISfli~OF,I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of May,1954. ~ Secretary of the boards of Directors of ~ounty Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7,8 and 11 of Orange County,California. —2 RESOLUTION NO.376—7 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.7 OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE,STATE OF CALIFORNIA,STATING THE RESULT OF THE CANVASS OF ELECTION RETURNS OF THE SPECIAL BOND ELECTION HELD PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO.364-7. WHEREAS,this Board of Directors,by Resolution No. 364-~.7,duly called and provided for the holding of a special election in said County Sanitation District No.7 on April 27, 1954,for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said District the bond proposition set forth in said Resolution and hereinafter stated;and WHEREAS,on this 12th day of May,1954,at the hour of 8:00 P.M.,this Board of Directors duly assembled at its usual place of meeting for the purpose of canvassing the returns of said special election and has completed such canvass this 12th day of May,1954,including absentee ballots, NOW,THEREFORE,the Board of Directors of County Sanita tion District No.7 of Orange County,California,DOES HEREBY RESOLVE,DETERMINE AND ORDER as follows: Section 1.That the special election for the purpose of submitting to the voters of County Sanitation District No.7 the proposition hereinafter set forth was duly held on April 27, 1954,and the votes cast thereat were duly and regularly canvassed and the returns thereof made at the time and in the form and manner required by law. Section 2.That the proposition voted upon at said special election is as follows: BOND PROPOSITION:Shall County Sanitation District No.7 of Orange County incur a bonded indebtedness in the principal amount of ~l,950,OO0 for the purpose of the acquisition and construction by said district of additional trunk sewers for said district and related work and facilities,all in accordance with the report of Harrison &Woolley and Headman,Ferguson & Carollo,sanitation engineers of said district, -1- approved and adopted on March 24,1954,by the Board of Directors of said District,and on file in the office of the Secretary of said Board,reference to which report is hereby made for further particulars, and in accordance with the provisions of the County Sanitation District Act? Section 3.That this Board of Directors has duly canvassed the returns of said election and from said returns it appears,and this Board finds,that the total number of votes cast in each of the respective election precincts established for said special election upon said proposition,and the number of votes therein for and against,said proposition,and the total number of votes cast in said election,including absentee ballots,upon said proposition and for and against said pro position are as follows: 59 NO 617 TOTAL 6761 2 45 456 501 3 124 373 497 4 There were cast at TOTAL VOTE said election J~ 261 1 106 ,552 . 139 l,~13 Absentee Ballots as follows: GRAND TOTAL VOTE 1 262 4- 1,556 •~_. ~ NOW,THEREFORE,this Board here that there were ~votes cast at said of said votes,being less than two-~thirds favor of issuing said bonds,~nd 1556 of against issuing said bonds. The foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.7 of Orange County,California on the 12th day of May,1954,by the following roll call vote: County Sanitation District No.7 Consolidated Election Precinct No YES by finds and declares election,that 262 thereof,were cast in said votes were cast —2— AYES:Directors Courtney R.Chandler,~1il1is H.Warner and Jerome Kidd NOES:None ABSENT:None Secretary,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.7 Orange County,California STATE OF CALIFORNIA) ss COUNTY OF ORANGE ) I,ORA MAE MERRITT,Secretary of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.7 of Orange County,California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.7 of Orange County,California,held on the 12th day of May,1954. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of County Sanitation District No,7 of Orange County,California,this 12th day of May,1954. Secretary,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.7 Orange County,California —3—