HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1954-05-12CONDENSED i~INUTES OF ~HE REGULAR MEETING
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRIC~~
NOS..1 2 3 5,6 7 AND 11
ORANG~CÔUN.~Y,CALIFORNIA
May 12,1954 at ~:OO~p.m.
Room 239,1104.West Eighth Street
•Santa Ana.,California
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DISTRICT~NO.1~••••.
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Directors present:Courtney R.Chandler (Chairman),
Willis H.Warner and~.L.
McBride
Directors absent:None
DISTRICT NO.2
Directors present:L.N.Wisser (Chairman),Hugh
•W.~Narden,Frank J.Schweitzer,
Jr.,Willis H.~arner,Charles
E.Stevens,Charles E.Morgan
and DeanW.Hasson
Directors absent~None
DISTRICT NO.3
Directors present:Hugh W.Warden (Chairman),
Nelson M.Launer,v~i11is H.
Warner,L.N~~visser.,Charles
E.Stevens,Joseph Webber
and C.Ft.Miller
Directors absent:None
S DISTRICT NO.5 .
Directors present:Dora 0.Hill (Chairman pro tern),
and Willis H~Warner
Directors absent:.•Norman H.Miller
DISTR~T NO.6
Directors present:~A.H.Meyers,Dora 0.Hill and
Willis H.Warner
Directors absent:None
DISTRICT NO.7
Directors present:Jerome Kidd (Chairman),~vi11is
H.~varner and Courtney R.
Chandler
Directors absent:None
DISTRICT N0 11
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Directors present:Willis H.~arner (Chairman),
Roy Seabridge and Herbert A.Wood
Directors absent:-None
(.OTHERS PRESENT:Lee M.Nelson
C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.
Walter B.Chaffee
K.J.Hai-rison
J.A.Woolley
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Heri~an Hiltscher
Robert H.Boney .
Clenne].Wilkinson
Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary
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The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts
Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 met in regular session at the hour
of ~:00 p.m.,May 12,1951+in Room 239 at 1104 West Eighth Street,
Santa Ana,California~
Chairman Chandler called the joint meeting of the Districts’
Boards to order at 8:00 p.m.
The roll was called and the Secretary reported a quorum’of
each of the Districts’Boards to be present.
Election of Chairman Chairman Chandler announced the
of the Joint Adminis second regular meeting in May
trative Organization to be the time of annual election
of Chairman of the Joint Adminis
trative Organization and Chairman of each of the Districts’
Boards,and declared nominations open for election of the
Chairman of the Joint Administrative Organization.
A motion was made by Director Willis H.Warner and
seconded by Director A.H.Meyers:
That Director Courtney R.Chandler be nominated as a
candidate for the office of Chainnan of the Joint Adminis
trative Organization.
It was moved b~y Director J.L.McBride,seconded by
‘.:~irector 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.
A motion was made by Director
J.L.McBride and seconded by
Director Willis H.Warner:
That Director Courtney R.Chandler be nominated as
candidate for the office of Chairman of the Board of
District Nr.1.
There being no other nominations,the vote was polled
and the Secretary announced that Director Courtney R.
Chandler had been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors
of County Sanitation District No.1.
A motion was made by Director
Charles Z.Morgan and seconded
by Director Dean W.Hasson:
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DISTRICT NO,1
Election of Chairman
of the Board
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DISTRICT NO.2
±~iLection or Uhairman
of the Board
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That Director L.N.Wis~er be nominated as candidate
for the office of Chairman of the Board of District No.2.
There being no other nonhinati’~ns;the vote was
polled and the.Secretary announced that Director L.N.
~isser had been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors
of County Sanitation District No’.2.
DISTRICT NO,3 A motion was made by Director
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Nelson M.Laun~r and seconded
by Director Charles E.Stevens:
Election of Chairman
of th~Board
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That Director Hugh .T~arden be nominated as
candidate for the office of Chairman of the Board of
Directors of County Sanitation District No.3~
There being no other nominations,the vote was polled
and the Secretary announced that Dir~ctor Hugh ~.Warden
had been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of.
County Sanitation District No.3~
DISTRICT NC.5 A motion was made by Director
Election of Chairman Dora 0.Hill and seconded by
of the Board Director Willis H.Warner:
•That Director Norman H.Miller be nominated as
candidate for the office of C~ajr~ian of the Board of
•Directors of County Sanitation District No.5.
There being no other nominations,the vote was polled
atid the Secretary ann~’unc~d c~-iat Director Norman H.
Miller had been elected Cnairman of the Board of Directors
of County Sanitation District No.5.
DISTRICT NO.5 The Board of Directors took
Chairman pro tern the following action:
-Moved by Director ~villis H.
warner,seconded by Director.Dora 0.Hill and duly carried:
That Director Hill be appointed Chairman pro tern of
the Board of Directors of C~unty Sanitation District No.5.
DISTRICT NO.6 A motion was made by Director
Election of Chairman Willis H.~~varner and secñded
of the Board by Director Dora 0.Hill:
That Director A.H.Meyerc be nominated as candidate
for the office of Chairman of the Board of District No.6.
There being no other nominations,the vote was polled
and the Secretary announced Director A.H.Meyers had been
elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of County
Sanitation District No.6.
DISTRICT NO.7 A motion was made by Director
Election of Chairman Willis H.~~arner and seconded
of the Board by Director Courtney R.Chandler:
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.
DISTRICT NO.11 A motion was made by Director
Election of Chairman Roy Seabridge and seconded by
of the Board Director Herbert A..W~od:
That Director willis H.cNarner be nominated as
•.candidate for the office of Chairman of the Board
of District No.11.
There being no other nom.tna~ions,the vote was
polled and the Secretary announced thatDirector Willis
H.Warner had been elected (Jhairhian of the Board of
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Director of County Sanitation District No,11.
~pprova1 of minutes The Boards of Directors took
the following action:
Moved by.Director Hugh ~.½arden,seconded by
Director Herbert A.Wood and duly carried:
That the minutes of the meeting h~1d on April 2~,
1954 be approved as.mail~d r,ut.
Corresporidenco and The Secretary reported she had
Corimunications been requested to announce that
th.e Santa Ana River Basin Section
of the California Sewage Works Association will meet on
Thursday evening,May 13,1954 at 7:30 p.m.at the new
treatment plant..Mr.Lindstroni;.resident-,engineer on constr
uction,will conduct a tour of facilities.Directors and
others interested are invited to attend.
Expression of appre The Boards of Directors adopted
ciatjon of the services Resolutions Nos.374 and 375,
of retiring Directors -xpre~s1ng appreciation of
services rendered the Districts
by retiring Directors Braden Finch and Vincent L.Humeston.
Certified copies of these resolutions are on record in the
office of the Secretary...
Report 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 .ofl’ice of the.Secretary.
Report of the The Se-cret.ary~read Progress .
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~g~neers Re~-ort.No.20,dated May 12,
1954,submitted by Harrison &
Woolley and Headman,Ferguson ~Carollo.hereupon,the
Boards of.Directors took t..1~e following action:
Moved by Director Willis H.~arner,.’seconded by
Diree~tor Hugh~.~arden 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 19Bubbletrol”unit
mentioned in their report as being in transit is not
essential in the operation.cf the plant.That a 5—day
test run is scheduled for May 1’7th to May 22nd,and the
Bubbletrol unit will probably arrive be’fcre 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 Schweitzer,Chairman of the
~ersonne1 Committe,the
Secretary read ‘-the minutes of the Committee’s meeting
on May 10,1954.Chairman Schweitzer reviewed the recom
rnendatjonis.contained in.the-~e minutes.
Establishing classifi The Boards of Directors took
cations and fixing salaries the following action:
for personnel of treatment
plants Moved by Director Joseph Webber,
seconded by Director Willis H.
Warn~r:
That the resolution proposed by the Personnel
Committee,relative to creating positions and establishing
salarie~for personnel of the treatment plants be
adopted.
During discussion of the motion,Director Hugh
W.Warden made a motion to the effect thet 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 ‘~nding question,pursuant to Resolution 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 p.olicy stipulated
therein be±ng that which isnow in effect with the
Joint Outfall Sewer Organization until the Districts
adopt a formal policy,and the necessity of employ
ing personnel for operati~n 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 ai~d fixing salaries for certain personnel of
Joint Administrative Organi~ti’n,and repealing all
previous resolutions or actions of the Boerds in conflict
therewith.Certified copies of these resolutions,as
edopted by each of the i3oards,a~e on record in the office
of the Secretary.
Referral to the The Boards of Directors took
Executive Committee the following action:
Moved by Director Hugh ~.Warden,seconded by Director
Dean W~.Hasson and duly carried by the Boards of Directors
of County Sanitation Districts ~1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11:
That in view of the fact that the Personnel Committee
feels that a review of the personnel requirements of the
Joint Admii~istratjve Organization is beyond the scope of
the functions of the Personnel Committee,and in view of
the fact that a competent,efficient and economical Joint
Administrative Organization is essential to the proper
operation of the facilities of the Districts,that the
Executive Committee study and review the entire organization
of the Joint Administrative Organization and make recom
mendations with respect to changes or improvements in the
organizational setup and also with respect to the personnel
required for the operation of the Joint Administrative
Organization from managerial to operational personnel.
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513
514.
515
516
517
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519
520
521
522
523
524
525
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St~andard Oil Company of California
Robert N.Galloway
Pacific Telephone &Telegraph Company
The Dow Chemical Company
Davis Stationers
Ora Mae Merritt
Bender-Moss Company
City of Santa Aria
Santa Aria Typewriter Company
Murphy Paint and A~t C~ter
John R.Scott
Huston,Suter &Huston,Inc.
Dennis Priners and Stationers
Bales Office Equipment Company
Deckert Surgical Company
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Amount
19.01
122.34
105.05
536.00
15 .27
16.95
23.18
212.00
23.91
2.28
13.13
1,938.04
.45
1.55
22.70
3,051.86
Further,that the Executive Committee be instr
ucted.to consider and recommend with respect to the
possibility and desirability of establishing a central
organization competently organized and manned to main
tain and operate sewer trunk lines,treatment plants and
ocean outfall of the Sanitation Districts and other
governmental bodies involved.
Further,that the Executive Committee should make
make recommez~ations with respect to the number and type
of personnel required in the Joint ldministrative Organ
ization and with respect to salary scales,vacation and
sick leave and other in~atters normally incident to
employment..
Report of the Finance Director Warner,Chainnan of
Committee 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
~varner expressed the opinion,that authorization for and
reimbursement of expense’s for Mr.Galloway’s trip to
Sacramento to attend the California Sewage and Industrial
Wastes Association conference should be ratified by the
Boards.
Joint Administrative The Boards of Directors took
and Revolving Funds the following action:
Warrant Registers
Moved by Director Roy Seabridge,
seconded by Director Hugh W.~arden and’duly carried by
roll call vote of the Boards of Directors of County Sani
tation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11:
That the General Managers action in authorizing
Robert N,Galloway to attend the California Sewage and
Industrial Wastes Association C~nference in Sacramento
at the expense of the DiSLricts from May 5th to May 8th,
1954,inclusive,be and it is nereby approved and rati
fied;and Mr.Galloway’s expenses for this trip as
itemized in Warrant Demand No.JA-513 are hereby approved
for payment;..the following warrant registers are here
by approv.ed for signature of the Chairman:
Joint Administrative,totaling ~3,051.86
Revolving Funds,totaling 61,030.07
and the County Auditor is authorized to pay ~64,O81.93,
in accordance with the followingwarrant demands:
Joint Administrative Warrant Register
Warrant’
Demand No,In Favor Of
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Total Joint Administrative Funds ~3,05l.~6
Revolving Funds?Warrant Register:
Warrant
Demand No.In Favor Of Amount
A-95 Lee M.Nelson ~21.00
96 Harry Ashton 262.50
97 C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.300.00
G-33 Fred J.Early Jr.Co.,.Inc.and
Peter Kiewit dons’Ccr~pany 60,392.57
G—35 Peter Kara].es ~
~ol,O3O,O7
Total Joint Funds ~64,O8I.93
New Business Director McBride reportedthat
-.an industrial firm had requested
information as to rules and procedure established for con
nection to the lines of District No.1 in an area in unincor
portated territory within the District.
Mr.Nelson reported that data on procedure has been
compiled;that individual members of the Board of District
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 should be established for
all districts insofar as possible.Mr.Nelson suggested
that the Board of District No.I meet to consider this
problem for its District and the findings of that Board be
presented to other districts for consideration.
DISTRICTS NOS.5,6,and 11 The Board of Directors took the
Ad.lournment following action:
Moved by Director Roy Seabridge,seconded by Director
Herbert A.Wpod and duly carried by the Boards of Directors
of County Sanitation Districts Nos.5,6 and 11:
That this meeting be adjourned.
Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meeting of the
Boards of Directors of 5,6 and 11 so adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
DISTRICT NO.1 The Board of Directors took
Adjournment the following action:-
Moved by Director willis H.Warner,seconded by
Director J.L.McBrideand duly carried:
That the meeting of the Board of Directors of County
Sanitation District No.lbe adjourned subject to the
~call of the Chairman.
Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meeting of the
Board so adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
DISTRICTS NOS.2 and 3 Mr.Walter B.Chaffee,attorney
Report of the legal for the Districts,presented
counsel the Board members with a written
memorandun concerning legal
questions on the transfer of management of treatment plants
to County Sanitation Districts and reviewed page 5 thereof
relative to legislation restricting the limited participation
districts in carrying out the declaration of policy provision:
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“that the costs of operation and maintenance
of the facilities of Sanitation Districts 2,
3 and 7 shall be paid by those using said
facilities.t7
After a discussion on the opinions of Mr.Chaffee and
Mr.Nissan,the Boards of Directors took the following action:
Moved by Director Willis H.Warner,seconded by Dir
ector Dean ~.Hasson.and duly carried by the BOards of
Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.2 and 3:
That the Chairmen of the Boards of Districts 2 and
3 and the attorneys ‘:e authorized and instructed to meet
with men who have signed the “gentlemen’s agreement”for
the purpose of explaining the legal points brought out
in Mr.Chaffee’.s memorandum to the Directors.
Moved,by Director Hugh W.Warden,seconded by’
Director L.~N.Wisser and th~ly carried:
DISTRICT NO.7
Canvass of ejection
returns
DISTRICT NO.7 The Board’of Directors.took the
Operating Fund following action:
Warrant Register
That the bill of O’Melveny &Myers for ~l,OO1.O6 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 ~ipl,lO2.62 i~
hereby approved for sign~ture of t~he Chairman and the County
auditor is authorized to pay the following warrant demands
listed thereon:
Warrant
Demand No
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7 69
70
71
72
73
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DISTRICTS NOS.2 and 3
Ad j ournrnen t
The Boards of Directors took
the following action:
That this meeting be adjourned.
Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meeti~hg of the
Boards of Directors oI County Sanitation Districts Nos.
2 and 3 so adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
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After duly and regularly canvass
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ing returns of the special bond
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election.held on April 27,1954,
tho Board of Directors adopted
resolution.No.376—7 stating i-~su1t of the canvass of
returns of the special bond election held pursuant to Reso
lution No.364-7.Certified ~py of this resolution is on
record in the office of the Se~retary.
Moved by Director Willis H.
Warner,seconded by Director Courtney R.Chandler and duly
carried:
In Favor Of
Handy Motor Lines.
Dennis Printers and Stationers
Ora Mae Merritt
C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.
O’Melveny &Mye:s
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Amount
25.14.9
3.72
22.35.
50 •00
1,001.06
1,102.62
•(‘DISTRICT NO.7 The Board of Directors took
‘~Adjournment the following action:
Moved by Director Willis H.Warner,seconded by Dir
ector 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.
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