HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1954-07-14S CONDENSED i~INUTES CF THE REGULAR MEETING
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS
NOS.1,2,3,5,6,7,AND 11
ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
July 14.,1954 at ~:OO p.m.
Room 239,1104 West Eighth Street
Santa Ana,California
ROLL CALL
DISTRICT NO.1
Directors present:Courtney R.Chandler (Chairman),
J.L.McBride and Willis H.Warner
Directors absent:None
DISTRICT NO.2
Directors pre~ent:L.N.Wisser (Chairman),Hugh W.
Warden,Willis H.Warner,Charles
E.Stevens,Dean W.Hasson and
Charles E.Morgan
Directors absent:Frank J.Schweitzer,Jr.
DISTRICT NO.3
Directors present:Hugh W.Warden (Chairman),Nelson
M.Launer,Willis H.Warner,L.N.
Wisser,Charles E.Stevens and
Joseph Webber
Directors absent:C.R.Miller
DISTRICT NO.5
Directors present:Norman H.Miller (Chairman),Dora
0.Hill and Willis H.Warner
Directors absent:None
DISTRICT NO.6
Directors present:A.H.Meyers (Chairman),Dora 0..
Hill and i~il1is H.Warner
Directors absent:None
DISTRICT NO.7
Directors present:Jerome Kidd (Chairman),Willis
H.Warner and Courtney R.Chandler
Directors absent:None
DISTRICT NO.11
Directors present:Willis H.Warner (Chairman),
Herbert A.Wood and Harry LeBard
Directors absent:None
OTHERS PRESENT:Lee M.Nelson
C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.
Harry Ashton
J.A.Woolley
S K.J.Harrison
Geo.Holyoke
Herman Hiltscher
Clcnnel Wilkinson
Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary
The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts
Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 of Orange County,California,met
in regular session at the h°ur of ~C’C p.m.,July 14,1954,in
Room 239 at 1104 West Eighth Street,Santa Ana,California.
Chairnian Chandler called the joint meeting of the Districts’
Boards to order at ~:OO p.m.
The roll was called and the Secretary reported a quorum
present for each of the Districts’i3o8rcIs.
Appointing Alternate
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The following appointments were
for each Finance Commjtte~made to the Finance Committee:
member
District No.1 Upon a motion made by Director
Willis H.Warner,seconded by
Director J.L.McBride and duly
carried:
Director McBride was appointed
t~serve as Director Chandler’s
Alternate on the Finance Committee
District No.2 Upon a motion made by Director
Willis H.Warner,seconded by
Director Hugh W.Warden and duly
carried:
Director Hasson was app’inted to
serve as Director Morgan’s
Alternate on the Finance Committee
District No.
-Upon a motion made by Director
Warner,seconded by Director
Warden and duly carried:
Director Webber was appointed to
serve as Director Launer’s
Alternate on the Finance Committee
District No.~Upon a motion made by Director
Hill seconded by Director
Miller and duly carried:
Director Warner was appointed
to serve as Director Hill’s
Alternate on the Finance Committee
District No.6 Upon a motion made by Director
Meyers,seconded by Director Hill
and duly carried:
Director ~iVarner was appointed to
serve as Director Meyer’s Alternate
on the Finance Committee
District No.7 Upon a motion made by Director
Kidd,seconded by Director
Chandler and duly carried:
Director Warner was appointed to
serve as Director Kidd’s Alternate
on the Finance Committee
District No.11 Upon a motion made by Director
Warner,seconded by Director
Wood and duly carried:
Director Harry LeBard was appointed
to serve as Director Wood’s Alter
nate on the Finance Committee
Approval of minutes The Boards of Directors took the
following action:
Moved by Director Hugh W.Warden,seconded by Director
L.N.Wisser 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 June 23,1954
be approved as mailed out.
Correspondence and The Secretary reported receipt
communications of communications from Harrison
&Woolley and Headman,Ferguson
&Carollo reporting completion of jointly owned sewerage faci
lities contemplated under the bond election of February,1949
and.containing list of facilities constructed and capacities
of each.Copy of their letter was given to each of the
Direetors,whereupon the Boards took the following action:
Moved by Director Warden,secrnded by Director Warner
and duly carried by the Boards of Directors of County Sani
tation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11:
That the letter reporting capacities and the analysis
~f Engineers’estimates and contract costs received from
Harrison &Woolley and Headman,Ferguson &Carollo be received
and ordered fildd.
DISTRICT NO.1 The Secretary reported receipt
of resolution No.54-101 from
the City Council of the City of Santa Ana,notifying the
Newhope Drainage District of change of ownership of Section
1 of the Joint Outfall Sewer,and copy of the contract
between J.O.S.members and the Newhope Drainage District.
Whereupon,the Board of Directors took the following
action:
Moved by Director Willis H.Warner,seconded by Director
J.L.McBride:
That the communication and copy of contract received
from the City Council of the City of Santa Ana be received
and referred to the General Manager and Legal Counsel for
recommendation as to procedure.
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Mr.Nelson gave an oral report
______________upon administative and operational
business of the Districts and
reviewed proposed resolution relative to establishing rates,
surcharges and penalties for treatment of sewage.
After a full discussion upon the proposed resolution
establishing treatment costs under stipulations of Article
VI of Ordinance No.1,the Board of Diractor~took the
following action:
-Report of the
General Manager
Moved by Director Willis H.Warner,seconded by
Director Hugh W.~‘1arden and duly carried by the Boards
of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,
5,6,7 and 11:
That the legal counsel be instructed to prepare
necessary resolutions to effectuate Ordinance No.1
within each of the individual Districts
Governing boards of repre
sentative members on Sani
tation Districts’boards
to be advised of proposed
rates,surcharges and
penalties for treatment of
sewage
After consideration of the
proposed resolution relative
to charges for treatment of
sewage,the Boards of Directors
t’ok the following action:
That the General Manager is hereby directed to
transmit to all Directors copies of Ordinance No.1
and the proposed resolution to establish rates,sur—
charges arid penalties for the treatment of sewage,
with the request that these rules and the proposed
charges be brought to the attention of their govern
ing boards.
Report of the attorneys
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Mr.Nisson stated the judge
had returned a decision in the
condemnation lawsuit,ruling in favor of the Districts on
the amount of land requested.
Mr.Nisson and Mr.Ashton reported the three attorneys
had developed an outline on “streamlining”the administrative
agency and concurred in t.he recommendation that each District
adopt its individual budget;and stated routine business of
the Districts and disbursement of funds within the amounts
so budgeted may then be administered by whatever agency
the District Boards establish.
The attorneys advised the following types of adminis
trative agencies will be presented for consideration:
1.A Sanitation District and its governing board
2.An agency having a representative from each
district,operating under the Joint Powers Act
use of either type of these agencies making it possible
for the whole of the Boards to meet less frequently,
possibly in the beginning once a month or quarterly,arid
later even less often.
Finance Committee
meeting
At the request of the General
Manager,the Chairman of the
Finance Committee called a
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Moved by Director ~‘Villis H.
Warner,seconded by Director
Charles E.Morgan and duly carried by the Boards of
Directors of County Sanitation Districts N’)s.1,2,3,
5,6,7 and 11
Employment of Hanson &
Peterson.Certified
Public Accountants
copies of these resolutions
the Secretary.
The Boards of Directors adopted
Resolution No.3~3,employing
Hanson &Peterson,Certified
Public Accountants.Certified
are on record in the office of
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meeting of the Finance Committee to be held at 7:30 p.m.,
July 21,1954 in Room 239 at 1104 West Eighth Street,
Santa Ana,California.
After a discussion upon the function of the
Finance Committee insofar as recommendations on adminis
trative and operational procedure,it was generally
concurred that the General Manager and the Committee have
been delegated work in developing detailed budget
V estimates for the fiscal year 1954-1955 for recommendation
to the Boards;that,after adoption of the budgets,the
administration of business of the Districts is to continue
under the jurisdiction of the joint Boards until there
has been established a smaller administrative agency.
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Director Herbert A.1~iood,
Chairman of the Auditing
Committee,reported he had
checked the Joint Administrative and Revolving Funds’
bills and found the reference and amounts to be those
indicated on the warrant demands and recommended payment
of bills so listed on the Agenda.
Chairman Wood recommended that the Boards pass a
motion authorizing payment of two cars of chlorine
received by the General Manager from the J.C.S.which
was ordered by them through the City of Santa Ana.
Authorizing purchase from The Boards of Directors took
and payment to the City the following action:
of Santa Ana for two cars
of licuid chlorine
That the report of the General Manager upon
delivery of two tank cars of liquid chlorine is
hereby approved and accepted;and it is hereby
authorized and directed that payment for said
chlorine in the total amount of ~4,645.3~be made
from the Joint Administrative Fund to the City of
Santa Ana,in accordance with the following invoices:
Invoice
No.Date
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Total
6l06~June 29,1954 Stauffer Chemical Co.~2,322.69
l~789l June 24,1954 The Dow Chemical Co.2,322.69
~4,645.38
Moved by Director Willis H.
Warner,seconded by Director Hugh W.Warden and duly carried
by roll call vote of the Boards of Directors of County
Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11:
I That the following be approved for signature of the
Chairman:
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Report of the
4~ir~It inn,Comm-i tt.~
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Moved by Director Herbert A.
Wood,seconded by Director
Willis H.Warner and duly carried by the Boards of Directors
of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11:
Vendor
Joint Administrative
and Revolving Funds’
1~arrant Registers
The Boards of Directors took the
following action:
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Joint Administrative Warrant Register totaling
Revolving Funds’Warrant Register totaling
and authorizing the County Auditor to pay
in accordance with the following:
8,239.16
1,379.03
~9,618.19
~arran~Demana NO
JA-.572
573
574
575
576
577
578
579
580
581
582.
583
584.
585
586
587
588
589
590
591
592
593
594
595
596
597
598
599
600
In Favor of
City Water Dept.,Newport Beach
Mobilfiame
Knox Hardware Company
General Telephone Company
E.P.Halloran
Van Dien Young Company
Kovakar Company
Crane Company
S.R,Bowen Company
Braun Corporation
Rainbow Truck Company
Los Angeles Chemical Company
Robert N.Galloway
General Electric Supply Company
Dennis Printers and Stationers
Standard Oil Company of California
John R,Scott
City of Santa Ana
Stilley’s
Bales Office Equipment Company
Federation of Sewage and Industrial
Wastes Association
Davis Stationers
F.R.Harwood,Postmaster
Don D.Hillyard
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Ora Mae Merritt
Earl Vinson Auto Parts and Machine Shop
Nelson’s
City of Santa Ana
Amount
107.02
491.92
142.16
80.33
23.03
13.23
1.00
38,99
30.65
489.4.0
61.79
425.01
28.28
7,53
196.84.
19.81
9.23
212.00
4.71
7.1~5
12.81
7.92
30.00
282.75
102.00
25.50
42.51
160.79
5 184.50
~~239.1b
197.76
15.75
32.00
35.73
104.29
866.00
127.50
~1,379.03
~9,618.19
G-55 United Concrete Pipe Corp.
G-56 Blystone Machinery Rental Company
G—57 Bruce Bros.
G-58 Frank Curran Lumber Company
G-59 Howard Supply Company
G—60 Fred J.Early,Jr.Co,Inc.and
Peter Kiewit Sons’Company
A-109 C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.
Total:Joint Funds
DISTRICT NO.1
Qpe rating Fund
Warrant Register
0
$
The Board of Directors took the
following action:
Moved by Director Willis I-i.
Warner,seconded by Director J.L.McBride and duly carried:
That District No.1 Operating Fund Warrant Register
be approved for signature of the Chairman and the County
is authorized to pay the following:
p
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Warrant
Demand No.In Favor Of Amount
1-50 Bank of America,Corporate Trust Division ~1.90
DISTRICT NO.2 The Board of Directors took the
Operating Fund following action:
Warrant Register
Moved by Director Willis H.
Warner,seconded by Director Charles E.Morgan and duly
carried:
That District No.2 Operating Fund Warrant Register be
approved for signature of the Chairman and the County
Auditor is authorized to pay the following:
Warrant
Demand No.In Favor Of Amount
2-97 Bank of America,Corporate Trust Division ~.25
9~Walter B.Chaffee 43.75
44.00
DISTRICT NO.3 The Board of Direcr,t,i~~r~ok the
Operating Fund following action:
Warrant Register
Moved by Director Hugh ~.vvarden,
.seconded by Director Nelson M.Launer and duly carried:
That District No.3 Operating Fund Warrant Register be
approved for signature of the Chairman and the County Auditor
is authorized to pay the following:
Warrant
Demand No.In Favor Of Amount
3-a2 Bank of America,Corporate Trust Division 4~.25
~3 Walter B.Chaffee 43.75
$44.00
DISTRICT NO.5 The Board of Directors took the
Operating Fund following action:
Warrant Register
Moved by Director Norman H.
Miller,seconded by Director Dora 0.Hill and duly carried:
That District No.5 Operating Fund Warrant Register be
approved for signature of the Chairman and the County Auditor
is authorized to pay the following:
Warrant
Demand No.In Favor Of Amount
5-73 Harry Ashton ~l5~33
74 Bank of America,Corporate Trust Division .
$l5~.~3
~DISTRICT NO.6 The Board of Directors took the
Jperating Fund following action:
‘Register
Moved by Director Willis H.
Warner,seconded by Director A.H.Meyers and duly carried:
That District N’.6 Operating Fund warrant Register
be approved for signature of the Chairman and the County
Autitor is authorized to pay the following:
Warrant
Demand No.In Favor Of
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6-a3 Harry Ashton
~4.Bank of America,Corporate Trust Division
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Moved by Director Willis H.
Warner,seconded by Director Jerome Kidd and duly carried:
That District No.7 Operating Fund Warrant Register be
approved for signature of the Chairman and the County Auditor
is authorized to pay the following:
Warrant
Demand No.In Favor Of Amount
7-~3 Bank of America,Corporate Trust Division ~2.5~
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The Board of Directors took the
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following action:
Moved by Director Harry LeBard,
seconded by Director Herbert A.Wood and duly carried:
That District No.11 Operating Fund Warrant Register
be approved for signature of the Chairman and the County
Auditor is authorized to pay the following:
Warrant
Demand No.In Favor Of Amount
ii-69 Harry Ashton ~lO~.33
DISTRICT NO.1 The Board of Directors adopted
Authorizing ex~cution Resolution No.3~4.,authorizing
and delivery of quit execution and delivery ~f quit-
claim deed to District claim deed.Certified copy of
No.6 this resolution is on record in
the office of the Secretary..
DISTRICTS NOS.1~2,3 The Boards of Directors took the
7 and 11 -Adjournment following action:
Moved by Director Hugh W.warden,seconded by Director
Charles E.Stevens and duly carried by the Boards of Directors
of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,.3,7 and 11:
That this meeting be adjourned.
Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meetings of the
Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,
2,3,7 amd 11 so adjourned at ~:55 p.m.
DISTRICTS NOS.,5 AND 6
Consideration.of sewerage
facilities for future
development within the
Districts
DISTRICT NO.7
Operating Fund
Warr~.nt Register
Amount
l5~.33
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158.4.9
The Board of Directors took the
following action:
DISTRICT NO.11
Operating Fund
Warrant Register
The General Manager reviewed
capacities of trunk sewers
jointly owned by Districts Nos.
5 and 6 and led a discussion
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upon methods to provide adequate sewerage facilities by
equitable arrangements to divert more sewage of District
No.6 north to Treatment Plant No.1 and providing for
capital expenditure funds for each District to meet
future construction costs.
After consideration of’future.development within these
two Districts and estimated costs of additional capacity
needed,the Boards took under advisement Mr.Nelson’s
recommendation that each District levy a tax of 20 in
addition to tax levies for bond interest and retirement
and the maintenance and operation expenses.It was
estimated that such an additional tax levy would provide
capital expenditure revenues for the coming fiscal year
of approximately ~O,OOO.OO in District No.5 and ~2O,OOO.OO
in District No.6.
Upon a motion made by Director Norriian H.Miller,
seconded by Director Willis H.k’iarner and duly carried by
the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.
5 and 6,the attorney was instructed to prepare resolutions
to establish accumulative capital outlay funds to be sub
mitted to the Boards at the next regular meeting.
Adjournment The Boards of Directors took
the following action:
Mcved by Director Willis H.Warner,seconded by
Director A.H.Meyers and duly carried:
That this meeting be adjourned.
Whereupon,the Chairmen declared the meetings
of the Boards o~’Directors of County Sanitation Districts
Nos.5 and 6 so adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
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