HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1955-01-12CONDENSED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS
NOS.19 2,3,5,6,7,~AI~D 11
OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
January 12,1955 at ~:OO p.m.
Room 239,1104 West Eighth Street
Santa Ana,California
C ROLL CALL
DISTRICT NO.1
Directors present:Courtney R.Chandler (Chairman),
Willis H.Warner and J.L.McBride
Directors absent:None
DISTRICT NO.2
Directors present:L.N.Wisser (Chairman),Willis
H.Warner,Dean W.Hasson,Charles
E.Stevens,Ch~rles Morgan and
Frank J.Schweitzer,Jr.
Directors absent:Hugh W.Warden
DISTRICT NO.3
Directors present:Frank J.Schweitzer,Jr.
(Chairman pro tern),
Nelson P11.Launer,Willis H.Warner,
L.N.Wisser,Charles E.Stevens
and C.R.Miller
Directors absent:Hugh W.Warden and Joseph rvebber
DISTRICT NO.5
Directors present:Dora 0.Hill (Chairman),Willis
H.Warner and Gerald C.Bennett
Directors absent:None
DISTRICT NO.6
Directors present:A.H.Meyers (Chairman),Dora 0.
Hill and Willis 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.~
Directors present:Harold E.Edwards (Chairman.)
J.Frank Wharton and Willis ~.
Warner
Directors absent:None
DISTRICT NO.11
Directors present:Willis H.Warner (Chairman),
Harry LeBard and Ted Bartlett
Directors absent:None
OTHERS PRESENT:Lee M.Nelson,C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.,
Harry Ashton,Walter B.Chaffee,
Louis Hanson,Gen.Holyoke,Herman
Hiltscher,J.A.~ioo11ey,E.C.
Missildine,~:alter Walker,Clennel
Wilkinson,I’Ir.Markham,Alb~rt D.
Griffin,Jr.,Arthur H.Deffley
and Ore Mae Merritt,Secretary
The Boards of Dir~ctors of Lounty Sanitation Districts Nos.
1,2,3,5,6~7 and 11 met in regular joint session at the hour
of ~00 p.m.~,January 12,1955 in Room 239 at 1104 ½est Eighth
5treet,Santa Ana,California.
The ~oard of Directors of County Sanitation District No.~
met in adjourned session at the hour of ~:00 p.m.,January 12,1955
in Room 239 at 1104 West Eighth Street,Santa Ana,California,
pursuant to the Secretary’s adjournment of the regular meeting on
December 22,1954 due to the lack of a quorum of the Board present.
Chairman Chandler-called the joint meeting of the Districts’
Boards to order at ~:00 p.m.
The roll was called and the Secretary reported a qu~rum
present for each of the Districts’Boards.
Seating new Directors The Secretary reported receipt
of certified documents from the
County Clerk’s office recording official action of the Board
of Supervisors at the meeting on January II,1955 in the
election of Supervisor Viarner as Chairman of the Board,and
the appointment of Supervisor Hirstein as Alternate to the
Chairman on the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation
Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7,~and 11.
The Secretary reported receipt of documents from the
City Clerk of the City of Brea,recording the official
annexation of that city into an area within County Sanitation
District No.3,and the City Council’s actir~n in appointing
Councilman Frank J.Schweitzer,Jr.,as Alternate to the
Mayor on the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District
No.3.
DISTRICT NO.3 The Board of Directors to~k the
Chairman pro tern following action:
Moved ~by Director Willis H.Warner,sec’~nded by Director
C.R.Miller and duly carried:
That Director Frank J.Schweitzer,Jr.,be appointed
Chairman pro tern of the Board of Directors “f County Sani
tation District No.3.
Approval of minutes The Boards of Directors took
of meeting held on .the following action:
December 8,1954
Moved by Director Willis H.
~arner,seconded by Director Ted Bartlett,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 regular meeting held on
December ~,P1954 be approved as mailed out.
DISTRICTS NOS.1 AND 7 The Boards of Directors took
Approval of minutes of the following action:
meeting held on December
22,1954 Moved by Director Willis H.
Warner,seconded by Director
J.L.McBride and duLy carried by the Boards of Directors
of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1 and 7:
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That the minutes of the special joint meeting of the
Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1
and 7 on December 21,1954 be approved as mailed out.
Report of the General Mr.Nelson gave a verbal report
Manager and recommendations upon adminis
trativé and operational business
of the Districts,calling upon Mr.Louis Hanson for presentation
of report on the quarterly audit of books.
Apprbving te±’mination of The Boards of Directors adopted
contract with Healy Tibbitts Resolution No.396,finding and
Construction Company;and declaring that Healy Tibbitts
authorizing refund of ~p25,OOO Construction Company have met
deposit with the terms of their contract
for removal of material and
equipment from the constructinn area of the marine section
of the ocean outfall,and authorizing refund of ~i25,OOO
deposited by the contractor.Certified copies of these
resolutions are on record in the office ~f the Secretary.
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The Boards of Directors took
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the following action:
Moved by Director Willis H.
Warner,seconded by Director L.N.Wisser arid duly carried
by the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts
Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11:
That County Sanitation District No.1 as contracting
agent for itself and County Sanitation Districts Nos.2,
3,5,6,7 and 11 is hereby authorized to accept assignment
of Lease No.13631 dated May 1,1952,by and between the
Pacific Electric Railway Company and the Orange County Joint
Outfall Sewer,relating to trestle at Pacific Electric Rail
way Company’s trestle over the Santa Ana River;and the
(~Report of the Certified Mr.Hanson of the firm of Hanson
‘-Public Accountants &Peterson,Certified Public
Accountants,submitted quarterly
report on ,the examination of the books for the period ending
December 31,1954.Mimeographed copy of this -report was
handed to each of the Directors.Mr.Hanson reviewed the
detail in the report and recommendati’ns for accounting
procedure.
Extending time to Dec The Boards of Directors took the
ember 1,1954 to the con following action:
tractor for removal of
equipment from job site Moved by Director Willis H.
marine section,Ocean Warner,seconded by Director
Outfall Sewer Frank J.Schweitzer,Jr.and
duly carried by the Boards
of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,
6,7 and 11:
That Change Order No.7 dated January 12,1955,granting
extension of time to December 31,1954 to Healy Tibbitts
Construction Company,pursuant to their c~ntract dated
February 3,1954,for removal of trestle,equipment and
material from the construction area of the ocean outfall sewer,
marine section,is hereby approved and adopted;and the
General Manager is hereby authorized to sign said change
order.-
:assignment of
Pacific Electric Railway
Lease No-.13631
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Chairman and Secretary of the Boardof Directors of County
Sanitation District No0 1 are hereby authorized and directed
to sign t~’ne ccnsertt tc assigmiier~t of ~d ~
Accepting Assignment of
Pacific Electric Railwa3~
Lease No,12630
Moved b1 Director i~•ui1iis H.
Warner,seconded by Director Charles E.Stevens and duly
carried by the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation
Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11:
That County Sanitation District No0 1,as contracting
agent for itself and County Sanitation Districts Nos.2,
3,5,6,7 and 11 is hereby authorized to accept assignment
of Lease No0 12630 dated September 21,l94~by and between
the Pacific Electric Railway Company and the City of Santa
Ana,relative to a triangularly shaped parcel of land as
designated on Map AE—13284~-a at Newport Station,Orange
County,California;and the Chairman and Secretary of the
Board of Directors of County Sanitation District Nc.1 are
hereby authorized and directed to sign consent to assignment
of said lease0
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Director Warner,member of the
_____________________Auditing Committee,reported he
had checked the bills listed on
the agenda and found the cross reference and amounts to
be those on the warrant demands,and assuming computations
correct,bills so listed in order for payment.
The Boards of Directors took
the following action:
Report of the LeEal
Counsel
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Mr.Nisson reported upon completion
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of the condemnation suit against
Peter Karales and recording of
judgment,stating acquisition of property for the treatment
plant site now completed with exception of some adjustments
to be made with the Talbert Drainage District relative to
easements and negotiations for the property owned by
Mrs0 Daisy Thorpe0
Mr0 Nisson submitted an opinion upon possible amend
ments to the County Sanitation District Act which would
fadlitate the program of the County Sanitation Districts of
Orange County in the event two or more Districts desired to
consolidate and legislation permitting alternate method of
issuing bonds and disposition of remaining money.
Authorizing the legal
counsel to propose
certain amendments to
the Sanit ticn District
Act
The Boards of Directors took
the following action
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That C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.,
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General Counsel,be authorized
and directed to propose certain
amendments to the County Sanitation District Act in the
Health and Safety Code,in the State of California,to per
mit consolidation of County Sanitation Districts;and to
permit bonding of certain areas within the County Sanitation
District as an improvement zone,using procedure si:mi~lar to
that of a County T;:ater District as set forth in Div.12,
pt.6,Ch0 2,Art,1 and Art,2 of the ~Tater Code of the
State of California (Sec3 31370 —31391,inclusive);and
providing an alternate method of disposition of moneys
remaining in the Construction Fund after completion of
construction0 That said counsel be paid for said work at
the rate of $15.00 per hour plus actual expenses for travel
outside of the County of Orange0
Report of the Auditing
Committee
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Treatment and Disposal Fund,
suspense ~und,tlLevoivJ.ng
Funds’and Joint Administ
ative Warrant Registers Moved by Director Willis H.
Warner,seconded by Director
A.H.Meyers and duly carried by roll call vote of the
Boards of Directors of C~’unty Sanitation Districts Nos.1,
2,3,5,6,7 and 11:
That the following warrant registers be approved for the
signature of the Chairman of County Sanitation District No.1:
Treatment and Disposal ~und Warrant~Register ~~,469.72
Suspense Fund Warrant Register 25,000.00
Revolving Funds’Warrant Register 2ll.6~
Joint Administrative Warrant Register 573.~4
and the County Auditor is authorized to pay ~3I÷,255.24
in accordance with the following warrant demands:
Warrant
Demand No
TD-l4~
TD -149
TD-150
TD -151
TD-152
TD-153
TD -154
TD-155
TD -156
TD-157
-15 ~
TD -159
TD-160
TD-161
TD -162
TD-163
TD -164
TD-165
TD -166
TD-l67
TD-16~
TD -169
TD-170
TD-17l
TD -172
TD-173
TD-174
TD-175
TD -176
TD-177
TD -17 ~
TD-179
TD-1~0
TD -1 ~l
TD-182
TD-1~3
TD-184.
TD -1 g
TD-1~6
TD-187
TD-l~
In Favor Of
Roy D.Bryant Motors
Arrowhead and Puritas Waters,Inc.
Radio and Television Equipm~nt Co.
Crane Company
L.D.Coffing Company
Coast Metallizing Company
State Emp],oyees’Retirement System
Southern California Edison Company
City Water Department,Newport Beach
Orange County Wholesale Electric Co.
Blystone Equipment Rental Company
Chanslor &Lyon Company
John R.Scott
Robert N.Galloway
Pacific Clay Products
Orange County Water District
McGraw-Hill Book Co.,Inc.
A.E.Fowler &Sons
Monroe Calculating Machine Co.,Inc.
U.S.Electric Motors,Inc.
Mission Pipe and Supply Company
Pacific Scientific Company
W,E.Lincoln
General Electric Supply Company
Orange County Treasurer
Los.Angeles Chemical Company
The Glidden Company
Research Appliance Company
Federation of Sewage and Industrial
Wastes Association
Kovakar Company
Van Dien-Young Company
A.H.Famularo
Central Scientific Company
Beckman Instruments,Inc.
Peerless Concrete Pipe Corporation
S.R.Bowen Company
Dennis Printers and Stationers
General Telephone Company
Republic Supply Company
Pacific Welding Supply Company
Union Oil Company
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21.94
11.11
30.50
l27.~6
3.20
35.00
342.64
3,593.07
326.92
261.65
30.51
33.5~
7.14
72.9~
242.24
29.93
7.79
.00
25.00
572.17
36.96
356.64
965.00
•9~
49.75
525.30
.34.20
2~.7l
4.50
~.3O
22.51
30.00
.34
25.3~
42.~7
42.~2
9.39
67.00
85.29
18.39
171.16
~8,469.72
The Boards of Directors took
the following action:
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Amount
Warrant
Demand No In Favor Of
Warrant
Demand No.In Favor Of
DISTRICT NO.~
Operating Fund
Warrant Register
C.R.Miller
Amount
Moved by Director Willis H.
Warner,seconded by Director J.Frank Wharton and duly carried:
That District No.~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
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Harold E.Edwards
Willis H..~:arner
Forwarded from page 5 $~
Healy Tibbitts Construction Company ~25,000,00
A-133 Harrison &Woolley l6.6~
A-l34 C.Arthur Nissan,Jr.195.00
211.68
JA-7l~American Petroleum Institute 5,00
JA-719 Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co.~
JA-720 Dennis Printers and Stationers 79.14
JA-721 Orange County Blueprint Shop 13.19
JA-722 Ora Mae Merritt 29.25
JA-723 John R.Scott 3.06
JA-724 Orange County Stamp Company 3.~3
JA-725 Thomas Bros.29.7~
JA-726 City of Santa Ana,City Treasurer 212.00
JA—727 State Employees’Retirement System 62.12
JA-72~Charles Bruning Co..,Inc..74
JA-729 A &F Blueprint Company 1.55
JA-730 Walter Pomerenke 36.00
573.84
Total jointexpenditures $34,255.24
DISTRICT NO.3 The Board of Directors took the
Operating Fund following action:
Warrant Register
Moved by Director Willis H.
Warner,seconded by Director Charles E.Stevens 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:
Amount
$32.70
The Board of Directors took the
following action:
Amount
13.15
10.27
23.42 ~-
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3 -~
8-59
8-60
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DTSTRTCT NO.U The Board of Directors took the
Operating Fund following action:
Warrant Register
Moved by Director Willis H.
Warner,seconded by Director Harry LeBard 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:
Warrant -
Demand No.In Favor Of Amount
11-85 Orange County Water District 3.50
DISTRICT NOS..2 AND 3 The Chairmen of the Boards of
New Business Districts Nos.,2 and 3 requested
that Directors of their Boards
remain after adjournment of the meeting for a discussion
upon matter6 of interest to the two Districts.
NEW BUSINESS Director McBride reviewed
each District’s capacity rights
in treatment plants Nos.1 and No.2,and suggested consider
ation be given to adjusting ownership capacities in the
plants to correspond with usage,and requested that the
General.Manager submit.upon~one sheet a diagram of capacity
rights of each District in the jointly owned facilities,
together with present flows.
Mr.Nelson reported he was working upon such a report
and would endeavor to correlate comparative data requested
in a one-sheet chart.
DISTRICTS NOS.2,3,5,6 The hoards of Directors took
8 and 11 -Adjournment the following action:
Moved by Director Harry LeBard,seconded by Director
Harold E.Edwards and duly carried by the Boards of
Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.2,3,5,6,
8 and 11 be adjourned.
Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meetings of these
Boards so adjpurned at 8:50 p.m.
DISTRICTS NOS.1 AND 7 Mr.Nisson submitted legal
Report of Legal Counsel opinion requested relative to
use of unexpended construction
funds.This report is on
record in the office of the Secretary.
Basic Agreement Contract between County Sanitation
Districts Nos.1 and 7,ordered by minute order of December
21,1954,was submitted by the legal counsel and reviewed
by the Directors.
Report of the General
.
Mr.Nelson submitted report
Manager upon estimated future gallonage
S disposal in District No.1
and reviewd a similar report upon the requirements of the
City of Santa Ana,submitted by the City Engineer,and
reviewed differences in estimates contained in the two
reports.
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BUSINESS HELD OVER After a discussion upon the
reports of the General Manager
and the Legal Counsel,.the Boards of Directors took the
following action:
Moved by.Director.willis H.Warner,seconded by Director
J.L..McBride and duJ..y caDried by the Boards of Directors of
County Sanitation Districts Nos.1 and 7:
That consideration of the basic agreement between County
Sanitation Districts Nos.1 ~nd 7 be continued to the next
meeting of the Boards.
DISTRICTS NOS.1 AND 7 The Boards of Directors took
Ad.iournment the following action:
Moved by Director Willis H.Warner,seconded by
Director J.,L..McBride and duly carried by the Boards of
Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1 and 7:
Thatthe.meeting of the Boards of Directors of
County Sanitation Districts Nos.1 and 7 be adjourned to
the hour of 7:30 p.m..,V~ednesday evening,January 19,
1955,in Room 239 at 1101÷ West Eighth Street,Santa Aria,
California.
Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meeting so
adjourned at 10:05 p.m~
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