HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1957-10-09CONDENSED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR JOINT MEETING
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS,COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS
NOS.1,2,3,5,6,7,8 AND 11
ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
October 9,1957 at 8:00 o’clock p.m.
Room 239,110k West Eighth Street
Santa Ana,California
DISTRICT NO.1
Directors present:
Directors absent:
DISTRICT NO.2
Directors present:
Directors absent:
DISTRICT NO.3
Directors present:
Directors absent:
DISTRICT NO.5
Directors present:
Directors absent:
DISTRICT NO.6
Directors present:
Directors absent:
DISTRICT NO.7
Directors present:
L..N.Wisser (Chairman),
Willis H.Warner,V.E.Henderson,
Harold F.Ansell,Rex A.Parks,
Frank J.Schweitzer,Jr.,
Dale H.Heinly and Robert Wardlow
William Kroeger
W.A.Lee (Chairman pro tern),
Frank J.Schweitzer,Jr.,
Harold F.Ansell,Willis H.Warner,
L.N.Wisser,William A.Peak,
Herbert Cook,Robert Wardlow and
Victor Terry
William Kroeger,C.R.Miller,
Paul C.Furman,Jacob Van Dyke and
Paul Calvo
S.E.Ridderhof (Chairman pro tern),
and Willis .H.Warner
James B.Stoddard
Jerome Kidd (Chairman),
Dale H.Heinly,Willis H.Warner,
A.H.Hollister,3.E.Ridderhof
and Rex A.Parks
None
Ted W.Bartlett (Chairman),
Willis H.Warner and Victor Terry
None
C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.,Sidney L.Lowry,
Nat H.Neff,Dennis Hayden,Dean R.
Grinde,Peter Van Kuran and
Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary
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ROLL CALL
Dale H.Heinly (Chairman),
Willis H.Warner and
A.H.Hollister
None
A.H.Hollister (Chairman),
Willis H.Warner and
S.E.Ridderhof
None
Directors absent:
DISTRICT NO.8 QUORUM ABSENT
Directors present:Willis H.Warner~
Directors absent:Jesse E.Riddle and Dr.Eric S.Evans
DISTRICT NO.11
Directors present:
Directors absent:
OTHERS PRESENT:
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The roll was called and the
for the boards of Districts Nos.
absent for the board of District
DISTRICTS .NOS.1,6 ~7
Seating A.H.Hollister,
Secretary of the Costa Mesa
Sanitary District,on the
boards
Secretary reported a quorum present
1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 and a quorum
No.8.
The Secretary reported receipt of certi
fied excerpts from the meeting of the
Costa Mesa Sanitary District,recording
appointment of A.I-I.Hollister to re
place A.H.Meyers on the Bcards of
Directors of County Sanitation Districts
Nos.1,6 and 7.
Whereupon,a motion was made by Director Willis H.Warner,
seconded by Director Rex.A.Parks and duly carried by the
Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,6
and 7:
That the oon~niunicjatjon from the Costa Mesa Sanitary
District be received and ordered filed.
DISTRICT NO.3
Appointment of Chairman
pro tern
DISTRICT NO.5
Appointment of Chairman
pro tern
Moved by Director Prank J.Schweitzer,
Jr.,seconded by Director Willis H.
Warner and duly carried:
Moved by Director Willis H.Warner,
seconded by Director .5.E.Ridderhof
and duly carried:
Moved Director Willis H.Warner,
__________________
seconded by Director S.E.Ridderhof:
That Director A.H.Hollister be
nominated as candidate for the office of Chairman of the Board.
There being no other nominations,the vote was polled and
the Secretary reported Director A.H.Hollister had been
elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of County Sani
tation District No.6.
DISTRICT NO.7
Approval of minutes
Moved by Director Willis H..Warner,
seconded by Director Jerome Kldd and
duly carried:
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The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.
1,2,3,5,6,7,8 and 11 of Orange County,California,met in
regular joint session at the hour of 8:OO.o’clock p.m.,October 9,
1957 in Room 239 at 1104 West Eighth Street,Santa Ana,California.
Chairman Heinly called the meeting to order at 8:00 o’clock p.m.B
That Director.W.A.Lee be appointed Chairman pro tern
of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.3.
That Director S.E.Ridderhof be appointed Chairman pro
tem of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.
5.
DISTRICT NO.6
Election of Chairman
of the board
That minutes of the regular meeting on September 11,1957
and adjourned sessions thereof at 4:00 o’clock p.m.and at
8:00 o’clock p.m.,on September 18,1957,be approved as mailed
out.
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DISTRICTS NOS.1,2,3,5,6 AND 11 Moved by Director L.N.Wisser,
Approval or minutes seconded by Director Victor Terry
and duly carried by the Boards of
Directors of County Sanitation Districts Moe.1,2,3,5,6
and 11:
That the minutes of the regular meeting held on September
11,1957 and adjourned session thereof on September 18,1957,
be approved as mailed out.
DISTRICTS NOS.3 AND 11 The Secretary read letter dated
Correspondenc~áñ~3.~September 7,1957,signed by
ccnmunicia~i~Te R.B.Watkins,Chester Daley,
___________________—Morton Da].ey,Ray Miller,Fred
Miller,L.E.Martin,John Schumacker and Ben Owens,stating
that 30 or 40 producing oil wells have the problem of seeking
new means of disposing of waste water in view of the fact that
the Talbert Drainage District is unable to continue taking
this waste water.Tbey petItIoned that thb~Sanitetion
Districts arrange to tc.i~e this water Into the sewer line.
The Secretary reported that the general description given in
the letter Indicated that the wells could be in both Sanitation
Districts Nos.3 and 11.
A motion was made by Director Ted W.Bartlett,seconded
by Director Victor Terry and duly carried by the Boards of
Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.3 and .11:
That the letter read by the Secretary be received and
ordered rj1e~and that the letter be referred to the
General Manager for study and recommendation to the Boards.
DISTRICT NO.11 The Secretary reported receipt
Correspo.nden~and of certifled copy of resolution
commun1~E~cx~s adopted by the hoard of Supervisors
cn September 24,1957,fixing
the time for the public hearing on the proposed annexation to
District No.11 at 9:30 o’clock a.m.,October 30,1957.
A motion was made by DIrector Ted W.Bartlett,seconded
by Director Victor Terry and duly carried:
That the communiclation from the Board of Supervisors
be received and ordered filed.
Submission of annual audit 1.rnual audit report prepared by
report_ftr~thc_perIod e~ing Kans~n &Peterscn,Certif~.ed
~irne 30,~l95ï Publlc Accountants was submitted
to the Boards.
A mction w~s made by Director Willis H.Warner,seconded
by Director L.N.Wisser and duly carri.ed by the Boards of
Directors of County Sanitation Districts Moe.1,2,3,5,6,7
and 11:
That audit report for thefiscal year ending June 30,1957
submitted by Hanson &Peterson,Certified Public Accountants,
be received and ordered filed.
Report.of the General Counsel Mr.Ni~sson reported that inquiries
had been made by several new
members of the boards pertaining to compensation paid the
board members.Mr.Nisson read the statute governing coinpens
ation to be paid to Directors of Sanitation Districts.
Joint Administrative
Fund,Capital 0utla~
Revolvtig Fund and Treat
ment anr~po~i~
warrant rég~s~ers —_______
Moved by Director Willis H.
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Warner,seconded by Director
Rex A.Parks and carried by
roll call vote of the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation
Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11:
That the Joint Administrative Revolving Fund,Capital
Outlay Revolving Fund and Treatmene and Disposal Revolving
Fund warrant registers,in the following total amounts,
be approved for the signature of the Chairman of County
Sanitation District No.1:
Joint Adninistrative Fund,totaling $1,321.63
Treatment and Disposal Fund,totalIng 9,363.47
Capital Outlay Revolving Fund,tctalIn~11.99
and t1~e County Auditor is authorized tc pay ~10,697.09,
i.r acccr~ance with the following ;~irrant demands:
Warrant
Demand No In Favor Of
Bales Office Equipment Co.
The ~ardcLer Fress
Betty Lou Grlnde
Dean H.Grinde
Ora Mae ~4erritt
Pacific Air Industries
Santa Ana Blue Print Co.
City of Santa Ana,Tre2.~urer
Smith PrInters and Statloners
Sparks Stationers
Rcbert E.Stevenson
Water and Sewage Works
Tide Office Supply Co.
Standard Oil Company of
The Pacific Telephone &
Reynolds Camera Supply
Amount
$•5.50
125.55
32.93
23.03
34.20
122.20
35.37
282.00
7.71
327.61
104.20
5.00
41.64
19.28
107.25
48.16
$1,321.63
CORf-19 The Register
Forward to page 5
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$11.99
$1,333.62
I
-:Report of the
Committee
Auditing Director Warner reported that
Director Kroeger,Chairman of
the Auditing Committee,was
unable to attend this meeting,but that he had informed him
the bills appearing on the agenda had been checked,found
to be in order and Director Warner recommended approval for
payment.
The Boards of Directors took
the following action:
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59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
CalIfornia
Telegraph Co.
Warrant
Demand No
TD-169
170
l7l~
172
173
1714
175
176
177
178
179
i8o
18].
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189,
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
20~4
205
206
207
208
209
Amount
$1,333.62
$45.19
1.62
38.36
767 .52
10.00
53.93
503.13
16.48
.45
20.53
19.05
41.10
957.97
6.36
20.80
94.64
342.21
272.62
360.00
730.00—
86.44
103.99
5.00
206.79
57.51
112.00
229.69
22.73
2,255.77
31.75
572.57
io4.4o
44.11
227.148
12.25
783.03
15.00
45.68
19.50
12.20
68.62
~9,363.147
$10,697.09
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In Favor Of
Forwarded from page 14
Arrowhead and Puritas Waters,Inc.
A.S.Aloe Company of California
B.B.&H.Motor Parts,Inc.
Beckman Instruments,Inc.
Blystone Machinery Rental Co.
Braun Corporation
Central Scientific Company
Robert N.Galloway
General Telephone Company of Calif.
Harshaw Scientific
W.L.Henderson
Howard Ryan Tire Service
Incandescent Supply Co.
Knowx Industrial Supplies
Kwikset Locks,Inc.
Doris E.Langton
H.C.Lawson
Mahaffey Machine Company
Millipore Filter.Corporation
Munson Magic,Inc.
Nelson’s
Orco Steel &Supply Co.
Pacific Electric Railway Company
The Republic Supply Company of Calif.
F.B.Roberta
Howard S.Rogers
Shell Oil Company
D.H.Sisle?
Southern California Edison Company
Union Oil Company of California
Ward &Rarr~ngton Lumber Company
Warren &Bailey Company
Welch’s Coastal Concrete Company
Western Concrete &Equipment Company
Whitney’s
Worthington Corporation
The Pacific Telephone &Telegraph Co.
Sears,Roebuck and Company
California Sewage &Industrial Works
Association
Warm Air products Co.
Welch’s West County Concrete Company
Total Joint &x~Denditures
DISTRICT NO.1 Moved by Director Willis H.
Operating Fund Warner,seconded by Director
Warrant Register A.H.Hollister and duly
carried:
That.District No.1 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
1-1 Goode and Goode $460.00
DISTRICT NO.2 Moved by Director L.N.Wisser,
Qperatlng Fund seconded by Director Frank 3.
Warrant Register Schweitzer,Jr.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:
Warrant
Demand No.In Favor Of Amount
2-].J.R.Lester Boyle and Sidney L.Lowry,
Consulting Engineers $123.13
DISTRICT NO.3 Moved by Director Frank 3.
Operating Fund Schweitzer,Jr.,seconded by
Warrant RegIster Director W.A.Lee and duly
carried:H
That District No.3 Operating Fund warrant register H
be approved for signature of the Chairman and the County
Auditor is authorized to pay:
Warrant
Demand No.In Favor Of Amount
3-1 J.R.Lester Boyle and Sidney L.Lowry,
Consulting Engineers $123.13
DISTRICT NO.5 Moved by Director S.E.Ridderhof,
Operating Fund seconded by Director Willis H.
Warrant Register Warner 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:
.
Warrant
Demand No.In Favor Of Amount
5-6 The Pacific Telephone &Telegraph Co.$16.00
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DISTRICTS NOS.1,5,6 AND 11 Moved by Director Ted W.Bartlett,
Adjournment seconded by Director Victor Terry
and duly carried by the Boards
of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,5,6 and
11:
That this meeting be adjourned.
Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meeting of the
Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.
1,5,.6 and 1].so adjourned at the hour of 8:L~5 o’clock p.m.
DISTRICTS NOS.2 AND 3 Mr.Nisson reported upon letter
Report of the Generãl dated October 8,1957 from the
Counsel City of Brea,in which it was
stated the city council had
approved the contract for sale of the Magnolia and Euclid
facilitIes to Sanitation Districts Nos.2 and 3,and
authorized execution of the contract following the
signing of the Contract between the Cities of Brea and
Fullerton for division of proceeds of the sale.
Mr.Nisson reported that nine of the thirteen sellers
had signed the contract for sale and purchase,and he
had.written the remaining four sellers that their
approval and execution of the contract was necessary
before the bond reports could be advertised for public
hearing and resclut1cr~s adopted calli~n~the bond
elections.Mr.Njsson pointed out that any prolonged
delay in calling the election would make this contract
obsolete insofar as the payments and times of payments
stipulated therein.
Mr.Nisson recommended consideration of the
employment of O’Melveny &Myers pursuant to their quo
tation of fees for work in connection with the bond
proceedings.
DISTRICT NO.2 Moved by Director Willis H.
Employment of O’Melveny Warner,seconded by Director
&Myers Harold F.Anseli and duly carried:
That the law firm of O’Melveny &Myers be employed as
special bond attorneya to assist in the preparation of an
engineer~’s report.for the purpose of voting bonds for the
construction and acquisition.of additional sewerage dispo
sal facilities in County Sanitation District No.2 and for
the purpose of render~.ng report as to the validity of said
bonds and bond proceedings,and to otherwise generally
assist In said proposed bond issue and election;that
said attorneys be employed at the rate of:
3.00 per 1,000 on the first $1,000,000 of bonds
1.50 per.1,000 on the next ~4~OOO,O0O of bonds
.75 per 1,000 on the next :$5,000,000 of b~n~s~
.;5O~per 1,000 on all bonds in e~ccess.bf.$10,000,000;
~fee to be payable if said bonds are approved by the
voters .by~the payment of $1,000.00 fàIlowlng the canvass
of.the election returns and the balance upon the sale of
of the bonds.In the event that portions of the bonds are
sold at different times,the remaining amounts due on the
fee will be paid at the times and in proportion to the
amounts of bonds sold.
If the elections fail in either County Sanitation
District No.2 or No.3,-the fee shall not exceed $750.00foreachDistrict.
If the bonds are approved by the voters,the fee istobepaidfromthebondmonies;and if the bonds are not
approved by.the voters,the fee is to be paid from the
Operating Fund of the District.
That the law firm of O’Melveny &Myers be employed asspecialbondattorneystoassistinthepreparationofan
engineer’s report for the purpose of voting bonds for thecons-~ruct1on and acquisition of adc’itional sewerage disposalfacji:Lties.±n County Sanitatjcn D!strict No.3 and for thefurtx~i’pu’pose of rendering report as to the validity of..sai~-~onds and bond proceedings,and to otherwise generallyassistinsaidproposedbond1s~ue and election;that saidattorneysbeemployedattheraceof:
$3.00 $1,000 the
$1.50 per ~l,OO0
$.:.75 per.$1,003
$.50.-per $1,000
on
on
on
on
the
the
all
first
next
next
bonds
$1,000,000
~!~,OOO,OOO
$5,000,000
in excess
of
of
of
of
bonds
bonds
bonds
said fee to be payable if said bonds are approved by the
voters by the payment of $i,ooo.oo following the.canvass
of the election returns and the balance up.on the saleofthebonds.In the event that portions of the bonds
are sold at different times,the remaining amounts due
on the fee will be paid at the times and in prcportjontotheamountsofbondssold.
If the election fails in either County Sanitation
District No.2 or No.3 the fee shall not exceed $750.00foreachDistrict.
If the bonds are approved by the
be paid from the bond monies;and if
approved by the voters,the fee is to
Operating Fund of the District.
District No.2 Moved by Director Willis H.Warner
seconded by Director V.E.Henderson
and duly carried:
District No.3 Moved by Director Frank J.
Schweitzer,seconded by Director
W.A.Lee and duly carried:
That C.Aithur Nisson,Jr.,General Counsel for
the County Sanitation Districts of Orange County and of
County Sanitation Districts Nos.2 and 3,be paid the sun~o$20.00 per hour for special and additional work in corinecti
with the proposed issue of bonds for the construction of
additional sewerage facilitis for said districts,effectiveOctober9,1957.
DISTRICT NO.3•
E~ployment of.
O.’Melveny &Myers
Moved by Director Willis H.
Warner,seconded by.Director
L.N.Wisser and duly carried:
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DISTRICTS NOS.2 and 3
E~ployment or C.Arthur
Nisson,Jr.for si5~i~T
and additional work
voters,the fee is to
the bonds are not
be paid from the
The Boards of Directors of
County Sanitation Districts Nos.
2 and 3 each passed the following
motion:
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Resolution requiring 4/5ths
__________________________
affirmative vote by each District
_________________________
board,finding and determining the
__________________________
necessity for issuance of addi
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tional bonds,was held over until
_________________________
the next meetin~Inasmuch as
there were not k/5ths of the
District No.3 present.
______________________
Director Warner recommended
______________________
action be taken for organization
of material to be presented to
the electors prior to the bond issue.It was concurred that
the boards should meet with the General Manager for
determination of a method of presenting information to
the public relative to the bond issues.
Director Wisser reported that the J.O.S.Executive
Committee was to hold a meeting Thursday and that a
report would probably be returned by that Committee as
to the cause of delay of the four cities in approving
and executing the agreement of sale and purchase.
Whereupon,a motion was made by Director Willis.
H.Warner,seconded by Director L.N.Wisser and duly
carried by the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation
Districts Nos.2 and 3:
That this meeting be adjourned to the hour of 8:00
o’clock p.m.,W~dnesday evening,October 23,1957,in
Room 239 at 110k West Eighth Street,Santa Ana,California.
Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meeting of the
Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.
2 and 3 so adjourned at the hour of 8:55 o’clock p.m.
DISTRICT NO.7 The Engineers,Boyle Engineering
Submission and review and Sidney L.Lowry,submitted
of Engineer’s preliminary modified preliminary engineering
report,amended as ordered report ordered by the board on
on September lb.1957 September 18,1957.
DISTRICT NO.7
Approving the prelimin
ary report in principal;
and designating Director
Kidd to negotiate
for capacity right in
trunk owned by the City
of Santa Ana
That Director Kidd be authorized
to negotiate with the City Council of Santa Ana for acqui
sition of city owned facilities described in the report
and that Mr.Sidney L.Lowry be authorized to assist
Director Kidd in presentation of the request to the
City Council;and
That the amended preliminary report submitted by
the engineers at this meeting be approved in principal but
subject to modification if a contracteannot be worked out
with the City of Santa Aria for acquisition of capacity in
certain of the city-owned facilities.
DISTRICTS NOS.2 AND 3
Business held over -
resolution finding and
determining necessity
for issuance of additional
bonds
members of the Board of
DISTRICTS NOS.2 AND 3
Adj ournnient
This report was reviewed by Mr.Lowry and discussed by
the board.
Moved by Director Willis I-I.
Warner,seconded by Director
A.H.Hollister and duly carried:
That the amended preliminary
report submitted by the engineers
be received and ordered filed;and
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DISTRICT NO.7 Moved by Director S.E.Ridderhof,
Adjournment seconded by Director Willis H.
Warner and duly carried:
That the meeting of the Board of Directors of County
Sanitation District No.7 be adjourned to the hour of
7:30 o’clock p~m.,Wednesday evening,October 23,1957,in
Room 2~9 at 11014 West Eighth Street,Santa Ana,California.
Whereupon,the Chairmafl declared the meeting of
the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.7
so adjourned at the hour of 9:15 o’clock p.m.
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