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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 ( 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: -1- 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: ft 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. -2- 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. _________________________ 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 -4- $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: JA-58 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 -5- 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 _____________ 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: 0 H q 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: - -8.- __________________________ Resolution requiring 4/5ths __________________________ affirmative vote by each District _________________________ board,finding and determining the __________________________ necessity for issuance of addi _________________________ 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 L 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. Secreta’ry 0 ii 10 &~