HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1959-04-22 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECOTRS, COUNTY SANITATION
DISTRICT NO. 3
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
April 22, 1959 at the hour of 8:00 o'clock p.m.
Room 239, 1104,-West Eighth Street
Santa Ana, California
Pursuant to adjournment of the regular meeting held on April
8, 1959, a regular adjourned meeting of the Board of Directors of
County Sanitation District No. 3 of Orange County, California,
was held at the hour of 8:00 o'clock p.m. , in Room 239 at 1104
Nest Eighth Street, Santa Ana, California.
The Chairman called the meeting to order at 8:00 o'clock
p.m.
The roll was called and the Secretary reported a quorum
present.
Directors present: Howard M. Cornwell (Chairman)
Thomas Baroldi
Herbert Cook
John R. Dunham
Glenn G. Fry
Paul C. Furman
Earl T. Irby
Jim Kanno
W. A. MacKinnon
Frank J. Schweitzer, Jr.
Walter W. Walker
Willis H. Warner
W. A. Peak
Directors absent: None
Others present: Paul G. Brown, Harry Billings
Conrad Honer, Milo Keith,
Sidney L. Lowry, Ted Dunn and
Ora Mae Merritt, Secretary
Opening and reading This being the time and place fixed
sealed ro osa s for for opening, reading and examining
construction of the sealed bids received for construction
Riller-Holder Trunk of the Miller-Holder Trunk Sewer,
Sewer Contract No. Contract No. 3-4A, pursuant to legal
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in the Buena Park News for the time
and the manner prescribed by law, the Board of Directors
took the following action:
Moved by Director Willis H. garner, seconded by Director
Frank J. Schweitzer, Jr. and duly carried:
That sealed proposals received for construction of the
Miller-Holder Trunk Sewer-Contract No. 3-4A be opened and
read by the Secretary.
Whereupon, said proposals were publicly opened, read
and examined.
Referral to the Engineers Moved by Director Willis H. Warner,
and the General Manager seconded by Director Jim Kanno and
for tabulation and recom- duly carried:
mendation to the Boar
sealed proposals as opene That proposals received and read at
and read by.the Secretary this meeting for construction of the
for construction of Miller- Miller-Holder Trunk Sewer, Contract
Roder Trunk Sewer Contract No. 3-4A, be referred to the Engineers
No. 3 A and General Manager for tabulation
and recommendation to the Board.
Report of the General In the absence of the General Counsel,
Counsel letter dated April 22, 1959 address-
ed to Ccu-ity Sanitation Districts
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, -6, 7 and 11, Joint Administrative Organiza-
tion, from Mr. C. Arthur Nisson, Jr. , was read by the
Secretary. In this letter, Mr. Nisson reviewed Section 703
of the Streets and Highway Code of the State of California,
quoting the last paragraph thereof:
"Publicly owned sewers -and fire hydrants and any
street lighting structure, whether publicly or
privately owned, or any freeway "shall be located
where necessary at the expense of the department."
and continued with summary of the analysis of the General
Manager and General Counsel that the matter of relocation
and the applicability of this section should not be a
_ condition to the issuance of a permit to cross or construct
sewers within the right of way of a state highway or
freeway, and that when and- if the issue of the cost of
relocation of such facilities arises, then, and at that time,
the true effect and meaning of Section 703 of the Streets
and Highways Code, together with other applicable sections
of the law of the State of California, shall be considered
and determined.
It was recommended in this letter by Mr. Nisson,
that for the purpose of. making this determination, it
is proposed to bring a lawsuit in the name of County
Sanitation District No. 2 to seek a writ of mandate
requiring the department to issue a permit without
the waiver of this statute for declaratory relief
intrepreting the true meaning and position of county
sanitation districts and publicly owned sanitary
sewers; and as all sanitation districts ,have a
consideral financial interest in this matter 'that
such litigation will be of benefit' to all districts
and may properly be charged to the Joint Administra-
tive Organization.
Mr. Paul G. Brown, Assistant General Manager, reported that
this matter is brought to the attention of the boards at
this meeting without recommendation for action but to get
an expression from Directors present as to their attitude
on the recommendation of the General Counsel.
There followed a discussion on the points made in Mr.
Nisson's letter.
Authorizing the General Mr. Paul G. Brown, Assistant
anager to negotiate a General Manager , reported that
contract With owry- further consideration was recom-
vermyer and Associates,1nc. mended on the Preliminary Report
or stu y and report on of made for County Sanitation District
tield waste water disposal No. 11 in 1958 concerning oil well
wastes disposal; and, as District
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No. 3 has a similar problem, that each District negotiate
a contract with Lowry-Overmyer and Associates, Inc. for a
study and report on this matter.
Whereupon, a motion was made by Director Willis H.
Warner, seconded by Director Glenn G. Fry and duly carried:
That the General Manger be and he is hereby authorized
to negotiate a contract with Lowry-Overmyer and Associates
for study and a report on the most economical and feasible
methods of disposal of oil field waste water in the Huntington
Beach and West Newport Areas; total cost of said study and
report to be paid by County Sanitation Districts Nos. 3 and
11 in the following percentages, to wit:
District No. 11 65%
District No. 3 35%
and the contract for said services be'presented to the
Board for consideration at a future meeting.
Adjournment Moved by Director Willis H. Warner,
seconded by Director Frank J.
Schweitzer, Jr. , and duly carried:
That the meeting of the Board of Directors of County
Sanitation District No. 3 be adjourned to the hour of
8:00 o'clock p.m. , Wednesday evening, April 29, 1959 in
Room 239 at 1104 West Eighth Street, Santa Ana, California.
Whereupon, the Chairman declared the meeting so
adjourned at the hour of 8:55 o'clock p.m.
Chairman, Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No. 3
Orange County, California
ATTEST:
Secretary, Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No. 3
Orange County, California
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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COUNTY SANITATION
DISTRICT NO. 11
April 22, 1959 at the hour of 8:00 o'clock p.m.
Room 239, 1104 West Eighth Street
Santa Ana, California
Pursuant to adjournment of the regular meeting held on April 8,
1959, the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No. 11 of
Orange County, California,'met in a regular adjourned meeting at the
hour of 8:00 o'clock p.m., April 22, 1959 in Room 239 at 1104 West
Eighth Street, Santa Ana, California.
The Chairman called the meeting to order at 8:00 o'clock p.m.
The roll was called and the Secretary reported a quorum
present.
Directors present: Earl T. ' Irby (Chairman)
Victor Terry
Willis H. Warner
Directors absent: None
Others present: Paul G. Brown, Harry Billings,
Conrad Honer, Milo Keith,
Sidney L. Lowry, Ted Dunn and
Ora Mae Merritt, Secretary
Report of the In the absence of the General Counsel,
General Counsel letter dated April 22, 1959, addressed
to County Sanitation Districts Nos. 1,2,
3, 5, 6, 7 and 11, Joint Adr:inistrat-ive. Organization, from
Mr. C. Arthur Nisson, Jr. , was read by the Secretary. In this
letter, Mr. Nisson reviewed Section 703 of the Streets and
Highway Code of the State of California, quoting the last
paragraph thereof:
"Publicly owned sewers and fire hydrants and any
street lighting structure, whether publicly or
privately owned, or any freeway shall be located
where necessary .at the expense of the department."
and continued with summary of the analysis of the General
Manager and General Counsel that the matter of relocation
and the applicability of this section should not be a condi-
tion to the issuance of a permit to cross or construct
sewers within the right of way of a state highway or
freeway, and that when and if the issue of the cost of
relocation of such facilities arises, then, and at that
time, the true effect and meaning of Section 703 of the
Streets and Highways Code, together with other applicable
sections of the law of the State of California, shall be
considered and determined.
It was recommended in this letter by Mr. Nisson, that for •
the purpose of making this determination, it is proposed
to bring a lawsuit in the name of County Sanitation Distr-
ict No. 2 to seek a writ of mandate requiring the depart-
ment to issue a permit without the waiver of this statute
for declaratory relief intrepreting the true meaning and
position of county sanitation districts and publicly owned
sanitary sewers; and as all sanitation districts have a
considerable financial interest in this matter that such
litigation will be of benefit to all districts and may
properly be charged to the Joint Administrative Organiz-
ation.
Mr. Paul G. Brown, Assistant General Manager, reported
that this matter is brought to the attention of the boards
at this meeting without recommendation for action but to
get an expression from Directors present as to their
attitude on the recommendation of the General Counsel.
There followed a discussion on the points made
in Mr. Nisson's letter.
Authorizing the Mr. Paul G. Brown, Assistant General
General Manager to Manager, reported that further consi-
negotiate a con- deration was recommended on the
tract with Lowry- Preliminary Report made for County
Overme er and Asso- Sanitation District No. 11 in 1958
ciates, Consulting concerning oil well wastes disposal;
Unglneers and, as District No. 3 has a similar
problem, that each District negotiate •
a contract with Lowry-Overmyer and Associates, Inc. , Consult-
ing Engineers, for a study and report on this matter.
Whereupon, a motion was made by Director Willis H.
Warner, seconded by Director Victor Terry and duly carried:
That the General Manager be and he is hereby authorized
to negotiate a contract with Lowry-Overmyer and Associates,
Inc. , Consulting Engineers, for study and a report on the
most economical .and feasible methods of disposal of oil
field waste water in the Huntington Beach and West Newport
Areas; total cost of said study and report to be paid by
County Sanitation Districts Nos. 3 and 11 in the following
percentages, to wit:
District No. 11 65%
District No. 3 35%
and the contract for said services be presented to the Board
for consideration at a future meeting.
Adopting lans and s eci- Upon a motion made by Director
fications and contract Willis H. Warner, seconded by Director
documents for the constr- Victor Terry and duly carried, the
uction of New an StN t Board of Directors adopted Resolution
Interceptor Trunk G3evs ; Nd. 637 -11, approving and adopting
and direct3.ngthe sec7eEary plans and specifications submitted by
to. publish notice calling_ Lowry-Overmyer and Associates, Inc. ,
2or bids Consulting Engineers, for construct-
ion of the Newland Street Interceptor •
Trunk Sewer, ordering said plans and specifications filed
in the office of the Secretary of the District; and direct-
ing the Secretary to advertise for bids for said work in
the manner prescribed by law. Certified copy of this
resolution is attached hereto and made a part of these
minutes.
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Adiournment Moved by Director Victor Terry,
seconded by Director Willis H.
v7arner and duly carried:
That this meeting be adjourned.
Whereupon, the Chairman declared the meeting of the
Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No. 11
adjourned at the hour of 8:55 o'clock p.m.
Chairman, oar of Directors
County Sanitation District No. 11
Orange County, California
ATTEST:
Secretary, Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No. 11
Orange County, California
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