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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1968-09-05‘i •:~#5 DISTRICT NO.5 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL ~EETING September 5,1968 -24:00 p.m Council Chambers Newport Beach City Hall •Newport Beach,California •A.special meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.5,of Orange County,California,was held at the above hour and date at the request of the Chairman of said Board. The Chairman called the meeting to order at ~4:OO p.m.The roll was called and the Secretary reported a quorum present. DIRECTORS PRESENT:Lindsley Parsons (Chairman), Doreen Marshall,and C.M.Featherly •DIRECTORS ABSENT:None OTHERS PRESENT:Paul G.Brown,Joe Devlin,City of Newport Beach,Jay Panchal,Irvine Company,and Fred A.Harper,Secretary Consideration of staff At the April 12th Board meeting report on re-appraisal the staff recommended a re of the District’s current appraisal of the current connection—charge schedule connection—charge schedule in view of the fact that the col lections for the first two years and nine months were $824,000 less than was anticipated in the Bartle Wells Associates, Municipal Financing Consultants’report to the Board,dated April 20,1965,recommending a connection charge. This deficiency occurred for two reasons:(i)The report 4 anticipated cdnstruction of 700 new units per year.Th.~ring the past three years,considerably fewer dwellings have been constructed~(2)The Municipal Financing Consultants’recom •rnendation to escalate the connection charge by $5.00 per year •was not incorporated into the District’s connection-charge ordinance. The Board,on April 12th,directed the staff to make a complete study of the financing required to construct the District’s ultimate sewerage facilities and recommend a connection-charge schedule that will enable the District to finance its capital improvements without increasing the ad valorem tax rate. The Staff submitted a written report,dated August 29th, entitled “Re-Appraisal of District’s Current Connection Charge Schedule”,suggesting three alternatives for financing $2,366,000 to construct the ultimate needed facilities in the District, as follows: (1)Increasing the connection-charge to an average of $200 over the next 20 years (2)Raising $1,280,000 by additional ad valorern taxes (2.l )during the next 20 years with the connection charges remaining at the present rate 9-5-68 #5 (3)A combination,of a lesser increase in the con nection charge and some ad valorem tax financing of capital improvements. Following a lengthy discussion concerning the matter and a review of the original connection charge recommendations of Bartle Wells Associates,Municipal Financing Consultants it was moved,seconded and duly carried: That the General Counsel be directed to prepare for the Board?s consideration an ordinance,effective January 1,1969,providing for an increase in the basic connection charge from $120 to $140 and increasing the plumbing fixture unit charge from $6.00 to $7.00.The Board further directed that an automatic escalation clause for an annual increase of $5.00 per basic connection charge and .25ç~per plumbing fixture unit charge be incorporated into the ordinance,with such escalation taking effect January 1st of each year unless postponed by Board resolution. Progress report on The staff reported that at the the arrangements for April 12th meeting the Board constructing the Big declared its intent to include Canyon Trunk Sewer the Big Canyon Trunk Sewer as a District facility,at the request of The Irvine Company,and the Board agreed that upon completion of construction of this facility,the District would enter into an agreement with The Irvine Company or its developer to provide reimbursement for the construction costs with funds from future connection charges to be collected from the Big Canyon Sewer tributary area. The engineer reported by letter that the proposed trunk sewer will not have capacity to serve the portion of District 5 lying northerly of proposed Ford Road and westerly of Mac Arthur Boulevard and recommended that the District have assurance from Irvine that this area will not be connected to the Big Canyon Trunk Sewer. Moved,seconded and duly carried:That the communication dated August 22,1968,from The Irvine Company,advising the Board that The Irvine Company does not intend to serve the area northerly of the proposed Ford Road extension with the Big Canyon Trunk Sewer,be received and ordered filed;and, FURTHER MOVED:That the staff be instructed to advise The Irvine Company,in writing,as to the bidding procedures to be •followed prior to the construction of the Big Canyon Trunk Sewer. •Consideration of Moved,seconded and duly carried: written Interim Report of the engineer That the Interim Report of regarding increasing Shuirman-Simpson,Consulting the capacity of the Civil Engineers,relative to Jamboree Pumping Station increasing the capacity of the Jamboree Pumping Station be received and ordered filed.The report states that major structural changes will not be required and that any improve rnents will consist of new equipment (at a cost not to exceed -2- 9-5-68 #5 $20,000)to provide sufficient capacity to meet the projected needs to 1973. A complete study is to be submitted within the next thirty days. Adjournment Moved,seconded and duly carried: That this meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.5 be adjourned. The Chairman declared the meeting so adjourned at 5:12 p.m., September 5,1968. Chairman of the Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.5 ATTEST: Secretary of the Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.5 —3—