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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 1975-04-29~p.. COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS NOS.1,2,3,5,6,7,AND 11 OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA • MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING April 29,1975 —7:30 p.m 108~Ellis Avenue Fountain Valley,California A special meeting of the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7,and 11 of Orange County, •California,was held at the above hour and date. The Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.Following the Pledge of Allegiance and invocation,the roll was called,and the Secretary reported a quorum present for each District’s Board. ROLL CALL DISTRICT NO..1 Directors present:Robert Battin (Chairman),John Garthe,Kerm Rima,and Donald Saltarelli Directors absent:None DISTRICT NO.2 Directors present:Dale Chaput (Chairman),Michael Callahan,Ralph Clark,Vernon Evans, Miriam Kaywood,Leonard MacKain, George Scott,Joe Temple,Donald Winn,Frances Wood,and Robin Young Directors absent.:Bob Perry DISTRICT NO.3 - Directors present:Donald Fox,Lowell Amo,Edward Byrne,Phillip Cox,Norman Culver, Jesse Davis,Vernon Evans,Beth Graham,Miriam Kaywood,Robert Ward, Laurence Schmit,Bernie Svalstad, Martha Weishaupt,and Harriett Wieder Directors absent:Alice Frankiewich and Thomas McKnew DISTRICT NO.5 Directors present:Donald Mclnnis (Chairman),Thomas Riley,and Howard Rogers Directors absent:None I -~fT #1,2,3,5,6,7 &11 k/29/75 DISTRICT NO.6 Directors present: 0 Kerm Rima (Chairman),Robert Battin, and Donald Mclnni•s ON Directors absent:None - DISTRICT NO.T Directors present:Donald Saltarelli (Chairman),John Burton,Ralph Clark,Milan Dostal, John .Garthe,Francis Glockner,and James Jackman Directors absent:None DISTRICT 11 -. Directors present: Directors absent: - STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: OTHERS PRESENT: DISTRICT 11 ~ppintment of Chairman pro tern of Chairman Duke. Laurence Schrnit (Chairman pro tern)- and Norma Gibbs Henry Duke (Chairman) Fred A.Harper,General Manager, J.Wayne Sylvester,Secretary, Ray Lewis,William Clarke,and Rita Brown - Director Carolyn Ewing,Thomas L. Woodruff,Harvey Hunt,Milo Keith, and Mike Swan Moved,seconded,and duly carried: That Director Schmlt be appointed Chairman pro tern in the absence 0 CITY Anaheim Cypress Fullerton La Palma santa Ana DIST.NO.(S 2&3 3 2 3 3- l&7 2&3 ACTIVE Miriam Kaywood Alice Franklewich Frances Wood •Robert Ward Edward J.Byrne John Garthe Vernon Evans —2— - ALTERNATE W.J.Thom Sofia Sonju Robert Ward Frances Wood Dan Collins Vernon Evans John Garthe DISTRICTS 1,2,3 &7 Moved,seconded,and duly carried: Excerpts re Board Appointments received -That the minute excerpts from the and filed Cities of Anaheim,Cypress,Fullerton, La Palma,and Santa Ana be-received and ordered filed;and that the following representatives be -seated as members of the Boards:- #1,2,3,5,6,7 &1]. ~/29/75 ALL DISTRICTS ~The Joint Chairman introduced •Report of the .Thomas WOodruff,the DistrIcts’ Joint Chairman newly—appointed General.Counsel, who briefly addressed the Boards. Chairman Winn reported on his recent trip to..Washington,D.C. in connection with the Association of Met...~o~l~itan Sewerage Agencies’(ANSA)meeting with Congressiona]members,includirig Orange Càunty’s Jerr~Patterson,reg~d~ng~:proposed amendmeflts to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (PL 92—500) Congressmen indicated,their support if the proposed amendments .~ .~were app1icabi~na.tioflWide.He adviae&Director.s-.t~1at.;..’.copies of “.“.‘ANSA’s Legislative Strategy Re PL 92—500 Amendments~and an Interim Staff Report of the Subcommittee on Investigations’and Review,Coinmd~ttee on Public’..Wor~s~an~L Transportation,House of Representatives on the F.edera~,.Water Pollution Control Act Amendment&~f 1972,wou)4~b,e made available to~i,ntereste&~:;. .Djrector&~. 1~j~Th’i~’Washington, Nr.Winn an~Mr.~Ha~er’also met”with Environmental Protection Agency offic.iala..regarding tiie.~JPL reactivated,carbon treatment system process development work and theT.’pr~gr’ess.therefor. chairman WThn.~a~~eported that he attended a session of the ‘Cà~ij~fornja~Water Pollatlon Co ro~L.~’Assoc1ation’s annual con-ference-in Los Angeles on,the.State’s proposed special clean water grant cond1ti~Qn.~,concerning air quality impact to be considered by the Boards.later in the meeting.The Chairman advised that as a result of actions by.~the...&tate Board such as their proposed air mitigation regulations,he had drafted a letter to the Chairman of the State Water.Resources Control Board ;:~,‘, recommending that the Board consider,~forn,ulation of a committee ‘~~f:~locally.e1e~te.d~.afficials representing the TRI-TAC organiza— tiar~s~.(League c4~Qalifornia Cities,California Water Pollution Control A~so.aiat-ion,O~ái±fbrnia Association of Sanitation ~~Agencies)~and’~the County-Supervisors’Association for..,the =purpose.of reviewing proposed regulations involving policy matters affecting local entities,and stated wi~h the Boards’ •.......‘..~.~oncurrence he would.for~ally submit said recomrnendations to the State Board. ALL DISTRICTS . . The ..Ger1e~a1~ME ager.reported •Report of the ‘~ .. further,on..matters attended to by General Manager . .the ‘oint Chai~rinan and himself while on their recent visit to Washington,D.C..regarding•.proposed amendments for the 1972 Federal Water PollutiOn Control Act,and the JPL reactivated carbon,treatment~ .2 -.~:~... #1,2,3,5,6,7 &11 L~/~9/75 ALL,.~DISTRICTS Chairman Winn reported that the Adopting position opposing Executive Committee had met with -SWRCB’s proposed grant . Mr.Paul DeFalco,Region IX conditions regarding air .Administrator of the Environmental .impacts Protection Agency (EPA),Immediately preceding.the Joint meeting and asked the General Manager to review the discussion and position -~. presented by EPA:on.the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB)proposed special clean water grant conditions regarding air quality Impacts. Mr..Harper reviewed the Impact of the proposed regulations and their implications on the Districts and the local agencies within their area of Influence.The regulations would limit the rate of new sewer connections in “air quality maintenance areas”for grant—funded water..quaiIt~control ..proj.ects and greatly restrict local poU~ticaldeeisIonsand constderations related to the prevent~qn,abatement .~and control of environ- mental..~o1iut-i~th:~The.$.tate Board has scheduled a hearing on the proposed regulations for May 12,1975.EPA’s position is that they cannot approve clean water grants without some type of air mitigation conditions attached to the grant.These conditions would require the grantee to formulate.air quality maintenance plans with the local agencies within,the area. Following a lengthy discussion concerning the proposed regula tions and their implications,It was moved,seconded,and duly carried:.., * That the Boards of Directors adopt Resolution No.75—61 adamantly opposing clean water grant conditions regarding air quality impacts as proposed by .the State Water Resources Control Board,and recognizing,however,the need to resolve air quality problems,and directing the Districts’staff to meet with representatives of the SWRCB.to develop acceptable procedures with regard to the local sewerage agencies’role In the mitigation of air quality problems in the Sáuth Coast Air Basin. ALL DISTRICTS . Moved,seconded,ançl duly carried: Approval of check register .. . That the Districts’Joint Operating accounts payable check register be approved for signature of the Chairman of District No.1,and that the County Auditor be authorized and directed to pay $469.71,in accordance with the claim listed below:. Warrant No.In Favor of Amount 25741 J.Wayne Sylirester,Director of $469.71 Finance (Reimbursement for Petty Cash outlays for travel, meetings &miscellaneous out—of—pocket expenses) —4— #1,2,3,5,6,7 &11 4/29/75 ALL DISTRICTS Moved,seconded,and duly carried: ~Adjournment That this meeting of the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 be adjourned.The Chairman then declared the meeting so adjourned at 8:15 p.m.,.April 29,1975. e c t or s, ~ty a~it ~0~1D15t1~~ct8 Nos.1, —5— —.—.~.S•~LJ2.aL ..•~~J.i ..~Ih.• .