Reso 2020-928RESOLUTION NO. 2020-928
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COSTA MESA
SANITARY DISTRICT APPOINTING DANIEL LEE FROM ORANGE COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICT AS ALTERNATE DISTRICT ENGINEER
WHEREAS, the District Engineer is responsible for designing and approving
various sewer - related projects within the boundaries of the District; and
WHEREAS, the District Engineer has a private engineering firm and does work on
private projects that occasionally will create a conflict of interest with his District work and
require that the District Engineer disqualify himself from the District approval process; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has recognized said potential for conflict and
adopted an ordinance providing a procedure for the appointment of an Alternate District
Engineer to provide such approvals when conflicts arise; and
WHEREAS, said ordinance is codified at Section 3.01.++045 of the District's
Operations Code; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has considered Daniel Lee, P. E., an employee
of the Orange County Sanitation District as Alternate District Engineer and found his
qualifications appropriate to provide such services; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District has
consented for its employee to provide such services pursuant to an employee loan
agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District
does hereby RESOLVE and DETERMINE as follows:
1. Daniel Lee of the Orange County Sanitation District is hereby appointed
Alternate District Engineer and has been provided with the power to approve
engineering matters whenever the District Engineer has declared a conflict of
interest.
2. That Daniel Lee's approvals shall be entitled the same authority under
Government Code Section 830.06 (design immunity) as the District Engineer's.
3. That Daniel Lee shall be subject to the same discretionary and other
Government Code immunities as an officer of the District as the District Engineer
might enjoy.
4. That should .Daniel Lee be unwilling or unable to act and there is a need for
action that cannot await a formal appointment of a new Alternate District
Engineer by the Board of Directors, that the General Manager of this District
shall be authorized to appoint a temporary Alternate District Engineer from a
public agency or private practice who is a civil engineer experienced in sewer
engineering whose appointment shall not be effective for longer than 60 days
without formal Board approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 27th day of April, 2020.
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President
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA
1, Noelani Middenway, District Clerk of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District, hereby
certify that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 2020-928, was duly and regularly
passed and adopted by said Board of Directors at a regular meeting thereof held on the
27thday of April, 2020 by the following vote:
AYES: Ferryman, Ooten, Schafer, Scheafer, Perry
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
Costa Mesa Sanitary District, this 27 th day of April, 2020.
ClJrk of the Cfosto'esa --§' ry District