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Minutes - Board - 1990-10-11F� MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT October 11, 1990 CALL TO ORDER President Wahner called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Directors - Wahner, Crank, Green, Ferryman, Cole. Officials present: Robert Brock, Manager Roy June, Attorney Susan Temple, Treasurer Robin Hamers, Engineer Florine Reichle, Assistant Manager /Clerk of District Guests: Ms Cherie Steiner, 389 Sea- wind, Newport Beach, owner of property on Elden Avenue; Keith Hosfiel, P.O. Box 2561, Newport Beach. MINUTES° On motion by Director Cole, seconded by Director September 13, 1990 Crank, and carried 5 -0, the minutes of the regular meeting of September 13, 1990 were approved as distributed and posted. ,LDEN AVENUE Ms Steiner addressed the Board about the on -going PUMPING STATION problem of sewer odor on Elden Avenue in the vicinity of the Elden Avenue Pumping Station. Her tenants at that location have reported the odor and several solutions have been tested and so far none are totally effective. It appears that a more permanent solution must be found. Mr. Hamers assured her the matter would be given high priority until the problem is permanently solved. REFUND- Mr. Hosfiel spoke on his request for refund of Keith Hosfiel Trash Assessment fees on A.P. Nos. 425 - 201 -11 and 419 - 011 -15. He has been providing private trash service for seven years. The exemption policy was explained and he was assured that once an exemption is filed, notification will be automatic. The Board, although understanding of his concern, felt they must adhere to their policy and deny the refund. OCCUPANCY Mr. Brock read the Occupancy Report showing REPORT neither increase nor decrease in the trash collection count as of October 1, 1990, the count remains 19.,783 units. On motion by Director Crank and seconded by Director Green, the Occupancy - Report was approved by the following roll call vote: Printed on Recvcled Paper Occupancy AYES: Directors - Wahner, Crank, Green Report Ferryman, Cole. (continued) NOES: Directors - None. REFUNDS-_ Mr. Brock presented a request from Randall Beard, Randall Beard 1813 Peninsula, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, for refund of $121.44 for trash assessment fees paid twice on A.P. No. 424 - 511 -44. Director Ferryman made a motion, seconded by Director Cole, to approve the request for refund in the amount of $121.44. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Directors - Wahner, Crank, Green Ferryman, Cole. NOES: Directors - None. R. Steinberg Mr. Brock presented a request from Richard Steinberg, 1069 Catamaran, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, for refund of $121.44 for trash assessment fees paid twice on A.P. No. 424 - 511 -24. Director Crank made a motion, seconded by Director Cole, to approve the request for refund in the amount of $121.44. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Directors - Wahner, Crank, Green Ferryman, Cole. NOES: Directors - None. Virginia Mark Mr. Brock presented a request from Ms Virginia Mark, 1845 Anaheim Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, for refund of $502.94 for trash assessment fees on A.P. No. 425 - 012 -05. Ms Mark was unaware of the exemption policy. Director Ferryman made a motion, seconded by Director Green, to deny the request for refund based upon District policy that states the responsibility to be aware of the charges on the tax statement rests with the property owner. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Directors - Wahner, Crank, Green Ferryman, Cole. NOES: Directors - None. R. Hosfiel Further discussion of Mr. Hosfiel's requests ended with a motion by Director Crank, seconded by Director Cole to deny the refund requests. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Directors - Wahner., Crank, Green Ferryman, Cole. NOES: Directors - None. 1 • r1 LJ Le Lin Mr. Brock presented a request from Mr. Le Lin, • 2 Ponderosa, Irvine, CA 92714 for refund of trash Printed on Rec sled Paper -2- ®® `L. Lin assessment fees in the amount of $789.36 on A.P. (continued) Nos. 425 - 022 -23, -28 and -29. Mr. Lin and his • partners uses private trash service for the eleven units at 367 -375 East 18th Street but had not filed for an exemption. Motion was made by Director Green, seconded by Director Crank, to deny the request in keeping with District policy which states the responsibility rests on the property owner to file an exemption if private service is being provided. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Directors - Wahner, Crank, Green, Ferryman, Cole. NOES: Directors - None. Dennis Ault Mr. Brock presented a request from Dennis Ault Plumbing Plumbing, 14 Buckskin Lane, Rolling Hills, CA, for refund of fixture fees inadvertently charged on a project where fixture fees were not required. Director Crank made a motion, seconded by Director Green, to approve the request for refund in the amount of $202.50. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Directors - Wahner, Crank, Green, Ferryman, Cole. NOES: Directors - None. Spaul Garcia, Jr. Mr. Brock presented a request from Mr. Paul Garcia, Jr., 2210 Canyon Drive, #F -1, Costa Mesa, CA 92627,, for refund of trash and sewer assessment fees on A.P. No. 422 - 078 -04 for 1989 -90. Mr. Garcia was inadvertently charged for four units instead of one but had not filed for exemption on the one unit. Mr. Brock noted that the entire complex was permanently exempted starting in 1990 -91 tax year following staff investigation.and recommendation. Director Green made a motion, seconded by Director Crank, to approve the refund for the overcharge in the amount of $222,57, and to deny the request for $121.44. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Directors - Wahner, Crank, Green, Ferryman, Cole. NOES: Directors - None. FINANCIAL Ms Temple presented the Financial Report. for REPORT September 1990. The report was received and filed. PROJECT Mr. Hamers reported there were no additions to the STATUS Project Status Report. The report was received .REPORT and filed. Printed on Recycled Paper -3- ENGINEER'S Mr. Hamers presented his monthly report on REVIEW OF projects within the City of Costa Mesa where he PLANS signs plans as both the private engineer preparing • plans and as the Costa Mesa Sanitary District Engineer. Mr. Hamers reported signing plans that fit the criteria on a project at 379 -385 LaPerle Lane. Director Crank made a motion, seconded by Director Green, and unanimously carried to approve the finding that Mr. Hamers had made a full disclosure and that conflict of interest does not exist. PROJECT Mr. Hamers reported the Rehabilitation of NO. 119 Manholes, Project No. 1112100 -119, was completed REHABILITATION to his satisfaction on September 10, 1990 and OF MANHOLES p recommended acceptance of the project. Director Cole made a motion, seconded by Director Acceptance Ferryman, to accept Project No. 1112100 -119 as completed and file the Notice of Completion. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: Notice of AYES: Directors - Wahner, Crank, Green, Completion Ferryman, Cole. NOES: Directors - None. Bonds Exonerated Director Ferryman made a motion, seconded by Director Cole to authorize payment of five percent retention 35 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded; exonerate Labor and Materials and • Faithful Performance Bonds after Notice of Com- pletion is recorded; and exonerate Guarantee Bond one year from the date the Notice of Completion is recorded. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Directors - Wahner, Crank, Green, Ferryman, Cole. NOES: Directors - None. CLAIM: Mr. June presented a claim from the estate of D. Elias Domencio F. Elias whose death occurred on or about Estate March 23, 1990. The accident happened on a private sewer project built by Kennedy Pipeline. The District involvement is only in the arrangement between the City of Costa Mesa and the District to inspect lines on private property to determine the appropriate grade. On motion by Director Green, seconded by Director Ferryman, the claim was rejected and staff directed to make the approp- riate notifications. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: Printed on Recycled Paper AYES: Directors - Wahner, Crank, Green, Ferryman, Cole. • NOES: Directors - None. -4- a •PROCLAMATION Mr. Brock presented a proclamation declaring Orange Coast Orange Coast Civic Pride Day as an important Civic Pride community event and in celebration of the 20th WDay Anniversary of Orange. Coast College Recycling Center. Mr. Wahner and Mr. Brock are scheduled speakers at the event. Motion was made by Director Green, seconded.by Director Ferryman, to proclaim October 27, 1990 as Orange Coast Civic Pride Day in the Costa Mesa Sanitary District in recognition of the community event and acknow- ledgement of the gigantic steps made in recycling and reclamation by the Orange Coast College Recycling Center. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: WARRANT Ms Temple noted the warrant list requires one REPORT adjustment which will be made on the November NO. 91 -04 report. Director Crank made a motion, seconded by Director Green, authorizing the President and Secretary to sign Report No. 91 -04, instructing the. City of.Costa Mesa to draw a warrant from the Costa Mesa Sanitary District General Fund in the Primed on Recycled Paper -5- AYES: Directors - Wahner,*Crank, Green, Ferryman, Cole. NOES: Directors - None. PUBLIC Mr. Brock reported Ms Reichle has been working RELATIONS with a team of public relations students from STUDENT California State College in Fullerton who have PROJECT asked to take on the District's recycling program as a class project. They are well informed about the recycling program and will be surveying residents in the Mesa del Mar area this weekend. Staff is confident the information they gather will help in furthering recycling efforts through- ® out the City. 2ND.ANNUAL Ms Reichle reported on the 2nd Annual Telephone TELEPHONE Book Recycling Program which will be expanded to BOOR RECYCLING seven locations' for the convenience of the PROJECT community: City Hall; Costa Mesa Disposal, 2051 Placentia; Lions Park, Anaheim Street side; Lindbergh School Park, on Orange Avenue north of 22nd Street; Shiffer Park, 3143 Bear Street; 3100 block Airway, north of Baker; and Orange Coast College Recycling Center on Adams Avenue. Last year 15 tons of directories were collected for recycling. This year, with added drop -off bins, good publicity and community support, the number of books collected should be significantly increased. The books are scheduled to be delivered in Orange County between November 5 and December 5 and the bins will be stationed for approximately five weeks starting November 5.. WARRANT Ms Temple noted the warrant list requires one REPORT adjustment which will be made on the November NO. 91 -04 report. Director Crank made a motion, seconded by Director Green, authorizing the President and Secretary to sign Report No. 91 -04, instructing the. City of.Costa Mesa to draw a warrant from the Costa Mesa Sanitary District General Fund in the Primed on Recycled Paper -5- Warrant Report amount- of $357,699.14. Motion carried by the (continued) following roll call vote: AYES: Directors - Wahner, Crank, Green, Ferryman, Cole. NOES: Directors - None. ORAL, Director Ferryman reported on the California COMMUNICATIONS Special District Conference held last month in Oakland. The seminars he attended were interes- ting and informative, especially on projecting the future for special districts. He also asked about the status of the City's Citizen Advisory Com- mittee on the Source Reduction and Recycling Element of the County's Integrated Waste Manage- ment Plan. He said he had not been contacted by the City. ADJOURNMENT Printed on Rec-vr(ed Paper Director Cole also attended the conference. He felt the topics covered were timely. The impact of Senate Bill 2557 was discussed and the effect it will have on cities, special districts and school districts. Both brought material to be copied and distributed to all directors. President Wahner declared the meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. President As Secretar { v �Y •