Minutes - Board - 1955-06-02a
RFGUTAR TUTTING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT
June 2,.1955
The Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District, Costa Mesa,
California, met in regular session at 730 P.M., June 2, 1955, at the
City Hall, 111 East 20th Street, Costa Mesa. The.meeting was called to
order by.President Meyers.
Roll Call
Present; Directors Meyers, Nelson, Allen, Hollister, Norman .
.Attorney Dungan, Engineer Southworth
Absent; Secretary—Owen
Minutes
On motion by Director Norman, seconded by D. Allen, the reading of
the minutes of the meeting of May 19, 1955, was waived and they were
approved as written.
ORAL
Mr. Henry Lusk, 741 Hamilton St.,. was present and requested permission
COMMUNICA-
to tie in with the line put in by the Freedom Homes Tract. During the
TIONS
discussion it was found that a petition has been in circulation for
the area which includes Mr. Lusk's property but that at the present
time the whereabouts of the petition is unknown. It was assumed that
upon the return of Secretary Owen, the circulator of said petition can
be contacted. :Director. Nelson.felt that in granting Mr. Lusk's request
a precedent would be set and moved that the request be denied. The
motion was seconded by Director./Allen and was unanimously carried.
Radich &
17letter was read from Radich & Fergusson, Inc.,-requesting an extension
Fergusson
of time for the installation of the pump and fixtures in the pump
extension of
station covered by Item No. 18 of their .bid, delay being caused by the
contract
inability of the pump manufacturer, to make shipment of the pump until
June 15th or 25th,. Completion dae scheduled by,contract is June 30.
Upon motion by Director Allen, seconded by Director Hollister, and
unanimously carried, an extension. of 15 days from June 30 was granted.
(Norman voted NO)
ANNEX.TICN
A report on' Annexation #27 was heard. .Attorney Dungan said he had
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co ntacted O'Melveny & Meyers on bonding. He further reported that the
total assessed valuation for the area involved is not sufficient to
handle the proceedings under the Sanitary District Act\and suggested
that arrangements be made under the Improvement Act of,1911 or to
delay the proceedings until such time as the assessed valuation increases
to the point where improvements can. be made under the Sanitary District Ac t.
Upon motion by Director Allen, seconded by Director Nelson, and
unanimously carried, the Attorney and Engineer were instructed to prepare
the necessary plans and specifications to initiate proceedings under the
Improvement Act of 1911 for the installation of sewer lines in Annexation
#27.
BUDGET
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The budget estimate for the fiscal year July 1, 19552 to June 30, 1956,
prepared by G. W. Coffey, City Manager, was presented and.read. After
discussion of the various items listed in-the budget, it was decided that
the Board.shall meet with the City Manager at.which time the Board
will request a breakdown of the budget items and in addition discuss
with: Kenneth Price, the. contract drawn up by attorney Dungan. The
meeting was set for Wednesday noon, June 8, 1955., at Kennedyxs. The
secretary was instructed to notify the City Manager; Street Foreman.
Heller and Kenneth Price to be in attendance.
ALIEN A letter from Director Allen was read in which he submitted his`
RESIGNATION notice of resignation as a member of the Board of the Costa Mesa
Sanitary District, to take effect June 30, 1955. On motion by Director.
Hollister, seconded -by ?Director Norman, and unanimously carried, the
resignation was accepted with regrets.
President Meyers informed the Board that he and Mr."Heller had found,
by following the garbage trucks, that the men in many instances were
not picking up trash and garbage because of rocks, sod, etc. Meyers
felt that if the receptacles weighed no more.than 50-lbs each nor
more than 200 lbs per stop, that nothing should be left. attorney
Dungan advised the Board that the new contract will correct this"
situation but -that it would be well to discuss this matter at the
Wednesday meeting. Each Director was given a copy of the contract .
for study.
1)r. Perris was present regarding the progress of .Annexation #270-
NNEXATION Attorney :Dungan announced that this. was the time.and.place to which
\7� 17 the public hearing on-Annexation #17 had been continued. He. stated
that he had removed from the petition the names of those persons who
had protested the legality of their names appearing thereon. There
were no oral or written protests at this time and on motion by:l3irector.
Norman, seconded by Director Hollister, and unanimously carried, the
hearing was declared.closed.
Thereupon Director Nelson moved that the territory included in
Annexation #17 be -. annexed .as it is to" "the best interests ' of. the property
owners in said area as they. are now' being penalized by paying 60 per
10Q.00 to Sanitary District #6 and receiving,no benefits. The motion.
was seconded by Director Hollister and was unanimously carried.
Upon motion" by 4Director Hollister, seconded,by °Director Norman, and
unanimously carried, the" following bills were ordered paid.
Uarrant No. Name Amount
Running 1455 1. H. Meyers $30..00
Expense 1456 C. M. Nelson 30.00
Fund 1457 H. Paul Norman 15.00
1458 Fred F..Al"len 30.00
1459 Al. Hollister 30.00
1460 Fe B. Owen 100.00
.1461 'Don Dungan 100.00
1462 D. Southworth 75.00
1463 Sybil Lewis 14.00
1464 'City of Costa Mesa 31752.88.
1465 Costa Mesa Globe Herald 1,083.61 19
1466 Southern California Edison Co. 35.49 --"
Total Running Expense Fund 4 51295.98
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Construction
Fund
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Tiarrant No. Name _ AmoUnt
Radich and Fergusson, Inc,
Estimate #2- $21.,497-35
D. Southworth
(Inspection and staking on
Radich & Fergusson Job
May 1, 307, 86
Total - Construction Fund $223805.21
The Engineer informed the Board that he had been contacted by
representatives of Orange Coast College and the Highschool with
regard to the annexati.on.of their lines to the District.
It was the opinion of the Board that the Bible College,
Orange Coast College, the Highschobl, Vard, and others in-
the area should petition separately and that upon presentation
of the petition, the Board will give its decision.
Upon motion by Director Norman, seconded by- Director Hollister,
and unanimously carried, the meeting was continued to June 8,:1955.
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Meyb x1s , re ent
Attest:,
Secretary
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