HomeMy WebLinkAbout1962-02-28 - Board of Directors Meeting Minutes151
The adjourned meeting of the Board of Directors was called to order by
President Crist at 8;30 A.M. on February 28, 1962 at the ofzice of the
District.. All directors were present with the exception of director
Milmoe. Also present were Attorney Howell, the General Manager, and'Lee
Meyers Jr., chairman of the dedication committee of the Chamber of
Commerce.
A discussion followed concerning the dedication ceremony and open house
of the District facilities scheduled for March 17, 1962. It was deter-
mined as follows: 1. That the dedication ceremony would begin at 10:00
a.m. and would last approximately 30 minutes. 2. That the speaker for
the day would be Howard Crooke, General Manager of. Lhe Orange County
Water District. 3. That the Chamber of Commerce representatives will
handle the dedication ceremonies and will at soTne point in the program
introduce the President of the District to make introductions. 4. That
the open house will cover the period of time from the end of the ceremony
to 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon. 5. That further details will be left to
the General Manager, the Chambers representative, and director Milmoe.
The General Manager then read a letter from Brian Stone, of James M.
Montgomery regarding the annexation of the Marshburn Property on
Orangethorpe and Orchard Drive. In the letter dated February 23, 1962;
Mr. Stone stated that their firm was of the opinion that it would be
consistent with the findings of the 1959 report and with the interests
of the District if favorable consideration were given by the District to
the annexation of this area. '
The General Manager then read a letter from Alex Bowie attorney for the
District, ,regarding publication of a Notice of Election,. A motion was
made by Director Clodt seconded by director Hastings and unanimously
carried that the assistant secretary is authorized and instructed to have
the Notice of Election of Directors as prepared by the attorney published
3 successive times in a newspaper of general circulation within the
District.
The General Manager then presented two proxy forms for the American
Hardware Mutual Insurance Company to the Board. The attorney recommended
that the General Manager be authorized to sign and return the proxy
forms for their annual meeting. A motion was made by director Wagner
seconded by director Clodt and unanimously carried that the General
Manager was authorized and instructed to sign and return the proxies.
The General Manager then presented a brief outline of a brochure which
the staff would prepare for distribution either prior to or at the time
of the open house of the District's facilities. A motion was made by
director Hastings and seconded by director Wagner and unanimously carried
authorizing and instructing the staff.to prepare and distribute the
brochure regarding the operation of the District.
The General Manager then stated that staff had received several requests
from Real Estate Salesmen for a list of the names and addresses of
developers who have been building homes in the District. A motion was
made by director Wagner seconded by Director ClodtAauthorizing the s~aff
to release the names of Developers as outlined herein, r,
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Mr. 'Norman Modessett then entered the Board Meeting.. Mr. Modessett
requested that the Board permit him to extend the 61' line of the District
approximately 120 feet on Cherrylee Lane rather than install the meter
at the end of the main and pay a front footage charge as was permitted
by the Board at its last meeting. A motion was made by director Wagner
seconded by Director Hastings and unanimously carried granting Mr.
Modessett his request. Namely that he be permitted to extend approxi-
mately 120' of 611 main. The Board-requested that Mr, Modessett if possible
contact his neighbors and determine if they wouldn't be willing to share
with him the cost of the installation of a hydrant at this time,
however they did not make this a requirement.
Attorney Howell then presented a report with regard to the annexation
of the property of Red Johnson.(Marshburn Subdivision).located on
Orangethorpe and Orchard Drive.. He stated that the developer was
extremely anxious for the District to have its consulting engineering
firm begin design of°the main extension on Orangethorpe and that he
had offered to deposit funds in order to get this project started.
Following a discussion a motion was made by director Wagner seconded by
director Hastings and unanimously carried as follows: 1. That the
developer shall deposit with the District $15,000.00 to cover any
expenses which might be incurred by the District in the preparation of
these plans. 2.. That the General Manager is authorized to employ the
firm of James M. Montgomery & Associates to prepare these plans in
compliance with the terms of the contract between the firm of James M.
Montgomery and the District0tsuch time as all other conditions of this
motion have been met. 3. That the proper officers of the District
are hereby authorized and instructed to execute the agreement which has
been prepared by the attorney of the District covering the $15,000.00
deposit and the annexation proceedings of this property.
The General Manager then presented the relocation agreement between
the State of California and the Yorba Linda County Water District,
Following a discussion a motion was made by director Wagner seconded by
director Clodt and unanimously carried authorizing and instructing the
proper officers to sign said agreement when it had been approved by the
General Manager and the attorney of the District. Said relocation
agreement covers the relocation of all District facilities which are
required to be relocated due to the construction of the new Yorba
Linda Freeway.
The General Manager presented a letter which he had written in cooperation
with the attorney for the District under date of February 27, 1962 to
three parties who had purchased lots in Tract #4088. The letters set
forth the conditions which exist at the present time with regard to
sanitary facilities for this tract. From the recommendation of the
General Manager and the Attorney for the District a motion was made by
director Clodt seconded by director Hastings and unanimously carried,
authorizing and instructing the General Manager to write a letter to
the Orange County Building Department statingg that the District was
accepting the sewer system in Tract 4088 as 90% complete and ready for
use by three lots in this tract when the District has received a cash
deposit of $500.00 from the developer for each lot and the signed
authorization agreement covering the use of this deposit.
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A written request dated February 26, 1962 for sanitary sewer service on
Placentia Yorba Road from the Hathaway Oil Co, was then presented.
Following discussion a motion was made by director Wagner seconded by
director Clodt and unanimously carried that the applicant be granted
sewer service in accordance with the following conditions: 1. That the
sewer service be of temporary nature only, inasmuch as it was industrial
service. 2, That the applicant pay $300,00 per acre as an acreage
charge and a frontage charge of $200,00 per service connection. 3. That
the applicant provide the District with a metering device that will work.
4, That the rate would be a minimum of $.50 per month and would allow
them 10,000 gallons of sewage to be deposited with all sewage over this
amount at the rate of $10.00 per million gallons. 5. That the service
be in compliance with the requirements of the Orange County Sanitation
District #2. 6. That the applicant construct the required lines and
manholes at their expense and deed them to the District. 7. That this
application be subject to the approval of the General Manager, Attorney,
and the Consulting Sewer Engineer of the District.
Assistant Engineer Arthur Korn then entered the meeting. The staff then
presented for.discussion a proposed school site of the Yorba Linda
Elementary School District on Rose Drive immediately North of our water
Job #106. The matter was referred to the staff.
The staff then presented a proposed layout for water and sewer on Tract
#4599, our grater Job #127. Following discussion a motion was made by
director Clodt seconded by director Hastings and unanimously carried
that the water layout&reby approved subject to the approval of the
General Manager and that the sewer facilities are hereby approved subject
to the approval of the General Manager and our Consulting Sewer Engineer.
The staff then presented an application for water service under our
water Job #113. Following a discussion a motion was made by director
Hastings seconded by director Clodt and unanimously carried that the
water facilities as proposed by the staff are hereby approved subject
to the approval of the General Manager and that the sewer facilities as
proposed are approved subject to the approval of the General Manager
and the Consulting Sewer Engineer.
A motion was made by director Clodt seconded by director Hastings and
unanimously carried adjourning the meeting.
stant Secretary