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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE DISTRICT BOARD OF CENTRAL CONTRA
COSTA SANITARY DISTaICT HELD JANUARY 5. 1950
The District Board of Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
convened in regular session at its regular place of meeting loca-
ted at 1822 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, in the City of Walnut Creek,
County of Contra Costa, State of California, at the hour of 8:00
o'clock p.m., on January 5, 1950.
The meeting was called to order by President Wadsworth and
the following roll was called:
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
Members Smitten, Toland, Cornwall and Wadsworth
Member Johnson
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved
as entered.
AL~10-DANVILLE-DIABLO PROPOSED ANNEXATION
The Manager informed the Board that Mr. Neil Townsend, rep-
resenting the San Ramon Valley Sanitary Committee requested that
the Board make. a written statement correcting the. statement in
the letter of May 13, 1949 to the effect .that the sale of bonds
would cover escaped taxes as well as construction of sewe~.
It was moved by Member Smitten, seconded by Member Toland,
that the matter rest unt il the meeting of JanuB,ry 19" to give
C.ounsel time to make a study and report to the Board. Cs.rried
by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Members Smitten, Toland, Cornwall and Wadsworth
Members - None
Member Johnson
ACCEPTING ANNEXATION OF KAHRE PROPERTY
Member Cornwall, seconded by Member Toland, moved the adop-
tion o.f Resolution No. 532:
RESOLUTION NO. 532
aESOLUTION AND ORDER DESCRIBING THE EXTERIOR
.BOUNDARIES OF THE TERRITORY COMMONLY KNOWN AS
"KAHRE PROPERTY" PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED TO THE
CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT WITHOUT
AN ELECTION
WHEREAS a Petition, signed by the owners of real property in
the territory commonly known as "Kahre Property" proposed to be
annexed to Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, which real
property represents Seventy-Five per cent (75%) of the total
assessed valuation of said territory as shown by the last equal-
ized assessment roll of the County of Contra Costa, was presented
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to this District Board on the 5th day of January, 1950, at the
hour of 8:00 o'clock p.m. of said day, at the regular place of
meeting of said District Board at 1822 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, in .
the City of Walnut Creek, County of Contra Costa, State of Calif-
ornia, asking that said territory be annexed to said Central Contra
Costa. Sa.nitary District without an election under the provisions of
Article J, Part I of Division VI of the Health and Safety Code of
the State of California, and an Affidavit of Publication of said
Petition and of a Notice stating the time of hearing of said Pet-
ition to be presented to this District Board, was filed at said
time and place, and.
wrĊREAS said Petition designates specifically the boundaries
of the territory proposed to be annexed and its assessed valuation
as shown by the last equalized assessment roll of the County of
Contra Costa .and shows the amount of real property owned by each
of the petitioners and its assessed valuation as shown by the last
equalized assessment roll of said county, and
WHEREAS said Petition states that the territory is not in any
other Sanitary. Di strict and that said territory is in the same.
county as said Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, is contiguous
thereto, and is not within the limits of any other Sanitary District;
and requests that the territory so described be annexed to this
District, and
WHEREAS the Petition is verified by the Affidavit of one of the
petitioners, and
WHEREAS no written protests against the annexation of saiã
territory to said Sanitary District have been filed with this Dist-
rict Board, and
WHEREAS at said hearing no oral protests were made to this Dist-
rict Board against the annexation of se.id territory to said Sanitary
District, and
WHEREAS, at the time and place fixed in said Notice for said
hearing, this District Board proceeded to hear said Petition and all
persons therein who appeared, and said hearing was completed at said
time and place, and
WHEREAS, said Petition and said Affidavit show, and after a full
hearing, examination, and investigation, this District Board has
found and does hereby find and declare that said Petition is duly
verified by the Affidavit of one of the petitioners; that said
Petition was duly published for at least two (2) weeks preceding its
hearing by this District Board, together with Notice that said
Petition be presented to this District Board on Thursday, the 5th
day of Janue~y, 1950, at the hour of 8:00 o'c¡ock p.m. of said day,
in the mèeting room of said District Board located as hereinbefore
described, and that at said time and place all persons interested
therein might appear and be heard, on December 8, 1949, and on Dec-
ember 15, 1949, in the Walnut Kernel, a newspaper of general circu-
lation, published in said District; that the Affidavit of such pub-
lication has been presented to and is on file with this District
Board; and .
WHEREAS the petitioners have paid to Central Contra Costa Sani-
tary District the sum of ELEVEN AND 45/100THS DOLLARS ($11.45),
being the total taxes which the territory proposed to be annexed
would have paid had said territory been a part of this Sanitary
District from the date of t.he original formation thereof and for
those fiscal years in which taxes were levied and collected upon
property within the original Sanitary District, and the petitioners
have reimbursed the Sanitary District for all expenses incurred by
it in connection with this proposed annexation amounting to TWO
HUNDRED AND FIFTY AND NO/IOOTHS DOLLARS ($250.00);
That said petitioners are the o,.mers of land constituting Seventy-
Five per cent (75%) of the total assessed valuation of the territory
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proposed to be annexed, as shown by the last equalized assessment
roll of the County of Contra Costa; that all of the facts set
forth in said Petition are true; that all acts and conditions
and things required by law. to be done precedent to the hearing
of said Petition by this District Board have been done and have
been performed in regular and due form in strict compliance with
provisions of the law authorizing the presentation of this Pet-
ition. .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED: \
(1) That upon the final hearing of said Petition and after
a full hearing, investigation, and examination, this District
Board does hereby find and determine that the annexation of the
territory therein and hereafter described is for the best inter-
ests of the District and said contiguous territory,
(2) That upon such final hearing, this District Boa.rd does
hereby find and determine that all of the territory described in
said Petition will, in the ju~ent of this District Board, be
benefi ted by annexation to said Sa.ni tary District.
(3) That the exterior boundaries of the territory so proposed
to be annexed to Central Contra Costa Sanitary District and spec-
.ifically described in said Petition are hereby fixed and described
as follows:
That parcel of land situated in the County of Contra Costa,
State of California, described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the west line of Pleasant
Hill Road with the southern line of the 1.265 acre parcel
of land described in deed to Andrew H. and Irmgard E. Kahre,
which deed is recorded in Volume 1402 of Official Records
in the office of the Recorder of Contra Costa County, at
page 207, said point of intersection being a point on the
now existing boundary of Central Contra Costa Sanitary
District, and running thence westerly, northerly and east-
erly along the southern, western and northern boundaries
of said 1.265 acre parcel to the intersection of the north-
ern boundary thereof with the west line of Pleasant Hill
Road which point of intersection is a point on the now
existing boundary of said Sanitary District; thence south-
erly along said existing boundary to the point of beginning.
(4) That the President and Secretary of this District Board
be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute on the
behalf of this District Board a Petition to the Board of Super-
visors of the County of Contra Costa setting forth the proceed-
ings heretof~re taken for the annexation of the above-described
territory, the finding of this Board, and requesting the Board of
Supervisors to annex the territory to the District.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the District Board of Central Contra
Costa Sa~tary District of Contra Costa County, State of Calif-
ornia, this 5th da.y of Janu~.ry, 1950, by the follo\ving cB.lled
vote:
AYES:
NOES: .
ABSENT:
Members Smitten, Toland, Cornwall and Wadsworth
Members - None
Member Johnson.
Isl R. E. Wadsworth, President of the
District Board of Central Contra
Co ste Sanit ary District. .
Isl H. M. Smitten,
. Secretary of the District
Board of Central Contra Costa
Sanitary District.
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CORRECTING RESOLUTION NO. 521 ACCEPTING
THE Iv! ORAGA COlvIP ANY CO NTRA C.T
Member Smitten, seconded by Member Toland, moved the adoption
of Resolution No. 533:
RESOLUTION NO. 533
MODIFICATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 521
BE IT RESOLVED that the amount shown in Resolution No. 521,
being Fifty-Two Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty and No.looths Dollars
($52,750.00), be and the same hereby is amended .to be Fifty-Two
ThousaDd Seven Hundred and No/lOOths Dollars ($52,700.00).
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the District Board of Central Contra
Cost~ Sanitary District of Centra Costa County, State of California,
this 5th day of January, 1950, by the following called vote:
AYES:
NOE S:
ABSENT:
Members Smitten, Toland, Cornwall and Wadsworth
Members None
Member Johnson
/s/ R. E. Wadsworth, President of the
District Board of Central Contra
Costa Sanitary District.
/s/ H. M. Smitten, Secretary
ACCEPTING IvlALLETTE AND BARDEN DEEDS AS
PRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY
. It was brought to the attention of the Board that àeeds from
Gertrude E. Mallette covering Parcels 74 and 75 of Local ~provement
Distric~ 10, and from Lance S. and Dorothy E. Barden, covering Par-
cel 75a of Local Improvement District 10 had been redrawn by their
attorney in a form at varia.nce with the District' s standard easement
deed.
It was moved by Member Smitten, seconded by Member Cornwall,
that the Board accept the deeds from Gertrude E. Mallette and Lance
S. and Dorothy E. Barden. Carried by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Members Smitten, Tolend, Cornwall and Wadsworth
Members None
Member Johnson
RE EXTENSION OF SE~lER IN Ì"îORAGA
.
The Secretary read a letter dated December 20, 1949, from
Calkins, Hall, Llnforth and Conard, Attorneys for Donald L. Rheem.
and Alice G. Rheem regarding the construction of sewers in the
Moraga area.
It was moved by Member Smitten and seconded.by Member Cornwall
that the letter be referred to the Attorney for reply. Carrieà by
the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Members Smitten, Toland, Cornwall and Wadsworth
Memb~rs None
Member Johnson
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REí~UE3T FOR SEWER CONNECTION FROM
MRS. IRÊNE JULIAN
By letter received January 5, 1950, Mrs. Irene Julian asked
for perini ssion to extend Line J-6 of Local Improvement District
No.1 to serve her property known as the Cook property at 75
Oakvue Avenue.
It was moved by Member Cornwall, seconded by Member Smitten,
that the Board grant permission to Mrs. Irene Julian to extend
Line J-6 of Local Improvement District No.1 to provide a connec-
tion to her property located at 75 Oakvue Avenue, she to pay all
construction costs, plus $100.00 connection fee, plus permit and
inspection fees. Carried by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Members Smitten, Toland, Cornwall and Wadsworth
Members none
Member Johnson
ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARGES TO LOCAL
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
Member Cornwall, seconded by Member Toland, moved the adoption
of Resolution No. 534:
RESOLUTION NO. 5~4
IT IS HErtEBY RESOLVED by the District Board of the Central
Contra Costa Sanitary District that the District, having hereto-
fore undertaken the responsibility for the performance of 'engin-
eering requirements of local improvement districts, does hereby
establish the charge, as incidental expense, to be made to such
local improvement districts to .include and be as follows:
3.
1.
The wages of employees of the District engaged in
local improvement district work while so engaged.
Such wages to be charged on a prorated daily or
hourly rate based on an eight hour day and twenty-
two working days per month; together with overhead
thereon at twenty-two per cent.
2.
Cost of materials and services of other than District
employees together with overhead thereon at three per
cent.
District owned equipment used shall be charged as
shown on time card record as follows:
Iv1otor Vehicle s
Transits
Level s
Level Rods
Chain Tapes
$90.00
120.00
15.00
2.00
2.00
per month
per month
per month
per month
per month
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the District Board of Central Contra
Costa Sanitary District, County of Contra Costa, State of Calif-
ornia, thi s 5th d,ay of January, 1950, by the following called
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Members Toland, Cornwall and Wadsworth
Members None
Member Johnson. Member Smitten passed.
Is/ a. E. Wadsworth, President
/s/ H. M. Smitten, Secretary
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SALE OF $30.000 PACHECO BONDS
It wa.s moved .by Member Cornwall, seconded by Member Toland
that the Board instruct th~ Attorney to .prepare a resolution
calling for bids for the sale of $30,000 of General Obligation
Bonds of the Pacheco-Highway Junction Annexation. Carried by
the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Members Smitten, Toland, Cornwall and Wadsworth
Members - None
Member Johnson.
ACCEPTANCE OF $50.00 FROM JOHN L. MASON
. Mr. Mason presented the Board with his personal check to cover
salary for November 22 and 23, 1949, on which dates he received
Payment as an expert witness in Federal District Court for Aetna
Insurance Company.
. The Board Members expressed the opinion that they should have
been informed on the subject previous to date of the trial.
. It was moved by Member Cornwall that the $50 check be refused
and two days time be charged against Mr. Mason's vacation time.
Mr. Mason expressed the desire that the Board.accept the check.
There was no second to Mr. Cornwall's motion.
. It was moved by Member Toland, seconded by Member Smitten that
tþe Board accept the $50.00 from Mr. Mason in lieu of services on
Nqvember 22 ~nd 23, 1949. Carried by the following vote:
AYES: Members Smitten, Toland, Cornwall and Wadsworth
NQES: Members none
A~SENT: Member Johnson
EMPLOYMENT OF CLAUDE M. MCPHEE
. It was moved by Member Smitten, seconded by Member Toland,
tbat the Board approve the employment of Mr. Claude ~. McPhee as
, appraiser and right of way agent at a starting sa¡ary of $400.00
Per month, to be advanced to $425.00 at the end of 90 days if his
s~rvices are satisfactory. Carried QY the following vote:
AXES:
NOES:
A~SENT:
Members Smitten, Toland, Corn~ll and Wad~worth
Members None
Member Johnson
~~PLOYMENT OF D. JONES AND K. PECK
. It was moved by Member Smitten, seconded by Member Toland,
tþat Dan Jones and Kenneth Peck be employed on a temporary basis
At the discretion of the District Manager. Carried by the follow-
iJ!.g vote:
AYES:
NOES:
A~SENT:
Ivlembers Smitten, Toland, Cornwall and Wadsworth
Members None
Member Johnson
PAYMENT OF BILLS
It was moved by Member Smitten, seconded by Member Cornwall
t~a.t bills as. approved by the Ma.nager and audited by the Committee
b~ paid:
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Carried by the following
Cornwall and Wadsworth.
Noes: Members None.
Absent: Member Johnson.
vote: Ayes: Members Smitten,
Member Tolend passed.
VOUCHER
2277 .
2278
2279
2280
2281
2282
2283
2284
2285
2286
2287
2288
2289
2290
2291
2292
2293
2294
2295
2296
2297
2298
2299
2300
2301
2302
2303
2304
.2305
2306
2307
2308
.2309
2310
2311
2312
2313
2314
2315
2316
2317
2318
2319
2320
2321
2322
2323
2324
2325
2326
1'2328
l2327
2329
2330
2331
2332
2333
2334
2335
2336
2337
2338
2339
2340
NAME
C. C.Kennedy
II
II
II
..
II
II
II
II
O. Preston
J. Guelld
Underground Constr.
R. . Monson
Butterfield Bros.
Duncan Plumbing
John Meson
Morna Phillips
V. Brande s
T. Sipes
S. Corry
R. Mott
D. Wald
L. WR.ld
I. Long
M. Klemmick
A. Murphy
J. Corry
A. Blythe
H. Munger
D. Jensen
G. Warren
L. Weill
W. H. Brailsford
L. A. Benguerel
H. W. Toland
N. C. Cornwall
E. Johnson
R. E. Wadwworth
H. M. Smitten.
Calif. Water Servo
City of Walnut Cr.
Pac. Tel & Tel.
Pac. Gas & Elec.
A. G. Brown
Brent Inman
Cleverdon Co.
Southern Pac.
Armco
Bennett Supply Co.
W. H. Brailsford
Cla.rk' s Hdwe.. .
C.C.C.Title Co.
Diablo Printing
Dahlgrens
East Bay Plue Print
Farmers Feed
W. E. Friberg
Herbs. Hdwe
Inland Typewriter
A. Lietz
M. R. Makemson
Miller Blackwood
R. C. Machado
Me.rt in Bro s.
LID 3
LID 4
LID 7
LID 8
LID 10
LID 12
LID 14
LID 15
LID 16
Deposit refund
II
II
II
II
II
Salary
II
II
\I
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Director
II
II
II
II & Sec.
Plant water
Office water
Office Phone
Refund
II
II
Lease
Supplies
II
Court charges
Supplies
Title reports
Printing
Supplies
II
II
Right of way
Supplies
II
II
II
Truck
Repair
Channel
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AMOUNT
$7,470.59
6,003.54
1,255.06
6,932.20
3,887.49
1,552.25
.5,039.25
1,711.41
613.27
7.5.00
61.00
30.00
30.00
18.00
15.00
634.46
226.40
188.38
173.00
174.35
367~06
26.5 . 4.5
2.58.11
2.50.40 v
255.38
125.20
297.01
373.21
370.17
360.53
319.06
393.48
400.00
.52..50
30.84
32.80
32.80
43.86
110.85
20.00
2.4.5
111.11
1.74
1.5.00
15.00
2.59.00
220.00
7-6.16
4.69
675..25.
10;
2.0!)
24. Ocr
29.50.
66.39
556.12.
1. 2.5
121..00
9.73
6.99
677.40 .
182.41
2,920.16
2.00
1,.568.51
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2341 Fernau Walsh Print. Right of way 135.38
2342 Reighhold Chev. Truck 1,443.50
2343 Royal Blue Print. Prints 117.17
2344 F. Sellers Lettering 52.50
2345 Stolte Maintenance 136.43
,c'2347 Shell 011 Gas 77.63
(.2346 Sun Pub. 404.28
2348 Soundscriber Dlótating machi.ne 629.85
2349 Thompson Elec. Supplies 12.11
2350 Uniòn Oil Gas 25.42
2351 C. C. Kennedy Supplies 254 . 40
2352 II LID 1 30.04
2353 II LID 3 557.60
2354 II LID 4 1,745.51
2355 " LID 7 2,028.65
2356 II LID 8 2,248.45
2357 II LID 10 269.23
2358 " LID 12 112.48 .
2359 II LID 14 1,288.83
2360 II LID 15 782.54
2361 . II LID 16 68..10
$ 59,746.05
STATUS OF JOHN A. NEJEDLY
The Board informed Mr. Nejedly that he was a regular District
Employee on a monthly salary, and entitled to pa.rticlpate in the
County Retirement Fund.
REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION- GOFORTH AND MCGAH
Under date of Janupry 5, 1950, Goforth and McGah presented
a supplemental letter to their letter of December 22, 1949, in
which they requested annexation of the Hook and Roche properties.
Th~ Board informed the applicants that they would table the
matter until.Member Johnson could be present.
CHARGING LID ADVANCES TO SPECIAL EXPENSE FUND
It waS moved by Member Toland, seconded by Member Smitten,
that the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to
deposit in the Running Expense Fund of the District the sum of
$153,277.79 representing advances for incidental expenses to Local
Improvement Districts Nos. 3, 4, 7, 8, 14 and 15, in the amounts
of $59,021.39, $28,778.54, $8,782.61, $24,573.79, $21,181.02 and
$10,940.44 respectively to December 31,1949 and not yet reimbursed
to the Sanitary District, and that said amount of $153,277.79 be
charged to the Special Expense Fund of the District. Carried by
the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Members Smitten, Toland, Cornwall and Wadsworth
Members - None
Member Johnson
REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
UNDERGRO UND CONSTRUCTION CO.
By letter of January 4, 1950, Underground Construction Company
requested a 60 day extension of time for their contract of Local
Improvement District No. 14, which time had expired December 25, 1949.
It was moved by Member Toland, seconded by Member Cornwall
that the Board authorize the Acting District Engineer to notify
Underground Construction Company and their bondsmen that an extension
of 60 days has been granted from the 25th of December, 1949 for the
completion of the work for Local Improvement District No. 14.
Carried by the following vote:
AYES: Members Smitten, Toland, Cornwall and Wadsworth
NOES: Members None
. ABSENT: Member Johnson.
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OFFICE SITE DRIVE-WAY
It WB.S moved by Member Smitten, seconded by Member Toland,
that the Board authorize the Acting District Engineer to hire
g:Niding equipment and grade the lot west of the office building,
se.cure the necessary rock, and develop plans for removing the
c~nter walk and installing a crosswalk from side to side of the
office building. Carried by the following vote:
AYES: Members Smitten, Toland, Cornwall and Wadsworth
NOES: Members None
ABSENT: Member Johnson.
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SEWERS FOR PACHECO AREA
. Mr. Longley from Pacheco addressed the Board, requesting that
sewe-s be constructed in the Pacheco area.
The Bòard instructed Mr. Mason to make up tentative boundary
lines of a local improvement district for the pacheco area.
ADJOURmIENT
President Wadsworth.adjourned the meeting to January 19, 1950
at 8:00 o'clock p.m.
..~ - C?~--". ~
President of the District Board
of Central Contra Costa .Sanitary
District, Contra Costa County,
State of California. .
~~t'.;?~ .,....
Secretary of the District Board
of Central C~ntra Costa Sanitary
District, Contra Costa County,
State of California.
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