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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOARD MINUTES 01-18-51 71 MINUTES OF ANADJOURIED MEETING OF THE DISTRICT BOARD OF CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT HELD JANUARY 18. 195~ The District Board of Central Contra Costa Sanitary District convened in adjourned session at its regular place of meeting located at 1822 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, in the City of Walnut Creek, County of Contra Costa, state of California, on January 18, 1951, at 8:00 o'c1ock p.m. .~ Th~ .m"Eft.i~.. was caJ,.led to order by President Johnson, and the~tiðwing~ roU w~s called: . ..-.. - '- .' PRESE1'4T: ABSENT: Members Malott, Smitten, Toland, Wadsworth and. Johnson. Members None READING OF THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETIN~ The minutes of the previous meeting were read.and were approved as entered. OPENING HEARING AGAINST WORK AND ASSESSMENT LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. t1 President Johnson opened the hearing of protests against the work and assessment of Local Improvement District No. 19. Pres- ident Johnson asked if there was anyone else present who wished to protest the assessment, other than the people who had submitted written protests. There were no additional protests. Letter from Rollin H. Taylor regarding assessment againøt parcel 19-7-53 was read. It was moved by Member Malott, seconded by Member Smitten t~t the assessment against parcel 19-7-53 be lowered from two units of benefit to one and one-fourth units of benefit. Carried by the following vote: AYES: Members Malott, Smitten, Wadsworth and Johnson NOES: Member Toland ABSENT: Members None Letter from Donald A. Mu1tanen regarding assessment against parcel19~4-21 was read. It was moved by Member Toland, seconded by Member Wadsworth, that the Board direct the District Engineer to alter the assessment diagram concerning parce119-4-21 to the end that the parcel be divided into two parcels of equal width, each parcel to take an assessment of 1148.75. Carried by the following vote: AYES: NOtS: ABSENT: Members Toland, Smitten, Wadsworth and Johnson Member Malott Members None Petition, signed by Joyce Woodsworth, Raymond L. Woodsworth, Mar1 Lampkin, Walter Cavanaugh, L. P. Cleveland and Fred A. Hannan, was read eo'nÅ“rnlng the condition of Woodsworth Lane. President Johnson called upon the Engineer to discuss the condition ~ the road in question. President Johnson informed the signers of the petition that the Board would take the matter under advisement and that the members of the Board would look at the road and if necessary . require the contractor to meet the requirements of his contract. 01 18 51 7i Letter from Mabel A. Misner and letter from Thomas Main, Jr., were read concerning the condition of Irving Court. President Johnson asked jf~ Misner was'present; she was not present. President Johnson asked if Mr. Main was present and called on him for further details in regard to the condition of the road. President Johnson called on the Engineer to give his opinion of the condition of the road. President Johnson informed Mr. Main the Board would take the matter under advisement and inspect the condition of the road and if necessary reqUire the contractor to restore it to its original condition prior to commencing the work. President asked if anyone else was present who wished to protest the work or the assessment. General questions were answered by the Engineer in relation to the work and assessment. President Johnson continued the hearing on the assessment' for Local Improvement District No. 19 to February 1, 1951,at the hour of 8:00 o'clock p.m. LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 23 ORIIfDA AREA EAST OF CASCADE LAKE It was moved by Member Smitten, seconded by Member Wadsworth, that the Board instruct the District Engineer to proceed with the engineering, acquisition of rfghts of way and preparation of Resolution of Intention for the establishment of Local Improvement Distriot No. 23. Carried by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Members Malott, Toland, Smitten, Wadsworth and Johnson Members None Members None TREATMENT PLANT 'PROPERTY The offer to purchase 12 acres at the western area of the treat- ment plant site submitted by Mr. Day was rejected by the Board. AN AMENDMENT TO SEWER CODE-ORDINANCE 11 Member Smitten, seconded Qy Member Wadsworth, moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 13. ORDINANCE NO. 13 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING IN PART ORDINANCE NO. 11, DELETING THE POSSIBLE USE OF BITUMINIZED FIBER SEWER PIPE AND ESTABLISHING REGULATION OF SIDE AND HOUSE SEWERS. The Distriot Board of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District does ordain as follows: ' That Section 3:09 be amended to read as follows: A. Backfill over side, house, lateral and main sewers and sewer connections shall be placed and thoroughly compacted under and on each side of the pipe to a depth not less than four (4) inches over the top of the pipe by means of a tampe~ having a cross sectional area of tamping foot not to exceed three (3) square inches. The remainder of the trench shall be filled to the elevation of the surface of the adjacent ground and where water is available for the purpose, the filling may be compacted by flooding, except that where pavement is to be laid over it, backfill above the first compacted layer obove the pipe shall be placed in horizontal layers of not to exceed one (1) foot each and compacted with tamper while being placed, and a final surface compaction with rubber-tired truck wheels shall be made, where possible. B. To remain as presently stated. 01 18 51 78 The backfill referred to in dAd above shall be protected against erosion. That section :3= 13, Subsection (g) 'shall be amended by deleting the workd IBituminized F.iber sewer pipeL if used, shall be buried not ,less than two and one-half (2t) fee1i below the ground surface. I C. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of January, 19.51, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Members Malott, Toland, Smitten, Wadsworth and Johnson Member s None Members None ELLIOTT JOHNSON President of the District Board COUNTERSIGNED: H. M. SMITTgN Secretary of the District Board ACCEPTANCE OF WORl( OF CONTRACT FOR MORAGA PUMPING STATION NO.1 P. &.J. ARTUIOVICH. INC~~ CONTRACTOR It was moved by Member 'Toland, seconded by Member Wadsworth, that the work of Moraga Pumping Station No.1 be accepted in accordance with the Certificate of Completion filed January 18, 19.51, by the District Engineer and that the District Engineer is directed to record Notice of Completion. Carried by the following vote: AYES: Members Malott, Toland, Smitten, Wadsworth and Johnson NOES: Members None ABSENT: Members None ACCEPTANCE OF WORK OF CONTRACT FOR MORAGA PUMPING STATION NO.2 P. &: J. ARTUKOVICH. INC.. CONTRACTOR It was moved by Member Wadsworth, seconded by Member Toland, that the work of Moraga Pumping Station No.2 be accepted in accordance with the Certificate of Completion filed January 18,19.51 by the District Engineer and that the District Engineer is directed to record Notice of Completion. Carried by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Members Malott, Toland, Smitten, Wadsworth and Johnson Members None Members None ACCEPTANCE OF WORK OF K.G.M. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE CONNECTION OF EXISTING SEWERS IN STRANDWOOD ESTATES TO DISTRICT SEWERS "'<' ~ It was moved by ~ember Wadsworth, seconded by Member Smitten, that the work of Sewer to Connect Existing Sewers in Strandwood Estates to District Sewers be accepted in accordance with Certificate of Completion filed January 18,19.51, by the District Engineer and that the District Engineer is directed to record Notice of Completion. Carried by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT : Members Malott, Toland, Smitten, Wadsworth and Johnson Members None Members None 01'18 51 14 Mr. Nejedly informed the Board that in a previous discussion that he had been advised it was the intention of, the Board to give any balance left from the 89,700.00 paid by Tonder B. Strand for connection of Strandwood to the District Sewer System as a'District contribution to Local- Improvement District No. 20. The Board confirmed this opinion. SEMI-ANNUAL AUDIT BY HANLIN. MOONEY AND COMPANY The Secretary was instructed to write a letter to Hanlin, Mooney and Company informing them that the semi-annual audit would be dispensed with and that they would be contacted at a later date in regard to the annual audit. This letter to be referred to the Attorney for the District for approval. It was the consensus ot the Board that before authorizing Hanlin, Mooney and Company to proceed with another annual audit that the Secretary should contact other auditing firms for a bid tor the performance'of th18 work. 'CATHY FISCUS ACT' The Attorney for the District was instructed to prepare a notice to be given to affected property owners informing them of the provisions of the 'Cathy Fiscus Act.' INCREASE IN SALARY FOR CLAUDE M. MC PHEE President Johnson requested that the discussion in regard to the matter of an increase in salary for Claude M. McPhee be in an executive session at some other time. "II ~ ".7 Members Toland and Malott requested that the discussion be held immediately after adjournment. ABOLISHMENT OF POSITION OF ACTING DISTRICT ENGINEER AND CREATION OF POSITION OF DISTRICT ENGINEER,!HE DUTIES TO INCLUDE THOSE OF DIS'l- RICT MA~. AT A SALARY OF $850.00 PER MONTH It was moved by Member Wadsworth, seconded by Member Toland, that effective December 30, 1950, the position-Acting District Engineer be abolished and that the position District Engineer be created, further, that John L. Mason be appointed to the position of District Engineer and that the salary of the District Engineer be established as $850.00 per month. The duties of that office to include those of the District Manager. Carried by the following vote: AYES: Members Malott, Toland and Wadsworth NOES: Members Smitten and Johnson ABSEN!: Members None Before President Johnson called for a vote on the foregoing motion he stated that due to the fact that he was cha~rman of the Board he was not in a position to initiate a discussion on the motion but felt that he should state that he was opposed to an increase in salary based on the showing made so far by Mr. Mason in his position as Acting District Engineer; that this is not the time to have salary increases. President Johnson at 8:00 o'clock p.m. ADJOURNMENT Mj~ned;th~ng 0 ~ 1,1951, President he District Board of Central Con a Costa Sanitary District of Contra Costa County, California. COUNTERSIGNED: ~. ~~ ~. ---.- ." ~~I .~ ./ .'-¡'~.~>- ., Secrètary of the District Board of Central Contra Costa Sanitary District of Contra Costa County, California 01 18 "'0 (:~- ." V J.~