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lUNUTES OF AN ADJOURNED HEE'I'ING
OF THE DISTRICT BOARD OF CENTRAL
CON'I'RA COS'l'A SAt,! ITARi DISTRICT
HELD JUNE 12.1952
The District Board of Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
convened in adjourned session at its regular place of meeting lo-
cated at 1822 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, City of Walnut Creek, County
of Contra Costa, State of California, on June 12, 1952, at 8:00
o'clock p.m.
The meeting was called to order by President Johnson and the
roll was called~
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
Members Malott, Smitten, Toland, Wadsworth and Johnson
None
READING OF MINUTES OF PrtEVIOUS HEETING
The ~rinutes of the previous meeting were read and were approved
as entered.
DISCUSSION OF 'rEE ACQUISITION OF THE
HOOPER PROPERr.rY - TK:ATHENT PLANT
Nember \JaclS'tvortll moved that the Board extend the lease of the
Hooper property at the Treatment Plant for a period of one year.
Not ion seconded by l'Íember Toland, and carried unanimously.
It \'l[.1.S ¡¡,oved by Member tve.ëLS't'ITOrJG~l, seconded by l"Iember Tole-nel,
and unanimously carried that the Board instruct the EnGineer and
A ttorne,y to pro ceed Ð, tone e vJi th an investigé'.t ion, e..ppraisal of
property and report to the Board on the advisability of acquiring
the Hooper property. '
USE OF DISTRICT VEHICLES AFTER HOURS
It was moved by Member Toland, seconded by Member Wadsworth,
the.t the Board authorize the Se\.¡er Haintenance Superintendent and
the Plant Superintendent to tal;:e District vehicles home after hours
in order to cope with emergency conditions, and the ve~1ic1es are
not to be used otherwise. Carried by the following vote:
AYES:
Hembers Smitten, Toland, i'Tads'tvorth and Johnson
NOES: Member Malott.
ABSENj;: None
LAFAYETTE MEADOWS SErŒR - W. A. GABRIEL
At the meeting of October 4,1951, Mr. W. A. Gabriel requested
permission from the BoG,rd to collect connection fees from properties
lyinG outside of LRfayette Meadows for connection to the sewer he
he.d installed. The Board instructed l~r. Gabriel to furnish certified
figures of costs, amounts he had collected from each lot, and the
difference in cost if he had conne'cted to seviers in Local Improvement
Di strict 3 instead of to I.lain Trunk Section V.
Ml". Gabriel requested the Board to consider some reimbursement
to him for the cost of the sewer, and was informed there was no way
the District could reimburse him. Mr. Gabriel left a maD and some
copies of invoices with the Engineer. The matter was heid over to
the meeting of July 3, and Mr. Gabriel was told he would be notified.
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CONNECTION TEffi1S
ACALANES VALLEY UNIT 5
Boies and Soule requested a review of connection terms set
in the amount of $1200 for Aca1anes Valley Unit 5 Lots 53 through
64 on the grounds that Lots 53 and 64 can not be served. It was
moved by Member Wadsworth, seconded by Member Toland, and unanimous-
ly c8.rried that Lots 53 and 64 be excluded, and the toteJ. conne c-
tion fee be in the amount of $1,000.00 for Acalanes Valley Unit 5.
LOCAL I~œROVEÞŒNT DISTRICT 26
SOUTH HORAGA
Mr. William ID1odes presented a new petition, dated June 8,
1952, to the Board requesting that the Board institute proceedings
to form a local improvement district for the construction of
se't'lers in the area as outlined on the tracing entitled ilL. LD. No.
26 (proposed) South Horaga" dated June 10, 1952. The Engineer
was instructed to determine the bo~aries, investigate the health
situation and report to the Board at the meeting of July 3, .19.52.
BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1952-53
President Johnson set a meeting for June 19, 1952 at 8:00
o'clock p.m., for the purpose of approving the budget for the
fiscal year 1952-53.
CONNECTION TEID1S - PARKMEAD UNIT 4
It,was moved by Member Toland seconded by Member Wadsworth,
and unanimously carried that connection fee in the amount of
$1,600 be set for Parkmead Unit 4, predicated on plans filed with
the District on May 6 1952.
CONNECTION TEID1S - BARRADAS SUBDIVISION
It '(-¡as moved by Member Toland, seconded by }.lember Halott, and
unanimously carried, that the Board set connection fee for Lots 1
to 10, Anita Court, Barradas Subdivision at $100 per lot. '
ORDINANCE NO. 16 - RESCINDING
ORDINANCE NO. 15 - G.:è.RBAGE
The following people, from the floor, requested the Board to
rescind Ordinance No. 15 (Garbage ordinance):
Messrs. S. H. HcAllister, Lafayette Improvement Club; E. 1. Spiegel
R. J. Mitchell Gregory Gardens Improvement Club; J. A. Wagner
Parkmead Improvement Club; K. J. Moore, Sans Crainte Unit 3; David
A. Dolgin; R. W. Clack; Frank L. Dwinnell, Fair O~~s Home Owners;
R. C. Corwin; James Tevens, Rudgear Road; Ralph H. Phelps, Miner-
inð.a Property Owners' As sociation; George Hanson; B. F. Barro't.,rs;
Harold Hayes, Happy Valley Improvement Association; Ronald A.
Howard, Pleasant Hills and Pleasant Acres Improvement Associations;
Ed Rowland; FrankSolvenger of Gregory Gardens Improvement Club;
and a representative from the Lafayette Republican Women's Club.
Ordinance No. 15 was read to the audience, and there ~'Tas aDDrox-
imately two hours of discussion on the problem. Mr. Hayes.aSked
that someone from the District come to the various improvement
clubs and tell them of the additional funds the District needs to
repair and operate the system. The Board informed the audience
that any improvement club th8.t wanted information should leave
their name. The Clubs who responded ,-¡ere: Hinerinà.a Property
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Owners' Association, Pleasant Hill In~rovement Association, Fair
Oal;:s Home Owners As socie.tion and Gregory Gardens Improvement Cl tJ,b.
Member Smitten, seconded by Member 1<la1ott, moved the adopt'ion
of Ordinance No. 16:
ORDINANCE NO. 16
The District Board of the Central Contra Costa San1tary District
does ordain as follows:
That Ordinance No. 15 of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary Dist-
rice be and the SÐ~e hereby is repealed, and all action taken pur-
suant thereto includinG, and not limited to, calling for bids for an
exclusive garbage franchise, rescinded.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the District Board of Central Contra Costa
Sanitary District of Contra Costa County, State of California this
12th day of June, 1952, by the following called vote:
AYES:
NOES:
Members Johnson, Wadsworth, Malott, Smitten
lvlembe r Toland
sl Elliott Johnson, President
of the District Board
81 H. M. Smitten, Secretary
.of the District 'Board
ECONQ1.IY HOVE - v.T. H. HALOTT
Member Malott moved the adoption of a resolution that the
Board members donate their services in the interests of economy,
and eliminate fees to the Board and Secretary of the District.
There was no second.
Mr. Harold Fu~st asked why the District did not take advantage
of the District Attorney's o1'1'ice instead of paying an Attorney
$9,000 a year, and was told that the District Attorney would not
handle all of the District' s legal problems, 'Local Improvement
District proceedings being one of the major legal requirements
thE.,t the District Attorney \,¡ould not furnish services for.
ADJ 0 URNl,IE Nr
President Johnson adjourned the
8:00 o'clock p.m.
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President the District Board
of Central ontra Costa Sanitary
District, Contra Costa County,
State of California'
COUNTE?,SIGNED:
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Secr~2J\y of the District Board
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D i st ri ct, Cont ra Co sta. County,
State of California
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