1940-1161RESOLUTION NO. 1161
RESOLUTION RELATING TO REPORT ON SEWAGE
DISPOSAL PRQBLEM AND APPROVING PORTIONS
OF SAME;.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AI`tIM DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, this City is a member of the Joint Outfall Sewer agreement,
under the terms of which there has been constructed a sanitary outfall sewer
and certain
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to serve the cities of Santa Ana, Anaheim, Orange, Fullerton,
terry districts in the County of Orange, and
WHEREAS, the facilities of such outfall sewer have proven insuf-
ficient to comply with the requirements of the Department of Public Health o€'
the State of California, insofar as the present equipment for treatment of raw
sewage is concerned, and
WHEREAS, the said State Department of Public Health has caused an
investigation to be made and a report rendered, dated February 8, 1940, to
the members of said agreement and to said State Department of Public Health,
which report has been approved by the Chief Engineer of the Bureau of Sanitary
Engineering of said State Department of Public Health and the recommendations
contained therein have been approved by said Chief Engineer of said Bureau, and
WHEREAS, said report makes certain recommendations to the members
of said agreement for correcting the conditions wherein the disposal and treat-
ment of sewage is insufficient;
NOW, THEREFORE, the said report, a copy of which is on file with the
Clerk of this City Council, is hereby accepted and ordered filed in the office
of the City Clerk, and the recommendations therein contained are concurred
in, in principle, and, to the following extent, concurred in by this board:
1. We concur that a single treatment plant for the treatment of
sewage from the Joint Outfall Sewer is the most economical and efficient method
of handling the problem.
2. We concur that the most feasible site for such plant is upon the
land now owned by the members and used for the pumping plant and settling basins.
3. That work on such plant should be commenced as soon as practicable
in order to prevent a recurrence of complaints about odor and fly nuisance
next summer.
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4. That such plant be constructed of a type which will be most
economical in cost of construction and operation and yet give the necessary
treatment required by the laws of the State of California, and orders and
regulations from the State Department of Public Health.
5. That any plant constructed should take into consideration future
additions to provide for the needs of the territory now served as well as
other territory within the geographical area which will naturally be served
by the outfall sewer.
6. That in order to expedite the accomplishment of the purposes
herein set forth, that there be selected by the several members of the Joint
Outfall Agreement, a committee of five members, consisting of the Mayor (or,
if he fails or refuses to act, then one member from the City Council) of each
of the four cities, and one member selected from the governing boards of the
several sanitary districts, jointly, which committee shall immediately pro-
ceed with the task of obtaining data necessary to determine the estimated
cost and general plan of construction to comply herewith. That such committee
shall be known as the Administrative Committee for the Construction of the
Treatment Plant, and shall organize itself and hold meetings as it determines
necessary. That such committee is hereby given power and authority (insofar
as this City is concerned) to expend for such purpose, and obligate this
city to the extent of fifteen and three tenths 15.3 per cent there-
of, the suns of $1000.00. That such general elan be resubmitted to this
council for approval, and when so approved, shall constitute authorization
to such Administrative Committee to proceed with the details thereof, within
the estimated cost reported therein.
7. That when said Administrative Committee shall have determined
the general plan and estimated the cost thereof, and the same is approved
by this council, they shall be and are hereby authorized in a ministerial
and administrative capacity to incur indebtedness and expend for the purposes
of the acouisition of such a treatment plant of the type proposed thereby a
total sum not to exceed the amount of such estimated expense, for which this
city shall be obligated to the extent of 15.3% thereof, and provided said
expenditures pertaining thereto do not exceed the ordinary annual income and
revenue allocated to the purpose as required by law it any one year. That
such expenditures be distributed over such a period of years as may be
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necessary to comply vith all laws governing the same. That such committee
shall have power to employ engineers and technical advisers, and the expense
thereof shall be included within such estimated cost and expenditures, as
approved by this Council. The powers of said Administrative Committee shall
extend to such construction only, and shall terminate when such plant is
completed.
S. That this Council hereby agrees to approve and order paid (to
the extent of fifteen and three tenths (15.3 per cent of the total)
any indebtedness incurred by said Administrative Committee for the Purposes
herein set forth and within the limits set by such report on the general
plan and estimated cost.
9. That the City of Santa Ana shall and will act as the Paying Agent
for all such indebtedness and when it receives the necessary authority and
money so to do, from the other members of said agreement, it will pay the
total percentage of such indebtedness out of a fund to be carried by Santa
Ana for such purpose. All such indebtedness shall be paid upon vouchers
first approved, audited and allowed by said Administrative Committee and
signed by three members thereof.
10. All members of said agreement contributing moneys to the said
special fund shall by such contribution and payment and upon adopting
resolutions similar in import to this resolution, thereby authorize and
empower the City of Santa Ana, to pay, and the Administrative Committee to
incur the indebtedness herein provided for, within the limits herein speci-
fied. No further ratification of any acts of the Administrative Committee
will be necessary to authorize the expenditure of the funds contributed to
the purpose.
11. It is not hereby intended to unlawfully delegate any authority
from the City Council or Governing Board of any member of said agreement,
but this resolution and the authority hereby placed in the Administrative
Committee shall be deemed to be merely administrative in its character for
the purposes of carrying out the objects and purposes herein contemplated
and for the elpediting of the completion thereof, and said Administrative
Committee is to that extent hereby made an agent of the Governing Board of
the several members of said agreement.
PASSED ZND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Anaheim
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this 5th day of March, 1940.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM
I, CHARLES E. GRIFFITH, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim do hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim at an adjourned regular
meeting held on the 5th day of March, 1940, by the following vote; to —wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEN, Mann, Pearson, Yungbluth, Martenet Jr., and Sheridan
NOES: COUNCILMEN,
None
ABSENT ABD NOT VOTING: COUNCILMEN, None