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Costa Mesa Sanitary District
Special district overview
FormedFebruary 11, 1944 (1944-02-11)
Headquarters290 Paularino Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA
Special district executives
  • Michael Scheafer, President
  • Arlene Schafer, Vice President
  • Arthur Perry, Secretary
  • Robert Ooten, Vice Secretary
  • Brett Eckles, Director
  • Scott Carroll, General Manager
Websitehttps://www.cmsdca.gov/

The Costa Mesa Sanitary District is a special district that manages trash and wastewater management in Costa Mesa. The district also oversees small portions of Newport Beach and unincorporated Orange County.

History

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Following submittal of a petition submitted to the Orange County Board of Supervisors in June 1943, a special election was called in the borders of the proposed district to form the special district.[1][2] At that election, held February 8, 1944, there were 471 votes in favor of forming the district and 145 against. The Board of Supervisors officially established the district on February 11, 1944.[3] The first Board of Directors included Charles TeWinkle, who was elected as the first president, and Claire M. Nelson, who both would later go on to serve on the inaugural Costa Mesa City Council.[1][3]

Jim Fitzpatrick was a board member elected in November 2010 who also began service on the Costa Mesa Planning Commission in December of that year. In 2012, the other four members of the Board sought to remove Fitzpatrick via lawsuit, contending that his service as a board member and as a Planning Commissioner was incompatible, which is not allowed under state law.[4][5] Fitzpatrick resigned from the Planning Commission in May 2012, then from the District Board in January 2013, after reapplying to the Planning Commission that month.[6]

Mesa Water District began exploring the possibility of a merger with the Costa Mesa Sanitary District in 2016.[7] Mesa Water was in support of the merger, with the Sanitary District opposed to it.[8] The question of a merger was put before the voters in an advisory measure, 2016's Measure TT. The measure passed, but as an advisory measure had no legal effect, and the Costa Mesa Sanitary District remained opposed and sued the Mesa Water District.[9] In 2018, the lawsuit was finally settled.[10]

In 2016, the district moved from their previous headquarters, in use since 2004, to their new larger facility and current headquarters.[11]

In 2018, two controversies occurred in the district.[12] A contractor was accused of overbilling the district by charging a higher than normal amount of hours. Also that year, a wastewater supervisor was accused of racism against employees. The issues were eventually settled in court in 2022.[12]

Governance

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The Costa Mesa Sanitary District is governed by a five-member Board of Directors, each elected to a four-year term.[13] Beginning in 2020, the Directors were elected by geographic district, rather than at-large, after being threatened by a lawsuit from attorney Kevin Shenkman.[14][15] The current members of the Board are:

Position Board Member Division Entered office Term ends
President Michael Schaefer 1 2010 2026
Vice President Arlene Schafer 5 2013[1] 2026
Secretary Arthur Perry 4 1992 2024
Vice Secretary Robert Ooten 3 2006 2026
Director Brett Eckles 2 2020 2024

Past Directors

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Date Directors
2/11/1944[16] Claire Nelson William Lord H. Paul Norman Charles TeWinkle Otto Dodd
9/21/1950[17] Arthur Meyers
9/23/1954[18] Fred Allen
11/30/1954[19] vacant
2/25/1955[20] Albert Hollister
6/30/1955[21] vacant
9/1/1955[22] Ellis Porter
1/8/1959[23] vacant
1/22/1959[24] Richard Stephens
10/7/1964[25] Thomas Thompson
4/8/1965[26] Nathan Reade Claire Nelson
12/1/1965[27] A.C. Swartz
6/1/1966[28] Kerm Rima
10/5/1966[29] Thatcher Warren
7/15/1967[30] vacant
8/1/1967[30] vacant
8/16/1967[31] Francis Glockner Robert Briggs
9/4/1974[32] vacant
1/9/1975[33] Walter Albers
12/3/1975[34] Elvin Hutchinson
1/4/1978[35] vacant
3/1/1978[36] Orma Crank
8/2/1978[37] vacant
11/9/1978[38] James Wahner
12/13/1979[39] Robert Hanson
8/14/1980[40] vacant
10/9/1980[41] Harry Green
12/15/1983[42] Steven Smith
12/13/1984[43] vacant
1/25/1985[44] James Gallacher
5/20/1986[45] vacant
7/10/1986[46] Eric Johnson
11/1/1988[47] vacant
12/8/1988[48] James Ferryman
12/14/1989[49] vacant
1/31/1990[50] Franklin Cole
12/13/1990[51] Nate Reade Dick Sherrick
12/4/1992[52] Art Perry
12/10/1992[53] vacant
1/21/1993[54] Mike Scheafer
12/8/1994[55] Dan Worthington Arlene Schafer
12/10/1998[56] Greg Woodside
12/6/2006[57] Gary Monahan Bob Ooten
12/3/2010[58] Mike Scheafer Jim Fitzpatrick
1/14/2013[59] vacant
2/27/2013[60] Arlene Schafer
12/4/2020[61] Brett Eckles
12/10/2024 Nicole Wiltshire


Notes

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1.^ Schafer previously served from 1994 to 2010. She was appointed to serve back to the Board in 2013, and was reelected in 2014.[62]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Us". Costa Mesa Sanitary District. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Resolution of the Board of Supervisors February 10, 1944 (Formation CMSD Boundary)" (PDF). February 11, 1944. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Minutes - Board - 1944-02-18". February 18, 1944. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Santana Jr., Norberto (February 29, 2012). "A Dust-Up on the Costa Mesa Sanitation District Board". Voice of OC. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  5. ^ Zint, Bradley (December 20, 2012). "Board moves against Fitzpatrick". Daily Pilot. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  6. ^ Zint, Bradley (January 15, 2013). "Fitzpatrick resigns from board". Daily Pilot. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  7. ^ Money, Luke (June 10, 2016). "Could Costa Mesa's water and sanitary districts become one?". Daily Pilot. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  8. ^ Casiano, Louis (July 29, 2016). "Mesa Water approves placing ballot consolidation measure; sanitary district opposes". The Orange County Register. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  9. ^ Money, Luke (December 21, 2016). "Despite voters' OK, Costa Mesa sanitary district 'not interested' in merger talks with Mesa Water". Daily Pilot. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  10. ^ Money, Luke (July 24, 2018). "Sanitary and water districts reach settlement in legal fight, ending talk of merger". Daily Pilot. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  11. ^ Money, Luke (April 18, 2016). "Costa Mesa Sanitary District's new HQ has $5 million price tag to buy and remodel". Daily Pilot. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Saavedra, Tony (June 29, 2022). "Overbilling, racism alleged at Costa Mesa Sanitary District". The Orange County Register. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  13. ^ "Board Of Directors". Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  14. ^ "Elections". Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  15. ^ Money, Luke (July 27, 2018). "Costa Mesa Sanitary District adopts map for 5 voting districts for board elections". Daily Pilot. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  16. ^ "Resolution of the Board of Supervisors Of Orange County, California". 11 February 1944. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  17. ^ "Minutes of Special Meeting of Board of Directors of Costa Mesa Sanitary District September 21st, 1950". 21 September 1950. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Minutes of Adjourned Special Meeting of September 16th, 1954, of the Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District". 16 September 1954. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  19. ^ "Minutes of Regular Meeting Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District December 2nd, 1954". 2 December 1954. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  20. ^ "Special Meeting of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District Board February 25th, 1955". 25 February 1955.
  21. ^ "Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary District June 2, 1955". 2 June 1955. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  22. ^ "Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary District Sept. 1, 1955". 1 September 1955. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  23. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Adjourned Meeting Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District January 8, 1959". 8 January 1959. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  24. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Adjourned Meeting Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District January 22, 1959". 22 January 1959.
  25. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District October 7, 1964". 7 October 1964.
  26. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Adjourned Meeting Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District April 8, 1965". 8 April 1965.
  27. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District December 1, 1965". 1 December 1965.
  28. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District June 1, 1966". 1 June 1966.
  29. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District October 5, 1966". 5 October 1966.
  30. ^ a b "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District July 5, 1967". 5 July 1967. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  31. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Adjourned Meeting Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District August 16, 1967". 16 August 1967. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  32. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary District September 4, 1974". 4 September 1974. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  33. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary Meeting January 9, 1975". 9 January 1975. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  34. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary District December 3, 1975". 3 December 1975. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  35. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary District January 4, 1978". 4 January 1978. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  36. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary District March 1, 1978". 1 March 1978. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  37. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary District August 2, 1978". 2 August 1978. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  38. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary District November 9, 1978". 9 November 1978. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  39. ^ "Resolution No. 79-348". 13 December 1979. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  40. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary District August 14, 1980". 14 August 1980. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  41. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary District October 9, 1980". 9 October 1980. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  42. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Adjourned Meeting Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary District December 15, 1983". 15 December 1983. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  43. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary District December 13, 1984". 13 December 1984. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  44. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary District February 14, 1985". 14 February 1985. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  45. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary District June 12, 1986". 12 June 1986. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  46. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary District July 10, 1986". 10 July 1986. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  47. ^ "Minutes of the Special Meeting Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary District November 1, 1988". 1 November 1988. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  48. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary District December 8, 1988". 8 December 1988. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  49. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary District December 14, 1989". 14 December 1989. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  50. ^ "Costa Mesa Sanitary District Board of Directors Special Meeting". 31 January 1990. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  51. ^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors Costa Mesa Sanitary District December 13, 1990". 13 December 1990. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  52. ^ "Minutes of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District Board of Directors - Regular Adjourned Session December 4, 1992". 4 December 1992. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  53. ^ "Minutes of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District Board of Directors Regular Meeting Held December 10, 1992". 10 December 1992. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  54. ^ "Costa Mesa Sanitary District Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting Held January 21, 1993". 21 January 1993. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  55. ^ "Costa Mesa Sanitary District Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting held December 8, 1994". 8 December 1994. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  56. ^ "Costa Mesa Sanitary District Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting held December 10, 1998". 10 December 1998. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  57. ^ "Costa Mesa Sanitary District Minutes of Special Meeting December 6, 2006". 6 December 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  58. ^ "Costa Mesa Sanitary District Minutes of Board of Directors Regular Meeting November 18, 2010". 18 November 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  59. ^ "Costa Mesa Sanitary District Minutes of Board of Directors Special Meeting January 14, 2013". 14 January 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  60. ^ "Costa Mesa Sanitary District Minutes of Board of Directors Regular Meeting February 27, 2013". 27 February 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  61. ^ "Costa Mesa Sanitary District Minutes of Board of Directors Special Meeting December 4, 2020". 4 December 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  62. ^ "Arlene Schafer". Retrieved January 2, 2024.
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