HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-12-2007 Administration Committee MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, December 12,2007, at 5:00P.M.
A meeting of the Administration Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on
December 12, 2007 , at 5 :00p.m., in the Sanitation District's Administrative Office.
(2) Following the Pledge of Allegiance, a quorum was declared present, as follows:
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
MEMBERS :
DIRECTORS PRESENT:
Mark Waldman, Chair
Phil Luebben, Vice Chai r
Steven Choi
Bill Dalton
Jon Dumitru
Darryl Miller
Joy Neugebauer
Chris Norby
Ken Parker
Sal Tinajero
Jim Winder
Jim Ferryman, Boa rd Chair
DIRECTORS ABSENT:
Rich Freschi
Doug Davert, Board Vice Chair
STAFF PRESENT:
Jim Ruth, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Ass istant General Manager
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance and
Admin istrative Services
Mike White, Controller
Rich Spencer, Employee Relations Supervisor
Lilia Kovac, Committee Secretary
Bob Geggie
OTHERS PRESENT :
Brad Hagin, General Counsel
Ed Soong, PRAG
Larry Crandall, Operations Committee Chair
THFIL ED IN THE OF FI CE OF
IE CLERK OF THE BOA RD
ORANG E COUNTY SANI TATI ON DI STRICT
(3) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR PRO TEM
No appointment was necessary.
(4) PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
(5) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Chair Waldman did not give a report.
(6) REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER
General Manager, Jim Ruth, did not give a report.
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December 12, 2007
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(7) REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance and Administrative Services, did not give a report.
(8) REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL
Brad Hogin, General Counsel, did not give a report.
(9) CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
Consideration of motion to approve all agenda items appearing on the Consent Calendar not
specifically removed from same, as follows:
a. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the November 14,
2007 meeting of the Administration Committee.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
(1 0) ACTION ITEMS
There were no action items .
(11) INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
a. ADM07-60
b . ADM07-61
Leadership Academy
Rich Spencer, Employee Relations Supervisor, briefly presented an
overview of the training program designed to fill the Sanitation District's
leadership training needs and management philosophy. The program will
be presented to the Board of Directors for approval on December 19,
2007. Staff will explore the possibility of the participants acquiring college
credits towards higher education.
Debt Financing Program Overview
Director of Finance and Administration, Lorenzo Tyner, presented the
Sanitation District's financing program broken into steps that identified the
use, the reasons, and mechanics of issuance of Certificates of
Participation for financing capital improvement projects.
(12) CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54957(b)(1).
There was no closed session.
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(13) OTHER BUSINESS. COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS. IF
ANY
There were none.
(14) MATTERS WHICH A DIRECTOR MAY WISH TO PLACE ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR
ACTION AND STAFF REPORT
There were none.
(15) FUTURE MEETING DATES
The next regular Administration Committee meeting is scheduled for February 13, 2007, at
5 p.m .
(16) ADJOURNMENT
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
Submitted by:
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Committee Secretary