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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at 5:00P.M.
A regular meeting of the Administration Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was
held on March 10 , 2010 , at 5 :00 p .m., in the Sanitation District's Administrative Office .
Following the Pledge of Allegiance , a quorum was declared present , as follows :
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
MEMBERS :
DIRECTORS PRESENT:
Phil Luebben , Chair
John Withers , Vice Chair
John Anderson
Jon Dumitru
Jim Ferryman
Cathy Green
Brad Reese
Christina Shea
Mark Waldman
Doug Davert, Board Chair
Larry Crandall , Board Vice Chair
DIRECTORS ABSENT:
Janet Nguyen
Sal Tinajero
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Chair Luebben did not give a report.
REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER
STAFF PRESENT:
Jim Ruth, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance and
Administrative Se rvices
Jim Herberg , Directo r of Engineering
Lilia Kovac , Committee Secretary
Jeff Reed, Human Resources Manager
Mike White , Controller
Norbert Gaia
Bob Geggie
Dean Fisher
Randy Kleinman
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin
Don Maclean
Ed Soong
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THE CLERK OF THE BOARD .
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General Manager, Jim Ruth , informed the committee that a newspaper article was expected to be
published about the Sanitation District staff's travel expenses for the last three years.
Minutes of the Administration Committee
March 10, 2010
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REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance and Administrative Services, did not give a report.
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the February 10, 2010
meeting of the Administration Committee.
Director Green abstained.
ACTION ITEMS
2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Authorize the General Manager to issue
up to $80 million in new fixed-rate Certificates of Participation (COP) debt, in one or more
series.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
3. Status of renewal quotes on the District's major operational insurance programs for FY
2010-11.
Principal Financial Analyst, Randy Kleinman, provided a brief report on the Owner
Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) and answered Directors' questions. Don Maclean
of Alliance Insurance Co. reviewed the current state of the insurance industry.
4 . 2010-11 and 2011-12 District Budget Update (Capital Improvement Program and District
Revenues.)
Director of Engineering, Jim Herberg, presented an update of the Capital Improvement
Program (CIP) as it relates to the budget, highlighting the specific jobs. Director of Finance,
Lorenzo Tyner, also presented an overview of the various forecasted revenues that make up
the Sanitation District's two-year operating budget.
CLOSED SESSION
There was no closed session.
OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY
There were none.
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March 10, 2010
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ADJOURNMENT AND FUTURE MEETING DATES
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:54p.m. The next regular Administration Committee
meeting is scheduled for April14, 2010, at 5:00p.m.
Submitted by:
Lilia Kovac
Committee Secretary
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