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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, February 9, 2011, at 5:30 P.M.
A regular meeting of the Administration Committee of the Orange County Sanitation
District was held on February 9, 2011, at 5:30 p.m., in the Sanitation District's
Administration Building.
Following the Pledge of Allegiance, a quorum was declared present, as follows:
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
John Anderson, Chair
Brad Reese, Vice Chair
Joe Carchio
Jon Dumitru
Jeffrey Lalloway
Prakash Narain
Janet Nguyen
John Nielsen
Mark Waldman
John Withers
Larry Crandall, Board Chair
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
Troy Edgar, Board Vice Chair
Sal Tinajero
STAFF PRESENT:
Jim Ruth, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager
Jim Herberg, Assistant General Manager
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance
& Administrative Services
Donna Terrones, Clerk of the Board
Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources
Mike White, Controller
Rich Castillon
Norbert Gaia
Juanita Skillman
OTHERS PRESENT:
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
There were none
REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Committee Chair Anderson did not give a report.
REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER:
The General Manager did not give a report.
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REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES:
Director of Finance and Administrative Services, Lorenzo Tyner, reported that staff is
working with a consultant studying chemicals used in wastewater processing, mainly
considering ways to reduce the use of chemicals and their associated costs. Mr. Tyner
also reported that staff has applied for FEMA funds to recover SARI Line repair costs
due to the recent storms; and that Purchasing has been awarded the Achievement of
Excellence in Procurement (AEP) award from the California Association of Public
Procurement Officials (CAPPO).
Mr. Tyner then introduced I.T. Manager Rich Castillon, who presented an overview of
the department’s activities and complexities involved in servicing the Sanitation District.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED, Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
1. Approve Minutes of the December 8, 2010, Administration Committee meeting.
Directors Carchio and Nguyen abstained.
ACTION ITEMS:
Mr. Tyner briefly commented on the report and introduced Controller Mike White, who
presented the proposed Budget Assumptions for preparation of the budget update.
MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED, Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
2. Approve the Budget Assumptions to be used for the presentation of the Fiscal
Year (FY 2011-12) budget update.
CLOSED SESSION:
There was no closed session
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
None
Comment [k1]: CG 84308 only refers to
campaign contributions and it’s only applicable
on Claims Paid.
ADJOURNMENT
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:25 p.m .
Submitted by:
onna N. Terrones, CMC
Clerk of the Board
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