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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at 5:30 P.M.
A regular meeting of the Administration Committee of the Orange County Sanitation
District was held on May 11, 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
Larry Crandall, Board Chair
Troy Edgar, Board Vice Chair
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
Sal Tinajero
John Withers
STAFF PRESENT:
Jim Ruth, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager
Jim Herberg, Assistant General Manager
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance
& Administrative Services
Lilia Kovac, Assoc. Clerk of the Board
Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources
Mike White, Controller
Wes Bauer
Norbert Gaia
Randy Kleinman
OTHERS PRESENT:
Gino Rapagna
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
There were none
REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Committee Chair Anderson did not give a report.
REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER:
General Manager, Jim Ruth, reported briefly on status of labor negotiations. Assistant
General Manager, Jim Herberg, announced that staff would be submitting a request to
the Board for approval of reimbursement agreements with cities of Irvine and Tustin for
the Gisler-Redhill System Improvements. The agreements are being proposed to
complete necessary repair work in anticipation of paving moratoriums.
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REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES:
Mr. Herberg presented an overview of the multi-year contract with IPMC, its
performance and effectiveness in managing the CIP program, and the Sanitation
District’s plan to utilize the last year’s services upon approval by the Board.
Wes Bauer, Safety & Health Supervisor, presented an overview of the Sanitation
District’s Emergency Preparedness Plan and mitigation steps in the event of different
types of emergencies.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the the
April 13, 2011, Administration Committee meeting.
ACTION ITEMS:
Staff presented two options for the Committee members to consider based on input at
the April Administration Committee meeting, and the counter proposal from McGladrey
& Pullen’s unwillingness to reduce the number of hours proposed to complete a
thorough level of audit. After a brief discussion, it was then:
2. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve a professional consulting
services agreement with McGladrey & Pullen for External Financial Auditing
Services, Specification No. CS-2011-473BD for the period June 1, 2011 through
May 31, 2012, with four one-year renewal options, for the following fiscal periods
at the maximum annual amount as follows:
Fiscal Year McGladrey & Pullen
FY 2010-11 $70,650
FY 2011-12 $72,800
FY 2012-13 $75,000
FY 2013-14 $77,300
FY 2014-15 $79,650
Director Waldman opposed.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
There were none.
CLOSED SESSION:
There was no closed session.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
There were none.
ADJOURNMENT
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
Submitted by:
Liliakovac, Committee Secretary
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