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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at 5:30 P.M.
A regular meeting of the Administration Committee of the Orange County Sanitation
District was held on June 13, 2012, 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
David Benavides (Alternate)
Joe Carchio
Jon Dumitru
Jim Ferryman
Jeffrey Lalloway
Prakash Narain
Janet Nguyen
Mark Waldman
John Withers
Larry Crandall, Board Chair
Troy Edgar, Board Vice-Chair
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
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
Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources
Maria Ayala, Clerk of the Board
Mike White, Controller
Jim Colston
Ken Hernandez
Rich Spencer
Nakeisha Turner
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
Dennis Mulqueeney, Alliant Insurance
Services
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Committee Chair Anderson did not give a report.
REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER:
General Manager, Jim Ruth, did not give a report.
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Assistant General Manager, Jim Herberg, gave a brief report on the status of the
agreement with EnerTech on the biosolids program. Staff recommendations concerning
EnerTech will be agendized for the next, regular meeting of the Board, and the issue of
Biosolids management will be further addressed at the Strategic Planning Meeting in
Fall 2012.
REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES:
Director of Finance and Administrative Services, Lorenzo Tyner, did not give a report.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of the May 9,
2012 Administration Committee Meeting.
Director Benavides abstained.
2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 12-XX, Establishing the Annual Appropriations Limit
for Fiscal Year 2012-13, for the Sanitation District in accordance with the
Provisions of Division 9 of Title 1 of the California Government Code.
3. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Adopt the most favorable quotes available from the Sanitation District’s insurance
broker; final quotes to be presented at the Committee Meeting.
ACTION ITEMS:
Lorenzo Tyner gave a brief report outlining how use charges for the Santa Ana
Watershed Project (SAWPA) are determined, and the cause for variance across fiscal
years.
4. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 12-XX, Establishing Use Charges for the FY 2012-
13 Pursuant to the Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Agreement with the
Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA).
Director Nguyen opposed.
Director Dumitru departed the meeting before action Item 5 was considered.
Lorenzo Tyner gave a summary of the Proposed Budget, including components of
revenue and expenditures, with a focus on operating costs.
5. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Approve proposed Operating, Capital, Debt/COP Service and Self-Insurance
Budgets for FY 2012-13 and 2013-14 as follows:
Net Operations, Maintenance & Working Capital
Worker's Compensation Self Insurance
General Liability and Property Self-Insurance
Net Capital Improvement Program
Debt/COP Service
Intra-District Joint Equity Purchase/Sale(1l
TOTAL
2012-13
$151,606 ,620
679,500
1,391,200
137,255,000
82,615,000
4,250,000
$377.797.320
(1lcash to Revenue Area 14 (RA 14) in exchange for capital assets to
Consolidated Revenue Area 15 (RA 15).
Director Nguyen abstained.
2013-14
$155,761,100
700,000
1,512,200
174,421,000
97,576,000
$429.970.300
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
Committee Chair Anderson and Board Vice-Chair Edgar offered comments to regard
the work and knowledgeability of Lorenzo Tyner.
Director Withers expressed concern regarding the possibility of changes in property tax
revenue and inquired about whether updated information has been received from the
State level. Jim Ruth and Board Chair Crandall noted that staff is working to plan for
any decreases in property tax revenue and lobbyist, Townsend Public Affairs, is
keeping staff apprised of the issue although there are no discussions currently.
ADJOURNMENT:
Committee Chair Anderson declared the meeting adjourned at 5:56p.m .
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