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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at 5:30 P.M.
A regular meeting of the Administration Committee of the Orange County Sanitation
District was held on September 12, 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:
Brad Reese, Chair
John Withers, Vice Chair
Joe Carchio
Larry Crandall
Jim Ferryman
Prakash Narain
Janet Nguyen
Mark Waldman
John Anderson, Board Vice-Chair
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
Troy Edgar, Board Chair
Jon Dumitru
Jeffrey Lalloway
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
Nakeisha Turner, Secretary Pro Tem
Mike White, Controller
Rich Castillion
Jim Colston
Dean Fisher
Norbert Gaia
Rob Michaels
Rich Spencer
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
Louis Choi, PRAG
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
There were no public comments.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Committee Chair Reese did not give a report.
REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER:
General Manager, Jim Ruth, did not give a report.
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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.
Rob Michaels, Information Technology Supervisor, delivered a PowerPoint presentation
and answered questions from the Committee on the use and benefits of Geographical
Information Systems (GIS) in various functional areas of OCSD.
Jim Herberg, Assistant General Manager, gave a brief report on the status of the Ocean
Outfall Repair Project No. J-112B. He provided Committee members with weblink
information to view real-time, online monitoring of the progress of the project. A related
article will be published in Saturday’s edition of the OC Register.
Dean Fisher, Engineering Manager, delivered a PowerPoint presentation and answered
questions from the Committee on the status of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP),
which included information on pending projects, change order rate, budget performance
and compliance. Staff will formulate a press release requested by Director Crandall to
publicize OCSD’s achievements made under the CIP.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of the July 11,
2012 Administration Committee Meeting.
2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Receive and file report of reimbursements to Board Members and Staff per
Government Code 53065.5 for the period of July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012.
Director Nguyen abstained.
ACTION ITEMS:
Mike White, Controller, delivered a PowerPoint presentation on the refinancing options
for maturing Certificate of Anticipation Notes (CANs).
Mr. Tyner offered information regarding short-term options and answered questions
from the Committee regarding debt use and repayment strategy.
3. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Authorize the General Manager to issue Revenue Refunding Certificate
Anticipation Notes, Series 2012C, as one-year fixed-rate obligations, in an
amount not to exceed $145.0 million to replace the $143.205 million Revenue
Refunding Certificate Anticipation Notes, Series 2011B maturing on November 9,
2012.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
4. Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP)
Mr. Tyner gave a brief report on the OCIP, and staff's intent to assess its effectiveness
by Spring 2013.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
Mr. Herberg, responded to Board Vice Chair, John Anderson's request for an update on
the sewage spill at the Lido Pump Station in Newport Beach. Mr. Ruth informed the
Committee that a letter was received from the City Manager of Newport Beach
commending OCSD staff's response to the emergency.
Director Narain shared an excerpt from an article in the August 25, 2012, issue of the
Wall Street Journal titled, "You Are Drinking What?" mentioning the Ground Water
Replenishment System (GWRS), the state of the national water supply, and water reuse
efforts.
Director Carchio announced the space shuttle, Endeavour, will be flying over Huntington
Beach en route to LAX Airport on September 20, 2012, at 11:30 a.m.
Committee Chair Reese announced the next Administration Committee meeting will be
held on October 10, 2012.
ADJOURNMENT:
Committee Chair Reese declared the meeting adjourned at 6:34p.m.
Submitted by:
~~ ~akeisha Turner, Secretary Pro Tern
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