HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-12-2013 Administration Committee MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at 5:30 P.M.
A regular meeting of the Administration Committee of the Orange County Sanitation
District was held on June 12, 2013, 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
David Benavides
Steven Choi
Tyler Diep
Jim Ferryman
Peter Kim
Prakash Narain
Joe Shaw
Teresa Smith
Troy Edgar, Board Chair
John Anderson, Board Vice Chair
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
Janet Nguyen
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
STAFF PRESENT:
Jim Herberg, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli , Assistant General Manager
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance
& Administrative Services
Jeff Reed , Director of Human Resources
Nick Kanetis, Director of Engineering
Ed Torres, Director of Operations &
Maintenance
Maria Ayala, Clerk of the Board
Norbert Gaia
Al Garcia
Rich Leon
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin , General Counsel
Chair Reese announced that the public comment requests received would be heard at
the time Agenda Item 4 is addressed on the agenda.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Committee Chair Reese did not give a report .
REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER:
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Jim Herberg , General Manager, announced a retirement party for former General
Manager, Jim Ruth , will take place after the June Board meeting offsite . Mr. Herberg
also announced that the Orange County Water District will be hosting a breakfast
celebration in honor of their soth anniversary on June 21st at 9 a .m .
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REPORT OF 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 8,
2013 Administration Committee Meeting.
2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 13-XX, Establishing Use Charges for the FY 2013-
14 pursuant to the Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Agreement with the
Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority.
ACTION ITEMS:
3. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Approve the proposed revisions to the Operating, Capital, Debt/COP Service and
Self-Insurance Budgets for FY 2013-14, as shown.
Lorenzo Tyner gave a brief PowerPoint on the proposed revisions to the FY
2013-14 budget and addressed questions by the committee.
Director Benavides left at 5:42 p.m. and was not present for the vote on Item 3.
Director Withers arrived at meeting at 5:44 p.m.
INFORMATION ITEMS
4. Cost Recovery for Urban Runoff Flows
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Nick Kanetis, Director of Engineering, and Jim Colston, Environmental
Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Manager, provided information and a
PowerPoint on the Sanitation District's Urban Runoff policy.
Staff responded to various questions from the Committee. Mr. Herberg informed
the Committee that this item would be brought back for formal action to the Board
at a future meeting.
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Public Comment:
Amanda Carr (City of Irvine); Mary Ann Skorpanich (OC Watersheds Program ,
Orange County); Travis Hopkins (City of Huntington Beach); and Ray Bennett
(Irvine Ranch Water District).
Each spoke on their respective agencies' shared interests with the Sanitation
District on the Urban Runoff program.
5. Permitting Process for Sewer Connections
Nick Kanetis gave a brief report in response to a recent issue regarding the
permitting process that was raised at the May Board Meeting (from public
speaker Mr. Barrios). Rich Leon, Engineer, gave a brief PowerPoint on the
Sanitation District's process.
The Committee discussed the issues such as those of Mr. Barrios with staff
responding to questions . The Committee reached consensus to bring this item
back for further discussion at a future meeting.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
None .
ADJOURNMENT:
Committee Chair Reese declared the meeting adjourned at 6 :30 p.m .
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