HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-11-2013 Administration Committee MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at 5:30 P.M.
A regular meeting of the Administration Committee of the Orange County Sanitation
District was held on December 11, 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
Peter Kim
Prakash Narain
Bob Ooten (Alternate)
Joe Shaw
Teresa Smith
Troy Edgar, Board Chair
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
Jim Ferryman
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Committee Chair Reese did not give a report.
REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER:
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
Maria Ayala, Clerk of the Board
Norbert Gaia
Al Garcia
Andrew Nau
Sarah Redinger
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hagin, General Counsel
Todd Staley, PIMCO
Stephanie King, PIMCO
General Manager, Jim Herberg, 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, introduced Stephanie
King and Todd Staley. Ms. King and Mr. Staley are representatives from Pacific
Investment Management Company (PIMCO). They distributed a report of the District's
investment strategy review, and proceeded to review the report and explained the
performance of the District's investment portfolio.
The Committee asked questions and made comments regarding: the firm's current
management of the portfolio; changing the District's investment strategy; requesting
more information on comparisons between OCSD and other similar agencies that the
firm manages with similar portfolios; and what changes can be made to avoid a
negative performance in the future.
Director Nguyen made a request for the comparison information to be provided to the
Committee at a later date.
Staff, Ms. King, and Mr. Staley responded to questions from the Committee.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of the
November 13, 2013 Administration Committee Meeting.
ACTION ITEMS:
2. Interview and select a labor relations consulting services firm per Steering
Committee direction regarding meet and confer with represented employee
groups, including assistance in developing labor negotiations strategies and
providing assistance with other labor relations matters.
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Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources, briefly explained the item and the
direction received from the Steering Committee. He introduced Andrew Nau, Sr.
Human Resource Analyst, to explain the current status of labor unit contracts and
negotiations process. He announced the four firms that would be interviewed by
the Committee, members of each firm were present in the audience, and the
briefly explained the interview process.
After considerable dialogue and discussion by the Committee, with staff
responding to various questions, the Administration Committee came to the
following vote:
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MOVED, SECONDED, and DULY CARRIED: Director Choi motioned, with Board
Chair Edgar seconding the motion, for Committee Chair Reese to survey the
Committee and select members to an ad hoc committee to conduct the
interviews, after which the final recommendation will be brought back for the
Administration Committee to consider for approval.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
Committee Chair Reese declared the meeting adjourned at 6:44 p.m.
Subrnitted by:
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