HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-12-2014 Administration Committee MinutesCORRECTED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at 5:30 P.M.
A regular meeting of the Administration Committee of the Orange County Sanitation
District was held on March 12, 2014, at 5:35 p.m., in the Sanitation District's
Administration Building. Committee Chair Reese led the Flag Salute.
A quorum was declared present, as follows:
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Brad Reese, Chair
John Withers, Vice-Chair
David Benavides
Joe Carchio
Steven Choi
Tyler Diep
James Ferryman
Gene Hernandez
Peter Kim
Prakash Narain
Teresa Smith
Troy Edgar, Board Chair
Tom Beamish, Board Vice-Chair
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
Janet Nguyen
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
STAFF PRESENT:
Jim Herberg, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance
& Administrative Services
Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources
Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering
Ed Torres, Director of Operations and
Maintenance
Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities
Support Services
Kelly Lore, Secretary Pro Tern
Jeff Armstrong
Wes Bauer
Jennifer Cabral
Sam Choi
Ron Coss
Norbert Gaia
Al Garcia
Dave Halverson
Mike Von Winckelmann
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Committee Chair Reese did not provide a report.
REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER:
General Manager, Jim Herberg, introduced Rob Thompson as the newly appointed
Director of Engineering.
REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES:
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance, did not provide a report.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of the
February 19, 2014 Administration Committee Meeting.
AYES:
NOES:
Beamish, Benavides, Carchio, Choi, Diep, Edgar, Ferryman,
Hernandez, Kim, Narain, Reese and Withers
None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Nguyen and Smith
2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED:
Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 14-XX, adopting a Conflict of Interest Code which
supersedes all prior Conflict of Interest Codes and amendments previously
adopted.
AYES:
NOES:
Beamish, Benavides, Carchio, Choi, Diep, Edgar, Ferryman,
Hernandez, Kim, Narain, Reese and Withers
None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Nguyen and Smith
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3. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED:
Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
Approve Service Contract to provide services for industrial hygiene, S-2013-
590BD for a one-year plus four optional renewals effective July 1, 2014, for an
amount not to exceed $500,000 with the following firm: Malcolm Pirnie/Arcadis.
AYES: Beamish, Benavides, Carchio, Choi, Diep, Edgar, Ferryman,
Hernandez, Kim, Narain, Reese and Withers
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Nguyen and Smith
3. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED:
Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 14-XX, A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the
Orange County Sanitation District Adopting a Revised Policy Regarding Board of
Directors' Expense Reimbursement and Meeting Attendance and Compensation
and Repealing Resolution No. OCSD 06-11.
AYES: Beamish, Benavides, Carchio, Choi, Diep, Edgar, Ferryman,
Hernandez, Kim, Narain, Reese and Withers
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Nguyen and Smith
NON-CONSENT:
5. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED:
Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
A. Introduce Ordinance No. OCSD-XX, entitled "An Ordinance of the Board
of Directors of Orange County Sanitation District Amending Ordinance No.
OCSD-34 Pertaining to the Compensation of the Members of the Board of
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Directors"; and
B. Motion to read Ordinance No. OCSD-XX by title only and waive reading of
said entire Ordinance on March 26, 2014; and
C. Set April 23, 2014, as the date of the Public Hearing to hear protests and
for the second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. OCSD-XX.
D. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish summaries of the Ordinance as
required by law.
AYES: Beamish, Benavides, Carchio, Choi, Diep, Edgar, Ferryman,
Hernandez, Kim, Narain, Reese and Withers
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Nguyen and Smith
INFORMATION ITEMS:
6. Ocean Water Quality and Disinfection Program
Director of Operations and Maintenance Ed Torres introduced Environmental Lab
& OM Manager, Ron Coss who provided a brief PowerPoint regarding the history
of the disinfection program and an update regarding the strategic initiative on
optimization of effluent disinfection using bleach. He introduced the three
principal investigators behind the studies; Environmental Supervisor, Dr. Jeff
Armstrong (Head of Ocean Monitoring Group), Laboratory Supervisor, Mike Von
Winckelmann (Head of Microbiology General Chemistry Group) and Principal
Laboratory Analyst, Dr. Sam Choi (Lead Microbiologist). Mr. Coss answered
questions from the Committee regarding; reduction or elimination of disinfection,
and outreach to stakeholders.
(Director Theresa Smith arrived at 5:45 p.m.)
7. FY 2014-15 and FY 2015-16 Budget Update
Director of Finance and Administrative Services Lorenzo Tyner introduced
Controller, Mike White who provided a PowerPoint presentation on Budget
Development Revenues for Fiscal Years 2014-15 and 2015-16.
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CLOSED SESSION:
The Board did not convene in closed session. Director of Human Resources Jeff Reed
announced that a meet and confer session is scheduled with the Supervisor and
Professional Groups for tomorrow at which time District representatives will carry out
the Board 's direction from its last closed session meeting. He also stated that the
Orange County Employees Association (OCEA) has formally requested a meet and
confer and has also requested a financial overview .
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
Committee Chair Reese declared the meeting adjourned at 6:05 p .m., to the next
regularly scheduled meeting of April 9, 2014 .
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