HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-09-2014 Administration Committee MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at 5:30 P.M.
A regular meeting of the Administration Committee of the Orange County Sanitation
District was held on April 9, 2014, at 5:40 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
Janet Nguyen
Teresa Smith
Troy Edgar, Board Chair
Tom Beamish, Board Vice-Chair
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
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
Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities
Support Services
Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering
Ed Torres, Director of Operations and
Maintenance
Maria Ayala, Clerk of the Board
Jennifer Cabral
Dean Fisher
Norbert Gaia
Al Garcia
Randy Kleinman
Faviola Miranda
Mike White
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
Mike Simmons, Alliance Insurance
Services
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Committee Chair Reese did not provide a report.
REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER:
General Manager, Jim Herberg, briefly reported on the two recent trips by him and
Board Chair, Troy Edgar. They traveled to Washington DC to receive the US Water
Prize, and they traveled to Sacramento to testify at the Committee Hearing on SB 946.
A more detailed report will follow at the next Board meeting.
REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES:
Mr. Tyner did not provide a report.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of the
March 12, 2014 Administration Committee Meeting.
AYES: Beamish, Benavides, Carchio, Choi, Diep, Edgar, Ferryman,
Hernandez, Kim, Narain, Nguyen, Reese, Smith and Withers
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: None
NON-CONSENT:
Mr. Tyner gave a brief report on the current impact the current interest rates or market
will have on possible refinance.
2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED:
Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
Authorize the General Manager to issue new fixed rate Certificates of
Participation (COP), to be referred to as Wastewater Refunding Revenue
Obligations, in an amount sufficient to refund up to $267.3 million of COP Series
2007B.
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AYES:
NOES:
Beamish, Benavides, Carchio, Choi, Diep, Edgar, Ferryman,
Hernandez, Kim, Narain, Nguyen, Reese, Smith and Withers
None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: None
INFORMATION ITEMS:
Chair Reese announced that Agenda Item No. 5 would be heard first.
5. Community Outreach Program Update
Faviola Miranda, Sr. Public Affairs Specialist, gave a report on the District's
Outreach Program. Points covered in the presentation were: a display of the
District's What2Flush campaign and other information materials, social media
outreach, community outreach events, etc.
The Committee had questions and feedback regarding: translation of materials
into different languages; possible use of Huntington Beach's public channel;
construction outreach; possible partnership with education sector; etc.
3. Status of 2014-15 Insurance Renewals
Mike Simmons, Alliance Insurance Services, provided a brief report on the
current insurance rates and their impact on the District's insurance plans.
4. FY 2014-15 Capital Improvement Program Update
Dean Fisher, Engineering Manager, and Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering,
gave a PowerPoint presentation on the District's Capital Improvement Program.
The presentation included information on: current projects; budget;
accomplishments; revised projects; enhanced planning; proposed new projects;
etc.
(Directors Nguyen and Withers left the meeting at 6:21 p.m. during the presentation.)
The Committee held considerable discussion regarding the GIP budget forecast.
Staff responded to questions from the Committee.
(Director Diep left the meeting at 6:30 p.m. during the discussion.)
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6. FY 2014-15 and 2015-16 Budget
Mike White, Controller, gave a PowerPoint presentat ion on the District's budget
planning process, and what the new budget plan (for the new 2-year budget) is
projected to look like.
The Committee had questions regarding : chemical purchases ; biosolids
management; energy production; etc. Staff responded accordingly.
CLOSED SESSION:
None.
Director Kim asked for a simple update on when a report might be forthcoming on labor
negotiations . Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources, responded that a meet and
confer with the Supervisors and Professionals group was requested and they are
currently awaiting a response. He hopes to bring a closed session item for discussion
for the next Administration Committee Meeting in May.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
None .
ADJOURNMENT:
Committee Chair Reese declared the meeting adjourned at 7:01 p .m., to the next
regularly scheduled meeting of May 14, 2014.
Submitted by:
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