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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1985-04-24COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.1 OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA MINUTES OF ADJOURNED REGULAR METING April 24,1985 —4:00 P.M. 10844 Ellis Avenue Fountain Valley,California Pursuant to the adjournment of the regular meeting of April 10,1985,the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.1 of Orange County,California met in an adjourned regular meeting at the above hour and date in the Districts’Administrative Offices. The Chairman called the meeting to order at 4:20 p.m.The roll was called and the Secretary reported a quorum present. DIRECTORS PRESENT:Robert Hanson,Dan Griset,Ronald B. Hoes terey DIRECTORS ABSENT:Roger Stanton STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:J.Wayne Sylvester,General Manager,Rita 3.Brown,Secretary,Thomas M.Dawes,Blake Anderson,William H.Butler,Gary Streed, Richard von Langen OTHERS:Thomas L.Woodruff,General Counsel Receive and file minute excerpt re Moved,seconded and duly carried: Board Appointments That the minute excerpt from the City of Tustin re election of mayor,appointment of an Alternate Director,and seating new members of the Board,be and is hereby,received and ordered filed,as follows (*Mayor). Active Director Alternate Director Ronald B.Hoesterey Frank Greinke* Staff report on long—range The General Manager presented an financial program projections and overview of the District’s fiscal status of program implementation position,and described the major changes that have occurred since the Directors adopted the District’s long—range financial plan in October,1984.He noted that several major things have occurred that will improve the District’s short term financial condition: —delays in construction of major capital improvements at the Joint Works treatment facilities pending the Joint Boards decision to form proposed District No.14 to provide sewer service to the Irvine Ranch Water District service area —the potential financial benefit to District No.1 as a result of allocation of funds to the District from IRWD’s purchase of capacity in the Joint Works facilities relative to formation of proposed District No.14. -.1— 4/24/85 - He pointed out that long—term fiscal requirements would be increased because of the Joint Boards decision to shift calculation of each District’s percentage of equity in the Joint Works from a three—year weighted average of assessed valuation and flow to a 100%flow—based equity ownership approach.0 Mr.Sylvester also indicated that since the Board authorizec.~implementation of supplemental user fees commencing in 1985—86,the staff had been working closely with the County Assessor to develop a data base of all customers in District No.1 and to modify existing computer programs developed by the Assessor to enable the proposed user fee to be placed on the 1985—86 County of Orange property tax bill.The Assessor’s staff has been working diligently in support of the District’s user fee implementation program,however,other commitments as well as the Assessor’s limited staff resources have delayed completion of both the programming modifications and development of the user data base,specifically due to the large numbers of commercial and industrial facilities that need to be identified in District No.1. The General Manager pointed out that due to these unavoidable delays the staff had started to evaluate an alternative method for developing a data base of users in District No.1,and had participated in preliminary discu~sions with the City of Santa Ana to determine whether or not the District could establish a supplemental user fee program based upon water meter size data available via the H city’s computer—based utility billing system.This method has been employed successfully elsewhere by the Districts. Following a review of the alternatives available for implementation of the long—range financial plans the Director of Finance then presented various cash flow projections outlining the impact of the various changes that have occurred since the Board adopted the financial program and presented revenue projections of the alternative implementation plans to the Directors.Q H The Directors then entered into an extended discussion regarding the relative H merits of the available methods for developing a customer data base and implementing a supplemental user fee to put the District on a fiscally sound basis over the long term. Authorizing staff to procure Moved,seconded and duly carried: services for supplemental user fee data base development and EDP That the staff be,and is hereby, sqpport authorized to procede with development of an alternative user ~harge program utilizing water purveyor information for the basis and data base;and, FURTHER ~VED:That staff be authorized to procure necessary services for data base management providing for programming and data processing to provide data base information,mailing labels and parcel charge tapes relative to planning and implementation of supplemental user fees to be collected on the property tax bill for an amount not to exceed $15,000.00.I Staff report re enforcement action The General Manager reported that for non—comRliance against Griffin Electronics,an electroplating Griffin Electronics firm located in Santa Ana,has experienced difficulties in achieving and maintaining compliance with the limitations on copper discharge set forth in the District’s industrial waste ordinance.Mr.Sylvester stated that the staff had initiated enforcement action and outlined the alternative enforcement actions 0 —2— ~~i~ ~~/24/85 available to the Board to force compliance by Griffin.The General Counsel reported that he had prepared a stipulated agreement specifically defining conditions for installation of pretreatment equipment to effectively control the discharge,posting of a $10,000 bond to ensure compliance,and establishing a detailed compliance schedule as one alternative used by the Board in the past in similar enforcement actions.He stated that Griffin Electronics had signed the stipulated agreement and had posted the bond.The firm desires to avoid permit revocation and has already begun to carry out various provisions of the agreement.He also pointed out that in the event the permittee violates the agreement,the Board could simply revoke the companyts permit and call the $10,000 bond,which would protect the District from any additional financial loss. Approving stipulated agreement with Moved,seconded and duly carried: Griffin Electronics That the stipulated enforcement agreement with Griffin Electronics pertaining to Industrial Waste Permit No.1—200,dated April 24,1985,be,and is hereby,approved,as recommended by the staff and General Counsel. Approving Amendment No.1 to the The General Counsel advised the stipulated agreement with Directors that the District had V.A.L.Circuits,Inc previously entered into a stipulated enforcement agreement with V.A.L.Circuits,Inc.which included specific compliance dates.Based upon the Industrial Waste Division’s recent review of the company’s status relative to compliance with the schedule,the staff had requested certain modifications to the pretreatment system that would delay the installation.It is,therefore, necessary to request a modification of certain dates in the schedule and the Industrial Waste Division and the General Counsel recommended that the Board approve proposed Amendment No.1 to the District’s existing agreement with V.A.L.Circuits,Inc.to revise the compliance dates.While certain scheduled dates would be extended sixty days,the General Counsel indicated that the final compliance date of August 12,1985,set forth in the original agreement would not change.- It was then moved,seconded and duly carried: That Amendment No.1,dated April 24,1985,to the Stipulated Enforcement Agreement with V.A.L.Circuits,Inc.pertaining to Industrial Waste Permit No.1—350,be,and is hereby,approved. Adjournment Moved,seconded and duly carried: That this meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.1 be adjourned.The Chairman then declared the meeting so adjourned at 5:25 p.m., April 24,1985. Secretary,BoMd of Directors County Sanitation District No.1 of Orange County,California —3—