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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-18-2001 Board MinutesOrange County Sanitation District MINUTES BOARD MEETING JULY 18, 2001 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 10844 ELLIS AVENUE FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 92708-7018 Minutes for Board Meeting Page 2 07/18/01 ROLL CALL A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District, was held on July 18, 2001, at 7:00 p.m., in the District's Administrative Offices. Following the Pledge of Allegiance and invocation the roll was called and the Secretary reported a quorum present as follows: ACTIVE DIRECTORS ALTERNATE DIRECTORS x Norman Z. Eckenrode, Chair Constance Underhill x Peter Green, Vice Chair Dave Garofalo x Steve Anderson Steve Simonian x Don Bankhead Jan Flory A Shawn Boyd John Larson x Brian Brady Darryl Miller x Guy Carrozza Larry Crandall A Brian Donahue Bill Estrada x James M. Ferryman Arlene Schafer John M. Gullixson x Michael Duvall x Alice B. Jempsa Arthur DeBolt x Tony Kawashima Tracy Worley A Beth Krom Mike Ward x Mark Leyes Bruce Broadwater x Shirley McCracken Tom Daly x Pat McGuigan Alberta Christy x Roy Moore Marty Simonoff A Mark A. Murphy Joanne Coontz x Joy Neugebauer Grace Epperson x Russell Patterson Richard A Freschi x Anna L. Piercy Tim Keenan A Tod Ridgeway Gary Adams x Jerry Sigler Jim Dow x Jim Silva Chuck Smith x Paul Walker Kenneth Blake STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Penny Kyle, Board Secretary; Bob Ghirelli; Lisa Lawson; Dave Ludwin; Bob Ooten; Gary Streed; Patrick Miles; Lisa Tomko; OTHERS PRESENT: Tom Nixon, General Counsel; Alternate Director Alberta Christy; Don Hughes; Bill Wheeler; Greg Jewell; Adele Jewell; Joey Racano; Kris Hardeman; Eric Hardeman; Irwin Haydock; Jan Vandersloot; Larry Porter; Eileen Murphy; Don Schulz; Doug Korthof; Don Slaven; Terry Lane; Don McGee; Gary Modoff Minutes for Board Meeting Page 3 07/18/01 PUBLIC COMMENTS The following persons spoke about ocean discharge issues and expressed their opposition to the waiver: Jan Vandersloot; Doug Korthof; Eric Hardeman; Joey Racano; Eileen Murphy; Don Slaven; Don McGee; Doug Korthof; Gary Medoff; Larry Porter; Robin Rustin; Eileen Murphy. REPORT OF THE CHAIR Chair Eckenrode thanked those Directors and members of the public who attended the workshop held on July 14 to discuss the District's ocean monitoring programs, permitting issues and sewage treatment technology. Director Brian Brady was invited to attend the August 22nd Steering Committee meeting. Chair Eckenrode announced there were five openings for Directors to attend the CASA Conference in San Diego in August. REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER The General Manager was not in attendance. In his absence, Gary Streed had no report on behalf of the General Manager. REPORT OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL The General Counsel had no report. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Chair ordered that the minutes of the regular meeting held June 27, 2001 be deemed approved, as mailed. RATIFICATION OF PAYMENT OF CLAIMS MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Ratify payment of claims set forth on exhibits "A" and "B", attached hereto and made a part of these minutes. ALL DISTRICTS 06/15/01 06/30/01 Totals $6,382,533.95 $4,394,822.14 Director Leyes abstained. NON-CONSENT CALENDAR 11. DRAFT STEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES: A verbal report was presented by Director Eckenrode, Chair of the Steering Committee, re the July 18, 2001 meeting. The Chair ordered the draft Steering Committee Minutes for the meeting held on June 27, 2001 to be filed. Minutes for Board Meeting Page4 07/18/01 12. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Receive and file Treasurer's Report for the month of June 2001. 13. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve modifications to the Scope of Work for Cooperative Project Contract No. CP-0002 with the City of Fountain Valley revising the project from televising and inspecting 95 miles of sewer to 30 miles with no change to the contract price. 14. DRAFT JOINT GROUNDWATER REPLENISHMENT SYSTEM COOPERATIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES: A verbal report was presented by Director Patterson, representative on the Joint Groundwater Replenishment System Cooperative Committee, re the meeting held on July 9, 2001. The Chair ordered the draft Joint Groundwater Replenishment System Cooperative Committee Minutes for the meeting held on June 11, 2001 to be filed. c. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Addendum No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with NCG Porter Novelli for Groundwater Replenishment System, Job No. J-36, providing for an Interim Public Information and Education Outreach Program effective July 18, 2001 through October 2001 for an additional amount of $27,750, increasing the total amount not to exceed $403,645 with Orange County Sanitation District and Orange County Water District having equal shares in the additional amount of $13,875. d. This item was removed from the agenda. 15. There was no closed session. 17. AWARD CLARIFIERS E AND G REHABILITATION PROJECT AT PLANT NO. 2, JOB NO. P2-85-1 Dave Ludwin, Director of Engineering, reported on the need for Clarifiers E and G Rehabilitation Project at Plant No. 2, Job No. P2-85-1, to be awarded to the sole bidder, Margate Construction, and responded to questions posed by the Directors. A motion was made and seconded to authorize staff to negotiate a contract with Margate Construction, Inc. for a lower price than their bid price; and if Margate Construction, Inc. is unwilling to reduce the bid price then to reject all bids. Minutes for Board Meeting Page 5 07/18/01 Following discussion by the Directors a substitution motion was then MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: (1) Approve plans and specifications for Clarifiers E and G Rehabilitation Project at Plant No. 2, Job No. P2-85-1; (2) Approve a budget amendment of $366,600, for a total project budget of $1,091,600; (3) Receive and file bid tabulation and recommendation; (4) Award a construction contract to Margate Construction, Inc. for Clarifiers E and G Rehabilitation Project at Plant No. 2, Job No. P2-85-1, in the amount of $866,600; and (5) Authorize the General Manager to execute the construction contract with Margate Construction, Inc., and if possible, negotiate a contract price for an amount up to $866,600. By a show of hands there were two Directors who opposed. ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. G:\wp.dta\agenda\Board Minutes\2001 Board Minutes\071801 minutes.doc