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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-08-2007 Board Minutes - WorkshopOrange County Sanitation District MINUTES BOARD WORKSHOP August 8,2007 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 10844 ELLIS AVENUE FOUNTAIN VALLEY,CALIFORNIA 92708-7018 Minutes for Board Workshop 08/08/07 Page 2 ROLL CALL A workshop meeting of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on August 8,2007 at 5:00 p.m.,in the District’s Administrative Offices.Active and alternate Directors present were as follows: ACTIVE DIRECTORS ALTERNATE DIRECTORS X James M.Ferryman,Chair X Bob Ooten X Doug Davert,Vice Chair Jim Palmer Steve Anderson X Tom Beamish X Charles Antos Gordon Shanks X Don Bankhead Sharon Quirk A Jon Dumitru Carolyn Cavecche X Steven Choi Sukhee Kang X Larry Crandall X GusAyer A Bill Dalton Mark Rosen X Richard Freschi X Brad Reese X Cathy Green Don Hansen X Phil Luebben Prakash Narain X Patsy Marshall Jim Dow X Darryl Miller Douglas Reinhart X Roy Moore Ron Garcia X Joy Neugebauer X Al Krippner X Chris Norby Janet Nguyen X Ken Parker X Catherine Driscoll X David Shawver David Cadena A Harry Sidhu Lucille Kring A Sal Tinajero David Benavides X Constance Underhill Joseph Aguirre X Mark Waldman Ralph Rodriguez A Don Webb X Leslie Daigle X Jim Winder John Anderson STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT Jim Ruth,General Manager;Penny Kyle,Clerk of the Board; Nick Arhontes;Bob Ghirelli;Jim Herberg;Ed Torres;Lorenzo Tyner;Jim Burror;Angie Anderson;Layne Baroldi;Mike Moore;John Linder;Paula Zeller OTHERS PRESENT Brad Hogin,General Counsel;Rus Miller;Eileen Murphy;Nancy Donovan;Jim Marx;Merle Moshiri;Jon Hay;Pat McCarthy;Jeff Mosher;Ann Tobin;Pat Goodman;John Scott;Mike Markus Minutes for Board Workshop 08/08/07 Page 3 PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. REPORT OF THE CHAIR Chair Ferryman welcomed the active and alternate Directors to the second of the four workshops that will assist the Sanitation District to implement appropriate policies in order to provide a level of service for the community. OVERVIEW Jim Ruth,General Manager,provided a brief overview of the Sanitation District’s biosolids management program,and noted that Phase I of the Groundwater Replenishment System program was coming to a close. BIOSOLIDS Director of Technical Services,Ed Torres,reviewed the current process of biosolids management and the limited options and alternatives available,and the potential associated costs.He also encouraged the application of the Sanitation District’s biosolids within Orange County. GROUNDWATER REPLENISHMENT SYSTEM Jim Herberg,Director of Engineering,provided an overview of Phase I of the Groundwater Replenishment Program,and the challenges the Sanitation District could face in supplying the Orange County Water District with a minimum mgd per day of water;potential SARI line risks that could contaminate that water;and possibly planning for a GWR system expansion for flow increases. Q&A AND WRAP UP Consultant Brent Ives,moderated discussion with the Directors and staff. ADJOURNMENT The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:59 p.m. PennyM.K~/0 Clerk of the Board Orange County Sanitation District