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Home My WebLink About01-23-2008 MinutesOrange County Sanitation District MINUTES BOARD MEETING January 23, 2008 Corrected ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 10844 ELLIS AVENUE FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 92708-7018 Minutes of Board Meeting 01/23/08 Page 2 ROLL CALL A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on January 23, 2008 at 6:30 p.m., in the District's Administrative Offices. Following the Pledge of Allegiance and invocation, the roll was called and the Clerk of the Board reported a quorum present as follows: ACTIVE DIRECTORS ALTERNATE DIRECTORS X James M. Ferryman, Chair Bob Ooten X Doug Davert, Vice Chair Jim Palmer X Charles Antos Gordon Shanks X Don Bankhead Sharon Quirk X Larry Crandall Gus Ayer X Bill Dalton Mark Rosen X Jon Dumitru Carolyn Cavecche A Rose Espinoza James Gomez X Richard Freschi Brad Reese X Don Hansen Jill Hardy X Phil Luebben Prakash Narain X Patsy Marshall Jim Dow X Darryl Miller Douglas Reinhart X Roy Moore Ron Garcia X Joy Neugebauer AI Krippner X Chris Norby Janet Nguyen X Ken Parker Catherine Driscoll X Christina Shea Steven Choi X David Shawver David Cadena X Harry Sidhu Lucille Kring X Sal Tinajero David Benavides X Constance Underhill Joseph Aguirre X Mark Waldman Ralph Rodriguez X Don Webb Leslie Daigle X Jim Winder John Anderson STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Jim Ruth, General Manager; Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager; Penny Kyle, Clerk of the Board; Nick Arhontes; Jim Herberg; Ed Torres; Lorenzo Tyner; Bret Colson; Lilia Kovac; Norbert Gaia; Michael Gold; Juanita Skillman; Paula Zeller Ryal Wheeler OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hagin, General Counsel; Art Perry, CMSD; Heather Dian, Chris Townsend, Eric Sapirstein Minutes of Board Meeting 01/23/08 Page 3 3. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Consideration of motion to receive and file minute excerpts of member agencies relating to appointment of Directors: City/Agency Buena Park Cypress Fountain Valley Huntington Beach Irvine Newport Beach Seal Beach Villa Park PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. REPORT OF THE CHAIR Active Director Patsy Marshall Phil Luebben Larry Crandall Don Hansen Christina Shea Don Webb Charles Antos Rich Freschi Alternate Director Jim Dow Prakash Narain Gus Ayer Jill Hardy Steven Choi Leslie Daigle Gordon Shanks Brad Reese Chair Ferryman reported his attendance to the funeral of past Chair and board member Steve Anderson; he grieved for the loss of a friend, colleague, and mentor, leaving a legacy to the water industry. He announced the meeting would be adjourned in Steve Anderson's memory. Chair Ferryman presented a resolution of commendation to Director Cathy Green and thanked her for her dedication and service to the Sanitation District. Mr. Ferryman announced that he had appointed Director Rose Espinoza to the Operations Committee, and Director Parker as Vice Chair of the Operations Committee. Directors Bankhead and Parker were appointed to serve on the Steering Committee; Directors Hansen and Shea were appointed to the Administration Committee; Director Webb was appointed to the GWRS as an alternate. Director Crandall reported his attendance to the CASA conference in Indian Wells. Michael Gold, Legislative Affairs Liaison, reported on the Legislative Affairs workshop, and introduced Chris Townsend and Heather Dion of Townsend Public Affairs, and Eric Sapirstein of ENS Resources, who presented the legislative goals for 2008. REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER General Manager, Jim Ruth, briefly presented an overview of the SAWPA cooperative operating agreement; leadership Academy update; Proposition 218 notification; and Strategic Plan implementation progress. Minutes of Board Meeting 01/23/08 Page 4 REPORT OF THE GENERAL CO UNSEL General Counsel, Brad Hog in, clarified the Sanitation District policy which addresses the Directors' are not to be involved in the RFP process, or in the vendor evaluation for the issuance of a contract. 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 12/15/07 12/31/07 Totals $18,327,096.70 $14,717,469.50 Director Dumitru abstained from discussion and voting on Warrant Nos. 96345, 96552, and 96751. Director Shawver abstained from discussion and voting on Warrant Nos. 964 78 and 96674 . Directors Norby, Shea and Sidhu abstained from discussion and voting on all Warrants. Abstentions were pursuant to California Government Code Section 84308. CONSENT CALENDAR 8. Consideration of motion to approve all agenda items appearing on the Consent Calendar not specifically removed from same, as follows: a. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Order the minutes for the regular meeting held on December 19, 2007, to be filed and deemed approved, as mailed. Director Hansen abstained. Non-Consent Calendar b. No items were considered. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS 9. STEERING COMMITIEE Chair Ferryman reported that Steering Committee members met with the federal and state lobbyists to set legislative goals for 2008. Minutes of Board Meeting 01/23/08 Page 5 Consent Calendar a. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Order Steering Committee Minutes for the meeting held on December 19, 2007, to be filed. Non-Consent Calendar b. No items were considered. 10. GWR SYSTEM STEERING COMMITTEE (GWRSSC) Director Crandall presented a brief overview of GWRS Department of Public Health approval, its full operating status, and board actions taken at the January 14 meeting. Director Crandall reminded all directors to attend the Groundwater Replenishment System dedication ceremony. GWRSSC Consent Calendar a. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Order Joint Groundwater Replenishment System Steering Committee Minutes for the meetings held on November 19, 2007, and December 10, 2007, to be filed. GWRSSC Non-Consent Calendar b. No items were considered. NON-CONSENT CALENDAR 11. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Ratify sole source agreement with Clean Harbors Environmental Services for the removal of asbestos containing material for Secondary Activated Sludge Facility 2 at Plant No. 1, Job No. P1-1 02, for an amount not to exceed $101,182. 12. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: (a) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Earth Tech, Inc. for additional engineering services for the preparation of Design Build Documentation for the Rehabilitation of Magnolia Trunk Sewer, Contract No. 3-58, for an additional amount of $1,022,083, increasing the total contract amount not to exceed $1,721, 179; and, (b) Approve a 15% contingency ($258, 177). 13. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Consider Ordinance No. OCSD-35, An Ordinance of the Board of Directors of Orange County Sanitation District Establishing Sanitary Sewer Service Charges and Repealing Article II of Ordinance No. OCSD-32: Minutes of Board Meeting 01/23/08 Page 6 ADOPTING REVI SED TABLE ARE RESIDENTIAL USER FEES. AND REVISED SECTION 2.03D, LIMITATIONS PERIOD a. Motion to read Ordinance No. OCSD-35 by title only and waive reading of said entire ordinance. b. Motion to introduce Ordinance No. OCSD-35, and pass to second reading and public hearing on February 27, 2008. ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 7:32 p.m. in memory of Steve Anderson. Penny M. K e Clerk of the Board Orange County Sanitation District H:\dept\agenda\Board Minutes\2008 Board Minutes\012308 minutes.corrected.doc