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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-15-2008 Special Meeting MinutesOrange County Sanitation District MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING 2009 STRATEGIC PLAN WORKSHOP October 15, 2008 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 10844 ELLIS AVENUE FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 92708-7018 Minutes for Board Workshop 10/15/08 Page2 ROLL CALL A special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on October 15, 2008 at 5:00 p.m., in the District's Administrative Offices. Active and alternate Directors present were as follows: ACTIVE DIRECTORS ALTERNATE DIRECTORS X Doug Davert, Chair Jim Palmer X Larry Crandall, Vice Chair Gus Ayer � Charles Antos Gordon Shanks X Don Bankhead Sharon Quirk X Bill Dalton X Steven Jones A Jon Dumitru Carolyn Cavecche Rose Espinoza X James Gomez X James M. Ferryman X Bob Ooten X Don Hansen Jill Hardy X Phil Luebben X Prakash Narain A Patsy Marshall Jim Dow X Darryl Miller Douglas Reinhart X Roy Moore X Ron Garcia X Joy Neugebauer X AI Krippner X Chris Norby Janet Nguyen X Ken Parker Catherine Driscoll X Brad Reese W. Richard Ulmer X David Shawver David Cadena X Christina Shea Steven Choi X Harry Sidhu Lucille Kring A Sal Tinajero David Benavides X Constance Underhill Joseph Aguirre X Mark Waldman Henry Charoen 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; Lilia Kovac; Bret Colson; Barbara Collins; Michael Gold; Jeff Reed; Juanita Skillman; Paula Zeller OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel; Brent lves, BHI Management Consulting Minutes for Board Workshop 10/15/08 Page 3 OPENING REMARKS Chair Davert welcomed the Directors to the annual workshop designed to assist in updating the Strategic Plan. General Manager, Jim Ruth, reported that no increase in costs would be necessary for any of the initiatives that are being proposed for consideration. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. OVERVIEW Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager, briefly reviewed the Strategic Plan, and noted that staff was able to complete 27% of the five-year goals established last year. Proposed New Goals Proposed new goals for the Strategic Plan update were presented by members of the Executive Management Team on the Groundwater Replenishment System; Disinfection; Environmental Footprint Initiative; Risk Register; and Human Resources Strategic Plan. Staff responded to Directors' questions and received input regarding public perception, biosolids, and public outreach and education. All were in agreement that staff should move forward updating the Strategic Plan to include the recommendations, as follows, and submit the plan to be considered by the Board of Directors at the November 191h board meeting: • Reaffirm Board's commitment to GWR System expansion • Assess modification of current disinfection practices • Pursue Environmental Footprint Initiative • Update Risk Register to reflect all manner of risks • Develop a Human Resources Strategic Plan ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:08 p.m. Pe n�Jif(f