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Home My WebLink About01-27-2010 MinutesOrange County Sanitation District MINUTES BOARD MEETING January 27, 2010 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 10844 ELLIS AVENUE FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 92708-7018 Minutes of Board Meeting 01/27/10 Page 2 ROLL CALL A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on January 27, 2010 at 6:30 p.m., in the 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 Doug Davert, Chair John Nielson X Larry Crandall, Vice Chair Steve Nagel X John Anderson Jim Winder X Charles Antos Gordon Shanks X Tom Beamish Rose Espinoza X Cathy Green Jill Hardy A Bill Dalton Andrew Do X Jon Dumitru Denis Bilodeau X Troy Edgar Ken Stephens X James M. Ferryman Bob Ooten X Phil Luebben Prakash Narain X Patsy Marshall Fred Smith X Roy Moore Ron Garcia X Joy Neugebauer AI Krippner X Janet Nguyen VACANT X Sharon Quirk-Silva Pam Keller X Brad Reese Bill Mac Aloney X David Shawver Carol Warren X Christina Shea Steven Choi X Harry Sidhu Lucille Kring X Sal Tinajero David Benavides X Constance Underhill Joseph Aguirre X Mark Waldman Henry Charoen X Don Webb Nancy Gardnre X John Withers Douglas Reinhart STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Jim Ruth, General Manager; Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager; Penny Kyle, Clerk of the Board; Lilia Kovac, Associate Clerk of the Board; Jim Herberg; Ed Torres; Lorenzo Tyner; Simon Watson; Michael Gold; Norbert Gaia; Jeff Reed; Juanita Skillman; Paula Zeller; John Linder, Mark Esquer, Bob Thompson OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel; Alternate Director Bob Ooten; Matthew Harper Minutes of Board Meeting 01/27/10 Page 3 1. Receive and file minute excerpts of member agencies relating to appoint of Directors, as follows: City/Agency Board of Supervisors Cypress Huntington Beach Irvine Newport Beach Villa Park Yorba Linda PUBLIC COMMENTS There were none. REPORT OF THE CHAI R Active Director Janet Nguyen Phil Luebben Cathy Green Christina Shea Don Webb Brad Reese John Anderson Alternate Director VACANT Prakash Narain Jill Hardy Steven Choi Nancy Gardner Bill Mac Aloney Jim Winder Chair Davert briefly reported on Vice Chair Larry Crandall's attendance to the CASA Conference in Indian Wells. Chair Davert then recognized Jim Herberg, Director of Engineering, who presented 20-year service awards to Louie Eroles, Mark Esquer, Tod Haynes, Bill Heath, and Pat McNelly. Chair Davert presented resolutions of commendation to Director Keith Bohr who was not present, and to Director Chris Norby. Mr. Davert announced Director Troy Edgar as Chair of the Operations Committee and Director Tom Beamish as Vice Chair. He also announced the appointment of Director Phil Luebben as Chair of the Administration Committee and Director John Withers as Vice Chair. The February meeting schedule was reviewed. REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER General Manager, Jim Ruth, provided a mid-year progress report, as well as on progress on SAWPA, IRWD and GWRS agreements, the SARI Line, and labor relations; he recognized Simon Watson to present a brief report on the outfall repairs. Mr. Ruth recognized Public Affairs Manager, Michael Gold, who presented the newly released video, "Wa stewater 101". Michael Gold. Mr. Gold also requested for members to contact U.S. Congress and Senate in support of funding the secondary treatment upgrades, and the fuel cell power generation projects. RATI FICATION OF PAYMENT OF CLAIMS 2. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRI ED: Ratify payment of claims, as set forth on Exhibits "A" and "B", attached hereto and made a part of these minutes. Minutes of Board Meeting 01/27/10 Page 4 ALL DISTRICTS Totals 12/15/09 12/31/09 $8,958,970.37 $15,338,022.90 Director Dumitru abstained from discussion and voting on Warrant Nos. 26913, 26986, and 27319. Directors Nguyen and Sidhu abstained from discussion and voting on all warrants. Abstentions were pursuant to California Government Code Section 84308. CONSENT CALENDAR 3. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve the minutes for the regular meeting held on December 16, 2009. Directors Green and Nguyen abstained. 4. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 10-02, certifying the Supplemental Environmental Impact StatemenUEnvironmental Impact Report for the Santa Ana River Interceptor Protection/Relocation Project, finding that lead agency CEQA compliance obligations have been fulfilled, and related actions (Contract No. 2-41 ). 5. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Amend the October 28, 2009 Board Minutes, Item No. 9 regarding Change Order No. 8, Purchase Order No. 102354 OB for Purchase of Ferric Chloride, Specification No. C-2005-247, issued to Kemira Water, reducing the unit price from $673.02 to $585.00 per dry ton delivered, plus applicable tax, indexed to Iron Age Black Foundry Busheling benchmark of $635/ton and a pricing correction factor of 34% of the difference of the benchmark and index on a quarterly basis, and reducing the estimated annual contract amount from $5,050,000 to $4,400,000 for the period December 1, 2009 through November 30, 2010. 6. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Amend the May 20, 2009 Board Minutes, Item No. 10, approving Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement for Private Operation and Maintenance of Oxygen Generation System at Plant No. 2 with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., (P.O. 43063-0B), extending the contract for a two year period beginning February 2, 2010 to February 1, 2012, for an annual amount based on the current contract amount of $321,766.80 adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles/Orange County/Riverside area, for each of the two additional contract years STEERING COMMITTEE Chair Davert reported the committee's approval of minutes; the nomination of Dale Sparks to the Honor Walk; and the Anaheim Water Recycling Demonstration Project delayed to a later date. Chair Davert also reported that the committee had reviewed the legislative platform for 2010. Minutes of Board Meeting 01/27/10 Page 5 7. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Order Steering Committee Minutes for the regular meeting held on December 16, 2009 to be filed. NON-CONSENT CALENDAR There were no items. CLOSED SESSION There was no closed session. ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 7:22 p.m. Penny M. le Clerk of the Boa Orange County Sanitation District