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MINUTES
BOARD MEETING
March 24, 2010
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
10844 ELLIS AVENUE
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 92708-7018
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ROLL CALL
A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District
was held on March 24, 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 Bill Dalton Andrew Do
X Jon Dumitru Denis Bilodeau
X Troy Edgar Ken Stephens
X James M. Ferryman Bob Ooten
X Cathy Green Jill Hardy
X Phil Luebben Prakash Narain
Patsy Marshall X 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 Scott Nelson
X Mark Waldman Henry Charoen
Don Webb X Nancy Gardner
X John Withers Douglas Reinhart
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Jim Ruth, General Manager; Bob Ghirelli, Assistant
General Manager; Penny Kyle, Clerk of the Board; Nick Arhontes; Jim Herberg; Lilia
Kovac; Ed Torres; Lorenzo Tyner; Wes Bauer; Michael Gold; Norbert Gaia; Alan
Ralph; Ellen Ray; Jeff Reed; Juanita Skillman; Paula Zeller
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OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hagin, General Counsel; Alternate Director AI Krippner;
Drew Kolosky
1. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Receive and file minute
excerpts of member agencies relating to appoint of Directors, as follows:
City/ Agency Active Director Alternate Director
Seal Beach Charles Antos Gordon Shanks
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were none.
REPORT OF THE CHAI R
Chair Davert reported that he, along with Director Crandall and Michael Gold, went
to Washington, DC, March 16-18 where they met with several members of the
legislative delegation. They also participated in a briefing on California's water crisis
and solutions at the Capitol Hill, which included a presentation from Joel Bourne,
contributing writer to National Geographic, whose April 2010 issue is solely focused
on water issues. A commendation letter from Congresswoman Grace Napolitano
acknowledging the District's efforts was included in the Directors' folders.
A 25-year service award was then presented to Ellen Ray, and a 20-year service
award was presented to Alan Ralph. The meeting schedule for the month of April
was also reviewed.
REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER
Director of Technical Services, Ed Torres, provided a brief report on EnerTech's
commissioning of the slurry carb plant after the violation and reissuance of their
wastewater discharge permit. General Manager Jim Ruth, provided a brief reported
on upcoming union labor negotiations with the supervisor and professional group
which will expire June 30, 2010. Mr. Ruth also updated the Board members on the
status of the SAWPA agreement, the IRWD agreement, and the GWRS agreement
which is scheduled to be considered on April 12th by the Joint GWRS Steerin�
Committee. Mr. Ruth also reported on the leadership training held March 16 .
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RATIFICATION OF PAYMENT OF CLAI MS
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.
ALL DI STRICTS 02/15/10 02/28/10
Totals $10,550,376.21 $9,162,523.90
Directors Dumitru, 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 CARRI ED: Approve the minutes for the
regular meeting held on February 24, 2010.
4. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRI ED: a) Receive and file summons
and complaint re Dennis Quang Vu v. Orange County Sanitation District, et
al., Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2010 0034465; and,
b) Authorize General Counsel to appear and defend the interests of the
District.
5. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRI ED: a) Approve a sole source
purchase order agreement with CB&I , Inc. for Plant No. 2 low pressure gas
holder bladder replacement for an amount not to exceed $159,974; and,
b) Approve a contingency of $15,997.40 (10%).
STEERING COMMITTEE
Chair Davert reported the committee approved the minutes and received an update
from Townsend and Associates. Chair Davert recognized Michael Gold for an
update on legislative issues, as well as reported on a trip to Washington, D.C., that
he and Director Crandall had made earlier in the month.
6. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRI ED: Order Steering Committee
Minutes for the regular meeting held on Februry 24, 2010 to be filed.
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ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
7. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the
February 10, 2010, meeting of the Administration Committee.
8. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Authorize the General
Manager to issue up to $80 million in new fixed-rate Certificates of
Participation debt, in one or more series.
GWRS SYSTEM STEERING COMMITTEE
9. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRI ED: Approve Joint Groundwater
Replenishment System Steering Committee minutes for the meeting held on
February 8, 2010, to be filed.
NON-CONSENT CALENDAR
10. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Adopt Resolution No. OCSD
10-04, Declaration of official intent to reimburse certain of the District's capital
reserve funds for expenditures made in advance for fiscal year 2009-10
capital improvement projects from proceeds of a future long-term financing.
11. Item was pulled by staff.
CLOSED SESSION
There was no closed session.
ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m.
Clerk of the Board
Orange County Sanitation District