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Final Minutes Approved 2/23/11
Orange County Sanitation District
MINUTES
BOARD MEETING
January 26, 2011
Administration Building
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 January 26, 2011, at 6:30 p.m., in the Administration Building. 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 Larry Crandall , Chair Steve Nagel
x Troy Edgar, Vice Chair Ken Stephens
x John Anderson Jim Winder
x Charles Antos Gordon Shanks
x Tom Beamish Rose Espinoza
x Joe Carchio Matthew Harper
x Bill Dalton Andrew Do
x Jon Dumitru Denis Bilodeau
x James M . Ferryman Bob Ooten
x ·Jeffrey Lalloway Steven Choi
x Roy Moore Ron Garcia
x Prakash Narain Doug Bailey
x Joy Neugebauer Al Krippner
x Janet Nguyen Shawn Nelson
x John Nielsen Jerry Amante
x Sharon Quirk-Silva Pat McKinley
x Brad Reese Bill Mac Aloney
x Steven Rosansky Nancy Gardner
x David Shawver Carol Warren
x Harry Sidhu Gail Eastman
x Fred Smith Steve Berry
x Sal Tinajero David Benavides
x Constance Underhill Scott Nelson
x Mark Waldman Steven Hwangbo
x John Withers Douglas Reinhart
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Jim Ruth, General Manager; Bob Ghirelli, Assistant
General Manager; Jim Herberg, Assistant General Manager; Donna Terrones, Clerk of
the Board; Lilia Kovac, Associate Clerk of the Board; Nick Arhontes, Director of
Facilities Support Services Department; Ed Torres, Director of Operations &
Maintenance; Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance & Administrative Services; Jeff Reed,
Director of Human Resources; Jim Colston; Norbert Gaia; Juanita Skillman; and Paula
Zeller.
OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel; Eric Sapirstein, Heather Dion-
Stratman; Christopher Townsend; Steve Maguin; and Guillermo Garcia.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED, the Board of Directors:
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1. Received and approved filing Minute Excerpts of member agencies relating to
appointments to the Orange County Sanitation District Board, as follows:
City/Agency
Anaheim
Buena Park
Cypress
Fountain Valley
Huntington Beach
Irvine
La Habra
La Palma
Los Alamitos
Placentia
Newport Beach
Tustin
Yorba Linda
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None
REPORTS:
Active Director
Harry Sidhu
Fred Smith
Prakash Narain
Larry Crandall
Joe Carchio
Jeffrey Lalloway
Tom Beamish
Mark Waldman
Troy Edgar
Constance Underhill
Steven Rosansky
John Nielsen
John Anderson
Alternate Director
Gail Eastman
Steve Berry
Doug Bailey
Steve Nagel
Matthew Harper
Steven Choi
Rose Espinoza
Steve Hwangbo
Ken Stephens
Joseph Aguirre
Nancy Gardner
Jerry Amante
Jim Winder
Board Chair Crandall introduced Lobbyist Eric Saperstein, Heather Dion-Stratman and
Christopher Townsend who gave legislative updates.
Board Chair Crandall thanked Director Antos for his service; welcomed the new
Directors and announced the New Board Member orientation dates. He reported his
attendance at the CASA mid-year conference and a meeting with the Army Corps of
Engineers. Chair Crandall Congratulated Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) in
celebrating their 501h Anniversary. Chair Crandall announced the appointments of
Director Anderson as the Chair of the Administration Committee and the appointment of
Brad Reese as Vice Chair and as a member of the Steering Committee. He then noted
the upcoming meetings.
Board Chair Crandall called for a straw vote and agreed to consider changing the date
of the Board Meeting from April 27 to April 20, 2011 if placed in the February Board
agenda.
General Manager Jim Ruth discussed his mid-year and status report.
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INFORMATIONAL ITEM:
This item was discussed following Item No. 8.
2. EnerTech Biosolids Management Contract Update.
CLAIMS:
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED, the Board of Directors:
3. Ratified payment of claims of the District.
Claims Paid for the Period Ending 12/15/10 12/31/10
Totals $16,443,011.99 $10,161,518.27
Directors Dalton, Dumitru, Nguyen, Sidhu, Tinajero, and Rosansky abstained from
discussion and voting on all warrants pursuant to California Government Code Section
84308.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Board Chair Crandall pulled Item No. 5 for discussion.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED, the Board of Directors:
4. Approved Minutes for the Regular Meeting held on December 15, 2010.
6. Adopted Resolution No. OCSD 11-01, Authorizing Emergency Repairs to the
Santa Ana River Interceptor (SARI) Pipeline Protective Cover and Ratifying the
General Manager's Use of Emergency Purchasing Authority pursuant to
Delegation of Authority Resolution No. OCSD 07-04, Section 6.03(J), and
authorized a continuing need for the General Manager to issue the following
purchase orders for the 2010 SARI Protection Repairs, Project No. 2-41-7:
A. Purchase Order No. 81354-0S to Jamison Engineering Contractors for
providing construction services, for a total amount not to exceed $500,000;
B. Purchase Order No. 81407-0S to RBF Consulting for providing surveying
services for a total amount not to exceed $100,000; and
C. Purchase Order No. 81408-0S to TetraTech, Inc. for providing engineering
services, for a total amount not to exceed $25,000.
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STEERING COMMITTEE:
Board Chair Crandall reported that the Committee Members met in Legislative Goal-
Setting Workshop and in the Regular Meeting; and approved meeting minutes. Chair
Crandall also reported approval of the General Manager's restructuring plan, appointing
Jim Herberg as Assistant General Manager and Director of Engineering, and Jeff Reed
as Director of Human Resources.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED, the Board of Directors:
7. Approved Minutes for the Regular Meeting held on December 15, 2010.
NON-CONSENT CALENDAR:
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED, the Board of Directors:
5. Board Chair Crandall noted a correction to the amounts in 5.D and 5.E. It was
then MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED, the Board of Directors:
A. Approved Plans and Specifications for the P1 CenGen Strainer Drain
Improvements, Project No. FE0?-23, on file at the office of the Clerk of the
Board;
B. Approved Addendum No. 1 to the plans and specifications;
C. Received and approved filing of bid tabulation and recommendation;
D. Approved award of a construction contract to J. F. Shea Construction, Inc. for
P1 CenGen Strainer Drain Improvements, Project No. FE0?-23, for an
amount not to exceed $101,804; and
E. Approved a contingency of $20,360 (20%).
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED, the Board of Directors :
8. A. Approved establishing a budget for the Joint GWRS Microfiltration Backwash
Redirection Project, Project No. J-36-1, in the amount of $1,061,000; and
B. Approved a reimbursement agreement with the Orange County Water District
for half the project expenditures, in a form approved by General Counsel, for
an estimated amount not to exceed $1,061,000.
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INFORMATIONAL ITEM:
2. EnerTech Biosolids Management Contract Update.
Assistant General Manager Jim Herberg provided a historical presentation of the
EnerTech agreement, and the technical difficulties encountered in performing per
contract. Mr. Herberg introduced Steve Maguin, General Manager and Chief
Engineer with the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD), who gave
an update on his agency's perspective.
CLOSED SESSION:
CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS
Government Code Sections 54956.9(a).
The Board convened in closed session at 7:30 p.m. Confidential Minutes of the Closed
Session have been prepared and are maintained by the Clerk of the Board in the
Official Book of Confidential Minutes of Board and Committee Closed Meetings.
RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION: The Board reconvened in regular session at
8:30 p.m.
CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY. ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN CLOSED
SESSION:
General Counsel announced the Board of Directors voted yes to move forward in
settling the Nguyen v. OCSD case, Director Dumitru voted no. The Board unanimously
voted to settle the loja, et al. v. OCSD case and the Board unanimously voted to deny
the Ennis claim.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
Director Reese announced he had taken the Nerissa Tour.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
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