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Home My WebLink About03-23-2011 Board Minutes03/23/11 Orange County Sanitation District MINUTES BOARD MEETING March 23, 2011 Administration Building 10844 Ellis Avenue Fountain Valley, California 92708-7018 Minutes of Board Meeting Page 1 of 5 ROLL CALL A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on March 23, 2011, at 6:30 p.m., in the Administration Building. Following the Pledge of Allegiance and invocation, a quorum was declared present by the Associate Clerk of the Board 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 Tom Beamish Rose Espinoza x Joe Carchio Matthew Harper x Bill Dalton Andrew Do x Jon Dumitru Denis Bilodeau A James M. Ferryman Bob Ooten x Michael Levitt Gordon Shanks 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 Robert Fauteux 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 Joseph Aguirre x Mark Waldman Steven Hwangbo x John Withers Douglas Reinhart STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Jim Ruth, General Manager; Jim Herberg, Assistant General Manager; Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities Support Services; Ed Torres, Director of Operations & Maintenance; Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance & Administrative Services; Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources; Lilia Kovac, Associate Clerk of the Board; Cindi Ambrose; Michael Gold; Tod Haynes; Randall Kleinman; Gary Prater; Edith Smith; MarcoPolo Velasco; Paula Zeller. OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel; Drew Kolosky, Al Krippner; Quentin Velasco (BSA Troop 319) 03/23/11 Minutes of Board Meeting Page 2 of 5 1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Receive and approve filing minute excerpts of member agencies relating to appointments to the Orange County Sanitation District Board, as follows: City/Agency Active Director Alternate Director Seal Beach Michael Levitt Gordon Shanks PUBLIC COMMENTS: There were no public comments. REPORTS: Board Chair Larry Crandall recognized Quentin Velasco as a member of the public in attendance to earn his Citizenship Badge on his pursuit to become an Eagle Scout. Chair Crandall reported that the plant tour had been attended by six new board members, and that he met with Congressman Dana Rohrabacher on a legislative issue. Chair Crandall also reviewed the meeting schedule for April. Director of Finance & Administrative Services, Lorenzo Tyner, presented the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award issued by the Government Finance Officers Association to Edith Smith. Director of Operations and Maintenance, Ed Torres, presented a 20-year Service Award to Jeff Woodward. Mr. Torres also reported that the Sanitation District has been named the recipient of this year's Plant of the Year Award from the Santa Ana River Basin Section of the California Water Environment Association. General Manager Jim Ruth briefly provided a brief update on labor negotiations progress and the EnerTech agreement. RATIFICATION OF PAYMENT OF CLAIMS: 2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Ratify payment of claims of the District, by roll call vote, as follows: Claims Paid for the Period Ending: 02/15/11 02/28/11 Totals $ 7,422, 111.13 $ 8,053,666.51 Directors Dalton, Nguyen, Nielsen, and Sidhu abstained from discussion and voting on all warrants. Director Dumitru abstained from discussion and voting on warrants 37118, 37394, and 37452 pursuant to California Government Code Section 84308. 03/23/11 Minutes of Board Meeting Page 3 of 5 CONSENT CALENDAR: 3. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes for the Regular Meeting held on February 23, 2011. 4. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve a Reimbursement Agreement with the Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) for construction of a portion of the Gisler-Redhill Trunk Improvements, Reach "B," Contract No. 7-37, for an amount not to exceed $450,000, in a form approved by General Counsel. 5. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 11-03 Authorizing the General Manager or Designee to Execute State Office of Emergency Services and/or Federal Emergency Management Agency Documents and Relevant Permit Applications for Present and Future Disaster Relief Applications. STEERING COMMITTEE: Chair Crandall reported that the Steering Committee members received an update from staff on SAWPA, EnerTech, SARI Line relocation; Magnolia Trunk sewer, labor negotiations, and legislative and public affairs. The Steering Committee also approved a nomination to honor Doug Davert on the Honor Walk. The Honor Walk presentation will be held on April 20th. 6. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the February 23, 2011, Steering Committee meeting. OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: 7 . MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the March 2, 2011, Operations Committee meeting. 8. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Authorize the General Manager to negotiate an amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Black and Veatch for additional design services for the Outfall Land Section and Ocean Outfall Booster Station Piping Rehabilitation, Project No. J-112. ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: 9. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the March 9, 2011, Administration Committee meeting. 03/23/11 Minutes of Board Meeting Page 4 of 5 10. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 11-04, Adopting Procedures for Settlement of Claims Made Against the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD); Settlement of Claims Made by OCSD; Collection of Delinquent Accounts Owing to OCSD; Settlement of Civil or Administrative Actions; and Settlement of Workers' Compensation Actions; and repealing Resolution No. OCSD 98-23. CLOSED SESSION: CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS: 54956.9(b) & (c). The Board convened in closed session at 6:54 p.m. Confidential Minutes of the Closed Session have been prepared in accordance with the above Government Code Sections 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 7:15 p.m. CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN CLOSED SESSION: None OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: None ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 7: 17 p.m. until April 20, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. Lilia Kovac, CMC Associate Clerk of the Board 03/23/11 Minutes of Board Meeting Page 5 of 5