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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-28-2011 Board Minutes 09/28/11 Minutes of Board Meeting Page 1 of 5 Orange County Sanitation District MINUTES BOARD MEETING September 28, 2011 Administration Building 10844 Ellis Avenue Fountain Valley, California 92708-7018 09/28/11 Minutes of Board Meeting Page 2 of 5 ROLL CALL A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on September 28, 2011, at 6:43 p.m., in the Administration Building. Following the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, a quorum was declared present by the 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 X 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 A 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; Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager; Jim Herberg, Assistant General Manager; Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities Support Services; Ed Torres, Director of Operations and Maintenance; Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance & Administrative Services; Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources; Maria Ayala, Clerk of the Board; Lilia Kovac, Associate Clerk of the Board; Cindi Ambrose; Ronald Cortez; Norbert Gaia; Tod Haynes; Tyler Hoang; Peter McGrath; Robert Morris; Rich Spencer; and Paula Zeller. OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel. 09/28/11 Minutes of Board Meeting Page 3 of 5 PUBLIC COMMENTS: 1. Debbie Schmidt commented on her recent filing of a complaint with the District. REPORTS: Board Chair, Larry Crandall, announced that the SARI Line Groundbreaking Ceremony would be held on October 11. Chair Crandall also announced the WEFTEC Conference would be taking place on October 18 and 19. The Conference will offer a tour of the Sanitation District as part of their program. Chair Crandall will be attending the CSDA Conference due to a potential award being presented to OSCD. Chair Crandall reminded the Directors about the upcoming Strategic Plan Update Workshop scheduled for October 19. He also announced the upcoming following meetings: Operations Committee, October 5; and Administration Committee, October 12. General Manager, Jim Ruth, recognized Ed Torres for reaching his 20-year anniversary with OCSD. Mr. Torres Recognized the following employees for also reaching their respective anniversaries with the Sanitation District: Peter McGrath, 25 years; Robert Morris, 25 years; Ronald Cortez, 20 years; and Tyler Hoang, 20 years. Nick Arhontes also recognized Chuck Hodge for reaching his 20-year anniversary with OCSD. Mr. Ruth announced that OCSD’s Reclamation Plant 1 and Treatment Plant 2 were recipients of the NACWA Peak Performance Gold Award. He also reported that the Sanitation District has been reaffirmed with a AAA bond rating by the rating agencies Fitch and Standard and Poors. Assistant General Manager, Jim Herberg, gave brief reports on the status of the EnerTech project and on the Steve Anderson Lift Station pump repair issues. CLAIMS : 1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Ratify payment of claims of the District, by roll call vote, as follows: Claims Paid for the Period Ending: 08/15/11 08/31/11 Totals $8,240,799.61 $11,663,473.74 Directors Dalton, Nguyen, Nielsen, and Sidhu abstained from discussion and voting on all warrants pursuant to California Government Code Section 84308. CONSENT CALENDAR: 09/28/11 Minutes of Board Meeting Page 4 of 5 2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes for the Regular Board Meeting held on August 24, 2011. STEERING COMMITTEE: 3. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the August 24, 2011, Steering Committee meeting. OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: 4. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the September 7, 2011, Operations Committee Meeting. 5. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Authorize the General Manager to enter into negotiations with Malcolm Pirnie, The Water Division of ARCADIS, Inc., for construction support services for the CenGen Cooling Water System Replacement, Job No. J-109. 6. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve a budget increase of $30,000 for Coast Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation, Contract No. 11-26R, for a total budget amount of $9,151,000. ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: 7. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the September 14, 2011, Administration Committee Meeting. 8. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Real Property Lease Agreement, Specification No. L-018, with Village Nurseries Wholesale, LLC, providing for a lease extension effective December 1, 2011 through November 30, 2016, with option to renew for two additional 5-year periods, at an annual rate of $7,150 plus the seasonally-adjusted change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers. Director Dumitru opposed on this item. NO N-CONSENT 9. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Authorize the General Manager to issue Revenue Refunding Certificate Anticipation Notes, Series 2011 B, as one­ year fixed-rate obligations, in an amount not to exceed $155.0 million to replace the $154.665 million Revenue Refunding Certificate Anticipation Notes, Series 201 OB maturing on November 23, 2011. Director Rosansky opposed on this item. CLOSED SESSION: CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS: 54956.9(b), 54956.9(c), 54954.5(f), and 54957(b)(1 ). Convene in closed session, if necessary. The Board convened in closed session at 7:30 p.m. to discuss six items. 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 8:10 p.m. CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN CLOSED SESSION: The Board voted to approve the labor contracts for the Executive Management Team, the Managers Group, and the Confidential Employees Group. Directors Rosansky, Dumitru, and Carchio opposed the items. The Board voted to direct Legal Counsel to file a demand for arbitration against the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority for unpaid invoices and to prosecute that claim if the invoices are not paid within the next 30 days. ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 8:12 p.m. until the next regular Meeting on October 26, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. �·�·�J. Maria . Ayala Clerk of the Board 09/28/11 Minutes of Board Meeting Page 5 of 5