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Orange County Sanitation District
MINUTES
BOARD MEETING
September 28, 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 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.
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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:
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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
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