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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-17-2012 Special Board Minutes10/17/12 Minutes of Board Workshop Page 1 of 3 Orange County Sanitation District MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING 2012 Strategic Plan Board Workshop October 17, 2012 Administration Building 10844 Ellis Avenue Fountain Valley, CA 92708-7018 10/17/12 Minutes of Board Workshop Page 2 of 3 ROLL CALL A Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on October 17, 2012 at 5:00 p.m., in the District’s Administrative Offices. Active and alternate Directors present were as follows: ACTIVE DIRECTORS ALTERNATE DIRECTORS X Troy Edgar, Chair Gerri Graham-Mejia X John Anderson, Vice Chair Jim Winder X Tom Beamish X Rose Espinoza X Joe Carchio Devin Dwyer X Larry Crandall X Steve Nagel X Bill Dalton X Kris Beard X Jon Dumitru X Denis Bilodeau X Gail Eastman Harry Sidhu X James M. Ferryman X Bob Ooten A Jeffrey Lalloway X Steven Choi X Michael Levitt Gordon Shanks X Prakash Narain Doug Bailey X Scott Nelson X Constance Underhill X Joy Neugebauer Al Krippner X Janet Nguyen Shawn Nelson X John Nielsen Jerry Amante X Gregory Sebourn Pat McKinley X Brad Reese Rick Barnett X Steven Rosansky Nancy Gardner X Don Schweitzer X Ron Garcia X David Shawver X Carol Warren X Fred Smith Steve Berry A Sal Tinajero David Benavides 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; Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources; Ed Torres, Director of Operations & Maintenance; Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance & Administrative Services; Maria Ayala, Clerk of the Board; Barbara Collins. OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hagin, General Counsel PUBLIC COMMENTS None Opening Remarks: Chairman Troy Edgar thanked the Directors and Alternate Directors for attending the meeting. Chair Edgar briefly reviewed the meeting's agenda. General Manager Jim Ruth thanked the Board for their leadership and direction. Mr. Ruth reported the Sanitation District's various accomplishments since the implementation of the Strategic Plan. Progress Update on Strategic Plan Goals: Assistant General Manager, Robert P. Ghirelli, provided a progress update on the status of the current Strategic Plan goals. The District has been operating under the 2007 Board approved Strategic Plan that lays out the policy direction for the agency. Staff has created strategic plans in several critical support functions to ensure that these functions are aligned with the Board's policy direction. Presentations: Members of the Executive Management Team presented information on five key issues: 1) Biosolids Management (Jim Herberg); 2) Chemical Sustainability (Ed Torres): 3) Odor Control (Nick Arhontes); 4) Workforce Planning & Development Resources (Jeff Reed); and 5) Business Continuity Planning (Lorenzo Tyner). After the presentations, staff responded to questions from the Directors. After considerable discussion, staff was directed to move forward with the proposed goals, and present an updated Five-Year Strategic Plan at the November Board Meeting. ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 7:48 p.m. -:!1~~-- Cierk of the Board Orange County Sanitation District 10/17/12 Minutes of Board Workshop Page 3 of 3