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Orange County Sanitation District
MINUTES
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
Board Workshop
September 11, 2013
Administration Building
10844 Ellis Avenue
Fountain Valley, California 92708-7018
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ROLL CALL
A special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District was
held on September 11, 2013, at 6:30 p.m., in the Administration Building. Chair Edgar
led the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Clerk of the Board declared a quorum present as follows:
ACTIVE DIRECTORS ALTERNATE DIRECTORS
x Troy Edgar, Chair Richard Murphy
x John Anderson, Vice Chair Gene Hernandez
x Tom Beamish x Rose Espinoza
x David Benavides Sal Tinajero
x Steven Choi x Christina Shea
x Keith Curry x Rush Hill
x Tyler Diep Al Krippner
x James M. Ferryman x Bob Ooten
A Steven Jones Kris Beard
x Peter Kim Gerard Goedhart
x Lucille Kring Jordan Brandman
x Michael Levitt Gordon Shanks
x Brett Murdock x Roy Moore
x Steve Nagel x Mark Mccurdy
x Prakash Narain Doug Bailey
x Scott Nelson x Constance Underhill
x Janet Nguyen Shawn Nelson
A John Nielsen Jerry Amante
x Brad Reese Greg Mills
x Gregory Sebourn Jan Flory
x Joe Shaw Joe Carchio
x David Shawver x Carol Warren
x Fred Smith Steve Berry
x Teresa Smith Mark Murphy
x John Withers Douglas Reinhart
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Jim Herberg, General Manager; Bob Ghirelli, Assistant
General Manager; Nick Kanetis, Director of Engineering, 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 E. Ayala, Clerk of the Board; and Jennifer Cabral; Norbert
Gaia; Al Garcia; and Paula Zellar.
OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hagin, General Counsel, and Brent Ives, Consultant.
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PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
OPENING REMARKS:
Chair Edgar thanked the Directors and Alternate Directors for attending the meeting.
He briefly went over the agenda for tonight's workshop .
2012 STRATEGIC PLAN
Jim Herberg, General Manager, reported on the 2012 Strategic Plan initiatives. He
gave an overview of each one and reported on the outcome of the work progress over
the last five years.
STRATEGIC PLAN PROCESS
Brent Ives, Consultant, explained the process that will be taking place in order to
develop and establish the Sanitation District's new strategic plan for the next five years .
DRAFT OCSD MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS
Mr. Ives facilitated the dialogue for the Board on the proposed draft vision statement.
The Board provided input and made suggestions towards an updated vision statement.
CONCLUSION
Mr . Ives concluded the meeting with an explanation of the next steps to be taken . A
second Board workshop will be taking place on October 2 . At this meeting, the Board
will focus on the strategic initiatives for the next five years. The Board was presented
with the proposed strategic initiatives for 2013-19 Strategic plan that will be discussed
on October 2.
Various Board members made suggestions of topics to consider for future strategic
initiatives , such as: public outreach program; asset management; a goal to produce
energy ; updating the District's infrastructure; etc .
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 8:30 p.m. until the next regular meeting on
September 25, 2013, at 6:30 p.m .
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