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Orange County Sanitation District
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
2013 Strategic Plan
Board Workshop
October 2, 2013
Administration Building
10844 Ellis Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA 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 October 2, 2013 at 6:00 p.m., in the District's Administrative Offices.
Active and alternate Directors present were as follows:
ACTIVE DIRECTORS ALTERNATE DIRECTORS
x Troy Edgar, Chair x Richard Murphy
x John Anderson, Vice Chair x Gene Hernandez
x Tom Beamish x Rose Espinoza
x David Benavides Sal Tinajero
x Steven Choi x Christina Shea
A Keith Curry Rush Hill
x Tyler Diep Al Krippner
x James M. Ferryman x Bob Ooten
x 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
A Scott Nelson x Constance Underhill
x Janet Nguyen Shawn Nelson
x John Nielsen Jerry Amante
x Brad Reese Greg Mills
x Gregory Sebourn Jan Flory
x Joe Shaw x Joe Carchio
A David Shawver 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; 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; Jennifer Cabral; Dean
Fisher; Norbert Gaia; Al Garcia; Rich Spencer; and Rob Thompson.
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OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel; Brent Ives, Consultant.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
Opening Remarks:
Chair Edgar welcomed everybody to the second workshop and briefly reviewed the
meeting's agenda.
Strategic Goals 2007-2013
General Manager, Jim Herberg, summarized the work accomplished in the first
strategic plan workshop from September 11; he also outlined the strategic initiatives
that would be presented tonight. He announced that the Board can expect a
completed and formal Strategic Plan to be brought before the Board for approval at
the November or December Board Meeting.
Mr. Herberg introduced Brent Ives. Mr. Ives would be facilitating tonight's workshop.
Mission and Vision Statements
Mr. Ives presented the Board with the draft Vision Statement. This draft
incorporated the input of the Board from Workshop #1.
Strategic Initiatives:
Members of the Executive Management Team presented information on eight key
issues: 1) Legislative Advocacy and Public Outreach (Bob Ghirelli); 2) Future
Biosolids Management Options (Nick Kanetis): 3) Odor Control (Nick Kanetis); 4)
Future Water Recycling Options (Nick Kanetis); 5) Cessation of Disinfection of
OCSD's Ocean Discharge (Ed Torres); 6) Local Sewer Transfers (Nick Arhontes);
and 7) Workforce Planning and Workforce Development (Jeff Reed).
The Board held brief dialogue after each presentation, with staff responding to
questions.
Mr. Herberg concluded the presentations by giving a brief overview of the General
Manager's Workplan for the next fiscal year. Mr. Herberg also reported on the
District's asset management program and other operational efficiencies.
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CONCLUSION
Mr. Ives concluded the meeting by summarizing the strategic initiatives , and the next
steps. The strategic initiatives and new vision statement will be compiled into a new
Strategic Plan, and will be brought to the Board for approval at a future meeting .
Chair Edgar thanked the staff for their presentations, and thanked the Directors and
Alternate Directors for attending.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 8:00 p.m. until the next regular meeting on
October 23, 2013, at 6:30 p.m .
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