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Orange County Sanitation District
MINUTES
BOARD MEETING
February 25, 2015
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 February 25, 2015, at 6:01 p.m., in the Administration Building. Director
Mariellen Yarc delivered the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Acting Clerk of the Board declared a quorum present as follows:
ACTIVE DIRECTORS ALTERNATE DIRECTORS
x Tom Beamish, Chair Rose Espinoza
x John Nielsen, Vice-Chair Allan Bernstein
A Lisa Bartlett Michelle Steel
David Benavides x Sal Tinajero
x Steven Choi Lynn Schott
x Keith Curry Scott Peotter
Ellery Deaton x Sandra Massa-Lavitt
A Tyler Diep Joy Neugebauer
x James M. Ferryman Bob Ooten
x Steven Jones Kris Beard
Jim Katapodis x Erik Peterson
x Robert Kiley Michael Beverage
x Peter Kim Michele Steggell
x Lucille Kring Jordan Brandman
x Greg Mills Robert Collacott
x Richard Murphy Shelley Hasselbrink
x Steve Nagel Michael Vo
A Glenn Parker Cecilia Hupp
x Gregory Sebourn Jan Flory
x David Shawver Carol Warren
x Fred Smith Steve Berry
x Teresa Smith Mark Murphy
x Chad Wanke Constance Underhill
x John Withers Douglas Reinhart
x Mariellen Yarc Stacy Berry
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Jim Herberg, General Manager; Bob Ghirelli, Assistant
General Manager; Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering; Lorenzo Tyner, Director of
Finance & Administrative Services; Ed Torres, Director of Operations & Maintenance;
Nick Arhontes, Director of Facility Support Services; Kelly Lore, Acting Clerk of the
Board; Jim Colston; Norbert Gaia; Al Garcia; Stephanie Good; Elvia Harvey; Andrew
Nau; Kelly Newell; and Paula Zeller.
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OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hagin (General Counsel); Michael Beverage (Alternate
Director, YLWD); Dan Bunce (Brown and Caldwell); Robert Collacott (Alternate Director,
City of Villa Park); Steve Filarsky (Consultant); and Robert Ooten (Alternate Director,
CMSD)
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
Director of Facility Support Services, Nick Arhontes, presented a 25 year Service Award
to Mark Esquer, Division 330, Engineering Manager.
Director T. Smith arrived at 6:10 p.m.
Director of Engineering, Rob Thompson, presented a 25 year Service Award to Vladimir
Kogan, Division 790, Senior Scientist.
REPORTS:
Chair Beamish announced the date of March 12, for the second Board Orientation;
Nerissa Director Tour dates of March 17 & March 19; and notified the Board that
requests for support letters for the WaterSmart Grant will be sent to the member
agencies on February 26.
General Manager, Jim Herberg, provided a brief report from his Monthly Update, which
included: Community outreach efforts: 14 plant tours, participation in the Garden Grove
let Festival, Science Night at Sunny Hills High School tours for Assembly Member Ling
Ling Chang and Assembly Member Matt Harper, and an upcoming tour for Assembly
Member Young Kim on March 6; Annual Honor Walk nominations which are due March
16; and the sale of excess air omission credits.
1. Received and filed Minute Excerpts of member agencies relating to appointments
to the Orange County Sanitation District Board, as follows:
City I Agency
Buena Park
Fullerton
QC Board of Supervisors
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Active Director
Fred Smith
Greg Sebourn
Lisa Bartlett
Alternate Director
Steve Berry
Doug Chaffee
Michelle Steel
2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Approve minutes for the
Regular Board Meeting held on January 28, 2015.
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AYES: Beamish; Choi; Curry; Ferryman; Jones; Kiley; Kim; Kring;
Mills; R. Murphy; Nagel; Nielsen; Sebourn; Shawver;
F. Smith; Tinajero; Wanke; Withers; and Yarc
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: Massa-Lavitt (Alternate); Peterson (Alternate) and T. Smith
ABSENT: Bartlett; Diep and Parker
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE:
3. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Approve minutes of the
February 4, 2015 meeting of the Operations Committee.
AYES: Choi; Curry; Ferryman; Jones; Kiley; Kim; Kring; Massa-
Lavitt (Alternate); Mills; R. Murphy; Nagel; Nielsen; Sebourn;
Shawver; F. Smith; T. Smith; Tinajero; Wanke; Withers; and
Yarc
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: Beamish; and Peterson (Alternate)
ABSENT: Bartlett; Diep and Parker
4. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO:
A. Approve a Professional Design Services Agreement with Brown &
Caldwell to provide engineering design services for the Ocean Outfall
System, Project No. J-117, for an amount not to exceed $6,778,015; and
B. Approve a contingency of $677,801 (10%).
AYES: Beamish; Choi; Curry; Ferryman; Jones; Kiley; Kim; Kring;
Massa-Lavitt (Alternate) Mills; R. Murphy; Nagel; Nielsen;
Peterson (Alternate); Sebourn; Shawver; F. Smith; T. Smith;
Tinajero; Wanke; Withers; and Yarc
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Bartlett; Diep and Parker
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ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE:
5. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Approve minutes of the
February 11, 2015 meeting of the Administration Committee.
AYES: Beamish; Choi; Curry; Ferryman; Jones; Kiley; Kim; Kring;
Massa-Lavitt (Alternate) Mills; R. Murphy; Nagel; Nielsen;
Sebourn; Shawver; F. Smith; Tinajero; Wanke; Withers; and
Yarc
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: Peterson (Alternate) and T. Smith
ABSENT: Bartlett; Diep and Parker
6. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Receive and file Orange
County Sanitation District Second Quarter Financial Report for the period ended
December 31, 2014.
AYES: Beamish; Choi; Curry; Ferryman; Jones; Kiley; Kring;
Massa-Lavitt (Alternate); Mills; R. Murphy; Nagel; Nielsen;
Peterson (Alternate); Sebourn; Shawver; F. Smith; Tinajero;
Wanke; Withers; and Yarc
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: Kim and T. Smith
ABSENT: Bartlett; Diep and Parker
7. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Approve the FY 2015-16
budget assumptions and direct staff to incorporate these parameters in preparing
the FY 2015-16 budget update.
AYES: Beamish; Choi; Curry; Ferryman; Jones; Kiley; Kim; Kring;
Massa-Lavitt (Alternate) Mills; R. Murphy; Nagel; Nielsen;
Peterson; Sebourn; Shawver; F. Smith; Tinajero; Wanke;
Withers; and Yarc
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: T. Smith
ABSENT: Bartlett; Diep and Parker
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STEERING COMMITTEE:
Chair Beamish pulled Items 10 & 11 to be heard separately with roll call vote.
8. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Approve minutes for the
Steering Committee Meeting held on January 28, 2015.
AYES: Beamish; Choi; Curry; Ferryman; Jones; Kiley; Kim; Kring;
Massa-Lavitt (Alternate) Mills; R. Murphy; Nagel; Nielsen;
Sebourn; Shawver; F. Smith; T. Smith; Tinajero; Wanke;
Withers; and Yarc
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: Peterson (Alternate)
ABSENT: Bartlett; Diep and Parker
9. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Approve and authorize the
execution of the compensation agreement with the City of Garden Grove and
other taxing entities within the meaning of Health and Safety Code Section
341 BO(f), as required by the California Department of Finance.
AYES: Beamish; Choi; Curry; Ferryman; Kiley; Kim; Kring; Massa-
Lavitt (Alternate) Mills; R. Murphy; Nagel; Nielsen; Peterson
(Alternate); Sebourn; Shawver; F. Smith; T. Smith; Tinajero;
Wanke; Withers; and Yarc
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: Jones
ABSENT: Bartlett; Diep and Parker
10. Consultant Steve Filarsky introduced Item No. 10 and stated that the MOU's
presented for approval were prepared as directed by the Board of Directors.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO:
A. Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 15-04 entitled, "A Resolution of the Board of
Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District approving the
Memoranda of Understanding between the Orange County Sanitation
District and the Orange County Employees Association (OCEA), for Fiscal
Years 2014/2015 & 2015/2016."
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B. Direct staff to finalize and sign the Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs)
between Orange County Sanitation District and the three (3) OCEA
bargaining units.
Acting Clerk of the Board conducted a roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Beamish; Choi; Curry; Ferryman; Jones; Kiley; Kring;
R. Murphy; Nagel; Nielsen; Peterson (Alternate); Sebourn;
Shawver; F. Smith; Tinajero; Wanke; Withers; and Yarc
NOES: Kim; Mills; and T. Smith
ABSTENTIONS: Massa-Lavitt (Alternate)
ABSENT: Bartlett; Diep and Parker
11. General Manager, Jim Herberg, introduced Item No. 11. Mr. Herberg explained
the status of the following unrepresented employees, and the process for
providing these employees with the same proposal (terms) as to those
employees in Agenda Item No. 10.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO:
Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 15-05, entitled, "A Resolution of the Board of
Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District approving Salary and Benefit
Adjustments for Unrepresented Non-exempt Confidential Employees for Fiscal
Years 2014/2015 & 2015/2016."
Acting Clerk of the Board conducted a roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Beamish; Choi; Curry; Ferryman; Jones; Kiley; Kring;
R. Murphy; Nagel; Nielsen; Peterson (Alternate); Sebourn;
Shawver; F. Smith; Tinajero; Wanke; Withers; and Yarc
NOES: Kim; Mills; and T. Smith
ABSTENTIONS: Massa-Lavitt (Alternate)
ABSENT: Bartlett; Diep and Parker
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12. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Adopt Resolution No. OCSD
15-06, entitled, A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Orange County
Sanitation District Adopting a Revised Policy Regarding Board of Directors'
Expense Reimbursement and Meeting Attendance and Compensation and
Repealing Resolution No. OCSD 14-04.
AYES: Beamish; Choi; Curry; Ferryman; Jones; Kiley; Kim; Kring;
Massa-Lavitt (Alternate) Mills; R. Murphy; Nagel; Nielsen;
Peterson (Alternate); Sebourn; Shawver; F. Smith; T. Smith;
Tinajero; Wanke; Withers; and Yarc
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Bartlett; Diep and Parker
LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIAL COMMITTEE:
13. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Receive and file the minutes
of the February 9, 2015 meeting of the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee.
AYES: Choi; Curry; Ferryman; Jones; Kiley; Kim; Kring; Massa-
Lavitt (Alternate) Mills; R. Murphy; Nagel; Nielsen; Peterson
(Alternate); Sebourn; Shawver; F. Smith; T. Smith; Tinajero;
Wanke; Withers; and Yarc
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: Beamish
ABSENT: Bartlett; Diep and Parker
NON-CONSENT:
14. Director of Engineering, Rob Thompson introduced the item and provided a brief
report.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO:
A. Consider, receive, and file the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the MacArthur Pump
Station Rehabilitation, Project No. 7-63, prepared by JACOBS; and
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B. Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 15-07 entitled, "A Resolution of the Board of
Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District adopting the Mitigated
Negative Declaration for the MacArthur Pump Station Rehabilitation
Project No. 7-63; Adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program; an approving the MacArthur Pump Station Rehabilitation Project
No. 7-63."
AYES: Beamish; Choi; Curry; Ferryman; Jones; Kiley; Kim; Kring;
Massa-Lavitt (Alternate) Mills; R. Murphy; Nagel; Nielsen;
Peterson (Alternate); Sebourn; Shawver; F. Smith; T. Smith;
Tinajero; Wanke; Withers; and Yarc
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Bartlett; Diep and Parker
AB1234 REPORTS:
Director Ferryman reported on the following from the respective committees he is a
member of:
• OCCOG, did not meet in February, next meeting is March 26.
• Borders Committee, next meeting is February 27.
• NWRI, met February 24 -EPA here to participate in roundtable. A workshop
was held February 25 regarding drought response.
• Director Ferryman also announced that the Santa Clara Valley Water District is
sponsoring an upcoming reverse osmosis concentrated management alternative
workshop.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
Chair Beamish welcomed newly appointed Director Sal Tinajero from the City of Santa
Ana.
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTIONS: 54956.9(d)(1); 54956.9(d)(4) and 54957.6
The Board convened in closed session at 6:41 p.m. to discuss three 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.
RECONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION: The Board reconvened in regular session at
6:49 p.m.
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CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN CLOSED
SESSION:
General Counsel Brad Hagin announced that the Board of Directors unanimously
approved the District's participation in the lawsuit "City of Los Angeles v. County of
Kern'', Case No. S-1500-CV-284100-KCT.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
None .
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 6:50 p .m. until the Regular Board Meeting on March
25, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.
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