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Orange County Sanitation District
MINUTES
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
Strategic Plan Workshop
October 21, 2015
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 called to order on October 21, 2015, at 6:12 p.m. by Chair Nielsen, in the
Administration Building. Director Beamish delivered led the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Clerk of the Board declared a quorum present as follows:
ACTIVE DIRECTORS ALTERNATE DIRECTORS
x John Nielsen, Chair Allan Bernstein
x Gregory Sebourn Doug Chaffee
x Lisa Bartlett Michelle Steel
x Tom Beamish x Rose Espinoza
Steven Choi Lynn Schott
Keith Curry Scott Peotter
x Ellery Deaton x Sandra Massa-Lavitt
Tyler Diep x Joy Neugebauer
James M. Ferryman x Bob Ooten
x Steven Jones Kris Beard
Jim Katapodis x Erik Peterson
x Robert Kiley x Michael Beverage
Peter Kim x Michele Steggell
x Lucille Kring Jordan Brandman
x Greg Mills Robert Collacott
x Richard Murphy Shelley Hasselbrink
Steve Nagel Michael Vo
x Glenn Parker x Cecilia Hupp
x David Shawver Carol Warren
Fred Smith Steve Berry
Teresa Smith Mark Murphy
Sal Tinajero David Benavides
x Chad Wanke Constance Underhill
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; Kelly Lore, Clerk of the Board;
Jennifer Cabral; Jim Colston; Mark Esquer; Norbert Gaia; Al Garcia; Kathy Millea; Jeff
Mohr; Louis Pasoz and Paula Zeller.
OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin (General Counsel); Kristine Thalman, K.E Thalman &
Associates; and Rich ten Busch, Black & Veatch.
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PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
OPENING REMARKS (Jim Herberg, General Manager)
Chair Nielsen welcomed everybody to the meeting, briefly reviewed the meeting's
agenda; introduced facilitator, Kristine Thalman and provided her biography.
General Manager, Jim Herberg provided a PowerPoint presentation and explained the
Strategic Plan's process, goals and objectives from 2013 including: Customer Service;
Protecting Public Health and the Environment; Managing & Protecting the Public's Funds;
Stakeholder Understanding & Support; and Organizational Effectiveness. Mr. Herberg
then identified the "Big 5", areas that he will focus on as described in the General Manager
Work plan for FY 2015-16. These areas include: Safety and security, Succession
planning, Resource recovery, Reliability, and Operational optimization.
DISTRICT ACCOMPLISHMENTS (Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager)
Assistant General Manager, Bob Ghirelli continued with the PowerPoint presentation and
provided a progress update on the eight key goals of the Strategic Plan including: Odor
Control Master Plan; future water recycling; energy efficiency; local sewer transfers;
disinfection of ocean discharge; workforce planning and development; future biosolids
management options; and legislative advocacy and public outreach. Mr. Ghirelli also
announced the successful levels of service of the agency.
Alternate Director Peterson departed the meeting at 6:35 p.m.
SUMMARY OF BOARD INTERVIEWS (Kristine Thalman, K.E. Thalman & Associates)
Ms. Kristine Thalman reported on identified Board of Directors priorities which were based
on interviews with ten of the 25 Board of Directors, and consisted of six questions related
to the eight initiatives of the Strategic Plan. Ms. Thalman provided the Board a written
summary and then verbally reviewed the responses and comments to those questions;
and asked for any further input to be provided for discussion this evening.
Chair Nielsen commended the efficiency of the OCSD staff in this process, and
complimented those Board members who were interviewed and supplied technical
information to Ms. Thalman. He stated his main concern is making the public aware of
the cultural transformation of OCSD becoming a product producer.
Suggestions were offered by the Board on topics including: community outreach efforts;
sole source providers; continued budget efficiencies; and website enhancement.
Mr. Herberg concluded that most of the suggested items fall under his GM work plan and
he will provide a report back in the future.
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Several Board members commended the agency and the staff.
PRESENTATION OF ISSUE PAPER (Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering)
Director of Engineering, Rob Thompson provided Issue Paper No. 1 regarding
Stormwater Capture providing information on governance; flow rates; OCSD Urban
Runoff Program; and risks of the capture. Mr. Thompson stated staffs recommendation
to the Board is to continue the current urban runoff policy, protect the collection system
and treatment plants and continue to support the other agencies that manage stormwater
capture .
El Nino preparation and systems were discussed. Questions of the stormwater capture
processes were answered by Mr. Thompson and Mr. Herberg. Mr. Herberg stated that
the Orange County Water District will provide additional information at a presentation in
the futu re.
Alternate Director Steggell departed the meeting at 7:51 p.m.
Director Jones and Director Wanke departed the meeting at 7:55 p.m.
PRESENTATION OF ISSUE PAPER (Mark Esquer, Engineering Manager)
Engineering Manager, Mark Esquer provided information regarding Collections system
dosing stations and the problematic method of maintaining the best Level of Service
target of Collection System Odor Complaints. Mr. Esquer stated that staffs
recommendation is to increase the Level of Service target of Collections System Odor
complaints to 28 from 12.
The Board held brief dialogue regarding the responsibility of balancing the level of service
with the cost involved.
FACILITATION OF DISCUSSION, REVIEW AND WRAP-UP (Kristine Thalman, K.E.
Thalman & Associates)
Ms. Thalman concluded the evening by stati ng that there are no additional objectives or
goals to add to the current Strategic plan at this time. If anyone has additional comments
or suggestions, please contact General Manager, Jim Herberg.
ADJOURNMENT: At 8:07 p.m. Chair Nielsen adjourned the meeting until the Regular
Board Meeting on October 28, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.
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