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LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING
Orange County Sanitation District
The Legislative and Public Affairs Special Committee meeting convened on
Tuesday, October 17, 2013, at 8:17 a.m. in the Administration Building of the
Orange County Sanitation District.
A quorum was declared present, as follows:
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
PRESENT:
Troy Edgar, Board Chair
John Anderson, Board Vice-Chair
Brad Reese, Administration Committee
Chair
John Nielsen, Operations Committee
Vice-Chair
Joe Shaw, Director
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
John Withers, Administration
Committee Vice-Chair
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
STAFF PRESENT
Jim Herberg, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General
Manager
Nick Kanetis, Director of Engineering
Jeff Reed, Director of Human
Resources
Maria Ayala, Clerk of the Board
Jim Colston
Faviola Miranda
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hagin, General Counsel
Heather Stratman, Townsend Public
Affairs
Eric Sapirstein, ENS Resources (via
teleconference)
Jim Herberg, General Manager, reported on the recently received letter from the
City of Yorba Linda regarding legislation for the city's seat on the OCSD Board of
Directors. Director Anderson offered a short background of the issue and the need
for change in legislation. A copy of the letter was distributed.
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October 17, 2013
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INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
Due to a conflict in schedule, Mr. Sapirstein presented Agenda Item No. 5 at the
beginning of the meeting.
5. Monthly Legislative Update -Eric Sapirstein, ENS Resources.
Eric Sapirstein joined the meeting via teleconference. Mr. Sapirstein provided a
federal legislative update on the following: federal government shutdown; water
resources policy advances; infrastructure financing; Sunshine On Conflicts Act;
and Municipal Bonds and Budget Sequester.
CONSENT ITEMS
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes for the
Committee meeting held on September 9, 2013.
ACTION ITEMS:
2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Establish a calendar of
Committee Meeting Dates for the remainder of fiscal year 2013-2014.
3. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Receive and file the
Government Affairs and Legislative Outreach Plan.
4. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Receive and file the report
on State and Federal Advocacy Best Practices.
Director Edgar requested that a future agenda item be presented to address the
OCSD membership in other organziations.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
6. OCSD "Wastewater 101" Video.
Faviola Miranda, Senior Public Affairs Specialist, played the current OCSD
informational video. The Committee took time to discuss options and suggestions
for a new video.
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October 17 , 2013
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ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 9:01 a.m .
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