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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-12-2013 Legislative Committee Meeting MinutesCORRECTED MINUTES LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District The Legislative and Public Affairs Special Committee meeting convened on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at 8:00 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 Brad Reese, Administration Committee Chair John Nielsen, Operations Committee Vice-Chair John Withers, Administration Committee Vice-Chair David Benavides, Director Joe Shaw, Director COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: John Anderson, Board Vice-Chair PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. COMMITTEE REPORTS: STAFF PRESENT Jim Herberg, General Manager Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities Support Services Nick Kanetis, Director of Engineering Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance & Administrative Services Maria Ayala, Clerk of the Board Jim Colston Faviola Miranda OTHERS PRESENT: Heather Stratman, Townsend Public Affairs Eric Sapirstein, ENS Resources (via teleconference) Board Chair Edgar reported that there will be an upcoming meeting with Senator Huff regarding the Sanitation District's Yorba Linda legislation. Chair Edgar also reported that draft legislation language was reviewed by various parties prior to being submitted to the legislature. Minutes of the Legislative and Public Affairs Special Committee November 12, 2013 Page 2 of 3 General Manager, Jim Herberg, reported on the success of the Huntington Beach community meeting. He apprised the Committee of the recent presentation on the status of the Sanitation District administrative buildings. The presentation was given at both the last Steering Committee and Operations Committee meetings by Nick Kanetis. Faviola Miranda, Sr. Public Affairs Specialist, provided an update on recent public outreach that included information about the Huntington Beach Community Meeting; the Joint Drug Takeback event with the DEA and Kaiser Permanente; the 5k/1 Ok Run in the City of Huntington Beach to support U.S. Veterans; and attending the Gift of History event in Anaheim. CONSENT ITEMS: 1. MOVED, SECONDED, and DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes for the Committee meeting held on October 17, 2013. ACTION ITEMS: 2. MOVED, SECONDED, and DULY CARRIED: Receive and file a list of the membership pricing options for the Orange County Business Council and Association of California Cities, Orange County. Ms. Stratman presented information on the various memberships that are available to the Sanitation District, and which associations the Sanitation District is currently a member of. After careful consideration and discussion, the Committee agreed to maintain the current level of memberships and to join ACC-OC at the lowest membership tier. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: 3. Monthly Legislative Update -State Legislative Affairs Ms. Stratman provided an update on the legislative language submitted regarding the Yorba Linda seat. She explained the process that the language would go through in order to be approved. 4. Monthly Legislative Update -Federal Legislative Affairs Mr. Sapirstein joined the meeting via teleconference. He provided a federal update on: alternative fuel; HR3080; WRDA; Infrastructure Financing and Sunshine on Conflicts Acts. Minutes of the Legislative and Public Affairs Special Committee November 12, 2013 Page 3 of 3 OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: None. ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 8:43 a.m. Submitted by : ~~/-1. .. ~~ Ma la E. C.!erk .of the Board