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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, 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
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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
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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