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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-12-2014 Legislative Committee MinutesMINUTES LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District The Legislative and Public Affairs Special Committee meeting convened on Monday, May 12, 2014, at 8:09 a.m. in the Administration Building of the Orange County Sanitation District. Director Reese led the Flag Salute. A quorum was declared present, as follows: COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Troy Edgar, Board Chair Tom Beamish, Board Vice-Chair Brad Reese, Administration Committee Chair John Withers, Administration Committee Vice-Chair David Benavides, Director COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: John Nielsen, Operations Committee Chair PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. REPORTS: No report from Chair Edgar. STAFF PRESENT Jim Herberg, General Manager Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities Support Services Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance & Administrative Services Maria Ayala, Clerk of the Board Faviola Miranda, Sr. Public Affairs Specialist OTHERS PRESENT: Heather Stratman, Townsend Public Affairs Eric Sapirstein, ENS (via teleconference) No report from General Manager, Jim Herberg. Minutes of the Legislative and Public Affairs Special Committee May 12, 2014 Page 2 of 3 CONSENT ITEMS: 1. MOVED, SECONDED, and DULY CARRIED: Approve the minutes for the Committee meeting held on April 16, 2014. AYES: Beamish; Benavides; Edgar; Reese; and Withers. NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Nielsen INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: 2. Federal Legislative Update Mr. Sapirstein reported on his meetings at the recent ACWA Conference as they related to the grant proposal efforts being made by OCSD. Mr. Sapirstein also reported on the issue of the District's rip rap removal and the meeting with the Corps of Engineers. 3. State Legislative Update Ms. Stratman gave an update on SB 946. It will be sent to the Assembly in June. She also reported on: drought relief issues at the state level; water bonds; and will follow up with more information on the pharmaceutical bill. 4. OCSD Public Affairs Update Faviola Miranda, Sr. Public Affairs Specialist, gave a report on OCSD's PAO Strategic Outreach Plan. She distributed a copy of the plan for July 2013 -January 2015, and a "Facts and Key Statistics" page translated into four languages. 5. OCSD Corporate Identity Mr. Herberg opened discussion on the issue of OCSD corporate identity, as it may be time for the District to look at a possible name change. The Committee discussed corporate branding, name change, etc. and will continue to look into possibly proceeding with this in the future. Minutes of the Legislative and Public Affairs Special Committee May 12, 2014 Page 3 of 3 OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: Chair Edgar announced that today will be the first meeting for the OCSD-SAWPA Joint Policy Committee (JPC). An agenda has been prepared and the meeting has been publicly noticed. The JPC will look to discuss how formal future meetings shall be conducted. The Steering Committee had brief discussion over what type of committee this should be considered. ADJOURNMENT: Chair Edgar declared the meeting adjourned at 9:21 a.m. Submitted by: Jv--