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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
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
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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
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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.
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