HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-11-2019 Legislative Committee MinutesMINUTES OF THE
LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Monday, February 11, 2019at12:00 p.m.
A meeting of the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee was called to order by
Committee Chair Peter Kim on Monday, February 11, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. in the
Administration Building of the Orange County Sanitation District. Committee
Vice-Chair Bernstein led the pledge of allegiance.
A quorum was declared present, as follows:
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Peter Kim, Chair
Allan Bernstein, Vice-Chair
Lucille Kring, Member-At-Large
Chad Wanke, Member-At-Large
David Shawver, Board Chair
John Withers, Board Vice-Chair
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
Donald P. Wagner, Member-At-Large
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR:
STAFF PRESENT:
Jim Herberg, General Manager
Rob Thompson, Assistant General Manager
Lorenzo Tyner, Assistant General Manager
Celia Chandler, Director of Human Resources
Kelly Lore, Clerk of the Board
Jennifer Cabral
Daisy Covarrubias
Alfredo Garcia
Rebecca Long
Tyler Ramirez
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hagin, General Counsel
Eric Sapirstein, ENS Resources (via
teleconference)
Eric O'Donnell, Townsend Public Affairs (TPA)
Committee Chair Kim did not provide a report. He welcomed newly appointed member
Lucille Kring to the committee.
REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER:
General Manager Jim Herberg reported that OCSD, OCWD, SAWPA, and the County of
Orange Public Works have been meeting to address issues related to IRWM grant
funding under Proposition 1 funding. Mr. Herberg will continue to work with the group
and will report back to the Steering and Legislative and Public Affairs Committees on the
progress in the future.
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CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Clerk of the Board)
MOVED, SECONDED. and DULY CARRIED TO: Approve minutes for the
Committee meeting held on December 10, 2018.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
NON-CONSENT:
None.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
Bernstein, Kim, Shawver, Wanke and Withers
None
Kring
Wagner
2. WASTEWATER ORDINANCE UPDATE (Lorenzo Tyner)
Assistant General Manager Lorenzo Tyner provided a brief presentation of the
upcoming Wastewater Ordinance revisions and update and answered questions
from the Committee.
3. LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS UPDATE (Rebecca Long)
Senior Public Affairs Specialist Rebecca Long distributed legislative talking points
cards to the Committee for their use, reported that tour invitations have been sent
to State and Federal officials, announced that Assemblywoman Connie Petrie
Norris will tour OCSD on March 15, and reported that an ACC-OC Infrastructure
tour with legislative officials will take place on February 22.
Eric Sapirstein ENS Resources, provided a PowerPoint Presentation and updated
the Committee on the following items: Border wall and Partial governmental
shutdown, congressional leadership, OC Congressional delegation and their
committee appointments, Buy America Preferences for Infrastructure, and
regulatory and budget initiatives.
Eric O'Donnell, TPA, provided a PowerPoint presentation with information
including: Legislative Schedule, Governor Newsom's budget proposal and water
tax update; SB 200 Senator Monning spot bill; ACWA possible proposal for
Drinking water trust; legislature hosted joint informational committee hearing on
Feb. 6; 2019 legislation including: AB 129, AB 292, and SB bills; and the video
surveillance retention bill.
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4 . PUBLIC AFFAIRS UPDATE (Jennifer Cabral)
Ms. Cabral reviewed outreach efforts made over the last month and provided
information on the following: Board Member Orientation February 20 from 3-
5 p.m.; Honor Walk Ceremony May 22, nominations for honorees due March 8;
Plant No. 2 newsletter and focused outreach effort; press releases for OCSD
Board leadership changes and for two awards received for the District Certificate
of Transparency and the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award ; $2,000 local
grant received for plant signage to support tour program; current construction
outreach efforts in the cities of Newport Beach and Anaheim; and CASA
sponsored legislation and creation of an outreach program to promote "No Wipes
Down the Pipes". Ms. Cabral responded to questions regarding flyers or posters
that can be placed in the homeless shelters and the mandated standards of
flushable wipes, as well as communication to member agencies to be used at
council meetings to promote these efforts.
Mr. Herberg announced his participation in the following: UGI and the ACC-OC
Public Policy Making Academy on March 22, OCSD and OCWD Co-Sponsored
event at UC Irvine for the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and
Scientists in April, OCCOG General Assembly Resilient Infrastructure Panel on
April 12, and announced that OCSD offices will be closed tomorrow in observance
of Lincoln's Birthday and Monday February 18 in observance of Presidents Day.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
Vice-Chair Bernstein provided information regarding his recent participation at the 2019
Washington D.C. Advocacy Trip with ACC-OC where he met and invited both
Congressman Harley Rouda and Congresswoman Katie Porter to tour the Sanitation
District.
In response to a question from Board Chairman Shawver regarding absence of a
member of the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee, General Counsel Brad Hogin
responded that the rules of procedure do not allow participation by its member's Alternate
Director in the case of absence.
ADJOURNMENT:
Committee Chair Kim declared the meeting adjourned at 12:58 p.m. to the next
Legislative and Public Affairs Committee meeting, Monday, March 11 , 2019 at
12:00 p.m.
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