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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-05-2008 Operations Committee MinutesMINUTES OF THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Engineering, Operations & Maintenance, and Technical Services Orange County Sanitation District March 5, 2008-5:00 p.m . A meeting of the Operations Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on March 5, 2008, at 5:00 p.m . in the Sanitation District's Administrative Office. (2) ROLL CALL Following the Pledge of Allegiance, a quorum was declared present, as follows: Operations Directors Present: Staff Present: Larry Crandall, Chair Charles Antos Don Bankhead Rose Espinoza Patsy Marshall Roy Moore David Shawver Harry Sidhu Constance Underhill Don Webb James M. Ferryman, Board Chair Doug Davert, Board Vice Chair Operations Directors Absent: Ken Parker, Vice Chair Jim Ruth, General Manager Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager Nick Arhontes, Dir. of Operations & Maintenance Jim Herberg, Director of Engineering Ed Torres, Director of Technical Services Penny Kyle, Committee Secretary Tod Haynes, Engineering Manager John Linder, Engineering Manager Mark Esquer Norbert Gaia Simon Watson Chuck Winsor Others : Bob Ooten T~~~~~~l~~ 9~~'ilb~F ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION Dls~Rrcr (3) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR PROTEM MAR 26 2008 BY:_.._f!..,-K_===,.,_,_,..,... No appointment was necessary. (4) PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. (5) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR Chair Crandall did not give a report . " Minutes of the Operations Committee March 5, 2008 Page 2 (6) REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER Jim Ruth, General Manager, did not give a report. (7) CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS a. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the February 6, 2008 Operations Committee meeting. b. OP08-06 c. OP08-07 d. OP08-08 MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED : Recommend to the Board of Directors to adopt Resolution No. OCSD08-XX, Establishing Support for an Enhanced Source Control Program to Reduce the Discharge of Emerging Pollutants of Concern . MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED : Approve an increase in the contingency for Newport Avenue & 151 Street Sewer Reconstruction , Project No . FE05-36, of 2.3% ($3, 703), for a total contingency of 24.1% ($38,703). MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: 1) Award a purchase contract for Purchase and Installation of Modular/Systems Furniture, Specification No. E-2007-353BD, to OM Workspace for an amount not to exceed $125,625 ; and, 2) Approve a contingency of 20% ($25,000). END OF CONSENT CALENDAR e. No items considered. (8) ACTION ITEMS a. OP08-09 MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to : 1) Approve a budget increase of $1,867,942 for Headworks Rehabilitation/ Refurbishment at Plant No . 1, Job No . P1-71, for a total budget of $11,024,341 ; 2) Approve a Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Carollo Engineers for Headworks Rehabilitation/Refurbishment at Plant No. 1, Job No. P1-71, providing for construction support services for an amount not to exceed $493,883; and, 3) Approve a 5% contingency ($24,694). Minutes of the Operations Committee March 5, 2008 Page 3 (9) INFORMATIONAL ITEMS There were none. (10) DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS Director of Engineering, Jim Herberg, reported the overall CIP change order rate is on a downward trend towards the district's goal of 5%. Director of Technical Services, Ed Torres, presented a brief report of Imperial County's biosolids importation ban, and on an article in LA Times re pharmaceuticals in discharged water. Director of Operations and Maintenance, Nick Arhontes, introduced Chuck Winsor, who reported on the removal of concrete grout material blocking collections lines from the Gisler-Redhill Trunk Sewer in Tustin. The committee requested this report be presented to the entire Board of Directors. (11) OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY Chair Crandall recommended that staff present a report to the GWRS Steering Committee on pharmaceuticals found near the outfall. (12) CLOSED SESSION There was no closed session. (13) ADJOURNMENT AND FUTURE MEETING DATES The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:40 p.m. The next Operations Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April2, 2008, at 5:00p.m. Submitted by: Penny Ky~ Committee Secretary H :\dept\agenda\Operations Committee\Operations 2008\0308\030508 Oper Minutes.doc