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MINUTES OF THE
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Engineering, Operations & Maintenance, and Technical Services
Orange County Sanitation District
April 2, 2008-5:00 p.m.
A meeting of the Operations Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on
April 2, 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
Ken Parker, Vice 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:
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
Lilia Kovac, Committee Secretary
Tod Haynes, Engineering Manager
John Linder, Engineering Manager
Matt Smith, Engineering Manager
Jim Burror
Mark Esquer
Vlad Kogan
Mike Moore
Simon Watson
Chuck Winsor
Others:
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(3) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR PRO TEM
APR 23 2008
No appointment was necessary.
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(4) PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
(5) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Chair Crandall reported that the tunnel work was completed on Ellis Street, and the road was
now open to traffic.·
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(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 March 5, 2008
Operations Committee meeting .
b. OP08-10
c . OP08-11
d . OP08-12
e . OP08-13
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board
of Directors to: 1) Approve a Professional Services Consultant Agreement
with Boyle Engineering for the Corrosion Standards Update, Specification
No. CS-2007-344BD, in an amount not to exceed $291 ,445; and
2) Approve a 19% contingency ($55,374).
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board
of Directors to: 1) Approve plans and specifications for P1 Multiple
Locations Office Modifications, Project No. SP-127, on file at the office of
the Clerk of the Board;
2) Approve Addenda No. 1 and No. 2 to the plans and specifications;
3) Receive and file bid tabulation; and,
4) Reject all bids for P1 Multiple Locations Office Modifications, Project
No. SP-127.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board
of Directors to: 1) Approve a Professional Consultant Services Agreement
with RBF Consulting, Inc. for the Carbon Canyon Sewer and Pump
Station Abandonment, Contract No. 2-24-1, providing for construction
support services for an amount not to exceed $498, 129; and,
2) Approve a 10% contingency ($49,813).
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board
of Directors to: 1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to Cooperative Projects
Grants Program Contract No. 0502 with City of Newport Beach, providing
for an 18-month time extension with no expanded scope of work, and no
increase of grant funding; and,
2) Approve Amendment No.2 to Cooperative Projects Grants Program
Contract No. 0602 with Garden Grove Sanitary District, providing for a
six-month time extension.
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f . OP08-14 MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve an increase in
the contingency to the purchase contract for Purchase and Installation of
Modular/Systems Furniture, Specification No . E-2007 -353BD, for an
additional20% ($25, 124) increasing the total contingency to 40%
($50,248).
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
g. No items considered .
(8) ACTION ITEMS
a . OP08-15 MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board
of Directors to: 1) Approve the renewal of Purchase Order No. 101758-
08 for the purchase of Cationic Polymer, Specification No. C-2003-143,
issued to Polydyne Inc., with a unit rate increase of $0 .13 per active
pound for Solution Polymer increasing the total price to $1.88 per active
pound plus tax, and a unit rate increase in Mannich Polymer of $0 .153,
increasing the total price to $1.682 per active pound plus tax, for an
estimated amount of $1,950,000 for the period July 1, 2008 through June
30, 2009.
2) Authorize a 10% ($195 ,000) contingency.
(9) INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
a . OP08-16 Emerging Issue: Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Director of Technical Services , Ed Torres, introduced the subject to the
Operations Committee members as an emergent issue. He introduced
Mike Moore, Environmental Assessment Manager, who provided a broad
overview of climate change , pending legislation, and its effects on water
supply.
(10) DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
Director of Engineering, Jim Herberg , reported the Sanitation District had been the recipient of
the Primavera Excellence Award . Mr. Herberg also presented the progress of the Capital
Improvement Program, the consent decree accomplishments, and the CIP program based on
the Proposition 218-approved rates and the 5-year plan.
Director of Operations and Ma intenance, Nick Arhontes , briefly presented an update on the
North County Yard construction progress including a cost saving approach on railroad facilities
to be removed by OCS. He also reported two leaks were discovered at Plant 1 underground
primary influent feed lines, and another underground leak at the metering probe manholes on
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the Plant 2 main outfall. These leaks require emergency repairs and the costs are expected to
exceed $200,000. Ratification for the emergency repairs will be submitted to the Board of
Directors for approval. It was also reported that damage to one of the Plant 2 pumps was
incurred during outfall pump system testing.
Director of Technical Services, Ed Torres, reported Sanitation District staff's involvement with
the National Water Research Institute (NWRI) as members of the Blue Ribbon Panel, evaluating
the amount of disinfectants used on the discharged water. Mike Moore provided a brief report
of his attendance at a wastewater conference in Mexico City; and a brief report of a biosolids
spill on the 1-5 Freeway in Hollywood.
(11) OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY
Board Vice Chair Doug Davert reported that he presented the pictures of the concrete grout
debris removal process from the regional sewer at Tustin's council meeting and it was received
with much interest. It was then suggested that the Sanitation District provide more educational
programs to the cities for viewing on local cable channels . Chair Crandall reported that staff will
be presenting a report on pharmaceuticals found in the wastewater to the GWRS Steering
Committee.
(12) CLOSED SESSION
There was no closed session.
(13) ADJOURNMENT AND FUTURE MEETING DATES
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:15p.m. The next Operations Committee
meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 5:00p.m.
Submitted by:
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Lilia Kovac
Committee Secretary
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