HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-02-2008 Operations Committee MinutesMINUTES OF THE
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Engineering, Operations & Maintenance, and Technical Services
Orange County Sanitation District
July 2, 2008-5:00 p.m.
A meeting of the Operations Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on
July 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:
Ken Parker, Chair
Charles Antos
Don Bankhead
Leslie Daigle
Rose Espinoza
Patsy Marshall
Roy Moore
Joy Neugebauer
David Shawver
Harry Sidhu
Constance Underhill
Doug Davert, Board Chair
Larry Crandall, Board Vice Chair
James M. Ferryman
Operations Directors Absent:
Bill Dalton, Vice Chair
Staff Present:
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
Matt Smith, Engineering Manager
Bob Bell
Layne Baroldi
Rich Castillon
Ann Crafton
Carla Dillon
Mark Esquer
Others:
(3) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR PRO TEM
No appointment was necessary.
(4) PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
· Minutes of the Operations Committee
July 2, 2008
Page 2
(5) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Committee Chair Ken Parker did not give a report.
(6) REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER
General Manager Jim Ruth did not give a report.
(7) CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
a. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the June 12, 2008
Operations Committee meeting.
b.
Directors Espinoza and Neugebauer abstained.
OP08-35 MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board
of Directors to: 1) Approve a Professional Consultant Services
Agreement with Black & Veatch Corporation for Construction Support
Services for Newport Trunk Sewer and Force Mains, Bitter Point Pump
Station to Coast Trunk Sewer, Contract No. 5-58, for an amount not to
exceed $973,463; and,
2) Approve a contingency of $58,408 (6% ).
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
(8) ACTION ITEMS
a. OP08-36 Director of Engineering, Jim Herberg, requested that items 1 through
5 be removed from the agenda for consideration. It was then:
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the
Board of Directors to: 6) Authorize staff to enter into negotiations with
Black & Veatch Corporation for construction support services for
Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems, Contract No. J-79-1A.
(9) INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
a. OP08-37 IBM-MAXIMO Software Implementation
Director of Operations and Maintenance, Nick Arhontes, introduced Rick
Castillon, I.T. Manager, who provided an overview on the RFP process
Minutes of the Operations Committee
July 2, 2008
Page 3
and bids received for the proposed system, which has been found to
perform satisfactorily on the Groundwater Replenishment System. This
project is being presented to the Administration Committee for approval.
(10) DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
Ann Crafton, Principal Financial Analyst , presented an informational overview of problematic
encroachments on the Sanitation District's easements that prevent proper maintenance of
sewer trunk lines .
Director of Technical Services, Ed Torres, reported that the Sanitation District has passed
re-certification by the National Biosolids Partnership for a five-year period . Mr. Torres also
reported that the Sanitation District expects to be awarded , in conjunction with Air Products and
Fuel Cell Technology and U.C. Irvine, a $2.7M grant to install a fuel cell station on site .
Director of Engineering, Jim Herberg, reported that due to the urgency of two matters, and the
Operations Committee being dark in August, Engineering will be submitting two items directly to
the Board for approval.
Nick Arhontes, Director of Operations and Maintenance, reported there would be a request from
O&M for a contract to be awarded for an emergency repair of the outfall booster pump to be
completed in August.
(11) OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY
There were none.
(12) CLOSED SESSION
There was no closed session.
(13) ADJOURNMENT AND FUTURE MEETING DATES
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5 :37p.m . The next Operations Committee
meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 3, 2008, at 5:00 p.m.
Submitted by:
;1)~;7. !/ Uyu ~ .<1 _g/UU-c_
Lilia Kovac
Committee Secretary
H:\dept\agenda\Operations Committee\Operations 2008\0708\070208 Operations Minutes.docx