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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