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OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Engineering, Operations & Maintenance, and Technical Services
Orange County Sanitation District
December 3, 2008 – 5:00 p.m.
A tour of the Orange County Sanitation District’s Plant 2 facility was conducted at 4:15 p.m.,
followed by the regular meeting of the Operations Committee on December 3, 2008, at 5:00
p.m. at the Plant 2 Operations Center.
A quorum was declared present, as follows:
Operations Directors Present:
Bill Dalton, Chair
David Shawver, Vice Chair
Charles Antos
Don Bankhead
Rose Espinoza
Roy Moore
Joy Neugebauer
Harry Sidhu
Constance Underhill
Don Webb
Doug Davert, Board Chair
Larry Crandall, Board Vice Chair
Operations Directors Absent:
Patsy Marshall
Ken Parker
Staff Present:
Jim Ruth, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager
Nick Arhontes, Dir. of Operations & Maintenance
Jim Herberg, Director of Engineering
Sam Mowbray, Laboratory Manager
Lilia Kovac, Committee Secretary
Jeff Brown
Dean Fisher
Norbert Gaia
Tod Haynes
John Linder
Rob Thompson
Others:
Alternate Director Al Krippner
Alternate Director Bob Ooten
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR
Committee Chair Dalton did not give a report.
REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER
General Manager, Jim Ruth, did not give a report.
CONSENT CALENDAR (1-7)
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December 3, 2008
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1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve the minutes of the November 5,
2008 Operations Committee meeting.
2. OP08-67 MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to: a) Approve a budget transfer in the amount of $57,599 from New
Secondary Treatment System at Plant No. 1, Job No. P1-102; $57,599 from
Trickling Filters at Plant No. 2, Job No. P2-90; $40,658 from Sludge Digester
Rehabilitation at Plant No. 1, Job No. P1-100; and $40,658 from Plant No. 1 66kV
Substation, Job No. P1-97, to Power Monitoring and Control Systems, Job No. J-
33-3, for a total budget transfer amount of $196,514;
b) Approve a Professional Design Services Agreement with DLT&V Systems
Engineering to prepare programming standards and templates for Power
Monitoring and Control Systems, Project No. J-33-3, for an amount not to exceed
$308,015; and,
c) Approve a contingency of $30,801 (10%).
3. OP08-68 MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to: a) Approve a Professional Design Services Agreement with AECOM
Technical Services, Inc. for Balboa Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation, Project No. 5-47,
providing for engineering design services for an amount not to exceed $796,404;
and,
b) Approve a contingency of $79,640 (10%).
4. Staff requested item be pulled from agenda.
5. OP08-70 MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to: a) Approve a Professional Consultant Services Agreement with
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. for Construction Support Services for Coast Trunk Sewer
Rehabilitation, Contract No. 11-26, for an amount not to exceed $120,853; and,
b) Approve a contingency of $12,085 (10%).
6. OP08-71 MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to authorize staff to negotiate a Professional Consulting Services
Agreement with EarthTech/AECOM Technical Services, Inc., for construction
support services for Sludge Digester Rehabilitation at Plant No. 1, Job No. P1-
100.
7. OP08-72 MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: a) Approve Plans and
Specifications for the P2 Test Site Equipment Demolition, Project No. FE05-43,
on file at the office of the Clerk of the Board;
b) Approve Addendum Nos. 1 and 2 to the plans and specifications;
c) Receive and file bid tabulation and recommendation;
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d) Award a contract to Engineering/Remediation Resources Group, Inc., for the
demolition and removal of the test site equipment at Plant No. 2, for an amount
not to exceed $93,997.92; and,
e) Approve a contingency of $18,800 (20%).
ACTION ITEMS (8-9)
8. OP08-73 MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to receive and file the five-year Research Strategic Plan, Specification
No. CS-2006-315, prepared by Carollo Engineers.
Senior Engineer, Jeff Brown, reviewed the highlights of the Research Strategic
Plan with its interrelation with various operations processes, and the identification
of eleven major research initiative areas. Plan reviews and updates will be
conducted annually to remain focused on the most important areas for the future.
9. OP08-74 MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to: a) Approve a budget increase of $2,500,000 for Air Quality
Improvements, Job No. J-79, for a total budget amount of $11,668,000;
b) Approve a Professional Design Services Agreement with Malcolm Pirnie
Corporation for Phase 2 Pilot Engine Exhaust Emissions Reduction to furnish,
install, and test a pilot system re: Air Quality Improvements, Job No. J-79, for an
amount not to exceed $3,352,518; and,
c) Approve a contingency of $335,252 (10%).
INFORMATION ITEMS
There were no items.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
Director of Operations and Maintenance, Nick Arhontes, reported that the recent fires in North
Orange County had temporarily interrupted monitoring communications with pump stations’
operations; however there was no damage to the equipment. Mr. Arhontes also reported that
chemical prices and supplies have stabilized, and chemical efficiencies have been optimized.
CLOSED SESSION
There was no closed session.
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OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY
There were none.
ADJOURNMENT
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:40p.m. The next Operations Committee
meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at 5:00p.m.
Submitted by:
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