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OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Engineering, Operations & Maintenance, and Technical Services
Orange County Sanitation District
February 4, 2009 – 5:00 p.m.
A meeting of the Operations Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on
February 4, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. in the Sanitation District’s Administrative Office.
A quorum was declared present, as follows:
Operations Directors Present:
Bill Dalton, Chair
David Shawver, Vice Chair
Charles Antos
Tom Beamish
Troy Edgar
Patsy Marshall
Roy Moore
Joy Neugebauer
Sharon Quirk
Constance Underhill
Doug Davert, Board Chair
Larry Crandall, Board Vice Chair
Operations Directors Absent:
Harry Sidhu
Don Webb
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
Mark Esquer
Dean Fisher
Norbert Gaia
Tod Haynes
Pam Koester
Others:
Alternate Director John Anderson
Alternate Director Ron Garcia
Alternate Director Fred Smith
Alternate Director Carol Warren
Gino Rampagna
Juanita Skillman
Warren Sternin
Chuck Winsor
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.
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CONSENT CALENDAR (1-2)
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve the minutes of the December 2,
2008 Operations Committee meeting.
2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors
to: a) Approve a Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Black & Veatch
Corporation to provide construction support services for the Central Generation
Automation, Job No. J-79-1, for an amount not to exceed $779,546; and,
b) Approve a contingency of $77,954 (10%).
ACTION ITEMS (3-6)
3. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to
establish a budget for Outfall Land Section and OOBS Piping Rehabilitation, Project No.
J-112, in the amount of $7,858,836.
4. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors
to: a) Approve a Professional Design Services Agreement with Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. for
Newport Force Main Condition Assessment, Project No. 5-60, providing for engineering
design services for an amount not to exceed $1,120,418; and,
b) Approve a contingency of $112,042 (10%).
5. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors
to: a) Approve a Professional Design Services Agreement with Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. for
CenGen Cooling Water System Replacement, Job No. J-109, providing for engineering
design services for an amount not to exceed $1,489,877; and,
b) Approve a contingency of $148,988 (10%).
6. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to
approve Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement for the Management of Biosolids,
specifying biosolids from Orange County Sanitation District will no longer be transported
to or beneficially reused at any sites operated by Tule Ranch / Magan Farms in Kern
County, California, in a form approved by General Counsel.
INFORMATION ITEMS (7)
7. Air Quality Permit Efficiencies Resulting in Cost Savings
Ed Torres, Director of Technical Services, presented a brief report of the air quality
efficiencies generated through successful negotiations with AQMD resulting in the
amending of the Sanitation District’s permit conditions, allowing the District to burn all
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digester gases, and estimating a $900,000 savings, while reducing greenhouse gases
by 12%.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
Director of Operations and Maintenance , Nick Arhontes , reported that outfall repairs were
needed on a junction box near the beach ; however, due to the upcoming bird nesting season in
April, staff acted quickly to repair it, and will be bring ing this $60,000 repair item for ratification at
the next meeting.
CLOSED SESSION
There was no closed session.
OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS. IF ANY
There were none.
ADJOURNMENT
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5 :30 p.m. The next Operations Committee
meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at 5:00 p.m.
Submitted by:
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Lilia Kovac
Committee Secretary
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