HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-01-2009 Operations Committee MinutesMINUTES OF THE
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Engineering, Operations & Maintenance, and Technical Services
Orange County Sanitation District
April 1, 2009 – 5:00 p.m.
A meeting of the Operations Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on
April 1, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. in the Sanitation District’s Laboratory Building.
A quorum was declared present, as follows:
Operations Directors Present:
Bill Dalton, Chair
David Shawver, Vice Chair
Charles Antos
Tom Beamish
Leslie Daigle
Troy Edgar
Roy Moore
Joy Neugebauer
Sharon Quirk
Harry Sidhu
Constance Underhill
Doug Davert, Board Chair
Larry Crandall, Board Vice Chair
Operations Directors Absent:
Patsy Marshall
Others:
Gino Rampagna, IPMC
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
Dean Fisher
Norbert Gaia
Tod Haynes
John Linder
Karen Baroldi
Kelvin Barwick
Jim Burror
Jim Colton
Norbert Gaia
Ingrid Hellebrand
Mike McCarthy
Dean Pasko
Mike Moore
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR
Committee Chair Dalton did not give a report.
REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER
The General Manager did not give a report.
Minutes of the Operations Committee
April 1, 2009
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INFORMATION ITEM
1. Presentation and Tour of New Taxonomy Lab
The Director of Technical Services, Mr. Ed Torres, introduced Dean Pasko, Environmental
Supervisor, whose responsibility includes overseeing the in-house Taxonomy Program. The
Directors were given a presentation and a tour of the taxonomy lab. A follow-up presentation
was requested for reporting on cost savings and effectiveness.
CONSENT CALENDAR (2 - 5)
2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve the minutes of the March 4,
2009 Operations Committee meeting.
3. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors
to: (a) Approve a Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Lee & Ro, Inc. to
provide construction support services for Replacement of the Bitter Point Pump Station,
Contract No. 5-49, for an amount not to exceed $1,493,633; and,
(b) Approve a contingency of $149,363 (10%).
4. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to
approve Amendment No. 3 to Cooperative Projects Grants Program Contract No. 0503
with the City of Placentia providing for a two-month time extension.
5. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors
to: (a) Approve a Purchase Agreement with Jamison Engineering Contractors, Inc. for
On-Call Contractor Support Services, Specification No. CS-2009-403BD, for the period
July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 for a total annual amount not to exceed
$229,129.70, with four one-year renewable options; and,
(b) Approve an annual contingency of $22,912.97 (10%).
ACTION ITEMS
There were none.
INFORMATION ITEMS - Continued
6. Renewal of Ocean Discharge Permit
Mr. Ed Torres introduced Karen Baroldi, Regulatory Specialist and Project Manager, who is
responsible for the renewal of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
ocean discharge permit, issued jointly by the Environmental Protection Agency and California
Regional Water Quality Control Board. The permit expires on October 30, 2009, and submittal
for renewal is scheduled for May 3, 2009 for qualifying the plants’ operations.
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April1, 2009
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DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
Director of Engineering , Jim Herberg, presented a brief overview of the Capital Improvement
Program and the proposed CIP budget for 2009/10.
Mr. Torres reported that the Sanitation District is compliant with ocean monitoring, source control
and biosolids regulatory requirements, maintaining the Environmental Management System
rating.
The Director of Operations and Maintenance, Nick Arhontes, reported on an emergency
procurement due to a hydraulic pump failure.
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 6:29 p.m . The next Operations Committee
meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at 5:00p.m.
Submitted by :
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Lilia Kovac
Committee Secretary
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