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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 Page 2 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. -Minutes of the Operations Committee April1, 2009 Page 3 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 : ~~~ Lilia Kovac Committee Secretary H:\dept\agenda\Operations Committee\Operations 2009\0409\040109 Operations Minutes .docx