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OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Engineering, Operations & Maintenance, and Technical Services
Orange County Sanitation District
June 3, 2009 – 5:00 p.m.
A meeting of the Operations Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on
June 3, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. in the 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
Harry Sidhu
Constance Underhill
Don Webb
Doug Davert, Board Chair
Larry Crandall, Board Vice Chair
Operations Directors Absent:
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
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance and
Administrative Services
Lilia Kovac, Committee Secretary
Jim Burror
Dean Fisher
Norbert Gaia
Tod Haynes
John Linder
Juanita Skillman
Simon Watson
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR
Committee Chair Dalton did not give a report.
REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance and Administrative Services, gave a brief overview of the
2009/10 budget summary, focusing specifically on areas of variance from the previously
approved budget. The budget will be submitted for adoption in June.
Minutes of the Operations Committee
June 3, 2009
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CONSENT CALENDAR (1 - 7)
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve the minutes of the May 6, 2009
Operations Committee meeting.
2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to
receive and file the 2008-2010 Asset Management Plan prepared by Sanitation District
staff.
3. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors
to: a) Approve an agreement with Corrpro Companies, Inc. for Corrosion Management
Staffing Support Services, Specification CS-2009-413BD, for the period July 1, 2009
through June 30, 2010, for a total annual amount not to exceed $793,480, with four one-
year renewable options; and,
b) Approve a contingency of $79,348 (10%).
4. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to
approve Amendment No. 1 to the Memorandum of Understanding with California State
University, Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation, for a one-year contract with the
Center for Demographic Research, extending one additional year for the period of
July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, for $71,000, for total amount not to exceed
$244,671.
5. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to
approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Consultant Agreement with
Black and Veatch for the Electronic Operations and Maintenance Manual Project,
Specification No. CS-2006-290BD, (SP-53), for an additional amount of $1,295,000
increasing the total contract amount from $1,807,000 to a total amount not to exceed
$3,102,000.
6. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors
to: a) Approve a contingency increase of $70,441 (5%) to the Professional Design
Services Agreement with Black & Veatch Corporation, for the Power Monitoring and
Control Systems, Job No. J-33-3, for a total contingency of $307,388 (25%); and,
b) Authorize staff to negotiate a Professional Construction Services Agreement with
Black & Veatch Corporation for construction support services for said project.
7. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors
to: a) Authorize staff to negotiate Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Design
Services Agreement with DLT&V Systems Engineering for software programming
services for Power Monitoring and Control Systems, Job No. J-33-3; and,
b) Authorize staff to negotiate a Purchase Agreement with Wonderware as a sole
source provider for software for Power Monitoring and Control Systems, Job No. J-33-3.
Minutes of the Operations Committee
June 3 , 2009
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Non-Consent
There were no items.
INFORMATION ITEMS
There were no items.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
• Director of Engineering , Jim Herberg , briefly updated the committee members with the
results of the survey on the condition of the SARI Line. Erosion has occurred and will
require the laying of rock over the exposed pipe to delay further erosion. Work is
limited to be completed between September 15 and November 15 , 2009.
• Director of Technical Services , Ed Torres , briefly described the County Wide Pollution
Prevention Program to be kicked off with an educational workshop. Tool kits and
educational materials will be distributed . Mr. Torres requested support for the program
from all agencies for reduction of pollutants in wastewater.
• Mr. Torres announced that a public hearing of the application for Ocean Discharge
Permit public is scheduled for Friday, July 101h .
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 5:30p.m. The next Operations Committee
meeting will be held on Wednesday , July 1, 2009, at 5:00p.m.
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