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MINUTES OF THE
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Engineering, Operations & Maintenance, and Facilities Support Services
Orange County Sanitation District
A regular meeting of the Operations Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District
was held on May 4, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. in the District's Administrative Office.
A quorum was declared present, as follows:
Operations Directors Present:
Tom Beamish, Chair
Joseph Aguirre
Bill Dalton
Michael Levitt
Roy Moore
Joy Neugebauer
David Shawver
Harry Sidhu
Fred Smith
Larry Crandall, Board Chair
Troy Edgar, Board Vice Chair
Operations Directors Absent:
Sharon Quirk-Silva, Vice Chair
Jim Ferryman
Steven Rosansky
Staff Present:
Jim Ruth, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager
Jim Herberg, Assistant General Manager
Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities Support
Services
Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources
Ed Torres, Director of Operations &
Maintenance
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance &
Administrative Services
Dean Fisher, Engineering Manager
Tod Haynes, Engineering Manager
Lilia Kovac, Assoc. Clerk of the Board
John Linder, Engineering Manager
Cindi Ambrose
Mark Esquer
Pam Koester
Alex Shaaban
Rob Thompson
Simon Watson
Others:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
Gino Rapagna
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
There were no public comments.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Committee Chair Beamish did not give a report.
REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER:
The Director of Finance, Lorenzo Tyner, would be presented an overview of the annual
budget.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the April 6,
2011, Operations Committee meeting.
2. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to authorize the General Manager to issue Amendment No. 1 to Task
Order 07-00-13-01 to Professional Services Agreement with Tran Consulting
Engineers, Inc., providing additional design services for P2 Power Building A, B,
D & CenGen HVAC Addition, Project No. FE07-32, for an additional amount of
$44,401.28, increasing the total amount not to exceed $66,612.20.
NON-CONSENT CALENDAR:
Project Manager, Pam Koester, presented an overview of the Ocean Outfall Booster
Station, Project J-112, and the proposed rehabilitation work. Due to an unexpected
time constraint, the General Manager approved Amendment No. 1 issued prior to the
Operations Committee meeting, and the recommendation was revised to reflect the
updated information. It was then,
3. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to: A: Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Design Services
Agreement with Black and Veatch providing additional design services for Outfall
Land Section and Ocean Outfall Booster Pump Station (OOBS) Piping
Rehabilitation, Project No. J-112, for an additional amount of $2,073,316,
increasing the total amount not to exceed $3,365,130; and,
B. Approve a contingency increase of $207,332 for a total contingency of
$334,513 (9.94%).
4. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to: Approve Amendment No. 11 to the Professional Services
Agreement with Integrated Program Management Consultants, a joint venture of
Parsons Water and Infrastructure, Inc. and CH2M Hill, Inc., authorizing:
A. Establishing an amount not to exceed $8,400,000 for year ten (Fiscal Year
2011-12) of the ten-year agreement; and,
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NON-CONSENT CALENDAR – Cont’d
B. Reducing the amount of the ten-year agreement by $1,357,838 for a total
amount not to exceed $121,367,140.
5. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to: A. Award a contract to US Peroxide, Inc. for the purchase of
Hydrogen Peroxide, Specification No. C-2011-480, for the period July 1, 2011
through June 30, 2012 for a unit price of $1.750 per gallon delivered, plus
applicable sales tax for a total annual amount not to exceed $1,615,000 with four
one-year renewal options; and,
B. Approve a unit price contingency of 10%.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
6. MJL Consulting Contract Update
Maintenance Manager, Simon Watson, briefly presented an update on the success and
expansion of the painting and coatings program.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS:
Director of Operations and Maintenance, Ed Torres, provided a brief update on the
upcoming commissioning of trickling filters both at Plant 1 and Plant 2 and its Plan of
Secondary Treatment process.
Assistant General Manager, Jim Herberg informed the committee that Staff will be
submitting a Board agenda report requesting approval for a reimbursement agreement
with OCWD for construction work to support the GWRS expansion storage tanks. The
reimbursement agreement will be for $350,000 for work to be completed concurrent with
OCSD CIP work using contingency funds.
Mr. Herberg also announced that Santa Ana River Interceptor Relocation project bid
opening date was being delayed until May 11, however, contract award by the County
Board of Supervisors is still scheduled for June 7, 2011.
OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF
ANY:
Chair Crandall reported that he had received a letter of appreciation from past Board
Chair Doug Davert thanking the Board for the induction to the Honor Walk.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:11 p.m.
Submitted by:
Lilia Kovac, Committee Secretary
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