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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 September 7, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. in the Operations Center of Plant No. 2.
A quorum was declared present, as follows:
Operations Directors Present:
Tom Beamish, Chair
John Nielsen, Vice Chair
Bill Dalton
Michael Levitt
Roy Moore
Joy Neugebauer
Steven Rosansky
David Shawver
Constance Underhill
Troy Edgar, Board Vice Chair
Operations Directors Absent:
Sharon Quirk-Silva
Harry Sidhu
Fred Smith
Larry Crandall, Board Chair
Staff Present:
Jim Ruth, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager
Jim Herberg, Assistant General Manager
Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities Support
Services
Ed Torres, Director of Operations &
Maintenance
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance &
Administrative Services
Dean Fisher, Engineering Manager
Maria Ayala, Clerk of the Board
Cindi Ambrose
Ian Curry
Marc Dubois
Mark Esquer
Norbert Gaia
Al Garcia
David Halverson
Tod Haynes
Dave Heinz
Steven Howard
Ludolph Lorrimer
Rob Thompson
Others:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
There were no public comments.
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Members of the Operations Committee were taken on a tour of Plant No. 2. The tour
had a duration of about an hour, with the meeting resuming at the Operations Center
thereafter.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Committee Chair Beamish thanked staff for coordinating the tour.
REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER:
General Manager, Jim Ruth, did not give a report.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of July 6, 2011,
Operations Committee meeting.
2. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve a contingency increase of
$7,854 (6.8%) to the construction contract with Verne’s Plumbing Inc. for P1
Source Control Fume Hood in Lab Bldg, Project No. FE07-13, for a total
contingency of $17,325 (15%).
3. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to Authorize the General Manager to enter into negotiations with
Malcolm Pirnie, The Water Division of ARCADIS , Inc., for construction support
services for the CenGen Cooling Water System Replacement, Job No. J-109.
4. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to Approve a budget increase of $30,000 for Coast Trunk Sewer
Rehabilitation, Contract No. 11-26R, for a total budget amount of $9,151,000.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
5. Plan of Operation for Secondary Treatment
Dave Heinz, Operations Manager, gave a report on the various phases of the
Sanitation District’s plan for Secondary Treatment. Mr. Heinz’ report covered
various areas such as: existing and future strategies of operations of secondary
facilities; cost effective planning and operation, etc.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS:
• High Voltage Program
David Halverson, Engineering Manager, reported on the Sanitation District's high
voltage maintenance program. Mr. Halverson's report included information on the
various forms of maintenance of the voltage systems, and various technical
activities staff conducts to ensure efficiency and safety. Technicians, Steven
Howard and I an Curry, provided a demonstration of the specialized equipment that
must be worn while conducting various maintenance of the high voltage systems .
• Ocean Outfall Repairs Environmental Impact Report
Jim Herberg, Assistant General Manager, provided an update on the planning for
the impending Ocean Outfall Repairs Environmental Impact Report. Notices of
Preparation were mailed to the public requesting input. A public meeting was aslo
held on August sth to receive input from the community. The Environmental Impact
Report will address the various concerns received.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance and Administrative Services, informed the
Committee about an approaching change to the Sanitation District's Delegation of
Authority policy.
Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities Support Services, introduced Mark Esquer. Mr.
Esquer was recently promoted to Engineering Manager.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 7:05p .m.
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