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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-05-2011 Operations Committee Minutes10/05/11 Operations Committee Minutes Page 1 of 3 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 October 5, 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 John Nielsen, Vice Chair Bill Dalton Roy Moore Joy Neugebauer Sharon Quirk-Silva Steven Rosansky David Shawver Harry Sidhu Fred Smith Constance Underhill Larry Crandall, Board Chair Troy Edgar, Board Vice Chair Operations Directors Absent: Michael Levitt Staff Present: Jim Ruth, 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 Lilia Kovac, Assoc. Clerk of the Board Cindi Ambrose Mark Esquer Pam Koester Others: Brad Hogin, General Counsel PUBLIC COMMENTS: There were no public comments. REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR: Committee Chair Beamish did not give a report. 10/05/11 Operations Committee Minutes Page 2 of 3 REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER: General Manager, Jim Ruth, briefly reported that a payment check for $481,000 of the of the past due amount of $1,200,000 had been received from SAWPA. Director of Finance and Administrative Services, Lorenzo Tyner, presented detailed cost information associated with the refinancing the Certificates of Anticipation for one year vs. two years. CONSENT CALENDAR: 1. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the September 7, 2011, Operations Committee meeting. 2. Operations Center Entrance and Building Repairs, Project No. J-122. After some discussion on the type of architectural and engineering design services needed for this project, the Committee members directed staff to negotiate a lower price for the services, and resubmit to the Operations Committee. 3. Plant Water System Rehabilitation at Plant No. 2, Project No. P2-101. Item was pulled from the agenda by staff to be considered the following month. NON-CONSENT CALENDAR: 4. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: A. Approve a Sole Source Service Agreement with Jamison Engineering for the Outfall Beach Junction Box Repair Services, Project No. FR11-003, for an amount not to exceed $250,000; and, B. Approve a contingency of $75,000 (30%). Director Sidhu opposed. 5. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: Approve a contingency increase of $803,198 (3%) to the Professional Services Agreement with Carollo Engineers for Headworks Improvements at Plant No. 2, Job No. P2-66, for a total contingency of $1,337,000 (5%). DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS: Assistant General Manager, Jim Herberg, presented a brief report on the status of various milestones set by EnerTech's Technical Plan. Director of Facilities Support Services, Nick Arhontes, announced that proposals for two pumps for the treatment plant and trickling filter system will be reviewed and the competitive proposal will be submitted for approval at the October Board meeting. Director of Operations and Maintenance, Ed Torres, reported on progress made in identifying an effective plan to avoid pump breakdowns on the Steve Anderson Lift Station. OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: There were none. ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:27 p.m. Submitted by: LiiaO\IBCICOmmittee Secretary 10/05/11 Operations Committee Minutes Page 3 of3 Book Page 7