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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 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.
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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
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