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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 February 1, 2012, 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
Gail Eastman
Michael Levitt
Roy Moore
Scott Nelson
Joy Neugebauer
Sharon Quirk-Silva
Steven Rosansky
Don Schweitzer
David Shawver
Fred Smith
Larry Crandall, Board Chair
Troy Edgar, Board Vice Chair
Operations Directors Absent:
None.
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
Maria Ayala, Clerk of the Board
Dean Fisher, Engineering Manager
Tod Haynes, Engineering Manager
Cindi Ambrose
Marc Dubois
Mark Esquer
Rob Thompson
Others:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
Devin Dwyer, Alternate Director
Al Krippner, Alternate Director
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
There were no public comments.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Committee Chair Beamish did not give a report.
REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER:
General Manager, Jim Ruth, did not give a report.
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CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of December 7,
2011, Operations Committee Meeting.
Directors Nelson and Schweitzer abstained.
2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
A. Award a contract to Manley’s Boiler Inc. for the refurbishing of two Central
Generation Boilers for a total amount not to exceed $123,452; and,
B. Approve a contingency of $12,000 (10%).
3. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Consultant Services Agreement with
Carollo Engineers Inc. for Phase 1 of Project No. P1-116, Primary Clarifiers 6-31
Evaluation and Optimization Study, authorizing services for an additional amount of
$71,500, increasing the total amount not to exceed $385,445.
4. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
A. Establish a budget for the Lakeview Grade Separation Project, Project No.
2-75, in the amount of $250,000; and
B. Approve a Reimbursement Agreement with the Orange County
Transportation Authority for the entirety of project expenditures, in a form
approved by General Counsel, for an estimated amount not to exceed
$250,000.
Directors Quirk-Silva, Rosansky, and Shawver were not present for the vote for Items 1-
4.
INFORMATION ITEM:
5. Procurement Procedures for Professional Design Services and Construction
Contracts
Jim Herberg, Assistant General Manager, gave a brief PowerPoint presentation to
explain the Sanitation District’s procurement procedures for professional design services
and construction contracts.
OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF
ANY:
• Nick Arhontes reported that the Sanitation District is currently conducting the bid process
for urgent work that is needed before planned capital work project can begin. The
matter will be brought before the Board for approval at the February meeting. Mr.
Arhontes also informed the Board that the Sanitation District is currently rewriting the
Sewer System Management Plan .
• Committee Chair Beamish welcomed new Directors to the Operations Committee: Gail
Eastman , Scott Nelson, and Don Schweitzer.
• Board Chair Crandall announced that an OCSD Plant Tour is being planned for the
Board of Directors for March 21 51 .
• Jim Herberg reported that OCSD has circulated the Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
for the ocean outfall rehabilitation project. The final EIR will be brought before the Board
for certification at the February Board meeting .
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:30p.m.
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