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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-01-2012 Operations Committee Minutes02/01/12 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 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. 02/01/12 Operations Committee Minutes Page 2 of 3 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. Submitted by: 02/01/12 Operations Committee Minutes Page 3 of 3