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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 5, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. in the District's Administrative Office.
A quorum was declared present, as follows:
Operations Directors Present: Staff Present:
Tom Beamish, Chair Jim Ruth, General Manager
John Nielsen, Vice Chair Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager
Bill Dalton Jim Herberg, Assistant General Manager
Gail Eastman Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities Support
Michael Levitt Services
Joy Neugebauer Jeff Reed, Director, Human Resources
Steven Rosansky Ed Torres, Director of Operations & Maintenance
Don Schweitzer Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance &
Greg Sebourn Administrative Services
David Shawver Dean Fisher, Engineering Manager
Fred Smith Rob Thompson, Engineering Manager
Connie Underhill (Alternate)
Troy Edgar, Board Chair Others Present:
John Anderson, Board Vice Chair Brad Hogin, General Counsel
Operations Directors Absent:
Scott Nelson
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
No public comments.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Chair Beamish did not give a report.
REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER:
General Manager, Jim Ruth, did not give a report.
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DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORT:
• CIP Update
Dean Fisher, Engineering Manager, gave a brief PowerPoint presentation on the
Capital Improvement Projects.
• Sewage Spill Update
Jim Herberg, Assistant General Manager, briefly reported on the recent minor
sewage spill in Newport Beach that occurred on August 25. Staff did address
various questions on the incident from the Directors.
• Outfall Project
Mr. Herberg updated the Committee on the timeline of the project, scheduled to
begin work on September 11.
Director Neugebaur thanked staff for the prompt communication notifying the Board of
the sewage spill.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of August 1,
2012, Operations Committee meeting.
2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Approve a Non-Exclusive Access Agreement, in a form approved by General
Counsel, with the Newport Beach Veterinary Hospital to access a portion of the
Sanitation District's property.
3. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
A. Approve Amendment No.1 to the Agreement with Hill Brothers Chemical
Company, for Regional Odor and Corrosion Control Services,
Specification No. C-2012-524BD, to include emergency and backup
services options, for calcium nitrate, unit price $3.35 per gallon plus tax,
$100 freight per delivery, and service fee $1,500 per station per day
operating (maximum 48 hours); for magnesium hydroxide at a unit price
$580 per dry ton plus tax, $385 freight per delivery, and service fee $1,500
per station per day operating (maximum 48 hours); for the period July 1,
2012 through June 30, 2013 with four one-year renewal options; and
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B. Approve Amendment No.1 to the Agreement with Hill Brothers Chemical
Company, for Regional Odor and Corrosion Control Services,
Specification No. C-2012-524BD, to include a $100 per hour demurrage
fee for mobile dosing upon request for magnesium hydroxide at a unit
price $580 per dry ton plus tax, $385 freight per delivery (maximum 48
hours); for the period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 with four one-
year renewal options.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
4. Electrical and Mechanical Predictive Maintenance Programs
Dave Halverson, Engineering Manager, and Simon Watson, Maintenance
Manager, gave a brief PowerPoint presentation to report on the Sanitation
District's Predictive Maintenance measures.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
Mr. Herberg reported that the "Daily Pilot" had a recent article on the Ocean Outfall
project. He looks forward to doing an article featuring the various ocean testing and
monitoring that the Sanitation District conducts.
ADJOURNMENT:
Committee Chair Beamish declared the meeting adjourned at 5:44 p.m.
Submitted by:
Maria E. Ayala
Clerk of the Board
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B. Approve Amendment No.1 to the Agreement with Hill Brothers Chemical
Company, for Regional Odor and Corrosion Control Services,
Specification No. C-2012-524BD, to include a $100 per hour demurrage
fee for mobile dosing upon request for magnesium hydroxide at a unit
price $580 per dry ton plus tax, $385 freight per delivery (maximum 48
hours); for the period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 with four one-
year renewal options.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
4. Electrical and Mechanical Predictive Maintenance Programs
Dave Halverson, Engineering Manager, and Simon Watson, Maintenance
Manager, gave a brief PowerPoint presentation to report on the Sanitation
District's Predictive Maintenance measures.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
Mr. Herberg reported that the "Daily Pilot" had a recent article on the Ocean Outfall
project. He looks forward to doing an article featuring the various ocean testing and
monitoring that the Sanitation District conducts.
ADJOURNMENT:
Committee Chair Beamish declared the meeting adjourned at 5:44 p.m.
Submitted by:
Mari E. Ayala
Cler of the Board
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