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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-04-2013 Operations Committee MinutesMINUTES 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 September 4, 2013 , at 5 :00 p.m. at the District 's Administrat ive Office . A quorum was declared present, as fol lows : Operations Directors Present: Staff Present: Tom Beamish , Chair J im Herberg , General Manager John Nielsen, Vice Chair Nick Kanetis, Director of Engineering Keith Curry Nick Arhontes , Director of Facilities Support Steve Jones Serv ices Lucille Kring Ed Torres, Director of Operations & Maintenance Michae l Levitt Lorenzo Tyner, Director of F i nance & Brett Murdock Administrat ive Services Mark Mccurdy (Alternate) Maria Ayala, Clerk of the Board Scott Nelson Jennifer Cabral Greg Sebourn Rich Castillon Fred Smith Norbert Gaia Troy Edgar, Board Chair Al Garc ia John Anderson, Board Vice Chair Todd Haynes Rob Thompson Operations Directors Absent: Steve Nagel Others Present: Brad Hogin , General Counsel Bob Ooten , Alternate Director Ted Gerber, enfoTech \\'\ ,~e. off\CE ot0 ,.\'&fl'IJ1.~ ~t.W.~~~~\(;\ No public comments. o~"'Gf. C0v''' ' stf i is 1\\\?> PUBLIC COMMENTS: REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR: Tom Beamish, Committee Chair, did not provide a report . REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER: Jim Herberg, General Manager, did not provide a report. 09/0 4/13 Operations Committee Minutes Page 1 of 3 CONSENT CALENDAR: 1. MOVED, SECONDED, and DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of July 3, 2013, Operations Committee Meeting. 2. MOVED, SECONDED, and DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: A. Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Black & Veatch Corporation for providing Gas Facilities Study for Plants 1 & 2, Project No. SP-141, for an amount not to exceed $665,021; and, B. Approve a contingency of $13,306 (2%) 3. MOVED, SECONDED, and DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: A. Approve a Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Carollo Engineers to provide construction support services for Plant Water System Rehabilitation at Plant No. 2, Project No. P2-101, for an amount not to exceed $225, 108; and, B. Approve a contingency of $22,511 (10%). INFORMATION ITEMS: 4. ENFOTECH IPACS Pretreatment System Implementation Rich Castillon explained some of the issues and challenges with the District's current software and the benefits of moving towards purchasing a commercial software. Ted Gerber, representative from enfoTech, provided a brief description of the software and what the company will handle in terms of implementation and maintenance. Mr. Gerber distributed a handout titled, "OCSD Source Control Data Relationships." The Committee had considerable discussion on this item. Staff responded to questions from the Committee. Directors Kring and Jones arrived at 5: 12 p.m. 09/04/13 Operations Committee Minutes Page 2 of 3 DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS: • Odor Complaints Update Ed Torres, Director of Operations and Maintenance, gave an update on the odor complaints, and explained what the different levels of service and procedures in place are to address these complaints . Staff responded to questions from the Committee . OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: Nick Arhontes, Director of Facility Support Services Department , reported on the recent spill from the Costa Mesa Sanitary District , and how OCSD was prepared to provide assistance . Mr. Herberg announced that the next Administration Committee meeting will be held on September 11 , with the first of two Board Workshops following right after at 6 :30 p .m . This meeting will focus on the vision and mission statements. The second of the two workshops will be held on October 2 at the same time. This meeting will focus on the strategic initiatives for the next five years. ADJOURNMENT: Committee Chair Beamish declared the meeting adjourned at 5 :25 p .m . Submitted by : 09/04 /13 Op erat io ns Co mmittee Minutes Page 3 of 3