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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 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
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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.
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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.
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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 .
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