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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 October 1, 2014, at 5:00 p.m. at the District's Administrative Office. Chair
Beamish called the meeting to order and led the Flag Salute.
A quorum was declared present, as follows:
Operations Directors Present:
Scott Nelson, Vice-Chair
Keith Curry
Steve Jones
Lucille Kring
Michael Levitt
Richard Murphy
Steve Nagel
Greg Sebourn
David Shawver
Fred Smith
Tom Beamish, Chair
John Nielsen, Board Vice-Chair
Operations Directors Absent:
Brett Murdock, Chair
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
No public comments.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR:
None.
Staff Present:
Jim Herberg, General Manager
Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering
Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities Support
Services
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance &
Administrative Services
Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources
Kelly Lore, Acting Clerk of the Board
Cindi Ambrose
Mike Berdis
Jennifer Cabral
Jim Colston
Raul Cuellar
Dean Fisher
Norbert Gaia
Al Garcia
Kathy Millea
Mike Puccio
Carlos Quiroz
Lisa Rothbart
Jim Spears
Eros Yong
Others Present:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
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REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER
General Manager, Jim Herberg, notified the Committee that per direction from the Board
of Directors, an item has been placed on the Groundwater Replenishment Steering
Committee Meeting agenda of Monday, October 13, 2014, regarding cost sharing with
Orange County Water District for additional security services. He further stated that any
outcome would be brought back for the Board's consideration at a future meeting.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED, and DULY CARRIED TO: Approve Minutes of
September 3, 2014, Operations Committee meeting.
AYES:
NOES:
Beamish; Curry; Levitt; R. Murphy; Nagel; Shawver and
F. Smith
None
ABSTENTIONS: None.
ABSENT: Jones; Kring; Murdock; Nelson; Nielsen and Sebourn
2. MOVED, SECONDED, and DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Tule Ranch Agreement S-2011-513BD, for the
Management of Biosolids, providing additional fail-safe contingency options for
hauling and processing sub-Class "B" biosolids for land application at a cost
range from $13.00 (plus Orange County Waste and Recycling Fees) to $68.00
per wet ton indexed per the original contract terms in accordance to Table 2,
which will not exceed the contract total designated in the original Agreement
effective January 1, 2013.
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AYES:
NOES:
Beamish; Curry; Levitt; R. Murphy; Nagel; Shawver and
F. Smith
None
ABSTENTIONS: None.
ABSENT: Jones; Kring; Murdock; Nelson; Nielsen and Sebourn
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3. MOVED, SECONDED, and DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
A. Approve a Professional Design Services Agreement with MWH Americas,
Inc. to provide engineering design services for Consolidated Demolition
and Utility Improvements at Plant No. 2, Project No. P2-110, for an
amount not to exceed $2,443,316; and
B. Approve a contingency of $244,332 (10%).
AYES:
NOES:
Beamish; Curry; Levitt; R. Murphy; Nagel; Shawver and
F. Smith
None
ABSTENTIONS: None.
ABSENT: Jones; Kring; Murdock; Nelson; Nielsen and Sebourn
4. MOVED, SECONDED, and DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
A. Approve a Service Agreement with Wastewater Solids Management, Inc.,
the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, for Digester Cleaning and
Disposal, Specification No. S-2014-603BD, for period December 1, 2014
through November 30, 2015, for an amount not to exceed $1, 161,230; and
B. Approve a contingency of $232,246 (20%)
AYES: Beamish; Curry; Levitt; R. Murphy; Nagel; Shawver and
F. Smith
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None.
ABSENT: Jones; Kring; Murdock; Nelson; Nielsen and Sebourn
5. MOVED, SECONDED, and DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
A. Award a Service Contract with Trane US, Inc., the lowest responsive and
responsible bidder, for the Overhaul of One (1) Trane Absorption Chiller
Unit, Specification No. S-2014-614BD, for a total amount not to exceed
$233,777.72; and
B. Approve a contingency of $23,377.77 (10%).
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AYES: Beamish; Curry; Levitt; R. Murphy; Nagel; Shawver and
F. Smith
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None.
ABSENT: Jones; Kring; Murdock; Nelson; Nielsen and Sebourn
NON-CONSENT CALENDAR:
Directors Jones, Kring and Vice Chair Nielsen arrived at 5:03 p.m.
Engineering Manager, Mike Puccio presented a PowerPoint and provided a brief history
on the Newhope-Placentia Trunk Replacement project, the reasons for the needed
replacement and described the phases required for completion. Questions were
received and answered by Mr. Puccio and Mr. Thompson regarding costs; in-house
engineering; and design-build possibilities.
6. MOVED, SECONDED, and DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
A. Approve a Professional Design Services Agreement with Lee & Ro, Inc. to
provide engineering design services for Newhope-Placentia Trunk
Replacement, Project No. 2-72, for an amount not to exceed $8,468,232;
and
B. Approve a contingency of $846,823(10%).
AYES: Beamish; Curry; Jones; Kring; Levitt; R. Murphy; Nagel;
Nielsen; Shawver and F. Smith
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None.
ABSENT: Murdock; Nelson and Sebourn
Committee Vice-Chair Nelson arrived at 5:15 p.m.
Director Sebourn arrived at 5:22 p.m.
Rob Thompson provided a PowerPoint presentation regarding the research of a new
technology for sludge/organics destruction and energy recovery through advanced
oxidation: Aquacritox® supercritical process. Mr. Thompson explained the process of
supercritical water oxidation, which would covert organic material to gases and
steam/electricity and has many other potential benefits. He further stated there is
opportunity for possible grants including a $5 million grant from the California Energy
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Commission and the possible partnering opportunities with other agencies and private
firms.
Mr. Thompson answered questions from the Committee regarding: Impact to water
volumes to GWRS; water cleanliness and recycling; effects on anaerobic digesting;
reduction of costs; replacement of digesters; greenhouse gas reduction and
percentages of dry biosolids.
7. MOVED, SECONDED, and DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Authorize staff to engage in contract negotiations with SCFI Group and other
potential partners to design, build, and/or operate an industrial-scale
demonstration facility for the AquaCritox® supercritical water oxidation process.
Authorize staff to seek grant funds and partnerships to offset the cost of this
research project.
AYES: Beamish; Curry; Jones; Kring; Levitt; R. Murphy; Nagel;
Nelson; Nielsen; Sebourn; Shawver and F. Smith
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None.
ABSENT: Murdock
INFORMATION ITEMS:
8. Wastewater Treatment Operations
Mike Berdis, Operations Supervisor provided a PowerPoint presentation
regarding a broad overview of the treatment operations at Plants 1 & 2 including:
water resource recovery processes; secondary treatment; primary clarification
process; trickling filter operations; secondary final clarifier; biosolids recycling and
recovery processes; anaerobic digesting; belt filter operations; methane gas
recovery and uses; odor control issues and levels of service.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORT:
Director of Engineering, Rob Thompson, did not provide a report.
Director of Facilities Support Services, Nick Arhontes, reported that OCSD is looking for
two chemical dosing station sites in the cities of Brea and Buena Park as there is a
possibility of losing the current leases.
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OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
None.
ADJOURNMENT
At 5:55 p.m., Chair Beamish declared the meeting adjourned to the next scheduled
meeting of Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 5:00 p.m.
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