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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 November 5, 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:
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
Scott Nelson, Vice-Chair
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
No public comments.
Staff Present:
Jim Herberg, General Manager
Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering
Ed Torres, Director of Operations & Maintenance
Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities Support
Services
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance &
Administrative Services
Kelly Lore, Administrative Assistant
Jennifer Cabral
Jim Colston
Mark Esquer
Norbert Gaia
Al Garcia
Kathy Millea
Mike Puccio
Tony Segura
Rich Spencer
Eros Yong
Others Present:
Brad Hagin, General Counsel
Bob Ooten, Alternate Board Member
Heather Stratman, Town send and Associates
Director Fred Smith thanked Chair Beamish, and commended General Manager
Herberg and staff for a marvelous job in the event preparation for Governor Brown's
visit.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Chair Beamish also stated that the event for the Governor's visit went very well.
REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER
General Manager, Jim Herberg did not provide a report.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED, and DULY CARRIED TO: Approve Minutes of October 1,
2014, Operations Committee meeting.
AYES:
NOES:
Beamish; Curry; Jones; Kring; Levitt; R. Murphy; Nagel;
Nielsen; Shawver and F. Smith
None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Murdock; Nelson and Sebourn
2. MOVED, SECONDED, and DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Approve a Sole Source Purchase Order to ALFA LAVAL/ASHBROOK for one set
of Belt Filter Press Rollers, to replace a set that has failed on an existing Belt
Filter Press, located at Plant No 2, for a total amount not to exceed $142,619.
AYES:
NOES:
Beamish; Curry; Jones; Kring; Levitt; R. Murphy; Nagel;
Nielsen; Shawver and F. Smith
None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Murdock; Nelson and Sebourn
3. MOVED, SECONDED, and DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Approve a Sole Source Purchase Order to CS-AMSCO, for the purchase of 28
valves for Digester C & Q, located at Plant No. 2 for a total amount not to exceed
$122,681.
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AYES: Beamish; Curry; Jones; Kring; Levitt; R. Murphy; Nagel;
Nielsen; Shawver and F. Smith
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Murdock; Nelson and Sebourn
Director Sebourn arrived at 5:04 p.m.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
4. Annual Strategic Plan Update and General Manager's Work Plan Overview
General Manager Jim Herberg, provided an informative PowerPoint presentation
regarding the Five-year Strategic Plan update and an overview of the FY 2014/15
General Manager Work Plan including the history of the strategic plan; mission
and vision statements; main goals; processes of planning the strategic plan;
strategic goals for FY 2014-19 including: Legislative Advocacy and Public
outreach; future biosolids management options; odor control; energy efficiency;
future water recycling options; cessation of disinfection ocean discharge; and
local sewer transfers. The workforce planning and development was provided
with the 2013-14 levels of service results and performance strategies for the
future. Mr. Herberg reviewed the 15 items within his General Manager work plan
and answered questions from the Committee.
5. Legislative Affairs Program
Assistant General Manager Bob Ghirelli provided a PowerPoint presentation
regarding OCSD's Legislative Affairs Program stating that the Public Affairs staff
who work on the legislative activities are supported by lobbyists from the firms of
Townsend Public Affairs in Sacramento and ENS Resources in Washington D.C.
Mr. Ghirelli then discussed the three key elements for OCSD's Legislative
Advocacy program; the Legislative platform that is approved annually by the
Board of Directors; and the future activities of legislative affairs.
Heather Stratman, Townsend Public Affairs provided highlights of the recent
successes and achievements of senate and assembly bills pertaining to the
District: SB 946 (Huff) Community Facilities; SB 1390 (Correa) Santa Ana River
Conservancy Program; AB 1471 (Rendon) Water Bond and the failure of AB 371
(Salas) Sewage Sludge Kern County. She further discussed proactive advocacy
efforts; regulatory efforts; and property tax revenues.
6. Quarterly Odor Complaint Report
Ed Torres, provided a brief summary of the odor complaints received during the
first quarter of FY 2014/15.
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DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORT:
Director of Facilities Support Services, Nick Arhontes and Director of Engineering Rob
Thompson, provided an update on a sewer spill that occurred in Newport Beach over
the weekend, and explained the investigation and the ongoing efforts.
Director Curry thanked staff for the prompt notification and response.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
None.
ADJOURNMENT
At 5:50 p .m., Chair Beamish declared the meeting adjourned to the next scheduled
meeting of Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at 5:00 p.m.
Submitted by,
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