HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-04-2015 Operations Committee MinutesMINUTES OF THE
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, November 4, 2015, 5:00 p.m.
A regular meeting of the Operations Committee was called to order by Committee
Chair Withers on Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at 5:02 p.m. in the Administration
Building of the Orange County Sanitation District.
Director Smith led the Flag Salute.
A quorum was declared present, as follows:
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
John Withers, Chair
David Shawver, Vice-Chair
Lisa Bartlett
Tom Beamish
Ellery Deaton
Steve Jones
Robert Kiley
Richard Murphy
Steve Nagel
Fred Smith
Chad Wanke
Mariellen Yarc
John Nielsen, Board Chair
Greg Sebourn, Board Vice-Chair
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
None.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR:
STAFF PRESENT:
Jim Herberg, General Manager
Nick Arhontes, Director of Facility Support Services
Celia Chandler, Director of Human Resources
Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering
Ed Torres, Director of Operations & Maintenance
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance &
Administrative Services
Kelly Lore, Clerk of the Board
Jennifer Cabral
Mark Esquer
Dean Fisher
Norbert Gaia
Alfredo Garcia
Kathy Millea
Jeff Mohr
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hagin, General Counsel
Kendra Chandrey, Deputy General Counsel
Michael Beverage, Alternate Director YLWD
Bob Ooten, Alternate Director, CMSD
Adam Hutchinson, OCWD
Committee Chair Withers did not provide a report.
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REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER:
General Manager, Jim Herberg stated that Adam Hutchinson, Recharge Planning
Manager from Orange County Water District will be making a presentation on storm water
capture tonight as requested by the Board of Directors at the Strategic Plan Update
meeting.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Clerk of the Board)
MOVED. SECONDED, and DULY CARRIED TO: Approve Minutes of the
October 7, 2015, Operations Committee Meeting.
AYES: Bartlett, Beamish, Kiley, Nagel, Nielsen, Sebourn, Shawver,
Smith, F., Withers and Yarc
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: Murphy
ABSENT: Deaton, Jones and Wanke
2. MATERIALS TESTING, INSPECTION, AND OTHER GEOTECHNICAL
TESTING SERVICES (Rob Thompson)
MOVED. SECONDED. and DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement,
PSA2013-001, with Sequoia Consultants, Inc., to provide on-call Materials Testing,
Inspection, and other Geotechnical Testing Services for Collection System and
Treatment Plant projects, for an amount not to exceed $100,000, increasing the
total contract amount not to exceed $300,000.
AYES: Bartlett, Beamish, Kiley, Murphy, Nagel, Nielsen, Sebourn,
Shawver, Smith, F., Withers and Yarc
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Deaton, Jones, and Wanke
NON-CONSENT CALENDAR:
Ed Torres, Director of Operations and Maintenance provided a brief report on Item 3.
3. ADDITIONAL INCREASE TO AGREEMENT J-79-1A FOR CENTRAL
GENERATION AUTOMATION/CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS MONITORING
SYSTEMS (CEMS) (Ed Torres)
MOVED, SECONDED. and DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
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Approve additional maintenance services to a Sole Source Purchase Order
Service Agreement, J-79-1A with CEMTEK Environmental for maintenance of the
Central Generation Engines continuous emissions monitoring systems, for an
additional amount of $104,068, for a new total amount not to exceed $361,568, for
the contract period ending November 22, 2017.
AYES: Bartlett, Beamish, Kiley, Murphy, Nagel, Nielsen, Sebourn,
Shawver, Smith, F., Withers and Yarc
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Deaton, Jones, and Wanke
Director Deaton arrived at 5:07 p.m.
Director Jones arrived at 5:09 p.m.
Director Wanke arrived at 5:12 p.m.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
4. QUARTERLY ODOR COMPLAINT REPORT (Ed Torres)
Mr. Torres provided a brief presentation and an update to the first quarter odor
complaint report, and also reported of ongoing issues with nearby Costa Mesa
residents and the suggested resolutions proposed. Staff then responded to
questions regarding benchmark goals for odor complaints and pipeline settlement
monitoring.
5. STORM WATER CAPTURE (Bob Ghirelli)
Adam Hutchinson, Recharge Planning Manager at Orange County Water District
gave an informative PowerPoint presentation on the importance of storm water to
the groundwater supplies of Orange County. He provided a history of the Orange
County Water District; surface recharge operations of the dams built; capture
statistics; challenges and constraints faced; sediment removal technologies; and
preservation efforts.
Mr. Hutchinson then fielded questions from the Committee regarding: aquafer
levels; technologies/techniques to increase water storage or percolation; usable
layman terms to inform residents; percentage of collection of water to Prado Dam;
percentage of allowable storage; acre fee for minimum base flow and water rights.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS:
Ed Torres, reported on recent El Nino preparedness efforts including: Updated wet
weather high flow preparedness plan; emergency preparedness and response training;
testing of emergency generators; and verifying critical supplies.
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OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS,
IFANY:
Director Shawver wished everyone Happy Thanksgiving.
ADJOURNMENT
At 5:42 p.m., Committee Chair Withers declared the meeting adjourned to the next
scheduled meeting of Wednesday , December 2, 2015 at 5 :00 p .m.
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