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MINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Wednesday, May 24, 2000
A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was
held on Wednesday, May 24, 2000 at 4 p.m., in the District's Administrative Office.
(1) The roll was called and a quorum declared present, as follows:
STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Directors Present:
Jan Debay, Chair of the Board
Peer Swan, Vice Chair
Pat McGuigan, Chairman, OMTS Committee
Norm Eckenrode, Chairman, PDC Committee
Tom Saltarelli, Chairman, FAHR Committee
Jim Silva, County Supervisor
Directors Absent:
(2) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR PRO TEM
No appointment was necessary.
(3) PUBLIC COMMENTS
OTHERS PRESENT:
Thomas L. Woodruff, General Counsel
Don Hughes
Director Steve Anderson
Bill Mills, General Manager, OCWD
Ron Wildermuth, OCWD
Mike Wehner, OCWD
Ryal Wheeler
STAFF PRESENT:
Blake Anderson, General Manager
Jean Tappan, Committee Secretary
Michelle Tuchman, Director of Communications
Gary Streed, Director of Finance
David Ludwin, Director of Engineering
Greg Mathews, Asst. to the General Manager
Jim Herberg, Engineering Supervisor
Mike Moore, Manager, ECM
Sam Mowbray, Manager, Laboratory
Nick Arhontes, Facilities Manager
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There were no comments by any member of the public.
(4) RECEIVE, FILE AND APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
The minutes of the April26, 2000 Steering Committee meeting were approved as drafted. Directors
Swan and Anderson abstained.
Minutes of the Steering Committee
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May24, 2000
(5) REPORT OF THE COMMIITEE CHAIR
Steering Committee Chair Jan Debay indicated that she has asked General Counsel for a ruling on
providing compensation to alternate directors who, at the request of the chair, attend meetings as
representatives of the District.
(6) REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER
General Manager Blake Anderson reported on the status of continuing labor negotiations with the
SPMT and 501 units.
A. Update on Kern/Kings County Issues.
Escrow has closed on the property in Kings County. Staff is working to ensure day-to-
day operations meet permit applications. A site improvement plan is under
development that will include a buffer strip next to road. The District will continue to
wait on exercising the purchase option on the Kern County property. Discussions are
underway for other sites.
Michelle Tuchman, Director of Communications, reported that the Orange County
Register has indicated an interest in an interview on the biosolids issues.
Blake Anderson reported that the District would continue to build better working
relationships with the Kern and Kings County policymakers.
B. White Paper on Little Hoover Commission.
A white paper has been prepared by Greg Mathews, Michelle Tuchman and Gary
Streed that discusses the findings and recommendations of the Little Hoover
Commission's report on Special Districts, as well as the possible impacts on the
District.
Action Item: At Director Swan's suggestion, the District's 1997 reserves policy will be
revisited by the FAHR Committee for the benefit of the new Board members.
C. Sacramento initiatives related to transfer of tax revenues.
There was no movement on any of the proposed bills before the legislature.
D. Bill Mills, general manager of the Orange County Water District, briefed the
committee members on the presence of a recently-identified compound, NOMA,
that can be found in water and wastewater streams, and addressed the steps
they are taking to manage it.
(7) REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL
General Counsel did not make a report.
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Minutes of the Steering Committee
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May 24,2000
(8) DISCUSSION ITEMS (Items A-D)
A. Cooperative Projects Program.
Jim Herberg reported on the Cooperative Projects Committee and the FAHR
Committee recommendation to allow cities to use federal/state funds for their portion
of matching funds for this program.
Motion: The Steering Committee moved and seconded a recommendation to allow
the use of alternative funding for the city portion for these projects, as long as the
project resulted in reduced 1/1 to the District's collection system, and forwarded the
recommendation to the OMTS Committee for review before submitting to the Board for
approval.
B. Urban Runoff Fees.
Gary Streed, Director of Finance, described the five alternatives for assessing fees for
dry season urban runoff connection permits that will be presented to the FAHR
Committee at its June meeting. After a discussion of the many issues involved, it was
recommended that an Ad Hoc Committee be formed to evaluate the impacts and
make recommendations to the Steering and FAHR Committees. The Chair and
General Manager will appoint members to serve on the Ad Hoc Committee.
C. Budget Status.
Gary Streed reported that the preliminary proposed FY 2000-01 budget was presented
to the standing committees. There were no policy questions raised during these
meetings. The format has been changed because of the consolidation of rates.
D. The agenda items scheduled to be reviewed by the Board's working committees in
June were reviewed.
(9) OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY
There was no other business discussed.
(10) MATTERS WHICH A DIRECTOR WOULD LIKE STAFF TO REPORT ON AT A
SUBSEQUENT MEETING
There were none.
(11) MATTERS WHICH A DIRECTOR MAY WISH TO PLACE ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR
ACTION AND/OR STAFF REPORT
There were none.
(12) CONSIDERATION OF UPCOMING MEETINGS
The next Steering Committee meeting is scheduled for June 28, 2000 at 5 p.m.
Minutes of the Steering Committee
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May 24,2000
The next Board Meeting is scheduled for June 28, 2000 at 7 p.m.
(13) CLOSED SESSION
The Committee convened at 6:03 p.m. in Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957.6, to discuss with Labor Negotiator the contract terms and conditions for the new
General Manager. Minutes of the Closed Session are on file with the Board Secretary. The
minutes of the Board meeting will report on the action(s) when approved by the Board members.
At 6:50 p.m., the Committee reconvened in regular session.
(14) ADJOURNMENT
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
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