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Home My WebLink About06-28-2000 Steering Committee Minutes,. FIL ED DRAFT IN THE OF FICE OF TH E SECRETAR Y OR AN GE COUIHY ;\l i;I ~I 7Ali0 N DISTR IC1 MINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETI~L 19 200 0 Wednesday, June 28, 2000 BY /) r, ·~~-~--. f ' !':.~ ------ A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on Wednesday, June 28, 2000 at 5 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 Directors Absent: Jim Silva, County Supervisor (2) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR PRO TEM No appointment was necessary. (3) PUBLIC COMMENTS OTHERS PRESENT: Director Shirley McCracken Thomas Nixon, General Counsel Ryal-Wheeler STAFF PRESENT: Blake Anderson , General Manager Jean Tappan, Committee Secretary David Ludwin, Director of Engineering Mike Moore, ECM Manager Jim Herberg, Engineering Supervisor Ted Vitko, Associate Engineer Andrei loan, Project Manager There were no comments by any member of the public. (4) RECEIVE, FILE AND APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the May 24, 2000 Steering Committee meeting were approved as drafted. (5) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR Committee Chair Jan Debay announced that room reservations have been made for the August 9 -12, 2000 CASA Annual Conference in Monterey. Those interested in attending are to contact Jean Tappan by July 12. Minutes of the Steering Committee Page 2 June 28, 2000 ~) REPORTOFTHEGENERALMANAGER General Manager Blake Anderson reported that Charlie McGee has been asked to appear on a future Warren Olney radio show, "Which Way LA", to discuss the beach closure issues as well as responding on behalf of the District in a Los Angeles Times article on Huntington Beach, One Year Later. There are several projects and studies being funded jointly by the City of Huntington Beach, County of Orange and the Sanitation District. However, the data has not been released as yet. The NWRI has agreed to put together a blue ribbon panel to review the data to ensure the analyses are based on good data. Chair Debay, a member of the NWRI Board, discussed some of the information that she received from that organization, and she has invited Ron Linsky, NWRI's Executive Director, to attend the July 12 Ad Hoc Committee meeting to discuss the Institute 's findings. Mr. Anderson announced that the County of Orange has formed a new division on watershed management and will be coordinating efforts throughout the county. Mr. Anderson announced that only the PDC Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee would hold meetings in August. A. Status Report on Beach Boulevard Sewage Spill . Mr. Anderson explained the contractor's construction plan and described how the June 9 spill occurred in La Habra . An estimated 60,000 gallons of sewage flowed through the storm drain, into Coyote Creek and the San Gabriel River and discharging into the ocean at Seal Beach. Mr. Anderson appeared before the Seal Beach city council to explain what happened and take responsibility. The Regional Water Quality Control Board indicated that it is likely that a fine will be assessed, but the amount has not yet been determined. Mr. Anderson stated he would like the flexibility to work out a cost sharing formula with the contractor for the cost of the fine, should it come. Chair Debay complimented Mr. Anderson on the interview published in the Orange County Register after his appearance before the Seal Beach city council. B. Development of a Biosolids Management Plan. A decision was made to go forward with a Biosolids Management Plan to take the District to the year 2020. Mike Moore has been assigned to head this effort and he explained what would be covered and the anticipated schedule. Because of the time involved, Mr. Moore has stepped down as Manager of the ECM group and will be working full time on the plan, along with Layne Baroldi and a consultant. One item that is being considered is the creation of an educational center on the Kings County site. Director Swan suggested a demonstration project tying a crop to a biosolids applied field. A UC Davis agricultural agent is being sponsored to assist with research projects on a 40-acre set-aside. C. Issues related to SARI Relocation. David Ludwin, Director of Engineering, and Andrei loan, Project Manager, discussed the environmental, funding and permitting issues that are underway. Director Swan . ' Minutes of the Steering Committee Page 3 June 28, 2000 asked if realigning the sewer to the south side of the river along Santa Ana Canyon Road had been considered. Staff will consider it before the next PDC Committee. The PDC Committee will discuss the project in detail at its July meeting. (7) REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL Counsel Tom Nixon reported that the hearing on the Kern County Biosolids Ordinance is set for August 3, 2000. (8) DISCUSSION ITEMS (Items A-D) A. Notify Steering Committee of General Manager intent to execute Funding Agreement re U.S. Bureau of Reclamation/Southern California Recycling Projects Initiative. Jim Herberg reviewed this program, which was first presented to the Steering Committee in April. At that time staff was directed to discuss the program with the OCWD/OCSD Joint Coordinating Committee about a contribution. OCWD is already a participant. In order to have a voice during the discussions, the District would have to become a member participant and the cost would be about $154,000 through 2002-03. The Committee members agreed with staff recommendation to participate for one year and re-evaluate the benefits at the end of the first year on whether to continue participation. B. Recommend that the Board authorize compensation for Chair-appointed alternates for attending Groundwater Replenishment Joint Coordinating Committee meetings. It was moved, seconded and duly carried to forward the recommendation to the Board at its June 28 regular meeting. C. Receipt of unsolicited proposal to Purchase Composting Facility and Biosolids-permitted Land and staff request for direction on how to proceed. Mike Moore explained that this proposal was one of the reasons for developing the Biosolids Management Plan. The OMTS will be reviewing this issue at its regular July 5 meeting. Because of the critical time line, staff was requesting direction on proceeding with the due diligence. The Committee members agreed that due diligence should continue on this property, and that staff should continue to look at land on the east side of the San Joaquin valley. D. The Agenda Items scheduled to be reviewed by the Board's working committees in July were reviewed. It was decided that there is a need for the PDC Committee to meet in August. The other Committees will be dark. . ' ' Minutes of the Steering Committee Page 4 June 28, 2000 (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 July 19, 2000 at 5 p.m. The next Board Meeting is scheduled for July 19, 2000 at 7 p.m. (13) CLOSED SESSION There was no closed session. (14) ADJOURNMENT The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m. a Tappan ring Committee Secretary H:\wp.dta\agenda\Steering Committee\00\Jun00\062800 Minutes. doc