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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-23-2000 Steering Committee MinutesDRAFT MINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING VVednesday,August23,2000 A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on Wednesday, August 23 , 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: Norm Eckenrode, Chair Peter Green , Vice Chair Pat McGuigan , Chairman, OMTS Committee Steve Anderson, PDC Committee Tom Saltarelli, Chairman , FAHR Committee Jim Silva, County Supervisor Jan Debay, Past Chair of the Board Directors Absent: None (2) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR PRO TEM No appointment was necessary. (3) PUBLIC COMMENTS There were none. OTHERS PRESENT: Don Bankhead, Director Thomas L. Woodruff, General Counsel Don Hughes Members of the 2000-01 Grand Jury Environmental and Transportation Commmittee: Benjamin Beams , Chair, Joseph Boyle, Vice Chair Charles Chodzko , Secretary Margaret Beard Ronald Burczewski Larry Petersen Ryal Wheeler STAFF PRESENT: Blake Anderson, General Manager Bob Ghirelli , Director of Technical SeNices Lisa Tomko, Director of Human Resources Lisa Lawson, Communications Manager Layne Baroldi, Environmental Specialist Mike Moore, ECM Manager Jean Tappan, Committee Secretary FILED IN THE OF FI CE OF TH E SECRETARY ORANGE C.O UNT Y ~t.I~I TAT I ON DISTR ICT SEP 2 7 2000 av _f__;( _____ _ (4) RECEIVE, FILE AND APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the July 19 , 2000 Steering Committee meeting were approved as drafted. Minutes of the Steering Committee Page 2 August23,2000 (5) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR Committee Chair Norm Eckenrode reported on the CASA conference held in Monterey August 9-12. Chair Eckenrode also welcomed the members of the 2000-01 Grand Jury Environmental and Transportation Committee. Mr. Fred Beams, Chairman of the Committee, thanked the District for inviting them. The purpose of their visit was to conduct their annual oversight of the District-they have visited us nearly every year for the past ten years. They also wanted to hear our ideas about the aging sewer system problems that were made so public in the recent articles appearing in The OC Register and The LA Times . ~) REPORTOFTHEGENERALMANAGER A. Update on Biosolids Activities Layne Baroldi updated the members on Kern County and Kings County biosolids activities: the state-wide EIR General Order, which was unanimously approved by the SWRCB; the due diligence on the unsolicited offer from McCarthy Farms for 22,000 acres and a composting facility is continuing; and the Biosolids Management Plan is being seeped by staff. B. Ad Hoc Committee re Urban Runoff Diversion Permit and Financing Bob Ghirelli reported that the recommendation of the Ad Hoc Committee on dry weather urban runoff will be presented to the standing committees and the Board in September. C. Aging Infrastructure of Orange County Blake Anderson discussed the proposed federal regulations that will change the way that local sewers are constructed, maintained, operated, and managed. This will add new costs to local governments here in orange county and around the country. He also discussed the recent newspaper reports on the condition of sewers here in Orange County. Blake also reported that the staff has begun to write a detailed report on the financial, technical and institutional impacts that the new regulations will have on cities within orange county and the sanitation district. D. Report on Labor Negotiations Lisa Tomko reported that we have successfully concluded negotiations with local 501 and a recommendation will be presented to the Board tonight in closed session. E. Membership in CaiRac Blake reported that the Sanitation District has joined the California Rebuild America Coalition (CaiRAC) as a charter member. CaiRAC is a coalition of cities, counties, special districts and others seeking ways to improve public infrastructure funding in California. They will be identifying and promoting the needs for long-term investment in aging infrastructure in California and will look for funding methods to pay for it. F. Communications Strategic Plan Lisa Lawson discussed her plans to create a Communications Strategic Plan that will address internal and external needs for the next five years. The FAHR Committee will review the draft when it is completed. Minutes of the Steering Committee Page 3 August23,2000 (7) Report of General Counsel General Counsel Tom Woodruff reported that there are a host of legislative proposals moving through committees before the fall recess. Several could have impacts on the District. The CASA Legislative Committee is following them closely and will advise. The COPs will be priced and sold on August 30 and closed August 31. (8) DISCUSSION ITEMS {Item A) A. The Agenda Items scheduled to be reviewed by the Board's working committees in September were reviewed. The dates for the meetings were changed because of conflicts with League of Cities meetings, as follows: OMTS Committee: PDC Committee: FAHR Committee: Monday, September 11 , 2000 Thursday, September 14, 2000 Wednesday, September 13, 2000 (no change) (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 Director Debay asked that the Directors and staff begin thinking about the issue of continuity of Board representation after the November elections. Vice Chair Green asked that the results of the peer review on the Huntington Beach Closure studies be presented when available. Staff estimated that this information should be available by the end of the year. (12) CONSIDERATION OF UPCOMING MEETINGS The next Steering Committee meeting is scheduled for September 27, 2000 at 5 p.m. The next Board Meeting is scheduled for September 27, 2000 at 7 p.m. Minutes of the Steering Committee Page 4 August 23, 2000 (13) CLOSED SESSION There was no closed session. (14) ADJOURNMENT The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m. e n Tappan ering Committee Secretary H:\wp.dta\agenda\Steering Committee\00\Aug00\082300 SC Minutes .doc