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Wednesday, April 24, 2003
A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was
held on Wednesday, April24, 2003 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:
Shirley McCracken, Chair
Steve Anderson , Vice Chair
Jim Ferryman, Chairman, OMTS Committee
Brian Donahue, Chairman, PDC Committee
Jim Silva, County Supervisor
Directors Absent:
Norm Eckenrode, Past Board Chair
Brian Brady, Chairman, FAHR Committee
(2) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR PRO TEM
No appointment was necessary.
(3) PUBLIC COMMENTS
OTHERS PRESENT:
Thomas L. Woodruff, General Counsel
Ryal Wheeler
Jan Vandersloot
Gerhardt Van Dreis
Julie Bixby
STAFF PRESENT:
Blake Anderson, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Director of Technical Services
David Ludwin, Director of Engineering
Jean Tappan, Committee Secretary
There were no comments by any member of the public .
(4) RECEIVE, FILE AND APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
The minutes of the March 26, 2003 Steering Committee meeting were approved as drafted.
(5) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Committee Chair Shirley McCracken reported on progress of the Legislative Advocacy Ad Hoc
Committee . The committee continues to meet weekly on a number of issues and she discussed the
most significant three; our biosolids bill AB 1427 (Maddox), ACA 10 which would amend Proposition
218, and support for federal grants. She also reported that staff members from Representatives Cox
and Sanchez met with District staff and toured our facilities last week. Director Jim Silva volunteered
to meet with Representative Rohrbacher.
Minutes of the Steering Committee
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(6) REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER
General Manager Blake Anderson reported that a letter was received from the mayor of Santa Ana
stating that their council had taken an action opposing the proposed one-year 15 percent user fee
increase. A copy has been provided to all directors in their meeting folders.
Director of Technical Services Bob Ghirelli discussed an emerging concept for improving
cooperation in the Orange County Coastal Plain for improving water quality . It could result in an
MOU or other institutional arrangement between the county, the Sanitation District and other public
agencies. This would not be another layer of government but would focus on supporting and
informing each other and eliminate duplicative efforts.
The Steering Committee was reminded that there will be an Urban Runoff Ad Hoc Committee
meeting on May 7 beg i nning at 3 p.m.
Mr. Anderson suggested that the May OMTS Committee meeting be canceled. There aren't enough
substantive matters to warrant a meeting. The Steering Committee agreed.
(7) REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL
General Counsel Tom Woodruff did not make a report.
(8) DISCUSSION ITEMS (Items A-C)
A. Mr. Ghirelli updated the Committee members on the proposed county-wide
development of a database for reporting and cataloging sanitary sewer overflows and
the work the District and others are doing to comply with the Waste Discharge
Requirements (WDR) that the Regional Water Quality Control Board issued last year.
The Committee also reviewed a request from the Orange County City Manager's
Association that the District act as county-wide coordinator of these compliance efforts.
The Committee indicated support for cooperative approaches that provide effectiveness
and lower costs in these kinds of regional efforts. Staff will be evaluating the costs
implications and report to the OMTS Committee with recommendations on how much of
a role the District should play and how much it will cost.
B. The Agenda Items scheduled to be reviewed by the Board's working committees in May
were reviewed . It was decided to cancel the May 7 OMTS Committee meeting because
of a lack of required actions.
C . The agenda items scheduled to be presented to the Board at tonight's meeting
were reviewed . There were no questions or clarifications requested .
(9) OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY
There was no other business discussed.
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Minutes of the Steering Committee
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(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
Because not all of the Steering Committee members were in attendance , Chair McCracken asked
that the discussion on the general manager's performance be removed from Closed Session and
continued to the May 28, 2003 meeting.
(12) CONSIDERATION OF UPCOMING MEETINGS
The next Steering Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 5 p.m.
The next Board Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 7 p.m.
(13) CLOSED SESSION
The Committee convened at 5:45p.m. in Closed Session, pursuant to Sections 54956 .8 ,
54956 .9 and 54957.6, to discuss four items. Minutes of the Closed Session are on file with the
Board Secretary. Confidential Minutes of the Closed Session held by the Steering Committee
have been prepared in accordance with Government Code Section 54957 .2, and are
maintained by the Board Secretary in the Official Book of Confidential Minutes of Board and
Committee Closed Meetings. A report of the recommended actions will be publicly reported at
the time the approved actions become final.
At 7 p.m ., the Committee reconvened in regular session.
(14) ADJOURNMENT
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 7 p .m.
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