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Home My WebLink About07-23-2003 Steering Committee Minutes( DRAFT MINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Wednesday, July 23, 2003 A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on Wednesday, July 23, 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: Steve Anderson, Vice Chair Jim Ferryman, Chairman, OMTS Committee Brian Donahue, Chairman, PDC Committee Brian Brady, Chairman, FAHR Committee Jim Silva , County Supervisor Directors Absent: Shirley McCracken, Chair Norm Eckenrode, Past Board Chair FIL ED IN TH E OFFIC E OF THE SECR ETA RY ORANGE C011~•T v (),<~IITmON DI STR ICT AUG 2 7 200 3 ()_ ~. ev -~~='f- (2) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR PRO TEM OTHERS PRESENT: Thomas L. Woodruff, General Counsel Don Hughes Gerhard Van Dries Randy Fuhrman STAFF PRESENT: Blake Anderson, General Manager Bob Ghirelli, Director of Technical Services David Ludwin, Director of Engineering Carol Beekman, Communications Services Manager Wendy Sevenandt, Associate Engineer Jim Herberg, Engineering Manager William Cassidy, Project Manager Jean Tappan, Committee Secretary Vice Chair Steve Anderson chaired the meeting in Chair Shirley McCracken's absence. (3) PUBLIC COMMENTS Randy Fuhrman spoke on Item 13.A.6, the general manager's evaluation and compensation. He said that he had written a letter to the EPA and theCA governor recommending the District be considered for an award and in it he detailed the leadership that Mr. Anderson had provided over the past year on the very significant issues that have been before the agency. (4) RECEIVE, FILE AND APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the June 25, 2003 Steering Committee meeting were approved as drafted. 'Minutes of the Steering Committee Page 2 July 23, 2003 (5) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR Committee Vice Chair Steve Anderson announced that Chair Shirley McCracken would not be at the meetings because of the death of her husband. He asked Blake to report on activities of the Legislative Advocacy Ad Hoc Committee. Chair McCracken had requested that the Committee discuss the policy on authorization and reimbursement for meeting attendance by directors. This will be moved to next month. Another OCSD/OCWD Board workshop to provide a GWRS Update was discussed. Staff was directed to coordinate this for sometime in October in the evening with the Water District. (6) REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER General Manager Blake Anderson reported on legislative issues including federal funding support for secondary treatment; AB 1427, Biosolids; AB 496, Santa Ana River Conservancy; and ACA 10, Stormwater Fee Exemption from 218 Requirements. The discussion of the OCSD/SAWPA mediation on SARI issues was moved to Closed Session. Mr. Anderson reported that staff will begin salary discussions with the unrepresented groups of employees, including managers, confidential and executive management employees. They have not received an increase for FY 2001-02 and 2002-03. This was done because the meet and confer process with the organized groups was underway. Local 501 rejected the agreement last week by 4 votes. Staff would now like to close out last year with the unrepresented group. This will be discussed with the FAHR Committee at its August 13, 2003 meeting. Mr. Anderson also discussed the proposed Orange County Leadership Symposium's third retreat, Arrowhead Ill. The planning group is seeking input from various past attendees to ensure that the event is structured to meet the goals. A new facilitator has been identified. The budget has been reduced by one-third and sponsorships are being sought to help defray the costs. The Committee members discussed the political sensitivity and seemed comfortable with the proposed direction . (7) REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL General Counsel Tom Woodruff reported on Assembly Bill (AB) 1051 that was proposed by major water, sewre and utility cities and Districts to clarify and strengthen their ability to levy both capital and service charges on all public educational institutions. The State University system had temporarily obtained amendments that were very damaging to the levying agencies. Through the efforts of CASA, ACWA and the cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles, the bill has been salvaged and will probably be passed in the next few days in a form acceptable to the agencies. (8) DISCUSSION ITEMS (Items A-C) A. Authorize General Manager to approve Addendum No. 2 to the funding agreement reUS Bureau of Reclamation Southern California Water Recycling Projects Initiative Minutes of the Steering Committee Page 3 July 23, 2003 Jim Herberg explained that this agreement covers the fourth of five years for a program that through the 13 participating agencies is identifying water recycling opportunities. As a direct result of the initiative, the District has received grant money for the Ellis Avenue Pump Station and GWRS. Motion: Moved, seconded and duly carried to authorize the General Manager to approve Addendum No. 2 to the funding agreement re US Bureau of Reclamation Southern California Water Recycling Projects Initiative. B. The Agenda Items scheduled to be reviewed by the Board's working committees in August were reviewed. The OMTS Committee will be dark in August. C. The agenda items scheduled to be presented to the Board at tonight's meeting 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 Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at 5 p.m. The next Board Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at 7 p.m. (13) CLOSED SESSION The Committee convened at 5:38p.m. in Closed Session to discuss two items of significant exposure to litigation (pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.9(b); one item reinitiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c); three items re real property purchase pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8; and consideration of the General Manager's Annual Performance Evaluation and Compensation pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6. 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 "Minutes of the Steering Committee Page 4 July 23, 2003 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 6:50 p.m., the Committee reconvened in regular session. (14) ADJOURNMENT The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m. Submitted by: n Tappan teering Committee Secretary G:\wp.dtalagenda\Steering Committee\OJVUL\072303 SC Minutes.doc