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Home My WebLink About01-26-2005 Steering Committee MinutesDRAFT MINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Wednesday, January 26, 2005 A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 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, Chair Jim Ferryman, Vice Chair Carolyn Cavecche, Chair, OMTS Committee Brian Donahue, Chairman, PDC Committee Roy Moore, 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 Joe Forbath, Counsel Brad Hagin, Counsel Don Hughes, Asst. to Sup. Silva Bob Stallings, ReMax STAFF PRESENT: Blake Anderson, General Manager Bob Ghirelli, Director of Technical Services David Ludwin, Director of Engineering Bob Ooten, Director of Operations and Maintenance Gary Streed, D i rector of Finance/Treasurer Carol Beekman, Director of Communications and Administrative Services Gail Garrett, Committee Secretary FI LED IN THE OFF ICE OF THE SECRETARY ORANGE r.""''~" C\!~liTH i m.J DISTR ICT FEB 2 3 200 5 BY ___ i t:..........._.._c There were no comments by any member of the public. (4) RECEIVE, FILE AND APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the December 15, 2004 Steering Committee meeting were approved as drafted. Minutes of the Steering Committee Page 2 January 26 , 2005 (5) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR Committee Chair Steve Anderson reported there are eight new Directors on the Board and announced the Standing Committee appointments. Chair Anderson, Supervisor Silva and Dr. Ghirelli attended last week's CASA conference and gave reports . Chair Anderson and Vice Chair Jim Ferryman will be traveling to Washington DC in February to meet with legislators from the Orange County delegation on secondary treatment funding and other water resource matters. Director Darryl Miller may also attend. The annual Congressional lunch is sponsored by the Sanitation District , Metropolitan Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) and other water and wastewater agencies. To facilitate coordination of lobbying efforts, Directors planning on traveling to Washington DC this year are requested to complete the survey sheet included in their Board package and return it to Penny Kyle, Board Secretary. Chair Anderson announced that the District received payment of $2.7 million from SAWPA and thanked Chairman Anderson, Director Miller, Director Duvall, Dr. Ghirelli, and Chair Phil Anthony, OCWD, for their efforts to bring this to a satisfactory conclusion. A special orientation meeting for new Directors is being held on February 16 at 5 p.m. Carol Beekman briefly outlined the agenda and noted that all active directors are encouraged to attend. Please notify Penny Kyle if you plan to attend. (6) REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER General Manager Blake Anderson gave a brief historical overview of the Santa Ana River Interceptor (SARI) line. He reported on the recent damage caused by January's storm. A visual survey and engineering survey indicated significant erosion and Staff will be requesting to procure Jamison Engineering services under a sole source contact for the emergency repairs. Mr. Anderson requested authorization for $1,000,000 for these repairs. Santa Ana Watershed Protection Authority (SAWPA) will be billed 76% of the cost in accordance with their ownership share. Chair Anderson recommended a District representative attend the next Yorba Linda City Council meeting to provide an update. Carol Beekman outlined the agenda highlights for the New Directors Orientation on February 16. The General Manager and Director of Finance updated the Steering Committee on the preliminary budget assumptions for next fiscal year. (7) REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL General Counsel briefed the committee on four measures introduced at the outset of the 2005 Legislative Session which he recommended the Board of Directors review, at its February Board meeting, and consider taking a position of support or opposition to each. The four measures under consideration are: California Deficit Prevention Act. Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 1 re Minutes of the Steering Committee Page 3 January 26, 2005 Public Employee Pension Plans, Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 7 re voter approval requirement re special taxes, and Special Districts Directors' Compensation . The Consent decree for secondary treatment was filed in court on January 181 h and approved. General Counsel will give a legal orientation to new Directors at tonight's Board meeting. (8) DISCUSSION ITEMS (Items A-C) A. General Manager Anderson requested direction regarding raising Directors' compensation. The Steering Committee discussed at length and concurred that Directors ' compensation will remain at $170. B. The Agenda Items scheduled to be reviewed by the Board's working committees in February were reviewed . 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, February 23, 2005 at 5 p .m . The next Board Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at 7 p.m. (13) CLOSED SESSION The Committee convened at 6:10p.m. in Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.8, 54956.9, and 54956.9(b). 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 re Agenda Item Nos. 13A(1) and (2) will Minutes of the Steering Committee Page 4 January 26, 2005 be publicly reported at the time the approved actions become final. No reportable action was taken re Agenda Item Nos. 13A(3) and (4 ). At 6:45p.m., the Committee reconvened in regular session. (14) ADJOURNMENT The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m. Submitted by: 6~~ Gail Garrett Steering Committee Secretary H :\dept\agenda\Steering Committee\04\SC Minutes Form.5.doc