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Home My WebLink About07-20-2005 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Wednesday, July 20, 2005 A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on Wednesday, July 20, 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 Carolyn Cavecche , Chair, OMTS Committee Roy Moore , Chairman, FAHR Committee Tod Ridgeway, Chairman, PDC Comm ittee Directors Absent: Jim Ferryman, Vice Chair Jim Silva, County Supervisor OTHERS PRESENT: Bradley R. Hogin, General Counsel Director Phil Luebben Director Jill Hardy Don Hughes Sherry Harton, Moreland & Associates Terri Sforza, OC Register (2) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR PRO TEM No appointment was necessary. (3) PUBLIC COMMENTS STAFF PRESENT: Blake Anderson, General Manager Nick Arhontes, Director of Regional Assets and Services Bob Ghirelli, Director of Technical Services David Ludwin, Director of Engineering Carol Beekman, Director of Public Affairs Lisa Tomko , Director of Human Resources Mike White , Acting Director of Finance Gail Garrett, Committee Secretary Jennifer Cabral, Senior Public Information Specialist Sonja Wassgren-Morgan, Principal Public Information Specialist Juanita Skillman, Records Management Specialist Jim BurBJ r, Engineering Supervisor Layne Baroldi, Legal & Regulatory Affairs Liaison FIL ED IN THE OFF ICE OF THE SECRETARY ORAN GE C f'II ~JTV <:-H HTAT11"1N DISTRICT AUG 24 20 05 There were no comments by any member of the public . ~v ----J.-1-· -~-' -- (4) RECEIVE, FILE AND APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the June 22, 2005 Steering Committee meeting were approved as drafted. (5) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR Chair Steve Anderson announced that he has appointed Director Jill Hardy to the Urban Runoff Ad Hoc committee. Minutes of the Steering Committee Page 2 July 20 , 2005 He will present CASA a resolution in recognition of their 50th Anniversary at their annual conference in San Diego in August. Chair Anderson, Director Mike Duvall, and Dr. Robert Ghirelli met with the SAWPA negotiating team on July 19, 2005. SAWPA is no longer considering a parallel bring -only line. Dr. Ghirelli informed that a long term coordinated strategy to manage the SARI line is needed and a joint OCSD/SAWPA study of the line is being considered from both a short-term 3-5 year perspective to a longer-term 30-50 year vision. The Irvine Company is proposing to connect 2 ,500 new homes to the SARI line. Director Duvall discussed the Mountain Park project and long term future of a "brine only" delivery for discharge to the SARI line. Dave Ludwin clarified that connection to the SARI line is conditional and there will be no guarantee of right to discharge should the line become a "brine only" line in the future . Lastly, SAWPA will investigate issues with Stringfellow as they continue to assist OCSD and SARI. The Cooperative Projects Grants Committee met on June 28, 2005. Nick Arhontes reported one action item: approval of contract extensions with the cities of Buena Park, La Habra, Seal Beach, and the sanitary districts of Midway City and Garden Grove. Due to the heavy rainfall, this year's data analysis will not be completed until the fall. A capacity plan document will be submitted to the regional board when the analysis is complete. The Committee will meet quarterly to review project requests and consider next steps for the program. Chair Anderson will be in Washington , DC next week to meet with Representative Gary Miller and Orange County congressional delegation staff to discuss continued support for EPA assistance for secondary treatment upgrades. Chair Anderson reminded that the PDC Committee will meet on August 4th. OMTS and FAHR will be dark in August. The Urban Runoff Ad Hoc committee will meet on August 3, 2005 at 3 p.m. (6) REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER Carol Beekman, Director of Public Affairs, provided the legislative progress report. Director Ridgeway has requested District staff prepare an annual legislative agenda which will be in place by October, when annual lobbyist contracts are renewed . General Manager reported that he has accepted Dharma Consulting's request to be released from their contract. The Southern California Alliance of Publicly Owned Treatment Works (SCAP) met last week with Larry McKinney to go over the county's proposal for governance for urban runoff in north, central and south portions of the county. The general managers of the special districts in Orange County discussed their roles and how they tied in with the county. Larry will present the proposal to the City Managers Association. Sanitation District staff has drafted a resolution in support of the County of Orange's efforts to develop and implement a regional water quality strategic plan for Board approval. General Manager announced the second Orange County Infrastructure report card will be rolled out at UCI Beckman's Center in October. Representative Gary Miller will be invited to be the keynote speaker. Minutes of the Steering Committee Page 3 July 20, 2005 (7) REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL General Counsel Brad Hogin did not make a report. (8) DISCUSSION ITEMS (Items A-D) A. Report on Mountain Park Development: Jim Burror distributed a map showing the Mountain Park Project boundary and development area, and the current and proposed lines. The Irvine Company is proposing to connect 2,500 new homes to the SARI line. He updated committee members on the Mountain Park project status and its interrelationships with the on-going SARI line discussions regarding long-term protection. Several alternatives have been presented by the Irvine Company in conjunction with the Corps of Engineers, varying in construction costs. A direct Gypsum Canyon Road connection is the least expensive connection location at SARI line for the Mountain Park sewage flows. Members of the Steering Committee expressed concern about long term security of the Mountain Park connection in light of future flows in the Santa Ana River. Since SARI's future alignment is uncertain, OCSD recommends that all project flows connect to the SARI downstream of the Control Gate Structure. The City of Anaheim should own the new sewer line. Jim Burror requested direction to move forward. Director Ridgeway directed staff inform the Irvine Company that proposed and alternate options were reviewed with the Board. If Irvine Company is adamant on an option that may result in future liability to the Sanitation District, staff will return with an action item for Board approval. Directors present concurred with Director Ridgeway's direction. B. The Agenda Items scheduled to be reviewed by the Board's working committees in August were reviewed. OMTS and FAHR will be dark in August. C. The agenda items scheduled to be presented to the Board at tonight's meeting were reviewed. Director Cavecche informed that she will pull Asset Management item 12(e) from the Consent Calendar. D. Committee members discussed moving the October Standing Committee meeting dates due to conflict with the League of Cities Annual conference. (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 Minutes of the Steering Committee Page4 July 20, 2005 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 24, 2005 at 5 p.m. The next Board Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at 7 p.m. (13) CLOSED SESSION The Committee convened at 5:50p.m. in Closed Session, pursuant to Sections 54956.8, 54956.9, 54956.9(b) and 54957, to discuss six (6) 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 6:55 p.m., the Committee reconvened in regular session. (14) ADJOURNMENT The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m. Submitted by: Gail Garrett Steering Committee Secretary H :\dept\agenda\Steering Committee\04\SC Minutes Form.5.doc