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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-25-2006 Steering Committee MinutesDRAFT ·:·· ... · ---~>--,_. MINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING FIL ED ~· ·t ;.l .":·:Orange County Sanitation District IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETt - ()RANGE ,.,,.., '"""'' "~ ~I I T~"'"·"~' OI S'' - Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at 5 p .m. FEB 2 2 2006 GY A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 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 Darryl Miller, Chairman , FAHR Committee Tod Ridgeway, Chairman, PDC Committee Jim Silva, County Supervisor Directors Absent: (2) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR PRO TEM No appointment was necessary. (3) PUBLIC COMMENTS OTHERS PRESENT: Bradley R. Hagin, General Counsel Don Hughes STAFF PRESENT: Jim Ruth, Interim General Manager Nick Arhontes, Director of Regional Assets and Services Bob Ghirelli, Director of Technical Services Jim Herberg, Director of Operations and Maintenance David Ludwin, Director of Engineering Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance/Treasurer Lisa Tomko, Director of Human Resources Gail Garrett, Committee Secretary Juanita Skillman, Records Management Specialist There were no comments by any member of the public. (4) RECEIVE, FILE AND APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the December 21, 2005 Steering Committee meeting and the minutes of the January 12 and January 16, 2006 special meetings of the Steering Committee were approved as drafted. (5) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR Committee Chair Steve Anderson thanked Jim Ferryman for acting as Chair ProTem at the special Steering Committee meeting on January 16. Chair Anderson commended OCSD staff for their professionalism in the last couple of months. He congratulated Nick Arhontes for his presentation on lateral sewers at the CASA meeting in Indian Wells. Chair Anderson announced the standing committee meeting dates for February. A special PDC Committee meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, January 26, at 5:00 p.m. The CIP Oversight Committee will meet on Thursday, February 9 at 5:00 p.m. Chair Anderson announced that he has appointed Joy Neugebauer and David Sullivan to the Cooperative Projects Ad Hoc Committee which will meet on Wednesday, February 15, 2006. CASA will hold their Annual Workshop in Washington DC on March 6-8, 2006. (6) REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER Interim General Manager Jim Ruth provided an update on the SARI line breach -Nick Arhontes informed the repairs are now estimated to be completed the week of January 30 and staff will continue to update the Board via email. Mr. Ruth also reported he, Chair Anderson, and staff met with SAWPA to discuss funding possibilities. Copies of a resolution adopted by the SAWPA Commission were provided. It conveys SAWPA's conceptual support for the southern alignment alternative for the protection and relocation of the SARI line. They have agreed to work with OCSD to get funding in Washington DC and a meeting will be scheduled with them prior to the Washington DC trip. Mr. Ruth will keep the Steering Committee and Board informed. Mr. Ruth presented his monthly status report to the board and noted that his overall assessment of the District is very favorable. He appreciates the time the Steering Committee spent with staff and their input will be taken into consideration. The ten identified Strategic Plan Initiatives will be presented to the Board for further direction, some of which will be addressed during the budget process and others reviewed as part of the CIP Oversight. (7) REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL General Counsel Brad Hog in announced that a Rate Study Seeping meeting is scheduled for January 26, 2006 to review the fee study for Kimberly-Clark. The meeting will be open for input from the public, after which there will be a 60-day public review period. The final report is due in May and will be presented to the May or June Board. (8) DISCUSSION ITEMS (Items A-D) A. Review of Mountain Park Connection to SARI David Ludwin, Director of Engineering, provided a map of the proposed Mountain Park sewer and proposed SARI southern alignment. He presented an update on the status of the Mountain Park Development and the location of the sewer connection to the SARI Minutes of the Steering Committee Page 3 January 25, 2006 line. Discussion took place regarding a wide range of issues and alternatives, including those presented by the Irvine Company which include a direct gravity connection to SARI by Gypsum Canyon Road or connecting downstream of the SARI Control Gate. Board members expressed concern over the construction costs and recommended approaching the Irvine Company to discuss these costs. Chair Anderson and Director Miller will schedule a meeting with Mr. Sat Tamaribuchi. B. Establishment of a Legislative Committee Dr. Ghirelli provided information on establishing a Legislative Affairs Committee, and discussed three options: 1) Formalize a Legislative Affairs Committee compliant with the "Brown Act"; 2) Maintain existing legislative Ad Hoc Committee structure; or, 3) allow staff to conduct meetings and provide Staff Reports to the Steering Committee. After extensive discussion and clarification of "Brown Act" compliance by General Counsel, staff was directed to proceed with establishing a Legislative Affairs Committee per Option 1. C . The Agenda Items scheduled to be reviewed by the Board's working committees in x were reviewed. D. 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 22, 2006 at 5 p.m. The next Board Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 22, 2006 at 7 p .m. (13) CLOSED SESSION There was no closed session. Minutes of the Steering Committee Page4 January 25, 2006 (14) ADJOURNMENT The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:00 p .m. Submitted by: ~~ Gail Garrett Steering Committee Secretary H:\dept\agenda\Steering Committee\2006\01\012506 SC Minutes DRAFT.5.doc