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MINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING FIL ED
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at 5 p .m.
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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
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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.
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(14) ADJOURNMENT
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:00 p .m.
Submitted by:
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Gail Garrett
Steering Committee Secretary
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