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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-22-2006 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District Wednesday, February 22, 2006, at 5 p.m. A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on Wednesday, February 22, 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: 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: Steve Anderson, Chair (2) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR PROTEM No appointment was necessary. (3) PUBLIC COMMENTS OTHERS PRESENT: Bradley R. Hagin, General Counsel STAFF PRESENT: Jim Ruth, Interim General Manager Nick Arhontes, Director of Regional Assets and Services Bob Ghirelli, Director of Technical Services Patrick Miles, Director of Information Technology Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance/Treasurer Lisa Tomko, Director of Human Resources Gail Garrett, Committee Secretary Jeff Reed, Human Resources Manager FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY ORANGE ,...,...,, •• .... · • '· "" ·--·"~' n tSTR IC'T MAR 2 2 2006 There were no comments by any member of the public. BY ___f. < --- (4) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR Vice Chair Jim Ferryman announced the standing committee meeting dates for March. The FAHR Committee will meet a week earlier on Wednesday, March 1 at 7:00 p.m. due to a conflict with the CASA Washington DC conference. Two CIP Orientation Workshops have been scheduled for Wednesday, March 15 and March 29. Board members should let Board Secretary know which workshop they wish to attend. Minutes of the Steering Committee Page 2 February 22, 2006 (5) REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER Interim General Manager Jim Ruth presented his monthly status report to the board and noted that the CIP has been staff's major focus. Budget hearings with staff begin March 13 and the transition to a two-year budget is going well. His written report was provided to the Board. Nick Arhontes, Director of Regional Assets and Services, reported on the SARI line breach. Temporary repairs are in place and permanent repairs are expected to be completed in mid-March . A full report will be presented at to the March Board. Mr. Arhontes also reported that his staff is working to discover and resolve possible CaiTrans issues unrelated to the GMR construction damage to the SARI line at the 22 Freeway. (6) REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL There was no report. (7) CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS a . MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve the minutes of the January 25, 2006 Steering Committee meeting. b . MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to approve Amendment No. 1 to the contract with James D . Ruth, Interim General Manager, extending the contract to December 31, 2006; including three weeks paid leave time; and a $100,000 life insurance policy. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR (8) ACTION ITEMS a. (1) Approve and direct the General Manager to pursue and select real property, within budgeted funds, on behalf of the District for possible Purchase. (2) Approve and direct the Board Chair to execute on behalf of the District a Purchase and Sale Agreement in a form acceptable to General Counsel to acquire the selected property; and, (3) Approve the use of the acquired property for the North County Yard . Directors expressed concern regarding item (2) and modified the motion to include a contingency that the Board of Directors approve the ultimate sale at a future meeting. Minutes of the Steering Committee Page 3 February 22, 2006 It was then: MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: (1) Approve and direct the Interim General Manager to pursue and select real property, within budgeted funds, on behalf of the District for possible Purchase. (2) Authorize the Interim General Manager and Board Chair to negotiate on behalf of the District a Purchase and Sale Agreement to acquire the selected property, contingent upon final approval of the Board of Directors, in a form acceptable to General Counsel ; and, (3) Approve the use of the acquired property for the North County Yard. (9) INFORMATIONAL ITEMS a. The Agenda Items scheduled to be reviewed by the Board's working committees in March were reviewed. b. The agenda items scheduled to be presented to the Board at tonight's meeting were reviewed . (10) OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS. IF ANY Director Darryl Miller said that he and Chair Anderson met with Sat Tamaribuchi, Vice President of Environmental Affairs at The Irvine Company. Mr. Tamabuchi will address their questions at their next meeting which will take place after their return from Washington DC in mid-March. Directors Cavecche, Ferryman and Duvall met with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the SAWPA briefing for the governor and elected officials relating to the Prado Dam project and SARI improvements. Director Cavecche said she would discuss with OCWD the possibility to invite the governor to tour the GWRS project. (11) MATTERS WHICH A DIRECTOR WOULD LIKE STAFF TO REPORT ON AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING There were none . (12) MATTERS WHICH A DIRECTOR MAY WISH TO PLACE ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR ACTION AND/OR STAFF REPORT There were none. (13) CONSIDERATION OF UPCOMING MEETINGS The next Steering Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at 5 p .m. Minutes of the Steering Committee Page4 February 22, 2006 The next Board Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at 7 p.m. (14) CLOSED SESSION There was no closed session . (15) ADJOURNMENT The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:25 p.m. Submitted by: Gail Garrett Steering Committee Secretary H:\dept\agenda\Steering Committee\2006\02\022206 SC Minutes. 5.doc