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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-20-2006 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District Wednesday, December 20, 2006, at 6:00p.m. A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 6:00 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, Chair Doug Davert, Vice Chair Carolyn Cavecche, Chair, OMTS Committee Darryl Miller, Chair, FAHR Committee Steve Anderson, Past Board Chair DIRECTORS ABSENT Vacant, County Supervisor Vacant, Chair, PDC Committee (2) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR PROTEM No appointment was necessary. (3) PUBLIC COMMENTS There were none. (4) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR OTHERS PRESENT: Bradley R. Hagin, General Counsel STAFF PRESENT: Jim Ruth, Interim General Manager Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager Nick Arhontes, Director of Operations and Maintenance Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Gail Garrett, Committee Secretary FILED IN THE OFFICE AORFD THE CLERK OF THE 80 ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT JAN 2 4 2007 BY:_'..__~...;...,-/!_.;;;.,_,. -- In the absence of Chair Jim Ferryman, Vice Chair Doug Davert informed that Director Steve Anderson will present a report to the Board on the November Washington DC legislative trip. Directors Anderson, Miller, and staff will attend the CASA conference in Indian Wells, California January 17-20, 2007. Vice Chair Davert announced the upcoming committee meetings for January and advised that the new Board Member Orientation workshop is scheduled for February 1, 2007. (5) REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER Mr. Jim Ruth provided highlights of his activities for the past year in his December Status Report, which was included with the Board package. Minutes of the Steering Committee Page 2 December 20, 2006 He also announced the appointment of Edward Torres, Director of Technical Services . The interview panel included Bob Ghirelli, Nick Arhontes, Jim Herberg, Jeff Reed, and Bob Horvath, LACSD. (6) REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL General Counsel Brad Hagin informed that, as a result of additional comments received this afternoon re Kern County, Item 8(d) will be pulled from the consent calendar for further analysis. Chair Jim Ferryman arrived at 6:15p.m. (7) CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS a. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the November 15, 2006 Steering Committee meeting. b. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Set a hearing date before the Steering Committee of January 24, 2007 for an Appeal by Hawk Industries of an order on administrative complaint. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR (8) ACTION ITEMS There were none. (9) INFORMATIONAL ITEMS a. The Agenda Items scheduled to be reviewed by the Board's working committees in November were reviewed. b. The agenda items scheduled to be presented to the Board at the October 25, 2006 meeting were reviewed. (10) OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY There were none. (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. Minutes of the Steering Committee Page 3 December 20, 2006 (13) CONSIDERATION OF UPCOMING MEETINGS The next Steering Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at 5 p.m. The next Board Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at 7 p.m. (14) CLOSED SESSION The Committee convened at 6:20p.m. in Closed Session, pursuant to Sections 54956.8, 54956.9, 54957, or 54957.6 to discuss four matters. Minutes of the Closed Session are on file with the Clerk of the Board. 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 Clerk of the Board 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 6:30p.m., the Committee reconvened in regular session. (15) ADJOURNMENT The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Submitted by: 6~G 0"'~ Gail Garrett Steering Committee Secretary H:\dept\agenda\Committees\Steering Committee\2006\Minutes\ 122006 SC Minutes. doc