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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-18-2007 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at 5:30p.m. A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 5:30p.m., in the District's Administrative Office. (1) A quorum was declared present, as follows: STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Directors Present: Jim Ferryman, Chair Doug Davert, Vice Chair Mark Waldman, Administration Committee Chair Larry Crandall, Operations Committee Chair Cathy Green Steve Anderson OTHERS PRESENT: Bradley R. Hogin, General Counsel Jackie Nutting Juanita Skillman (2) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR PRO TEM No appointment was necessary. (3) PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. (4) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR DIRECTORS ABSENT Phil Luebben STAFF PRESENT: Jim Ruth, General Manager Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager Nick Arhontes, Director of Operations and Maintenance Jim Herberg, Director of Engineering Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Michael Gold, Legislative Affairs Liaison Penny Kyle, Clerk of the Board AUG 2 2 2007 BY:_"'-~-~;(~·-- Chair Jim Ferryman reported that Bushard Street is now open to traffic throughout Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach. He also announced that Brent lves, BHI Management Consulting, will be facilitating the Board workshops scheduled for August 1st and 8th; September 19th; and October 4th. (5) REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER Mr. Ruth provided highlights of his activities for fiscal year 06/07, and proposed work plan for fiscal year 07/08. Minutes of the Steering Committee July 18, 2007 Page 2 (6) REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL General Counsel Brad Hagin did not give a report. (7) ACTION ITEMS a. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the June 27, 2007 Steering Committee meeting. b. Nick Arhontes, Director of Operations & Maintenance, provided a brief report on the waste discharge requirement compliance efforts and reported that the sanitation district is subsidizing the small diameter local sewers in parts of the City of Tustin and unincorporated areas north of the city. The Steering Committee concurred that this issue should move to the Operations Committee for further review, recommendation and subsequent approval by the Board of Directors. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED TO RECOMMEND TO THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE TO: (1) Recommend to the Board of Directors to receive and file Staff Report re FY 06/07 Strategic Initiatives -Local Sewer Services, dated January 2007 and revised April 2007; and, (2) Refer said report to the Operations Committee for consideration of staff recommendations. (8) INFORMATIONAL ITEMS a . Legislative Affairs Report: Michael Gold provided a mid-year progress report on adopted goals for the state and federal legislative programs that were incorporated into the 2007 Legislative Platform, as well as an update on the District's design-build legislation, SB 645. b. The agenda items scheduled to be presented to the Board at the July 18, 2007 meeting were reviewed. (9) CLOSED SESSION The Steering Committee convened at 5:54 p.m. in Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1 )) to discuss one matter. 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. At 6:10p.m., the Committee reconvened in regular session. Minutes of the Steering Committee July 18, 2007 Page 3 (10) OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY 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 MEETING The next Steering Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. (13) ADJOURNMENT The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:10 p.m. Submitted by: Clerk of the Board H :\dept\agenda\Steering Committee\2007\0707\071807 draft Steering Minutes .doc