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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-26-2007 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District Wednesday, September 26, 2007, at 5:30p.m. A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on Wednesday, September 26, 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 Steve Anderson Cathy Green Phil Luebben OTHERS PRESENT: Bradley R. Hagin, General Counsel (2) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR PROTEM No appointment was necessary. (3) PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. (4) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR DIRECTORS ABSENT STAFF PRESENT: 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 THFEILEDLEIN THE OFFICE OF C RK OF THE BOARD ORANGE COUN1Y SANITATION DISTRICT OCT 24 2007 BY: __ I _-_K...,. __ _ Chair Jim Ferryman reported the workshop held on September 19 was successful, and encouraged the Directors to attend the final workshop on October 11. A. Directors' Compensation Chair Ferryman advised that staff completed a survey of comparable agencies to consider possibly increasing Directors' compensation. After a brief discussion, the Steering Committee directed staff to submit an ordinance to be considered by the Board of Directors in October. l'vlinutes of the Steering Committee September 26, 2007 Page 2 (5) REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager, did not give a report. (6) REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL General Counsel, Brad Hogin, did not give a report. (7) ACTION ITEMS a. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the August 22, 2007 Steering Committee meeting . (8) INFORMATIONAL ITEMS a. Legislative Affairs Report: Federal Lobbyists Eric Sapirstein and John Freshmen reported via telephone conference call that the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) passed the Senate by an overwhelming margin. WRDA is significant to the District because it contains language dealing with funding the SARI relocation. The lobbyists also reported that they felt another Washington trip might be needed in November or December to continue advocating for SARI funding and additional dollars for the secondary treatment upgrades. Michael Gold reported that SB 645 (Correa and Tran) had passed both houses in California and are awaiting the Governor's signature. With the enactment of SB 645 and design-build authority, board oversight would transfer to the Operations Committee as projects are sent out to bid. b. The agenda items scheduled to be presented to the Board at the September 26, 2007 meeting were reviewed. c. The agenda items scheduled to be presented at the Operations Committee meeting on October 3, 2007, and the Administration Committee meeting on October 10, 2007, were reviewed. (9) CLOSED SESSION The Steering Committee convened at 5:57 p.m . in Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c) 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 6:02 p.m., the Committee reconvened in regular session. ·'Minutes of the Steering Committee September 26, 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, October 24, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. (13) ADJOURNMENT The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:03 p.m . Submitted by: Clerk of the Board H :\dept\agen da \Steering Committee\2007\1007\ltem 7(a).092607 Steering Min utes .doc