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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
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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.
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September 26, 2007
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(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.
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September 26, 2007
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(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
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