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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-28-2007 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District Wednesday, November 28, 2007, at 5:30p.m. A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on Wednesday, November 28 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 Phil Luebben DIRECTORS ABSENT Steve Anderson OTHERS PRESENT: Bradley R. Hogin, General Counsel (2) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR PRO TEM No appointment was necessary. (3) PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments . (4) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR STAFF PRESENT: Jim Ruth, General Manager Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager Nick Arhontes, Director of Operations and Maintenance Jim Herberg, Director of Engineering Ed Torres, Director of Technical Services Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Michael Gold, Legislative Affairs Liaison Penny Kyle , Clerk of the Board Juanita Skillman Barbara Collins Bob Bell FILED IN THE OF FIC E ~~0 o R1~~E '6b~~~ ~rNmffo~'l>I STRI CT DEC 1 9 20 07 BY:__./-;.£~&~~,.,.. Chair Jim Ferryman announced the mid-year CASA conference would be held in Indian Wells, January 9-12, 2007. He also noted that the tour of secondary treatment projects at Plant No. 1 provided to the Operations Committee would be extended to all board members . The upcoming committee meeting dates for December were reviewed. It was noted that the Board and Steering Committee meetings for December are scheduled one week earlier due to the holiday season. A social will follow the Board meeting. Minutes of the Steering Committee November 28, 2007 Page 2 (5) REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER General Manager Jim Ruth reviewed activities included in his November Status Report, which was included with the Board package. (6) REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL There was no report. (7) ACTION ITEMS A. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the October 24, 2007 Steering Committee meeting. B. General Manager Jim Ruth advised that the Steering Committee requested staff to look again at the financial plan to see if the proposed five-year rate structure could be reduced. It was determined that staff had anticipated a higher variable debt that did not occur, and that the debt could be added to the District's interest risk. Staff reduced the five-year rate structure program to 1 0.5%; 1 0%; 1 0%; 9.8%; and, 9.8%, and incorporated those rates into the Five-Year Strategic Plan. It was then: MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend that the Board of Directors (1) Approve the Five-Year Strategic Plan dated November 2007; and, (2) Authorize staff to implement the goals and strategies contained in the plan. (8) INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. Legislative Affairs Report: Michael Gold reported that the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) containing SARI authorization language had become law after Congress voted to override the President's veto. Staff has been working with the federal lobbyists to identify the best time to travel back to Washington, DC to discuss SARI and Secondary treatment funding. It was announced that the Legislative Strategic Planning session to set goals and objectives for 2008 was scheduled for January 23 from 3:00 to 5:00, prior to the Steering Committee meeting. B. The agenda items scheduled to be presented to the Board of Directors at the October 24, 2007 meeting were reviewed. C . The agenda items scheduled to be reviewed by the Board's working committees in December were reviewed. Minutes of the Steering Committee November 28, 2007 Page 3 (9) CLOSED SESSION There was no closed session. (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, December 19, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. (13) ADJOURNMENT The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m. Submitted by: H:\dept\agenda\Steering Committee\2007\11 07\102407 Steering Minutes.doc