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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-19-2007 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District Wednesday, December 19, 2007, at 5:30p.m. A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at 5:30 p.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 None 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 THFILED IN THE OFFICE OF IE CLERK OF THE BOARD ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT JAN 23 2008 BY:,_>1~-._-<,;:;,;.·~~ Chair Jim Ferryman reported that Steve Anderson and Cathy Green were going off the Board and new appointments would be made in the near future to the standing committees . Mr. Ferryman also noted that next month's Steering Committee meeting would be preceded by a Legislative Workshop. Director Larry Crandall, along with Jim Ruth, Bob Ghirelli, and Michael Gold, will be attending the mid-year CASA meeting scheduled January 9-12, 2008 in Indian Wells. Minutes of the Steering Committee December 19, 2007 Page 2 (5) REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER General Manager Jim Ruth provided a brief report of activities that were included in his monthly report to the Board of Directors. (6) REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL There was no report. (7) ACTION ITEMS A. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the November 28, 2007 Steering Committee meeting. B. Direct staff to proceed with recommendations of the Steering Committee in connection with Contractor/Subcontractor allocation of use tax. Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance and Administration, provided a brief overview of the requested assignment of taxes generated by the Sanitation District's CIP program. After a brief discussion, the Committee requested staff provide additional information on the impact to other cities within the jurisdiction of the sanitation district. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED : Continue this item to a future meeting with additional information regarding cost impacts to all cities within the Sanitation District's jurisdiction. (8) INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. Legislative Affairs Report: Michael Gold reminded the members of the Legislative Affairs Workshop that would be held on Wednesday, January 23, 2008, to review accomplishments in 2007 and to review 2008 goals. B. The agenda items scheduled to be presented to the Board of Directors at the December 19, 2007 meeting were reviewed. (9) CLOSED SESSION There was no closed session. (10) OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS. IF ANY There were none. i _1, Minutes of the Steering Committee December 19, 2007 1 Page 3 {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, January 23, 2007. (13) ADJOURNMENT The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:58p.m. Submitted by: H:\dept\agenda\Steering Committee\2007\ 1207\121907 Steering Minutes. doc