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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-23-2008 Steering Committee Minutes. MINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at 5:30p.m . A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at 5:30p.m., in the District's Administrative Office. (1) A quorum was declared present, as follows: STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS: DIRECTORS PRESENT: Doug Davert, Vice Chair Mark Waldman, Administration Committee Chair Larry Crandall, Operations Committee Chair Don Bankhead Phil Luebben Ken Parker DIRECTORS ABSENT Jim Ferryman, Chair OTHERS PRESENT: Bradley R. Hogin, General Counsel Toby Weissert (2) PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments . (3) 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 T~M-~~~~tl'6~ 9~~Yl OF ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION ~~~Rrc r MAY 28 200 8 IJ_ 1~ BY:._, r·l'-.__..,....,"*'-,....,._,__,.........,,_, Vice Chair Davert advised that Chair Ferryman was attending the CASA conference at Squaw Creek. He also reported that the Orange County League of Conservation Voters will be presenting an award to OCSD and OCWD for environmental excellence for the GWRS. Report of Ad Hoc Committee re Memoriam Directors Larry Crandall and Ken Parker reported the Ad Hoc Committee was recommending the resolution be modified to include recognizing people who make a significant contribution to the Sanitation District, and had several alternatives for naming conventions. It was determined this item would be continued at the May meeting for further discussion and information. • Minutes of the Steering Committee April 23, 2008 Page 2 ~) REPORTOFGENERALMANAGER Jim Ruth briefly reviewed his monthly report to the Board of Directors. Assistant General Manager Bob Ghirelli provided an update on the consolidation of agreements with SAWPA into one agreement, and advised the agreement would take an additional 30 to 60 days before the agreement would be finalized. (5) REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL There was no report. (6) ACTION ITEMS A. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the March 26, 2008 Steering Committee meeting . B. Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Administrative Services, provided a brief overview of the local sewer services. He also reported that the rates reflected in the report need to be increased to include an escalation factor. The increased rates are $199, $204, $208, $212 and $216. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Direct staff to proceed with the modified rates of $199, $204, $208, $212 and $216 to be included with the proper notification of a new local sewer service fee beginning July 1, 2008 to property owners receiving local sewer services from the District in areas located in the City of Tustin and in unincorporated areas north of the City of Tustin in accordance with Proposition 218 requirements . Director Davert opposed. (7) INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. Legislative Affairs Report: Michael Gold gave an update on Federal and State activities including OCSD's appropriation requests and authorizations through WRDA 2008. The good news is that the entire delegation has demonstrated strong support for OCSD's requests, particularly funding for SARI relocation and secondary treatment. Decisions about possible funding, however, will not be known until later in the year. On the State side, Michael reported he has been meeting with the entire state delegation to discuss possible property tax takeaways with Orange County Water District. By May all the meetings will be complete. While the meetings have been positive, the overall mood is still grim ahead of the May revised and projected $20 billion budget deficit. Finally, Michael discussed a trip to Sacramento with a few board members in early June. B. SAWPA: This item was discussed under the report of General Manager. Minutes of the Steering Committee April 23, 2008 Page 3 (8) CLOSED SESSION The Steering Committee convened at 5:58p.m. in Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) 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 6:12p.m., the Steering Committee reconvened in regular session. (9) OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY There were none. (10) ADJOURNMENT The next Steering Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 28, 2008. The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6: 13 p.m. Submitted by: Penny M. le Clerk of the Board H:\dept\agenda\Steering Committee\2008\0508\04.042308 Steering Minutes.docx Book Page 6