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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-28-2008 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at 5:30 p.m. A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 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 Don Bankhead Phil Luebben DIRECTORS ABSENT Ken Parker OTHERS PRESENT: Bradley R. Hagin , General Counsel Toby Weissert Kristine Thalman Robb Grantham Juanita Skillman (2) PUBLIC COMMENTS STAFF PRESENT: 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 TFI~D IN TI;J.E ~FFIQ,~9,F ORA~E c~~~ sAN1~o'NoiS~cr JUN 25 2008 BY:_--'-f_i._r _ Kristine Thalman of the Orange County Chapter Building Industry Association requested the Sanitation District to consider deferring payment of sewer connection development impact fees until a certificate of occupancy was issued which would help relieve the burden the building industry is facing in today's economic crisis. It was moved , seconded and duly carried to move consideration of Agenda Item 4(b) to be considered at this time. Following a brief discussion by the committee, staff was d irected to prepare a report with impacts and costs of deferring the payment of connection fees for consideration at the following month's meeting. ,Minutes of the Steering Committee May 28, 2008 Page 2 (3) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR Chair Ferryman reported that Jim Ruth was absent due to his mother-in-law's passing on May 22, 2008. He also reported on the CASA conference he attended on April23rd-April 25 1h. The committee received an update from federal lobbyists, Eric Saperstein and Jon Freshman, on events in Washington, DC. While the political climate in the Capitol is contentious and few expect much to be accomplished prior to the November elections, they noted a few bright spots with respect to the District's priorities. They reported that the District's appropriations requests enjoy strong support among key legislators with Congressmen Miller and Calvert taking the lead on a number of matters. (4) REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER Bob Ghirelli recognized Ed Torres, Director of Technical Services, who briefed the committee on an administrative civil liability complaint filed by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board in response to the District's discharge of 28 million gallons of treated and disinfected effluent through the 78-inch short ocean outfall while performing critical maintenance on the 120-inch outfall on April 29, 2006. (5) REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL There was no report. (6) ACTION ITEMS A. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the April 23, 2008 Steering Committee meeting. B. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: 1) Adopt Resolution OCSD 08-_, Establishing a Policy for the Naming of Facilities and the Placement of Monuments and Other Memorials; and, 2) Direct staff to develop an appropriate recognition area and a memorial for Steve Anderson. (7) INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. Legislative Affairs Report: Michael Gold reported on the progress of the joint meetings with the Water District and State Legislative staff on a potential property tax shift. All of the meetings have been completed and he reported on his trip to Sacramento. He also mentioned that plans for the Steering Committee's trip to Sacramento were being finalized. •Minutes of the Steering Committee May 28 , 2008 Page 3 (8) CLOSED SESSION There was no closed 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, June 25, 2008 . The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:21 p.m . Submitted by : H:\dept\agenda\Steering Committee\2008\0608.2\04.052808 Steering Minutes .doc