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MINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, August 27, 2008, at 5:30p.m.
A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on
Wednesday, August 27, 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, Chair
Larry Crandall, Vice Chair
Mark Waldman, Administration Committee
Chair
Ken Parker, Operations Committee Chair
Jim Ferryman
Bill Dalton
Phil Luebben
DIRECTORS ABSENT
OTHERS PRESENT:
Ryal Wheeler
(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
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
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Chair Davert reported on the conference and award ceremony that he attended in Stockholm,
Sweden, along with Director Larry Crandall, Orange County Water District Director Denis
Bilodeau, and staff members Mike Markus and Shivaji Deshmukh.
Director Phil Luebben provided a verbal report on the CASA conference held in Monterey on
August 21-23rd.
(4) REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER
Jim Ruth, General Manager, reported he had received a request from Mike Markus, General
Manager of OCWD, to consider participating in the cost of an Orange County poll survey. The
committee concurred the Sanitation District would not participate in this survey.
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It was also reported that due to additional requests for directors and staff to attend various
conferences and award ceremonies regarding the Groundwater Replenishment System it would
be in the Sanitation District's best interest to set a policy to handle the requests . The committee
agreed that staff should develop the policy and bring it to the committee for review and
approval.
Mr. Ruth also reported that he attended the city of La Habra's council meeting on August 18,
and presented to Steve Anderson 's family the Sanitation District's Resolution of Commendation.
When the Ellis Avenue Pump Station is complete, a dedication ceremony naming the pump
station in Steve's memory will take place and the Anderson family will be invited to attend.
(5) REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL
There was no report.
(6) ACTION ITEMS
A. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED : Approve minutes of the July 23 ,
2008 Steering Committee meeting .
(7) INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
A. Legislative Affairs Report -Michael Gold reported that the budget continues to
be stalled with no end in the foreseeable future because the Governor and the
Democrats are strongly against any borrowing (such as bonds or from local
government) and the Republicans are against any tax increases .
B . Solids Handling and Billing for IRWD -Jim Herberg, Director of Engineering,
provided a brief overview on the need to reevaluate the billing methodologies
currently in place with regard to IRWD's solids which would be considered that
evening to approve hiring a consultant to evaluate an appropriate methodology
for both parties .
(8) CLOSED SESSION
The Steering Committee convened at 5:56p.m . in Closed Session , pursuant to Government
Code Section 54957(b)(1) to discuss two matters. 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 :25p.m., the Steering Committee reconvened in regular session.
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(9) OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY
There were none .
(10) ADJOURNMENT
The next Steering Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 17, 2008. The Chair
declared the meeting adjourned at 6:25p.m.
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