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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-17-2008 Steering Committee MinutesREVISED MINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at 5 :30p.m. A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at 5:30 p.m., in the District's Administrative Office . A quorum was declared present, as follows: STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS: DIRECTORS PRESENT: Doug Davert, Chair Larry Crandall, Vice Chair Ken Parker, Operations Committee Chair Mark Waldman, Administration Committee Chair Bill Dalton Phil Luebben DIRECTORS ABSENT Jim Ferryman OTHERS PRESENT: Ryal Wheeler Eric Sapirstein John Freshman PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments . REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR STAFF PRESENT: Jim Ruth, General Manage r Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager Nick Arhontes, Director of Ope r. & 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 Lilia Kovac, Associate Clerk of the Board Jeff Reed, Human Resources Manager FILED IN THE ~FF I ~~2~o OR1~~E ~b~~~ ~.fN ir'ifioN DISTRICT OCT 2 2 200 8 '~.< BV:: _____ t-f,.,......, · .... "'=="""·-="""'· -""""-"""'...-" Chair Davert reported that the Strategic Plan meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 151 h from 5 :00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Chair Davert also announced that he would be attend ing the California Special District Association conference to receive the Chairman of the Year award for the GWRS project, and acknowledged credit was due to his predecessors, Directors Jim Ferryman and Steve Anderson. REPORTOFGENERALMANAGER Jim Ruth, General Manager, deferred to Director of Engineering, Jim Herberg for a verbal report on an emergency repair project presented to the Board for approval. Mr. Herberg stated that the SARI line between the OC line and SA VI is subject to catastrophic failure if Santa Ana River ' Minutes of the Steering Committee September 17, 2008 Page 2 flows undermine the pipeline where it crosses under the river. He indicated that from 2005- 2007 our survey indicated that soil cover protecting the line had increased as a result of the installation of protective rock grade stabilizers following heavy storm flows in 2005. However, this year's annual survey shows that we have experienced a loss of earth cover over the pipe and undercutting of the rock grade stabilizer which has left the pipeline vulnerable to failure in three locations . Mr. Herberg indicated that consultation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers resulted in a recommendation to install additional rock to protect the pipeline prior to this November 151h which requires that the Board grant emergency purchasing authorization in lieu of the normal bidding process. Mr. Herberg also noted that SAWPA is responsible for 76% of this maintenance cost and OCSD is responsible for the remaining 24%. Director Ferryman asked staff to look into the availability of FEMA funding for this work. REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL There was no report. ACTION ITEMS 1. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the August 27, 2008 Steering Committee meeting. 2. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to adopt Resolution No. OCSD 08-_, Establishing Award Acceptance Protocols. INFORMATION ITEMS (3) 3. Legislative Affairs Report -Government Affairs Manager, Michael Gold, presented an overview of the State budget adopted by the Legislature earlier that week. While the adopted budget did not take property taxes away from special districts, Gold cautioned that the deficit was not resolved and the District would be under threat of property tax take-aways next year. Federal Lobbyists Eric Sapirstein and John Freshman discussed a possible Washington DC trip before the end of the year and recommended that unless there is dramatic progress made on the budget and other issues, the trip should probably occur in early 2009. The close Presidential election has tied things up in the Capitol and few bills are expected to be passed this year. (8) CLOSED SESSION There was no closed session . . Minutes of the Steering Committee September 17, 2008 Page 3 (9) OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY There were none. (1 0) ADJOURNMENT The next Steering Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 22, 2008. The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m. Submitted by: Associate Clerk of the Board