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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-19-2008 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at 5:30p.m . A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at 5:30p.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 Bill Dalton Jim Ferryman Phil Luebben Ken Parker, Operations Committee Chair Mark Waldman, Administration Committee Chair DIRECTORS ABSENT OTHERS PRESENT: Ryal Wheeler Brent lves Chris Town send Heather Dion PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments . REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR STAFF PRESENT : Jim Ruth, General Manager Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager Nick Arhontes, Director of Oper. & 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 Tod Haynes, Engineering Manager Penny Kyle, Clerk of the Board FILED IN THE OFF ICE OF THE CLERK OF THE BOA RD ORA NG E COUNTY SAN ITATION DISTRICT DEC 17 2008 BV:~..,.,;.,c /!=.~K=F =~""""' Chair Davert reported that the CASA Conference would be held January 21-24, 2009 at Indian Wells. He reminded the Directors that an ethics training session would be held at the Sanitation District on December 2nd, and to contact the Clerk of the Board to reserve a seat. It was also reported that Director Parker would be leaving the Board next month. He was appointing Bill Dalton as the Chair of the Operations Committee and Dave Shawver as the Vice Chair . REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER Jim Ruth, General Manager, provided a brief review of his monthly status report . An update on the Strategic Plan was provided by Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager. The updated plan includes five new initiatives provided at the Strategic Plan Workshop at no additional costs. ' Minutes of the Steering Committee November 19, 2008 Page 2 REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL Brad Hog in, General Counsel, reported that the Sanitation District joined Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts in filing a motion to intervene in a Federal case which challenges the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to continue using internal offsets of emission exchanges. The case is scheduled to be heard December 11 , 2008. ACTION ITEMS (1 -2) 1. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the October 22, 2008 Steering Committee meeting. 2 . MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: a) Approve the Five-Year Strategic Plan dated November 2008; and, b) Direct staff to implement the goals and strategies contained in the Plan. INFORMATION ITEMS (3) 3. Legislative Affairs Report-Government Affairs Manager, Michael Gold, reported that the Legislative Workshop would be held on January 28, 2009, at 4:30p.m., prior to the Steering Committee meeting . The committee received an update via telephone by the federal lobbyists, and suggested a trip to Washington, DC should be considered in February or early March to meet with the delegates. The state lobbyists, Christopher Townsend and Heather Dion, were also in attendance and provided a brief update . CLOSED SESSION The Steering Committee convened at 6:11 p.m. in Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b) 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. The Steering Committee reconvened at 6:25 p.m. in regular session. OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY There were none. ' .) Minutes of the Steering Committee November 19, 2008 Page 3 ADJOURNMENT The next Steering Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 19, 2008 . The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:25 p.m . Submitted by: Penny M. le Clerk of the Board