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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-17-2008 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District Wednesday, December 17, 2008, at 5:30 p.m. A meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on Wednesday, December 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 Bill Dalton, Operations Committee Chair Mark Waldman, Administration Committee Chair Jim Ferryman Phil Luebben David Shawver DIRECTORS ABSENT: OTHERS PRESENT: STAFF PRESENT: Jim Ruth, General Manager Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager Nick Arhontes, Director of Oper. & Maintenance John Linder, Engineering Manager Ed Torres, Director of Technical Services Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Michael Gold, Legislative Affairs Liaison Jeff Reed, Human Resources Manager Penny Kyle, Clerk of the Board Ryal Wheeler Gino Rapagna PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR Chair Davert extended the invitation to all Steering Committee members to attend the mid-year CASA conference to be held January 21-24, 2009 in Indian Wells. REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER Jim Ruth, General Manager, provided a brief overview of his monthly status report. REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL Brad Hogin, General Counsel, reported that the hearing on the motion to dismiss, filed by certain defendants in the Federal case NRDC et al. v. SCAQMD et al., in which the Sanitation District joined, was continued by the Court to February 2, 2009. The case challenges the SCAQMD's continued use of offsets of emission exchanges. Minutes of the Steering Committee December 17, 2008 Page 2 ACTION ITEMS (1) 1. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED : Approve minutes of the November 17, 2008 Steering Committee meeting . Director Shawver abstained. INFORMATION ITEMS (2) 2 . Legislative Affairs Report-Government Affairs Manager, Michael Gold, advised that the state senate and assembly were meeting on a new proposal that the democrats believe will not require an approval of 2/3 majority to pass due to some loopholes . CLOSED SESSION The Steering Committee convened at 5:25p.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 5:35p.m. in regular session . OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY There were none. ADJOURNMENT The next Steering Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 28, 2009. The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m. Submitted by: Clerk of the Board