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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-22-2010 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District Wednesday, September 22, 2010, at 5:30 p.m. The Steering Committee meeting convened on Wednesday, September 22, 2010, at 5:30 p.m. in the Administrative Offices of the Orange County Sanitation District. A quorum was declared present, as follows: STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS: DIRECTORS PRESENT: Larry Crandall, Chair Troy Edgar, Vice Chair Phil Luebben, Administration Committee Chair Tom Beamish, Operations Committee Chair Doug Davert DIRECTORS ABSENT Sharon Quirk-Silva John Withers STAFF PRESENT: Jim Ruth, General Manager Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities Support Services Jim Herberg, Director of Engineering Ed Torres, Director of Operations & Maintenance Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Michael Gold, Public Affairs Manager Jeff Reed, Human Resources Manager Donna N. Terrones, Clerk of the Board Lilia Kovac, Associate Clerk of the Board Jim Colston Laura Maravilla Denise Martinez Juanita Skillman Rich Spencer Marc Dubois OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel Rus Miller, EnerTech Cliff Gould, EnerTech Jim Henderson, Stratus Consulting Doug Lanning, Carollo Engineering Frank Mangravite, Public Works * * * * * * * * * * Minutes of the Steering Committee September 22, 2010 Page 2 of 3 PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT The Committee Chair did not give a report. GENERAL MANAGER REPORT General Manager, Jim Ruth, briefly reported on the success of the reorganization, and on the negotiations progress with the City of Anaheim for the Water Recycling Demonstration project. A report on Chemicals Sustainability Study was presented by Mr. Jim Henderson of Stratus Consulting. Mr. Cliff Gould, CEO of EnerTech, presented an overview of the SlurryCarb processing plant and its start-up challenges and answered the Directors’ questions. An agreement will be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval at the November meeting. ACTION ITEMS 1. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED, Recommend to the Board to: Approve minutes of the August 25, 2010, Steering Committee meeting. INFORMATION ITEM 2. Public Affairs Report Public Affairs Manager, Michael Gold, presented a brief update on OCSD’s standing on the possibility to receive a $1 M grant from SAWPA; Mr. Gold announced that he had been appointed Vice Chair to the CASA Federal Legislative Committee. CLOSED SESSION CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.5 (f). The Steering Committee convened in closed session at 6:15 p.m. to discuss one matter. Confidential Minutes of the Closed Session held by the Steering Committee have been prepared in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.5(f), and are maintained by the Clerk of the Board in the Official Book of Confidential Minutes of Board and Committee Closed Meetings. Minutes of the Steering Committee September 22, 2010 Page 3 of 3 ADJOURNMENT The next Steering Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 27, 2010, at 5:30p.m. The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:35p.m. Submitted by: