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
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Minutes of the Steering Committee
September 22, 2010
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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
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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.
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