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STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Orange County Sanitation District
The Steering Committee meeting convened on Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at
5:30 p.m. in the Adminstration Building 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
Sharon Quirk-Silva
John Withers
DIRECTORS ABSENT:
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
& Administrative Services
Michael Gold, Public Affairs Manager
Jeff Reed, Human Resources Manager
Donna N. Terrones, Clerk of the Board
Juanita Skillman
Ryal Wheeler
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
Drew Kolosky
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PUBLIC COMMENTS:
1. Drew Kolosky from Liberty Composting commented on his company’s progress in the
permitting process for the gasification transfer processing facility, with its expected
construction start date of June of 2012.
COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT:
Committee Chair Larry Crandall, did not give a report.
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GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
Jim Ruth, General Manager, briefly reviewed his monthly status report and gave an
update on the EnerTech agreement.
ACTION ITEMS:
MOVED , SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to :
1. Approve Minutes ofthe October27, 2010, Steering Committee meeting.
2. A. Approve the Five-Year Strategic Plan dated November 2010; and
B. Direct staff to implement the goals and levels of service contained in the
Plan.
INFORMATION ITEM:
3. Public Affairs Report
Michael Gold , Public Affairs Manager and Eric Sapirstein, Federal Lobbyist, gave
an update on the State's Budget and future legislation. Mr. Gold announced that
nomination forms for the Honor Walk are now available.
CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
Subdivision (a) of Section 54956 .9 and 54956.9(c).
The Steering Committee convened in closed session at 6:10 p.m. to discuss three
matters. 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 .
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6 :35p.m.
Submitted by :
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DonnaN . Terrones, Clerk of~d