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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-23-2011 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District The Steering Committee meeting convened on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. in the Administration Building of the Orange County Sanitation District. A quorum was declared present, as follows: COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Larry Crandall, Chair Troy Edgar, Vice Chair Tom Beamish, Operations Committee Chair John Anderson, Administration Committee Chair Brad Reese John Withers COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Sharon Quirk-Silva STAFF PRESENT: Jim Ruth, General Manager Jim Herberg, Assistant General Manager Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities Support Services Ed Torres, Director of Operations & Maintenance Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance & Administrative Services Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources Michael Gold, Public Affairs Manager Donna N. Terrones, Clerk of the Board OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel Director Fred Smith Director Prakash Narain Director Jeffrey Lalloway Alt. Director Bob Fauteux Alt. Director Gail Eastman Alt. Director Steve Hwangbo * * * * * * * * * * PUBLIC COMMENTS: None COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT: Committee Chair Larry Crandall reported that the New Board Member Orientation held earlier was a success. He announced his meeting with the General Manager regarding OCSD issues and a meet and greet with OCSD Staff and the California Water Environmental Association, Plant of the Year review team. Minutes of the Steering Committee February 23, 2011 Page 2 of 3 GENERAL MANAGER REPORT: General Manager Jim Ruth discussed his status report highlighting the status of the Operations Plan Secondary Treatment noting that staff has been very active with developing a process of optimizing the operation and maintenance of the secondary treatment process and that a report will be presented by June. He mentioned the response he received from the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) complimenting OCSD Staff for a job well done in protecting the Santa Ana River Interceptor (SARI) sewer line during the December storms. Mr. Ruth stated that the Ellis fence wall project is scheduled to resume March 2011 with a completion date of June 2011. He announced that an update on EnerTech would be discussed at the Board Meeting and that OCSD received the Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) award. CONSENT CALENDAR: 1. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to approve the minutes of the January 26, 2011 Steering Committee meeting. ACTION ITEMS: 2. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to adopt the 2011 Legislative Platform and Goals. INFORMATION ITEM: 3. Public Affairs Report. Michael Gold, Public Affairs Manager presented a legislative update and noted the Honor Walk nominees would be presented to the Steering Committee next month for final nominations. CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS: 54954.5(f) and 54956.9(a)(b) & (c). The Steering Committee convened in closed session at 5:20 p.m. to discuss four matters. Confidential Minutes of the Closed Session held by the Steering Committee have been prepared in accordance with the above Government Code Sections 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 February 23 , 2011 Page 3 of 3 RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION: The Committee reconvened in regular session at 5:58p.m. ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:00p.m. Submitted by: LillaKovac, Associate Clerk of the Board