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STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Orange County Sanitation District
The Steering Committee meeting convened on Wednesday, July 27, 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 Nielsen
Brad Reese
John Withers
STAFF PRESENT:
Jim Ruth, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager
Jim Herberg, Assistant General Manager
Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities Support
Services
Ed Torres, Director of Operations and
Maintenance
Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance
& Administrative Services
Michael Gold, Public Affairs Manager
Maria Ayala, Clerk of the Board
Rich Spencer
Tod Haynes
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
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PUBLIC COMMENTS:
There were none.
COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT:
Committee Chair, Larry Crandall, announced Senator Feinstein will be delivering her
Washington Report on August 25th at the Orange County Water District. Chair Crandall
also shared with the Committee that Allie MacKay from KTLA did a live segment for her
morning show at OCSD.
Minutes of the Steering Committee
July 27, 2011
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GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
General Manager, Jim Ruth, announced that the Purchasing Department received an
Excellence Award. Mr. Ruth also informed the Committee that the Executive
Management Team held their annual Retreat this month at the Irvine Ranch Water
District. Mr. Ruth shared that the Sanitation District has received a letter from the
County explaining that the Sanitation District will remain in the Teeter Plan. Lastly, Mr.
Ruth reviewed the Progress Report provided to the Steering Committee, and highlighted
various accomplishments of the Sanitation District this past year.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve the minutes of the June
22, 2011 Steering Committee meeting.
ACTION ITEMS:
2. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 11-10, Authorizing a payment deferral
option of Capital Facility Capacity Charges (connection fees) through June 30,
2012, to builders of large housing development projects.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
3. Public Affairs Report
Michael Gold, Public Affairs Manager, invited the Committee Members to the
Fuel Cell Ceremony scheduled to take place on August 16th here at the
Sanitation District. Mr. Gold reported that this has been a record year for tours at
OCSD with nearly 2,200 tours to date.
CLOSED SESSION
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTIONS: 54956.9(a), 54956.9(c), 54954.5(f), and 54957(b)(1).
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
July 27, 2011
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CONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION: The meeting reconvened in regular session at
5:55p.m. with no report from Closed Session.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:55p.m .
Submitted by:
Clerk of the Board
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