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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-27-2011 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES 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 * * * * * * * * * * 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 Page 2 of 3 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 Page 3 of 3 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 Book Page 6