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STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Orange County Sanitation District
The Steering Committee meeting convened on Wednesday, November 16, 2011,
at 5:08 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
John Anderson, Administration
Committee Chair
Tom Beamish, Operations Committee
Chair
John Nielsen
John Withers
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
Brad Reese
STAFF PRESENT:
Jim Ruth, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager
Jim Herberg, Assistant General Manager
Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities
Support Services
Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources
Ed Torres, Director of Operations &
Maintenance
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance &
Administrative Services
Michael Gold, Public Affairs Manager
Maria Ayala, Clerk of the Board
Cindie Ambrose
Sonja Morgan
Ken Hernandez
Alex Shaaban
Rob Thompson
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
Sharon Quirk-Silva, OCSD Board
Director
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PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT:
Chair Crandall did not provide a report.
Minutes of the Steering Committee
November 16, 2011
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GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
Assistant General Manager, Bob Ghirelli, gave a brief overview of the updates to
the new Strategic Plan. The three new goals include: Ocean
Protection/Disinfection; Full Cost Recovery for Urban Runoff; and a Five-Year
Rate Plan. Staff will follow-up with the Steering Committee as well as with the
Board of Directors on various issues that were brought up at the Strategic
Planning Meeting.
General Manager, Jim Ruth, provided an update on the Kern County property for
sale.
Assistant General Manager, Jim Herberg, provided an update on the Capital
Improvement Program.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of the
October 26, 2011 Steering Committee meeting.
ACTION ITEMS:
2. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
A. Approve the Five-Year Strategic Plan dated November 2011; and
B. Direct staff to implement the goals and levels of service contained in the
Plan
INFORMATION ITEMS:
3. Public Affairs Report
Public Affairs Manager, Michael Gold, informed the Committee on the types
of grants the Sanitation District is currently looking into applying for. Mr.
Gold announced that the Sanitation District recently received $200,000 in
grant funds from AQMD for generator equipment conversions.
Mr. Gold also announced that the Sanitation District is making progress with
Larry Miller on the ‘10% income rule’ legislation. He also gave a brief
updated on initiatives regarding pension reform for locally elected officials.
Minutes of the Steering Committee
November 16 , 2011
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CLOSED SESSION:
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTIONS: 54956.9(b)
The Steering Committee convened in closed session at 5:21 p.m . to discuss three
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.
CONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION:
The meeting reconvened into regular session at 5:30 p.m. with no report from
Closed Session.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:30p.m.
Submitted by:
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Clerk of the Board