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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-16-2011 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES 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 * * * * * * * * * * PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT: Chair Crandall did not provide a report. Minutes of the Steering Committee November 16, 2011 Page 2 of 3 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 Page 3 of 3 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: ~d .~-(() Q ,,_______ ·~E .~ Clerk of the Board