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STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Orange County Sanitation District
The Steering Committee meeting convened on Wednesday, December 21, 2011,
at 5:30 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
John Nielsen
Brad Reese
John Withers
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
Tom Beamish, Operations
Committee Chair
STAFF PRESENT:
Jim Ruth, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, 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
Lilia Kovac, Associate Clerk of the Board
Jim Colston
Dean Fisher
Rich Spencer
Rob Thompson
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
Drew Kolosky, Liberty Compost
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PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT:
Chair Crandall reported that OCSD will be receiving an award from the National
Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) for the development of the
hydrogen fuel cell station.
Minutes of the Steering Committee
December 21, 2011
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GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
General Manager, Jim Ruth, and General Counsel, Brad Hogin, presented a brief
overview of the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) negotiation
status, and plans to submit agreement recommendations for the Board’s approval
in January 2012. Mr. Ruth also reviewed the progress of the SARI Line project.
A brief update on the completion of EnerTech milestones was provided by Jim
Colston; and Lorenzo Tyner reported details on the proposed North County Yard
5-year lease. Mr. Ruth announced that an RFP will be issued for processing
biosolids; and that a workshop is scheduled for January to review pension plans
and employment benefits for policy direction. Mr. Ruth reported that the Grand
Jury requested various types of financial information, and staff has fulfilled the
request.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve the corrected
minutes of the November 16, 2011 Steering Committee meeting.
ACTION ITEMS:
2. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 11-XX Establishing a Procedure to Take Final
Action on Labor Agreements with Represented Employees.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
3. Public Affairs Report
Public Affairs Manager, Michael Gold, informed the Committee that staff is
applying for a grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, for an amount up
to $1.5 M.
Minutes of the Steering Committee
December 21, 2011
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ADJO URNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:59 p.m.
Submitted by:
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Lilia Kovac
Associate Clerk of the Board
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