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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-25-2012 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District The Steering Committee meeting convened on W ednesday, January 25, 2012, 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 John Anderson, Administration Committee Chair Tom Beamish, Operations Committee Chair John Nielsen Brad Reese John W ithers COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: None. 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 Ken Hernandez Rich Spencer Rob Thompson OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel Drew Kolosky * * * * * * * * * * PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT: Chair Crandall and Vice-Chair Edgar both reported on attending the CASA Conference. Chair Crandall also attended the GW RS Groundbreaking Ceremony. Chair Crandall announced that the Sanitation District was in receipt of a letter from SAW PA. General Counsel, Brad Hogin, briefly summarized the contents of the letter. Minutes of the Steering Committee Januar y 25, 2012 Page 2 of 3 GENERAL M AN AGER REPORT: Jim Ruth, General Manager, made the following announcements: CW A Magazine featured an article on OCSD’s outreach campaign; OCSD received the NACW A Award; and the show W omen in Dirty Jobs came to OCSD to record a segment. Mr. Ruth also reported that the Human Resources staff has begun preliminary meetings with the labor units. CONSENT CALEND AR: 1. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of the December 21, 2011 Steering Committee meeting. Director W ithers was not present for this item. ACTION ITEMS: 2. MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to adopt Resolution No. OCSD 12-XX, Establishing the Procedure to Conduct an Annual Performance Evaluation of the General Counsel. Director W ithers was not present for this item. INFORMATION ITEMS: 3. Public Affairs Report Michael Gold, Public Affairs Manager, announced that the Sanitation District is accepting applications for nominations for the Honor W alk. Last week the Sanitation District submitted a grant application to the US Bureau of Reclamation. Mr. Gold also reported that the Sanitation District continues to receive support f rom Congressman Miller in moving forward the 10 percent income bill. The Sanitation District is also making regulatory reform progress in various other measures. Director W ithers joined the meeting at 5:28 p.m. Minutes of the Steering Committee January 25, 2012 Page 3 of 3 CLOSED SESSION: CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS: 54956.9(a) and 54956.9(b) The Steering Committee convened in closed session at 5:40 p.m. to discuss two 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 6:20 p.m. with no report from Closed Session. OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: General Counsel, Brad Hogin, announced that the Sanitation District is in receipt of a letter from the Yorba Linda Water District, wherein they are requesting to have a seat on the Board of Directors for the Orange County Sanitation District. ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:25p.m. Submitted by: ·-~A.~. n o .,_____ Mari$E.A~ Clerk of the Board