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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-25-2012 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District The Steering Committee meeting convened on W ednesday, April 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 COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: John W ithers 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 Maria Ayala, Clerk of the Board Rob Thompson OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel * * * * * * * * * * PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT: Chair Crandall reported changes to the appointments for the GW RS Committee. Director Edgar will take Director W aldman’s position; Director W aldman will be designated as one of the alternates. Director John Anderson will be appointed to the vacant alternate position for the committee. Chair Crandall briefly shared on a recent article he read, “Medicine and W ater Don’t Mix”. The article includes concerns regarding traces of various pharmaceuticals being discovered in water. Minutes of the Steering Committee April 25, 2012 Page 2 of 3 Chair Crandall announced that a policy on the use of cell phones (for emails and/or texts) would be brought before the Steering Committee for consideration at next month’s meeting. GENERAL M AN AGER REPORT: Jim Ruth, General Manager, briefly reported on the following: Sanitation District’s Outreach Program; Leadership Development in the Sanitation District; California Infrastructure Report Card; Enertech; and RFP on biosolids. INFORMATION ITEMS: 1. Public Affairs Report Dr. Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager, highlighted the following from the report: Outreach Program and Michael Gold meeting with staff from the offices of various local elected officials. CONSENT CALEND AR: 2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of the March 21, 2012 Special Steering Committee Meeting. 3. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of the March 28, 2012 Regular Steering Committee Meeting. ACTION ITEMS: 4. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Selected three Honor W alk Recipients from the list of nominated retired employees: Pat Bourdy, Gregg Pamson and Jim W ybenga. Dr. Ghirelli explained the process of how the finalists are selected. 5. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Receive and file the OCSD General Manager Transition Plan. Chair Crandall explained the need for an established plan. Minutes of the Steering Committee April25, 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 5:26 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 5:36 p.m. with no report from Closed Session . OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: None. ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:36p.m . Submitted by :