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STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Orange County Sanitation District
The Steering Committee meeting convened on W ednesday, June 27, 2012, 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
John Nielsen
Brad Reese
John W ithers
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
Tom Beamish, Operations Committee
Chair
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
Deirdre Bingman
Jim Colston
Ken Hernandez
Sonja Morgan
Rich Spencer
Rob Thompson
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
Drew Kolosky
Jay Troger
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Maria Ayala, Clerk of the Board, announced the following revisions to tonight’s meeting
agenda:
• The first case of the closed session agenda should read “Santa Ana W atershed
Project Authority”, not “Protection Agency”.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Jay Troger, representing Enertech Environmental, addressed the Committee at the
time Agenda Item No. 2 was considered.
Minutes of the Steering Committee
June 27, 2012
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COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT:
Chair Crandall reported on his OCSD legislative trip to Sacramento. Chair Crandall
announced that at tonight’s Board Meeting, the awards for the high school video
conference would be presented, and that the Board Meeting would be adjourned
tonight in honor of recently deceased employee, Manny Golmes.
GENERAL M AN AGER REPORT:
Mr. Ruth reported on the following from his Monthly General Manager’s Report:
OCSD’s New Boat Captain; IPMC’s current contract with the District and the service
they provide; a recent best practices workshop facilitated by the Facilities Support
Services Division focusing on ‘flushable products’;
Mr. Ruth announced the Sanitation District will host an Open House for the community
in collaboration with the Orange County W ater District on July 28th. OCSD has
participated in various community events in the past few weeks, such as: Fountain
Valley Summerfest, Tustin Street Fair and Chili Cook-Off, etc.
Mr. Ruth provided an update on the status of the General Manager’s Transition Plan.
The Steering Committee reached consensus to direct staff to employ a consultant firm
to handle the recruitment of the new Director of Engineer position.
CONSENT CALEND AR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of the May 23,
2012 Steering Committee Meeting.
Director W ithers joined the meeting at 5:26 p.m. (after Item 1 was considered).
NON CONSENT ITEM(S):
Jim Colston reported on the timeline and current status of the biosolids program as it
pertains to the Enertech agreement.
Mr. Troger, representing Enertech Environmental, provided his public comments at this
time. He offered information about the current status and capabilities of Enertech’s
biosolids program and Enertech’s willingness to continue to do business with the
Sanitation District in the future.
Questions from the Steering Committee members were fielded by either Mr. Troger, Jim
Colston, Jim Herberg, or Brad Hogin (General Counsel).
Minutes of the Steering Committee
June 27, 2012
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2. Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
A. Declare Enertech in immediate and material default of the 2006
Agreement based on Enertech's failure to complete the Interim
Technical Plan by the deadline of June 11, 2012 as set forth in the
Third Amendment.
B. Direct staff to cease all shipments of biosolids to Enertech's Rialto
facility pursuant to the 2006 Agreement, effective immediately.
C. Direct the General Manager to provide notice to Enertech of
Enertech's immediate and material default and the District's decision
to cease all shipments of biosolids to the Rialto facility effective
immediately.
The Steering Committee unanimously agreed to modify the original
recommendation to be as follows:
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
A. Direct staff to negotiate terms of a new agreement;
B. Authorize staff to negotiate and enter into an interim agreement to be
in effect before the next Board Meeting;
C. The interim agreement and new agreement shall confirm that the
new agreement does not in any way revive the terms and conditions
of the old agreement.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
3. Public Affairs Report
Michael Gold, reported on the following from the Public Affairs Report:
income guidelines for water quality control boards; the Sanitation District
recently received $1 million reimbursement under Proposition 84 f or Project
P1-101; the Sanitation District has participated in over 30 events in the last
3 months and looking forward participating in other upcoming events such
as the Orange County Fair.
CLOSED SESSION
No closed session held.
Minutes of the Steering Committee
June 27, 2012
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OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS. IF ANY:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:32p.m.
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