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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-27-2012 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES 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 * * * * * * * * * * 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 Page 2 of 4 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 Page 3 of 4 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 Page 4 of 4 OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS. IF ANY: None. ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:32p.m. Submitted by: