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STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Orange County Sanitation District
The Steering Committee meeting convened on Wednesday, January 23, 2013,
2013, at 5:06 p.m. in the Administration Building of the Orange County Sanitation
District.
A quorum was declared present, as follows:
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
PRESENT:
Troy Edgar, Chair
John Anderson, Vice-Chair
Tom Beamish, Operations Committee
Chair
Brad Reese, Administration Committee
Chair
John Nielsen
John Withers
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
N/A
STAFF PRESENT:
Jim Ruth, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager
Jim Herberg, Assistant General Manager
Nick Kanetis, Director of Engineering
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
Jim Colston
Michael Gold
Mark Kawamoto
Rich Spencer
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
Drew Kolosky
Celeste Cantu
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PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT:
Chair Edgar reported on his attendance at the recent CASA Conference and the New
Board Member Orientation that took place earlier today.
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Chair Edgar also spoke to the process involved in bringing forward the rate increase
proposals to the Committees and Board. Chair Edgar briefly reported on recent
articles regarding the potential rate increase and another on the Enertech contract.
Chair Edgar concluded by thanking staff for addressing recent inquiries regarding the
General Manager’s transition plan.
GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
Mr. Ruth, General Manager, gave a brief update from his General Manager’s
Monthly Status Report. Mr. Ruth also announced that the General Manager’s Mid-
Year Status Report was also included in this month’s Steering Committee packet
for their review.
Jim Herberg, Assistant General Manager, introduced Nick Kanetis, OCSD’s new
Director of Engineering.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of the
December 19, 2012 Steering Committee Meeting.
ACTION ITEMS:
Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources, reported on the PEPRA implications and
answered questions from the Steering Committee.
2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 13-XX, Setting Forth Terms and Conditions of
Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS) Benefits in
Compliance with the Requirements of the California Public Employees’
Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA).
Jim Colston, Environmental Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Manager, and
Mark Kawamoto, Engineer, briefly reported on the final Remedial Plan.
Public Comment:
Celeste Cantu (SAWPA General Manager)
Addressed the Steering Committee and spoke to SAWPA’s position on the
Remedial Plan and their plans to work collaboratively with the Sanitation District.
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Paul Jones, John Andrews, and John Rossi each spoke to their review and
support of the Remedial Plan and intentions to work closely with SAWPA to
implement the plan.
The Steering Committee held discussion on the item, with staff addressing their
questions.
3. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Issue the final Remedial Plan to the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
(SAWPA) to correct significant deficiencies in its pretreatment program.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
4. Legislative & Regulatory Affairs Report
Michael Gold, Public Affairs Manager, spoke to the Legislative Platform goals that
were being provided for the Steering Committee’s review.
The Steering Committee held considerable discussion on the future plans for
consultant contracts for legislative affairs.
CLOSED SESSION
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTIONS: 54956.9(d)(1) and (2); and 54956.7(b)(1).
The Committee convened in closed session at 6:01 p.m. to discuss four items.
Confidential Minutes of the closed Session 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.
RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION: The Committee reconvened in regular
session at 6:30 p.m.
CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN
CLOSED SESSION:
None.
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OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:31 p.m .
Submitted by:
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Clerk of the Board