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STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Orange County Sanitation District
The Steering Committee meeting convened on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at
5:12 p.m. in the Administration Building of the Orange County Sanitation District.
A quorum was declared present, as follows:
COMMITTEE MEMBERS STAFF PRESENT:
PRESENT: Jim Herberg, General Manager
Troy Edgar, Chair Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager
John Anderson, Vice-Chair Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities
Tom Beamish, Operations Committee Support Services
Chair Nick Kanetis, Director of Engineering
Brad Reese, Administration Committee Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources
Chair Ed Torres, Director of Operations &
John Nielsen Maintenance
John Withers Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance &
Administrative Services
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Maria Ayala, Clerk of the Board
Jim Colston
Michael Gold
Rich Spencer
Jennifer Cabral
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
Drew Kolosky
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PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT:
Chair Edgar gave a brief update on the recent meetings with SAWPA. The meetings
focused on the current working relationship between SAWPA and the Sanitation
District.
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GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
General Manager Herberg gave a brief summary of his monthly update, including:
GM Meet & Greets; attending staff meetings; surveying other compatible utilities;
future meetings for bargaining unit negotiations; upcoming OCERS presentations;
etc.
Mr. Herberg also updated the Committee on the recent onsite accident from a
contractor's employee at Plant 2.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of the
March 27, 2013 Steering Committee Meeting.
ACTION ITEMS:
NONE
INFORMATION ITEMS:
2. SAWPA Remedial Plan Update
Jim Colston, Environmental Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Manager,
provided the Committee with a brief update on the recently agreed upon
SAWPA Remedial Plan and SAWPA's actions towards meeting the plan's
requirements.
3. Legislative Update
Michael Gold, Public Affairs Manager, reported to the Committee on the
various pending legislation that would affect the Sanitation District. Mr.
Gold also answered questions regarding the District's current contracts with
federal and state lobbyists.
CLOSED SESSION
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTIONS: 54956.9(d)(1).
The Committee convened in closed session at 6:11 p.m. to discuss one item.
Confidential Minutes of the closed Session have been prepared in accordance
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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 6:19 p.m.
CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN
CLOSED SESSION:
None.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
The Steering Committee agreed for future Steering Committee meetings to begin
at 5:30 p.m. instead of 5 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:21 p.m.
Submitted by:
Mar E. Ayala
Clerk of the Board