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STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Orange County Sanitation District
The Steering Committee meeting convened on Wednesday , May 22, 2013, at
5:04 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:
None.
STAFF PRESENT
Jim Herberg , General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager
Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities
Support Services
Nick Kanetis, Director of Engineering
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
Janine Aguilar
Jim Colston
Michael Gold
Denise Martinez
Merrill Seiler
Rich Spencer
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
Amanda Carr
Mark Carrell
Tyrone Chesanek
Chris Crompton
Terri Elliott
Travis Hopkins
Eric Sapirstein
Mary Anne Skarpanich
Heather Stratman
Eric Tolles
Chris Townsend
Alex Waite
Minutes of the Steering Committee
May 22, 2013
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Clerk of the Board announced a supplemental agenda item for Closed Session:
(4) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representative: James Herberg, General Manager
Unrepresented Employees: Executive Management Group
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Chair Edgar announced that those public comment requests received would be heard
at the time the item heard, Agenda Item #3.
COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT:
Chair Edgar announced that there will be a party to honor Jim Ruth after the June
Board Meeting. The party will be held offsite and is not a District sponsored event.
GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
General Manager, Jim Herberg, gave a brief summary of his monthly update that
included: OCSD's Honor Walk; Relocation of Santa Ana River lntercepter;
attendance at staff meetings; etc.
Mr. Herberg also updated the Committee on the recent onsite employee accident.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of the
April 24, 2013 Steering Committee Meeting.
Committee Member Nielsen absent from vote.
ACTION ITEMS:
Eric Sapirstein (ENS Resources) and Chris Townsend (Townsend Public Affairs)
each gave a brief legislative presentation and answered questions from the
Committee.
Minutes of the Steering Committee
May 22, 2013
Page 3 of 4
2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED:
A Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Townsend Public
Affairs for State Legislative Services for the period of July 1, 2013
through June 30, 2014 at a monthly rate of $5,000 per month for an
annual amount not to exceed amount of $60,000; and
B. Approve a Professional Services Agreement with ENS Resources for
Federal Legislative Services for the period of July 1, 2013 through
June 30, 2014 at a monthly rate of $5,500 per month for an annual
not to exceed amount of $66,000.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
Public Comments:
Chris Compton (OC Public Works)
Presented a PowerPoint entitled "Urban Runoff Diversions" which provided a
history of Urban Runoff and addressed the OCSD formulated options for cost
allocation of Urban Runoff discharges.
Chair Edgar announced that due to time constraints, the Committee would have to
move on to it's next agenda item.
3. Cost Recovery for Urban Runoff Flows
Environmental and Regulatory Affairs Manager, Jim Colston, and Principal
Environmental Specialist, Merrill Seiler, together presented a PowerPoint
overview of Urban Runoff. Mr. Colston responded to questions and
concerns from the Committee.
4. Legislative Update
No update provided due to time constraints.
CLOSED SESSION
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTIONS: 54957.6, 54956.9(d)(1).
The Committee convened in closed session at 6: 19 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
Minutes of the Steering Committee
May 22, 2013
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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 6:31 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 6:35 p .m.
Submitted by :
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