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STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Orange County Sanitation District
The Steering Committee meeting convened on Wednesday, September 25, 2013,
at 5:30 p.m. in the Administration Building of the Orange County Sanitation
District.
A quorum was declared present, as follows:
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
PRESENT:
John Anderson, Vice-Chair
Tom Beamish, Operations Committee
Chair
Brad Reese, Administration Committee
Chair
John Nielsen
John Withers
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
Troy Edgar, Chair
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT:
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
Norbert Gaia
Andrew Nau
Rich Spencer
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
Jim Ruth, Consultant
Vice-Chair Anderson briefly reported on the recent OCSD VIP (Volunteer Incentive
Program) Event.
Minutes of the Steering Committee
September 25, 2013
Page 2 of 3
GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
General Manager, Jim Herberg, reported that he and Chair Edgar presented at
WACO, and also reported on the recent media attention to the What 2 Flush
campaign.
Mr. Herberg reported on the following from his monthly report: Lorenzo Tyner
presenting at the OCERS Directors' meeting; Nick Kanetis presenting at the
WACO Committee meeting; and an update on the recent chemical fire near the
Santa Ana River.
He reminded the Committee about the upcoming GWRS Committee meeting on
Monday at 5 p.m.; and the second Board workshop on October 2.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of the
August 28, 2013 Steering Committee Meeting.
ACTION ITEMS:
None.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
2. SAWPA Remedial Plan Update
Jim Colston, Environmental Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Manager,
and Mark Kawamoto, Engineer, gave an update on the SAWPA Remedial
Plan.
CLOSED SESSION
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTIONS: 54956.9(d)(1), 54956.9(d)(4), and 54957.6.
The Committee convened in closed session at 5:51 p.m. to discuss seven 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.
Minutes of the Steering Committee
September 25, 2013
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RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION: The Committee reconvened in regular
session at 6:24 p.m.
CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN
CLOSED SESSION:
None.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
--Submitted by:
-1 ( (} ~.~ ~ ~ -Maria: E. Ayafu
Clerk of tr1e Board