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STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Orange County Sanitation District
The Steering Committee meeting convened on Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at
5:36 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
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
John Withers
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
Norbert Gaia
Andrew Nau
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hagin, General Counsel
Chair Edgar provided an update from the last Legislative and Public Affairs Special
Committee Meeting that took place on October 1 yth. He reported on items
discussed such as: Yorba Linda legislation and the Sanitation District's public
outreach video.
Minutes of the Steering Committee
October 23, 2013
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GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
Mr. Herberg provided a summary of his November October Monthly Status Update
Report.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of the
September 25, 2013 Steering Committee Meeting.
ACTION ITEMS:
2. A. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Receive and file a
letter from the City of Yorba Linda dated October 16, 2013
requesting a transfer of its seat on the OCSD Board of Directors to
the Yorba Linda Water District; and
B. Direct staff to prepare a legislative proposal to transfer the City of
Yorba Linda's seat on the COSD OCSD Board of Directors to the
Yorba Linda Water District.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
3. Administrative Facilities Improvements
Nick Kanetis provided a PowerPoint presentation on the current status of
the OCSD administrative facilities.
CLOSED SESSION
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTIONS: 54956.9(d)(1), 54956.9(d)(4), and 54957(b)(1).
The Committee convened in closed session at 5:59 p.m. to discuss five 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
October 23, 2013
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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 6:28 p.m.
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