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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-20-2013 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District The Steering Committee meeting convened on Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at 5:38 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 Tom Beamish, Operations Committee Chair Brad Reese, Administration Committee Chair John Nielsen John Withers COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: John Anderson, Vice Chair PUBLIC COMMENTS: 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 Kelly A. Lore, Secretary Pro Tern Janine Aguilar Jennifer Cabral Norbert Gaia Al Garcia Mark Kawamoto Andrew Nau Julian Sabri Rich Spencer Rob Thompson OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel James Ruth, Consultant Minutes of the Steering Committee November 20, 2013 Page 2 of 4 COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT: Chair Edgar distributed a memorandum to the Board and announced that Vice Chair Anderson will be resigning from the Board of Directors effective November 21, 2013. Chair Edgar provided an update from the last Legislative and Public Affairs Special Committee Meeting that took place on November 12, 2013. He reported on three items: Meeting with Senator Huff on November 19th to brief the Senator on the District's activities and ask for his support as the OCSD District Act legislation moves forward; ACC-OC Membership; and the Washington D.C. trip in January to meet with the US Army Corp. of Engineers and our legislators to request support and appropriation for the SARI line. GENERAL MANAGER REPORT: Jim Herberg, General Manager, provided a summary of his November Monthly Status Update Report. Mr. Herberg also announced that the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Southwest Costa Mesa Trunk Sewer has been released to the public, and that a public hearing will be held at Plant 2 on December 3, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. Kelly Lore, Secretary Pro Tern, announced Agenda Item 1, the Minutes from the October 23, 2013, Steering Committee will be corrected as follows: • Under General Manager's Report, the word November will be replaced with October. • Under Action Item 4.B. the word COSD will be replaced with OCSD. CONSENT CALENDAR: 1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of the October 23, 2013 Steering Committee Meeting as Corrected. ACTION ITEMS: 2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: A. Approve the Five-Year Strategic Plan dated November 2013; and B. Direct staff to implement the goals and levels of service contained in Minutes of the Steering Committee November 20, 2013 Page 3 of 4 the Plan. Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager announced that this document is the result of discussions held at two Special Board Meeting Workshops, several Board Member interviews and OCSD staff focus groups. The plan includes the new vision statement, eight strategic goals and several modifications made to the level of service. 3. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Direct the Administration Committee to obtain labor relations consulting services related to the Board's directions regarding meet-and-confer with represented employee groups, including assistance in developing labor negotiations strategies and providing assistance with other labor relations matters. Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources provided a brief overview of this item. INFORMATION ITEMS: 4. SAWPA Remedial Plan Update. Mark Kawamoto provided the Committee with an update on the SAWPA Remedial Plan. CLOSED SESSION CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS: 54956.9(d)(1), and 54957.6. The Committee convened in closed session at 5:50 p.m. to discuss two 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 6:28 p.m. CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN CLOSED SESSION: None. Minutes of the Steering Comm ittee November 20 , 2013 Page 4 of 4 OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: None. ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:28 p.m. Submitted by: . . ·J