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STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Orange County Sanitation District
The Steering Committee meeting convened on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at
5:33 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, Vice-Chair
Brad Reese, Administration Committee
Chair
John Nielsen, Operations Committee
Chair
Keith Curry, Member-At-Large
Brett Murdock, Member-At-Large
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
John Withers, Member-At-Large
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
REPORTS:
STAFF PRESENT
Jim Herberg, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General
Manager
Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities
Support Services
Jeff Reed, Director of Human
Resources
Rob Thompson, Director of
Engineering
Ed Torres, Director of Operations &
Maintenance
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance &
Administrative Services
Maria Ayala, Clerk of the Board
Norbert Gaia
Rich Spencer
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
Chair Edgar announced the May 21 51 State of the District event, and said a reminder
would be sent out in the next few days. He also reminded the Committee about the
required discrimination and harassment training, and that two dates would be offered for
the Board to participate in this training.
Minutes of the Steering Committee
April 23, 2014
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Jim Herberg, General Manager, reported that OCSD's What 2 Flush campaign had
received an Excellence in Communications award from CAPIO for
marketing/communications campaign. He also announced that Chair Edgar was
recently awarded the ACC-OC Liaison Award for actively promoting the value and
benefit of collaborative policymaking.
Mr. Herberg reported on the following from his General Manager's Monthly Status
Update: upcoming earthquake inspections presentation at the next committee meetings;
the District receiving the Water Prize, Safety award, Headworks award, and GFAO
award; update on the disinfection program; recent hiring of four new managers (two
engineering managers, a Risk Manager, and a Maintenance Manager); update on
community outreach events for the month of April; labor negotiations brief update as no
closed session would be necessary; and an update on the biosolids hydrogen fuel
project.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of the
March 26, 2014 Steering Committee Meeting.
AYES: Beamish, Curry, Edgar, Reese, Murdock, and Nielsen
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Withers
ACTION ITEMS:
2. Approve and/or Ratify Board Director business travel, as listed in the
enclosed agenda report, in accordance with Board Resolution No. OCSD
14-04.
AYES: Beamish, Curry, Edgar, Reese, Murdock, and Nielsen
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Withers
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Minutes of the Steering Committee
April 23, 2014
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CLOSED SESSION
None.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6: 17 p.m .
Submitted by:
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