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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-25-2014 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District The Steering Committee meeting convened on Wednesday, June 25, 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 John Withers, Member-At-Large COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: None. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. REPORTS: STAFF PRESENT Jim Herberg, General Manager Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities Support Services Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering Ed Torres, Director of Operations & Maintenance Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance & Administrative Services Kelly Lore, Acting Clerk of the Board Janine Aguilar Jennifer Cabral Norbert Gaia Stephanie Good Laurie Klinger Andrew Nau Rich Spencer OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel Jim Ruth, Consultant Steve Filarsky, Consultant Chair Edgar gave a brief report regarding the Honor Walk and thanked staff for a great job. He further reported that SB 946 (Huff) was approved unanimously in the Minutes of the Steering Committee June 25, 2014 Page 2 of 3 Assembly and is back in the Senate pending concurrence in Assembly amendments. The amendments are not substantive and relate to inserting the name Orange County Sanitation District into the bill. Final Senate approval is expected before the summer recess begins July 8th. General Manager Jim' Herberg reported on the following: Monthly report -Annual Work Plan; Outreach 'efforts; Grant application to the US Bureau of Reclamation for the Water Smart Program to partially fund our water recycling study; Newport Beach activities update; OCSD FY 2014-16 Budget; hydrogen fuel cell project; Heal the Bay beaches report card; and the "Quadrennial Energy Review Public Meeting -The Water-Energy Nexus" in San Francisco, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy~ CONSENT CALENDAR: 1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of the May 28, 2014 Steering Committee Meeting. AYES: NOES: ABSTENTIONS: ABSENT: Beamish, Curry, Edgar, Reese, Murdock, Nielsen and Withers None None None Before going to closed session, Chair Edgar thanked the Committee and the staff for their support during his time on the Board. ! CLOSED SESSION CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS: 54957.6, :54957(b)(1) The Committee convened in closed session at 5:48 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. Minutes of the Steering Committee June 25 , 2014 Page 3 of 3 RECONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION: The Committee reconvened in regular session at 6:25 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: