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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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