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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-23-2014 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District The Steering Committee meeting convened on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at 5:30 p.m. in the Administration Building of the Orange County Sanitation District. A quorum was declared present, as follows: COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Tom Beamish, Chair John Nielsen, Vice-Chair Brad Reese, Administration Committee Chair John Withers, Member-At-Large Scott Nelson, Member-At-Large COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Brett Murdock, Operations Committee Chair Keith Curry, Member-At-Large PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. 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 Kelly Lore, Acting Clerk of the Board Jennifer Cabral Jim Colston Norbert Gaia Al Garcia Stephanie Good Mark Kawamoto Laurie Klinger Andrew Nau OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel Jim Ruth, Consultant Steve Filarsky, Consultant Minutes of the Steering Committee July 23, 2014 Page 2 of 4 REPORTS: Chair Beamish announced that he appointed Scott Nelson to the Steering Committee today. He also stated that SB 946 had been signed by the Governor and will become effective on January 1, 2015. General Manager Jim Herberg reported on the following: Upcoming dates available for Director Nerissa Tours; Community and construction outreach efforts; and the recently assigned AAA rating by Standard & Poor's and Fitch. Director of Finance, Lorenzo Tyner distributed and explained an informational update on the Fund Manager Selection Process. Acting Clerk Kelly Lore distributed corrections to the attachments for Agenda Items 2A and 2B and stated there was no change to the recommendation. CONSENT CALENDAR: 1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve Minutes of the June 25, 2014 Steering Committee Meeting and the July 9, 2014 Special Steering Committee Meeting. AYES: Beamish, Reese, Nelson, Nielsen and Withers NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Curry and Murdock 2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED to: A. Extend a Professional Services Agreement with Townsend Public Affairs for State Legislative Services for the period of July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014 at a monthly rate of $7,500 per month for an amount not to exceed amount of $45,000; and B. Extend a Professional Services Agreement with ENS Resources for Federal Legislative Services for the period of July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014 at a monthly rate of $5,500 per month for an annual not to exceed amount of $33,000. AYES: Beamish, Reese, Nelson, Nielsen and Withers NOES: None Minutes of the Steering Committee July 23, 2014 Page 3 of 4 ABSTENTIONS: ABSENT: INFORMATION ITEMS: None Curry and Murdock 3. 2014 Post-SAWPA Remedial Plan Update Environmental Compliance-Regulatory Affairs Manager, Jim Colston provided a brief update and distributed an informational hand out in regards to the 2014 Post-SAWPA Remedial Plan Update. CLOSED SESSION CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS: 54957.6 The Committee convened in closed session at 5:48 p.m. to discuss one item. 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. RECONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION: The Committee reconvened in regular session at 6:15 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. Minutes of the Steering Committee July 23, 2014 Page 4 of 4 ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:16 p.m. Submitted by: