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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
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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
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ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:16 p.m.
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