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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-24-2014 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District The Steering Committee meeting convened on Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at 5:39 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 Brad Reese, Administration Committee Chair Scott Nelson, Member-At-Large John Withers, Member-At-Large COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: John Nielsen, Vice-Chair Brett Murdock, Operations Committee Chair Keith Curry, 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 Kelly Lore, Acting Clerk of the Board Norbert Gaia Al Garcia Laurie Klinger Richard Spencer OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hagin, General Counsel Chair Beamish informed the committee that the Legislative & Public Affairs Special Committee meeting and the Groundwater Replenishment Steering Committee Meeting will both fall on October 13, 2014. Chair Beamish suggested, with concurrence from the committee, that the date of the Legislative & Public Affairs Minutes of the Steering Committee September 24, 2014 Page 2 of 3 Special Committee meeting be rescheduled to October 20, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. due to this and other conflicts. General Manager Jim Herberg reported on the following within his status report for September 2014: General Manager's Work Plan for FY 2014-15; community outreach efforts; Plant No. 1 Splitter Box Channel Emergency Repair; NACWA Gold Award; the Excellence in Procurement Award and the Green Acres Project Water Savings. Director of Engineering, Rob Thompson provided an update on the Hydrogen Fuel Cell project, which due to the high cost and lack of funding, may not be continuing. CONSENT CALENDAR: 1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Approve Minutes of the August 27, 2014 Steering Committee Meeting. AYES: Beamish, Nelson, Reese and Withers NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Curry, Murdock and Nielsen 2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Approve the General Manager's FY 2014 -2015 Work Plan. AYES: Beamish, Nelson, Reese and Withers NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Curry, Murdock and Nielsen .- Minutes of the Steering Committee September 24, 2014 Page 3 of 3 CLOSED SESSION CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS: 54956.9(d)(1) & 54957.6 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 Offic ial Book of Confidential Minutes of Board and Committee Closed Meetings. RECONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION: The Committee reconvened in regular session at 6: 11 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: 11 p .m. Submitted by: