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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-16-2015 Steering Committee Minutes - SpecialMINUTES OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING Orange County Sanitation District A Special Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was called to order by Chair Beamish on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 3:30 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 Greg Sebourn, Operations Committee Chair Keith Curry, Member-At-Large Steve Jones, Member-At-Large David Shawver, Member-At-Large COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: John Nielsen, Vice-Chair John Withers, Administration Committee Chair PUBLIC COMMENT: None. STAFF PRESENT Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager Kelly A. Lore, Acting Clerk of the Board Jim Colston, Environmental Affairs Manager Norbert Gaia Al Garcia Roya Sohanaki OTHERS PRESENT: Kathy Jenson, Rutan and Tucker, Independent Counsel to Steering Committee Melissa Thorme, Downey Brand Special Prosecutor for OCSD (via Teleconference) Matthew Kaplan, Tucker Ellis LLP, Counsel for Klean Waters, Tim Miller and Shaun Miller (via Teleconference) Deborah Blanchet, Court Reporter, GolkowT&C Ms. Jenson, Rutan and Tucker, Independent Counsel to Steering Committee, stated corrections to the Written Determination and Order of Steering Committee that was delivered to the parties, were submitted by Ms. Thorme and Ms. Jenson. A copy of the corrected brief was delivered to the Committee. Minutes of the SPECIAL Steering Committee Meeting April 16 , 2015 Page 2 of 2 Mr. Kaplan, Tucker Ellis LLP, Counsel for Klean Waters, Tim Miller and Shaun Miller, noted for the record, that he had objected to the corrections being introduced in an email delivered to Ms . Jenson . The consensus of the Committee was to allow the suggested changes as introduced by Ms. Thorme and Ms. Jenson. NON-CONSENT ITEMS: 1. KLEAN WATERS APPEAL HEARING MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED TO: Adopt the Written Determination and Order of Steering Committee, as presented, pursuant to Subpart D of Section 618 of Ordinance OCSD-39, on the appeal of the December 11 , 2014 decision of the Sanitation District's General Manager James D. Herberg, imposing: 1) a revocation of Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit No. 52-1-841, and 2) an administrative civil penalty in the amount of $1, 190,000. The original order was fully executed and filed with the Clerk of the Board . OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: None. ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 3:45 p .m . to a regular Steering Committee meeting to be held, April 22, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. Submitted by: