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STEERING COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.
A regular meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation
District was called to order by Chair Beamish on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at
5:02 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
Greg Sebourn, Operations Committee
Chair
John Withers, Administration
Committee Chair
Keith Curry, Member-At-Large
Steve Jones, Member-At-Large
David Shawver, Member-At-Large
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
None.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
REPORTS:
STAFF PRESENT:
Jim Herberg, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General
Manager
Rob Thompson, Director of
Engineering
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance &
Administrative Services
Ed Torres, Director of Operations &
Maintenance
Nick Arhontes, Director of Facility
Support Services
Kelly A. Lore, Clerk of the Board
Jennifer Cabral
Chad Crow
Al Garcia
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
Chair Beamish updated the Committee on the recent legislative tours for Helene
Ansel from Congressman Lowenthal's office and Maurice Lyles from Senator
Boxer's office. He thanked Director Kiley for participating. He further announced
that Assemblymember Young Kim will tour OCSD tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. Chair
Beamish also reported on the OC Science and Engineering Fair winners; facts about
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social media and the "Save the Date" for the GWRS Expansion Ceremony being
held on June 26th.
General Manager Herberg introduced Director of Engineering Rob Thompson who
updated the Committee on the completion of Phase One of the Newport Force Main
project. He also announced that OCSD had received a $450,000 WaterSMART
Grant from the US Bureau of Reclamation to help fund the Effluent Reuse Study.
Director of Fleet Services, Nick Arhontes, notified the Committee of an upcoming
Public Meeting on June 17, 2015 6:00 p.m. at Foothill High School. The purpose will
be to inform the public of OC LAFCO's Municipal Service Review study and provide
an overview of the proposals to assume local sewer service in the area submitted by
EOCWD and IRWD. The Clerk of the Board will forward the information to the
Committee.
Director of Finance and Administrative Services, Lorenzo Tyner, provided
information regarding the budget update and the decrease to rate increases that will
be presented to the Board tonight. Questions were raised regarding Proposition 218
noticing requirements which General Counsel Brad Hogin replied were not
applicable to this update.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO:
A. Approve Minutes of the April 16, 2015 Special Steering Committee
Meeting; and
B. Approve Minutes of the April 22, 2015 Regular Steering Committee
Meeting.
AYES: Beamish; Jones; Sebourn; and Shawver
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: Curry (Item 1 B); Nielsen and Withers (Item 1A)
ABSENT: None
NON-CONSENT CALENDAR:
None.
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INFORMATION ITEMS
None.
CLOSED SESSION:
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTIONS: 54956.9(d)(1)
The Committee convened in closed session at 5:18 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 sess ion at 5:48 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 5:49 p.m. to the next Steering
Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.
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