HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-22-2015 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES OF THE
STEERING COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, July 22, 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, July 22, 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:
John Nielsen, Chair
Greg Sebourn, Vice-Chair
Keith Curry, Administration Committee
Chair
John Withers, Operations Committee
Chair
Tom Beamish, Member-At-Large
Lucille Kring, Member-At-Large
David Shawver, Member-At-Large
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
STAFF PRESENT:
Jim Herberg, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General
Manager
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
Jim Colston
Dean Fisher
Norbert Gaia
Al Garcia
Mark Kawamoto
Laurie Klinger
Laura Maravilla
Julian Sabri
Richard Spencer
Gina Tetsch
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hagin, General Counsel
James Finete, Savage Finete, APLC
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REPORTS:
Chair Nielsen announced that due to a time constraint, the Chair and General
Manager reports would be deferred to the Board meeting.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Approve Minutes of the
June 24, 2015 Regular Steering Committee Meeting.
AYES: Beamish; Curry; Nielsen; and Shawver
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: Kring
ABSENT: Sebourn and Withers
2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO:
A. Award a Professional Consultant Services Agreement for Specification
No. CS-2015-678 to EEC Environmental for 2015 Internal Santa Ana
Watershed Project Authority Pretreatment Program Audit, for a total
amount not to exceed $95,040; and
B. Approve a contingency of $9,504 (10%).
AYES: Beamish; Curry; Nielsen; and Shawver
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: Kring
ABSENT: Sebourn and Withers
NON-CONSENT ITEMS:
3. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board
of Directors to:
Receive and File the General Manager's FY 2014-2015 Year-End Work Plan
Update.
AYES: Beamish; Curry; Nielsen; and Shawver
NOES: None
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ABSTENTIONS: Kring
ABSENT: Sebourn and Withers
Vice-Chair Sebourn arrived at 5:12 p.m. during the informational item.
Director Withers arrived at 5:14 p.m. during the informational item.
INFORMATION ITEMS
4. Classification & Compensation Studies -Comparison Agencies.
Human Resources Manager, Rich Spencer provided a report on Item 15 including:
history and purpose of the study; how the information is received; phases of the study;
and criteria used during comparison.
Comments were received from the committee regarding: elimination of Bay area
agencies; consideration of similar size and industries compared; lowering the data
points to 15 rather than 20; metrics available to equalize recommended agencies;
deflate or inflate certain, economic considerations; consideration of competitiveness
and retention; study not required by MOU's; best practices and necessity. Mr. Herberg
and Mr. Spencer responded to questions regarding these items and responded that
the hope is to draft a compensation policy for the future.
CLOSED SESSION:
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTIONS: 54956.9(d)(1); 54957.6
The Committee convened in closed session at 5:25 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 Official Book of Confidential Minutes of Board and Committee Closed Meetings.
RECONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION:
The Committee reconvened in regular session at 5:45 p.m.
CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN CLOSED
SESSION
None.
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OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICAT IONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m . to the next Steering
Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.
Submitted by:
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