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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-28-2015 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE Orange County Sanitation District Wednesday, October 28, 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 Nielsen on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 5:05 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 John Withers, Operations Committee Chair Tom Beamish, Member-At-Large Lucille Kring, Member-At-Large David Shawver, Member-At-Large COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Keith Curry, Administration Committee Chair PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. REPORTS STAFF PRESENT: Jim Herberg, General Manager Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager Celia Chandler, Director of Human Resources Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance & Administrative Services Ed Torres, Director of Operations & Maintenance Kelly A. Lore, Clerk of the Board Jennifer Cabral Mark Esquer Dean Fisher Norbert Gaia Al Garcia Andrew Nau OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel General Manager Jim Herberg introduced and welcomed the new Director of Human Resources, Celia Chandler. Chair Nielsen reported on the success of the 2015 State of the District event including the District's accomplishments and the Annual Report which provided the first communication piece that emphasized our "brand" as a resource recovery facility. 10/28/2015 Steering Committee Minutes Page 1 of 3 Director Withers commended the staff on the "5 minutes per month" information push that was initiated this month. Chair Nielsen also reported on the Strategic Plan Update session that was held on October 21. Staff will take the information received, make any necessary changes and bring it back in December for adoption. He also announced that Adam Hutchinson, OCWD's Recharge Planning Manager, will make a presentation on storm water capture to the OCSD Committees in November. Chair Nielsen then provided an update from the Legislative and Public Affairs (LAPA) Committee including: outreach and educational efforts; State and Federal Lobbyist contract renewals; and the upcoming presentation from Adam Link with CASA at the November LAPA Committee meeting. The Committee requested that the OCSD representatives on CASA's Legislative Committees provide any agendas and updates to the LAPA Committee. CONSENT CALENDAR: 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Clerk of the Board) MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Approve Minutes of the September 23, 2015 Regular Steering Committee Meeting. AYES: NOES: ABSTENTIONS: ABSENT: Beamish; Kring; Nielsen; Sebourn; Shawver and Withers None None Curry NON-CONSENT CALENDAR: 2. GENERAL MANAGER COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (John Nielsen) RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 15-23 entitled, "A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District approving salary increase, salary range adjustment, and changes to benefits for the General Manager for Fiscal Year 2015-2016," authorizing the Board Chair to implement a base building salary increase and corresponding salary range adjustment of 7% retroactive to July 10, 2015, and changes to the benefits package for the General Manager, for a total amount not to exceed $41, 107. AYES: NOES: 10/28/2015 Beamish; Kring; Nielsen; Sebourn; Shawver and Withers None Steering Committee Minutes Page 2 of 3 ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Curry CLOSED SESSION: General Counsel, Brad Hogin announced that there will be no closed session this evening. OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: Director Shawver requested that OCSD supply a truckload of compost for use in the new community garden in the City of Stanton; the ribbon cutting to be held on November 16, 2015. Staff will look into the availability and logistics . ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:24 p .m. to the next Steering Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. Submitted by: 10/28/2015 Steering Committee Minutes Page 3 of 3