HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-27-2016 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES OF THE
STEERING COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 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, January 27, 2016 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
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:
None.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
STAFF PRESENT:
Jim Herberg, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager
Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering
Nick Arhontes, Director of Facility
Support Services
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
Jim Colston
Ann Crafton
Norbert Gaia
Al Garcia
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hagin, General Counsel
Paul Cook, IRWD
Chair Nielsen announced that written communication had been received by the Clerk
of the Board and a copy had been included in the Director folders.
REPORTS
Chair Nielsen announced the following: OCSD will be hosting the Association of
California Cities, Orange County (ACC-OC) meeting and tour at 3:00 p.m. on
January 28; and a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday,
February 2, which will include a presentation and tour with the SAWPA Commission
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members and staff.
Chair Nielsen provided a short background and explanation of Board Items 19 and 20
which have been brought forth by the GWRS Steering Committee.
General Manager Jim Herberg did not provide a report.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Clerk of the Board)
MOVED. SECONDED. AND DULY CARRIED TO: Approve Minutes of the
December 16, 2015 Regular Steering Committee Meeting.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
Beamish; Curry; Kring; Nielsen; Sebourn; Shawver and
Withers
None
None
None
2. GENERAL MANAGER'S FY 2015-2016 WORK PLAN MID-YEAR UPDATE
(Jim Herberg)
MOVED, SECONDED. AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board
of Directors to: Receive and file the General Manager's Fiscal Year 2015-2016
Work Plan Mid-Year Update.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
Beamish; Curry; Kring; Nielsen; Sebourn; Shawver and
Withers
None
None
None
NON-CONSENT CALENDAR:
3. LABOR RELATIONS-CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS (Celia Chandler)
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MOVED, SECONDED. AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board
of Directors to: Authorize/Direct the Steering Committee to form an Ad Hoc
Committee for the purpose of interviewing and selecting an external Chief
Negotiator for the upcoming contract negotiations with all six (6) bargaining units
at the Orange County Sanitation District; and the Board Chair will select the
Ad Hoc Committee members.
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
Beamish; Curry; Kring; Nielsen; Sebourn; Shawver and
Withers
None
None
None
Chair Nielsen called upon speaker, Paul Cook, General Manager, Irvine Ranch
Water District, who spoke in favor of Item No. 4.
Mr. Herberg clarified the variations in the two agreements and stated that with
a few exceptions, they are substantially the same.
Director Withers stated his intent to abstain on this item as a precaution of
conflict of interest.
At the request of Chair Nielsen, Mr. Cook clarified certain technical issues
regarding additional flows in perpetuity mentioned in the agreement.
4. LOCAL SEWER FACILITIES TRANSFER AGREEMENT WITH IRVINE
RANCH WATER DISTRICT (Jim Herberg)
MOVED. SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board
of Directors to: Approve Local Sewer Facilities Transfer Agreement with Irvine
Ranch Water District regarding the transfer of local sewers in Service Area 7.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTION:
ABSENT:
Beamish; Curry; Kring; Nielsen; Sebourn; and Shawver
None
Withers
None
INFORMATION ITEMS:
None.
CLOSED SESSION:
Mr. Herberg announced that Item No. CS-3, Threat to Public Services or Facilities,
will not be heard at the Steering Committee.
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTIONS: 54956.9(d)(1) and 54957(b)(1)
The Board convened in closed session at 5:23 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
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Official Book of Confidential Minutes of Board and Committee Closed Session
Meetings.
RECONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION:
The Committee reconvened in regular session at 5:44 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 5:45 p .m . to the next Steering
Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.
Submitted by:
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