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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-24-2016 Steering Committee MinutesMINUTES OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE Orange County Sanitation District Wednesday, February 24, 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, February 24, 2016 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: None PUBLIC COMMENTS: No public comments were provided. REPORTS STAFF PRESENT: Jim Herberg, General Manager Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager Nick Arhontes, Director of Facility Support Services Celia Chandler, Director of Human Resources Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering Ed Torres, Director of Operations & Maintenance Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance & Administrative Services Kelly A. Lore, Clerk of the Board Jennifer Cabral Jim Colston Ann Crafton Norbert Gaia Al Garcia Tina Knapp Mark Manzo OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hagin, General Counsel Chair Nielsen provided an update from the recent Legislative and Public Affairs Committee meeting including: collateral material design concepts toward a resource recovery agency; AB 2022 (Gordon) bottling recycled water for educational purposes; 02/24/2016 Steering Committee Minutes Page 1 of 3 $1 million in Prop. 84 funding received for the Newhope-Placentia project; grant applications through Prop. 1 funding; and possible dates for legislative lobby visits to Sacramento and Washington D.C. General Manager Jim Herberg provided information regarding: OCTA proposed widening of the 405 freeway, the affects to OCSD; and the draft agreement currently being negotiated. Mr. Herberg announced that nominations for the Honor Walk Program are being sought for past employees and past Board members. Nomination forms were distributed and should be returned by March 16; final approval will be April 27 at the Steering Committee meeting; and the ceremony will be held on May 25. He then announced recent awards received by OCSD including: Two honor awards from AAEES for: Research for Critical Assessment of Process Odorants and Environmental Sustainability for our Central Generation Emissions Control Project; and two awards for the GWRS Initial Expansion: Water/Wastewater Project of the Year from ASCE and Engineering Project Achievement from AEC. Mr. Herberg informed the Committee of the projected timeline for the new two-year budget process. CONSENT CALENDAR: 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Clerk of the Board) MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Approve Minutes of the January 27, 2016 Regular Steering Committee Meeting. AYES: NOES: ABSTENTIONS: ABSENT: Beamish; Curry; Kring; Nielsen; Sebourn Shawver and Withers None None None NON-CONSENT CALENDAR: Chair Nielsen spoke in regards to Item No. 2. He stated that the Ad Hoc Committee (Chair Nielsen, Vice-Chair Sebourn, and Director Curry) convened on February 19, 2016; interviewed the four firms listed; and unanimously selected Liebert, Cassidy and Whitmore to serve as the Chief Negotiator. Chair Nielsen recommended the following alternate recommendation: 02/24/2016 Steering Committee Minutes Page 2 of 3 2. LABOR RELATIONS -CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS (Celia Chandler) MOVED, SECONDED AND DULY CARRIED TO : Recommend to the Board of Directors to: Authorize the Board Chair to execute an agreement with the external Chief Negotiator selected by the Ad Hoc Committee. Execute an agreement with Liebert, Cassidy & Whitmore, at a cost not to exceed $100,000, to serve as OCSD's Chief Negotiator as selected by the Ad Hoc Committee. INFORMATION ITEMS: 3 . ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT (Bob Ghirelli) Chair Nielsen provided information regarding a proposal by several agencies within Orange County to meet with SAWPA to discuss changes in the future approval and distribution of Proposition 1 and Proposition 84 water bond funds. Chair Nielsen stated that the interaction with SAWPA will be done in a collegial, cooperative fashion, in line with the positive working relationship we have with them. CLOSED SESSION: General Couns e l Brad Hagin announce d that th ere will be no clos ed session this evening . OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: Director Withers suggested a possible meet and greet between our Board Chair and the newly appointed Chair of OCTA Board of Directors, Lori Donchak. ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:23 p .m . to the next Steering Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. 02/24/2016 Steering Committee Minutes Page 3 of 3