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STEERING COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.
A regular meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation
District was called to order by Chair Sebourn on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at
5:03 p.m. in the Administration Building of the Orange County Sanitation District.
A quorum was declared present, as follows:
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Greg Sebourn, Board Chair
David Shawver, Member-At-Large
Donald Wagner, Member-At-Large
Chad Wanke, Administration Committee
Chair
John Withers, Operations Committee
Chair
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
Tim Shaw, Member-At-Large
VACANT, Board Vice-Chair
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
No public comments were provided.
STAFF PRESENT:
Jim Herberg, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager
Celia Chandler, Director of Human
Resources
Jim Colston, Director of Environmental
Services
Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance &
Administrative Services
Mark Esquer, Engineering Manager
Kelly Lore, Clerk of the Board
Jennifer Cabral
Michael Dorman
Al Garcia
Tina Knapp
Mark Manzo
Gerry Matthews
Kathy Millea
Tiffany Nguyen
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hagin, General Counsel
Eleanor Torres, OCWD
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REPORTS:
Chair Sebourn introduced and welcomed the newly appointed Steering Committee
members.
General Manager Jim Herberg provided an update on the recent storm activity. He
stated that during the event, possibly the highest flows OCSD had ever recorded, the
high flow element in the OCSD Integrated Emergency Response Plan was activated
but was successfully handled. He thanked the dedicated staff, and our sister
agencies who worked together to weather this storm. Mr. Herberg also stated that Ed
Torres, Director of Operations and Maintenance, will provide an informational
presentation next month about the event.
Mr. Herberg noted that on the agenda tonight, staff is recommending adoption of a
resolution to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with OCERS establishing
the terms for early pay off of OCSD's Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liabilities (UAAL).
He stated that the OCERS Board members expressed appreciation of OCSD's efforts
to pay down OCSD's UAAL early.
Mr. Herberg provided information of an upcoming, multi-agency, Orange County
Leadership Symposium that will include five, one-half day sessions at a cost of
$1600 per person; exact dates and times to be announced later.
Mr. Herberg provided a letter, received from Congressman Alan Lowenthal, thanking
OCSD for supporting his successful appointment to the House Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure in the upcoming 115th Congress.
Mr. Herberg requested that the Board of Directors meeting tonight be adjourned in
memory of Brent Wride, a data management technician in our GIS group who passed
away on January 7th after battling a serious illness. Brent had been with OCSD for 3
years; however, he had made a real impact and was a valued member of our IT team,
the Wellness Committee, and the Emergency Response Team. He left behind a wife
and four young children.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Clerk of the Board)
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Approve Minutes of the
November, 2016 Regular Steering Committee Meeting.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
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Sebourn; Shawver; Wagner; Wanke; and Withers
None
None
Shaw
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NON-CONSENT CALENDAR:
2. OUTREACH FOR GROUNDWATER REPLENISHMENT SYSTEM (GWRS)
BOTTLED WATER AND THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GWRS
(Bob Ghirelli)
Assistant General Manager Bob Ghirelli presented a brief overview of this item,
and introduced Principal Affairs Specialist, Jennifer Cabral and OCWD Director
of Public Affairs, Eleanor Torres. Ms. Cabral provided the background of the
bottling bill, and Ms. Torres provided a PowerPoint slide with additional
explanation of the events that the expenditure will support. Staff responded to
questions as to the specific need and benefits of this expenditure including the
education and promotion of the Groundwater Replenishment System and its
future expansion.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board
of Directors to: Approve $63,000 as the Orange County Sanitation District's
share of costs related to GWRS bottled water outreach efforts.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
Sebourn; Shawver; Wagner; Wanke; and Withers
None
None
Shaw
3. GENERAL MANAGER'S FY 2016-2017 WORK PLAN MID-YEAR UPDATE
(Jim Herberg)
General Manager Jim Herberg provided an overview of the FY 2016-2017
Work Plan and accomplishments to-date including: Cyber security; safety
engineering solutions and physical site security; the addition of armed patrols;
employee safety training; Voluntary Protection Plan; Succession planning;
Labor Negotiations; Vulnerability assessment; Resource Recovery; Reliability
and Operational Optimization.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board
of Directors to: Receive and file the General Manager's FY 2016-2017 Work
Plan Mid-Year Update.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
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Sebourn; Shawver; Wagner; Wanke; and Withers
None
None
Shaw
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CLOSED SESSION:
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTIONS 54956.9(d)(2), 54956.8 & 54957(b)(1):
The Committee convened in closed session at 5:43 p.m. to discuss two items. (Item
No. 1; 3 & 4 were not heard.) Confidential minutes of the Closed Session have been
prepared in accordance with the above Government Code Sections and are
maintained by the C lerk of the Board in the Official Book of Confidential Minutes of
Board and Committee Closed Session Meetings .
RECONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION:
The Board reconvened in regular session at 5:58 p.m .
CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN CLOSED
SESSION:
General Counsel Brad Hagin did not provide a report .
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:59 p .m. to the next Steering
Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday , February 22, 2017 at 5 :00 p.m.
Submitted by:
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