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STEERING COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, September 27, 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, September 27, 2017
at 5:07 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
Chad Wanke, Administration Committee
Chair
John Withers, Operations Committee
Chair
Ellery Deaton, Member-At-Large
Donald Wagner, Member-At-Large
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
David Shawver, Board Vice-Chair
Tim Shaw, Member-At-Large
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
Ed Torres, Director of Operations &
Maintenance
Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance &
Administrative Services
Kelly Lore, Clerk of the Board
Jennifer Cabral
Mike Dorman
Al Garcia
Tina Knapp
Kathy Millea
Jeff Mohr
Man Nguyen
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hagin, General Counsel
Kevin Turner, Cushman & Wakefield
Chair Sebourn stated that the Clerk of the Board provided a Late Communication
memo regarding Item No. 3.
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REPORTS:
Chair Sebourn announced that Vice-Chair Shawver is absent tonight as he is
representing the District at the CSDA Conference in Monterey with Director Collacott.
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
Regular Meeting of the Steering Committee held on August 23, 2017.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
NQN:CONSENI;
Deaton; Sebourn; Wagner; Wanke and Withers
None
None
Shaw and Shawver
2 . GENERAL MANAGER'S FY 2017-2018 WORK PLAN (Jim Herberg)
General Manager Herberg provided a brief introduction to this item. Chair
Sebourn stated that he had met with Mr. Herberg to discuss: safety items;
ongoing recruitment efforts due to attrition, food waste recycling developments,
and the addition of an item to the Plan regarding Mr. Herberg's work with
regional organizations. Mr. Herberg and the Director of Human Resources,
Celia Chandler, responded to questions regarding the recruitment and
selection process.
With no objection, the General Manager's Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Work Plan
was received and filed.
3 . PROPERTY ACQUISITION FOR 18350 MT. LANGLEY STREET, FOUNTAIN
VALLEY (Rob Thompson)
Director of Engineering Rob Thompson provided an informative PowerPoint
presentation with an overall history of the proposed acquisition and the details
for the Agreement. Mr. Kevin Turner from Cushman & Wakefield answered
questions regarding the negotiated price.
MOVED. SECONDED. AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board
of Directors to:
A. Approve a Standard Offer, Agreement and Escrow Instructions for
Purchase of Real Estate (Purchase Agreement) with K&A Investments
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LP for Property at 18350 Mt. Langley Street, Fountain Valley, in a form
approved by General Counsel, for $10, 150,000; and
B. Authorize the General Manager and General Counsel to Execute the
following:
1. Preliminary Title Report Consistent with the Standard Offer,
Agreement and Escrow Instructions;
2 . Title Approval Letter;
3. Deeds and other evidences of title to the parcels of property that
are the subject of the Purchase Agreement;
4 . Preliminary Change of Ownership Report;
5. Acceptance of the Grant Deed to certain real property from K&A
Investments LP;
6. Approved Estimated Closing costs;
7 . Seller's Mandatory Disclosure Statement acknowledging receipt
of this document;
8 . Property Information Sheet acknowledging receipt of this
document;
9 . Natural Hazard Disclosure Report acknowledging receipt of this
document; and
10 . Any and all other instruments related to the transaction.
AYES: Deaton; Sebourn; Wagner; Wanke and Withers
None NOES:
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Shaw and Shawver
4_ ACCEPT QUITCLAIMS FOR ELLIS AVENUE EXTENSION IN CONNECTION
WITH QUIET TITLE ACTION (Rob Thompson)
Mr. Thompson provided a brief background and information and responded to
questions regarding the necessity of the item and the assessment of property
taxes.
MOVED. SECONDED. AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board
of Directors to:
A . Authorize the General Manager to accept quitclaim deeds, in a form
approved by Special Counsel, from Elwayne E. Everett, Dianne Findlay,
and Patricia Lynn Frazier quitclaiming their interests in the Ellis Avenue
Extension property to the Orange County Sanitation District, and
authorizing payment of $500 each to Mr. Everett, Mrs. Findlay, and Ms.
Frazier, in connection with the quiet title legal action Orange County
Sanitation District v. Elwayne E. Everett et al. [Orange County Superior
Court Case No. 30-2017-009294 75-CU-OR-CJC]; and
B. Authorize the General Manager and Special Counsel to take all actions
necessary to record the deeds and obtain a judgment quieting title in the
Ellis Avenue Extension property.
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
Deaton; Sebourn; Wagner; Wanke and Withers
None
None
Shaw and Shawver
5. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OVERSIGHT BOARDS (Bob Ghirelli)
Assistant General Manager Bob Ghirelli provided a brief explanation of this
item and stated that all of the recommended representatives are currently
serving on behalf of OCSD, with the exception of the City of Anaheim.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board
of Directors to: Approve the selection of Orange County Sanitation District
representatives to the 13 Redevelopment Agency Oversight Boards as follows:
CITY
Anaheim
Brea
Buena Park
Fountain Valley
Fullerton
Garden Grove
Huntington Beach
La Habra
La Palma
Orange
Santa Ana
Stanton
Westminster
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
REPRESENTATIVE
Denise Barnes
Don Schweitzer
Fred Smith
Steve Nagel
Ted Kim
Steve Jones
Barbara Delgleize
James Byerrum
Mark Waldman
Doug Davert
Sal Tinajero
Dave Shawver
Margie L. Rice
Deaton; Sebourn; Wagner; Wanke and Withers
None
None
Shaw and Shawver
INFOBMP:nON ffEMS;
None.
CLOSED SESSION:
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTIONS 54956.8 & 54956.9(d){1}:
The Committee convened in closed session at 5:21 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
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in the Official Book of Confidential Minutes of Board and Committee Closed Session
Meetings.
RECONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION:
The Committee reconvened in regular session at 5:26 p.m.
CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN CLOSED
SESSION:
General Counsel Brad Hagin stated that Closed Session Item No. CS-2 was not
heard.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
Chair Sebourn declared the meeting adjourned at 5:27 p.m. to the next Steering
Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.
Submitted by:
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