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STEERING COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.
A regular meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation
District was called to order by Board Vice-Chairman Shawver on Wednesday,
November 15, 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:
David Shawver, Board Vice-Chair
Chad Wanke, Administration Committee
Chair
John Withers, Operations Committee
Chair
Ellery Deaton, Member-At-Large
Tim Shaw, Member-At-Large
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
Greg Sebourn, Board Chair
Donald Wagner, Member-At-Large
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
No public comments were provided.
REPORTS:
Vice-Chair Shawver did not provide a report.
STAFF PRESENT:
Jim Herberg, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager
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 Lore, Clerk of the Board
Jennifer Cabral
Al Garcia
Tina Knapp
Kathy Millea
Jeff Mohr
Tyler Ramirez
Jim Spears
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hagin, General Counsel
Mark Panny, Carollo Engineers
Pierce Rossum, Carollo Engineers
General Manager Jim Herberg did not provide a report.
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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 October 25, 2017.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
Deaton; Shaw; Shawver; and Wanke
None
None
Sebourn, Wagner and Withers
2 . REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH ORANGE COUNTY FLOOD
CONTROL DISTRICT FOR LANE CHANNEL PROJECT, PROJECT NO.
FE16·11
(Rob Thompson)
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board
of Directors to: Approve a Reimbursement Agreement with the Orange County
Flood Control District for the protection of the Von Karman Trunk Sewer in the
City of Irvine, for an amount not to exceed $414, 167.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
NON.CONSENT:
Deaton; Shaw; Shawver; and Wanke
None
None
Sebourn, Wagner and Withers
3. STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE (Bob Ghirelli)
Assistant General Manager Bob Ghirelli provided a short informational
presentation regarding the item.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board
of Directors to: Approve the 2017 Strategic Plan Update.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
Deaton; Shaw; Shawver; and Wanke
None
None
Sebourn, Wagner and Withers
Director Withers arrived at 5:07 p.m.
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INFORMATION ITEMS:
4 , ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT RATE PROGRAM
(Lorenzo Tyner)
Director of Finance & Administrative Services Lorenzo Tyner distributed a
handout, provided an informative PowerPoint presentation, and responded to
questions regarding the Rate Program including: preparation and analysis of
the comparison of rates, general and industrial user fees, capital facilities
capacity charges and supplemental capital facilities capacity charges, rebates
and refunds, and provided a schedule of the implementation of the rate
program approval process.
CLOSED SESSION:
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTIONS 54956.8 & 54956.9(d)(1 ):
The Committee convened in closed session at 5:26 p.m. to discuss one item. Item
No. CS-2 was not heard. 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 Official Book of Confidential Minutes of
Board and Committee Closed Session Meetings.
RECONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION:
The Committee reconvened in regular session at 5:43 p.m .
CONSIDERATION OF ACTION 1 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:
Vice-Chairman Shawver declared the meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m. to the next
Steering Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 5:00
p.m.
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