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STEERING COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 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, March 28, 2018 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:
Greg Sebourn, Board Chair
David Shawver, Board Vice-Chair
John Withers, Operations Committee
Chair
Ellery Deaton, Member-At-Large
Donald Wagner, Member-At-Large
Chad Wanke, Administration Committee
Chair
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
Tim Shaw, Member-At-Large
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
No public comments were provided.
STAFF PRESENT:
Jim Herberg, General Manager
Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager
Rob Thompson, Assistant General
Manager
Celia Chandler, Director of Human
Resources
Jim Colston, Director of Environmental
Services
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
Kathy Millea
Jeff Mohr
Man Nguyen
Jim Spears
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
Gary Weisberg, Assistant General
Counsel
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REPORTS:
General Manager Herberg provided a brief overview of the order of action for the
public hearings regarding the proposed rate increases at tonight's Board meeting. He
stated that staff presented information regarding the proposed rates to the Orange
County Business Council, OCTax, and the Building Industry Association, and received
positive feedback regarding the fiscal management of OCSD.
Mr. Herberg announced the following awards were received by the agency: Certificate
of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 25th consecutive year
and the Award of Financial Reporting Achievement by the Government Finance
Officers Association of the United States and Canada. In addition, individual awards
at the local section of the California Water Environment Association (CWEA) were
received by: Larry Andresen, Sr. Plant Operator, received Plant Operator of the Year;
Jonathon Powell, Associate Engineer, won the Pretreatment, Pollution Prevention and
Stormwater (P3S) Person of the Year Award; Michelle Hetherington and Vicki Francis,
Sr. Engineers, received the CWEA Quarter Century Recognition.
Chair Sebourn stated that a request for a budget workshop was made, and that he
would like feedback as to whether the Committee felt that it was necessary to have a
full meeting, or consider one-on-one meetings with staff. The consensus of the
Committee was to pose the question to the entire Board.
Chair Sebourn also stated that he received a request, from a Director, to attend the
CASA & WaterReuse Forum in Sacramento on April 11. He stated that this item had
not previously been attended by a Board Member nor budgeted.
Discussion followed as to the number of probable requests we could possibly receive,
possible cost-sharing with additional agencies, should attendance be determined by
Board leadership or should it be open to others, establishing guidelines for staff or
Chair approval, how to deem a request beneficial, and ensuring the value of the
conference/meeting. Staff will develop a framework for a policy and will agendize for
a future meeting.
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 February 28, 2018.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
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Deaton; Sebourn, Shawver; Wagner; Wanke; and
Withers
None
None
Shaw
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NON-CONSENT:
None.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
None.
CLOSED SESSION:
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTIONS 54956.8 & 54956.9(2):
The Committee convened in closed session at 5:21 p.m. to discuss two items.
Confidential minutes of the Closed Sessions 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 5:57 p.m.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
Chair Sebourn declared the meeting adjourned at 5:57 p.m. to the next Steering
Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.
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