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STEERING COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.
A regular meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation
District was called to order by Board Chairman David Shawver on Wednesday,
December 19, 2018 at 5:01 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 Chair
Peter Kim, LaPA Committee Chair
Ellery Deaton, Member-At-Large
John Withers, Operations Committee
Chair
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
Donald Wagner, Member-At-Large
Chad Wanke, Administration Committee
Chair
VACANT, Board Vice-Chair
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
No public comments were provided.
REPORTS:
STAFF PRESENT:
Jim Herberg, General Manager
Rob Thompson, Assistant General
Manager
Lorenzo Tyner, Assistant General
Manager
Celia Chandler, Director of Human
Resources
Jim Colston, Director of Environmental
Services
Ed Torres, Director of Operations and
Maintenance
Kelly Lore, Clerk of the Board
Gilbert Barela
Jennifer Cabral
Mike Dorman
Al Garcia
Tina Knapp
Laura Maravilla
Andrew Nau
Thomas Vu
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hagin, General Counsel
Chair Shawver announced that, as the Board Chairman, he will look heavily upon the
experienced Committee for their assistance.
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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 November 28, 2018.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
Deaton, Kim, Shawver and Withers
None
None
Wagner and Wanke
NON-CONSENT ITEMS
2. LABOR RELATIONS -CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS (Celia Chandler)
Director of Human Resources Celia Chandler provided a brief overview and
responded to questions regarding the item.
MOVED. SECONDED. AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board
of Directors to: Authorize the Board Chair to execute an agreement with Liebert
Cassidy Whitmore, the external Chief Negotiator selected by the Ad Hoc
Committee, for an amount not to exceed $120,000.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
Deaton, Kim, Shawver and Withers
None
None
Wagner and Wanke
CLOSED SESSION
None.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS. IF ANY:
Mr. Herberg announced that this will be the last Steering Committee Meeting for both
Director of Environmental Services Jim Colston and Director of Operations and
Maintenance Ed Torres.
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ADJOURNMENT:
Chair Shawver declared the meeting adjourned at 5:04 p.m. to the next Steering
Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.
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