HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 18-21RESOLUTION NO. OCSD 18-21
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
COMMENDING GREGORY C. SEBOURN FOR HIS
CONTRIBUTIONS AND DEDICATION TO PUBLIC
SERVICE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WHEREAS, Gregory C. Sebourn is completing his tenure as Chairman of the
Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) Board of Directors, having served from
November 2016 through December 2018; and
WHEREAS, he has provided leadership and vision to the OCSD Administration
Committee, Steering Committee, Legislative and Public Affairs Committee, Operations
Committee, Groundwater Replenishment System Joint Steering Committee,
Headquarters Complex Ad Hoc Committee and OCSD/Santa Ana Watershed Project
Authority Joint Policy Committee; and
WHEREAS, with his leadership and guidance, secured first time ever support of
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit term extension
legislation by congressional delegation member Representative Alan Lowenthal, leading
to preparations for bill introduction; and
WHEREAS, in November 2016, OCSD and Orange County Water District (OCWD)
committed to the Groundwater Replenishment System Final Expansion, a project that will
increase capacity ultimately producing 130 million gallons per day of purified water,
enough water to meet the needs of one million people; and
WHEREAS, with his leadership, OCSD received $1.325 million grant through the
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The grant will be used for the final expansion of the
Groundwater Replenishment System Effluent Reuse Project (P2-122); and
WHEREAS, under his leadership OCSD and OCWD co-sponsored AB 2022
(Gordon) which allows for the bottling of advanced purified drinking water to support
educational outreach efforts. With the passing of AB 2022, OCSD and OCWD have taken
the bottled water on the road attending community events, celebrations and conferences
allowing community members, for the first time ever, to taste test the ultra-purified
wastewater; and
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WHEREAS, Greg Sebourn guided the Board of Directors on prudent financial
decisions leading to OCSD maintaining its AAA bond rating, eliminating OCSD's
unfunded actuarial accrued pension liability (UAAL), effectively saving OCSD and its
ratepayers millions in future payments and taking on no new debt while maintaining over
$10 billion of regional assets; and
WHEREAS, in January 2018, the GWRS reached it's 1 a-year Anniversary setting
a Guinness World Records TM title for the most wastewater recycled to drink ing water in
24 hours ; and
WHEREAS, Greg Sebourn has demonstrated his determination, v1s1on and
leadership to OCSD and its ratepayers through the commitment of his time , professional
dignity, and devotion to the residents and businesses of Orange County.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation
District DOES HEREBY RESOLVE :
That the Directors and staff of the Orange County Sanitation District express to
Greg Sebourn their sincere appreciation for his outstanding public service to the citizens
of Orange County, and his meritorious efforts on behalf of OCSD and its mission of
protecting public health and the environment by providing effective wastewater collection,
treatment , and recycling .
PASSED AND ADOPTED by unanimous acclamation at the regular meeting of
said Board held on December 19, 2018 .
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General Manage r
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COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I, Kelly A. Lore, Clerk of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation
District , do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No . OCSD 18-21 was passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of said Board on the 19th day of December 2018, by the
following vote , to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
Avery (Alternate); Bernstein ; Collacott; Deaton; Ferryman;
Hawkins; Kim; Kring; R. Murphy; Nagel; Nguyen; Parker;
Peterson; Shaw; Shawver; Silva; F. Smith; Wagner; Wanke ;
Withers and Yarc
None
None
Jones; M. Murphy (Alternate); Steel; and VACANT (Santa Ana)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal
of Orange County Sanitation District this 19th day of December 2018.
re, MMC
e Board of Directors
Orange County Sanitation District
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