HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-22-2014 Steering Committee Agenda Packet.pdf Orange County Sanitation District 0IP EUWINI, Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Regular Meeting of the SW ITATION DISTRICT 5:30 P.M.
Steering Committee 1 Administration Building
Conference Rooms A& B
10844 Ellis Avenue
I Fountain Valley, CA 92708
J (714) 593-7130
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AGENDA
DECLARATION OF QUORUM:
PUBLIC COMMENTS: If you wish to speak, please complete a Speaker's Form and give it to the
Clerk of the Board. Speakers are requested to limit comments to three minutes.
REPORTS: The Committee Chair and the General Manager may present verbal reports on
miscellaneous matters of general interest to the Directors. These reports are for information only and
require no action by the Directors.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. Approve Minutes of the September 24, 2014 Steering Committee Meeting.
CLOSED SESSION:
During the course of conducting the business set forth on this agenda as a regular meeting of the
Board, the Chair may convene the Board in closed session to consider matters of pending real estate
negotiations, pending or potential litigation, or personnel matters, pursuant to Government Code
Sections 54956.8, 54956.9, 54957 or 54957.6, as noted.
Reports relating to (a) purchase and sale of real property, (b) matters of pending or potential litigation;
(c) employment actions or negotiations with employee representatives;or which are exempt from public
disclosure under the California Public Records Act, may be reviewed by the Board during a permitted
closed session and are not available for public inspection. At such time as the Board takes final action
on any of these subjects, the minutes will reflect all required disclosures of information.
Convene in closed session.
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(1) CONFER WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representatives: Steve Filarsky, James Ruth,
James Herberg, Robert Ghirelli, Jeff Reed, and Richard Spencer.
Employee Organizations: 4
• International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 501; and
• Orange County Employees Association (OCEA); and
• Supervisors and Professionals Group; and
• Unrepresented Employees
(2) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
(Government Code Section 54957(b)(1))
Number of Employees: 1
General Counsel
CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN CLOSED
SESSION:
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
ADJOURNMENT:
The next Steering Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 19,
2014, at 5:30 p.m.
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Accommodations for the Disabled: Meeting Rooms are wheelchair accessible. If you require any special disability
related accommodations, please contact the Orange County Sanitation District Clerk of the Board's office at
(714)593-7130 at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Requests must specify the nature of the disability
and the type of accommodation requested.
Agenda Posting: In accordance with the requirements of California Government Code Section 54954.2,this agenda
has been posted outside the main gate of the Sanitation District's Administration Building located at 10844 Ellis
Avenue, Fountain Valley, California, not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting date and time above. All public
records relating to each agenda item, including any public records distributed less than 72 hours prior to the meeting
to all,or a majority of the Board of Directors,are available for public inspection in the office of the Clerk of the Board.
NOTICE TO DIRECTORS: To place items on the agenda for the Committee Meeting, items must be submitted to the
Clerk of the Board 14 days before the meeting.
Kelly A. Lore
Acting Clerk of the Board
(714)593-7433
klore(cDocsd.com
For any questions on the agenda,Committee members may contact staff at:
General Manager Jim Herberg (714)593-7300 iherbemaocsd.com
Assistant General Manager Bob Ghirelli (714)593-7400 mhirelli(a)ocsd.com
Director of Engineering Rob Thompson (714)593-7310 rthomoson(&ocsd.com
Director of Facility Support Services Nick Arhontes (714)593-7210 narhontesCdocsd.com
Director of Finance and Lorenzo Tyner (714)593-7550 Ityner(glocsd.com
Administrative Services
Director of Human Resources Jeff Reed (714)593-7144 ireed(cfocsd.com
Director of Operations&Maintenance Ed Torres 714 593-7080 etorres ocsd.com
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ITEM NO. 1
MINUTES
STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Orange County Sanitation District
The Steering Committee meeting convened on Wednesday, September 24, 2014,
at 5:39 p.m. in the Administration Building of the Orange County Sanitation
District.
A quorum was declared present, as follows:
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: STAFF PRESENT
Tom Beamish, Chair Jim Herberg, General Manager
Brad Reese, Administration Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General
Committee Chair Manager
Scott Nelson, Member-At-Large Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities
John Withers, Member-At-Large Support Services
Jeff Reed, Director of Human
Resources
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Rob Thompson, Director of
John Nielsen, Vice-Chair Engineering
Brett Murdock, Operations Committee Ed Torres, Director of Operations &
Chair Maintenance
Keith Curry, Member-At-Large Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance &
Administrative Services
Kelly Lore, Acting Clerk of the Board
Norbert Gaia
Al Garcia
Laurie Klinger
Richard Spencer
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
REPORTS:
Chair Beamish informed the committee that the Legislative & Public Affairs Special
Committee meeting and the Groundwater Replenishment Steering Committee
Meeting will both fall on October 13, 2014. Chair Beamish suggested, with
concurrence from the committee, that the date of the Legislative & Public Affairs
Minutes of the Steering Committee
September 24,2014
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Special Committee meeting be rescheduled to October 20, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. due to
this and other conflicts.
General Manager Jim Herberg reported on the following within his status report for
September 2014: General Manager's Work Plan for FY 2014-15; community
outreach efforts; Plant No. 1 Splitter Box Channel Emergency Repair; NACWA Gold
Award; the Excellence in Procurement Award and the Green Acres Project Water
Savings.
Director of Engineering, Rob Thompson provided an update on the Hydrogen Fuel
Cell project, which due to the high cost and lack of funding, may not be continuing.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Approve Minutes of the
August 27, 2014 Steering Committee Meeting.
AYES: Beamish, Nelson, Reese and Withers
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Curry, Murdock and Nielsen
2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Approve the General
Manager's FY 2014 - 2015 Work Plan.
AYES: Beamish, Nelson, Reese and Withers
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Curry, Murdock and Nielsen
Minutes of the Steering Committee
September 24,2014
Page 3 of 3
CLOSED SESSION
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTIONS: 54956.9(d)(1) & 54957.6
The Committee convened in closed session at 5:48 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
in the Official Book of Confidential Minutes of Board and Committee Closed
Meetings.
RECONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION: The Committee reconvened in regular
session at 6:11 p.m.
CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN
CLOSED SESSION:
None.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:11 p.m.
Submitted by:
Kelly A. Lore
Acting Clerk of the Board
ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
Agenda
Terminology Glossary
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
AQMD Air Quality Management District
ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers
BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand
CARB California Air Resources Board
CASA California Association of Sanitation Agencies
CCTV Closed Circuit Television
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CRWQCB California Regional Water Quality Control Board
CWA Clean Water Act
CWEA California Water Environment Association
EIR Environmental Impact Report
EMT Executive Management Team
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FOG Fats, Oils, and Grease
FSSD Facilities Support Services Department
gpd Gallons per day
GWR System Groundwater Replenishment System (also called GWRS)
ICS Incident Command System
IERP Integrated Emergency Control Plan
LOS Level of Service
MGD Million gallons per day
NACWA National Association of Clean Water Agencies
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NWRI National Water Research Institute
O&M Operations and Maintenance
OCCOG Orange County Council of Governments
OCHCA Orange County Health Care Agency
OCSD Orange County Sanitation District
OCWD Orange County Water District
GOBS Ocean Outfall Booster Station
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
POTW Publicly Owned Treatment Works
ppm Parts per million
RFP Request For Proposal
RWQCB Regional Water Quality Control Board
SARFPA Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
SARI Santa Ana River Inceptor
SARWQCB Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board
SAWPA Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system
SCAP Southern California Alliance of Publicly Owned Treatment Works
SCAQMD South Coast Air Quality Management District
SOCWA South Orange County Wastewater Authority
SSMP Sanitary Sewer Management Plan
SSO Sanitary Sewer Overflow
SWRCB State Water Resources Control Board
TDS Total Dissolved Solids
TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load
TSS Total Suspended Solids
WDR Waste Discharge Requirements
WEF Water Environment Federation
WERF Water Environment Research Foundation
Activated-sludge process — A secondary biological wastewater treatment process where bacteria
reproduce at a high rate with the introduction of excess air or oxygen, and consume dissolved
nutrients in the wastewater.
Benthos — The community of organisms, such as sea stars, worms and shrimp, which live on, in, or
near the seabed, also know as the benthic zone.
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)—The amount of oxygen used when organic matter undergoes
decomposition by microorganisms. Testing for BOO is done to assess the amount of organic matter in
water.
Biosolids — Biosolids are nutrient rich organic and highly treated solid materials produced by the
wastewater treatment process. This high-quality product can be recycled as a soil amendment on
farm land or further processed as an earth-like product for commercial and home gardens to improve
and maintain fertile soil and stimulate plant growth.
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) — Projects for repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of assets.
Also includes treatment improvements, additional capacity, and projects for the support facilities.
Coliform bacteria—A group of bacteria found in the intestines of humans and other animals, but also
occasionally found elsewhere used as indicators of sewage pollution. E. coli are the most common
bacteria in wastewater.
Collections system — In wastewater, it is the system of typically underground pipes that receive and
convey sanitary wastewater or storm water.
Certificate of Participation (COP) —A type of financing where an investor purchases a share of the
lease revenues of a program rather than the bond being secured by those revenues.
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
Contaminants of Potential Concern (CPC) — Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic
wastewater contaminants.
Dilution to Threshold (D!f) — the dilution at which the majority of the people detect the odor
becomes the DrT for that air sample.
Greenhouse gases — In the order of relative abundance water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane,
nitrous oxide, and ozone gases that are considered the cause of global warming ("greenhouse
effect").
Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) System — A joint water reclamation project that proactively
responds to Southern California's current and future water needs. This joint project between the
Orange County Water District and the Orange County Sanitation District provides 70 million gallons a
day of drinking quality water to replenish the local groundwater supply.
Levels of Service (LOS)—Goals to support environmental and public expectations for performance.
NDMA— N-Nitrosodimethylamine is an N-nitrosoamine suspected cancer-causing agent. It has been
found in the Groundwater Replenishment System process and is eliminated using hydrogen peroxide
with extra ultra-violet treatment.
National Biosolids Partnership (NBP) — An alliance of the National Association of Clean Water
Agencies (NACWA) and Water Environment Federation (WEF), with advisory support from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). NBP is committed to developing and advancing
environmentally sound and sustainable biosolids management practices that go beyond regulatory
compliance and promote public participation in order to enhance the credibility of local agency
biosolids programs and improved communications that lead to public acceptance.
Plume—A visible or measurable concentration of discharge from a stationary source or fixed facility.
Publicly-owned Treatment Works (POTW)— Municipal wastewater treatment plant.
Santa Ana River Interceptor (SARI) Line — A regional brine line designed to convey 30 million
gallons per day (MGD) of non-reclaimable wastewater from the upper Santa Ana River basin to the
ocean for disposal, after treatment.
Sanitary sewer — Separate sewer systems specifically for the carrying of domestic and industrial
wastewater. Combined sewers carry both wastewater and urban run-off.
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) — Regional regulatory agency that
develops plans and regulations designed to achieve public health standards by reducing emissions
from business and industry.
Secondary treatment — Biological wastewater treatment, particularly the activated-sludge process,
where bacteria and other microorganisms consume dissolved nutrients in wastewater.
Sludge—Untreated solid material created by the treatment of wastewater.
Total suspended solids (TSS)—The amount of solids floating and in suspension in wastewater.
Trickling filter — A biological secondary treatment process in which bacteria and other
microorganisms, growing as slime on the surface of rocks or plastic media, consume nutrients in
wastewater as it trickles over them.
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
Urban runoff — Water from city streets and domestic properties that carry pollutants into the storm
drains, rivers, lakes, and oceans.
Wastewater—Any water that enters the sanitary sewer.
Watershed —A land area from which water drains to a particular water body. OCSD's service area is
in the Santa Ana River Watershed.