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Minutes for the
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
5:00 PM
Board Room
Administration Building
10844 Ellis Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 593-7433
CALL TO ORDER
A regular meeting of the Operations Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was
called to order by Committee Chair Brooke Jones on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 5:01 p.m.
in the Administration Building of the Orange County Sanitation District. Chair Jones stated
that the meeting was being held telephonically and via Internet accessibility in accordance
with new provisions in California Government Code Section 54953 and Resolution No. OC
SAN 22-11, due to the continued State of Emergency Order. Chair Jones announced the
teleconference meeting guidelines and led the flag salute.
ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM:
Roll call was taken and a quorum was declared present, as follows:
PRESENT:Brooke Jones, Ryan Gallagher, Stephen Faessel, Steve Jones,
Sandra Massa-Lavitt, Paulo Morales, Robert Ooten, Jesus Silva,
Donald Wagner, Chad Wanke, John Withers and Chad Zimmerman
ABSENT:Johnathan Ryan Hernandez and Kim Nichols
STAFF PRESENT: Kelly Lore, Clerk of the Board, and Mo Abiodun were present in the
Board Room. Jim Herberg, General Manager; Rob Thompson, Assistant General Manager;
Lorenzo Tyner, Assistant General Manager; Celia Chandler, Director of Human Resources;
Kathy Millea, Director of Engineering; Riaz Moinuddin, Director of Operations and
Maintenance; Lan Wiborg, Director of Environmental Services; Jennifer Cabral; Mortimer
Caparas;Tanya Chong; Raul Cuellar; Donald Cutler; Mike Dorman; Marianne Klein; Tina
Knapp; Anni Larkins; Rob Michaels; Jeff Mohr; Adam Nazaroff; Valerie Ratto; Charles
Falzone; Richard Leon; Laura Maravilla; Victoria Pilko; Wally Ritchie; Don Stokes; Eros Yong
and Ruth Zintzun were in attendance telephonically.
OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel; Jack Gundarlahalli; James Clark, Black
and Veatch; Mark Briggs; and Fred Sorushian, SCO, were in attendance telephonically.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
REPORTS:
Chair Jones announced the Special Meeting of the Board of Directors on Wednesday, April
13, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. Chair Jones also provided a reminder regarding in-person tours for the
Board of Directors and stated to contact the Clerk of the Board to schedule .
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Chair Jones announced that OC San is currently requesting a second round of support letters
from member cities for the Super Critical Water Oxidation Project and asked that they be
returned to the Clerk of the Board by tomorrow's deadline.
General Manager Jim Herberg did not provide a report, but introduced Assistant General
Manager Rob Thompson who provided information regarding an upcoming item relative to
anticipated escalated costs and supply issues of a necessary chemical (ferric chloride).
Director of Engineering Kathy Millea provided a brief update on the progress of the
Headquarters Complex construction and introduced the newest Engineering Manager, Raul
Cuellar, who will oversee Construction Management. Mr. Cuellar provided a few comments.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1.APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2022-2231
Originator: Kelly Lore
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO:
Approve Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Operations Committee held March 16,
2022.
AYES:Brooke Jones, Ryan Gallagher, Stephen Faessel, Steve Jones,
Sandra Massa-Lavitt, Paulo Morales, Robert Ooten, Jesus Silva,
Chad Wanke, John Withers and Chad Zimmerman
NOES:None
ABSENT:Johnathan Ryan Hernandez, Kim Nichols and Donald Wagner
ABSTENTIONS:None
2.INTERSTATE 405 WIDENING PROJECT IMPACTS ON OCSD
SEWERS, PROJECT NO. 3-66
2021-1727
Originator: Kathy Millea
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
A. Approve the First Amendment to Utility Agreement No. UK204650, between the
Orange County Sanitation District and the Orange County Transportation
Authority for Interstate 405 Widening Project Impacts on OCSD Sewers, Project
No. 3-66; and
B. Approve the First Amendment to Utility Agreement No. UK201113, between the
Orange County Sanitation District and the Orange County Transportation
Authority for Interstate 405 Widening Project Impacts on OCSD Sewers, Project
No. 3-66.
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AYES:Brooke Jones, Ryan Gallagher, Stephen Faessel, Steve Jones,
Sandra Massa-Lavitt, Paulo Morales, Robert Ooten, Jesus Silva,
Chad Wanke, John Withers and Chad Zimmerman
NOES:None
ABSENT:Johnathan Ryan Hernandez, Kim Nichols and Donald Wagner
ABSTENTIONS:None
3.SANTA ANA TRUNK REHABILITATION AT PLANT NO. 1, PROJECT
NO. FE20-07
2022-2199
Originator: Kathy Millea
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
A. Receive and file Bid Tabulation and Recommendation for Santa Ana Trunk
Rehabilitation at Plant No. 1, Project No. FE20-07;
B. Award a Construction Contract to Sancon Technologies, Inc. for Santa Ana
Trunk Rehabilitation at Plant No. 1, Project No. FE20-07, for an amount not to
exceed $395,082; and
C. Approve a contingency of $79,016 (20%).
AYES:Brooke Jones, Ryan Gallagher, Stephen Faessel, Steve Jones,
Sandra Massa-Lavitt, Paulo Morales, Robert Ooten, Jesus Silva,
Chad Wanke, John Withers and Chad Zimmerman
NOES:None
ABSENT:Johnathan Ryan Hernandez, Kim Nichols and Donald Wagner
ABSTENTIONS:None
NON-CONSENT:
4.PRIMARY SEDIMENTATION BASINS NO. 3-5 REPLACEMENT AT
PLANT NO. 1, PROJECT NO. P1-126
2021-1972
Originator: Kathy Millea
Engineering Supervisor Don Cutler provided a PowerPoint presentation and
explanation of the item.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
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A. Approve a Professional Design Services Agreement with Black & Veatch to
provide engineering services for Primary Sedimentation Basins No. 3-5
Replacement at Plant No. 1, Project No. P1-126, for an amount not to exceed
$14,163,000; and
B. Approve a contingency of $1,416,300 (10%).
AYES:Brooke Jones, Ryan Gallagher, Stephen Faessel, Steve Jones,
Sandra Massa-Lavitt, Paulo Morales, Robert Ooten, Jesus Silva,
Chad Wanke, John Withers and Chad Zimmerman
NOES:None
ABSENT:Johnathan Ryan Hernandez, Kim Nichols and Donald Wagner
ABSTENTIONS:None
5.SANTA ANA TRUNK SEWER REHABILITATION, PROJECT NO. 1-23 2021-1970
Originator: Kathy Millea
Engineering Supervisor Marianne Klein provided a PowerPoint presentation and
explanation of the item.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
A. Approve a Professional Design Services Agreement with Stantec Consulting
Services, Inc. to provide engineering services for Santa Ana Trunk Sewer
Rehabilitation, Project No. 1-23, for an amount not to exceed $3,880,000; and
B. Approve a contingency of $388,000 (10%).
AYES:Brooke Jones, Ryan Gallagher, Stephen Faessel, Steve Jones,
Sandra Massa-Lavitt, Paulo Morales, Robert Ooten, Jesus Silva,
Chad Wanke, John Withers and Chad Zimmerman
NOES:None
ABSENT:Johnathan Ryan Hernandez, Kim Nichols and Donald Wagner
ABSTENTIONS:None
6.SUPPLEMENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES, CONTRACT NO.
PSA2021-002
2022-2070
Originator: Kathy Millea
Engineering Manager Jeff Mohr provided a PowerPoint presentation and explanation of
the item.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
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Approve Professional Services Agreements to provide Supplemental Engineering
Services, Contract No. PSA2021-002, for a three-year period commencing May 1,
2022, through April 30, 2025, with two one-year renewal options, for an amount not to
exceed $29,700,000 per individual agreement with the following two firms:
·AECOM Technical Services, Inc.
·Jacobs Project Management Co.
AYES:Brooke Jones, Ryan Gallagher, Stephen Faessel, Steve Jones,
Sandra Massa-Lavitt, Paulo Morales, Robert Ooten, Jesus Silva,
Chad Wanke, John Withers and Chad Zimmerman
NOES:None
ABSENT:Johnathan Ryan Hernandez, Kim Nichols and Donald Wagner
ABSTENTIONS:None
7.PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMING SERVICES, CONTRACT NO.
PSA2021-001
2022-2116
Originator: Kathy Millea
Engineering Manager Mike Dorman provided a PowerPoint presentation and
explanation of the item.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Approve Professional Services Agreements to provide Professional Programming
Services, Contract No. PSA2021-001, for a three-year period commencing May 1,
2022, through April 30, 2025, with two one-year renewal options, for an amount not to
exceed $4,900,000 per individual agreement with the following two firms:
·Enterprise Automation
·Maverick Technologies
AYES:Brooke Jones, Ryan Gallagher, Stephen Faessel, Steve Jones,
Sandra Massa-Lavitt, Paulo Morales, Robert Ooten, Jesus Silva,
Chad Wanke, John Withers and Chad Zimmerman
NOES:None
ABSENT:Johnathan Ryan Hernandez, Kim Nichols and Donald Wagner
ABSTENTIONS:None
INFORMATION ITEMS:
Director Donald Wagner arrived at the meeting at approximately 5:57 p.m.
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8.OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE: WASTEWATER 101 PART 1:
COLLECTIONS
2022-2188
Originator: Riaz Moinuddin
Maintenance Manager Don Stokes provided a PowerPoint presentation regarding the
wastewater collection system that included an overview of OC San's service area,
gravity systems, pipe sizes, inverted siphon, line cleaning types, line flushing, tire
mechanical cleaning, technology adoption, pressure systems, pump station
maintenance, goals to prevent sewer spills, pump station resiliency, underground line
locating, regional odor control, odor control chemicals, regional odor control efforts,
CCTV, and team-work and coordination efforts.
ITEM RECEIVED AS AN:
Information Item.
9.TPAD DIGESTER FACILITY AT PLANT NO. 2, PROJECT NO. P2-128 2022-2180
Originator: Kathy Millea
Engineering Manager Jeff Mohr provided a PowerPoint presentation regarding the
TPAD Digester Facility at Plant No. 2 that included an overview of the solids treatment,
anaerobic digestion, the status of digesters, the biosolids master plan (2017), the
master plan recommendations, temperature-phased anaerobic digestion (TPAD),
20-year phased implementation, the digester complex future plan, the preliminary site
rendering, the P2-128 schedule, the construction cost estimate, the key value
engineering savings, and the budget status.
ITEM RECEIVED AS AN:
Information Item.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS:
None.
CLOSED SESSION:
None.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF
ANY:
None.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS INITIATED ITEMS FOR A FUTURE MEETING:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
Chair Jones declared the meeting adjourned at 6:28 p.m. to the next Regular Operations
Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.
Submitted by:
__________________
Kelly A. Lore, MMC
Clerk of the Board
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