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Minutes for the
STEERING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
4:30 PM
Board Room
Administration Building
10844 Ellis Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 593-7433
SPECIAL MEETING - EARLY START TIME
CALL TO ORDER
A special meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was
called to order by Board Chairman John Withers on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 4:58 p.m.
(delayed due to technical difficulties) in the Administration Building of the Orange County
Sanitation District. Chair Withers 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 22-14, due to the continued State of Emergency
Order. Chair Withers announced the teleconference meeting guidelines.
ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM:
Roll call was taken and a quorum was declared present, as follows:
PRESENT:John Withers, Chad Wanke, Ryan Gallagher, Brooke Jones and
Glenn Parker
ABSENT:Sandra Massa-Lavitt and Jesus Silva
STAFF PRESENT: Jim Herberg, General Manager; Kelly Lore, Clerk of the Board; and
Joshua Martinez were present in the Board Room. 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; Mo Abiodun; Janine Aguilar;
Anthony Aponte; Natalia Bassett; Benjamin Bewley; Andrew Brown; Marc Brown; Jennifer
Cabral; Mortimer Caparas; Kim Cardenas; Wai Chan; Tanya Chong; Ron Cortez; Thys
DeVries; Molly Donahue, Mike Dorman; Stephen Duarte, Brian Engeln; Charles Falzone;
Katie Feld; Dickie Fernandez; Jennifer Ferrari; Brian Finkelstein; Luis Gasca; Lorenzo
Gonzalez; Laurie Klinger; Tina Knapp; Jackie Lagade; Laura Maravilla; Diane Marzano; Jim
McDonald; Rob Michaels; Tracey Murphy; Andrew Nau; Adam Nazaroff; Michael Oberly;
Hyeyoung Oh; Arthur Angkingco; Jagadish Orunganti; Jonathon Powell; Alan Ralph; Valerie
Ratto; Wally Ritchie; Kevin Schuler; Bryan Spidell; Cristina Stanford; Aaron Suarez; Cori
Voss; Thomas Vu; Mazen Yamout; and Ruth Zintzun were in attendance telephonically.
OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel, was present in the Board Room. Alyssa
Thompson and Katie Kaneko, Koff and Associates; Daniel Fears, Payne and Fears; Laura
Kalty, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore; Chris Walker; Dan Schuler; Deric Barnes; Local 501;
Deborah Diep; Kevin Peek, Peek Performance; Saliem Aregaye, OCEA; and John Snyder,
Chapman University, were in attendance telephonically.
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PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Marc Brown provided comment regarding Closed Session Item No. 1.
Clerk of the Board Kelly Lore stated that a letter had been received from OCEA regarding
labor negotiations which was delivered to the Steering Committee members and made
available to the public.
REPORTS:
Chair Withers stated that an updated Resolution to continue teleconferencing of public
meetings is on the Board of Directors agenda this evening and based on legal counsel ’s
review, and the Orange County Health Officer’s orders, if the Resolution is adopted, virtual
meetings may take place for the next 30 days.
General Manager Jim Herberg did not provide a report.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1.APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2022-2365
Originator: Kelly Lore
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO:
Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Steering Committee held May 25, 2022.
AYES:John Withers, Chad Wanke, Ryan Gallagher, Brooke Jones and
Glenn Parker
NOES:None
ABSENT:Sandra Massa-Lavitt and Jesus Silva
ABSTENTIONS:None
NON-CONSENT:
2.GENERAL MANAGER’S FY 2021-2022 WORK PLAN YEAR-END
REPORT
2022-2369
Originator: Jim Herberg
Mr. Herberg provided a brief introduction to the item.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Receive and file the General Manager’s FY 2021-2022 Work Plan Year-End Report.
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AYES:John Withers, Chad Wanke, Ryan Gallagher, Brooke Jones and
Glenn Parker
NOES:None
ABSENT:Sandra Massa-Lavitt and Jesus Silva
ABSTENTIONS:None
3.GENERAL MANAGER’S FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 WORK PLAN 2022-2367
Originator: Jim Herberg
Mr. Herberg provided a brief introduction to the item.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Approve the General Manager’s Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Work Plan.
AYES:John Withers, Chad Wanke, Ryan Gallagher, Brooke Jones and
Glenn Parker
NOES:None
ABSENT:Sandra Massa-Lavitt and Jesus Silva
ABSTENTIONS:None
4.CLASSIFICATION & COMPENSATION STUDIES FINAL RESULTS 2022-2371
Originator: Celia Chandler
Director of Human Resources Celia Chandler introduced Katie Kaneko, Koff and
Associates, who provided a brief explanation of the study and documents provided.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
Receive and file the June 2022 Classification Study Final Report and Total
Compensation Study Final Report.
AYES:John Withers, Chad Wanke, Ryan Gallagher, Brooke Jones and
Glenn Parker
NOES:None
ABSENT:Sandra Massa-Lavitt and Jesus Silva
ABSTENTIONS:None
5.PROPERTY ACQUISITION FOR 1516 BALBOA BOULEVARD WEST,
NEWPORT BEACH, CA
2022-2372
Originator: Lorenzo Tyner
Assistant General Manager Lorenzo Tyner provided a brief explanation of the item .
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MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of
Directors to:
A. Approve the Agreement for Purchase and Sale of the Real Property and Escrow
Instructions for the purchase of real estate from the City of Newport Beach for
1516 Balboa Boulevard West, Newport Beach, California, County Assessor
Parcel Number 047-222-10 in a form approved by Special Counsel, for
$467,629.56; and
B. Authorize the General Manager and Special Counsel to execute the following:
1. Preliminary Title Report Consistent with the Standard Offer, Agreement,
and Escrow Instructions;
2. Title Approval Letter;
3. Deeds and other evidence of title to the parcel of property that are the
subject of the Purchase Agreement;
4. Preliminary Change of Ownership Report;
5. Acceptance of the Grant Deed to certain real property from City of Newport
Beach;
6. Approved Estimated Closing costs;
7. Seller’s Mandatory Disclosure Statement acknowledging receipt of this
document;
8. Property Information Sheet acknowledging receipt of this document;
9. Natural Hazard Disclosure Report acknowledging receipt of this document;
and
10. Any and all other instruments related to the transaction.
AYES:John Withers, Chad Wanke, Ryan Gallagher, Brooke Jones and
Glenn Parker
NOES:None
ABSENT:Sandra Massa-Lavitt and Jesus Silva
ABSTENTIONS:None
INFORMATION ITEMS:
None.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS:
None.
CLOSED SESSION:
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS
54957.6, 54957(b)(1) & 54956.9(d)(1).
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The Committee convened in closed session at 5:12 pm. 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.
CS-1 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS - GOVERNMENT
CODE SECTION 54957.6
2022-2352
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION:
Designated Representatives: General Manager James Herberg, Assistant General
Managers Lorenzo Tyner and Rob Thompson, Director of Human Resources Celia
Chandler, and Chief Negotiator Laura Kalty.
Employee Organizations: (3)
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 501; Orange County Employees
Association; and the Supervisors and Professionals Group.
CS-2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL RE EXISTING LITIGATION -
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(d)(1)
2022-2368
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION:
Number of Cases: 1
Arlin Blazevic v. Orange County Sanitation District; Natasha Dubrovski; Lorenzo Tyner;
and Does 1-100, inclusive, Superior Court of California, County of Orange, Case No.
30-2020-01149812-CU-WT-CJC.
CS-3 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION 54957(b)(1)2022-2224
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION:
Public Employee Performance Evaluation
Number of Employees: 1
·General Manager
RECONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION.
The Committee reconvened in regular session at 5:59 p.m
CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN CLOSED
SESSION:
General Counsel Brad Hogin stated there was no reportable action.
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OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF
ANY:
None.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS INITIATED ITEMS FOR A FUTURE MEETING:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
Chair Withers declared the meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m. to the next Regular Steering
Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.
Submitted by:
__________________
Kelly A. Lore, MMC
Clerk of the Board
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