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Minutes for the
STEERING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
5:00 PM
Conference Room A
Administration Building
10844 Ellis Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 593-7433
CALL TO ORDER
A regular meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was
called to order by Board Vice Chairman Ryan Gallagher on Wednesday, November 16, 2022
at 5:02 p.m. in the Administration Building of the Orange County Sanitation District.
ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM:
The Clerk of the Board declared a quorum present as follows:
PRESENT:Ryan Gallagher, Brooke Jones, Sandra Massa-Lavitt, Glenn Parker
and John Withers
ABSENT:Chad Wanke and Jesus Silva
STAFF PRESENT: Jim Herberg, General Manager; Lorenzo Tyner, Assistant General
Manager; Kelly Lore, Clerk of the Board; Mo Abiodun; Mortimer Caparas; Brian Engeln; and
Thomas Vu were present in Conference Room A. Rob Thompson, 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; Andrew Brown; Jennifer Cabral; Tanya Chong; Raul Cuellar;
Rebecca Long; Rob Michaels; Shallee Milligan; Valerie Ratto; Wally Ritchie; Eros Yong; and
Ruth Zintzun were present telephonically.
OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel, and Gary Weisberg, Associate Counsel,
were present in Conference Room A.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
REPORTS:
Board Vice-Chairman Gallagher and General Manager Jim Herberg did not provide reports.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1.APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2022-2611
Originator: Kelly Lore
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO:
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Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Steering Committee held October 26,
2022.
AYES:Ryan Gallagher, Brooke Jones, Sandra Massa-Lavitt, Glenn Parker
and John Withers
NOES:None
ABSENT:Chad Wanke and Jesus Silva
ABSTENTIONS:None
NON-CONSENT:
None.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
2.RATE STUDY UPDATE PRESENTATION 2022-2409
Originator: Lorenzo Tyner
Assistant General Manager Lorenzo Tyner provided an update regarding the Rate
Study.
ITEM RECEIVED AS AN:
Information Item.
3.FURNISHINGS, FIXTURES, AND EQUIPMENT, AND EDUCATIONAL
EXHIBIT UPDATES, HEADQUARTERS COMPLEX AT PLANT NO. 1,
PROJECT NO. P1-128A
2022-2607
Originator: Kathy Millea
Director of Engineering Kathy Millea provided a PowerPoint presentation regarding
furnishings, fixtures, and equipment (FFE) as well as educational exhibit updates for
the Headquarters Complex at Plant No. 1 project. The presentation included the site
plan; building layout; current construction; workspace areas; FFE selection participants;
workspace evaluations including the workstation and office layout mockups, the
preferred layouts, and rendering; as well as a rendering of the Board Room, the
educational exhibit, and lobby.
ITEM RECEIVED AS AN:
Information Item.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS:
None.
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CLOSED SESSION:
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54956.9(d)(1).
The Committee convened in closed session at 5:32 p.m. Confidential minutes of the Closed
Sessions have been prepared in accordance with the above Government Code Section 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 LEGAL COUNSEL RE EXISTING LITIGATION -
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(d)(1)
2022-2610
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION:
Number of Cases: 2
A.Bayside Village Marina, LLC v. Orange County Sanitation District; Orange
County Sanitation District Board of Directors; and Does 1-25, Inclusive, Superior
Court of the State of California for the County of Orange - Central Justice Center
Case No. 30-2021-01194238-CU-WM-CXC.
B. Orange County Sanitation District, a public entity v. Bayside Village Marina, LLC,
a limited liability company; Laguna Beach County Water District, a public entity;
and Does 1-100, inclusive; and all Persons Unknown Claiming an Interest in the
Property, Superior Court of California, County of Orange, Case No.
30-2022-01251890.
RECONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION.
The Committee reconvened in regular session at 5:46 p.m.
CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN CLOSED
SESSION:
General Counsel Brad Hogin did not provide a report.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF
ANY:
None.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS INITIATED ITEMS FOR A FUTURE MEETING:
None.
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ADJOURNMENT:
Board Vice Chairman Gallagher declared the meeting adjourned at 5:46 p.m. until the Special
Meeting of the Steering Committee to be held on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.
Submitted by:
__________________
Kelly A. Lore, MMC
Clerk of the Board
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