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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-01-2023 General Legal Services Ad Hoc MinutesOrange County Sanitation District Minutes for the GENERAL LEGAL SERVICES AD HOC COMMITTEE CALL TO ORDER Wednesday, November 1, 2023 3:00 PM Conference Room A OC6SAN Administration Building ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT 10844 Ellis Avenue Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (714) 593-7433 A regular meeting of the General Legal Services Ad Hoc Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was called to order by Board Vice -Chairman Ryan Gallagher on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 3:00 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: Pat Burns, Jon Dumitru, Ryan Gallagher and Christine Marick ABSENT: John Withers STAFF PRESENT: Lorenzo Tyner, Assistant General Manager; Michael Dorman, Director of Engineering; Laura Maravilla, Director of Human Resources; Riaz Moinuddin, Director of Operations and Maintenance; Wally Ritchie, Director of Finance; Kelly Lore, Clerk of the Board; Mo Abiodun; Jennifer Cabral; Brian Engeln; Tina Knapp; and Ruth Zintzun were present in the Board Room. OTHERS PRESENT: None. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. CONSENT CALENDAR: None. NON -CONSENT: 1. GENERAL LEGAL SERVICES SOLICITATION CONSIDERATION 2023-3284 Originator: Lorenzo Tyner Assistant General Manager Lorenzo Tyner provided a brief overview of the item and introduced Finance and Procurement Manager Ruth Zintzun who provided an informative PowerPoint presentation which included: scope of this Ad Hoc Committee; a timeline of current General Counsel's services, solicitation process, and the annual adjusted rate increase by CPI; a review of the current General Counsel services Page 1 of 2 GENERAL LEGAL SERVICES Minutes November 1, 2023 AD HOC COMMITTEE contract, including areas of counsel; comparison of services at other agencies; advantages and disadvantages to consider prior to solicitation; a timeline and next steps to consider. The Committee discussed the advantages and disadvantages of solicitation and were in favor of moving forward with a solicitation for General Legal Services. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Steering Committee to: Modify the General Legal Services Ad Hoc Committee to govern over a General Counsel Legal Services solicitation process. OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: None. ADJOURNMENT: Vice -Chair Gallagher adjourned the Ad Hoc Committee meeting at 3.22 p.m. Submitted by: Kell, A. Lore, MMC Clerk of the Board Page 2 of 2