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Minutes for the
GENERAL LEGAL SERVICES
AD HOC COMMITTEE
CALL TO ORDER:
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
3:30 PM
Conference Room A
Administration Building
10844 Ellis Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Orange county (714) 593-7433
Sanitation District
70th Anniversary
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, June 5, 2024 at 3:39 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: Jon Dumitru, Ryan Gallagher and Chad Wanke
ABSENT: Christine Marick
STAFF PRESENT: Rob Thompson, General Manager; Lorenzo Tyner, Assistant General
Manager; Mike Dorman, Director of Engineering; Laura Maravilla, Director of Human
Resources; Riaz Moinuddin, Director of Operations and Maintenance; Wally Ritchie, Director
of Finance; Lan Wiborg, Director of Environmental Services; Kelly Lore, Clerk of the Board;
Jeremey Arbiso; Mortimer Caparas; Tina Knapp; Digna Olmos; Perla Rodriguez; and Ruth
Zintzun were present in Conference Room A.
OTHERS PRESENT: Special Counsel Alex Akerman and Matt Wickersham, Alston & Bird
were present telephonically.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
None.
NON -CONSENT:
None.
CLOSED SESSION:
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54957(b)(1).
The Committee convened in closed session at 3:40 p.m. Confidential minutes of the Closed
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GENERAL LEGAL SERVICES Minutes June 5, 2024
AD HOC COMMITTEE
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 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT 54957(b)(1)
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION:
Public Employee Appointment
Number of Employees: 1
• General Counsel
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The Committee reconvened in regular session at 3:55 p.m.
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CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN CLOSED
SESSION:
Special Counsel Matt Wickersheim reported that the General Legal Services Ad Hoc
Committee directed staff to move forward with contract negotiations with the highest
reportable scored firm and proceed from there.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF
ANY:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
Vice -Chair Gallagher adjourned the General Legal Services Ad Hoc Committee meeting at
3.56 p.m.
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