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Minutes for the
STEERING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
5:00 PM
Huntington Beach Room
Headquarters
18480 Bandilier Circle
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 Chairman Ryan Gallagher on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 5:00
p.m. in the Orange County Sanitation District Headquarters.
ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM:
The Clerk of the Board declared a quorum present as follows:
PRESENT:Ryan Gallagher, Jon Dumitru, Pat Burns, Glenn Grandis, Christine
Marick, Chad Wanke and John Withers
ABSENT:None
STAFF PRESENT: Rob Thompson, General Manager; Lorenzo Tyner, Assistant General
Manager; Jennifer Cabral, Director of Communications; 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; Jackie Castro; Daisy Covarrubias;
Don Cutler; Thys DeVries; Martin Dix; Al Garcia; Sergio Gonzalez; Rob Michaels; Becky
Polcyn; Aldwin Ramirez; Perla Rodriguez; Kevin Work; and Ruth Zintzun were present in the
Huntington Beach Room.
OTHERS PRESENT: Scott Smith, General Counsel, and Laura Drottz Kalty, Special Counsel
(Liebert Cassidy Whitmore), were present in the Huntington Beach Room.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
REPORTS:
Chair Gallagher and General Manager Rob Thompson did not provide reports.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1.APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2024-3881
Originator: Kelly Lore
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO:
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Approve minutes of the Regular meeting of the Steering Committee held September
25, 2024.
AYES:Ryan Gallagher, Jon Dumitru, Pat Burns, Glenn Grandis, Christine
Marick, Chad Wanke and John Withers
NOES:None
ABSENT:None
ABSTENTIONS:None
NON-CONSENT:
None.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
None.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS:
None.
CLOSED SESSION:
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54957.6.
The Committee convened in closed session at 5:01 p.m. Confidential minutes of the Closed
Session 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 LABOR NEGOTIATORS - GOVERNMENT
CODE SECTION 54957.6
2024-3880
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION:
Designated Representatives: General Manager Robert Thompson, Assistant General
Manager Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Human Resources Laura Maravilla, and Chief
Negotiator Laura Kalty.
Employee Organizations: (3)
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 501; Orange County Employees
Association; and the Supervisory and Professional Management Group.
RECONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION.
The Committee reconvened in regular session at 5:58 p.m.
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CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN CLOSED
SESSION:
General Counsel Scott Smith 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.
ADJOURNMENT:
Chair Gallagher declared the meeting adjourned at 5:59 p.m. to the next Regular Steering
Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
Submitted by:
__________________
Kelly A. Lore, MMC
Clerk of the Board
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