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Minutes for the
STEERING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
5:00 PM
Headquarters - Huntington Beach
Room
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 Vice Chairman Jon Dumitru on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 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:Jon Dumitru, Pat Burns, Carlos Leon, Christine Marick and Chad
Wanke
ABSENT:Ryan Gallagher
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; Mo Abiodun; Belen Carillo; Jackie
Castro; Daisy Covarrubias; Don Cutler; Thys DeVries; Martin Dix; Justin Fenton; Al Garcia;
David Haug; Rob Michaels; Aldwin Ramirez; Thomas Vu; and Kevin Work were present in the
Huntington Beach Room.
OTHERS PRESENT: Mal Richardson, General Counsel; Joshua Verceles, Associate
Counsel; and Michael Valdez, Special Counsel, Woodruff & Smart; were present in the
Huntington Beach Room.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
REPORTS:
Vice Chair Dumitru and General Manager Rob Thompson did not provide reports.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1.APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2026-4697
Originator: Kelly Lore
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO:
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Approve minutes of the Regular meeting of the Steering Committee held May 27, 2026.
AYES:Jon Dumitru, Pat Burns, Carlos Leon, Christine Marick, Chad Wanke
and John Withers
NOES:None
ABSENT:Ryan Gallagher
ABSTENTIONS:None
NON-CONSENT:
2.2026-4938
Originator: Wally Ritchie
AYES:Jon Dumitru, Pat Burns, Carlos Leon, Christine Marick, Chad Wanke
and John Withers
NOES:None
ABSENT:Ryan Gallagher
ABSTENTIONS:None
3.AGREEMENT WITH IRVINE RANCH WATER DISTRICT MOOTING
DEFUNCT PRIOR CONTRACTS AND TERMINATING SURVIVAL
PROVISIONS
2026-4961
Originator: Mike Dorman
Approve and authorize the General Manager to execute the Agreement Mooting
Defunct Prior Contracts and Terminating Survival Provisions between Orange County
Sanitation District and Irvine Ranch Water District, in a form approved by General
Counsel.
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AYES:Jon Dumitru, Pat Burns, Carlos Leon, Christine Marick, Chad Wanke
and John Withers
NOES:None
ABSENT:Ryan Gallagher
ABSTENTIONS:None
4.GENERAL MANAGER’S FY 2025-2026 WORK PLAN YEAR-END
REPORT
2026-4956
Originator: Rob Thompson
Receive and file the General Manager’s FY 2025-2026 Work Plan Year-End Report.
AYES:Jon Dumitru, Pat Burns, Carlos Leon, Christine Marick, Chad Wanke
and John Withers
NOES:None
ABSENT:Ryan Gallagher
ABSTENTIONS:None
5.GENERAL MANAGER’S FY 2026-2027 WORK PLAN 2026-4960
Originator: Rob Thompson
Receive and file the General Manager’s FY2026-2027 Work Plan.
AYES:Jon Dumitru, Pat Burns, Carlos Leon, Christine Marick, Chad Wanke
and John Withers
NOES:None
ABSENT:Ryan Gallagher
ABSTENTIONS:None
INFORMATION ITEMS:
None.
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DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS:
None.
CLOSED SESSION:
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS
54956.9(d)(1) & 54956.9(d)(2).
The Committee convened in closed session at 5:05 p.m. to hear three items. 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 LEGAL COUNSEL RE EXISTING LITIGATION -
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(d)(1)
2026-4973
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION:
30-2024-01379706-CU-OR-CJC.
CS-2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL RE ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION - GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(d)(2)
2026-4974
CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION:
Number of Potential Cases: (1)
Significant exposure to litigation.
CS-3 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION 54957(b)(1)2026-4959
Originator: Laura Maravilla
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 6:59 p.m.
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CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN CLOSED
SESSION:
General Counsel Mal Richardson 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:
Vice Chair Dumitru declared the meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m. to the next Regular Steering
Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
Submitted by:
__________________
Kelly A. Lore, MMC
Clerk of the Board
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