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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JUNE 16, 2020 <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ <br />As Recommended <br />SELECT AND APPOINT <br />ElAmended <br />❑ <br />OOrrdinance on 1" Reading <br />REPRESENTATIVE(S) TO THE ORANGE <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 2i1 Reading <br />COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />/s/ Kristine Ridge FILE NUMBER <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Nominate and appoint a representative(s) to serve on the Orange County Sanitation District Board. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Mayor and City Council represent the City's interests in regional issues by serving on a number <br />of regional boards which make public policy decisions in the areas of transportation, water <br />resources, fire services, and government facilities. <br />The Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD), one of the regional boards in Orange County, is a <br />public agency that provides wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal services for <br />approximately 2.6 million people in central and northwest Orange County. OCSD is a special district <br />that is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of 25 board members appointed from 20 cities, <br />two sanitary districts, two water districts, and one representative from the Orange County Board of <br />Supervisors. OCSD has two operating facilities —Plant No. 1 in Fountain Valley and Plant No. 2 in <br />Huntington Beach —that treat wastewater from residential, commercial and industrial sources. The <br />City of Santa Ana appoints one board member and an alternate by way of a majority vote of the <br />City Council. <br />On May 21, 2019, the City Council nominated Councilmember Iglesias as the City's primary <br />representative and Councilmember Penaloza as the alternate. On June 2, 2020, Councilmember <br />Iglesias was removed from office by a special recall election held on May 19, 2020. <br />Councilmember Mendoza and Penaloza expressed an interest in serving as the primary <br />representative. The City Council may nominate and appoint the primary representative and <br />alternate by a majority vote. If Councilmember Penaloza is appointed as the primary representative, <br />the alternate representative would be deemed vacant and the City Council may nominate and <br />appoint a new alternate. <br />Representatives must be an elected member and shall serve until removal or resignation. The <br />Board meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. <br />60A-1 <br />