What OC Sanitation District is about to decide
The Board of Directors meets Wednesday at 6:00 PM in the Board Room at OC San Headquarters, 18480 Bandilier Circle, Fountain Valley. These are pending decisions from the posted agenda — not outcomes. Every item links to the official record.
Source: official agenda (PDF) · Full documents: ocsd.legistar.com · Next meeting: August 26, 2026
✅ What actually passed (confirmed from the Legistar vote record): Per the district’s meeting record, every item that came to a recorded vote was approved, and not one drew a no vote. The $55,800,000 supplemental engineering agreements with AECOM and Jacobs passed 21-0 (Item 9) — the only item of the night with a recusal, Erik Weigand recused. Authorization to refund up to $50,700,000 in Wastewater Refunding Revenue Obligations, Series 2026A passed 22-0 (Item 15), as did the $21,321,535 2027 benefits insurance renewal (Item 11), the $4,996,443 Redhill Relief Sewer reimbursement amendment with OCTA (Item 8), the $1,114,638 Jamison Engineering on-call condition-assessment contract (Item 7), the $402,186 Haaker sewer-truck refurbishment (Item 5), the $246,754 NEAC intercooler spares (Item 6), and the Nutanix and VMware renewals (Items 10 and 12). The General Manager’s compensation and benefits were adopted 21-0 (Item 16). Throughout, Jon Dumitru, Johnathan Ryan Hernandez and Lisa Landau were recorded absent, with John Withers also absent on Item 16. The employee service awards, the committee minutes and the June investment report were received and filed without a recorded vote, and the minutes are still marked draft.
The headline: the board will consider two of its largest line items of the year on the same night — a combined $55,800,000 engineering-services agreement split between AECOM and Jacobs, and authorization to refund up to $50,700,000 in wastewater revenue bonds.
🏗️ Contracts, bids & infrastructure
- Supplemental Engineering Services, Contract No. PSA2026-001: professional services agreements for a three-year period (plus two one-year renewal options) effective October 1, 2026, for a combined total not to exceed $55,800,000 — split evenly between AECOM Technical Services, Inc. ($27,900,000) and Jacobs Project Management Co. ($27,900,000). The General Manager would also be authorized to transfer funds between the two agreements as needed, with no increase to the total authorized amount. Item 9
- Redhill Relief Sewer Relocation at State Route 55 (Project No. FE18-13): a Second Amendment to the utility agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority, setting a final reimbursement amount of $4,996,443 for the relocation project in the City of Santa Ana. Item 8
- On-Call Condition Assessment Program Support Services (Spec. No. S-2026-720BD): a services contract with Jamison Engineering Contractors, Inc., August 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, not to exceed $1,114,638, with four one-year renewal options, an annual increase capped at 3.5%, and an annual contingency up to 10% of the contract amount. Item 7
- Combination Sewer Cleaning Truck Refurbishment: a sole-source purchase order to Haaker Equipment Company to refurbish one truck, not to exceed $402,186 (not including sales tax and freight), plus a $60,328 contingency (15%). Item 5
- Gas Compressor Intercoolers Critical Spares: a sole-source purchase order to NEAC Compressor Service USA, Inc. for two spare intercoolers for digester gas compressors, not to exceed $246,754, plus a $24,675 contingency (10%). Item 6
💰 Finance & procurement
- Wastewater Refunding Revenue Obligations, Series 2026A: the board would authorize the General Manager to issue fixed-rate Certificates of Participation to refund up to $50,700,000 of the District's Wastewater Refunding Revenue Obligations, Series 2017A. Item 15
- 2027 Benefits Insurance Renewal: an overall not-to-exceed amount of $21,321,535 across carriers, including Benefit Coordinators Company (medical, dental, vision, EAP) at up to $18,721,669; Lincoln Financial (basic life, short/long-term disability) at up to $551,619; Lincoln Financial (EMT & Manager disability) at up to $36,000; HealthEquity (HSA) at up to $55,386; Voya (HRA) at up to $217,980; WEX (FSA) at up to $11,606; BCC retiree-paid premiums at up to $711,964; plus a $1,015,311 contingency (5%). Item 11
- VMware Software Enterprise License Agreement (Spec. No. S-2026-732BD): a purchase order to Nth Generation Computing, Inc. for a five-year term, not to exceed $3,565,600 plus applicable sales tax, plus a $356,560 contingency (10%). Item 12
- Nutanix Software Subscription renewal (Spec. No. S-2026-731BD): a purchase order to Saitech Inc. not to exceed $428,173, plus a $42,817 contingency (10%). Item 10
🪑 Also on the agenda
- General Manager's compensation: a non-consent item to adopt Resolution No. OC SAN 26-11, approving a salary increase and corresponding range adjustment of 4.5% for General Manager Rob Thompson, effective the first pay period of July 2026. Item 16
- A 25-year Employee Service Award for Dindo Carrillo, Regulatory Specialist, Division 650. Item 1
- Receive and file the Public Affairs Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2024-2026 Summary. Item 13
- Receive and file the Legislative Affairs Update for the month of June 2026 (federal, state, and local matrices). Item 14
- Routine consent items: minutes of the June 24, 2026 board meeting Item 2; minutes of four committee meetings (GWRS, Steering, Operations, Administration) Item 3; and the June 2026 investment transactions report Item 4 — all recommended to be approved or received and filed without discussion.
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