Minutes - Board - 2025-07-08COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT
MINUTES OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS STUDY SESSION
JULY 8, 2025
Members present
Art Perry, Mike Scheafer, Nicole Wiltshire
Members absent
Arlene Schafer, Bob Ooten
Staff present
Scott Carroll (General Manager), Noelani Middenway (District Clerk/Public
Information Officer), Gina Terraneo (Senior Management Analyst), David Griffin
(Code Enforcement Officer)
Others present
None
Meeting called to order at 9:00 A.M.
A. OPENING ITEMS
Procedural: 1. Roll Call - (If absences occur, consider whether to deem those
absences excused based on facts presented for the absence - such determination
shall be the permission required by law.)
President Scheafer called the meeting to order at 9:00 A.M.
District Clerk and Public Information Officer, Noelani Middenway, noted
that President Scheafer, Secretary Perry, and Director Wiltshire were
present while Vice President Ooten and Vice Secretary Schafer were not
present.
President Scheafer stated that Vice President Ooten and Vice Secretary
Schafer have been excused.
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B. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Procedural: 1. Public Comments
President Scheafer opened public comments. Hearing none, he closed public
comments.
C. ITEMS OF STUDY
Action, Receive and File:1. Receive and File 2025 Code Enforcement Officer Report
— June 2025
Recommendation: That the Board of Directors receives and files this report.
Code Enforcement Officer, David Griffin, provided report details. He noted
that he observed and addressed three instances of scavenging. He reported
that he issued 158 trash cart placement violation notices.
Discussion followed regarding common locations of trash carts in violation
of the District's ordinance and the continuing availability of cart rollout
service.
There was no further discussion, and the report was received.
Action, Receive and File: 2. Review of CMSD's Emergency Preparedness
Recommendation: That the Board of Directors receives and files this report.
General Manager, Scott Carroll, provided an overview of the District's past
and current emergency preparedness efforts. He described the District's
Emergency Operations Center (EOC), the webEOC coordination system, use
of priority calling services, use of federal and state emergency management
systems, and various training efforts such as tabletop exercises, the Great
Shakeout drill, bypass pump setup, confined space entry, 800 MHZ County
radio use, and multijurisdictional training with the Orange County Sheriff s
Department and the Water Emergency Response of Orange County.
Additionally, he discussed the District's redundancy pipeline plans and
prioritization of developing hazard mitigation plans.
Discussion followed regarding fire, earthquake, and power outage scenarios.
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There was no further discussion, and the report was received.
D. CLOSING ITEMS
Procedural: 1.Oral Communications and Director Comments
The Board thanked staff for their informative reports.
There was no further discussion.
Procedural: 2. Adjournment
President Scheafer adjourned the meeting at 9:24 A.M.
Art Perry
Secretary
Mike Scheafe
President