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Independent Rates Oversight Committee (IROC)

Image of IROC The Independent Rates Oversight Committee (IROC) serves as an official advisory body to the Mayor and City Council on policy issues relating to the oversight of the City of San Diego’s public utilities department operations including, but not limited to, resource management, planned expenditures, service delivery methods, public awareness and outreach efforts, high quality and affordable utility services provided by the public utilities departments, including Water and Metropolitan Wastewater Departments. In addition, the IROC is established to assist the City in tracking and reviewing the use of rate proceeds to advance the capital improvements related to rate packages and work programs adopted by the City Council. It is the vision of the IROC that a high level of public confidence in the City of San Diego’s utility services is maintained with services provided in the most cost effective way.

IROC Members:
Donald Billings, Finance/Municipal Finance Professional - Chair
Larry Clemens, Construction Management Professional
Linda Cocking, Multi-Family Residential Ratepayer
Jack Kubota, Engineering Professional
John Nelson, Temporary Irrigation & Construction Ratepayer
Barry Newman, Law Professional - Vice Chair
Jim Peugh, Environmental Professional
Charles Richardson, Audit and Accounting Professional
Irene Stallard-Rodriguez, Single-Family Residential Ratepayer
Todd Webster, Science Professional
Gail Welch, Commercial & Industrial Ratepayer

Yen Tu, Ex-Officio/SDCWA City 10 Representative
Scott Tulloch, Ex-Officio/ Metropolitan Wastewater JPA
August Caires, Ex-Officio/ Metropolitan Wastewater JPA Alternate

Meetings are held every 2nd Monday on a monthly basis at 10 a.m.
Agendas are posted within five days of the scheduled meeting.
Meeting Minutes are posted when approved.
December 10, 2007 (PDF: 13K)  Minutes (PDF: 19K)
January 14, 2008 (PDF: 12K)  Minutes (PDF: 28K)
February 11, 2008 (PDF: 12K)  Minutes (PDF: 36K)
March 10, 2008 (PDF: 16K)  Minutes (PDF: 37K)
April 14, 2008 (PDF: 16K)  Minutes (PDF: 53K)
May 12, 2008 (PDF: 20K)
June 9, 2008
July 14, 2008
August 11, 2008
September 8, 2008
October 13, 2008
November 10, 2008
December 8, 2008
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Meeting Location, unless otherwise noted on the posted agenda:
MOC II / Auditorium, 9192 Topaz Way, San Diego, CA 92123

IROC Subcommittees

Finance Subcommittee:
Agenda, May 12, 2008 (PDF: 11K)
Charles Richardson, Chair
Barry Newman
Linda Cocking
Gail Welch, Ad-Hoc

Environmental & Technical Subcommittee:
Agenda, May 5, 2008 (PDF: 10K)
Jim Peugh, Chair
Jack Kubota
Gail Welch
Todd Webster

Public Outreach, Education & Customer Service Subcommittee:
Agenda, May 5, 2008 (PDF: 10K)
Larry Clemens, Chair
Irene Stallard-Rodriguez
Gail Welch
Jack Kubota

Subcommittee meetings are not subject to a regular schedule. Please contact IROC (at the e-mail address below) to request an updated schedule of subcommittee meeting dates.

Contact IROC at iroc@sandiego.gov with any questions or comments.

 

Metro Commission / Joint Powers Authority (JPA)

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Along with providing wastewater collection services within the City of San Diego, the Metropolitan Wastewater Department treats the wastewater from 15 other cities and sanitation districts, whose influent accounts for 32 percent of the wastewater flow generated. The Metro Commission is composed of representatives from each of the Participating Agencies and serves as an advisory body to the City Council on the operation of the Metropolitan Sewerage System.

In 1998, the City signed an agreement with these Participating Agencies wherein these agencies would pay their full share of costs for wastewater treatment and disposal for the next 50 years. The Participating Agencies are the Cities of Chula Vista, Coronado, Del Mar, El Cajon, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, National City, Poway, the Lemon Grove Sanitation District, the Otay Water District, The Padre Dam Municipal Water District, the County of San Diego (including Lakeside/Alpine Sanitation District, Spring Valley Sanitation District, Winter Gardens Sewer Maintenance District and East Otay Sewer Maintenance District).

Henry Abarbanel, Councilmember, Del Mar - Chair
Merrilee Boyack, Councilmember, Poway
Ernest Ewin, Councilmember, La Mesa
Dianne Jacob, Supervisor, County of San Diego
Jerry Jones, Councilmember, Lemon Grove Sanitation District
Mark Lewis, Mayor, El Cajon
Louie Natividad, Councilmember, National City
Cheryl Cox, Mayor, Chula Vista
Mark Robak, Otay Water District
Augie Caires, Board Member, Padre Dam Municipal Water District
Al Ovrom, Councilmember, Coronado
Mayda Winter, Councilmember, Imperial Beach - Vice Chair



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