Commissions

Independent Rates Oversight Committee (IROC)

• 2012 Independent Rates Oversight Committee (IROC) Meetings
• 2011 Independent Rates Oversight Committee (IROC) Meetings
• 2011 IROC Subcommittee Meetings
• 2010 Independent Rates Oversight Committee (IROC) Meetings
• 2009 Independent Rates Oversight Committee (IROC) Meetings
• 2008 Independent Rates Oversight Committee (IROC) Meetings

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, and high quality, affordable utility services. 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 FY10 Annual Report (PDF)
• IROC FY09 Annual Report (PDF)
• IROC FY08 Annual Report (PDF)
  • Appendices (PDF)

IROC Members

• Jim Peugh, Environmental Professional - Chair
• Andrew Hollingworth, Audit/Accounting Professional - Vice Chair
• Donald Billings, Finance/Municipal Finance Professional
• Christopher Dull, Construction Management Professional
• Jack Kubota, Engineering Professional
• Michael Ross, Multi Family Residential Ratepayer
• Irene Stallard-Rodriguez, Single-Family Residential Ratepayer
• Todd Webster, Science Professional
• Gail Welch, Commercial & Industrial Ratepayer
• Colin Murray, Legal Professional
• Jeff Justus, Landscape Architect/Irrigation Professional
• Ken Williams, Ex-Officio/SDCWA City 10 Representative
• Yen Tu, Ex-Officio/SDCWA City 10 Representative, Alternate
• August Caires, Ex-Officio/ Metropolitan Wastewater JPA
• Mark Robak, Ex-Officio/Metropolitan Wastewater JPA Alternate

Full IROC meetings are held monthly, every 3rd Monday, at 9:30 a.m.
Agendas are posted within 5 days of the scheduled meeting.
Meeting Minutes are posted when approved.

2011 Meeting Schedule 2011 Independent Rates Oversight Committee (IROC) Meetings

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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

• Andrew Hollingworth, Chair
• Don Billings
• Jim Peugh, Ex-Officio
• Gail Welch
• Augie Caires
• Ken Williams, Ex-Officio/SDCWA City 10 Representative

Meetings are held monthly, every 3rd Monday
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
MOC II, Conf. Room 1D
(unless otherwise noted on Agenda)

2012 Meeting Schedule

• Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - Agenda (PDF) - Cancelled

Environmental and Technical Subcommittee

• Todd Webster, Chair
• Jack Kubota
• Gail Welch
• Jim Peugh, Ex-Officio
• Andrew Hollingworth, Ex-Officio

Meetings are held monthly, every 2nd Monday
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
MOC II, Conf. Room 1D
(unless otherwise noted on Agenda)

2011 Meeting Schedule

• Monday, January 10, 2011 - Agenda (PDF)

* following holiday

Public Outreach, Education & Customer Service Subcommittee

• Gail Welch, Chair
• Irene Stallard-Rodriguez
• Jack Kubota
• Christopher Dull
• Jim Peugh, Ex-Officio
• Andrew Hollingworth, Ex-Officio

Meetings are held monthly, every 2nd Monday
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
MOC II, Conf. Room 1D
(unless otherwise noted on Agenda)

2011 Meeting Schedule

• Monday, January 10, 2011 - Agenda (PDF) - Cancelled

Contact IROC at iroc@sandiego.gov or (858) 292-6324 with any questions or comments.

Metro Commission / Joint Powers Authority (JPA)

Along with providing wastewater collection services within the City of San Diego, the Wastewater Branch of the Public Utilities 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).

• Ernest Ewin, Councilmember, La Mesa, Chair
• Jerry Jones, Councilmember, Lemon Grove Sanitation District, Vice Chair
• Cheryl Cox, Mayor, Chula Vista
• Al Ovrom, Councilmember, Coronado
• Diane Jacob, Supervisor, County of San Diego
• Donald Mosier, Councilmember, Del Mar
• Bill Wells, Councilmember, El Cajon
• Ed Spriggs, Councilmember, Imperial Beach
• Louis "Louie" Natividad, Councilmember, National City
• Mark Robak, Director, Otay Water District
• Augie Caires, Director, Padre Dam Municipal Water District
• Merrilee Boyack, Councilmember, Poway