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SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
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Eric W. Schafer, President
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BOARD MEMBERS
Pa~.ISciuto, Assistant~ana~er
James R. Jones, Vice President
Duane Wallace, Director
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Mary Lou Mosbacher, Director
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Kathleen Farrell, Director
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
MAY 17, 2007
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session,
May 17,2007,2:00 P.M., District Office, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, Ca.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Schafer; Directors Wallace, Jones, Farrell,
Mosbacher
ROLL CALL
ST AFF:
Solbrig, Sharp, Sciuto, McFarlane, Bergsohn, Cocking,
Ryan, Coyner, R. Johnson, Hoggatt, Bird, Thiel,
Attorney Herrema
GUESTS:
Andy Hauge and Garth Alling/Hauge/Brueck,
Eric McGrath/Stantec, Ernie Claudio, Julie Threewit,
Scott Brooke
Moved Farrell / Second Wallace / Passed Unanimously
to approve the Consent Calendar as submitted:
CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Final/Secondary Effluent Pump Station - Approved
proposal from Winzler & Kelly Consulting Engineers
for additional design services and bid period services
in the amount not to exceed $145,226;
b. Bayview Well Controls Building Facility - (1) Approved
the project Closeout Agreement and Release of Claims
K.G. Walters Construction Company, Inc., and
(2) Authorized staff to file a Notice of Completion
with the EI Dorado County Clerk;
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c. Indian Creek Reservoir TMDL Mitigation Project -
Approved proposal from Hauge Brueck Associates
to complete the initial environmental review require-
ments as stipulated by the California Environmental
Quality Act and National Enviornmental Policy Act, in
the estimated amount of $20,000;
d. South Upper Truckee Well No.3 Controls Building /
Corrosion Control Treatment Facility - Approved
proposal from Boyle Engineering Corporation to
complete an operations plan, in the estimated
not-to-exceed amount of $19,624;
e. Customer Service, Operations and Laboratory Facility -
Approved releasing Roebbelen Construction, Inc.
securities;
f. Diamond Valley Ranch Master Plan EIR - Authorized
staff to enter into a contract for legal services with
the law firm of Dyer, Lawrence, Penrose, Flaherty &
Donaldson, in the amount not to exceed $25,000.
CONSENT CALENDAR
(continued)
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
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Julie Ryan reported only one bid was received for this
project, and it came in significantly higher than the
engineering estimate. After careful consideration,
staff recommended rejection of the bid. Bid documents
will be revised to help the bidding climate, and rebid the
project in the fall.
Moved Wallace / Second Jones / Passed Unanimously
to reject the sole bid, received from K.G. Walters
$8,146,375.
Moved Farrell / Second Mosbacher / Passed
Unanimously to approve payment in the amount of
$952,421.02
FINAL/SECONDARY EFFLUENT
PUMP STATION
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The
committee met May14. Minutes of the meeting are
available upon request.
Director Jones reported on his attendance at the
ACWA conference.
STANDING COMMITTEE
REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
2:30 P.M. PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING RECYCLED WATER FACILITIES
Paul Sciuto reported this is the second public scoping MASTER PLAN
meeting held for this project, The first was held May 16
in Markleeville, California. That meeting was tape
recorded and video taped, as this one will be. The
comment period for the Notice of Preparation (NOP) is
through May 22, 2007.
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It was advertised starting on April 20 and was dis-
tributed to approximately 70 interested parties, and
can be found on the District's web site.
PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING:
RECYCLED WATER FACILITIES
MASTER PLAN
(continued)
The purpose for this scoping meeting is to inform the
public and accept comments on the new EIR process
that is underway to develop a long-term plan for the
disposal of treated effluent and associated actions to
convey, store, and apply fresh water.
Andy Hauge, Hauge/Brueck, using a PowerPoint slide
show, reviewed: the CEQA regulations, the purpose
of the NOP and scoping meeting, the District's respon-
sibility, and the components of the master plan.
Eric McGrath, Stantec, reviewed the background and
history for this project. Referring to a paper map, he
showed the locations of the District's facilities and
operations. He continued the PowerPoint presentation
and covered project types and each of the 27 master
plan components that are listed in the NOP. He reviewed
the next steps in the process. The draft EIR is anticipated
to be circulated in the fall of 2007, and the final EIR
is expected to be completed the winter of 2007/2008.
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2:45 p.m. - Paul Sciuto requested public comments:
Scott Brooke reported he attended the meeting in
Markleeville, which was well received.
No other public comments were received.
Andy Hauge reviewed all of the public comments that
will be addressed as a result of the May 16 public
scoping meeting.
President Schafer closed the public scoping meeting
at 2:55 p.m. No Board action was taken.
Director Mosbacher reported on her attendance at the
Meyers Roundtable meeting.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
President Schafer reported the annual CASA Conference
will be held in August and encouraged staff to review
the agenda for items of interest.
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General Manaoer: Richard Solbrig reported the Army GENERAL MANAGER REPORTS
Corps of Engineers formed a group of Lake Tahoe basin
public utility districts, to apply for a project to be funded
by the federal government budget section 219. After
meeting with the group, the recommendation was to
apply for funds to upsize water lines, and possibly add
more fire hydrants for improved fire suppression.
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Chief Financial Officer: Rhonda McFarlane reported on
a meeting held with Lake Valley Fire District. They
discussed undersized waterlines and the need for
additional fire hydrants on the lines that are not
undersized.
Break - 3:25 - 3:35
3:25 - 3:35 P.M.
3:50 P.M.
STAFF REPORTS
MEETING BREAK AND ADJOURN-
MENT TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENED TO REGULAR
SESSION
ACTION I REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING CLOSED SESSION
No reportable Board action.
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No reportable Board action.
Moved Wallace / Second Jones / Passed Unanimously
to approve the 2007-2008 litigation budget as
submitted.
3:55 P.M.
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Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a)/Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing
Litigation re: Meyers Landfill Site:
United States of America vs. EI
Dorado County and City of South
Lake Tahoe and Third Party
Defendants, Civil Action No.
S-01-1520 LKK GGH, U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of Ca.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(b)/Conference
with Legal Counsel - Anticipated
Litiqation (Two Cases)
2007-2008 LITIGATION BUDGET
ADJOURNMENT
Eric W. Sch fer, oard President
South Tahoe Puolic Utility District
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