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SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
IIBasic Services for a Complex World"
Richard Sol brig, General Manager
Eric W. Schafer, President
BOARD MEMBERS
Paul Sciuto, Assistant Manager
Duane Wallace, Vice President
James R. Jones, Director
Mary Lou Mosbacher, Director
Tom Comte, Director
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
JULY 20, 2006
MINUTES
" The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session,
... July 20,2006, 2:00 P.M., District Office, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Schafer, Directors Jones, Wallace, Comte,
Mosbacher.
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Solbrig, Sciuto, Sharp, McFarlane, Cocking, Bird, Curtis,
C. Stanley, R. Johnson, S. Gray, Hoggatt, Ryan,
Attorney Kvistad.
GUESTS: Dave LindowlWinzler & Kelly
Moved Jones / Second Mosbacher / Passed Unanimously CONSENT CALENDAR
to approve the Consent Calendar as submitted:
a. Ottawa Street Paving - Awarded bid to the lowest
responsive, responsible bidder, G.B. General Engineer-
ing Contractor, Inc., in the amount of $37,156;
b. Board Policy Section 1060: Records Retention -
Approved language to include reference to AB 474
(Salinas) governing records retention.
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REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - JULY 20, 2006
PAGE. 2
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ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Hal Bird reported this project consists of removing
approximately 3,250 cubic yards of petroleum
contaminated soils.
Two bids were received and reviewed by staff at the
July 18 bid opening.
Moved Mosbacher / Second Comte / Passed Unanimously
to award bid to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder,
Pacific States Environmental Contractors, Inc., in the
amount of $243,900.
The final/secondary effluent pump station has mechanical
equipment that is over 20 years old, and the structure
itself is 47 years old. In the past two years, there has been
increased failures. Although the pumps are rebuildable, the
controls and drives are antiquated and inefficient, and the
structures do not meet current seismic codes. In addition,
this pump station is the last component of the export
system to be evaluated for reliability and efficiency.
\., The District contracted with Winzler & Kelly to perform
an evaluation and pre-design of the pump station. Two
options (rehabilitation vs. replacement) were developed
that meet the level of service criteria developed during
this project. This pump station is an integral component
of the District's effluent disposal system and has been
upgraded for reliability and must be operational to pump
treated effluent out of the Tahoe basin. Although the
replacement option is significantly more than the
rehabilitation option, staff recommended proceeding with
the design of a new final/secondary pump station, in the
estimated cost of $4,970,000, because of the criticality
of the pump station. The Operations Committee reviewed
this item and recommended approval.
It was also noted that the existing pump station is very
inefficient, and that significant energy and chemical
savings will be realized with the replacement option. This
project is the most important in the 1 O-year plan and
since a failure of the pump station would be catastrophic,
other projects will be delayed to accommodate this one.
\., Moved Jones / Second Comte / Passed Unanimously to
authorize staff to proceed with design of a new final/
secondary pump station.
DIAMOND VALLEY RANCH
CONTAMINATED SOIL REMOVAL
FINAL/SECONDARY EFFLUENT
PUMP STATION
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - JULY 20, 2006
PAGE. 3
Moved Jones / Second Wallace / Passed Unanimously
'-' to approve payment in the amount of $1,133,530.37.
Operations Committee: The committee met July 17.
Minutes of the meeting are available upon request.
Executive Committee: The committee met July 10 to
review the General Manager's goals.
Buildino Ad Hoc Committee: The committee met to
review boardroom accessories.
President Schafer reported on several articles he read:
1 ) Roebbelen was named contractor of the year in
Comstock magazine. Roebbelen is the same company
that is constructing the new customer service facility.
2) A plant in Carson is making and selling water.
3) Healthcare costs in the Sacramento are high because
employers are not communicating what their plans do for
employees. He commended District staff for developing a
committee to review healthcare options.
t Director Wallace reported the property tax allocation issue
~ was on the County Water Agency's board agenda for
action. Staff sent a letter asking that this issue be post-
poned to allow time to research and respond to this
proposed action. With the support of Supervisor Santiago,
and purveyor representative, Duane Wallace, it was
decided that consideration of this item will take place at
the October 11 County Water Agency board meeting that
will be held in South Lake Tahoe.
General Manaoer: Richard Solbrig introduced Julie Ryan,
the new Senior Engineer. He also reported on two items:
1) The California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) is making
progress with the language to be included in the MOU
between the District, City, and County regarding funding
for erosion control projects. The MOU is required by the
USFS as part of a grant application for federal funding.
2) The CTC requested the District contact ACWA and urge
them to support Proposition 84. This is difficult since the pro-
position is only marginally beneficial to the water community
as a whole.
District Information Officer: Dennis Cocking reported the
\., District's rebate program was in place and ads are
running in the newspaper.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD AD HOC COMMITTEE
REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
EL DORADO COUNTY WATER
GENCY REPRESENTATIVE
GENERAL MANAGER REPORTS
STAFF REPORTS
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - JULY 20, 2006
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" Assistant General Manaoer/Enoineer: Paul Sciuto
... reported on two items:
1) The meeting held by Lake Valley Fire regarding fire
sprinklers and fire flow mitigation was well attended.
Some people felt it was the District's responsibility to
provide fire flow and water. Staff explained the District is
not mandated to provide fire flows, just potable water.
Then problems were brought up that the permitting
process was delayed in order to coordinate sprinkler
size with waterline size. Staff will review the permitting
process to determine if it can be expedited. If new con-
struction does not include sprinklers, the alternative is to
install a fire hydrant, which presents problems in deter-
mining appropriate fees. Plus, both fire departments (city
and county) have different rules and regulations which
are causing additional confusion. The entire building
season has been affected by the decision to implement
these regulations this year. Explaining the regulations and
procedures this year, and implementing them next year
would have been a much less problematic approach.
2) The test results from two wells indicate the potential
presence of MtBE. Additional testing will be done.
\., 3:25 - 3:40 P.M.
6:20 P.M.
STAFF REPORTS
(continued)
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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Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.8/Real Estate
Negotiations:
Negotiating Parties: Board Ad Hoc
Committee, General Manager,
Assistant General Manager/Engineer,
Chief Financial Officer
Under Negotiations: Price and Terms
Property Identification: Lukins Water
Company, 2031 West Way, South
Lake Tahoe. CA
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - JULY 20, 2006
PAGE. 5
\., No reportable Board action
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a)/Conference with
Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation re:
Beth Jett, Kendall Pearce, and
Pearce Family Trust Dated 1-20-88
vs. STPUD, Cox & Cox Construction,
Inc., a California Corporation, Nimbus
Engineers, a Nevada Corporation and
Does 1-100, Inclusive, Civil Action
No. PC 20050567, Superior Court,
County of EI Dorado. State of Ca.
No reportable Board action.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a)/Conference with
Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
STPUD vs. 1442.92 Acres of Land
in Alpine County, Ca.; et aI., United
States District Court for the Eastern
District of Ca., Sacramento Division,
Case No. CIV S-02-0238 MCE JFM
No reportable Board action.
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
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No reportable Board action.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(b )/Conference with
Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation
(Two Cases)
No reportable Board action.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957.6(a)/Conference with
Labor Negotiators:
Agency Negotiators: General
Manager, Chief Financial Officer,
Plant Operations Manager, Union
Negotiations Ad Hoc Committee
Employee Organizations: Stationary
Local 39; Agency/ Employee Health
Care Options Subcommittee
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REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - JULY 20, 2006
PAGE. 6
\., No reportable Board action.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957.6(a)/Conference with
Labor Negotiators:
Unrepresented Employee Position:
General Manager
Agency Negotiators: Executive
Committee. Board of Directors
6:20 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT
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South Tahoe Public Utility District
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