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SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
Ri~~ard Solbri~ Gen~~~I. ~a~a~er
Eric W. Schafer, President
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BOARD MEMBERS
Pa~~_~_ci.u:~,_ A~s~s~ant Ma~~r.h
James R. Jones, Vice President
Duane Wallace, Director
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Mary Lou Mosbacher, Director Kathleen Farrell, Director
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
OCTOBER 18, 2007
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session,
October 18, 2007, 2:00 P.M., District Office, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe,
California.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS: ROLL CALL
President Schafer, Directors Wallace, Jones, Mosbacher.
Director Farrell was absent.
STAFF:
Solbrig, Sciuto, Sharp, McFarlane, Cocking, Ryan, Thiel,
Hoggatt, Bergsohn, Barnes, Curtis, Attorney Herrema.
GUESTS:
John Runnels.
The amount of Consent Item c. was revised from
$15,575, to $15,750.
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA
OR CONSENT CALENDAR
CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved Wallace / Second Jones / Farrell Absent /
Passed to approve the Consent Calendar as
amended:
a. Claim Against STPUD Received from Bryan J.
Golden - Rejected claim;
b. Alpine County Annual Impact / Mitigation /
Compensation - Authorized payment of District's
annual mitigation fee to Alpine County in the
amount of $115,800;
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c. Collection System Master Plan - Approved Task
Order No. 6A to Brown & Caldwell for additional
flow monitoring equipment, in the amount of
$15,750;
CONSENT CALENDAR
(continued)
d. Bayview Well Controls Building Facility: Ventilation
System Modification - Approved proposal from
Boyle Engineering to provide engineering services
necessary for modifications in an amount not to
exceed $7,939;
e. South Upper Truckee Well No.3 Well Controls
Building Facility: Noise Mitigation Alternatives -
Approved proposal from Boyle Engineering to
provide engineering services for design modifica-
tions of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
configuration, in an amount not to exceed $9,359;
f. Arrowhead Well Arsenic Treatment Facility -
Approved proposal from Carollo Engineers to
provide engineering services to support the pre-
purchase of arsenic treatment equipment in the
amount of $67,770;
g. Redevelopment Phase III - Approved Task Order
No. 1 to Harris and Associates to provide
inspection services in the amount of $36,000;
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h. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes:
September 20, 2007;
i. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes:
October 4, 2007.
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
This project was originally bid in April 2007, but only FINAL/SECONDARY EFFLUENT
one bid was received at $8.1 million. This bid was PUMP STATION REPLACEMENT
significantly above the budget allotted for this project.
The Board rejected the bid, as staff recommended
that the project be re-bid this fall in an effort to receive
more bids. Staff has continued to review and refine
this project and has recommended changes that
Winzler & Kelly has incorporated, as appropriate, into
the new bid documents.
Moved Wallace / Second Mosbacher / Farrell Absent /
Passed to authorize staff to advertise for bids for
construction of the new pump station.
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Moved Wallace / Second Jones / Farrell Absent /
Passed to approve payment in the amount of
$1,261,171.79.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
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President Schafer thanked the Employee Commun-
ications Committee for hosting the Candidates'
Forum on October 17.
BOARD REPORT
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The BOARD MEMBER STANDING
committee met October 15. Minutes of the meeting COMMITTEE REPORTS
are available upon request.
Finance Committee: The committee meet October 18. BOARD MEMBER STANDING
Topics discussed included: information recovery COMMITTEE REPORTS
system and JPA with the City of Roseville; RPF process
for deferred compo program; billing for streetlighting;
and the updated purchasing policy.
Rhonda McFarlane reported based on some work the
County's Auditor Controller did at her request, it was
found that additional money was due the District from
EDCWA (EI Dorado County Water Agency). EDCWA is
auditing the County's Auditor Controller to seek assur-
ances that the property tax collected on their behalf by
the Auditor Controller is accurate.
Director Mosbacher reported she has been busy pre-
paring for the upcoming elections, and participating
in candidates' forums.
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BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
2:30 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED
SESSION
RECONVENED TO REGULAR
SESSION
ACTION I REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING CLOSED SESSION
No reportable Board action.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(b)/Conference
with Legal Counsel - Liability Claim
Against STPUD received from
Bryan J. Golden
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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ADJOURNMENT
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South Tahoe ublic Utility District
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