01-17-08
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SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
IIBasic Services for a Complex World"
Richard Solbrii' General Mana~er
Mary Lou Mosbacher, President
BOARD MEMBERS
Paul Sciuto,AssistantMana~er .
Dale Rise, Vice President
James R. Jones, Director
Eric W. Schafer, Director
Ernie Claudio, Director
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
JANUARY 17, 2008
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session,
January 17, 2008, 2:00 P.M., District Office, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake
Tahoe, California.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Mosbacher, Directors Schafer, Jones, Rise,
Claudio
ATTENDEES
STAFF:
Solbrig, Sciuto, Sharp, McFarlane, Garcia, C. Stanley,
W. Stanley, S. Gray, Barnes, Adams, Ryan, Eidam,
Carrion, Van Gorden, Cocking, Coyner, Bird, Curtis,
Bergsohn, Brown, Thiel, Hoggatt, Attorney Herrema
GUESTS:
Dr. Patrick Martin, John Cefalu, John Runnels,
Joyce Gibson, Nancy Sizemore, Carolyn Reynolds,
Bonnie Hill, Margaret Hilling, Joy Walker
Christene Garcia led the pledge to the flag.
PLEDGE OF AlLlGIANCE
PRESENTATION
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Sandy Gray presented plaques of appreciation to the
ladies who have provided bill stuffing services to the
District for several years: Joyce Gibson, Nancy
Sizemore, Carolyn Reynolds, Bonnie Hill, Margaret
Hilling, and Joy Walker.
Staff requested Consent Item f. (Dump Truck) be
removed. It will be placed on a future agenda for
consideration.
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA
OR CONSENT CALENDAR
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - JANUARY 17, 2008
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Moved Schafer / Second Jones / Passed Unanimously
~ to approve the Consent Calendar as amended:
a. 2008 & 2009 Bulk Sodium Hypochlorite Supplies -
Awarded bid to the lowest responsive, responsible
bidder, Olin Chlor Alkali Products, in the estimated
amount of $140,406.44;
b. South Upper Truckee Well No.3 Corrosion Control
Treatment Facility - Approved Change Order No.3
to Thomas Haen Company, Inc., in the amount of
$58,089;
c. Pickup Truck: ~ Ton Regular Cab - Awarded bid to
the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, San
Francisco Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, in the amount of
$18,137.69;
d. Pickup Truck: % Ton Regular Cab - Awarded bid to
the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Downtown
Ford Sales, in the amount of $20,534.05;
e. Cab and Chassis Truck: 1-1/2 Ton Regular Cab -
Awarded bid to the lowest responsive, responsible
bidder, South Shore Motors, in the amount of
$34,739.71 ;
~ f. Item removed;
g. 2008 AI Tahoe Waterline Replacement - Authorized
staff to advertise for bids;
h. 2008 Tata Lane Waterline Replacement and Granite/
Iron Mountain Waterline Replacement - Authorized
staff to advertise for bids;
I. Customer Service, Operations & Laboratory Facility:
Landscaping Project - Approved Change Order No.1
to Aspen Hollow, in the amount of $4,810.70;
J. EI Dorado County Water Agency Board of Directors
Purveyor Representatives - (1) Appointed Director
Jones to serve as the purveyor representative;
(2) Appointed Director Rise to serve as alternate; and
(3) Adopted Resolution No. 2842-08 supporting the
appointments through February 1, 2010;
k. Approved Regular Meeting Minutes:
December 20, 2007.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
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ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Dr. Patrick Martin came before the Board to request
the Administrative Code be amended to allow for
transferring of sewer units without transfer fees.
Lisa Coyner reported Dr. Martin submitted plans to
the District and wanted to transfer the excess
capacity (six sewer units) that he had at his medical
office located at 1108 Fourth Street in South Lake
Tahoe, to the lot he his building a new home on,
located at 3771 South Upper Truckee Road in South
Lake Tahoe, for a total of nine sewer units.
Dr. Martin was informed by staff that he would need
to pay sewer transfer fees in the amount of $1,918
per sewer unit. Normal sewer fees per unit are
$3,191. Dr. Martin feels that there should be no
charges for sewer units that he owns and is
transferring to another parcel that he owns.
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Dr. Martin reported to the Board he acquired the
sewer units many years ago, and has been paying
on them even though he has never used the sewer.
He was told to hold onto them by a real estate agent,
who also told him the fee to transfer them was small
(they didn't tell him it was a per unit transfer fee).
After a lengthy discussion, it was the consensus of
the Board to assign this issue to a Board committee
for further consideration.
No Board action.
Julie Ryan reported the District received a grant from
the CTC for erosion control best management practices
(BMPs) at 17 District facilities. Since then, the CTC has
agreed to award the District a $250,000 augmentation
to the grant, but has rejected the application for the
$300,000 implementation grant. CTC recommended
the District change the focus away from the original
intention of the grant from BMPs to stream environ-
ment zone (SEZ) restoration because CTC expects
continued funding for SEZ aspects of the design. The
District is still required to implement BMPs at its
facilities, whereas SEZ restoration is not a mandate (it
is voluntary). The District is not obligated to construct
SEZ restorations if no funding is available.
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REQUEST TO APPEAR BEFORE THE
BOARD RECEIVED FROM
DR. PATRICK MARTIN
CALIFORNIA TAHOE
CONSERVANCY (CTC) GRANT-
FUNDED COMPREHENSIVE
FACILITY-WIDE EROSION
CONTROL PROJECT
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By accepting the augmentation the District stands to
save approximately $120,000 to $200,000 in
expenses for the design and installation of BMPs.
Moved Schafer / Second Rise / Passed Unanimously
to accept CTC's award of augmentation to the existing
planning grant of $250,000.
Moved Schafer / Second Jones / Passed Unanimously
to approve payment in the amount of $1,355,259.00.
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The
committee met January 14. Minutes of the meeting are
ayailable upon request.
Directors Jones and Rise, Dennis Cocking, and Richard
Solbrig attended the January 9 board meeting. Duane
Wallace was honored for his past service to their board.
Director Claudio reported he attended a staff-sponsored
Brown Act training workshop.
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Director Schafer reported on his attendance at the
recent CASA (California Association of Sanitation
Agencies) conference. He will distribute a written
report summarizing key topics.
President Mosbacher called attention to the District's
Helping Hands program. It has helped a lot of people
since its inception.
She also reported on her attendance at the Alpine
County Supervisors meeting. The groundwater testing
they are doing could help with planning for the
District's operations there.
General Manager: Richard Solbrig reported the District
received $1 M from the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act to
fund replacement of undersized waterlines.
He also updated the Board on the Corp of Engineers'
grant avenues and the coalition of local agencies who
have banded together to pursue money.
CALIFORNIA TAHOE
CONSERVANCY (CTC) GRANT-
FUNDED COMPREHENSIVE
FACILITY-WIDE EROSION
CONTROL PROJECT
(continued)
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORT
EL DORADO COUNTY WATER
AGENCY PURVEYOR
REPRESENTATIVE REPORT
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
GENERAL MANAGER REPORTS
Assistant General Manaqer/Enqineer: Paul Sciuto STAFF REPORTS
reported the arsenic federal standard was reduced to
10 ppb. After sampling, it was discovered the average
concentrations of radon affect four wells. As such, the
District is required by the California Department of Health
... to notify its customers when water pumped into the
..., system exceeds the standard levels.
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ACTION I REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING CLOSED SESSION
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-01-1 520 LKK GGH, U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of Ca.
4:00 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT
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Clerk of the oard
Public Utility District
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