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SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
Richard Solbrii' General Manajer
Mary Lou Mosbacher, President
BOARD MEMBERS
Paul Sciuto, Assistant Manaier
Dale Rise, Vice President
James R. Jones, Director
Eric\N' Schafer, Director
Ernie Claudio, Director
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
MARCH 19, 2009
MINUTES
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The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session,
March 19, 2009, 2:00 P.M., District Office, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe,
California.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Mosbacher, Directors Rise, Claudio, Jones,
Schafer
ATTENDEES
STAFF:
Solbrig, Sciuto, Sharp, Hughes, Cocking, Curtis,
Torney, Coyner, Bird, Brown, Bergsohn, T. Powers,
Attorney Herrema
GUESTS:
Cathy Monaghan and Julieanne Vandaline/EI Dorado
County Water Agency
Jim Jones led the pledge to the flag. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Moved Schafer I Second Claudio I Passed Unanimously CONSENT CALENDAR
to approve the Consent Calendar as submitted:
a. Alpine County's Summer 2009 Fish Purchase -
Authorized payment to Alpine County in the
amount of $48,000;
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b. Dedicated Water Level Monitoring Equipment -
(1) Made finding to standardize Solinst Canada,
Ltd., (Solinst) dedicated water level monitoring
equipment for use in District observation and
monitoring wells; (2) Authorized exception to the
bidding procedures as permitted in the District's
purchasing policy for standardized equipment
purchased from the manufacturer; and
(3) Authorized purchases from Solinst in the
amount of $16,209.56;
c. Indian Creek Reservoir Oxygenation - (1) Approved
Change Order No.4 to Hobbs Electric for
$8,425.71; and (2) Added 15 calendar days to
the total contract time;
d. Laboratory Information Management System -
Authorized staff to negotiate and execute a
contract with Perkin Elmer (LabWorks) for
software purchase, installation, data conversion,
instrument integration, and training services,
in an amount not to exceed $155,000.
CONSENT CALENDAR
(continued)
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
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Lisa Coyner reported the proposed amendments
to the Administratiye Code will allow both a single
water and sewer connection to common interest
developments, and will clarify that the owner of a
common interest development (or homeowners
association) would be responsible for the distribution
facilities downstream or collection facilities upstream
of the connection to the District's facilities, as applicable.
They would also be responsible for all water and sewer
charges associated with the master connection. This
will increase the efficiency and quality of water service,
and also reduce or eliminate costs to the developer
associated with the installation of separate services to
each unit within a common interest development.
Moved Schafer I Second Jones I Passed Unanimously
to enact Ordinance No. 516-09 adding, amending, and
deleting sections of the Administrative Code relating to
mulitiple service, and to also research and include the
term "townhouse" if applicable.
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Moved Schafer I Second Jones I Passed Unanimously
to approye payment in the amount of $907,671.88.
ORDINANCE NO. 516-09:
MULTIPLE SERVICE FOR
COMMON INTEREST DEVELOP-
MENTS
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
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Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The
committee met March 16. Minutes of the meeting
are available upon request. The District's help has
been requested to provide services to the Van Sickle
Bi-State Park.
City Issues Ad Hoc Committee: The committee met
with City representatiYes and recommended moving
forward with a revised City Water MOU to acknowledge
the yalue of water by trading a percentage of application
fees on District projects that are in the right-of-ways for a
continuation of the same amount of water at no charge.
A connection for a drip irrigation system for the Linear Park
project will be provided at no cost, with the stipulation
that a low water use landscape (natiye plants only, no turf)
be planted. The City will install the system and pay for the
use of the water.
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Georgetown Divide is no longer a part of the EI Dorado
County Water Power Authority agreement for excess
water since they cannot use the water; County Auditor
found errors on the tax transfer fund inyolving several
misallocations; and Cathy Monaghan gaye a report on
several events sponsored by the County Water
Agency.
Director Claudio distributed handouts and reported on
his attendance at the California Special Districts
Leadership Academy.
Director Rise discussed his concerns related to the
unfunded mandate to have the entire water system
metered for usage by the year 2025.
Director Schafer reported on his idea to suspend
the Davis Bacon Act to keep prevailing wages
down in order to create more cost efficient projects.
President Mosbacher reported she received a letter of
thanks from Marjorie Springmeyer for sending her
a historical account of the District.
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General Manager: Richard Solbrig reported: the Integrated
Regional Water Management Plan group was working on
defining geographic boundaries to avoid overlap and meet
state guidelines; the Tahoe Keys Water Company sent an
information packet that staff will evaluate; and several
personnel issues haye risen that require confidentiality.
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER AD HOC
COMMITTEE REPORTS
EL DORADO COUNTY WATER
PURVEYOR REPRESENTATIVE
REPORT
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
GENERAL MANAGER REPORTS
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Assistant General Manaoer/Enoineer: Paul Sciuto
reported that staff met with the City regarding their
grading ordinance.
District Information Officer: Dennis Cocking reported
on the status of the District's appropriations request,
and on the status of SB 672 to extend the deadline
for compliance with the water meter legislation.
STAFF REPORTS
ACTION I REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING CLOSED SESSION
No reportable Board action.
3:40 P.M.
ATTEST: c
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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.
ADJOURNMENT TO BOARD
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