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SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
Richard Solbri~, General Mana?er
Eric W. Schafer, President
BOARD MEMBERS
Paul Sciuto, Assistant Manager
Duane Wallace, Vice President
James R. Jones, Director
Mary Lou Mosbacher, Director
Kathleen Farrell, Director
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
NOVEMBER 16, 2006
MINUTES
'" The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session,
November 16,2006,2:00 P.M., District Office, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Schafer, Directors Jones, Wallace, Farrell,
Mosbacher.
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Solbrig, Sciuto, Sharp, McFarlane, Cocking, Hoggatt,
Thiel, Ryan, Henderson, Donovan, Bergsohn, Curtis.
Attorney Kvistad participated by teleconference beginning
at 2:55 p.m.
GUESTS:
Eric Graham / Maxwell Research
Moved Farrell / Second Wallace / Passed Unanimouslv
to approve the Consent Calendar as submitted:
CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Water Conservation Grant Program Agreement -
Authorized execution of the Intergovernmental Grant
Administration Agreement with Tahoe Resource
Conservation District;
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j b. Water Conservation, Dressler Ditch and Indian Creek
.., TMDL Budget Amendment - Approved budget amend-
ment for both revenue and expense line items to reflect
grant dollars allocated from State Water Resources
Quality Control Board;
c. AI Tahoe Waterline Replacement 2006 - Approved
Change Order NO.2 to White Rock Construction, Inc.,
in the amount of $56,741.75;
d. Drug-Free Workplace Policy - Approved Updated Drug-
Free Workplace Policy for safety sensitive and all other
employees;
e. Construction Project Retainage - Adopted Resolution
No. 2820-06 authorizing designated personnel to
determine if project contractors are in substantial
compliance with the first 50% of project, and at their
discretion, reduce the retention to 5% of the total project;
f. Adopted Regular Board Meeting Minutes:
October 19,2006.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
(continued)
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
The Engineering Department met with Operations and
Maintenance managers and supervisors to review the
budget, and to finalize a project priority list.
Jim Hoggatt, Julie Ryan, and John Thiel gave a
PowerPoint presentation that covered the process
used to prioritize projects, stemming from the ten-
year capital outlay plan. They also covered each
project that is planned for 2007 in detail.
Moved Jones / Second Farrell / Passed Unanimously
to approve 2007 project priority list.
Moved Wallace I Second Jones / Passed Unanimously
to approve payment in the amount of $905,810.17
(2:55 p.m. - Attorney Kvistad joined the meeting via
teleconference at this point.)
t . Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The
..., committee met November 13. Minutes of the meeting
are available upon request.
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
2007 PROJECT PRIORITY LIST
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - NOVEMBER 16, 2006
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'. Finance Committee: The committee met November 16.
.., Minutes of the meeting will be available soon.
Director Mosbacher reported on three items:
1) The Fish & Game in Alpine County have been heavy
handed lately - fining citizens for working in their drive-
ways, claiming erosion could eventually impact the
streams. The supervisors will hold a workshop on this
issue.
2) A representative from Governor Schwarzenegger's
office will attend the next Alpine County supervisors
meeting.
3) She attended the EI Dorado County Lake Tahoe
Storm Water Management Plan meeting. The plan was
supposed to be released for public comments, but has
been delayed again.
Director Jones reported he will not attend the December 7
Board meeting since he will be at the ACW A conference.
Director Wallace reported Jeff Fedorchak will be adding
staff to his company. John Doolittle plans to spend more
, time with his constituents, and retained his post on the
.., appropriations committee.
Director Wallace reported on the November 8 agency
board meeting, and the efforts underway to retain all
of the property taxes from South Lake Tahoe. Several
District Board members objected to the tentative
compromise that was reached that would provide a
sliding scale of grants and after five years, 100% of
the property taxes would be forwarded to the agency
for distribution. The General Managers of each agency
were directed to prepare the five year transition program.
General Manaoer: Richard Solbrig reported engineering
projects will be coordinated with the City and County to
mesh with paving and erosion control projects.
District Information Officer: Dennis Cocking reported
on three items:
1) An open house will be held for the new Customer
Service, Operations and Laboratory Facility.
2) He met with Senator Cox re: compensating the
" Board under the Water Code vs. amending the
... Public Utility District Act.
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
COMMITTEE REPORTS
EL DORADO COUNTY WATER
AGENCY PURVEYOR REPORT
GENERAL MANAGER REPORT
STAFF REPORTS
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...3) Lake Valley Fire Protection requested a District
..,Board member be named as designee to meet with
their designee re: sprinklers. Rhonda McFarlane
volunteered to serve as staff representative, and
Director Mosbacher volunteered to serve as the Board
designee.
Assistant General Manaoer / Enoineer: Paul Sciuto
reported on the cleanup of the October 17 emergency
generator fuel spill.
Chief Financial Officer: Rhonda McFarlane reported the
District was not awarded a grant under Proposition 50
(missing by one). Six out of seven grants awarded were
for the Bay Delta, and Southern California. The next
application period is in March.
4:00 - 4:10 P.M.
4:40 P.M.
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STAFF REPORTS
(con't.)
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
No reportable Board action.
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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.
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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REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - NOVEMBER 16, 2006
\., No reportable Board action.
No reportable Board action.
4:40 P.M.
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Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(b)/Conference with
Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation
(Three Cases)
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
ADJOURNMENT
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Eric W. Schafe ,Boa President
South Tahoe Public Utility District