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SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
RichardSolbri~L General Mana~er
Eric W. Schafer, President
BOARD MEMBERS
Paul Sciuto,. AssistantMana~er
Duane Wallace, Vice President
James R. Jones, Director
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Mary Lou Mosbacher, Director
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Kathleen Farrell, Director
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
DECEMBER 7, 2006
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session,
December 7, 2006, 2:00 P.M., District Office, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake
Tahoe, CA
'-' BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Schafer, Director Farrell, Director Wallace
(via teleconference). Director Jones was excused.
Director Mosbacher was absent.
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Sol brig, Sciuto, Sharp, McFarlane, Coyner, Curtis,
Henderson, Hussmann, Ryan, Thiel, Hoggatt,
Attorney Kvistad.
GUESTS:
David Leal
David Leal stated the requirement to purchase and COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE
install a fire hydrant within 250 feet of the property
line for new and remodel construction is inequitable.
This system forces one person to provide infrastructure
that ends up benefiting many. If no work is done in
an area, no hydrants are needed. If hydrants are
needed, the District should pay for the installation
and adjust the billing of all customers to pay for the
hydrants.
.. He distributed a letter to the Board detailing additional
.....,concerns. Staff will take his information into
consideration.
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - DECEMBER 7, 2006
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Staff requested Consent Item e. (2006 AI Tahoe
,. Waterline Replacement Project) be removed from the
.." Consent Calendar. This item will be placed on the
agenda for the next regular board meeting for
consideration.
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA
OR CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved Farrell / Second Wallace / Jones Excused /
Mosbacher Absent / Passed to approve the Consent
Calendar as amended:
CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Caterpillar Loader - Awarded bid to the lowest
responsive, responsible bidder, Holt of California,
in the amount of $134,524.80;
b. Section 125 Flexible Benefits Plan - Approved
increasing the maximum medical reimbursement
cap to $3,250 per plan year;
c. Enhancement to the District's Deferred Compen-
sation Plan - (1) Approved entering into the Reality
Investing Advisory Agreement with Advised
Assets Group, LLC, to provide investment advisory
services to plan participants; and (2) Authorized the
Board President to sign the agreement;
d.
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Reimbursement Resolution - Adopted Resolution
No. 2821-06 regarding financing sewer system
infrastructure through future issuance of tax-exempt
certificates of participation debt;
e. Item Removed;
f. California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) Grant Funds
for Water Quality BMP Upgrades at District
Facilities - Adopted Resolution No. 2823-06
supporting grant funding from CTC to design best
management practices (BMPs) for water quality;
g. Luther Pass Pump Station Seismic Upgrades -
Approved Task Order No.6 to Winzler & Kelly
Consulting Engineers, in an amount not to exceed
$ 54,894;
h. Bayview Waterline - Approved Change Order
No.2 to T&S Construction Company, Inc., in the
amount of $37,471.60;
I. Customer Service, Operations and Laboratory
Facility - Approved Change Order No.7 to Roebbelen
Contracting, Inc., in the amount of $152,833;
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REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - DECEMBER 7, 2006
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J. Alternate to the Water Purveyor Representative
on the EI Dorado County Water Agency Board of
Directors - (1) Appointed Director James R. Jones
to serve as alternate to the water purveyor repre-
sentative, through February 1, 2010; and
(2) Adopted Resolution No. 2822-06, amending
Resolution No. 2806-06, supporting the appointment;
k. Approved regular Board Meeting Minutes:
November 2, 2006;
CONSENT CALENDAR
(continued)
I. Approved special Board Meeting Minutes:
November 9, 2006;
m. Approved regular Board Meeting Minutes:
November 16, 2006.
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
During testing of the Bayview Well, it was noted that 3077 FRESNO A VENUE
a nearby private well was impacted and may have been
permanently affected once the Bayview Well is placed
on-line. The District provided water service connection to
the property owners in September 2006 and their well
was subsequently abandoned.
\.., Lisa Coyer requested that the Board authorize entering
into an agreement and release to provide a connection
to the District's water system at no cost to the property
owner and to provide water service at no cost for a
negotiated number of years, which has yet to be deter-
mined.
Moved Farrell / Second Schafer / Jones Excused /
Mosbacher Absent / Passed to approve Agreement
and Release and authorize staff to negotiate final
terms consistent with Board direction.
Moved Farrell / Second Wallace / Jones Excused /
Mosbacher Absent / Passed to approve payment in
the amount of $1,501,191.00
PA YMENT OF CLAIMS
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The
committee met December 4. Minutes of the meeting
are available upon request.
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Redevelopment Proiect 3 Ad Hoc Committee: The
committee met with project proponents to discuss
fire flow and sewer needs.
BOARD MEMBER AD HOC
COMMITTEE REPORTS
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REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - DECEMBER 7, 2006
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Director Wallace reported he would not be able to
attend the December 13 meeting, and is working to
ensure that the property tax issue will not be
considered until January or later.
EL DORADO COUNTY WATER
AGENCY PURVEYOR REPORT
General Manager: Richard Sol brig reported on two items: GENERAL MANAGER REPORT
(1) Engineering projects will be coordinated with the City
and County to mesh with paving and erosion control
projects. The underlying issue of who will pay for utility
relocation costs still needs to be addressed.
(2) The District was notified by HHP (Hometown Health)
that they would no longer provide network services unless
the District utilized one of their third party administrators.
The District will need to decide whether to choose a new
PPO (preferred provider) or change the third party adminis-
trator for the self-insured medical plan. A meeting will be
held with staff and Union representatives. Their recom-
mendation will be presented to the Finance Committee for
consideration.
3:05 - 3:20 P.M.
MEETING BREAK AND ADJOURN-
MENT TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENED TO REGULAR
SESSION
3:45 P.M.
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: 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 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.
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - DECEMBER 7, 2006
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No reportable Board action.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(b)/Conference
with Legal Counsel - Anticipated
Litiqation (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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No reportable Board action.
3:45 P.M.
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