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01-21-10SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT Richard Solbri•, General Mana•er Dale Rise, President James R. Jones, Director BOARD MEMBERS Eric W. Schafer, Director Paul Sciuto, Assistant General Mana • er Mary Lou Mosbacher, Vice President Chris Cefalu, Director REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT JANUARY 21, 2010 MINUTES The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session, January 21, 2010, 2:00 P.M., District Office, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: President Rise, Directors Cefalu, Jones, Schafer. Director Mosbacher was absent. STAFF: Solbrig, Sharp, Sciuto, Hughes, Cocking, Swain, R. Johnson, Curtis, Brown. Attorney Herrema participated via teleconference. GUESTS: Ernie Claudio ROLL CALL Eric Schafer led the pledge to the flag. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Ernie Claudio reported the Carpenters Union plans to look into the legality of requiring local agencies to provide bidding discounts for local contractors, and require that out-of-town contractors hire a certain percentage of local laborers. Director Schafer received clarification regarding the County's impact on the timeline for the Angora and Echo View Tank Replacement Project. Moved Schafer / Second Cefalu/ Mosbacher Absent / Passed to approve the Consent Calendar as submitted: COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE CONSENT CALENDAR REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - JANUARY 21, 2010 PAGE - 2 a. Headworks Replacement Project: Phase 2 - CONSENT CALENDAR Approved proposal from Carollo Engineers for (continued) consulting services, in the amount not to exceed $13,750; b. Angora and Echo View Tank Replacements - Authorized staff to advertise for bids for: (1) Construction of the replacement tank and site work at Angora Highlands; and (2) Construction of the replacement tank, waterline, and site work at Echo View Estates; c. InfraMap Software Purchase - Authorized purchase of six licenses of InfraMap software from iWater Inc., for $2,399 each for a total of $14,395, plus tax; d. 2010 & 2011 Bulk Sodium Hypochlorite Supplies - Awarded bid to the lowest responsive bidder, Sierra Chemical Co., in the estimated amount of $124,040.25; e. El Dorado County Water Agency Board of Directors - (1) Appointed Director Jones to serve as purveyor representative; (2) Appointed Director Rise to serve as alternate; and (3) Adopted Resolution No. 2878-10 supporting the appointments through February 1, 2014; f. Final and Secondary Effluent Pump Station - Authorized staff to release the security held for Pacific Mechanical Corporation; g. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes: January 7, 2010. ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION Moved Schafer/ Second Cefalu / Mosbacher Absent / Passed to approve payment in the amount of $910,230.08. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The committee met January 19. Minutes of the meeting are available upon request. BOARD MEMBER STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS At the January 13 meeting there was some discussion EL DORADO COUNTY WATER about reorganizing the structure and staffing of the AGENCY PURVEYOR agency. An opinion from leg. counsel is pending regard- REPRESENTATIVE REPORT ing the legality of the agency's practice of redirecting tax monies and redistributing a portion of them back to the purveyors in the form of grants. REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES — JANUARY 21, 2010 PAGE - 3 Director Schafer reported on his attendance at the CASA Conference. Topics of discussion included wellness and health care, climate change, and alter- nate energy bills. He suggested the District look into power generation (the District has a grant application pending for a small scale project to generate power for the C -line). He also suggested having an energy audit performed on District facilities. President Rise reported on two items: 1) He requested that Director Jones attend the February 2 Board of Supervisors meeting along with staff to hear the City's redevelopment presentation. The Redevelopment Agency will also give a presen- tation to the City Council on February 11, and at the District Board meeting on February 18. 2) He requested that Board members submit written requests for travel plans for the next budget year. Richard Solbrig reported on two items: 1) The period for legal challenges on the Diamond Valley Ranch Master Plan EIR has past. The Board's Planning Committee will be preparing for discussions with Alpine County and the ranchers. Staff is consider- ing future projects and uses for the property. 2) The radon monitoring required by the TRPA permit for South Upper Truckee Well No. 3 showed no significant change from pre-operation to post-operation. The project helped meet the standards for the lead and copper rule. Chief Financial Officer: Paul Hughes reported 239 customers signed up for the new on-line bill pay feature. He received consensus from the Board to move ahead with the ordinance to set time lines on sewer permits with the provisions that the life of the permit would be three years, and at the end the customer could reapply after paying an administrative fee and ensuring current code regulations are met on an annual basis until the customer's connection is completed. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS GENERAL MANAGER REPORTS STAFF REPORTS 3:00 P.M. ADJOUNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - JANUARY 21, 2010 PAGE - 4 ACTION / REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING CLOSED SESSION No reportable Board action. Moved Jones / Second Schafer / Mosbacher Absent / Passed to approve settlement agreement resolving litigation regarding the stop notices on the 2008 Al Tahoe Waterline Replacement Project and the Tata/ Granite Mountain Waterline Replacement Project, disbursing the remaining funds retained on the projects, and dismissing the District's cross complaint. 3:15 P.m. ATTEST: jfl__,,L_�t�. Kathy Sharp; South Tahoe, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a)/Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation re: Meyers Landfill Site: United States of America vs. El 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. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a)/Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation: Tahoe Asphalt, Inc., and Tahoe Asphalt Materials Company, LLC, vs. STPUD, Case No. SC20090104, El Dorado Superior Court ADJOURNMENT Dale Rise, Board President South Tahoe Public Utility District :lerk of thelBoard ublic Utility District r DATE: BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING GUEST SIGN -IN SHEET IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT: COMPLETION OF THIS INFORMATION IS VOLUNTARY, NOT MANDATORY, AND IS NOT A PRECONDITION FOR ATTENDANCE.