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SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
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Eric W. Schafer, President BOARD MEMBERS
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James R. Jones, Vice President
Duane Wallace, Director 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
FEBRUARY 15, 2007
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session,
February 15, 2007, 2:00 P.M., District Office, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake
Tahoe, CA
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Schafer; Directors Jones, Mosbacher.
Director Wallace was excused. Director Farrell
was absent.
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Solbrig, Sharp, McFarlane, Brown, R. Johnson,
Curtis, Nolan, Hoggatt, Bergsohn, T. Powers,
Attorney Kvistad.
Rhonda McFarlane congratulated Linda Brown, Pur-
chasing Agent, on receiving the Employee of the
Month Award. She also reported Brown achieved
her purchasing certification and is now a Certified
Public Buyer. Brown thanked the Board for the
opportunities the District has afforded her.
Moved Mosbacher / Second Jones / Wallace Excused / CONSENT CALENDAR
Farrell Absent / Passed to approve the Consent
Calendar as submitted:
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a. SCADA Improvements - (1) Waived bidding proce-
dures, as outlined in the Purchasing Policy, for
standardized equipment requiring compatibility
with existing equipment, and to be purchased
from the existing supplier; and (2) Authorized
purchase of three Moscad RTU's from Global Data
Specialists, Inc., in the amount of $15,003;
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b. Upper Dressler Ditch Pipeline - Authorized staff
to advertise for bids for the construction of the
pipeline;
c. Wellhead Treatment Facilities Design - Approved
District staff entering into negotiations with Carollo
Engineers to complete an arsenic treatment
facilities design for the Arrowhead Well No.3;
d. Reimbursement to the Department of Health
Services (DHS) Drinking Water Treatment and
Research Fund - Authorized repayment of $827,626
the DHS provided the District in 2000 and 2001
to assist with replacing lost water production from
MTBE contamination;
e. Lake Tahoe Wastewater Infrastructure Partnership
(L TWIP) - Authorized contract with the L TWIP to
assist with wastewater infrastructure capital im-
provement and replacement in the Lake Tahoe
Basin and committing in-kind services for the
District's share;
f. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes:
January 18, 2007.
CONSENT CALENDAR
(continued)
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ITEM FOR BOARD ACTION
Moved Jones / Second Schafer / Wallace Excused /
Farrell Absent / Passed to approve payment in the
amount of $1,808,162.29.
PA YMENT OF CLAIMS
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The
committee met February 13. Minutes of the meeting
are available upon request.
Director Jones reported Director Wallace was selected
to serve as chairman of the agency's board. Jones
reported on his attendance at the February 14 meeting,
where he served as alternate to Wallace's seat.
STANDING COMMITTEE
REPORTS
EL DORADO COUNTY WATER
AGENCY PURVEYOR
REPRESENTATIVE REPORT
General Manaqer: Richard Solbrig reported on four GENERAL MANAGER REPORTS
items:
1) He sent a letter to TRPA requesting they extend the
Future Connections Plan and mitigation program to dove-
tail with Pathway 2007.
2) Staff is trying to finalize the plant coverage issue
with TRPA. Quite a while ago, their staff proposed
possibly considering giving the District credit for the
significant air quality improvements resulting from the
solids handling project.
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3) He is working with TRPA to clarify the intent
behind the L TRA (Lake Tahoe Restoration Act). A
former TRPA staff member incorrectly interpreted
that the District is not eligible to receive money for
planning efforts. The USFS denied funding based on
that opinion. The original intent of the L TRA clearly
allows funding for planning and the authors of the
L TRA (Doolittle and Feinstein) are ready to attest to
that fact. A meeting with TRPA and USFS staff is
scheduled for February 22.
4) District staff sent a letter to the City of South
Lake Tahoe voicing concerns regarding the coordina-
tion of the convention center project.
GENERAL MANAGER REPORTS
(continued)
Manaqer of Field Operations: Randy Curtis reported on STAFF REPORTS
the types of public noticing the Department of Health
Services requires when wells are out of compliance
with the arsenic standards. Staff is eagerly awaiting
the State's decision on the arsenic standard. The
federal level is set at 10 ppb.
PUBLIC HEARING liTEM FOR BOARD ACTION
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(Note: Notices for this public hearing were published
in the Tahoe Daily Tribune on February 2 and
February 8, 2007.)
President Schafer opened the public hearing at
at 2:30 p.m.
The Urban Water Management Planning Act of 1983
requires plans and updates for local water suppliers
that deliver more than 3,000 acre feet of water or
have more than 3,000 customers. Randy Curtis
reported on the key points of the Urban Water
Management Plan (URMP), which is used to estimate
water usage under state allocations for the next 30
years. Conservation measures are an important part of
this plan, and the District is offering various rebates on
low-flow fixtures, and considering a turf buy-back
program. Adoption of the plan will allow the District
to qualify for grants to fund conservation programs.
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No public comments were received. President Schafer
closed the public hearing at 2:59 p.m.
Moved Jones / Second Mosbacher / Wallace Excused /
Farrell Absent / Passed to adopt Resolution No. 2826-07
adopting the 2005 Urban Water Management Plan
Update and declaring the Board's intent to implement
water conservation measures, contingent that the
current water shortage plan be included, and authorized
staff to make minor changes to the plan before it is
submitted.
PUBLIC HEARING: URBAN WATER
MANAGEMENT PLAN
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - FEBRUARY 15, 2007
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3:00 - 3: 1 0 P.M.
MEETING BREAK AND ADJOURN-
MENT TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENED TO REGULAR
SESSION
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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.
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No reportable Board action.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956. 9(b)/Conference
with Legal Counsel - Anticipated
Litigation (One Case)
3:45 P.M.
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