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SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
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Eric W. Schafer, President
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BOARD MEMBERS
Paul Sciuto, Assistant Ma~aier
James R. Jones, Vice President
Duane Wallace, Director
Mar Lou Mosbacher, Director
Kathleen Farrell, Director
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
MARCH 1, 2007
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session,
March 1, 2007, 2:00 P.M., District Office, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe,
California.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Schafer; Directors Wallace, Jones, Farrell,
Mosbacher.
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Solbrig, Sharp, McFarlane, Brown, Curtis, Bergsohn,
Attorney Kvistad.
Moved Mosbacher / Second Wallace / Passed
Unanimouslv to approve the Consent Calendar as
submitted:
CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Bayview Waterline - Authorized staff to instruct
the Bank of Sacramento to release all remaining
retention funds to T&S Construction Co., Inc.;
b. Surplus Vehicles and Equipment - Authorized
Nationwide Auction Systems to sell District
surplus vehicles and equipment at public auction;
c. Adopted Resolution No. 2827-07 of intent to
document and disclosure of future annual cost of
providing the 2.7% at Age 55 benefit formula;
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d. Approved Special Board Meeting Minutes:
January 24, 2007;
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 1,2007
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e. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes:
February 1, 2007.
CONSENT CALENDAR
(continued)
ITEM FOR BOARD ACTION
Ivo Bergsohn gave a PowerPoint presentation covering
the current site conditions, and whether continued use
of the HiPOX treatment system at Arrowhead Well
No.3 is necessary.
The Water and Wastewater Operations Committee
has reviewed this issue. It was the consensus of the
Board to concur with staff's recommendation to remain
status quo and make no changes at this time.
No Board action.
Moved Jones / Second Farrell / Passed Unanimously
to approve payment in the amount of $703,737.94.
ARROWHEAD WELL NO.3
HIPOX TREATMENT SYSTEM
STATUS
PA YMENT OF CLAIMS
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The
committee met February 26. Minutes of the meeting
are available upon request.
.. Finance Committee: The Finance Committee met
..., to review the budget. Director Wallace thanked staff
for their thorough preparation.
Richard Sol brig reported District representatives will
attend the agency Board meeting on March 14.
General Manager: Richard Solbrig reported on: the
upcoming CalPERS election; efforts to put pressure on
DHS to set an arsenic standard; the status of the request
to TRPA to dovetail the future connections plan with the
Pathway 2007 process; problems with the USFS and
TRPA re: grant funding language for utility relocation
reimbursement; and his attendance at the WEF / AWWA
Joint Management Conference.
Chief Financial Officer: Rhonda McFarlane reported
on: the District jointly serving the convention center
project with Lakeside Park water company; audit results
for the District's self-insured third party administrator,
FirsTier; a Board Budget Workshop will be held March 14;
and the letter received from Search & Rescue thanking
the District for allowing them to use the building on
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STANDING COMMITTEE
REPORTS
EL DORADO COUNTY WATER
AGENCY PURVEYOR
REPRESENTATIVE REPORT
GENERAL MANAGER REPORTS
STAFF REPORTS
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 1, 2007
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District Information Officer: Dennis Cocking reported
on: the recent ACWA Washington, D.C. conference and
meetings with various legislators; the status of board
compensation through the Water Code; and an upcom-
ing meeting with Department of Health Services re:
setting a state arsenic standard.
Attorney Kvistad reported on the status of funding under
Proposition 50.
3:50 - 4:05 P.M.
4:25 P.M.
STAFF REPORTS
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
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No reportable Board action.
No reportable Board action.
4:25 P.M.
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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.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956. 9(b)/Conference
with Legal Counsel - Anticipated
Litiqation (One Case)
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