09-16-10SOUTH 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
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
MINUTES
Chris Cefalu, Director
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session,
September 16, 2010, 2:00 P.M., District Office, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Rise, Directors Cefalu, Mosbacher, Schafer.
Director Jones was absent.
STAFF:
Solbrig, Sharp, Sciuto, Hughes, Cocking, Ryan, Bledsoe,
Attorney Herrema
GUESTS:
ROLL CALL
Brad Herrema led the pledge to the flag. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Staff requested that Action Item b. (Contractor Debar- CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA OR
ment Procedure) be removed from the agenda. CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved Schafer/ Second Cefalu / Jones Absent / Passed CONSENT CALENDAR
to approve the Consent Calendar as submitted:
a. Cold Creek Filter Plant and Ralph Tank SEZ Restoration
Projects - Extended Northwest Hydraulic Consultants,
Inc., contract for consulting services, in the amount of
$73,741;
b. Engineering Student Intern - Approved extension
of contract with Substitute Personnel for one part-
time engineering student intern through January 2011,
in an amount not to exceed $13,000;
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c. North Apache Booster Station - (1) Waived bidding CONSENT CALENDAR
procedures, as outlined in the District's Purchasing (continued)
Policy, for standardized equipment from the sole area
supplier; and (2) Approved purchase of one MTU 150 kW
diesel -powered generator (Model 150-JC6DT3) from
Nevada Generator Systems, Inc., in the amount of
$39,693.03;
d. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes:
September 2, 2010.
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
This contract primarily includes rehabilitation of Filters 5
and 6 at the wastewater treatment plant, replacement
of valves and controls for Filters 1-6, modifications to the
filter backwash system and other piping modifications.
Seven bids were received at the September 14 bid
opening. A careful review and analysis of the lowest bids
showed only minor deviations.
Moved Schafer / Second Mosbacher / Jones Absent /
Passed to waive minor bid deviations and award the
project to ERS Industrial Services, Inc., in the amount of
$849,526.60.
Moved Schafer/ Second Cefalu / Jones Absent / Passed
to approve payment in the amount of $650,924.86
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee Meeting:
The committee met on September 13. Minutes of the
meeting are available upon request.
2010 FILTERS REHABILITATION PROJECT
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Finance Committee Meeting: The committee met on
September 16. Topics of discussion included: consideration
of customer's request to waive water service fees for vacant
Tots where water is not being used (staff was directed to
prepare an ordinance for consideration by the full board),
and health insurance plan renewal, including changes resulting
from the healthcare package approved through the legislature.
Richard Solbrig requested the Board appoint an ad hoc
committee to assist with management negotiations. He was
directed to bring this up at a future meeting after Board
members have had a chance to consider their schedules.
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The September 8 Board meeting was held at the District.
Topics of discussion included: approval of monitoring pro-
gram to ensure infiltration basins do not contaminate
groundwater, and applications are being accepted for
the general manager position.
Director Cefalu reported he received a complaint about
the staging location used by the construction company
doing night work for the District. The bright lights and noise
were disruptive to neighbors. It was noted the project is
nearly complete and the staging area will not be used
for much longer.
Director Mosbacher reported the STPUD/Alpine County
Contracts Commission cancelled their last meeting and
planned to reschedule soon.
Director Schafer reported highways in the nation were
assessed and California's were ranked among the lowest.
He also reported that pension funds and benefits were
being reduced across the country.
President Rise reported the cause of an explosion in San
Bernadino may have been due to a new sewer line that
could have been installed on top of a gas line. He
advocated that all lines in the District's collection system
be entered into the GIS system.
General Manager: Richard Solbrig distributed materials
received from a training conference that provide a
method, based on 10 attributes of effectively managed
utilities, that Districts can use to measure their performance
in the industry (a utility performance primer).
EL DORADO COUNTY WATER AGENCY
PURVEYOR REPORT
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
GENERAL MANAGER REPORT
Assistant General Manager / Engineer: Paul Sciuto reported STAFF REPORTS
that the water meter projects in the city and county were
both complete.
Chief Financial Officer: Paul Hughes reported crews were
following water meter installations to install MSUs and GPS
coordinates. Work in the city limits is complete, and
will be starting in the county next.
He also reported requests for proposals for a water
rate study (for metered rates) will be issued the beginning
of October.
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Legal Counsel: Brad Herrema reported the Federal Court
signed the Order dismissing third -party actions for
contribution under CERCLA in the Meyers landfill
litigation, pursuant to the District's stipulation with the
City of South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, Douglas
County and the South Tahoe Refuse. This concludes
the litigation.
District Information Officer: Dennis Cocking reported
former congressman, John Doolittle, was now a federal
lobbyist. He also reported staff met with Mr. Kinkhuff, a
disgruntled customer, who appeared before the Board on
September 2 to explain metered rates and to review his
account.
2:50 P.M.
STAFF REPORTS
(continued)
ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION FOR ACTION/REPORT ON ITEM DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION
No reportable Board action.
(See Staff Report from Legal Counsel above regarding
conclusion of this litigation.)
No reportable Board action.
2:58 P.M.
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 California
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a)/Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing
Litigation re: False Claims Act Case:
United States, the States of California,
Delaware, Florida, Nevada and
Tennessee and the Commonwealths
of Massachusetts and Virginia ex rel.
John Hendrix v. J -M Manufacturing
Company, Inc. and Formosa Plastics
Corporation, U.S.A., Civil Action No.
ED CV06-0055-GW, United States
District Court for the Central District of
California
ADJOURNMENT
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ATTEST:
Dale Rise, Board President
South Tahoe Public Utility District
Kathy Sh
South Tah
Clerk of the 6'oard
Public Utility District