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02-03-11SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT Richard Solbrig, General Manager Paul Sciuto, Assistant General Manager Dale Rise, President James R. Jones, Director BOARD MEMBERS Mary Lou Mosbacher, Vice President Eric W. Schafer, Director Chris Cefalu, Director REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT FEBRUARY 3, 2011 MINUTES BOARD OF DIRECTORS: President Rise, Directors Cefalu, Jones, Mosbacher, Schafer • STAFF: Solbrig, Sharp, Sciuto, Hughes, Ryan, C. Stanley, Thiel, Hoggatt, P. Lavallee, Bergsohn, Bledsoe, Cocking, Curtis, Attorney Herrema 0 GUEST: Garth Alling/Hauge Brueck ROLL CALL John Thiel led the pledge to the flag. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE An opportunity was provided to receive public comments on the environmental document for the Headworks Replacement Project: Phase 2. No public comments were received. COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE Moved Schafer /Second Cefalu /Passed Unanimously CONSENT CALENDAR to approve the Consent Calendar as submitted: a. Resolution for Bureau of Reclamation Water Grant - Adopted Resolution No. 2887-11 approving grant funding for hydropower generation unit on C -line, Alpine County; b. Diamond Valley Ranch Permitting Assistance - Authorized an increase to Purchase Order No. P22728 for preparation of a Title 22 Engineering Report, in the amount of $4,000; REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - FEBRUARY 3, 2011 PAGE - 2 ® c. Grizzly Mountain Waterline Replacement Project - Authorized staff to advertise for construction bids; c d. 2010 Meyers Waterline Replacement Project - Approved Change Order No. 3 to Campbell Construction Company, Inc., in the amount of $28,716.70; e. 2010 Meter Installation Project: Phase 2 - (1) Approved the Project Closeout Agreement and Release of Claims for Campbell Construction Company, Inc., and (2) Authorized staff to file a Notice of Completion with the EI Dorado County Clerk; f. 2010 Meter Installation Project: Phase 1 - (1) Approved Project Closeout Agreement and Release of Claims for Teichert Construction; and (2) Authorized staff to file a Notice of Completion with the EI Dorado County Clerk; CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) g. Angora and Echo View Tanks Replacement - Approved Change Order No. 1 to Resource Development Company, in the amount of $54,152.40; h. 2010 Filter Rehabilitation - Approved proposal from Brown & Caldwell for design services in the amount not to exceed $19,896.96; i. Headworks Replacement Project: Phase 1 Demolition - Approved Change Order No. 3 to Evans Brothers, Inc., in the amount of $42,439.44; j. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes: January 6, 2011. ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION Currently, District customers pay a service charge to have ORDINANCE NO. 528-11: WATER their water turned on/off for repairs for emergency SERVICE CALL CHARGES situations during regular working hours and service calls outside of regular working hours and on holidays. Staff recommended that there be no service charge to customers for any service calls made during regular working hours. This ordinance is intended for emergency related turn on/off services, not to provide winterization services. Moved Mosbacher / Second Cefalu / Passed Unanimously to enact Ordinance No. 528-11 amending Administrative Code Sections 3.1.52 and 3.1.53 regarding water service call charges. • REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - FEBRUARY 3, 2011 PAGE - 3 Moved Cefalu / Second Rise / Passed Unanimously to approve payment in the amount of $2,041,475.66. Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The committee met on January 31. Minutes of the meeting are available upon request. The next Board meeting will be held February 9. Director Mosbacher reported she attended a recent Alpine County/STPUD Contracts Commission meeting where a recent grand jury report was discussed, as well a possible effort to change the District's contract in hopes of increasing the amount of money the District pays to Alpine County annually. President Rise reported on his request to staff to show the feature Poverty to Prosperity at the March 17 Board meeting; on his attendance at an architects/surveyors meeting and discussion re: water and sewer inspections for new con- struction; there is an effort to change the stop and drain practice so as to discontinue the use of stop and drains and use curb stops instead; and the city fire marshall is now a battalion chief and may not be performing fire line inspections. Richard Solbrig reported on informational presentations given to local service organizations; identification of potential projects and areas for study for energy recovery in Alpine County; the Health Improvement Program was launched and approximately 50 employees participated in the health risk assessment; staff and board compensation information was provided to the State Controller as requested to provide further transparency for special districts. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS BOARD MEMBER STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS EL DORADO COUNTY WATER AGENCY PURVEYOR REPRESENTATIVE REPORT BOARD MEMBER REPORTS GENERAL MANAGER REPORTS District Information Officer: Dennis Cocking reported an additional link leading to agendas and minutes was added on the District's Internet home page. Customer Service Manager: Tim Bledsoe announced that customer service now takes credit card payments in person and by telephone. STAFF REPORTS 3:15 P.M. ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION C 3:20 P.M. RECONVENED TO OPEN SESSION REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - FEBRUARY 3, 2011 PAGE - 4 ACTION / REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING CLOSED SESSION No reportable Board action. No reportable Board action. No Reportable Board action. No reportable Board action. 3:20 P.M. © ATTEST. Kathy Sharp Jerk of the Bard South Taho ublic Utility District Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a)/Conference with Legal Counsel -Existing Litigation re: United States of America v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Co., et al., Civil Action No. 3:73-cv-00183-LDG, Sub- file 3:73cv-00207-LDG, United States District Court for the District of Nevada 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 Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c)/Conference with Legal Counsel -Anticipated Litigation (One Case) Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6(a)/Conference with Labor Negotiators Agency Negotiators: Richard Solbrig/ General Manager, Board of Directors Employee Organization: Stationary Engineers, Local 39 ADJOURNMENT Dale Rise, Board P(esident South Tahoe Public Utility District