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Resolution 2897-111 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 RESOLUTION NO. 2897 -11 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT COMMENDING RYAN HUNT FOR HIS EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE NATURAL RESOURCES, PROPERTY, AND LIVES OF THOSE RESIDING IN OR VISITING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility and on the behalf of all the members of the Lake Tahoe Community Fire Protection Partnership, County of El Dorado, State of California, as follows: WHEREAS, Lake Tahoe is a national treasure of immeasurable beauty and clarity and that legendary clarity is threatened by soil erosion from many sources, especially wildfire; and WHEREAS, the forest lands surrounding Lake Tahoe are tinder dry and especially vulnerable to catastrophic wildfire; and WHEREAS, most water systems with in the Lake Tahoe Basin were not designed to provide water for fire protection and need to be replaced with larger more modern infrastructure; and WHEREAS, Ryan Hunt, while serving as professional staff to California Senator Dianne Feinstein, provided thoughtful counsel that helped enable the Lake Tahoe Community Fire Protection Partnership to secure significant federal funding that, when matched with local funds, has enabled construction of more than $22 million of water infrastructure projects that have a direct nexus to fire protection around the Lake Tahoe Basin; and /// /// /// 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 WHEREAS, Senator Dianne Feinstein is recognized as a true and impassioned champion for the Lake Tahoe Basin, her dedicated staff does her great justice and honor in service to the Senator and to all Californians; and WHEREAS, Ryan Hunt served Senator Feinstein and her constituents with patience, honest counsel, prudent advice and often a blunt assessment of political realities. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District, a public agency in the County of El Dorado, State of California as follows: The Board of Directors wish to express their appreciation to Ryan Hunt for recognizing the importance of water infrastructure for fire protection thereby greatly helping to protect the "Jewel of the Sierra." WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution was duly adopted and passed by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District at a regularly scheduled meeting held on the 18th day of August, 2011, by the following vote: AYES: Cefalu, Jones, Mosbacher, Rise, Schafer NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: a'l_ Kathy Sharp, Clerk of the oard Dale Rise, Board President South Tahoe Public Utility District