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08-18-11SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT Richard Solbrig, General Manager Paul Sciuto, Assistant General Manager Dale Rise, President Chris Cefalu, Director BOARD MEMBERS Mary Lou Mosbacher, Vice President James R. Jones, Director Eric W. Schafer, Director REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT AUGUST 18, 2011 MINUTES BOARD OF DIRECTORS: ROLL CALL President Rise, Directors Cefalu, Jones, Mosbacher, Schafer © STAFF: Solbrig, Sharp, Hughes, Bergsohn, Curtis, Bledsoe, Lavallee, Bird, Hoggatt, Johnson, Henderson, Attorney Herrema GUESTS: Garth Ailing/Hauge Brueck, Randy Vogelesang, Kelly Sheehan, Mary Kortge Director Schafer led the pledge to the flag. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Moved Mosbacher / Second Cefalu / Passed Unanimously to CONSENT CALENDAR approve the Consent Calendar as submitted: a. Commendation: Ryan Hunt - Adopted Resolution No. 2897-11 commending Ryan Hunt of Senator Feinstein's staff; b. ACWA (Association of California Water Agencies): Support Resolution - Adopted Resolution No. 2898-11 supporting the nomination of John A. Coleman as a candidate for the position of ACWA Vice -President; c. 2011 Grizzly Mountain Waterline Project - Approved Change Order No. 4 to Burdick Excavating Co. Inc., in the amount of $57,977.32; REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - AUGUST 18, 2011 PAGE - 2 0 d. Capital Outlay Accounts Rollover - Authorized staff to direct CONSENT CALENDAR rollover funds budgeted in 2010/2011 Fiscal Year to the (continued) 2011/2012 Fiscal Year. 0 c ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION On March 28, 2011, the District issued a Notice of Availability to solicit public input on the Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR). A public meeting to receive input on the SEIR was convened on April 21, 2011 (no comments were received). In July, the District sent additional notification letters to nearby property owners. During the public review period, comments were received from one neighboring property owner, and informative comments from agencies. The District and Hauge Brueck Associates have prepared the final SEIR in response to comments received on the draft SEIR. With these tasks com- pleted, the District is able to certify and adopt revisions which updates the plan to include additional projects. Garth Ailing, Hauge Brueck, gave a PowerPoint presentation that covered the SEIR, project areas, significant impacts, and the mitigation monitoring plan. Moved Jones / Second Mosbacher / Passed Unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 2899-11 certifying the South Tahoe Public Utility District Recycled Water Facilities Master Plan Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report and adopt the revisions which update the Recycled Water Facilities Master Plan Projects 1 and 2. The amendments proposed to the Consolidated Agreement will allow Alpine county to use monitoring funds to complete a groundwater monitoring program between the years 2011-2014 in an amount up to $20,000. It will also change the requirement that Alpine County has an obligation to participate in current and in any future develop- ment and operations of any hydro -electric facilities on the District's facilities in Alpine County. The amendment would allow the County to not participate in any hydro -electric facility proposed on District property off the export pipeline. It would allow the County to participate in other hydro -electric facilities but not obligate the County to participate. All parties are in agreement with these amendments. RECYCLED WATER FACILITIES MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT TO ALPINE COUNTY CONTRACT e • REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - AUGUST 18, 2011 PAGE - 3 Moved Mosbacher / Second Schafer / Passed Unanimously to authorize execution of the Amendment to the Consolidated Agreement between South Tahoe Public Utility District, the County of Alpine, and the Alpine County Water Agency. Moved Schafer / Second Cefalu / Passed Unanimously to approve payment in the amount of $1,207,555.18. Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The committee met on August 15. Minutes of the meeting are available upon request. CIP (Capital Improvement Program) Ad Hoc Committee: The AMENDMENT TO ALPINE COUNTY CONTRACT (continued) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT AD HOC COMMITTEE committee met to determine its scope and direction. Topics of REPORTS discussion included short and Tong -term funding for projects; implementation of the 10 -Year Plan; setting guidelines for projects in the course of the next 10 years, and beyond; projects cut have impacted the 10 -Year Plan; the need to take respon- sibility and stewardship of the system; how to balance costs; and how to weigh associated risks. Due to the long-term focus of this committee, once the scope is developed, it will be assigned to a standing committee rather than continue as an ad hoc committee. Lukins Consolidation Grant Ad Hoc Committee: The state is offering grants for small water districts to be consolidated by larger districts. The committee met to learn about the grant and to decide whether it had enough merit to pursue and present to the City of South Lake Tahoe and to Lukins Water Company. It was the consensus of the Board to direct staff to meet with the City of South Lake Tahoe and Lukins Water Company to gauge their interest in pursuing this opportunity. The determination is due by September 30. The agency held their Board Meeting at the District on August 10. Lahontan presented a study of the impacts the Angora Fire. District staff gave a presentation outlining the general plan, and gave a tour of facilities, including the Headworks Project. Director Schafer reported on items of interest in the latest ACWA (Association of California Water Agencies) newsletter. He also reported on his attendance at the recent CASA Con- ference. He distributed handouts, and will provide a written report soon. C Richard Solbriq gave an update that the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan group was successful in obtaining $1.4M in implementation grants through Proposition 84. The District will be the lead and will receive funding to administer EL DORADO COUNTY WATER AGENCY PURVEYOR REPRESENTATIVE REPORT BOARD MEMBER REPORT GENERAL MANAGER REPORT REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - AUGUST 18, 2011 PAGE - 4 and run the program. The grant will provide funding to offer another turf buy-back program next year. The group will meet to decide how much each participant should receive. Clerk of the Board: Kathy Sharp reported the nomination period closed August 17. The candidates who filed for a seat on the Board are: Seat 3 Claude Gunsch Mary Kortge John Runnels Randy Vogelgesang Seat 4 Dale Rise (Incumbent) Kelly Sheehan GENERAL MANAGER REPORT (continued) STAFF REPORT 3:05 P.M. ADJOURNMENT ATTEST: __ f ,G Kathy Sharp, rk of the Board South Tahoe Public Utility District Dale Rise, Board President South Tahoe Public Utility District DATE: A`"` BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING GUEST SIGN -IN SHEET IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT: COMPLETION OF THIS INFORMATION IS VOLUNTARY, NOT MANDATORY, AND IS NOT A PRECONDITION FOR ATTENDANCE.