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08-01-85 MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT AUGUST 1, 1985 The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session, August 1, 1985, 4:00 P.M., 1900 Lake Tahoe Blvd., City Services Center. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: President Madden, Directors Mason, Jones, Olson, Wynn ROLL CALL STAFF: Cofer, Baer, Fischer, Mamath, Miller, Taylor, Cartwright, B. Eppler, Plasterer, Attorney Weidman GUESTS: Keene Busche-Tahoe Human Services (Action Item 5) None CORRECTIONS/ADDITIONS TO AGENDA Moved Wynn/Second Mason/Passed Unanimously to approve as submitted: CONSENT CALENDAR 1) Adopted Ordinance No. 377 Stating the Purpose of Which Taxes are Necessary, Fixing the Amount of Money Necessary to be Raised by Taxation, Fixing the Rate of Taxes, 1985-86 F.Y. 2) Adopted Ordinance No. 378 for Im- provement District No. U-1 of the STPUD Estimating the Minimum Amount of Money to be Raised by Taxation and Fixing of Rates of Taxes, 1985-86 F.Y. 3) Adopted Resolution No. 2373 Adding to and Making a Part of the Annual As- sessment Levied Upon the Land Upon Which Sewer, Water, and Street Lighting Serv- ices were Used and Charges Therefore Un- paid at the Time of Fixing the Rate of 1985-86 F.Y. Taxes. 4) Approve increase of Two Sewer Units APN 29-413-131 (3842 Brian Lane) and authorize collection of related charges in the amount of $2,840.00. Moved Wynn/Second Jones/Olson Abstained/ Passed to approve for the July 18, 1985 Regular Board Meeting. APPROVAL OF BOARD MINUTES None REPORT BY BOARD MEMBERS REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - AUGUST 1, 1985 Page 2 None No Shop Steward present None 7/19/85 - So. Shore Water Purveyors re Cross Connection Program 7/24/85 - TRPA Meeting where Plant Modification Project EIS was unanimously certified. 7/24/85 -~ 3:00 P.M. Adjourned Meeting/ Workshop 7/29/85 - 4:00 P.M. Workshop/Agenda Items Manager Cofer stated he had five items to report on: 1) SteP 3 Grant Deviation Request - Received letter from Harry Schueller (SWRCB) saying the request had been forwarded to EPA, Region 9 along with a recommendation for approval. It will then be sent on to EPA Headquarters for a final decision. 2) Alpine County Meeting requested by Hubert Bruns re Discharge and Treated Wastewater at Indian Creek and the need for water on the 3 ranches ~ down- stream. 3) Archaeological Study on Schwake Land has not found anything where the proposed structure is to be located. The Indian campsite area is outside the project area. 4) TRPA Application, Plant Modification Project. Director Olson and John weidman accompanied Manager Cofer to meeting with Roland Westergard and Lou Dodgion of the TRPA Board re their concerns. A Paper explaining the District's resolution to the concerns was distributed to the Board for review to submit to Mr. Westergard and TRPA staff. 5) TRPA Plan Committee - Bill Morgan of TRPA requested John Weidman represent the Lake Tahoe Utility Districts at the con- sensus meetings to be held by the TRPA. Mr. Cofer stated he would contact the Mgrs. of the sewer utility districts to obtain their concurrence. REPORT BY BOARD MEMBERS SHOP STEWARD'S REPORT COMMITTEE REPORTS PAST MEETINGS MANAGER'S REPORT REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - AUGUST 1, 1985 Page 3 Attorney Weidman reported: 1) Heavenly Valley Water Tanks Erosion Control Project: The land acquisition documents are in the hands of Mr. Weigelt's attorney. Mr. Weigelt has signed the Forest Service Agreement. 2) S©FAR Project: Met with EID attorneys, manager and two directors re the net benefits of SOFAR. 3) Also worked on the Corps of Engineers permit (Plant Modification Project) and the Schwake litigation. None None ATTORNEY' S REPORT PROGRAM MANAGER' S REPORT COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE BOARD ACTI ON Moved Wynn/Second Olson/Passed Unanimously to authorize payment in the amount of $321,851.10. Presented by Manager Cofer. Moved Olson/Second JoneS/Passed Unanimously to accept draft pelmit and conditions by authorizing execution by District Manager/Engineer. Presented by Bob Eppler. Moved Olson/Second Jones/Passed Unanimously to approve increase and authorize collection from property owner, Paula Wheaton, of related charges in the amount of $14,060.00. Presented by John Cartwright. Moved Olson/Second Mason/Passed Unanimously to take the following actions: APN 26-086-061 - Start 14 day proceedings in the event of default of payment. APN 27-155-021 - 14 day proceedings in the event of default of payment. APN 27-322-191 - Authorization to start disconnect proceedings if not paid by 8/9/85. APN 29-381-491 - If balance not paid by 8/5/85, authorize 14 day proceedings on 8/6/85. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS DRAFT PERMIT: PLANT MO'DIFICATION, STEP 3 INCREASE OF 10 SEWER UNITS APN 32-161-090 (1345 Bonanza) DISCONNECTION PROCEEDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE NO. 372 and 373 REGULAR BOARD MEETING~MINUTES - AUGUST 1, 1985 Page 4 APN 32-161-131 - Balance to be paid by 8/15/85 or start disconnection proceed- ings on 8/16/85. APN 28-081-081; 28-121-111; 29,190-0601; 0602 and 0603; deleted from collection list due to payment by property owners. Moved Olson/Second Jones/Passed by AYES: Madden, Mason, Olson, Jones NOES: Wynn to authorize renewal of the 1985-86 Fiscal Year Agreement for an amount not to exceed $18,500.00. Presented by Chris Christianson at the 7/29/85 Workshop and by Bob Baer at the Board Meeting. Director Jones stated the Operations Committee recommended approval of this item. Moved Mason/Second Jones/Passed Unanimousl~ to authorize purchase of 9 velocity transducers and signal converters from Bently-Nevada in the amount of $6,588 plus tax. Presented by Chris Christianson at the 7/29/85 Workshop and by Bob Baer at the Board Meeting. Moved Mason/Second Jones/Passed Unanimously to authorize purchase of Motorola telementry equipment in the amount of $11,005 plus tax and shipping. Presented by Ken Schroeder. Moved Olson/Second Jones/Passed Unanimousl~ to authorize payment to Joe Suter Construction in an amount not to exceed $9,557.50. Presented by Gary Plasterer. Moved Olson/Second Wynn/Passed Unanimously to authorize purchase of one Manning and one Chicago sampler (each sole source) for a combined amount not to exceed $8,599 plus tax and shipping. DISCONNECTION PROCEEDINGS (continued) TAHOE HUMAN SERVICES AGREEMENT LUTHER PASS PUMP STATION PUMPS AND MOTORS TELEmeTRY EQUIPMENT BETWEEN HEAVENLY VALLEY WATER TANK AND DAVID LANE PUMP STATION ASPHALT REPAIRS: JOE SUTER CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. PURCHASE OF AUTOMATIC SAMPLERS FOR DISTRICT LABORATORY REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - AUGUST 1, 1985 Page 5 Presented by Gary Plasterer. Moved Olson/Second Wynn/Passed Unanimously to approve going to bid for an amount not to exceed $3,600. 8/09/85 - 5:00 P.M. Deadline for Filing Nomination Petitions (Election of Board of Directors) 8/12/85 - 4:00 P.M. Adjourned Regular Meeting 8/12/85 - Water Agency Meeting 8/14-17 - CASA Work Conference - San Diego 8/16/85 - Erosion/Drainage Task Force Supervisor Lowe 8/19/85 - 4:00 P.M. Workshop/Agenda Items 8/22/85 - 4:00 P.M. Regular Board Meeting 8/23/85 - South Shore Water Purveyors 8/28/85 - TRPA - Project Review/Treatment Plant Rehabilitation Attorney Weidman explained the need for additional property for land coverage purposes for TRPA permit. He stated he would be asking the Board to authorize a cash purchase offer at the 8/12/85 Ad- journed Meeting. 4:43 P.M. PURCHASE OF BENOULLI BOX HARD DISK FOR IBM PC IN DISTRICT LAB NOTICE OF FUTURE MEETINGS STATEMENT BY ATTORNEY WEIDMAN RE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY ADJACENT TO DISTRICT ADJOURNMENT TO AUGUST 12, 1985 4:00 P.M. - COUNCIL CHAMBERS MARY DEN, PRESIDENT OF BOARD SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ATTEST: ~ "~'~ ~ PAT A. MAMATH; ~LERK OF BOAR SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ORDINANCE NO. 377 # AN ORDINANCE OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT STATING THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH TAXES ARE NECESSARY, FIXING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY NECESSARY TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION, FIXING THE RATE OF TAXES, 1985-1986 FISCAL YEAR BE IT ENACTED by the BOARD OF DIRECTORS of the SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT, County of E1 Dorado, State of California, as follows: (1) It is hereby determined that revenues of South Tahoe Public Utility ~District during the Fiscal Year 1985-86 are inadequate to pay the principal or interest on the bonded debt of said District incurred in the years 1959-1960 during said Fiscal Year, and that the interest and sinking fund payments for said Fiscal Year cannot be met out of surplus earnings for said year for the public utility work for which said bonds were issued, and that said payments cannot be met out of monies of the general fund of said District, appropriated or transferred to the sinking fund of the public utility for which said bonds were issued, and therefore, taxes shall be levied for such purposes to pay the annual interest on said bonds to pay such part of the principal as will fall due in the Fiscal Year 1984-1985 and to provide for sinking fund payments of the next succeeding Fiscal Year. (2) The amount of money necessary to be raised by tax- ation during the Fiscal Year 1984-1985 for the payment of said annual interest on said bonded debt incurred during the years 1959-1960 for said Fiscal Year and for the payment of such part of the principal as will fall du~ during said Fiscal Year is ONE HUNDRED NINETY-NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS, ($199,000) and the rate of taxation for said purpose based on the number ~f cents upon each OKDINANCE NO. 377 Page Two one hundred dollars ($100.00) value of property assessed by the.~ E1 Dorado County AsSessor and returned to the Board of Supervisors of said County by the AuditOr of said County is hereby fixed by the Board of Directors of said District at $0.0117 and, therefore, levied at $0.0117 per s~id one hundred dollars ($100.00)' assessed value of said property within the District (3) It is hereby determined that revenues of South Tahoe Public Utility District during the Fiscal Year 1985-1986 are inadequate to pay the principal or interest on the bonded debt of said District incurred in the years 1951- 1952 during said Fiscal Year, and that the interest and sinking fund payments for said Fiscal Year cannot be met out of surplus earnings for said year for the public utility or public utility work for which said bonds were issued, and, theref°re, taxes shall be levied for such purposes to pay the annual interest on said bonds, to pay such part of the principal as will fall due in the Fiscal Year 1985- 1986 and to provide for sinking fund payments of the next succeed- ing Fiscal Year. (4) The amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation during the Fiscal Year 1985-1986 for the payment of said annual interest on said bonded debt incurred during the years 1951 2~ 1952 for said Fiscal Year and for the payment of such part of the ~ principal as will fall due during said Fiscal Year, and to provide 24 for the sinking fund payment of the next succeeding Fiscal Year 25 is THIRTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($13,000.00) and the rate of taxation ~6 for said p~rpose based on the number of cents upon each one hun- 27 dred dollars ($100.00) value of property assessed by the E1 ~8 Dorado County Assessor and returned to the Boar~ of Supervisors 1 2 3 ORDINANCE NO. 377 Page Three 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Il 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2O 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 of said County by the Auditor of said County is hereby fixed by the Board of Directors of said District at $0.0007 and, therefore, levied at $0.0007 per said one hundred dollars ($100.00) assessed value of said property within said District. (5) This ORDINANCE shall take effect thirty (30) days after its passage. At least one (1) week before the expiration of said thirty (30) day period, copies of said ORDINANCE shall be posted by the Clerk of the South Tahoe Public Utility District at three (3) public places in said District, and at least one (1) week before the expiration of said thirty (30) day period, this ORDINANCE shall be published in the TAHOE DAILY TRIBUNE, a news- paper of general circulation, printed and published in the said District, one (1) time. (6) A certified copy of this ORDINANCE shall be trans- mitted to the County Auditor of the County of E1 Dorado, and to the County Treasurer of the County of E1 Dorado, upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a duly held meeting of the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District on the 1st day of August, 1985 by the following vote: Directors Madden, Mason, Jones, Olson, Wynn iATTEST: AYES: NOES: None ABSENT: None MARY ~. ~fADDEN, PRESIDENT OF BOARD SOUTH ~I~AHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT PAT A. MAMATH, CLERK OF BOARD SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2O 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ORDINANCE NO. 378 AN ORDINANCE OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT FOR IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. U-1 OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ESTIMATING THE MINIMUM ~OUNT OF MONEY TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION FOR SAID DISTRICT AND FIXING OF RATES OF TAXES, 1985 - 1986 FISCAL YEAR BE IT ENACTED by the BOARD OF DIRECTORS of the SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT, County of E1 Dorado, State of California as follows: (1) It is hereby determined that revenues of Improve- ment District No. U-l, South Tahoe Public Utility District during the Fiscal Year 1985-!986 ~are inadequate to pa, y the principal and interest on the bonded debt of said Improvement District incurred in the years 1967-1968 during said Fiscal Year and principal and interest that will become due before the proceeds of the next general tax levy will be available cannot be met out of the revenues for said year for said Improvement District, and, there- fore, taxes shall be caused to be levied for such purposes to pay the annual principal and interest as will fall due in the Fiscal Year 1985-1986 and to pay the principal and interest that will become due before the proceeds of the next tax levy will be available. (2) The estimated minimum amount of money required to be raised by taxation during the Fiscal Year 1985-1986 for the payment of said annual interest on said bonded debt incurred during the years 1967-1968 and for payment of such part of the principal and interest as will fall due during said Fiscal Year and to pay the principal and interest that will become due before the proceeds of the next general .tax levy will be available is TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($235,'000.). There is l 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2O 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ORDINANCE NO. 378 Page Two no amount of money required by said Improvement District to be raised by taxation during the Fiscal Year for all other purposes of said District. (3) The rate of-taxation is hereby fixed by the Board of Directors'of said District for said Improvement District No. U-1 at the rate of $0.0635 per one hundred dollars ($100.00) of assessed valUe of said property within said Improvement District. It is, therefore, directed that at the time and in the manner required by law for levying taxes for E1 Dorado County, the Board of Supervisors, E1 Dorado County shall levy, in addition to any other taxes it levies, a tax upon all of the property in Improve- ment District No. U-1 of the South Tahoe Public Utility District at the rate of $0.0635 per one hundred dollars ($100.00) of assessed value of said property within said Improvement District. All of the property within said District is benefited by said bonded debt. (4) This ORDINANCE shall take effect thirty (30) days after its passage. At least one (1) week before the expiration of said thirty (30) day period, copies of said ORDINANCE shall be posted by the Clerk of the Board, SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT, and at least one (1) week before the expiration of said thirty (30) day period, this ORDINANCE~'isha11 be published in the TAHOE DAILY TRIBUNE, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in said District one (1) time. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a duly held meeting of the Board of Directors of the SoUth Tahoe Public Utility District on the 1st day of August, 1985 by the following vote: XXXXX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 I0 I1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2O 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ORDINANCE NO. 378 Page Three Directors Madden, Mason, Olson, Wynn, Jones None None ATTEST: ~'CLE~K O~ BOARD SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 RESOLUTION NO. 2373 A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ADDING TO AND MAKING A PART OF THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LEVIED UPON THE LAND UPON WHICH SEWER SERVICE AND/OR WATER SERVICE AND/OR STREET LIGHTING WAS USED AND CHARGES THEREFORE UNPAID AT THE TIME OF FIXING THE RATE OF 1985-86 FISCAL YEAR TAXES BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District, County of E1 Dorado, State of California, as follows: · (1) It is hereby declared that at the time of fixing the rate of taxes for said Fiscal Year, 1985-1986 for the South Tahoe Public Utility District, sewer service and/or water service and/or street lighting was furnished to, and used on certain parcels of land upon which the annual assessment is, by this said RESOLUTION levied and charges thereof unpaid as of the time the rate of taxes for said Fiscal Year was fixed, the E1 Dorado 16 Assessor's Parcel Number, and the unpaid charges at the time this ~7 said rate of taxes are set forth in full. It is further declared 18 said certain parcels of land are owned, controlled or were in the 19 possession of it during the time such service charges were incur- 20 red, or if transfers were made of the property since the date such 2] charges were incurred, such transfers have been made by gift, 22 descent bequest, or devise. (2) It is further declared that said unpaid charges 24 as of August 10, 1985 are transferred to 1985-86 E1 Dorado County 25 Tax Roll, Class 660 and are added to and made a part of the 26 annual assessment levied upon said certain parcels of land therein 27 referred to and shall become a lien upon said parcels of land. XXXXXXXXX RESOLUTION NO. 2373 Page Two I PASSED AND ADOPTED at a duly held regular meeting of 9 the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District 3 on the 1st day of August, 1985, by the following vote: 4 AYES: Directors Madden, Mason, Olson, Jones, Wynn 5 NOES: None 6 ABSENT: None 7 8 MARY ~.~DDE~ ~SIDE~ O~ BOARD I1 SOUTH T~OE ~BhlC UTIBITY DISTRICT 12 !~ ATTEST: PAT'A. M~TH, CLE~ OF BOARD 8 SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT I 19 2O 21 22 23 9.,1 25 26 27 28 STATE OF CALIFORNIA) )ss COUNTY OF EL DORADO) I Declare: as the duly qualified Clerk of Board of the SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT, California, did on the 1st day of August, 1985 post a NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT, i(a copy of which is hereto attached and by reference incorporated herein) conspicuously on or near the door of the place where the Board meeting was held within 24 hours after the time of the adjournment as required by SECTION 54955 of the GOVERNMENT CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIF- ORNIA. I Declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed at South Lake Tahoe, California this 1st day of August, 1985 - PAT A. MAMATH, CLERK OF BOARD SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NOTI CE OF ADJOURNMENT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT, HELD ON THE 1st DAY OF August, 1985 4:00 P,M, AT THE REGULAR MEETING PLACE WAS ADJOURNED BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO THE 12th DAY OF Auqust, 1985 AT 4:00 P,M,, MEETING AT: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 1900 Lake Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, CA PAY ~,, MAMATH~ CL~ER-K OF BOARD SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT DATED: August 1, 1985