07-17-86MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
JULY 17, 1986
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District
met in a regular session, July 17, 1986, 4:00 P.M., 1900 Lake Tahoe
Boulevard, City Council Chambers.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Chairman Wynn,
Directors Olson, Jones, Madden, Mason
ROLL CALL
STAFF: Cofer, Baer, Fischer, Mamath,
Swain, Williams, Taylor, Schroeder,
Rieger, B. Eppler, Hydrick, Cartwright,
Attorney Weidman
GUESTS: Murli Tolaney & Charlie Joyce-
James Montgomery Engineers.
Director Jones (Plant Operations
Committee) requested Item No. 4
(Montgomery Task Order No. 2/Sewer
Line Crossing at Upper Truckee River)
be removed from XIV - ITEMS FOR BOARD
ACTION.
CORRECTIONS/ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
None
CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved Jones/Second Olson/Passed Unan-
imously to approve the 6/29/86 AdjouI-ned
Regular Meeting minutes (Hearing/Land
Acquisition, Alpine County);
APPROVAL OF BOARD MINUTES
Moved Mason/Second Jones/Passed Unan-
imously to approve the 6/19/86 Regular
Board Meeting minutes.
None
REPORT BY BOARD MEMBERS
SHOP STEWARD'S REPORT
None
Director Jones reported the Operations
Committee had met to discuss Item No. 4
on the Board Action Agenda today. The
project was reviewed and the committee
decided to approach the problem in a
different manner which resulted in its
removal from the Action calendar.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - JULY 17, 1986 Page 2
7/11/86 - 10:00 AM-E1 Dorado Water
Purveyors Association
7/14/86 - 4:00 PM-Workshop/Agenda Items
7/15/86 - Alpine County Board of Super-
visors (Weidman/Baer)
Manager Cofer reported on two items:
1) He and Attorney Weidman had met with
U.S.F.S., Jon Hoefer and Wayne Shepherd.
Mr. Shepherd is the new Land Officer.
They have a concept which will take care
of the potential land coverage problem on
the Emergency Retention Pond parcel with
a commitment from the Post Office to
buy a piece of property.
2) He and Attorney Weidman had met with
the BLM on the IBLA decision. They plan
to modify our permit with two stipulations.
One, a stipulation to bind the District to
the Habitat Evaluation plan and, two, a
monitoring and mitigation plan to alleged
potential seepage problems from the Harvey
Place Reservoir.
Attorney Weidman reported on two items:
1) Reported he had sent a letter to
TRPA requesting the District be defined
as a Public Health & Safety Facility
in their glossary in the Goals & Policies
of their Regional Plan.
2) Reported on Alpine County Board of
Supervisor's meeting on 7/15/86 attended
by Bob Baer and himself. Attorney
Weidman gave the Board an overview of
the archaeological presentation presented
to the Board of Supervisors by Cashion
Callaway and Bob Ellston of Intermountain
Research. He also reported Tom Haen had
requested a hearing before the Board of
Supervisors on 8/4/86 for a permit to
deposit sludge on the Bruns property.
None
None
PAST MEETINGS
MANAGER'S REPORT
ATTORNEY'S REPORT
PROGRAM MANAGER'S REPORT
COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - JULY 17, 1986 Paqe 3
BOARD ACTION
Moved Olson/Second Mason/Passed Unan-
imously to approve payment in the
amount of $451,723.72.
Moved Madden/Second Mason/Passed Unan-
imousl¥ to enter into the agreement for
the purpose of grazing livestock on
the newly acquired property adjacent to
the Treatment Plant providing Mr. Joses
can acquire insurance naming the District
as additionally insured.
Presented by Manager Cofer who re-
quested direction from Board. He
also asked Tim Rieger, District In-
spector, to give the Board a brief
history of the problems.
Tim Rieger reported to Board about
the District's follow-up procedures
related to the smoke testing and
responded to questions from the
Board members.
Moved Madden/Second Jones/Passed Unan-
imously to authorize staff to enter
into shut-off procedur~s~ in accordance
with all related Ordinances now in force.
Removed from Agenda.
Presented by Ken Schroeder.
Moved Mason/Second Madden/Passed Unan-
imously to approve going to bid.
Presented by Manager Cofer.
Moved Jones/Second Olson/Passed Unan-
imously to authorize an Amendment to
the Intermountain Research Agreement
in an amount not to exceed $81,766.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEENJOHN
JOSES AND THE DISTRICT
PROPERTIES CONTRIBUTING TO
I/I PROBLEMS AT PLANT
SEWER LINE CROSSING AT UPPER
TRUCKEE RIVER IN CHRISTMAS
VALLEY: MONTGOMERY DESIGN
SERVICES
NEW PROPANE EVAPORATOR SYSTEM
ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK/ALPINE
COUNTY: SITES 4-ALP-212,
4-ALP-0222H, 4-ALP-0223
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - JULY 17, 1986 Page 4
8/1/86 - Annual Mtg./E1 Dorado Water
Purveyors Assoc.-Sly Park
8/4/86 - 4:00 PM-Workshop/Agenda Items
8/7/86 - 4:00 PM-Regular Baord Meeting
8/13-15- CASA
4:35 P.M. for discussion of Alpine
County Property Acquisition:
1) Matter of Petition re Pre-Con-
demnation Order for Archaeological Entry;
2) Pending litigation on Diamond Valley
Dam Parcel, et seq.;
3) Pending litigation on Harvey Place;
4) Pending litigation on Diversion Dam
Structure.
5:05 P.M.
None
5:06 P.M.
NOTICE OF FUTURE MEETINGS
ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
REGULAR MEETING RESUMED
BOARD ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
ADJOURNMENT TO AUGUST 4, 1986,
5:00 P.M.
PAT A. MAMATH, CLERK OF BOARD
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT