05-05-88 MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
May 5. 1988
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District
met in a regular session, May 5, 1988, 4:00 PM, City Council
Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman Mason, Director Olson,
Walker, Sinclair, Jones
ROLL CALL
STAFF
Corer, Baer, Fischer, Mamath,
Taylor, Plasterer, Brown, Tiran,
Schroeder, L. Johnson, Attorney
Weidman
GUESTS
Cliff Zipp, Rudy Vogel, Mickey
Madden, Jim Dipeso-Tahoe Daily
Tribune, Keith Klein-City Council,
Karen Morgan, Tom Fay, Marcia
Schulte, Sandra Alcorn, other
members of public who did not
choose to sign-in.
None
COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE
Manager Cofer said Staff re-
quested an Executive Session
after today's meeting concern-
ing Contract #5.
CORRECTIONS/ADDITIONS TO AGENDA OR
CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved 01son/Second Walker/Passed
Unanimouslv to Approve Consent
Calendar as presented:
1) Approved Change Order
No. 59 in the Amount of
$12,420.10 - Plant Modification
Project, Alta Pacific Construct-
ors Contract No. 1.
CONSENT CALENDAR
2) Adopted Resolution No. 2461
Approving Notice of Completion -
Maintenance Building Reroofing
Project (Project No. 87-88-14).
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Moved Walker/Second Olson/Passed
Unanimously to Approve the April
21, 1988 Regular Board Meeting
Minutes.
APPROVAL OF BOARD MINUTES
None
REPORT BY BOARD MEMBERS
BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS
None
5/2/88 - 4:00 PM, Workshop/
Agenda Items
PAST MEETINGS
5/2/88 - 7:30 PM, PUBLIC HEARING
Sewer & Water Budgets &
Rates
Manager Cofer reported on the
following items:
STAFF REPORTS
l) Supplemental Request to
E1 Dorado County Water Agency
for $25,000 for the Emergency
work to be done on the Glenwood
wells.
2) Meeting with E1 Dorado County
Water Agency and Air Board to give
status report on Emergency Holding
Pond and Odor problem.
Attorney Weidman reported he is
working primarily on the Alpine
County Contract and Eminent Domain
matters. Material for the 3 zones
and the Pipeline on Contract #5
will be the subject of the Executive
Session today.
Attorney Weidman, Bob Baer, Dan
Hinrichs, and Gene Eppler met with
the Heise Attorney and Engineer
and reported the Eminent Domain
trial will not be on June 7th,
and will probably be 2 or 3 months
later. Attorney Weidman said he
would like to report further on
this subject in Executive Session.
Program Manager: No Report.
Shop Steward: No Report.
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ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Moved Olson/Second Jones/Passed
Unanimously to approve payment
in the amount o£ $676,286,72.
Presented by Manager Cofer:
Moved Olson/Second Sinclair/.
Passed Unanimously to Authorize
Response Denying Request to
Sierra Ski Ranch for Sewer
Service.
Presented by Gary Plasterer:
Moved Olson/Second Sinclair/
Passed Unanimously to Authorize
Purchase of Pumps, Electrical
Power and Controls in an amount
not to exceed $25,000.
Director Mason asked what per-
centage the District is pumping
at the present time. Gary re-
sponded 25% was being pumped at
present.
Discussion followed on the
subject with quesitons from
the Board answered by Gary
Plasterer.
Presented by Barrie Fischer:
Moved Olson/Second Jones/
Passed Unanimously to Authorize
Purchase of Public Officials
Errors & Omissions Insurance
from Fred S. James & Co. as
recommended by Finance Officer,
Barrie Fischer.
Presented by Bob Baer:
Moved Jones/Second Walker/
Passed Unanimously to Approve
Purchase from Mendenhall Mfg.
in the amount not to exceed
$7,142 plus Tax and Shipping.
Bob Baer answered questions from
the Board. Bob Baer stated the
installation will take approxi-
mately three days.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
SIERRA SKI RANCH SEWER SERVICE REQUEST
GLENWOOD WELL COMPLEX REHABILITATION
PUBLIC OFFICIALS ERRORS & OMISSIONS
INSURANCE
SLUDGE FURNACE "A": NEW EXHAUST STACK
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Manager Corer said Professor
Kennedy from UC Davis, an
expert in Combustion Engineering
and Process Engineering, will be
coming to the District to look
at the Furnace. He will give
his advice and recommendations
on the subject.
5/06/88 - 10:00 AM, EDWPA @ EID
5/09/88 - 9:00 AM, E1 Dorado Co.
Water Agency Meeting
& E1 Dorado Co. Air
Board Meeting
5/09/88 - 9:00 AM, Prebid Con-
ference @ District
5/13-14 - CASA
5/16/88 - 4:00 PM Workshop/Agenda
Items
5/19/88 - 2:30 PM, Redevelopment
Committee Meeting with
Finance Committee and
City of S.L.T. @ City
Council Chambers
5/19/88 - 4:00 PM, Regular Board
Meeting (Adopt Water/
Sewer Budgets & Rates)
5/23/88 - 2:00 PM, ERB Construction
Bid Opening @ Timber Cove
5/26/88 - 4:00 PM, Adjourned Board
Meeting - Award ERB Con-
struction Contract
SLUDGE FURNACE "A": NEW EXHAUST STACK
(Continued)
NOTICE OF FUTURE MEETINGS
4:15 PM
MEETING ADJOURNED UNTIL 4:30 PM
PUBLIC HEARING: 1988/89 SEWER AND
WATER BUDGETS AND RATES
Chairman Mason opened the
Public Hearing at 4:30 PM.
OPEN HEARING
Finance Officer, Barrie Fischer,
reviewed the Sewer and Water
Budgets and the Proposed Rates.
STAFF REPORT
Questions were answered from
the audience.
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Chairman Mason read a petition
on the Water Quality in Christmas
Valley, signed by 39 customers.
Discussion took place on the
subject and Chairman Mason
said someone would be talking
to the residents about a solu-
tion to the problems they pre-
sented.
Public Comment was made by Karen
Morgan and Tom Fay regarding Water
Quality. Chairman Mason asked that
all water quality complaints be di-
rected to the Manager of Customer
Relations, Bob Eppler.
Members of the public commented
on the proposed budgets. They
included, Cliff Zipp and Tom Fay.
5:40 PM
Moved Olson/Second Jones/Passed
Unanimously to Adjourn to Exe-
cutive Session.
PUBLIC COMMENT
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
ADJOURNMENT
ROBERT MASON, CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
ATTEST:
PAT A. MAMATH, CLERK OF BOARD
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
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