09-01-88MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
SEPTE~ER 1, 1988
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met
in a regular session September 1, 1988, 4:00 PM, City Council Chambers,
1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman Mason, Directors Jones,
Olson, Walker, Sinclair
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Cofer, Mamath, Schroeder, Taylor,
Sinkevich, Bonnet, Hydrick, Swain,
Schnakenberg, B. Eppler, Attorney
Weidman and Attorney Rollston
GUESTS
Cliff Zipp, Lou Pierini, Keith
Klein-City Council, Tom Fay-City
of South Lake Tahoe, Allyson Tabor,
Jerry Goodman, Jim Dipeso-Tahoe
Daily Tribune, Mr. & Mrs. Spring-
meyer
Cliff Zipp acknowledged to the
Board and Staff about the air
quality improvements and thanked
everyone involved for being sen-
sitive to the problems. He
stated he and his neighbors had
noticed a great improvement in
their neighborhood and thanked
the Staff for being so responsive
to the air quality problems.
COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE
(Short Non-Agenda items)
None
CORRECTIONS/ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
OR CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved Jones/Second Sinclair/Passed
Unanimously to Approve Consent
Calendar as presented:
1) A. Declared a Great Emergency;
B. Authorized payment to
Stanley Electric Motor Co. in the
amount of $7,270.53 for repair to
the A1 Tahoe Pump Station Motor on
the weekend of August 4th.
2) Approved expenditure of $15,000
for fabrication of a water seal
damper for Furnace "A" Bypass
Damper.
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3) Authorized payment to the
City of South Lake Tahoe in the
amount of $5,422.00 for Water
Line Construction from Edgewood
Circle to Tulare Ave.
CONSENT CALENDAR (Continued
4) Authorized execution of
Change Orders No. 80-83 for a
total amount of $16,577.55 for
Alta Pacific Contract No. 1.
5) Authorized execution of Change
Orders No. 3, 22, 26-39, subject
to negotiation with Kiewit Pacific
for the time and dollar amount;
Authorized execution of Change
Order No. 40 for Kiewit Pacific
Contract No. 5.
Moved Sinclair/Second Walker Olson
Abstained/Passed to Approve the
August 15, 1988 Regular Board
Meeting Minutes.
None
APPROVAL OF BOARD MINUTES
REPORT BY BOARD MEMBERS
BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS
Director Sinclair commented on
the District not receiving EPA
approval for the ERB Project
and suggested pressure be placed
on EPA for their decision.
Director Jones stated the EPA
process usually took 2-3 months
and he felt EPA was moving faster
on our Project than their usual
process time period.
Considerable discussion ensued
and Attorney Weidman gave an
update on the legalities and
financial loss possibilities.
He said he is working on several
solutions and recommendations in
the form of a grant amendment.
Director Cofer said he will call
Mr. John Weiss at the EPA to try
to determine where this Project
is in the processing procedure.
Lou Pierini directed questions to
the Board regarding this Project
and a discussion/answer session
followed.
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Items
Manager:
Manager Corer thanked Mr. Zipp
for his favorable comments
regarding air quality, and
reported on the following:
1) Unsewered Homes at Cascade
Lake - Notification by Lahontan
to connect.
STAFF REPORTS
2) Kiewit Construction notified
District the Main Dam was topped
off. Mr. Cofer gave the Board an
update on the Project.
Attorney:
Attorney Weidman reported he is
working on Contract 5 claims.
Program Managers:
No Report
Shop Steward:
No Report
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Moved Olson/Second Jones/Passed
Unanimously to Approve payment
in the amount of $2,155,770.25.
Presented by Bob Eppler.
Bob Eppler gave an update on
the property owner's request
and his recommendations.
Moved Olson/Second Jones/Sinclair
Voted No/Passed to have the Owner
request for installation of a 6"
line and a fire hydrant. Owner
(Leman) will be responsible for
the equivalent cost of a 2" line
(Approximately $9,500) and District
will be responsible for the diff-
erence between the cost of a 2"
line and the 6" line. (Approxi-
mately $2,900) plus a fire hydrant
($2,000).
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
REQUEST TO APPEAR BEFORE BOARD
(STEVE LEMAN)
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Presented by Bob Eppler.
Moved Olson/Second Jones/Sinclair
yoted No/Passed to Authorize Staff
to Proceed with Disconnection in
Compliance with Ordinance No. 392.
Presented by Gary Schnakenberg.
Moved Jones/Second Olson/Passed
Unanimously to Award the Bid to
the lowest, responsive, respon-
sible bidder, Wunschel & Small,
in the Amount of $57,816.00
(Bid 88-89-08).
DISCONNECTION PROCEDURES
(PARCEL APN 26-086-08)
WATER IMPROVEMENTS AT CEDAR AVE.
& BLITZEN TO SANTA CLAUS DRIVE
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
Presented by Gary Schnakenberg.
Moved Olson/Second Jones/Passed
Unanimously to award the bid to
the lowest, responsive, respon-
sible bidder, C.B. Ebright, con-
tingent on TRPA approval in the
amount of $72,855.00.
TROUT CREEK II EROSION CONTROL
PROJECT
Moved Olson/Second Walker to
authorize Jere E. Williams &
Associates to complete an Engin-
eering study to respond to the
TRPA environmental concerns.
Discussion:
Lou Pierini stated he did not see
this item on the agenda. Attorney
Weidman stated the item was added
after the preparation of the Agenda
due to the need to have the environ-
mental information completed and
back to TRPA by their September
meeting. He further stated the
Board should vote to add the Item
to the Action Calendar.
Moved Olson/Second Walker to re-
tract the original motion on the
TRPA environmental concerns.
Moved Olson/Second Sinclair/Passed
Unanimously to add to the Agenda:
Action on a contract proposal by
Jere E. Williams for an engineering
report in the amount of $8,000.
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Moved Olson/Second Sinclair/
Passed Unanimously to authorize
an Engineering study by Jere E.
Williams & Associates to respond
to the TRPA environmental concerns
regarding the 100-year flood plane
in an amount not to exceed $8,000.
TROUT CREEK II EROSION CONTROL
PROJECT
Presented by Manager Cofer.
Discussion/Answer/Question
session ensued. Manager Corer
and Chairman Mason answered
questions from Director Sinclair.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES:
CONTRACT 5 JOHN CAROLLO ENGINEERS
Moved Jones/Second Olson/Sinclair
Voted No/Passed to authorize
adjustment in Task Order 4G
Cost Ceiling up to the Amount
of $1,767,433.0.
Presented by Manager Cofer.
Moved Olson/Second Jones/Passed
Unanimously to:
ANALYSIS OF TREATMENT SYSTEM
CAPACITY EXPANSION
Receive the report by John Carollo
Engineers and Direct Staff to Pro-
ceed with:
A) Phase I - 200,000 GPD Capacity
Expansion - 1) Obtain proposals for
preparation of permits and
2) Proposals for design of facili-
ties;
B) Phase II - Expansion 8.2 MGD/
1) Obtain proposals for preparation
of permits and
2) Obtain proposals for Financial
Planning Study.
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9/12/88 - 4:00 PM, Workshop/Agenda
Items
4:00 PM, Regular Board
Meeting
8:00 AM - Dark - Open
House/Treatment Plant
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4:35 PM ADJOURNMENT
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ROBERT MASON, CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
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PAT A. MAMATH, CLERK OF BOARD
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
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