04-06-89 MINUTES
REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
APRIL 6, 1989
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met
in a regular session April 6, 1989, 4:00 PM, City Council Chambers,
1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Chairman Mason, Directors Jones,
Sinclair, Walker, and Olson
STAFF:
Cofer, Baer, Fischer, Mamath, Taylor,
B. Eppler, Gilbert, Bonnet, Sinkevich,
Attorney Weidman
GUESTS:
John Fraser-Carollo Engineers, Keith
Klein-City Council, Cliff Zipp, Jim
Dipeso-Tahoe Tribune, Steve Teshara-
Tahoe/Sierra Preservation Council
None
At the Workshop Session, Manager Cofer
requested Item XI (3) - Erosion Control
work at Harvey Place Dam, be deleted
from the Agenda and an Item XI (5) -
Tahoe Keys Property Owner's Assoc. be
added to the Agenda.
None
Moved/Olson, Second/Sinclair/Passed
Unanimously to approve the March 16,
1989 Regular Board Meeting and the
March 23, 1989 Adjourned Regular Board
Meeting minutes.
Director Sinclair stated he was disap-
pointed in the lack of public interest
for the Public Hearing held for the
1989/90 Sewer & Water Budgets on April
3rd.
ROLL CALL
COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE
(Short Non Agenda Items)
CORRECTIONS/ADDITIONS TO
AGENDA OR CONSENT CALENDAR
CONSENT CALENDAR
APPROVAL OF BOARD MINUTES
REPORT BY BOARD MEMBERS
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None
3/22/89 - - TRPA ('89 Allocations)
3/23/89 -4:00 PM - Adjourned Reg. Board
Meeting
4/03/89 -4:00 PM - Workshop/Agenda Items
4/03/89 -7:30 PM - PUBLIC HEARING-1989/90
Budget Review
4/06/89 -3:30 PM - PUBLIC HEARING-EIR/EIS,
0.2 MGD Plant Expansion
Director Sinclair requested staff obtain
membership figures for the League to Save
Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe/Sierra Preser-
vation Council.
Manager:
Manager Cofer asked Dianne Gilbert
to present the 1988 Annual Report to
the Board of Directors.
Attorney:
Attorney Weidman stated he had been
working on the items to be discussed
in Executive Session and the Plant
Expansion EIR/EIS.
Program Managers:
None
Shop Steward:
None
BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS
PAST MEETINGS
STAFF REPORTS
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
Moved Olson/Second Jones/Passed Unan-
imously to approve payment in the amount
of $1,479,588.75.
Presented by Ken Schroeder @ Workshop.
Moved Olson/Second Jones/Passed Unan-
imously to authorize purchase from WECO
Industries in the amount of $9,957 plus
tax.
CUES MINI SCOUT TV UNIT FOR
LATERAL INSPECTIONS
4/07/89 -10:00 AM - EDWPA @ So. Lake Tahoe NOTICE OF FUTURE MEETINGS
4/13/89 - 1:30 PM - Lahontan Board Mtg.
(Recision of NPDES Per$
8:30 PM - (C & D-Fallen Leaf Lake)
4/14/89 - 9:15 AM - Lahontan Board Mtg.
(Admin. Civil Liability
Fines)
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4/17/89 - - County Water Agency
4/17/89 - 3:30 PM - PUBLIC HEARING
CONTINUED - re Plant
Expansion EIR/EIS
4/17/89 - 4:00 PM - Workshop/Agenda Items
4/20/89 - 4:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting
4/20/89 - 4:30 PM - PUBLIC HEARING - Sewer
& Water Connection
Charge Increase
4:13 PM
4:25 PM
Chairman Mason opened the Public
Hearing at 4:30 PM.
Staff Report: ,Finance Officer, Barrie
Fischer, reviewed the Sewer and Water
budgets and responded to questions from
the audience.
Public Comment: Steve Teshara commented
on the draft EIR/EIS for the Plant Ex-
pansion project and the planned increase
in connection charges.
Director Sinclair asked Mr. Teshara about
a 5% surcharge to rate payers to sup-
plement the District's dollar reserves.
Mr. Teshara suggested a public education
program to "sell" this idea.
Close Hearing: The Public Hearing was
closed by Chairman Mason at 5:08 PM.
Manager Cofer reported he had heard from
the Property Owner's Association.
Director Sinclair stated, again, he
wanted to see the channel closed.
Manager Cofer remarked he had found the
Easements for the Venice Drive & Keys
Pump Stations.
NOTICE OF FUTURE MEETINGS
(continued)
ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE
SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVT.
CODE SECTION 54956.9 HEISE
LAND & LIVESTOCK EMINENT
DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS AND KIEWIT
PACIFIC CO. CONTRACT 5, HARVEY
PLACE RESERVOIR & IRRIGATION
WORKS
RECONVENE TO REGULAR SESSION
TO A FIVE MINUTE BREAK
PUBLIC HEARING: 1989/90
FISCAL YEAR SEWER AND WATER
ENTERPRISE BUDGETS
TAHOE KEYS PROPERTY OWNER'S
ASSOCIATION REQUEST TO DISTRICT
RE LOWERING SEWER PIPELINE IN
TAHOE KEYS CHANNEL
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Discussion continued until Ken Rollston
arrived at 5:20 PM. He advised the
Board that due to threatened litigation,
the Board was permitted to discuss this
item further in Executive Session.
Moved Walker/Second Olson/Sinclair voted
No/Jones Abstained to go into ExeCutive
Session to discuss this matter.
5:25 PM
(Director Jones disqualified himself
from the Tahoe Keys Item along with
Attorney Weidman)
6:15 PM
Moved Jones/Second Sinclair/Olson
Absent/Passed to authorize the
presentation of the documents sub-
mitted to the Board in Draft form
by Manager Cofer and Chairman Mason
to petition to the Lahontan Board
for the full elimination of the
proposed fines.
Moved Sinclair/Second Walker/Jones
Abstained/Olson Absent to direct staff
to pursue all appropriate steps to
immediately protect the pipe including
closure of the channel and prohibition
of dredging until there is adequate
protection of the pipe including TKPOA
lowering the pipeline to the planned
elevation.
6:30 PM
TAHOE KEYS PROPERTY OWNER'S
ASSOCIATION REQUEST TO DISTRICT
RE LOWERING SEWER PIPELINE IN
TAHOE KEYS CHANNEL
ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE
SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT
CODE SECTION 54956.9 ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE CIVIL LIABILITIES
(LAHONTON COMPLAINTS NOS.
6-89-46 & 6-89-51) AND TAHOE
KEYS PROPERTY OWNER'S ASSOCIA-
TION
RECONVENE TO REGULAR SESSION
ACTION ON ITEMS FROM EXECUTIVE
SESSION:
LAHONTAN COMPLAINTS NOS.
6-89-46 & 6-89-51
TAHOE KEYS PROPERTY OWNER'S
ASSOCIATION REQUEST TO DISTRICT
RE LOWERING SEWER PIPELINE IN
THE TAHOE KEYS CHANNEL
ADJOURNMENT TO CONTINUED PUBLIC
HEARING, APRIL 17, 1989,
3:30 PM, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
ATTEST:
ROBERT M~SON, CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
PAT A. MAMATH, CLERK OF BOARD
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT