02-01-90MINUTES
REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
FEBRUARY It 1990
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met
in a Regular Board Meeting, February 1, 1990, 4:00 PM, City Council
Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Chairman Mason, Directors Walker,
Pierini, Onysko, Sinclair
STAFF:
Cofer, Baer, Fischer, Mamath,
Bonnet, Schrempp, Hydrick, Swain,
Cartwright, B. Eppler, Sinkevich,
Attorneys Weidman and Rollston
GUESTS:
Keith Klein/City Council,
Jim Dipeso/Tahoe Daily Tribune
None
Manager Cofer requested Action
Item 5 be added to the Consent
Calendar as Item 2.
Moved Sinclair/Second Pierini/
Passed Unanimously to approve
corrections/additions to Agenda
and Consent Calendar as requested.
Moved Walker/Second Sinclair/
Passed Unanimously to approve
Special Board Meeting Minutes
as amended for:
January 10, 1990 and January
15, 1990.
Director Sinclair requested a
Board Committee review the Contract
Documents and successful Bidder
Contracts prior to Contracts being
awarded. Discussion ensued re-
garding the present District
Contract and Bid Procedures.
ROLL CALL
COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE
CORRECTIONS/ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
OR CONSENT CALENDAR
BOARD MINUTES
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Moved Sinclair/Second Walker/
Passed Unanimously to approve
Consent Calendar as presented:
CONSENT CALENDAR
1) Approved Water Disconnections
in accordance with Ordinance
No. 394 at the following loca-
tions:
A) 4029 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
(APN 29-065-071) - Failure to
Install & Test Backflow Assembly;
B) 4020 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
(APN 29-200-221 - Failure to
Install & Test Backflow Assembly;
C) 4115 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
(APN 29-067-051) - Failure to
Install & Test Backflow Assembly;
D) 3430-3444 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
( APN 27-090-06) - Failure to
Install & Test Backflow Assembly;
E) 2467 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
(APN 31-290-26) - Failure to
Install & Test Backflow Assembly;
2) Adopted a District Policy
regarding the color of District
Vehicles: The color white
will be the standard color for
District vehicles, except the
General Manager's, Asst. Manager's
& Construction-type vehicles.
(This policy is not retroactive)..
None
REPORT BY BOARD MEMBERS
BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS
None
1/16/90 - 10:00 AM, Schwake Settle-
ment Conf. @ Sac.
1/18/90 - 8:00 AM, New Board Member's
Seminar @ L.A.
1/18/90 - 10:00 AM, Scoping Mtg.
Cont./F.L.L. Modifications
1/29/90 - 4:00 PM, Special Board Mtg.
Workshop/Agenda Items
(Immediately after Special
Board Meeting.)
PAST MEETINGS
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Manaqer:
Manager Corer reported on the
following:
STAFF REPORTS
1) The Lahontan February 8th
agenda in Truckee will have
several items concerning the
District:
a) Waste Discharge Permit
for the 7.7 MGD Plant
Expansion Project;
b) New flow requirements;
c) Progress report for
District's compliance
schedule on the Luther
Pass Spill Containment
Project;
d) Consideration of Fire
hydrants on the Export
Line at Luther Pass -
Lahontan Staff Report;
2) Manager Cofer reported he
had made a preliminary study of
sewer flows at trailer parks and
it was inconclusive. He stated
the matter should be studied further
as one could reach two conclusions:
that 3 sewer units per trailer was
acceptable or if you skewed the
data, you could come to the con-
clusion that 2 sewer units per
trailer was acceptable on an
average.
3) Diane Gilbert has received
suggestions from Board Members
regarding the Annual Report which
would change the present format.
Manager Corer requested the Board's
Public Information Committee review
these requests. The Board agreed to
this suggestion.
4) The Water Rights Settlement
Hearing is still scheduled for
February 6th in Washington D.C.
There have been negotiating meetings
between California, Nevada, and the
Paiute Indians. Of the four major
issues--three have made substantial
progress:
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a) Where diversions are measured
on the California side;
b) Input from both States (CA & NV)
on procedure to operate Lake
Tahoe;
c) Alpine County permission to
provide for water storage
The fourth,--future snowmaking
issue, has not be resolved.
STAFF REPORTS (Cont.)
Attorney Weidman commented on a
new last minute issue which arose
from the Paiute Indians. They
questioned the method of disposal
used by TTSA: Percolation under
ground vs. the loss of evaportive
water by spray irrigation and how
this loss would be compensated.
Attorney:
Attorney Weidman stated he had been
working on:
1) Redevelopment;
2) The Schwake Eminent Domain matter;
3) District Water Supply Test Wells--
He advised no Board action until a
meeting has been held with TRPA and
more information is received from
their Executive Director, Hydrologist,
and Project Manager, Rick Angelocci,
to clarify whether or not the District
can obtain permits.
Director Sinclair stated direction on
this matter should be from the total
Board and not from one or two Board
Members. He further stated when other
Directors had meetings with various
Staff members or their Agencies, they
should give all Directors a report,
so all of the Directors are equally
informed.
Proqram Manaqers:
No Report.
Shop Steward:
No report.
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ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Moved Pierini/Second Sinclair/
Passed Unanimously to approve
payment in the amount of $535,345.55
($535,821.65 - $476.10)
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
This item was presented and
discussed at the January 29, 1990
Workshop.
EMERGENCY RETENTION BASIN SEALING
PROJECT
Moved Pierini/Second Walker/Passe8
Unanimously to approve Change Orders
No. 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, and 11 in
the cumulative amount of $17,084.74.
No action requested. Staff will
return this item to the Board for
consideration when more information
is available.
COLD CREEK FILTER PLANT
Presented by Manager Cofer.
Moved Pierini/Second Sinclair/
Passed Unanimously to authorize
the proposed response.
EL DORADO COUNTY GRAND JURY
REPORT
2/02/90 - 10:00 AM, EDWPA @ EID
2/06/90 - U.S. Senate Energy and
National Resource Committee
Hearing on SB 1554, Truckee-
Carson-Pyramid Lake Water
Rights Settlement Act
2/8-9 - Lahontan Board Meeting at
Truckee
2/10/90 - 8:15 AM, Adjourned Meeting
(Retreat-Meet at District)
2/14/90 - 10:00 AM, E1 Dorado County
Water Agency ($350,000
Request)
2/15/90 - 4:00 PM, Regular Board Mtg.
(NO Monday Workshop)
2/15/90 - SWRCB Board Meeting (Step 2
Grant Increase)
5:00 PM
ADJOURNMENT TO FEBRUARY 10, 1990
1275 MEADOW CREST DRIVE @ 8:15 AM
ATTEST:
ROBERT MASON, CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
PAT A. MAMATH, CLERK OF BOARD
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