11-01-90MINUTES
REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
NOVEMBER 1, 1990
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met
in a regular session, November 1, 1990, 4:00 PM, City Council
Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard.
,~OARD OF DIRECTORS:
Chairman Mason, Directors Onysko,
Pierini, Sinclair (One seat vacant).
STAFF;
Baer, Solbrig, Fischer, Mamath,
Gilbert, Swain, Rudokas, Hoggatt,
Attorney Weidman
ROLL CALL
GUESTS:
Mary Lou Mosbacher, Tim Willis/Tahoe
Daily Tribune, Malcom Pribyl, Kerry
David, Jim Jones, Keith Klein/City
Council, Mauro Capone
None
Manager Baer requested Consent Item
No. 2/Sewer Connection Procedures
for non-payment of one unreported
sewer unit - APN 27-352-051 be
deleted.
COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE
CORRECTIONS/ADDITIONS TO
AGENDA OR CONSENT CALENDAR
Director Onysko requested Consent
Item 1 be moved to the Action
Calendar and an item be be added
to the Action Calendar which was
added at the Workshop Meeting as
Consent Item 8/Request Sealed Bids
for Computer Equipment.
Director Sinclair requested Action
Item No. 5/District Billing Pro-
cedures be deleted and referred
back to staff.
Moved Pierini/Second Sinclair/
Passed to approve corrections/
additions to Agenda and Consent
Calendar.
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Moved Pierini/Second Sinclair/
Passed to approve Consent Calendar
as amended:
CONSENT CALENDAR
1) Approved Charles Butts Con-
struction Change Order No. 3 in
the amount of $1,056.00/Fallen
Leaf Lake Project.
2) Authorized Purchase Order No.
22377 in the amount of $4,393/Luther
Pass Pump Station Tank Cleaning.
3) Authorized Purchase Order Nos.
22279/$4,008.43 & 22280/$4,008.84/
Stateline & Luther Pass Pump Station
Analog Telemetry Modification.
4) Authorized execution of 4th
Amendment between South Tahoe PUD,
County of Alpine & Alpine County
Water Agency.
5) Adopted Resolution 2541:
Employee and Officer Liability
Coverage.
Director Pierini inquired about the
Tank Testing Update and status on
the City water accounts. Manager
Baer said a report will be available
at the next meeting.
BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS
Director Pierini emphasized the
staff's need to make no exceptions
in collecting revenues owed on these
accounts and these should be col-
ected at the earliest possible date.
Director Onysko reported on the
Operations Committee Meeting and
indicated the conclusions would be
addressed when the item (computer
equipment) was discussed prior to
Board Action.
Manager Baer answered Director
Sinclair's questions regarding
pollutants put into the District's
sewer system by others.
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ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Presented by Bob Baer.
Carol Swain responded to questions
from Board members regarding costs
and software.
Director Onysko requested that
rather than going to bid, he would
like to place the order directly
with a vendor as identified to have
an acceptable product.
Moved Onysko/Second Sinclair/Passed
to authorize placing an order di-
rectly with supplier for two (2)
computers and software in an amount
not to exceed $10,000.
Presented by Linda Brown.
This item was discussed and
reviewed at the October 29, 1990
Workshop.
Moved Pierini/Second Sinclair/
Passed to Award the following Bids:
Bid 90-91-09~ (1-Ton Dodge Ram) to
Bill Winks Motor Sales in the amount
of $18,587.27;
Bid 90-91-09B (1-Ton Dodge Ram) to
Bill Winks Motor Sales in the amount
of $17,651.96; and
Rejected Bid 90-91-09C of the
lowest bidder/Lake Tahoe Honda/
Mitsubishi as nonresponsive, and
Award to Bill Winks Motor Sales
for a 1991-Jeep Cherokee Sport
in the amount of $17,996.64.
Presented by Richard Solbrig, who
reviewed at the Workshop Meeting
the South "Y", Tata Lane and Julie
Lane Wells and how they related to
the Clement Well VOC remediation
site.
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
PURCHASE OF THREE (3) DISTRICT
VEHICLES
GARDNER MOUNTAIN WELL VOC
REMEDIATION
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Moved Onysko/Second Pierini/Passed
to Authorize a Purchase Order to
Groundwater Technologies, Inc.
in the amount of $2,760/Preliminary
Design of both alternatives (Air
strip at a central site and air
strip at three separate well sites.)
GARDNER MOUNTAIN WELL VOC
REMEDIATION (Continued)
Director Sinclair disqualified
himself from this item and left
the dias due to his association
with the Lakeview Development
Corp. and the related conflict
of interest.
SEWER CONNECTION FEE REFUND
Presented by Attorney Weidman
who said he had investigated and
satisfied himself that Lakeview
Development Corp. was, indeed,
the ones who paid the money and
they should be returned the money,
pursuant to a policy adopted by
the Board in 1980.
Barrie Fischer explained staff's
calculations which designated the
refund amount.
Director Pierini said this had a
big impact on the District due to
the large amount of money and
questioned staff extensively on
this item.
Attorney Weidman stated the sewer
units would revert back to the
District.
Moved Onysko/Second Pierini/
Sinclair Abstained/Passed to
defer this item.
Presented by Director Onysko.
NEW DISTRICT COUNSEL
Prior to this meeting the Board
had selected four candidates for
interview:
1) Neil Eskind
2) John Driscoll
3) Dale Sale
4) Ken Rollston
Interview times & dates were
discussed but nothing specific
was selected.
No Board Action.
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Moved Pierini/Second Sinclair/
Passed to approve payment in the
amount of $1,015,200.05 (Three
$240 checks to TRPA were deleted
from this total).
Presented by Bob Baer, who stated
TRPA would reduce the review fee
if the EIR/EIS proved to be less
costly than the original amount.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
EMERGENCY PUMPING AND STORAGE
Director Pierini requested staff
obtain a letter from TRPA stating
the District would be entitled to
a refund if the project EIR/EIS
cost is less than the anticipated
amount. He felt the TRPA charges
of 10% of the cost of the EIR/EIS
was an arbitrary figure & further
requested staff to ask for a break-
down of the costs charged by TRPA
for the review.
Moved Pierini/Second Sinclair/
Passed to Approve $6,825 fee
payment to TRPA for review of
the EIR/EIS related to this project.
11/09/90 - CASA
11/12/90 - 4:00 PM, Workshop
(Public Meeting)
11/15/90 - 4:00 PM, Regular Board
Meeting (Public Meeting)
NOTICE OF FUTURE MEETINGS
A brief discussion was held regar-
ding the interview questions for
legal assistance.
6:18 PM
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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