01-03-91MINUTES
REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
JANUARY 3, 1991
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met
in Executive Session and Regular Session on January 3, 1991, 3:15 PM,
City Council Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Chairman Sinclair, Directors
Mason Onysko, Mosbacher,
(Director Pierini Absent, due
to illness)
STAFF:
Baer, Solbrig
3:15 PM
4:00 PM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Chairman Sinclair, Directors
Mason Onysko, Mosbacher,
(Director Pierini Absent,
due to illness)
STAFF:
Baer, Solbrig, Fischer, Mamath,
Schroeder, Anderson, Hydrick,
Weagley, Hoggatt, Hrbacek,
Rieger, Brown, Miller, Gilbrt,
L. Johnson, Bonnet, Swain, Eddy,
Attorney Weidman
GUESTS:
John Cefalu/County Supervisor,
Jim Norton/Sierra Tahoe Ins. Agency,
Keith Klein/City Council,
Tim Willis/Tahoe Daily Tribune,
Kevin Sullivan/Groundwater
Techology, Inc., Barney Mosbacher,
Dale Sare, John Wynn, Randy Klitsch
ROLL CALL
OPEN MEETING AND ADJOURNMENT TO
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957 - Appointment of
Legal Counsel
RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
ROLL CALL
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COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE
Director Mosbacher requested
Consent Item No. 6/Agreement
Between Lake Tahoe Community
College, U.S.A. and South Tahoe
PUD be moved to the Action Calendar.
CORRECTIONS/ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
OR CONSENT CALENDAR
Attorney Weidman informed the Board
the Redevelopment Committee will
meet next Tuesday and questions
on this item could be cleared up
at that time. He recommended
deferring this item to the 1/14/91
Regular Board Meeting.
Clerk of the Board noted a
a correction to the 12/6/90
Board Meeting Minutes and a
typo error on Consent Item
No. 5.
Moved Onysko/Second Mosbacher/
Pierini Absent/Passed to defer
Consent Item No. 6.
Moved Mosbacher/Second Onysko/
Pierini Absent/Passed to approve
Consent Calendar as amended:
1) Approved Board Meeting Minutes:
December 6, 1990 Regular Board
Meeting Minutes (with noted
correction);
December 10, 1990 Special Meeting
Meeting Minutes; and
December 11, 1990 Special Meeting
Minutes.
2)
Authorized staff to implement
two-week sewer disconnection
procedures for failure to clean-
out grease interceptor in accord-
ance with Ordinance 359/Fresh Ketch
Restaurant.
3)
Approved purchase of 25 potable
water stations, Eclipse No. 88
from Camellia Valley Supply in
the amount of $8,425 plus tax.
4)
Approved purchase of three (3)
overhead doors from Incline
Overhead, Inc. in the amount
of $6,936.00 (includes install-
ation)/for the Vehicle Storage
Building.
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5)
Approved splitting award of
bids for water meters and
meter parts as follows:
CORRECTIONS/ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
OR CONSENT CALENDAR (Continued)
Western Nevada SuDDly/$15,534.38;
Camellia Valley SuDDly/$21,018.22.
Wastewater Operations:
Director Onysko stated he will be
requesting an Operations Commmittee
Meeting with staff regarding expendi-
tures/purchases/cost economies on
chemicals used in the Plant.
BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS
Planninq:
Director Sinclair requested the
Manager of Water Operations address
a great emergency/drought problem
and report to the Board at the next
Board meeting.
Manaqer:
Manager Baer requested the
following:
STAFF REPORTS
1)
Meeting with Finance Committee
to update/discuss the Bijou
Well; and review/discuss Manage-
ment MOU's;
2)
Form an Employee Relations
Committee to establish some
employee policies.
Manager Baer thanked all the employ-
ees involved with the Xmas Party for
their time & hard work as it was a
great success.
Manager Baer introduced Jane Anderson,
Secretary for the Maintenance Dept.,
to the Board. Jane gave a brief
report on the Underground Repair Dept.
activities during the recent freeze
and holiday season. She commended
all the crews for their hard work
and willingness to work overtime.
She answered Board members' questions
regarding customer service calls/
broken pipes/leaks/freezing condi-
tions/turn off-on charges.
Manager Baer also said the crews
did a great job responding to calls
quickly and efficiently.
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~ said he had
1) Attorney weidman
attended the HDR claim Meeting;
2) Embassy suites Meeting with the
city; and was
3) working on the Final Step 3
Grant Budget Eligibility which
will be sent to SWRCB by 1/15/91
Progra~ Manaqers~
~irector Onysko =sked whether
the bid solicitations had been
mailed for the computers.
Linda Brown replied, ,,yes" but
were not due back until 1/29/91.
Shop Steward~
N--o report.
Director Mosbacher brought up
the issue of fire protection
(hydrants) at the Luther Pass
Pump station and requested this
issue be on the 1/14/91 Agenda.
Rick Hydrick answered Director
Mosbacher's questions regarding
the status of the Luther Pass
Pump that was ordered & installed
recently.
R_EPORT BY BOARD MEMBER~
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Presented by Barrie Fischer, who
noted this was the first time in
10-12 years that pollution coverage
had been available to the District.
He introduced Jim Norton, who dis-
cussed this coverage and quoted
premium costs and explained the
pollution coverage conditions.
He made no firm recommendation
for purchase, but recommended an
appraisal every three (3) years
of the District facilities and
the related insurance.
Barrie Fischer and Jim Norton
answered questions regarding
deductibles, appraisals, avail-
ability, fees and costs.
POLLUTION & EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE
COVERAGE INFORMATION
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Director Mason suggested staff
meet with the Finance Committee
to discuss this coverage.
Moved Onysko/Second Mason/Pierini
Absent/Passed to refer this item
to the Finance Committee for further
study and evaluation.
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POLLUTION & EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE
COVERAGE INFORMATION (Continued)
Director Onysko left the Dias due
to a conflict of interest.
Manager Baer informed the Board
seven (7) proposals were received
and were reviewed by Ken Schroeder,
Chairman Mason, and himself.
Their recommendation was to select
James M. Montgomery Engineers for
the design of the project.
TAHOE KEYS SEWER REHABILIATION
PROJECT
Ken Schroeder explained the need
for the work; Manager Baer and
Richard Solbrig reviewed the Scope
of Work proposed.
Moved Mason/Second Mosbacher/Pierini
Absent/Passed (Onysko had previously
removed himself from the Dias and
did not vote) to select Montgomery
Engineers for design of the project;
and Authorized staff to enter into
negotiations for preparation of the
design report.
Presented by Rick Hydrick, who
introduced Kevin Sullivan of
Groundwater Technology, Inc.
Rick Hydrick said Staff's recom-
endation was to develop one (1)
centralized stripper and explained
the pros and cons of one centralized
stripper as compared to three (3)
individual strippers. He responded
to Director Onysko's question about
power & back-up power to the well
sites.
GARDNER MOUNTAIN WELLS
CONTAMINATION REMEDIATION
Kevin Sullivan from Groundwater
Technology, Inc. responded to
Director Onysko's question about
one stripper vs. three strippers
and expressed his reasons for
recommending the selection of a
centralized stripper as opposed
to the three individual strippers.
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Director Mosbacher noted there
would be annual operational
costs of $6,000, more or less
for one stripper.
GARDNER MOUNTAIN WELL
CONTAMINATION REMEDIATION (Cont.)
Director Sinclair questioned
Sullivan about the warranty of
the equipment. Sullivan estimated
there would be a 10-20 year life
expectancy of the equipment.
Hydrick answered Director Onysko's
question regarding Groundwater
Technology's recommended list
of contractors.
Hydrick also stated two very
successful Public Meetings on
this project were held. Director
Mosbacher complimented Rick Hydrick
and Diane Gilbert for conducting
the Public meetings and the positive
comments received from the public.
Hydrick noted Jim Hoggatt and
Richard Solbrig were also involved
with the planning of the Public
Meetings.
Moved Mason/Second Onysko/Pierini
Absent/Passed to authorize Master
Agreement and Task Order No. 1
with Groundwater Technology, Inc.
for design of a centralized stripper.
Director Onysko stated he needed
more information before he could
reach a decision and proposed to
re-interview some or all of the
finalists at the Board's discre-
tion, in the very near future.
ASSISTANT TO LEGAL COUNSEL
Moved Onysko/Second Mosbacher/
Pierini Absent/Passed to empower
the Board Chairman to invite back
1, 2, 3, or 4 of the four finalists
to ask them some more questions.
Manager Baer said Staff recommended
continuing the membership in ACWA.
ACWA MEMBERSHIP
Finance Officer, Barrie Fischer,
and Attorney Weidman reviewed the
various advantages associated with
membership.
Discussion followed.
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Moved Onysko/Second Mosbacher/
Pierini Absent/Passed to autho-
rize paying the annual dues for
the General Manager, or District
Counsel to join ACWA as an associate
member.
ACWA MEMBERSHIP (Continued)
Manager Baer requested the Assi-
stant Manager be included in the
above motion.
Presented by Director Mosbacher,
who reviewed this issue and
highlighted issues pertaining
to the District.
CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME
ROTENONE USE
Moved Mosbacher/Second Onysko/
Pierini Absent/Passed to authorize
sending a letter to the Lahontan
Regional Water Quality Control
Board under the signature of Board
members who wished to sign, opposing
the use of Rotenone; and to allow
Board members to attend the Lahontan
Meeting in Bishop.
Presented by Director Mosbacher,
who gave her views on cloud seeding
and reviewed the several methods of
cloud seeding.
CALIFORNIA CLOUD SEEDING
Discussion followed.
Moved Mosbacher/Second Onysko/
Pierini Absent/Mason Abstained/
Sinclair Voted No/Motion Failed
to send a letter to the State of
Calif. expressing concern about
cloud seeding, to be signed by
Directors who agree with this
view.
Moved Onysko/Second Mosbacher/
Pierini Absent/Passed to approve
payment in the amount of
$631,648.28, minus $6,393.70
to Harrah's, for a final amount
of $625.254.58.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
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Committee
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Meeting (Public Meeting)
(MONDAY)
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SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
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