05-21-92 MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
MAY 21, 1992
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in
a regular session May 21, 1992, 4:00 PM, City Council Chambers, 1900
Lake Tahoe Boulevard.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Chairman Pierini, Directors Mason,
Mosbacher, Onysko, Wallace
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Baer, Solbrig, Garton, Mamath, Brown,
Johnson, Hrbacek, Hussmann, Hoggatt,
Rudokas, Garcia, Gilbert, Attorney
Cherry
GUESTS:
Brian Taylor/Tahoe Daily Tribune,
Danny Lukins, Bert Cherry/City Fire
Chief, Paul Hale, Keith Klein/City
Council
Lee Bassett/Fallen Leaf Lake Property
Owner rescinded his request by phone
earlier in the day of the meeting. He
did not request to be rescheduled.
None.
REQUEST TO APPEAR BEFORE BOARD
COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Shop Steward - No Report
None.
CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA OR CONSENT
C~T.RNDAR
Moved Mason/Second Onysko/Passed
Unanimously to approve the Consent
Calendar as presented:
CONSENT CALENDAR
1)
2)
Approved the Gardner Mt. VOC
Treatment System project Closeout
Agreement & Release of claims and
Authorized filing Notice of Com-
pletion;
Accepted the SWRCB share of the ERB
grant increase in the amount of
$1,298 by authorizing execution of
the Grant Amendment by Manager Baer.
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3)
Authorize staff to implement the
two-week disconnection procedures
for delinquent sewer/water accounts
listed on Attachment 1. Attachment
1 becomes a part of these minutes
by reference herein.
CONSENT CALENDAR
(continued)
4)
Permitted the General Manager to
hire up to 2 college students,
preferably Engineering students,
to assist on Summer, 1992
Engineering projects.
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ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Chairman Pierini asked Danny Lukins LUKINS BROS. WATER CO. AND
(who was present in the audience) if DISTRICT INTERTIE
he would prefer to defer this item
until the next Board meeting in order
to allow the attorneys time to work-out
the provisions of the Agreement. Lukins
responded in the affirmative.
Chairman Pierini noted the intertie had
been opened and Assistant Manager
Solbrig added the figure on the meter
had been read at the time of opening the
intertie valve. Chairman Pierini also
said the 90-day clock had started to run
on the date of opening the intertie
valve and the reading of the meter.
Finance Officer Garton reviewed the
circumstances which brought this item
before the Board and why staff was
recommending sewer and water discon-
nection procedures.
ILLEGAL SEWER UNIT CONVERSION
AND DELINQUENT ACCOUNT:
APN 23-502-461 (804 CLEMENT)
Paul Hale (the property owner) addres-
sed the Board regarding the lien notice
he had received from the District. He
also said his attorney had advised him
not to sign the Agreement (which he was
supposed to sign by April 16, 1992 in
accordance with the March 5, 1992
Board meeting minutes) because the
Agreement did not reflect the terms of
a refund mentioned in the same minutes.
Staff agreed to amend the Agreement to
reflect a refund clause as indicated in
the March 5, 1992 minutes.
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chairman Pierini noted there was a two- ILLEGAL SEWER UNIT CONVERSION
week time period involved with discon- AND DELINQUENT ACCOUNT:
nect procedures to allow Mr. Hale time APN 23-502-461 (804 CLEMENT)..
to comply with the earlier (3/5/92) (continued)
Board decision. Mr. Hale was also
informed that the only way the District
could refund his money was if city would
not allow the 5th unit to be a legal
living unit and the unit was abated;
that under no other circumstances would
he be given a refund by the District.
Moved Mason/Second Mosbacher/Passed
Unanimously to authorize the two-week
disconnection procedures on the 5th
unit if the Agreement is not signed
and the 1st installment is not paid
within this first 2-week period and
with the understanding the moneys to
be refunded (in the event the City
does not authorize this to be a
legal living unit) are the connection
fees only and not the monthly use
fees.
Presented by Mary Rudokas who reviewed
Montgomery Engineers' scope of work.
She also informed the Board there were
other people (TRPA and E1 Dorado County)
who would be interested in the traffic
information and willing to share in the
proposed $31,800 costs (TRPA/Air Quality
Mitigation funds).
Moved Wallace/Second Mosbacher/Passed
Unanimously to approve the plan of
study and associated costs to gather
and analyze data.
1993-98 CONNECTIONS FLOW AND
TRAFFIC PLAN OF STUDY
Ross Johnson answered questions from
Board members regarding carbon use,
disposal of old carbon, present supply,
and regeneration costs and time
schedule.
Moved Mason/Second Mosbacher/Passed
Unanimously approve going to bid for
carbon regeneration service.
Director Mosbacher asked about the
water line replacement projects and
the Redevelopment costs covered in the
proposed budget. Director Mosbacher
also went on record saying she was
CARBON REGENERATION SERVICE
1992/93 FISCAL YEAR BUDGETS
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opposed to the "water educators"
(she referred to them as "water cops")
which were included in the budgets.
She said, for this reason, she would
vote "no" on the present budgets.
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1992/93 FISCAL YEAR BUDGETS
(continued)
Finance officer Garton reviewed the
proposed duties for the Water Ed-
ucators and the percentage of time
allotted to each duty.
Moved Mason/Second Wallace/Mosbacher
Voted No/Passed to adopt Resolution
No. 2563/Adopting the Water Enterprise
Fund Budget.
Moved Onysko/Second Mason/Mosbacher
Voted No/Passed to adopt Resolution
No. 2564/Adopting the Sewer Enterprise
Fund Budget.
Moved Wallace/Second Mason/Passed
Unanimously to approve payment in the
amount of $1,396,925.09.
The Government Committee reported
they had met on the Lukins intertie
and an update on the water ordinance.
Director Wallace reported a meeting
was being set-up with Mr. Wheeler of
Sierra Summit and the City Council.
Director Mosbacher gave a CASA meeting
report. She said the annual District
dues would increase substantially over
the next few years (up to $8,000 by
1998). She suggested having a Board
Workshop to formulate a letter to CASA
requesting certain changes in CASA.
Chairman Pierini suggested turning
this matter over to the Planning Com-
mittee.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
Director Onysko asked to discuss the
Lakeside Mutual water situation with the
whole Board, the related water rights
and the proposal from the Health Dept.
for conditional use of College Well
water to help resolve the Lakeside
Mutual water problem.
Discussion followed.
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Assistant Manager: STAFF REPORT~
Assistant Manager Solbrig reported on
Employee Invention Policy information
he had gathered from informal phone
contacts with other agencies. It was
decided to bring a draft policy back to
the Board in a proposal format from the
Planning Committee.
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Manaqe~
Manager Baer highlighted discussion at
the past meetings noted with an (*):
Past Meetinqs/Events
5/07/92 - 1992/93 B~dget Public Hearing
5/15-16 - CASA @ Berkeley Hills
5/18,19,21 - Union Negotiations
,5/19/92 - Truckee River Operating Agmt.
*5/20/92 - SWRCB staff w/Rissetto & Baer
for additional Step 3 Grant
money
5/21/92 - Gardner Mt. Air stripping
Tower site/Project Review
Baer also reported on the applications
received for the Staff Engineer position,
the Customer Service Manager position
and the Water Service person and the
planned recruitment schedules for all
three.
No Report.
6/04/92 - 4:00 PM - Regular Board Mtg. NOTICE OF FUTURE MEETING~
6/09/92 - 11:30 AM - District Picnic &
Awards @ District
6/12/92 - - EDWPA Picnic/Tahoe
5:47 PM ADJOURNMENT
~~~OF BOARD
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
PAT A. MAMATH, CLERK OF BOARD
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
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ATTACHMENT 1
May 21, 1992 Board Meeting
Minutes
ACCOUNTS SUBMITTED FOR AUTHORIZATION
OF DISCONNECTION PROCEEDINGS
MAY 21v 1992
ITEM ACCT. ~
1 · 14-120-052
NAME
Sanderson Smith
SERV. ADDRESS
Lot 10 Alpine Falls
AMT.DUE
144.96
2. 18-200-122
Shirley Norton
12 Spring Creek
367.02
3. 21-261-151
Gartley Grant
990 Fallen Leaf
219.83
4. 22-032-181
Kafco Sales Co
2172 Venice Dr.
303.09
5. 23-221-531 Robert Gier
2300 Eloise Ave.
1261.13
6. 23-241-251
7. 23-241-251
John Carrillo
Kenneth Conklyn
2145 Helen Ave
2139 Helen Ave.
383.47
299.66
8. 23-462-161
Kenneth Corrigan 814 Tata Lane
308.56
9. 23-481-151
Robert Crow
973 Tata Lane
311.24
10. 23-502-461
Paul Hale
804 Clement St.
714.53
11. 23-522-061
A,1 Glass Service 1963 Tucker Ave.
628.57
12. 23-693-041
Angela Beam
717 Wentworth
269.56
13. 23-695-101
James Lane
687 Taylor Way
299.67
14. 23-754-041
Burl Walker
731 Michael Dr.
302.95
15. 23-821-481
Kenneth Takeshita 2347 Sky Meadows
302.95
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Accounts Submitted for Authorization of Disconnection
Proceedings - May 21,1992 Board Meeting
16. 23-821-501
Nobu Matsuda
2355 Sky Meadows
299.66
17. 25-372-351
Ted Avila
3343 Marlette
459.10
18. 25-371-031
Edward Rock
1191 Jobs Peak
347.99
19. 25-433-061
Dolores Russell
2554 Humboldt St.
331.98
20. 26-064-011
James Thomas
3120 Bellevue
378.00
21. 26-104-171
22. 26-125-101
Helen McNie
James Thomas
807 Los Angeles
729 E1 Dorado
535.49
347.99
23. 31-030-251
Delmar Uppendahl 980 Link Rd.
442.51
24. 32-272-031
T. Schlaich
1883 Delta St.
621.48
TOTAL
$ 9,881.39
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