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02-20-92MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT FEBRUARY 20, 1992 The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session February 20, 1992, 4:00 PM, city Council Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Directors Mason, Mosbacher, Onysko Wallace, Chairman Pierini arrived at 5:35 PM ROLL CALL STAFF: Baer, Solbrig, Mamath, Taylor, Clark, Hussmann, Gilbert, B. Eppler, Rudokas, Hydrick, Brown, Miller, Swain, Imboff, Johnson, Garcia, Rieger, Attorney Sare GUESTS: Brian Taylor/Tahoe Daily Tribune, Ty Baldwin, Keith Klein/City Council, Christian Podsiadlo/Lorraine Bakery Christian Podsiadlo/Lorraine Bakery stated he had a retail bakery and show- room for wedding cakes, etc., but served no hot meals or lunches--only coffee. He stated he had added tables so customers would have a place to sit while selecting wedding cakes, etc. and objected to the "restaurant" class- ification. REQUEST TO APPEAR BEFORE BOARD Bob Eppler stated all businesses such as his (with tables) were classified as "restaurant" according to the Ordinance and the only way to avoid it was to remove the seating and tables. Director Onysko asked Attorney Sare to look into options to resolve the issue for the next Board meeting. Attorney Sare advised Mr. Podsiadlo to have the property owner present at the March 5th Board meeting. None. COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE Shop Steward: No Report. Employee of the Year Manager Baer introduced Jim Clark as the 1991 employee of the year. ST055176 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - FEBRUARY 20, 1992 PAGE - 2 Staff requested Consent Item 2 be de- ferred to a future meeting. CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA OR CONSENT CALENDAR Moved Mosbacher/Second Mason/Pierini Absent/Passed to table Consent Item 2. Moved Mason/Second Mosbacher/Pierini Absent/Passed to approve Consent Calendar as amended: CONSENT CALENDAR 1) Authorized staff to implement two- week sewer and/or water disconnec- tion procedures for delinquent accounts on the list shown as Attachment 1. Attachment 1 becomes a part of these minutes by reference herein. 3) Set times, dates and place for 1992/93 F.Y. budget Public Hearings. ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION Presented by Mary Rudokas who re- EMERGENCY POWER AND STORAGE sponded to questions from Board members FACILITIES regarding the need for the environmental documents in the event the District does not go forward with this particular project. She felt the EIR/EIS process was necessary to have complete latitude to accommodate the allocations within the basin. Moved Mason/Second Onysko/Pierini Absent Passed to increase the project budget by $19,700 to cover increased scope of work by amending Carollo Task Order 20. Director Onysko felt the item should be for any non-profit/IRS registered bone marrow program. Nancy Hussmann said her understanding from Board direction at the last meeting was to investigate the particular drive (Heart of America) presently being conducted in So. Lake Tahoe. HEART OF AMERICA BONE MARROW REGISTRY PROGRAM Nancy Hussmann presented her recommen- dations for language and procedures to be followed if the Board chose to adopt the Heart of America Bone Registry program. She noted her presentation did not necessarily lend support or non-support for the program for the District. She felt it would not be appropriate to expand employee medical benefits, because she was looking at it as a one-time disbursement of funds to ST055177 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - FEBRUARY 20, 1992 PAGE - 3 pay for the cost of the testing. Moved Onysko/Second Wallace to approve an in-house program by which the District will reimburse employees and their spouses up to $30 (maximum one-time expenditure per employee of $60: $30/employee, $30/spouse) should they elect to register with an IRS tax exempt, approved Bone Marrow Registry program. HEART OF AMERICA BONE MARROW REGISTRY PROGRAM (continued) Director Mosbacher called for the question. Moved Onysko/Second Wallace to with- draw the Motion. Moved Onsyko/Second Wallace/Mason, Mosbacher Voted No/Pierini Absent to trail this item to the end of the Action Calendar. Motion Failed. Attorney Sare advised the Board Clerk that there was no action on this item and the Board would move ahead to the next item: Public Hearing. See separate minutes for the Public Hearing. Chairman Pierini arrived during the Public Hearing portion of the meeting. PUBLIC HEARING: FALLEN LEAF LAKE LOW WATER USE PLUMBING FIXTURES ORDINANCE Moved Onysko/Second Wallace/Mason, Mosbacher Voted No/Passed to revisit Action Item No. 2. HEART OF AMERICA BONE MARROW REGISTRY PROGRAM (revisited) Discussion ensued regarding the pros and cons of offering this option as an employee benefit and spending District funds for items which some Board members felt fell under a "charitable" classification. Moved Onysko/Second Wallace/Mason, Mosbacher Voted No/Passed to immediately institute a policy of reimbursement of up to $30 for employee and spouse, for a net indebtedness of $60, (a one-time ex- penditure) to those employees who choose to register with an IRS approved tax- exempt Bone Marrow Registry. ST055178 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - FEBRUARY 20, 1992 PAGE - 4 Presented by Richard Solbrig. AL TAHOE WELL REPLACEMENT Moved Wallace/Second Mason/Passed Unanimously to A) authorize filing CEQA Notice of Exemption with E1 Dorado County Clerk and Office of Planning & Research; B) Authorized staff to advertise for bids for one pro- duction well at the A1 Tahoe Well site. Presented by Attorney Sare. Moved Mason/Second Mosbacher/Passed Unanimously to authorize staff to file a Notice of Exemption. STATE MANDATED WATER METER ORDINANCE Moved Mason/Second Mosbacher/Passed Unanimously to enact Ordinance No. 441. Moved Wallace/Second Mason/Onysko Abstained/Passed to authorize payment in the amount of $485,839.74 PAYMENT OF CLAIMS Director Wallace reported the Finance Committee had met with members of the Management representatives to discuss the format of a Salary Survey. BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS Director Mosbacher gave a brief report on the progress of the Public Info. Committee. Director Mason reported the Government Committee had made plans to travel to Alpine County to introduce themselves to the principals there. Director Mosbacher asked about 2 items: BOARD MEMBER REPORTS 1) E1 Dorado County Water Agency's deadline for Grant requests: 2/28/92; 2) District response to Mary Lou Baisley's letter of 2/1/92; Director Mosbacher reported on 2 meetings she had attended: 1) EDWPA - Carl Lischeske/Calif. Dept of Health Services told her the State of California is not going to enforce the EPA lead regulations (for potable water). He also disagreed with the EPA Radon Rule. She said ST055179 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - FEBRUARY 20, 1992 the greatest focus of the meeting was the California Governor's raid on Special District funds. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS (continued) 2) City Council Meeting - She learned of a request to change apartments into Condos which could result in sewer units being reverted back to the District. She suggested this matter be investi- gated by staff. Director Pierini reported he had talked to Laurel Ames/League to Save Lake Tahoe and said she supported ULF fixtures. Manaqer: Manager Baer reported on his meeting with Bill Krauss, Senator Tim Leslie's Aid, to discuss (1) Property Tax Transfer Funds and his (Krauss') mention of possible exemptions to it; (2) the Safe Drinking Water Act and its impacts re Radon limits; (3) Clean Water Act Reauthorization (Basin-Wide Grant) and Senator Leslie's support of same. STAFF REPORTS Manager Baer also discussed information he had received at CASA re public works grants. Past Meetinqs 2/07/92 - EDWPA @ SLT 2/10/92 - HDR Claim Mediation 2/10/92 - Special Board Mtg./EXECUTIVE SESSION 2/11/92 - Special Board Mtg./EXECUTIVE SESSION - CANCELED 2/18/92 - TBAG @ Council Chambers 2/19/92 - Basin Wide Grant @ Tahoe City PUD Attorney: Attorney Sare discussed the Clean Water Grant Reauthorization Act (Basin-Wide Grant). He stated it was not "dead" and explained the concerns of the Nevada people regarding the Grant. Director Onysko questioned Attorney Sare about the Conflict of Interest form he had received from the Purchasing Agent. He felt the conclusions of the memo seemed to be contrary to the Public Utilities Code. It was his understand- ing that just because a Director had business with a client, it did not pre- clude the District from dealing with PAGE - 5 ST055180 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - FEBRUARY 20, 1992 PAGE that client; it precluded the individual Director from choosing that client or vendor. He requested Attorney Sare review the matter. STAFF REPORTS (continued) 2/24/92 - 12:30 PM - Landscape Ordin- ance Workshop 3/05/92 - 4:00 PM - Regular Board Mtg. NOTICE OF FUTURE MEETINGS 8:02 PM ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9. (B) (1)/HDR CLAIM. 8:30 PM None 8:30 PM RECONVENE TO REGULAR SESSION ACTION TAKEN ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURNMENT I~ PIERIN~; CHA~iAN OF BOARD SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT PA . MAMATH, CLERK OF BOARD SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ST055181 February 20, 1992 Board Meeting Minutes Attachment ! ACCOUNTS SUBMITTED FOR AUTHORIZATION OF DISCONNECTION PROCEEDINGS ITEM ACCT. 1. 23-561-161 2. 23-582-041 3. 23-654-041 4. 23-684-021 5. 23-732-181 6. 23-735-071 7. 23-741-041 8. 23-771-271 ACCOUNTS SUBMITTED FOR AUTHORIZATION OF DISCONNECTION PROCEEDINGS FEBRUARY 20, 1992 NAME Richard Evans Grant Amthor Bruce Hill Vera Lupe Anna Powers Wanda Mueller Emil Pedersen SERV. ADDRESS 715 Patricia Ln 904 Patricia Ln 790 Anita Dr 934 Linda Ave. 2343 California Ave 865 Michael Dr 2275 Idaho Ave. Lisandro Camenero 935 So. Shore Dr. 9. 25-733-151 Bruce Greene 10. 25-755-111 11. 26-107-011 12. 26-252-121 13. 26-243-161 14. 26-252-131 15. 26-251-141 1835 High Meadows Joseph Delall 1956 High Meadows Robin Dakan 3030 Fresno Stephen Denzler 969 Cave Rock Robert Caudilla G.R. Amundson Thomas Archibald 941 Gold Tip 961 Cave Rock Ave. 953 Star Lake Ave. AMT.DUE 370.84 289.92 368.70 381.08 431.38 431.38 348.13 216.44 351.30 436.33 308.06 375.85 363.97 363.97 389.50 ST055182 Page - 2 - Accounts Submitted for Authorization of Disconnection Proceedings - February 20 1992 Board Meeting 16. 27-074-231 Gary Berner 3713 Paradise Ave. 584.22 17. 27-076-281 Richard Gregg 3742 Paradise Ave. 589.67 18. 27-101-321 R.E. Dix 1045 Ham Ln 514.10 19. 27-135-021 Artie Gordon 1113 Ski Run Blvd. 331.22 20. 27-144-101 Thomas Greven 1121 Wildwood Ave 354.67 21. 29-041-031 Franklin Moore 4147 Manzanita Ave. 483.21 22. 29-052-171 Glenn Lee 4074 Manzanita Ave. 363.97 23. 29-161-261 Luis Reyes 3823 Pentagon Rd 584.22 24. 29-161-271 Luis Reyes 3819 Pentagon Rd 444.62 25. 30-362-171 Niels Christiansen 1425 June Ave. 310.87 26. 32-276-011 Alvin Walden 1077 Dedi Ave 439.79 27. 32-278-251 Dennis Beliveau 1172 Dedi Ave 302.46 28. 32-278-271 Paul Love 1124 Dedi Ave 302.46 29. 32-282-101 Kirby Lee 1223 Margaret Ave. 434.18 30. 33-492-201 Douglas Middleton 741 Little Bear Ln 384.74 TOTAL TO BOARD $11851.25 ST055183 Date: BOARD MEETING GUEST SIGN-IN SHEET: (please print) PHONE NUI,IBER: NAME: ADDRESS: NOTE: COMPLETION OF THE ABOVE INFOR~ATION IS VOLUNTARY AND NOT A PRECONDITION FOR ATTENDANCE. ST055~84