01-02-92 MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
JANUARY 2, 1992
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in
a regular session January 2, 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, Mamath, Gilbert, Miller,
Taylor, Reed, Brown, Hydrick, Swain,
Eddy, Johnson, Bird, Attorney Sare
GUESTS:
Brian Taylor/Tahoe Daily Tribune,
Barney Mosbacher, Nat Sinclair,
Ty Baldwin, Barbara Wallace, Rhonda
Garton, Keith Klein/City Council,
Steve Teshara
No audience comments.
Shop Steward - No report.
COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE
Consent Items 2 and 5 were moved to:
CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR
ACTION/DISCUSSION.
CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA OR CONSENT
CALENDAR
Moved Onysko/Second Wallace/Passed
Unanimously to approve the Consent
Calendar as amended:
CONSENT CALENDAR
1)
Approved Regular Board Meeting
Minutes of December 5, 1991; and
Special Board Meeting Minutes of
December 16, 1991.
3)
Approved Geraghty & Miller, Inc.
Task Order No. 2 in the amount of
$4,4776.00/Sludge Deposits at Plant.
4)
Approved Thomas Haen Contract Change
Order No. 3 in the amount of $9,646
and time extension of 49 calendar
days/Gardner Mt. VOC Treatment System.
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CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR ACTION/DISCUSSION
Moved Mosbacher/Second Mason/Onysko
Voted No/Passed to send TRPA a
revised letter to include mention
of an extension of the October 15th
grading deadline for projects and
to send copies of the letter to the
various agencies, counties, TBAG,
and sewer/water districts around
the lake and the State (CA and NV)
legislators and Attorney Generals,
plus anyone else the General Manager
deemed appropriate.
TRPA IMPACT ON DISTRICT PROJECTS
(Consent Item No. 1)
Director Onysko left the dais due to
a conflict of interest.
Chairman Pierini questioned staff on the
cost of the report and the information
contained in the report. Solbrig stated
the main purpose of the report was to
verify (by a registered hydro-geologist)
staff conclusions regarding test wells,
production wells and the most desirable
drilling sites.
NEW WATER SUPPLY
(Consent Item No. 5)
Moved Mason/Second Mosbacher/Onysko
Did Not Vote/Passed to accept the
report prepared by Hydro-Search, Inc.
on New Water Supply.
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Presented by Rick Hydrick.
Moved Mason/Second Mosbacher/Passed
Unanimously to authorize staff to
enter into negotiations with other
agencies (including the Conservancy)
or private owners for right-of-entry
and/or possible purchase of a lot in
the Highland Woods area; and invest-
igate a possible U.S.F.S. Special Use
Permit for a lot on Sacramento Street
in the A1 Tahoe subdivision.
Presented by Manager Baer who dis-
cussed the goals for the initial
Workshop meeting on this subject.
Moved Mosbacher/Second Mason/Passed
Unanimously to set Monday, January 13,
1992 @ 2:00 PM for a Workshop meeting.
NEW WATER SUPPLY
SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT
COMPLIANCE
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Presented by Chairman Pierini.
BOARD RETREAT
Moved Mason/Second Wallace/Onysko
Voted No/Passed to have a Board
Retreat on Saturday, February 1, 1992
at 9:30 AM, (location to be
determined).
Presented by Attorney Sare who re-
viewed the possible negative effects,
but felt all-in-all it was a "wash".
STATE PARKS AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
AND RESTATEMENT/RESOLUTION 2557
Director Mason questioned the wording
in the Amendment, Page 3, Item
5/area definition using Hwy 50 and
Hwy 89. Sare suggested to change
the area definition to include the
entire service area.
Nat Sinclair questioned who would pay
the costs for changing the sewer lines
(Paragraph 13) which referred to
(State) "availability of funds."
Moved Mason/Second Wallace/Passed
Unanimously to adopt Resolution No.
2557 (which included the Agreement
Amendment and Restatement) subject
to two changes as given to counsel
(Amendment, Page 3, Item 5: change
area definition to include the
entire service area; Page 6, Item
13: delete portion of first sentence
starting "Subject" and ending
"purpose,").
Presented by Attorney Sate who reported SIERRA HOUSE TANK
he had met with Mr. Van Sickle and his
attorney regarding the allegations out-
lined in their 12/23/91 letter and
reviewed the problem as outlined. He
asked for direction from the Board to:
(1) either ignore the letter, or
(2) research the allegations in the
letter and report back to the Board
with their findings.
Moved Mosbacher/Second Mason/Onysko
Voted No/Passed to notify Mr. Van
Sickle that District staff has been
instructed to investigate the
allegations; and have staff invest-
igate, in-house, the allegations and
report back to the Board with their
findings.
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Moved Onysko to rescind the adoption
of the Personnel Policy Manual.
PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL
Motion died for lack of a Second.
Moved Mason/Second Mosbacher/Passed
Unanimously to approve payment in the
amount of $440,446.24.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
Director Mosbacher commended Ross
Johnson on the color report he had
prepared. She also questioned Manager
Baer regarding an item on the Lahontan
Agenda (list of Lahontan funded
projects) and asked if the District
had projects on the list. Assistant
Manager Solbrig said, "Yes."
BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS
Chairman Pierini named the Board
Committee assignments as follows:
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
Finance - Wallace/Pierini
Operations - Mason/Onysko
Planning - Mosbacher/Wallace
Public Info. - Mosbacher/Onysko
Government - Mason/Pierini
Manager:
Manager Baer reported on three sewage
spills experienced by the District
within the last 2 weeks and mentioned
the 1992/93 budget for root removal
chemicals would be increased to help
alleviate future spills caused by roots.
STAFF REPORTS
Past Meetings
12/19/91 - Regular Board Meeting
Attorney:
Attorney Sare distributed his monthly
report.
1/13/92 - 4:00 PM - Special Board Mtg.
1/16-18 - - CASA
2/06/92 - 4:00 PM - Regular Board Mtg.
NOTICE OF FUTURE MEETINGS
5:43 PM
ADJOURNMENT
ATTEST:
LOU PIERINI, CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
PAT A. MAMATH, CLERK OF BOARD
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
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