03-18-93 MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAROE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
M~RCH 18, 1993
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in
a regular session March 18, 1993, 4:00 PM, City Council Chambers, 1900
Lake Tahoe Boulevard.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Chairman Pierini, Directors Mason,
Onysko, Wallace, Mosbacher.
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Baer, Solbrig, McFarlane, Mamath, Noble,
Hrbacek, Hussmann, Johnson, Hydrick,
Thiel, Garcia, Twomey, Rieger, Schrempp,
Brown, Eddy, Sharp, Hoggatt, and
Attorney Sare.
GUESTS:
Brian Taylor/Tahoe Daily Tribune,
Frank DuQuite/City Council, Steve
Shaffer, Guy Lease, Jim Jones, Chris
Strohm, Bill Gordon/Barton Hospital
CEO and Dena Schwarte representing
Barton Hospital.
Shop Steward
No report.
Director Mason requested Consent
Item I/Regular Board Meeting Minutes:
February 4, 1993 be brought forward for
discussion.
Moved Onysko/Second Wallace/Passed
Unanimously to approve the Consent
Calendar as amended:
COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE
CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA OR
CONSENT CALENDAR
CONSENT CALENDAR
2)
Authorized staff to implement two-
week disconnection procedures for
delinquent sewer/water accounts
listed on Attachment 1. (Attachment
1 becomes a part of these minutes by
reference herein.);
3)
Authorized staff to advertise for bids
to lease the District's Alpine County
property for grazing purposes for a
3-year term;
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4)
Authorized staff to exercise an add-
itional one-year extension option to
the June 21, 1991 contract with
Perry-Smith & Co for the 1992/93
annual audit services;
CONSENT CALENDAR
(continued)
5)
Authorized General Manager to par-
ticipate in legislation and other
activities to oppose the State's
taking of District property tax
revenue.
CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR ACTION/DISCUSSION
Director Mason directed questions to
staff regarding the February 4, 1993
Regular Board Meeting Minutes. Page 1,
Consent Item 3: the adopted travel
reimbursement policy as the current
standard mileage rate established by
the Internal Revenue Service.
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
MINUTES: FEBRUARY 4, 1993
(Consent Item 1)
Moved Mason/Second Wallace/Passed
Unanimously to approve the correction to
the 2/4/93 Regular Board Meeting Minutes.
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Diane Noble gave a status report on the
remaining "public service sewer units"
and the upcoming community projects the
District hopes to be able to serve. The
report included the anticipated needs
(sewer units) of the Community College,
the Unified School District, the city
of So. Lake Tahoe, and E1 Dorado County.
No Board Action.
Dena Schwarte representing Barton Hospital
outlined the reasons why Barton staff felt
the Board should authorize a variance to
Ordinance 359 for the hospital. Bill
Gordon/CEO of Barton added to her comments
and asked District staff to disregard the
calculations submitted by the hospital's
consultant representing their sewer unit
needs. He felt his consultant's calcula-
tions were inaccurate.
Diane Noble explained the calculations staff
had used to arrive at the Hospital's sewer
unit count/needs as perceived by staff.
Attorney Sare explained the District's
history of sewer unit and connection calc-
ulations and why we are mandated by EPA and
other Agencies to use this method.
PUBLIC SERVICE WILL-SERVE
COMMITMENTS: STAFF REPORT
BARTON HOSPITAL EXPANSION
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Moved Onysko to authorize a variance to
Ordinance 359 for the Barton Hospital
expansion.
Motion Died for lack of a Second.
Moved Wallace/Second Mosbacher/Passed
Unanimously to authorize a sewer and
water Will-Serve letter to accommodate
the Barton Memorial Hospital expansion
project.
Presented by Diane Noble.
Moved Mason/Second Mosbacher/Passed
Unanimously to authorize a Will-Serve
letter to accommodate the Lake Tahoe
Unified School District Middle School
and High School for water service for
this expansion project.
Presented by Diane Noble.
Moved Onysko/Second Mason/Passed
Unanimously to authorize a Will-Serve
letter to accommodate ten additional
commercial sewer units for the Fallen
Leaf Lake Associates tourist accom-
modation project.
Presented by Rick Hydrick.
Moved Mason/Second Wallace/Passed
Unanimou_m~ to authorize the purchase of
two future test/production well sites for
a cost not to exceed $23,000 ($11,500
each), plus additional closing costs.
Presented by Richard Solbrig.
Director Mason questioned the choice of
a propane engine as opposed to a diesel
engine. Solbrig outlined the facts
considered by staff prior to their decision
to use a propane engine at the well site.
Moved Onysko/Second Mason/Passed
Unanimously to authorize the award of the
construction contract to low bidder,
Resource Development Company, Inc., in
the amount of $337,800.
Presented by Steve Onysko.
Moved Onysko/Second Wallace/Onysko voted
Yes/Mason, Mosbacher, Pierini, Wallace
Voted No/Motion Defeated to authorize
hiring two college students to assist
with 1993 summer engineering projects.
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BARTON HOSPITAL EXPANSION
(continued)
LAKE TAHOE UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT MIDDLE SCHOOL AND
HIGH SCHOOL EXPANSION:
WATER SERVICE
FALLEN LEAF LAKE ASSOC-
IATES: TOURIST ACCOMMODA-
TION SEWER SERVICE
FUTURE TEST/PRODUCTION
WELL SITES: PURCHASE
AL TAHOE WELL NO. 2
SUMMER HELP
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Moved Wallace/Second Mason/Passed
Unanimously to approved the Payment of
Claims in the amount of $362,395.21.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
Director Wallace reported the Finance
Committee had met regarding District
budgets; investigation of the interest
being charged to the District by the
State on a loan received under the
Safe Drinking Water Bond Law.
BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Director Wallace reported the Planning
Committee had met regarding staff
efforts to accommodate future develop-
ment and servicing future community
needs.
Director Mason reported the Operations
Committee had met prior to the Board
meeting.
Director Mosbacher reported she and Rick
Hydrick had attended the E1 Dorado
County Water Agency meeting. She and
Hydrick reported on the details discussed
at the meeting.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
General Manaqer:
Manager Baer reported on 2 items:
1) The District is one of three finalists
for the C.W.P.C.A. Plant of the Year Award.
An inspection of the District was held on
March 16 by the judging committee;
2) The application for additional funding
from the E1 Dorado County Water Agency has
been completed.
STAFF REPORTS
Past Meetinqs/Events
3/05/93 - League & A.G.: Public Service
Projects
3/11/93 - E1 Dorado County Supervisor
Bradley: Tour of District Facilities
3/15/93 - County Water Agency Board Meeting
3/18/93 - SWRCB Board Meeting: Request for
Additional Funding
Customer Service Manager
Diane Noble reported on the status of the
Ski Run sewage spill and future District
plans to avoid a similar incident.
Manager Baer noted a full report would be
prepared by staff for Lahontan; a copy
will be given to the Board.
Director Wallace commended staff for the
prompt action taken to remedy this situa-
tion.
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Assistant Manaqer
Richard Solbrig asked for Board comments
on the short letter report prepared by
John Carollo Engineers/Bartle Wells on
the Export System. He noted he had
received comments from Directors Onysko
and Pierini.
Attorney
Attorney Sare reported on 3 items:
1) Attended the State Water Resource
Control Board meeting. Request for
additional grant funding has been continued
for sixty-days;
2) Alta Pacific claim has been settled for
$168,000;
3) Attended a meeting with the League/A.G.
regarding public service loan criteria.
3/25/93 -
4/01/93 -
4/01 93 -
3:00 PM - League & A.G.:
Remitted Capacity
2:00 PM - Budget Workshop
4:00 PM - Regular Board Mtg.
6:20 PM
6:25 PM
NOTICE OF FUTURE MEETINGS..
MEETING BREAK
ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE
SESSION
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(b) (1)/HDR
CLAIM; EL DOB~DO CO. WATER
AGENCY; AND MULTI-COUNTY
AGENCY ISSUE
6:45 PM
ADJOURNMENT
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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Attachment 1
March 18, 1993
ACCOUNTS SUBMITTED FOR AUTHORIZATION
OF DISCONNECTION PROCEEDINGS
MARCH 18t 1993
ITEM ACCT. # NAME SERV. ADDRESS
.... -~-~2~--!~'-!'-~-8-! ......... e=_atinz Los Tres ___ 765 Emerald Bay
AMT.DUE
2. 23-191-181 Robert Berry 921 Emerald Bay 262.84
-3~ .... 22-2!!-d!! -- Stcphcn--~2e!--iv=-'_~ 2!~7 Lake Tahoe _~! 723_38~
4. 23-442-261
Thomas Finn
1911 Thirteenth St. 210.41
5. 23-502-111 Xochi Hughes 756 Clement St. 213.69
175.18.
7. 23-742-041 Stephen Rapkin 2275 Wyoming Ave. 193.32
8. 25-313-051 Wayne Carlson
2801 Hank Monk Ave.
210.66
9. 25-831-111 John Shanahan 3539 Victor St. 288.90
10. 25-392-081 Omar Llorente 3431 Janet Dr. 195.96
11. 25-483-161 Joseph Alexander 1658 Glenwood Way 197.58
12. 25-842-101
Gloria Marsden
1878 Koyukon Dr.
236.03
13. 26-064-041 John Marcovich 738 Alameda Ave. 205.46
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17. 30-353-121
Gerald Olazabal
3744 Regina Rd.
298.68
92~-. o~
19. .3!-25~-07!
20. 32-142-091
MGC Apartments
1150 Bonanza Ave.
625.08
21. 32-152-131
David Cameron
1254 Bonanza Ave.
434.43
22. 32-191-111
23. 33-372-191
Jerome Sullivan
Thomas Mathis
1101 Emerald Bay
526 Cochise Cir.
275.71
202.95
24. 33-811-011 Jill Kent 1199 Nottaway Dr. 168.73
· 34-291-201
26. 34-294-051
27. 34-416-011
Mark Kesterson
William Halstead
Robert Grant
2008 Arrowhead Ave.
1951 Arrowhead Ave.
638 Cochise Cir.
206.74
330.95
231.28
28. 34-692-151
Janell Castles
1576 Miztec St.
223.83
30. 34-792-091
Timothy Johnson
1063 San Diego Ave. 261.35
31. 35z193-071
Phillip Freeman
1032 Shakori Dr.
249.11
32. 36-612-0i~ William Spencer 958 Han St. 172.08~
33. 81-103-031
34. 3!-290-2~0!
Harry Dirks
1721 Crystal Air
185.58
q=a3~u;%~?~1 .... Z ~ .... OX . 632 . 37'
TOTAL $11,343.42
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