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09-16-93MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SOUTH T~HOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT SEPTEMBER 16, 1993 The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session at 4:00 PM on September 16, 1993, city Council Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: President Pierini, Directors Wallace, Mosbacher; Director Mason/Absent due to illness. President Pierini read aloud a resig- nation letter from Director Onysko. Attorney Sare stated the seat was con- sidered vacant as of this date (9/16/93) and would remain vacant until the November, 1993 election in accordance with the Government Code. STAFF: Baer, Solbrig, McFarlane, Mamath, Garcia, Hussmann, Brown, Johnson, Noble, Hydrick, Eddy, Hoggatt, Swain, Attorney Sare GUESTS: Frank Du Quite/City Council, Jeff De Long/Tahoe Daily Tribune, Daniel & Joan Mahoney, Chris Strohm, Bob Hedley, Jim Jones, Ty Baldwin, Reed Schmidt/Bartle Wells Associates, John Hulin/Lakeside Park Association, Tom Perry-Smith & Tina Treis/Perry-Smith & Co., CPA's, Jack Burnam & Bob Gillette/Carollo Engineers Daniel & Joan Mahoney appeared before the Board to protest the sewer assessment for two small cabins on their property in the Stateline zone. They asked for relief from the present rate structure. The Board was unable to give the Mahoney's relief from their sewer assessment due to the present laws regarding the same fee structure for all customers. No Board Action. ROLL CALL REQUEST TO APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD ST055656 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 16, 1993 PAGE Tina Treis/Partner, Perry-Smith & Co., CPA's gave a review of the recently completed audit of the District's 1992/93 finances and the accompanying Management Letter. Tom Perry-Smith commented on the audit process, as a whole. COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE Shop Steward No Report. Staff requested Consent Item 2 be deleted. Director Mosbacher requested a correction to the 8/19/93 minutes (Consent Item 1). Staff also requested Action Item VII.(5) be moved to Action Item VII. (lA) and Item VII.(1) changed to VII.(1B). CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA OR CONSENT CALENDAR Moved Mosbacher/Second Wallace/Mason Absent/Passed to accept the Agenda with the change to move Item VII.(5) to Item (iA) and Item (1) becoming Item (lB). Moved Mosbacher/Second Wallace/Mason Absent/Passed to approve the Consent Calendar with the correction to the minutes noted by Director Mosbacher: CONSENT CALENDAR 1) Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes: August 19, 1993 (with correction); and September 2, 1993. ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION John Hulin representing the Lakeside Park Association was present at the meeting. After discussing the content of the proposed letter, the Board con- curred to defer this item until the next Board meeting to allow staff time to amend the letter. No Board Action. Jack Burnam & Bob Gillette/Carollo Engineers presented their findings and recommendations of the cursory evaluation of the export system alternatives. Reed Schmidt/Bartle Wells presented the econ- omic evaluation of the alternatives. Director Wallace reported the Operations Committee had reviewed the alternatives in detail and recommended going for- ward with the Consultant's recommended alternative. LAKESIDE PARK ASSOCIATION EXPORT SYSTEM ALTERNATIVES ST055657 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 16, 1993 PAGE - 3 Moved Mosbacher/Second Wallace/Mason Absent/Passed to approve the Consultant's (Carollo Engineers) findings and direct staff to move forward on the force main alternatives. EXPORT SYSTEM ALTERNATIVES (continued) Director Wallace reported on the meeting he had attended (which also included District staff) and the mitigation measures discussed. Attorney Sare elaborated on the mitigation measures as they related to plant capacity and his discussion with Dan Siegel/Deputy Attorney General. GOOD FAITH MEET & CONFER MEETINGS WITH REPRESENT- ATIVES FROM THE LEAGUE TO SAVE LAKE TAHOE AND THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE: 0.2 MGD EXPANSION Bob Hedley, representing the So. Lake Tahoe Board of Realtors, told the Board he felt it was the District's respon- sibility to provide sewer capacity for the TRPA building allocations. Director Pierini expressed concerns for the high cost to rate payers (present and/or future) for the mitigation measures necessary for future sewer permits. Attorney Sare recommended the Board direct staff to continue negotiations in good faith with the League & A.G. to pursue the 1994 building season and either go with the ERB o__r investigate alternatives, which, he warned, could slow down the process. Board members discussed alternatives which they felt were better solutions to the initial problem: avoiding another wastewater spill. It was the consensus of the Board to have the staff continue negotiations with the League, A.G. and T.R.P.A. regarding the 1994 building season and to have this on the next Board agenda. No Board Action. Moved Wallace/Second Mosbacher/Mason Absent/Passed to authorize staff to enter into negotiations with: A) Harland Bartholomew for Environmental Consulting; and B) John Carollo Engineers for preparation of design. Moved Wallace/Second Mosbacher/Mason Absent/Passed to approve SHB Agra Task Order No. 3 in the amount of $10,800. EMERGENCY PUMPING CAPACITY TO EXISTING ERB STATELINE STORAGE PROJECT ST055658 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 16, 1993 PAGE - 4 Moved Wallace/Second Mosbacher/Mason Absent/Passed to approve an additional $20,000 for water line relocation by GB Construction. EL DORADO COUNTY PROJECT: APACHE EROSION CONTROL Moved Wallace/Second Mosbacher/Mason Absent/Passed to approve payment in the amount of $593,523.33. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS 6:43 PM (Director Pierini had to leave the meeting due to a prior commitment; he stated he would return in one-half hour.) MEETING BREAK 7:30 PM MEETING RESUMED Director Mosbacher commented: 1) She was pleased with the Perry-Smith audit report; 2) She disagreed with Director Mason's suggestion (at the last Board meeting) for Board members to call staff with questions about Agenda items prior to the Board meetings; she felt the questions should be asked in public. 3) She hoped the Board would have additional meetings with all District employees ...... like the previous budget meetings. BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS AND BOARD MEMBER REPORTS Director Wallace reported the Chamber of Commerce (at the District's request) sent a letter of support for AB 1224 to the Governor. General Manager STAFF REPORTS Manager Baer reported on 6 items and noted the Past Meetings: 1) Two Employee Suggestions: (both from T.O.) re water turn-off and turn-on policy. Baer felt the suggestions should be in- cluded when the Ordinance was rewritten; 2) Kerry Miller, Don Radford, he and Diane Noble would meet to discuss the City/STPUD water use agreement; 3) District planned to suspend the Stage 2 water restriction requirements; 4) Correspondence he had received from Alliance for Radon Reduction (of which we are a member). 5) AB 1224 - Bill which exempts Lake Tahoe agencies from the State taking of property taxes .... community has been very supportive. ST055659 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 16, 1993 PAGE - 5 6) Ken Schroeder is looking at a gen- erator for the Luther Pass Pump Station for use at peak turn-on times and other possible advantages. STAFF REPORTS (continued) Past Meetings/Events 9/03/93 - League/A.G./STPUD Reps: Future Connections 9/09/93 - Lahontan: Basin Plan Update 9/13/93 - League/A.G./STPUD Reps: Future Connections Attorney Attorney Sare reported the multicounty status had been delayed because the County has no maps of the area; the County has requested APN numbers from the District. A date for the first part of October is being pursued for a meeting with EPA, Region IX in San Francisco for the grant appeal. 9/20/93 - 10:00 AM - E1 Dorado Co. Water Agency Board Mtg. 9/21/93 - - City Council Mtg. re Council Chamber Use Rates 9/23/93 - 8:00 AM - Mgmt. Salary Survey Committee & Consultant 9/28/93 - 9:00 AM - STPUD vs E1 Dorado Co. Water Agency Court Date 10/7/93 - 4:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting NOTICE OF FUTURE MEETINGS 8:00 PM ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b) (1)/El- Dorado County Water Agency; Melvin Schwake, Jr.; Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6(a)/Employee Discipline Problem 8:25 PM ATTEST: ADJOURNMENT LOU PIERINI, CHAIRMAN OF BOARD SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT · , CLERK OF BOARD SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ST055660 Date: BOARD MEETING PHONE NUI~IBER: GUEST SIGN-IN SHEET: (please print) NAME: ADDRESS: NOTE: COMPLETION OF THE ABOVE INFO~TION IS VOLUNTARY AND NOT A PRECONDITION FOR ATTENDANCE.