12-15-94 l~'r NUT E S
REGULi~R I~EETING OF THE BOi~D OF D'rRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILTTY DISTRICT
December XS, X994
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met
in a regular session December 15, 1994, 4:00 PM, City Council Chambers,
1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Wallace, Directors Mason, Strohm
Jones, Mosbacher
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Baer, Solbrig, McFarlane, Sharp, Hussmann
R. Johnson, Brown, Swain, Eddy, Hydrick,
Attorney Sare
GUESTS:
Frank DuQuite/City Council, Jennifer
Whitehair/Tahoe Daily Tribune, Danny
Lukins, Mr. McCarthy/Lakeside Park
Association
Shop Steward:
No report.
Staff requested Consent Item 1 be removed
as the situation had been resolved satis-
factorily.
Moved Mosbacher/Second Jones/Passed
Unanimously to approve the Consent Calendar
as amended:
COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE
CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA OR
CONSENT CALENDAR
CONSENT CALENDAR
2)
3)
4)
Authorized staff to enter into new
agreement with AT&T for long distance
phone service;
Approved Syblon-Reid Closeout Agreement
and Release of Claims, and authorized
filing of Notice of Completion with E1
Dorado County for the Stateline Storage
Project - Phase One Sitework;
Authorized staff to enter into a co-
operative agreement with the Tahoe
Resource Conservation District for
Arrowhead Tank Project - Initial En-
vironmental Reconnaissance;
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5)
Accepted John Carollo Engineers pro-
posal and authorized execution of a
Task Order for proposed services for
the Stateline and Arrowhead Tank Pro-
jects - Structural Consulting Services.
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Moved Strohm/Second Jones/Passed
~ to re-elect Duane Wallace to
the office of President of the Board.
ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS
Moved Mosbacher/Second Jones/Passed
Unanimously to re-elect Bob Mason to the
office of Vice President of the Board.
As of this day, the Lakeside Water Company
has been operating with no assistance from
the District. It is their goal to become
totally independent. If it becomes nec-
essary to use the District as backup in the
future, compensation must be considered.
LAKESIDE PARK ASSOCIATION
INTERTIE
Moved Mason/Second Mosbacher/Passed
Unanimously to extend the deadline for
Lakeside Park Association to install a
meter until June 1, 1995. District staff
will provide a recommendation at that
time.
Attorney Sare outlined the events leading
to this new claim regarding the swiss
Chalet and he recommended rejecting the
claim based on the fact that the first
claim was rejected.
GAGNON CLAIM
Moved Wallace/Second Mason/Passed
Unanimously to reject the Gagnon Claim.
Moved Strohm/Second Jones/Passed
Unanimously to approve payment in
the amount of $814,880.14.
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee:
The committee met prior to the Board Meet-
ing. Projects discussed included ERB Pipe-
ling, Dressier-On-Farm Repairs, Paloma Well,
Bakersfield Well, Arrowhead Tank, Boulder
Mountain Booster Station, and Waterlines.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS .
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Executive Committee: The committee met to
discuss Management/Board Insurance, and
Management Salary Negotiations.
Roles/Functions County Water Agency:
Director Strohm reported on the recruit-
ment to fill the vacant General Manager
position for the E1 Dorado County Water
Agency (EDCWA).
A meeting between purveyor managers and
representatives from the EDCWA Board
(Upton and Shultz) has held regarding the
roles and functions of the EDCWA. The
pros and cons of the Tahoe Basin purveyors
continuing association with the EDCWA were
discussed. A meeting of purveyor managers
is scheduled for December 22.
Director Strohm reported on two items:
1) The E1 Dorado County Board of
Supervisors passed a resolution that
money would not be taken from special
districts as a way of balancing budget
shortfalls.
2) E1 Dorado Irrigation District did
not win the bid for the purchase of
Project 184 from PG&E.
Director Mosbacher had two items for
discussion:
1) Expressed concern relating to the
Heavenly/Apollo Plumbing spill and
requested punitive measures be added
to District ordinances.
2) Explained the Geographical Infor-
mation System to the Board and suggested
a demonstration be arranged.
Director Jones had two items for
discussion:
1) ACWA will be sending official
acceptance for him to serve on the
Water Quality Committee. He will then
serve on the Arsenic Sub-Committee.
2) Confirmed with the Finance officer
that the District's investment policy
was safe and conservative.
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER AD HOC
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
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Manager:
STAFF REPORTS
Manager Baer reported on two items:
1) He, along with Director Strohm,
attended a meeting of the Tahoe Transpor-
tation Coalition. A presentation was made
to introduce exciting, hi-tech transporta-
tion alternatives. Proponents will meet
the first week in January to continue
discussions.
2) The topic of discussion for the
January 17 meeting of the Employee
Communications Committee will be "What
is the District - Government or Business?"
The Board is invited to attend.
Assistant Manager/Engineer:
Richard Solbrig reported on the neighbor-
hood meetings conducted for Paloma Well,
Bakersfield Well, and Arrowhead Tank pro-
jects. He has also been scheduling
meetings with department crews, staff,
CSLT, and Chamber of Commerce regarding
upcoming projects coordination.
Attorney:
Attorney Sare reported on two items:
1) The draft Future Facility Plan EIR/EIS is
nearing completion and is proving to be
an excellent document.
2) His firm recovered costs for defending
against the Bottini lawsuit.
5:45 PM
ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE
SESSION
6:10 PM
RECONVENE TO REGULAR BOARD
MEETING
ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION
It was the consensus of the Board to
direct staff to continue with property
negotiations.
ARROWHEAD TANK REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS
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6:11 PM
6:25 PM
ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE
SESSION
RECONVENE TO REGULAR BOARD
MEETING
ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION
It was the consensus of the Board to
proceed with rejection of claim.
6:30 PM
7:00 PM
GAGNON VS. STPUD,
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ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE
SESSION
RECONVENE TO REGULAR BOARD
MEETING
ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION
It was the consensus of the Board to
continue with negotiations.
7:05 PM
MANAGEMENT CONTRACT (MOU)
ADJOURNMENT
Duane Wallace, President of Board
South Tahoe Public Utility District
ATTEST:
Kathy Sh~, Clerk of/Board/Executive Secretary
South Tah-6e Public Utility District
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BOARD MEETING
GUEST SIGN-IN SHEET
COMPLETION OF THIS INFORMATION IS VOLUNTARY, NOT MANDATORY,
AND IS NOT A PRECONDITION FOR ATTENDANCE,
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT.
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