01-05-95MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
January 5, 1995
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met
in a regular session January 5, 1995, 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, Hydrick,
Noble, Eddy, Regan, Hussmann, Brown, Gwinn,
Rieger, Hrbacek, Hoggatt, Attorney Sare
~UESTS:
Mark Lucksinger/Better Homes Realty;
William and Naomi Margrave
Due to a conflict of interest, Director
Jones disqualified himself from partici-
pation in this discussion.
Mr. Margrave appeared before the Board to
request he be reimbursed for past sewer
service since discovering that the main
house on his property was hooked to a
septic tank instead of to the sewer system
as believed. Diane Noble outlined the
history. When the omission was discovered,
the District promptly installed a new
lateral and made the connection to the
sewer system at no charge.
REQUEST TO APPEAR BEFORE
BOARD: William and Naomi
Margrave, Lot 2, APN 31-
131-06
Moved Mosbacher/Motion Died For Lack of
Second to reimburse for past sewer service
and charge a connection fee pro-rated to
the time it was believed the sewer had been
hooked up to the sewer service.
Director Mason stated action taken by staff
was proper and equitable - since no connec-
tion fee was charged, no refund should be
granted.
No Board Action.
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None.
Manager Baer made an oral and visual pres-
tation covering both sewer and water oper-
ations, titled "State of the District."
The presentation was outlined in a handout
distributed at the meeting. Baer thanked
the Board for making all things possible.
Rhonda McFarlane was presented with a
Certificate of Educational Achievement from
the American Institute of CPA's for complet-
ing the Governmental Audi{ing and Accounting
program.
Staff requested Consent Item 2 be removed
as it has been satisfactorily resolved.
Director Mosbacher requested Consent Items
5, 6, and 8 be brought forward for discus-
sion prior to Board action.
Attorney Sare requested Action Item 2 be
removed as it has been satisfactorily re-
solved.
Moved Mason/Second Jones/Passed Unanimously
to approve the Consent Calendar as amended:
1)
Authorized two week disconnection pro-
cedures for failure to perform annual
backflow assembly test at the property
located at 3284 Lake Tahoe Blvd., APN
27-170-021;
3)
Authorized staff to advertise for bids
for janitorial services;
4)
Approved partial transfer of on~ sewer
unit from Parcel No. 23-281-22 to Par-
cel No. 32-322-02;
7)
Authorized entering into compliance
agreement for standby water sources
with the Department of Health Services.
COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE
STATE OF THE DISTRICT
ADDRESS
CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA OR
CONSENT CALENDAR
CONSENT CALENDAR
CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR ACTION/DISCUSSION
Director Mosbacher received clarification
of the amount to be paid by the E1 Dorado
County Water Agency per the settlement
agreement.
PURCHASE OF THREE SCADA
REMOTE TERMINAL UNITS
(RTU'S)
(Consent Item 5)
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Director Mosbacher inquired if this item
was eligible for cost sharing under the
terms of the E1 Dorado County Water Agency
Cost Sharing Agreement. Rick Hydrick ex-
plained that it is not.
Director Mosbacher requested Page 5 of the
11/17/94 minutes reflect that three people
attended the LPPS generator meeting.
President Wallace requested Page 2 of the
12/1/94 minutes reflect that Item 4 was
added to the agenda by a 4/5 vote of the
Board. Attorney Sare requested Page 3,
Item 4 reflect Bob Mason will attend a CASA
meeting; and requested Page 3, Item 2 of
the attorney report be revised to reflect
the following: "In the future, if Dale
attends these meetings and functions of a
similar nature, he may request payment for
travel and lodging. His time and per diem
will not be charged for, if the subject re-
lates to legal education or specialization."
Moved Wallace/Second Jones/Passed
Unanimously to approve Consent Items 5, 6,
and 8 as amended.
SCADA AUTO-PAGING LEASE/
OPTION-TO-BUY AGREEMENT
(Consent Item 6)
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
MINUTES: 11/3/94,
11/17/94, 12/1/94,
12/15/94
(Consent Item 8)
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Presented by Jim Hoggatt.
Moved Strohm/Second Jones/Passed
Unanimously to approve increase to AGRA
Environmental for Task Orders No. 5 and 7
in the total amount of $9,140.19.
Moved Jones/Second Strohm/Mason
Abstained/Passed to authorize payments in
the amount of $563,350.35.
President Wallace expressed his thanks for
being re-elected as Chairman of the Board,
and read aloud the committee appointments
for 1995.
President Wallace reminded Board members to
review the agenda packet and confer with
staff regarding questions or minor changes
prior to the meeting.
BAKERSFIELD WELL
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
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Standing Committees:
Finance - Wallace/Strohm
Water & Wastewater Operations - Mason/Jones
Planning - Mosbacher/Wallace
Executive - Wallace/Mason
Citizens Advisory - Mosbacher/Jones
Ad Hoc Committees:
LAFCO - Wallace/Mason
Roles/Functions of E1 Dorado County water
Agency - Strohm/Baer
LAFCO meetings conflict with the Board
meeting dates. Director Mosbacher suggest-
ed a staff member represent the District at
LAFCO meetings.
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee:
The committee met prior to the Board meet-
ing to discuss projects completed, in pro-
gress, and under design.
Planning Committee: The Facility Plan is
nearly ready for distribution.
Executive Committee: The committee met
regarding the Management MOU.
Roles/Functions County Water Agency:
Purveyors met on December 22nd to finalize
recommendations to be made to the E1 Dorado
County Water Agency. The District will re-
quest funding for Paloma Well through the
Cost Sharing Agreement.
Director Mason stated plans drawn by Frank
Mellor for Paloma and Bakersfield well
buildings are well done and should blend in
easily with the neighborhood.
Director Jones reported on two items:
1) He has been officially accepted to serve
on ACWA's Water Quality Committee where he
hopes to serve on the arsenic sub-committee;
2) Lake Bikal in Russia has a treatment
plant similar to the Districts. They have
expressed an interest in the possibility of
an exchange program where their treatment
plant operators are exchanged with District
operators.
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
(Continued)
BOARD MEMBER AD HOC
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
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President Wallace addressed three items:
1) Confirmed with Rick Hydrick that the
AGRA report regarding A1 Tahoe Well No. 2
impact on private wells was sent to interes-
ted parties;
2) Ed McCarthy, from Lakeside Park Assoc.,
sent a letter complimenting the Board and
staff for working together to solve problems
facing their water company;
3) Mr. Nielsen will serve as the chairman
of the E1 Dorado County Board of Supervisors.
Director Strohm reported:
1) Several meetings have been held regard-
ing how to satisfy the transportation mea-
sure of the mitigation program. STPUD,
Heavenly Valley, League to Save Lake Tahoe,
and TRPA agree a plan to implement coordina-
tion of ground traffic will have a positive
impact on the basin's transportation problems.
Funding and implementation of the plan will
be done in phases. If the agreement between
the four proponents is signed, it is impor-
tant the District receive acknowledgement
for funding the first phase. The agreement
will be brought before the Board for ap-
proval soon.
Manager:
Manager Baer reported on two items:
1) The flow to the treatment plant was 6.36
million gallons on New Years Day, the tech-
nical analysis for the Future Connections
Facility Plan was based on 6.5 million gal-
lons per day. Richard Solbrig added that
as part of the analysis, the flow was
handled and all discharge requirements were
met using only one of two primary clarifiers,
two of three aeration basins, and two of
three secondary clarifiers. It was suggest-
ed staff prepare a report for Lahontan to
further substantiate the Montgomery Report
using current data. The report should
state how efficiently the flow was handled
compared to how many people were in town
during the New Years weekend. A copy
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
(Continued)
STAFF REPORTS
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should also be sent to Deputy Attorney
General Siegel and the League.
2) Staff is preparing an executive summary
to accompany the AGRA report on impacts of
A1 Tahoe Well on private wells. The final
report from AGRA is expected around 1/15/95.
When received, it will be distributed to
interested parties.
Attorney:
No report.
5:50 PM
6:10 PM
6:15 PM
STAFF REPORTS
(Continued)
MEETING BREAK
RESUME MEETING AND AJOURN-
MENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
RECONVENE TO REGULAR BOARD
MEETING
ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION
Moved Strohm/Second Mason/Passed
Unanimously to approve terms of purchase
agreement as presented. (The agreement
will be placed on the next Board agenda.)
6:20 PM
6:30 PM
ARROWHEAD TANK REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS
ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE
SESSION
RECONVENE TO REGULAR BOARD
MEETING
ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION
It was the consensus of the Board to direct
staff to take appropriate action to adjust
Associate Engineer from Class 6 to Class 5.
The Executive Committee will meet with man-
agement negotiating team regarding this ad-
justment.
MANAGEMENT CONTRACT (MOU)
6:35 PM
ADJOURNMENT
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Duane Wallace, President of Board
South Tahoe Public Utility District
Kathy Sh~, C~le~k of-~oard/Executive Secretary
South Ta~u~e 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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