03-02-95MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH T~HOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
March 2, 1995
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in
a regular session March 2, 1995, 4:00 PM, city Council Chambers, 1900
Lake Tahoe Boulevard.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Wallace, Directors Strohm, Mason,
Jones, Mosbacher
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Baer, Solbrig, McFarlane, Sharp, Hydrick,
Rieger, Brown, Eddy, Noble, Hrbacek, Hoggatt,
Regan, R. Johnson, Attorney Cherry
GUESTS:
Frank DuQuite/City Council; Sally Taylor/
Tahoe Daily Tribune, Marv Winer/Brown and
Caldwell, Tim Levin/Ski Run Redevelopment,
Chris Christianson, Hal Cole, Roger and
Lucila Cortez/Taco Taqueria, Mary Lou Baisley
Hal Cole, representing Consent Item 3, came
before the Board and spoke regarding sewer
unit transfer costs.
COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Shop Steward:
No report.
Consent Item 2 was brought forward for dis-
cussion prior to Board action.
Moved Mosbacher/Second Mason/Passed to
approve the Consent Calendar as amended:
1)
Authorized staff to advertise for bids
for Stateline Phase II and Arrowhead
Sitework Project;
3)
A) Waived portion of Transfer Ordinance
No. 403;
B) Approved partial transfer of three
sewer units from APN 26-077-11 to APN
25-201-01.
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA
OR CONSENT CALENDAR
CONSENT CALENDAR
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CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR ACTION/DISCUSSION
Roger and Lucila Cortez appeared before
the Board to request a payment schedule be
developed to allow for payment of addition-
al sewer units required for increased seat-
ing in their restaurant.
Tim Rieger stated the extra sewer units will
remain on the property and will be owned by
the property owner. One option to consider
would be to remove the extra seating until
summer when the demand is greater, then at
that time, work out a payment schedule with
the District.
3920 LAKE TAHOE BLVD.,
APN 23-170-03
(Consent Item 2)
Moved Wallace/Second Strohm/Passed
Unanimously to direct staff to work with
Mr. and Mrs. Cortez and to report to the
Board if a satisfactory arrangement cannot
be made.
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
This item was reviewed by the Operations
Committee.
DRESSLER-ON-FARMIRRIGATION
SYSTEM REPAIR
Moved Mason/Second Jones/Passed Unanimously
to approve Change Order No. 1 to Winn Con-
crete Ditch Liners, Inc. for $11,183.56.
Moved Strohm/Second Mason/Passed
Unanimously to reject the claim. (This
item will not be discussed during Executive
Session.)
Presented by Rick Hydrick.
Moved Strohm/Second Jones/Passed
Unanimously to declare a Great Emergency
and waive District Purchasing Policy.
NORTHBROOK PROPERTY AND
CASUALTY CLAIM
SOUTH UPPER TRUCKEE WELL
NO. 1
Moved Strohm/Second Mason/Passed
Unanimo~ to approve purchase of a new
pump and motor, foot valve, and heavy duty
coupling in an amount not to exceed $17,500.
Moved Jones/Second Strohm/Mason Abstained/
Passe~ to approve payment in the amount of
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
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$991,823.66. Director Mason abstained from
voting to due to a potential financial
conflict.
Director Mason requested local dealers be
notified of future opportunities to bid.
This item was reviewed by the Finance
Committee.
Moved Strohm/Second Jones/Passed
Unanimously to authorize vehicle purchase
in the approximate amount of $21,731.89.
Finance Committee: Two meetings have been
held to discuss the budget. The Workshop
scheduled for March 9th has been reschedul-
ed for March 20th.
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee:
The committee met prior to the Board meet-
ing and discussed the items presented on
the Agenda.
Planninq Committee: The committee will meet
soon to discuss meeting room options.
Executive Committee: The committee will meet
with the management negotiating committee
soon.
citizens Advisory Committee: The meeting
scheduled for March 1st was canceled. A
new date will be announced.
LAFCO: A LAFCO meeting will be held on
March 9th. Special District's compliance
with the Brown Act may be discussed.
Roles/Functions County Water Aqency:
The Roles/Functions Recommendations package
has not yet been presented to their board.
It may be on the agenda for the March 21st
meeting.
President Wallace reported on two items:
1) Many local groups are assisting in the
effort to market Lake Tahoe license plates.
The District, along with Tahoe city PUD,
have been asked to include information from
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
(Continued)
VEHICLE PURCHASE
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER AD HOC
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
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California Tahoe Conservancy with our bill-
ing.
2) Deputy Attorney General Dan siegel said
that he liked the concept of the Tahoe Trans-
portation Coalition and the District's par-
ticipation in the planning. So far he had
no objections to the EIR/EIS.
Manager Baer stated a third draft of the
Transportation MOU was received from Lou
Feldman and another from the League to Save
Lake Tahoe.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
(Continued)
Director Mason suggested staff look into
payment drop sites around the city.
5:00 PM
5:15 PM
Marv Winer, from Brown and Caldwell, gave
an oral and visual presentation covering
each aspect of the rate setting process.
The presentation was outlined in a handout
distributed at the meeting. Mr. Winer ans-
wered several questions raised by Board
members and the audience.
Rick Hydrick and Julie Reqan reported a
survey was sent to all A1 Tahoe private
well owners, the results are expected by
March 15th.
MEETING BREAK
RESUME MEETING
WORKSHOP: WATER RATE
STUDY PRESENTATION
STAFF REPORTS
Sally Taylor, from the Tahoe Daily Tribune,
was introduced. She is now covering the
District.
Finance officer:
The March 1st HDR payment was received.
Attorney:
No report.
7:00 PM
7:10 PM
MEETING BREAK
RESUME MEETING AND ADJOUR-
MENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
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7:25 PM
RECONVENE TO REGULAR BOARD
MEETING
ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION
It was the consensus of the Board to direct
staff and Mark Lucksinger to continue nego-
tiations for acquisition of the property.
BOULDER MOUNTAIN BOOSTER
PUMP STATION PROPERTY
ACQUISITION
7:30 PM
ADJOURNMENT
Duane Wallace, President of Board
South Tahoe Public Utility District
K'a~hy'Sha~ Clerk of/Board
South Ta~ Public Utility District
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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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