07-20-95MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
July 20, 1995
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in
a regular session July 20, 1995, 4:00 PM, City Council Chambers, 1900
Lake Tahoe Boulevard.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Wallace, Directors Strohm, Mason,
Mosbacher
ROLL CALL
Director Jones arrived at 4:50 PM. He
attended an ACWA Conference on behalf of
the District.
STAFF:
Solbrig, McFarlane, Sharp, Noble, Regan,
R. Johnson, Garcia, Hydrick, Hoggatt,
Attorney Sare
GUESTS:
Frank DuQuite/City Council, Mauro Capone
Ross Johnson informed the Board a $250
charge will be imposed against Apollo
Plumbing for exceeding the allowable
oil and grease limit. Such a load
jeopardizes plant processes.
COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Shop Steward - None present.
Director Strohm stated he is pleased
with Julie Regan's water conservation
character, Willie B. Water. He also
publicly expressed appreciation to
Kevin Regan for donating the artwork
for this campaign, and many other projects
he has voluntarily assisted the District
with.
Consent Item 7 was brought forward for
discussion prior to Board action.
Moved Mosbacher/Second Strohm/Jones
Excused/Passed to approve the Consent
Calendar as amended:
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA
OR CONSENT CALENDAR
CONSENT CALENDAR
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1)
Approved implementation of Ordinance
452 to water connection application
for monitoring purposes for Rudy Pakes,
owner of APN 23-211-22;
2)
Adopted Resolution 2622/Adding To
and Making a Part of the Annual
Assessment Levied Upon the Land
Upon which Sewer Service and/or
Water Service and/or Street Lighting
was Used and Charges Therefore Unpaid
at the Time of Fixing the Rate of
Taxes 1994-95 Fiscal Year;
3)
Authorized purchase of computers from
VanStar in the amount of $30,898.68;
4)
Approved Change Order No. 1 to Re-
source Development Company in the
amount of $6,898.57 for Stateline
Phase II and Arrowhead sitework
Project;
5)
Authorized staff to advertise for
bids for the pre-purchase of pipe
for Highway 50 Watermain Replacement
Project;
6)
A) Approved Closeout Agreement and
Release of Claims; B) Authorized
staff to file Notice of Completion
with E1 Dorado County Clerk for
Stateline Storage Project Phase One
Tank;
8)
Authorized award of John Carollo
Engineers' design contract to add
A-Line on Arapahoe and Santa Fe to
current project in the amount of
$110,000 for Export A-Line Replace-
ment Project;
9)
Approved John Carollo Engineers'
task order to de a pre-design report
for surge protection system for the
B-Line in the amount of $25,000;
10) Authorized General Manager to execute
Heavenly Lake Tahoe's full and final
release for the Heavenly/Apollo Plumb-
ing spill;
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CONSENT CALENDAR
(Continued)
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11) Authorized increase to P.O. 0419/
Schwake for legal services in the
amount of $20,000;
CONSENT CALENDAR
(Continued)
12) Authorized payment in the amount of
$15,000 to the law firm of Downey, Brand,
Seymour & Rohwer for review of Future
Sewer Connections Plan;
13) Adopted Regular Board Meeting Minutes:
June 1, 1995;
14) Authorized staff to advertise for bids
for the pre-purchase of valves and
fittings for Highway 50 Watermain
Replacement Project.
CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR ACTION/DISCUSSION
Director Mosbacher received clarification
as to why this item was placed on the
agenda.
KELLER TANKS SITE IMPROVE-
MENT PHASE II
(Consent Item 7)
Moved Mosbacher/Second Wallace/Jones
Excused/Passed to confirms staff's action
to pay Burdick Excavating Company $9,800
to remove rocks and $3,600 to secure a
rock outcrop above Keller Tank.
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Presented by Rick Hydrick. This item
was reviewed by the Operations Committee.
AL TAHOE AND TAHOE KEYS
ROOF REPLACEMENTS
Moved Mason/Second Strohm/Jones Excused/
Passed to award contract to lowest, res-
ponsive, responsible bidder, Meyers Cons-
truction Services in the amount of
$24,527.80.
Presented by Richard Solbrig. This item
was reviewed by the Operations Committee.
The state purchasing law and District
Purchasing Policy must be waived to allow
for sole source purchase.
STANDBY POWER FOR WWTPAND
LPPS
Moved Mason/Second Mosbacher/Jones
Excused/Passed to A) Waive State Purchas-
ing Law and District Purchasing Policy;
B) Approve pre-purchase of electrical
switchgear from Nevada Energy Systems
in the amount of $193,703.63.
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Presented by Richard Solbrig. This item
was reviewed by the Operations Committee.
CALTRANS BRIDGE PIPE
CROSSINGS
Moved Mason/Second Strohm/Jones Excused/
Passed to award contract to lowest, respon-
sive, responsible bidder, C.B. Ebright, in
the amount of $39,940.00
Presented by Richard Solbrig. This item
was reviewed by the Operations Committee.
REROOFING OF THE ADMINIS-
TRATION BUILDING
Moved Mason/Second Strohm/Jones Excused/
Passed to award contract to lowest, respon-
sive, responsible bidder, E1 Dorado Roofing,
in the amount of $71,105.00.
The pros and cons of beginning the Board
Meetings earlier were discussed.
(Director Jones joined the meeting at this
point.)
REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS
Moved Strohm/Second Mason/Mosbacher
Voted No/Jones Voted No/Passed to
direct staff to amend the Ordinance
that designates the place and time of
regular Board Meetings are held to
reflect that regular meetings will begin
at 2:00 PM and present it to the Board
at the next regular meeting.
Moved Wallace/Second Strohm/Mason
Abstained/Passed to approve the payment
in the amount of $1,140,490.24. Director
Mason abstained from voting due to a
potential financial conflict.
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee:
The Committee met on July 19th to tour
tank sites and discussed the items pre-
sented on the Agenda.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Roles/Functions County Water Aqency:
Merv de Haas is the new General Manager of
the Agency. A welcome letter has been sent.
None.
BOARD MEMBER AD HOC
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Director Jones attend an ACWA Conference.
The Drinking Water Act has reached a
stalemate. A reauthorization is critical.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
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ACWA is encouraging members to support
EPA to administer the act.
Also discussed was AB 733. This bill
would require districts with over 10,000
connections to fluoridate their water
supply. ACWA feels if this is mandated,
costs should be paid by the government.
There may be an exemption from the bill
for groundwater systems that do not utilize
central treatment. It was the consensus
of the Board that Director Jones write a
letter supporting that exemption be in-
cluded in the bill.
Assistant Manaaer:
Assistant Manager Solbrig reported on
six items:
1) Air relief and vacuum valves are being
installed along the A-Line.
2) A request to install "tees" into the
B-Line will be brought before the Board
soon. These "tees" will provide inspection
points to allow for filming of sections of
the line which will assist in identifying
problem sections.
3) The TRPA APC approved the A-Line EIR at
their July 12 meeting.
4) Status of Great Emergencies: Alpine
County damages have been repaired. All
Luther Pass damages have been repaired.
The seeds for revegetation still requires
irrigation. Submittals are being prepared
for FEMA.
5) Complying with rules and regulations
from the Department of Health Services and
Lahontan are making the installation of
floor drains at well sites difficult.
6) Sierra Pacific Power Company will send
the District a refund of $3,000 plus money
spent on a contractor for non-productive
work for when they required the District
to install overhead conduit lines to
provide power at Bakersfield Well when
in fact, there was a pre-existing power
source.
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BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
(Continued)
STAFF REPORTS
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District Information Officer:
Julie Regan reported on four items:
1) She expressed her appreciation for
the Board's support for her water conser-
vation campaign and character, and for
acknowledging the artwork donated to the
District by Kevin Regan.
2) Customer Focus Groups were developed by
Market Strategies as part of the District's
Strategic Communications Plan. Two groups
met and valuable information was received
which will be used in formulating the tele-
phone survey.
3) The idea of sponsoring a water conser-
vation landscaping contest is being
developed.
4) A response is being prepared to a recent
letter to the editor is being prepared.
Manager of Water Operations:
Rick Hydrick reported on two items:
1) Water usage for June was down 21%. This
drop can be attributed to the unusually wet
weather experienced in June.
2) A revised ordinance and water rights
agreement is being prepared for distribu-
tion to A1 Tahoe private well owners and
will be discussed in depth at the next
regular Board meeting on August 3rd.
Director Mosbacher alerted Hydrick to a
bear and cub living in the area of the
Luther Pass Pump Station.
Attorney:
Dale Sare reported a letter has been
sent to the Chairman of the State Water
Resources Control Board regarding the
District's request for reconsideration.
6:05 PM
STAFF REPORTS
(Continued)
MEETING BREAK
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6:15 PM
7:00 PM
MEETING RESUMED AND
ADJOURNED TO EXECUTIVE
SESSION
RECONVENE TO REGULAR
SESSION
ACTION TAKEN ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION
Moved Jones/Second Mason/Passed
Unanimously to approve purchase of
the property located on Pinewood Drive,
APN 35-142-10 in the amount of $15,000
in addition to undetermined closing and
escrow costs.
Moved Wallace/Second Strohm/Passed
Unanimously to authorize that in addition
to the acceptance of the purchase offer of
$15,000, at the request of the seller, a
letter will be sent to the seller from the
District stating the District's intention
to acquire this property under eminent
domain if property cannot be acquired in
any other manner, thus setting up a tax
deferred exchange.
The Board directed staff to postpone
any action until the next regular Board
meeting where possible alternatives will
be reviewed.
7:05 PM
Pursuant to Government
Section 54956.8/Arrowhead
Tank Property Acquisition
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9/Lahontan
ACL's for Tahoe Keys and
Johnson Pump Station Spills
ADJOURNMENT
Duane Wallace, President of Board
South Tahoe Public Utility District
~ath~ sh~' Cle~ of/Board
South TahOe Public Utility District
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GUEST SIGN-IN SHEET
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AND IS NOT A PRECONDITION FOR ATTENDANCE,
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT.
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