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03-07-96SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT "Basic Services for a Complex World" Chris Strohm, President BOARD MEMBERS James Jones, Vice President Robert Mason, Director Mary. Lou Mosbacher Duane Wallace, Director REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT March 7, 1996 The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session, March 7, 1996, 2:00 p.m., City Council Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, California. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: President Strohm, Directors Jones, Mason, Wallace, and Mosbacher STAFF: Solbrig, Sharp, McFarlane, Noble, Hoggatt, Powers, Regan, Hydrick, Rieger, Attorney Sare ~ Dick Thomas/Lake Valley Fire Protection District. Consent Items Nos. 6 and 7 were brought forward for discussion prior to Board action. Moved Jones/Second Mason/Passed Unanimously to approve the Consent Calendar as amended: CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA OR CONSENT CALENDAR CONSENT CALENDAR 1) Authorized implementation of the two-week dis- connection procedures for delinquent sewer and/ or water accounts; ST057533 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 7, 1996 PAGE - 2 2) 3) 4) 5) 8) 9) Authorized staff to award purchase of Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer to the lowest, responsible, responsive bidder, GBC Scientific Equipment, Inc., in the amount of $60,524.24; A) Determined that the Al Tahoe Pump Station Reliability Project is exempt from CEQA; and B) Authorized filing a Notice of Exemption with the El Dorado County Clerk; A) Determined that the Boulder Mountain Booster Relocation and Waterline Replacement Project is exempt from CEQA; and B) Authorized filing a Notice of Exemption with the El Dorado County Clerk; A) Determined that the Echo View Intertie Project is exempt from CEQA; and B) Authorized filing a Notice of Exemption with the El Dorado County Clerk; Adopted Special Joint Board Meeting Minutes of February 5, 1996; Adopted Regular Board Meeting Minutes of February 15, 1996. CONSENT CALENDAR (Continued) ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR ACTION / DISCUSSION Director Mason pointed out that Payment of Claims was mistakenly listed twice. Moved Mosbacher/Second Wallace/Passed Unanimously to adopt Regular Board Meeting Minutes of January 18, 1996, including the correction to the Payment of Claims. Director Mosbacher requested the minutes be revised to reflect that her understanding of the motion regard- ing the JPA between ElD and STPUD was that the Board was approving the JPA in concept only. She abstained from voting until the directives could be com- pleted and more information could be provided. Moved Mosbacher/Second Wallace/Passed Unanimously to adopt the February 1, 1996, Regular Board Meeting Minutes with the amendment as described above. REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES: JANUARY lB. 1996 (Consent Item No. 6) REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES: FEBRUARY 1. 1996 (Consent Item No. 7) ST057534 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 7, 1996 PAGE - 3 ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION President Strohm requested this item be tabled in order to allow time to schedule a workshop to consider this ordinance in more detail. Moved Strohm/Second Jones/Mason Voted No/ Mosbacher Voted No/Passed to table this item until after a workshop is held. Rick Hydrick recommended the lease agreement with Lake Valley Fire Protection District be signed. Terms of the lease will be renegotiated every five years. Moved Mosbacher/Second Wallace/Passed Unanimously to approve Lease Agreement with Lake Valley Fire Protection District in the amount of $3,972 per year. Jim Hoggatt reported that CalTrans has approved either method (directional drilling or open trench) the District chooses to complete the water main replacement project. Staff has reviewed the various aspects of each method and recommends that, due to the cost and time savings, the District continue with the directional drilling method. No Board action. Richard Solbrig stated the Westinghouse control panel to Pump No. 4 recently suffered severe damage, pos- sibly caused by an electrical voltage spike. The control panel was immediately sent to Westinghouse for repair. Solbrig recommended a letter be sent to Sierra Pacific Power Company explaining the damage that resulted and put them on notice that they may be held liable in the event of a similar occur- rance. Moved Jones/Second Mason/Passed Unanimously to: A) Waive District Purchasing Policy; Moved Jones/Second Mason/Passed Unanimously to'. B) Authorize sole-source purchase from Westinghouse in the estimated amount of $20,000 for equipment repairs; ORDINANCE NO. 459 AMENDING ORDINANCE NOS. 3§9 AND 446, ARTICLE IX, SECTION 9.2, SCHEDULE OF UNITS BOULDER MOUNTAIN BOOSTER STATION LEASE AGREEMENT HIGHWAY 50 WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT LUTHER PASS PUMP STATION ELECTRICAL REPAIRS ST057535 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 7, 1996 PAGE - 4 Moved Jones/Second Mason/Passed Unanimously to: C) Approve execution of letter to Sierra Pacific Power Company. Richard Solbrig reported the District has received a request from the City of SLT for a commitment of funds to pay for overlays of city streets that were affected by District projects. This item has been reviewed by the Operations Committee. Moved Wallace/Second Jones/Passed Unanimously to authorize staff to send a letter to the City of SLT committing District funds to pay for street overlays in the estimated amount of $180,000. A separate Board action will be required in the event the amount exceeds $180,000. Richard Solbrig reviewed the circumstances resulting in this request from El Dorado County. Moved Mosbacher/Second Strohm/Mason Voted No/ Passed to reject the request from El Dorado County for payment of paving for bike trail in an amount not to exceed $20,000. Richard Solbrig stated the USFS has shifted priorities and has provided extra staff to accommodate the District's request for assistance with the NEPA process. If the USFS is successful in declaring a great emergency to facilitate the B-Line replacement project, approximate- ly $100,000 will be saved. Additionally, the project will go forward as part of the 1996 construction season. Moved Wallace/Second Jones/Passed Unanimously to: A) Authorize staff to enter into a collection agree- ment with the United States Forest Service in the amount of $20,000; Moved Wallace/Second Jones/Passed Unanimously to: B) Authorize General Manager to sign a collection agree- merit after review by legal counsel. Moved Wallace/Second Jones/Mason Abstained/Passed to approve payment in the amount of $930,505.91. 3:30 PM LUTHER PASS PUMP STATION ELECTRICAL REPAIRS (Continued) CITY OVERLAY PROJECT COSTS EL DORADO COUNTY BIKE TRAIL B-LINE REPLACEMENT pAYMENT OF CLAIMS ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION ST057536 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 7, 1996 PAGE - 5 President Strohm left the meeting at 3:45 p.m. 3:50 PM 3:55 PM MEETING BREAK MEETING RESUMED AND RECON- VENED TO REGULAR SESSION ACTION / REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION Attorney Sare disqualified himself from discussion of this item due to a potential appearance of impropriety. The Board directed staff regarding property negotiations. No Board action. Moved Mason/Second Mosbacher/Strohm Absent/ Passed to authorize rejection of outstanding claim. Attorney Sare gave a status update. No Board action. Finance Committee: The committee met and discussed the 1996/97 budgets. The five-year financial plan and B-Line funding alternatives will be reviewed at the March 14th Finance Committee Meeting. A budget workshop will be held March 21st. Water and Wastewater O.oerations Committee: The committee met and discussed several items on the agenda. Minutes from this meeting are available upon request. planning/Ordinance Committee: The committee will meet March 15th, at 3:30 p.m. County Water Agenc.v/EDWPA Committee: The next meeting of EDWPA is March 15th. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8/Rec Park Booster Station Pro_perry Negotiations Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9/Liability Claim pending: Fantasy Inn Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9/Schwake vs. STPUD. Case No. CV-N-93-851-DWH BOARD MEMBER STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS ST057537 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 7, 1996 PAGE - 6 Em.olo.vee Benefits Ad Hoc Committee: A meeting was held with union representatives to discuss self-funded medical insurance options. Paul Hillesheim, the representative from Stationary Engineers, Local 39, was not ver.v receptive to the idea. A District-wide survey will be developed to gauge union employee's interest. AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS Director Jones reported on the recent ACWA Con- ference in Washington D.C. He participated in lobbying the senators in an effort to get the Clean Water Act passed. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS Director Wallace reported he also attended the ACWA Conference in Washington. He and Director Jones were successful in obtaining an appointment with Congressman Doolittle to encourage support for the B-Line project. Director Jones stated STPUD has been included on the revived Bureau of Reclamations Small Projects list and is one of six projects being considered for funding. The time spent with Doolittle, and aides from Boxer's and Feinstein's office, was time well spent. It seems likely that some source of funding for the B-Line project will be located. Several contacts were made with ACWA staff that will also be of help. An ad hoc committee was developed (Directors Jones and Wallace) to plan the next course of action. Manager Baer reported on four items: STAFF REPORTS 1) Staff has been pushing to keep the Ski Run Pump Station project on schedule. The groundwater contamination at the Chevron site has become an issue. A meeting will be held between the various utility agencies to ensure necessary agreements are in place by May. 2) The District's annual report (CAFR) has won an award from the Sacramento Public Relations Association. In addition, Julie Regan's Willy B. Water conservation campaign has been selected to receive an honorable mention award. 3) The ECC meetings are now being held at 4:00 p.m. ST057538 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 7, 1996 PAGE - 7 4) A special committee report will be made at Lahontan's meeting regarding underground fuel storage tanks on March 15th, at 8:00 a.m. At 9:00 a.m., Tahoe City PUD will appear before Lahontan's Board. 4:40 PM STAFF REPORTS (Continued) ADJOURNMENT Chris Strohm, President of Board South Tahoe Public Utility District ATTEST:~~ ~ Kathy'Sh~, Clerk of BoaCd South Ta~'~e Public Utility District ST057539 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. AME ADDRESS PHONE ST057540