06-20-96SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
Chris Strohm, President BOARD MEMBERS James Jones, Vice President
Robert Mason, D rector Mary Lou Mosbacher Duane Wallace, Director
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
June 20, 1996
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session,
June 20, 1996, 2:00 P.M., City Council Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South
Lake Tahoe, California.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Strohm, Directors Jones, Wallace,
Mosbacher. Director Mason was absent.
Baer, Solbrig, Sharp, McFarlane, Garcia, Regan,
Brown, Rieger, Schrempp, Noble, Hydrick, Hussmann,
Attorney Neese
Douglas Hall, Harold Parks
Douglas Hall came before the Board to request the
District supply the water shutoff valve for his property.
Mr. Hall first came before the Board 2/15/96. At that
time, the Board determined a separate water connection
would be required for Mr. Hall's parcel. The Board also
agreed to: waive the time and material deposit normally
required, develop a payment plan that would accom-
modate his financial situation, waive the meter require-
ment, and directed staff to locate the line.
REQUEST TO APPEAR BEFORE
BOARD: DOUGLAS HALL,
APN 27-084-21
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The Board was unable to grant Mr. Hall's current
request to supply the water shutoff valve. As
stated in February, this is the responsibility of the
property owner. District Ordinances must be equit-
ably applied to all customers.
No Board action.
On 6/19/96, Harold Parks requested to appear before
the Board (subsequent to the posting of the agenda).
His well filled with mud and he has no domestic water.
He would like to hook up to the District's water main
on South Upper Truckee. Because this item was not
agendized, the Board agreed to hear his request, then
determine if the situation warranted their immediate
action.
Mr. Park's well is no longer a viable source for water.
The District's water main ends several hundred feet
down the road and he requested permission to run a
1 ~" line from his property to connect to the main line.
Two other residences near the end of the main also
have small connection lines hooked up to the District's
water system. Extending the main was suggested,
but ruled out because, besides Mr. Park's residence,
there was no further need fOr water to be supplied, and
therefore, would not justify the expense. It would also
take much more time, and Mr. Park's would be without
domestic water for an unreasonable amount of time.
Moved Wallace/Second Jones/Mason Absent/
Passed to authorize that sufficient evidence has been
presented to allow this item be added to the agenda
and determined that immediate action must be taken.
Mr. Park's hired a contractor and is willing to pay to
have a I ~" line installed. Director Jones stated having
three homes hooked to the system by such small lines
was impractical. He suggested the District install an
8" line to all three residences. Mr. Park could pay what
it would have cost to install the smaller line and the
District would pay the difference between the two costs
to upgrade to 8" connections.
REQUEST TO APPEAR BEFORE
BOARD: DOUGLAS HALL,
APN 27-084-21
(Continued)
REQUEST TO APPEAR BEFORE
BOARD: HAROLD PARKS,
3541 SOUTH UPPER TRUCKEE,
APN 36-401-18
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Moved Jones/Second Mosbacher/Mason Absent/
Passed to authorize Ferguson Construction to install
an 8" line from the end of the water forcemain to
provide appropriate water connections for the
residences near the end of the water main. Two
quotes, one for a 1 Y2" line and the other for an 8"
line, will be obtained. Mr. Park's will pay for what
the 1 Y2" line would have cost and the District will
pay the difference to upgrade to an 8" line. The
District will take over maintenance and responsibility
for the new line. The proper permits will be provided
by the project engineer, Mr. Haen.
None.
Moved Jones/Second Wallace/Mason Absent/Passed
to approve the Consent Calendar as submitted:
1)
Authorized staff to extend contract with Allied
Colloids for polymer supples for the fiscal year
1996-97 in the amount of $76,876.80;
2)
Authorized award of contract to the lowest
responsive, responsible bidder, Sierra Chemical
Company, in the amount of $69,114.05 for
chlorine, and in the amount of $16,211.00 for
sodium hypochlorite;
3)
Authorized implementation of the two-week
disconnection procedures for delinquent sewer
and/or water accounts;
4)
Authorized implementation of two-week discon-
nection procedures on the property located at
2537 Lake Tahoe Blvd., APN 31-290-271, for
failure to perform annual backflow assembly
test;
5) Authorized rejection of Janet Kent's liability
claim;
6)
Approved increase of $2,550 over present
authorization of $8,950 for a total cost of
$11,500 for leaking underground fuel tank
site evaluations;
REQUEST TO APPEAR BEFORE
BOARD: HAROLD PARKS,
3541 SOUTH UPPER TRUCKEE,
APN 36-401-18
(Continued)
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA OR
CONSENT CALENDAR
CONSENT CALENDAR
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7) Adopted Resolution No. 2632/Sewer Enterprise
Fund Appropriation Proceeds of Taxes for Fiscal
Year 1996-97;
8) Authorized staff to advertise for bids for B-Line
surge tank;
9) Adopted Regular Board Meeting Minutes: 4/18/96;
10) Adopted Regular Board Meeting Minutes: 5/2/96.
CONSENT CALENDAR
(Continued)
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Richard Solbrig reported seven bids were received
for this project. This item was reviewed by the
Operations Committee.
ARROWHEAD TRUNK LINE
Moved Jones/Second Strohm/Mason Absent/Passed
to award contract to lowest responsive, responsible
bidder, Richard Cox Construction, in the amount of
$508,847.50.
Presented by Bob Baer.
Moved Jones/Second Wallace/Mason Absent/Passed
to increase Task Order No. 36 for Carollo Engineers
to provide assistance in the development of a schedule
for the repair/replacement of the A & B-Lines in the
amount of $10,000.
EXPORT SYSTEM TECHNICAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Moved Wallace/Second Strohm/Mason Absent/Passed
to approve payment in the amount of $616,204.98.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
3:41 P.M.
MEETING BREAK
3:50 P.M.
MEETING RESUMED
Water and Wastewater ODerations Committee: The
committee met and discussed several items on this
agenda. Minutes from this meeting are available
upon request.
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
County Water Agency / EDWPA: ElD will host the
EDWPA picnic at Silver Lake.
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Employee Benefits Ad Hoc Committee: The ARMTech
consultant agreed to extend the time allowed for
asking questions on the RFQ.
Legislative Funding Ad Hoc Committee: The District's
request for funding was not included on the VA-HUD
Appropriations bill. Barbara Boxer has expressed an
interest in helping to find funding for the export line
project.
Lahontan/SWRCB Communications Ad Hoc Committee:
Baer and Strohm attended Lahontan's last Board meet-
ing. They invited their board members to tour District
facilities and project sites.
~;¢hwake Litigation Ad Hoc Committee: Strohm and
Mason met with lawyers regarding this case.
Director Mosbacher reported on a recent meeting
of the Department of Water Resources.
Director Wallace attended the Lodging Association's
meeting. Christi Hydrick was there to provide an up-
date on the status of several District projects.
Assistant Manager/Engineer: Richard Solbrig reported
on the progress of the following projects, including:
Highway 50 Waterline, A-Line, Ski Run Pump Station,
Boulder Mountain/Echo View Intertie, Demolition pro-
ject, Emergency Generator project, B-Line, Freel Peak
Waterline, Alpine County/CalTrans project, and
paving at the WWTP,
Finance Officer: Rhonda McFarlane reported on two
items:
1)
The District's Information Systems Department
has made significant progress in connecting to
the Internet.
2)
Budget documents have been sent to the printer,
new budget books will be ready by July. The
books for the 1995-96 fiscal year are being closed
out. The auditors will be on site August 19.
BOARD MEMBER AD HOC
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
STAFF REPORTS
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3) Third quarter financial statements have been dis-
tributed.
STAFF REPORTS
(Continued)
General Manager: Bob Baer reported that Julie Regan
will be a guest on the Talk-of-Tahoe radio program
June 21, at 8:15 a.m. The Demonstration Garden
Party will be held June 23.
Attorne.v: Kevin Neese reported on four items:
1) The Board should keep the Brown Act in mind
while using the Internet.
2)
He has contacted several agencies to determine
their policies or Codes of Ethics regarding breach
of confidential information during Executive Session.
He will then evaluate information and prepare a
response for the Board.
3)
The ordinance project has been assigned to him. He
will begin review and determine what needs to be
done.
4)
The purchasing policy is currently being revised to
increase the spending authorization of the General
Manager.
President Strohm noted that the next Regular Board
Meeting will be held July 3 due to the 4th-of-July
holiday. The Heavenly Valley plan will go before the
TRPA Governing Board on June 26.
FUTURE MEETINGS
4:14 P.M.
MEETING BREAK
4:20 P.M.
MEETING RESUMED AND
ADJOURNED TO EXECUTIVE
SESSION
5:25 P.M.
RECONVENE TO REGULAR SESSION
ACTION / REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION
It was the consensus of the Board to retain Fred Girard
to work on the federal case and approved funds to
continue.
Pursuant to Section 54956.9 of
California Government Code/
Schwake vs. STPUD, Federal Case
No. CV-N-93-851-DWH, State Case
No. 1453
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The Board directed the negotiating team regarding
union employee negotiations.
Pursuant to Section 54957.6 of
California Government Code/
Stationary Engineers Local 39 Union
Em.olo.vee Negotiations
5:30 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT
Christopher H. Strohm, President of Board
South Tahoe Public Utility District
K~thy Shar~lerk of Boa~
South Tah~J Public Utility District
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