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Richard Solbri , General Mana er Paul Sciuto, Assistant General Mana er
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Eric W.Schafer, President BOARD MEMBERS James R. Jones, Vice President
Chris Cefalu, Director Rand Vo el esan , Director Kell Sheehan, Director i
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS �
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
AUGUST 2, 2012
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MINUTES �
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The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session, �
August 2, 2012, 2:00 p.m., at the District Office, located at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive,
South Lake Tahoe, Califomia. '
� BOARD OF DIRECTORS: ROLL CALL ;
President Schafer, Directors Vogelgesang, Sheehan �
Director Cefalu and Jones were absent.
STAFF: i
Solbrig, Whalen, Sciuto, Hughes, Cocking, Bledsoe, Curtis, �
Thiel, Johnson, Henderson, Rasmussen and Attorney Herrema.
Moved Vogel.eq sang /Second Sheehan / Cefalu and Jones CONSENT CALENDAR ,
Absent / Passed to approve the Consent Calendar as submitted:
a. Paloma Well VFD Replacement- (1) Found purchase of
Danfoss FC 202 Series Aqua Drive 300 hp variable frequency `
drive (VFD to be excepted from bidding, as economically ;
preferable to match or be compatible with the District's
existing equipment; and (2) Approved purchase of VFD from
Electrical Equipment Co. Inc., in the amount of $16,955.95
plus tax and shipping; ;
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b. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes: July 19, 2012. �
Government Finance Officers Certificate of Achievement- PRESENTATION
The Finance Department was presented with a plaque from the
� Government Finance Officers Association for the 17t" annual �
CAFR. District accounting and finance staff were acknowledged
for their contributions to the report. �
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES—August 2, 2012 PAGE—2
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
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On July 26, 2012, three sealed bids were received and opened. UPPER TRUCKEE RIVER
Bids ranged from $199,652 to $274,368. Engineer's estimate for SEWER PIPELINE
this project was $229,940. Review and analysis of the bids showed PROTECTION PROJECT
minor deviations. The apparent low bidder is Thomas Haen
Company, Inc.
Moved Schafer/Second Voael .eq san_q /Cefalu and Jones �
Absent / Passed to: (1) Find minor irregularities in bid to be
immaterial and waive immaterial irregularities; and (2) Award
bid to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Thomas Haen
Company, Inc., in the amount of $199,652.
Moved Sheehan /Second Voqelgesanq / Cefalu and Jones PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
Absent / Passed to approve payment in the amount of
$1,288,530.40.
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The committee STANDING COMMITTEE
met on July 30. Minutes of the meeting are available upon REPORTS
request.
President Schafer reported he would be attending the CASA BOARD MEMBER REPORT
GConference next week from August 8th to the l Oth.
The next meeting will be August 8, 2012. EL DORADO COUNTY
WATER AGENCY REPORT
Richard Solbrig reported staff made an outreach presentation to GENERAL MANAGER
the Tahoe Douglas Rotary Club, and it was very well received. REPORT
Meters, CIP projects, and the Drink Tahoe Tap Program were topics
of discussion. He also reported staff inet with officials from Liberty
Utilities regarding possible interest in purchasing power that may
be generated from the Hydro-Electric Power Generation project on
the C-Line Export Pipeline currently in the planning stage.
Le9al Counsel: Brad Herrema reported that the Yorba Linda Water
District suit has been settled by the water district for$5 million dollars.
This was no admission of liability by the District; it was considered a �
business decision. Their insurance carrier subsequently denied their �
coverage. The District has now joined forces with the affected
homeowners in suing the insurance carrier.
2:26 P.►v�. ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED �
SESSION
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REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES—August 2, 2012 PAGE—3
ACTION / REPORT ON ITEM DISCUSSED DURING CLOSED SESSION
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a. Pursuant to Section 54956.9(a) of the California Government code, Closed Session may
be held for conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation: False Claims Act
Case: United States, the States of California, Delaware, Florida, Nevada, and Tennessee
and the Commonwealths of Massachusetts and Virginia ex rel. John Hendrix v. J-M
Manufacturing Company, Inc. and Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A., Civil Action No.
ED CVO6-0055-GW, United States District Courf for the Central District of California.
No reportable Board action.
b. Pursuant to Section 54956.9(a) of the California Government Code, Closed Session may
be held for conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation: Los Angeles
County Superior Court, Case No. BC459943, State of Nevada, et al. v. J-M Manufacturing,
et al.
No reportable Board action.
2:27P.M. RECONVENED TO OPEN
SESSION AND MEETING
ADJOURNMENT
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Eric W. Schaf , Bo d President
South Tahoe Public Utility District
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Kathy Sharp erk of the Bo d
By: Chris W len, Assistant Clerk of the Board
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