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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
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
OCTOBER 4, 2012
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session,
October 4, 2012, 2:00 p.m., at the District Office, located at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive,
South Lake Tahoe, California.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: ROLL CALL
� President Schafer, Directors Cefalu, Jones, Vogelgesang, Sheehan
STAFF:
Solbrig, Sharp, Sciuto, Hughes, Cocking, Bergsohn, Bledsoe,
Nolan, Attorney Kvistad
2:00-2:45 P.►v�. ADJOURNMENT TO
CLOSED SESSION AND
RECONVENED TO OPEN
SESSION
ACTION / REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING CLOSED SESSION
d. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(aj/Conference with Labor Negotiators
Present at this Meeting were Agency Negotiators: Austris Rungis/IEDA Consultant,
Richard Solbrig/General Manager, Nancy Hussmann/Human Resources Director
Employee Organization: Management Unit
No reportable Board action.
e. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(a)/Conference with Labor Negotiators
Present at this Meeting were Agency Negotiators: Austris Rungis/IDEA Consultant,
Richard Solbrig/Generai Manager, Nancy Hussmann/Human Resources Director
� Employee Organization: Stationary Engineers
No reportable Board action.
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Director Schafer brought Consent Item e. (Diamond Valley Ranch CORRECTIONS TO THE
C, Wastewater Irrigation Improvements) forward for discussion prior AGENDA OR CONSENT �
to Board action. CALENDAR
Moved Jones /Second Voqel esana / Passed Unanimouslx CONSENT CALENDAR
to approve the Consent Calendar as amended:
a. Capital Outlay Account Rollover (Additional) -Authorized
staff to direct rollover funds budgeted in 2011/12 Fiscal Year
to the 2012/2013 Fiscal Year; �
b. Decomposed Granite Mine Clowre and Revegetation -
Approved additional rental of equipment;
c. 2012 Water Tank Recoating Project-Approved Change :
Order No. 2 to Crosno Construction, Inc., in the amount of �
$26,535.99; �
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d. Tahoe Sierra Integrated Regional Water Management Plan
Update-Approved Task Order No. 4 to Kennedy/Jenks ;
Consultants, in the amount of $120,000 to complete the
Plan update;
� e. See Consent Item Brought Forward;
f. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes: �
September 20, 2012; ;
g. Approved Special Board Meeting Minutes:
September 26, 2012. ,
CONSENT ITEM BROUGHT FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION/SEPARATE BOARD ACTION
Grants Coordinator, Lynn Nolan, explained the application RESOLUTION NO. 2918-12: ;
process for funding from the State Water Resources Control DIAMOND VALLEY RANCH �
Board (SWRCB) State Revolving Loan fund to support the WASTEWATER IRRIGATION
implementation of the wastewater irrigation improvements at the IMPROVEMENTS '
Diamond Valley Ranch. The SWRCB provides low-interest loans (Consent e.)
for wastewater projects, generally in the 2.5 to 3 percent interest �
range. The District's service area meets requirements of the loan
as a disadvantaged community and may request any available
principal forgiveness funds at the time of the application.
President Schafer requested this item be brought forward to bring
attention that the final Resolution included an increase from $6M
� to $l OM, which is the expected maximum principal amount of the
project funds.
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Moved Jones/ Second Cefalu / Passed UnanimouslX to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 2918-12: �
C, Resolution No. 2918-12 to apply for SWRCB State Revolving Loan DIAMOND VALLEY RANCH
funding. WASTEWATER IRRIGATION
IMPROVEMENTS (con't.) (
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Moved Voaei_ eq san_q /Second Sheehan / Passed UnanimouslX PAYMENT OF CLAIMS ;
approve payment in the amount of$1,278,773.03.
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The committee STANDING COMMITTEE �
met October 1. Minutes of the meeting are available upon REPORT
request. �
It was noted that the Tahoe Keys Water Company transferred �
severai customers to the District, as part of the State Streets �
waterline project. �
Director Schafer reported on an article re: water rates increasing BOARD MEMBER REPORT
industry-wide.
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The next Board meeting will be October 10. The Texas Hill properfy EL DORADO COUNTY �
purchase/financing will be researched to determine if purveyors WATER AGENCY REPORT �
� are entitled to a refund. �
Director Schafer encouraged Board members to consider 2013 BOARD MEMBER REPORT �
Board Committee and Liaison assignments. �
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Richard Solbria reported on three items: GENERAL MANAGER ;
REPORTS �
1) The rate intervention coalition's protest to Liberfy energy is `
going well and a favorable agreement is expected to be �
reached soon. i
2) A formal agreement with Lukins was entered into to allow use ;
of the District's intertie. Backflow issues are being resolved. �
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3) Additional community outreach ideas are being considered. !
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Assistant General Manaqer/ Enaineer: Paul Sciuto requested STAFF REPORTS �
Board members review the water system optimization plan to j
ensure the levels being pursued are what they expected, based �
on their input received to date, so the project can move forward. !
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Legal Counsel: Attorney Kvistad reported that AB 685 was passed, i
which declares water is a basic human right and all people have !
the right to safe, clean water at a reasonable cost. This seemingly E
� basic law could have complicated repercussions for water agencies. ;
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(3:20 P.M.- Director Cefalu left the meeting at this point due to a �
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previous engagement.) �
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3:20-3:30 P.►v�. ADJOURNMENT TO
C, CLOSED SESSION AND
RECONVENED TO OPEN ;
SESSION
ACTION / REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING CLOSED SESSION '
a. Pursuant to Section 54956.9(b) of the California Government Code, Closed Session was
held for conference with legal counsel re: anticipated litigation (one case).
No reportable Board action.
b. Pursuant to Section 54956.9(a) of the California Government code, Closed Session was
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 E
Manufacturing Company, Inc. and Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A., Civil Action No.
ED CVO6-0055-GW, United States District Court for the Central District of California.
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No reportable Board action. ,
c. Pursuant to Section 54956.9(a) of the California Government Code, Closed Session was
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. i
3:30 P.►vt. ADJOURNMENT
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Eric W. Schafer, Boa President
South Tahoe Public Utility District
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Kathy Sharp;� lerk of the Board
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