11-25-97 Special SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
Robert Baer, General Manager Richard Solbrig, Assistant Manager
Christopher H. Strohm, President BOARD MEMBERS James Jones, Vice President
Robert Mason, Director Mary Lou Mosbacher Duane Wallace, Director
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
NOVEMBER 25, 1997
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in Special Session on November
25, 1997, 2:00 p.m., at the Tahoe Paradise Office, 1834 Santa Fe Road, Suite 4, Tahoe Paradise,
California.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Strohm, Directors Jones, Mason, and
Wallace. (Director Mosbacher arrived late due
to prior commitments.)
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Baer, Solbrig, Hoggatt, McFarlane, Hussmann,
Noble, Swain, Sharp, and Gochnauer.
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Baer, Solbrig, Hoggatt, and McFarlane gave a
visual presentation covering: project alternatives;
one, three and five-year grant programs and con-
struction costs; one, three and five-year compari
sons of replacement programs; grant impacts;
District goals; project organization; Grant Contract
Administrator duties; Grant Financial Administrator
duties; financial impacts; local share; financial plan;
work in progress; staff recommendations; and future
steps. (The presentation, titled Export Pipeline Pro-
ject is on file at the District office.)
EXPORT PIPELINE REPLACEMENT
PROJECT
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Staff recommended hiring a temporary Grant
Financial Administrator and a temporary Grant
Contracts Administrator. Both would be considered
union positions that are subject to the meet and
confer process.
EXPORT PIPELINE REPLACEMENT
PROJECT
(Continued)
The new, temporary financial position would be for a
minimum duration of two years and maximum dura-
tion of one year beyond the completion of the grant
related construction. The financial position would
also assume responsibilities related to existing and/
or future FEMA disasters. The salary for this position
would range from $33,441 - $47,054 per year, with
maximum benefits of $11,064 per year. Hiring for
this position will be completed by mid-January.
The new temporary contracts position would extend
until the closeout of the construction contracts. The
salary for this position would range from $30,870 -
$43,438 per year, with maximum benefits of $10,683
per year. Hiring will be completed by mid-March
(Director Mosbacher arrived at this point in the
meeting.)
Holland & Knight's Scope of Work and Budget Revision
Proposal (broken down by tasks) was distributed to
Board members. The proposal also includes the next
phase to obtain funding for the export pipeline.
Moved Strohm/Second Jones/Passed Unanimously
to authorize hiring of a temporary Grant Administrator
and a temporary Contracts Administrator (with the
understanding these positions are to be eliminated
when grants are no longer forthcoming).
Moved Wallace/Second Strohm/Passed Unanimously
to authorize Holland & Knight to assist with the grant
application, and to approve Tasks 2 and 3 contained
in their proposal, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.
Moved Mason/Second Wallace/Passed
Unanimously to amend the 1997/98 Fiscal Year
Budget in the amount of $86,000 (to reflect the
costs of the two temporary positions, plus Tasks
2 and 3 of Holland & Knight's proposal).
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3:35 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT
Christopher H. Strohm, Board President
South Tahoe Public Utility District
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