12-17-98SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
Robert Baer, General Mana~!er Richard Solbri~l Assistant Manager
James Jones, President BOARD MEMBERS Christopher H. Strohm, Vice President
Duane Wallace, Director Mary Lou Mosbacher, Director Pembroke Gochnauer, Director
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
DECEMBER 17, 1998
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session December
17, 1998, 2:00 P.M., City Council Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe,
California.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: ROLL CALL
President Jones, Strohm, Wallace, Mosbacher, Gochnauer.
STAFF:
Baer, Solbrig, Sharp, Taylor, Brown, Hrbacek, Hussmann,
Forsythe, Bird, R. Johnson, S. Gray, Garcia, Swain, Frye,
Hoggatt, Henderson, Hydrick, Bergsohn, Attorney Neese.
GUESTS:
Judy Brown/City Council Liaison, Duane Miller/Miller &
Sher, Joyce Blackstone.
Consent Item No. 4was brought forward for discussion
prior to Board action.
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA OR
CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved Strohm/Second Gochnauer/Passed Unanimously
to approve the Consent Calendar, as amended:
CONSENT CALENDAR
1) Adopted Resolution No. 2687-98, Statement of Invest-
merit Policy;
2) Authorized staff to purchase budgeted computers from
Vanstar in an amount not to exceed $26,700;
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3)
Christmas Valley and Gardner Mountain Sitework -
A) Approved CIoseout Agreement and Release of
Claims for C. B. Ebright Co., and B) Authorized
filing Notice of Completion with the El Dorado County
Clerk;
5) Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes:
November 19, 1998;
6)
Authorized implementation of the two-week disconnec-
tion procedures for delinquent sewer and/or water
accounts.
Dawn Forsythe reported $4,489 in contributions have
been received to date. She distributed a breakdown
showing where they originated. Ten families have
received a combined total of $2,419.93 in assistance
from the H20 Program.
CONSENT CALENDAR
(continued)
PRESENTATION: Helping Hands
Outreach Status Report
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Moved Strohm/Second GochnauedJones Abstained/
Passed to re-elect Director Jones to the office of President
of the Board.
Moved Wallace/Second Gochnauer/Passed Unanimously
to re-elect Director Strohm to the office of Vice President
of the Board.
Moved Wallace/Second Strohm/Passed Unanimously to
table this item until the January 7 Regular Board Meeting
to allow staff time to provide additional information.
Moved Strohm/Second Gochnauer/Passed Unanimously
to approve payment in the amount of $544,377.04.
ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS
GRANT CONTRACTS
ADMINISTRATOR
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR ACTION / DISCUSSION
Richard Solbrig clarified questions from Director Goch-
nauer regarding the scope of work, and subcontractors
used by Carollo Engineers.
Moved Gochnauer/Second Strohm/Passed Unanimously
to approve amended Task Order No. 45 for Carollo
Engineers design contract work in the amount of $58,700.
A-LINE PHASE III
(Consent Item No. 4)
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Executive Committee: The committee met December 10
regarding the managers' incentive program, and reim-
bursement requests.
Finance Committee: The committee met December 3
regarding self-funded medical insurance, and the results
of the 1997-98 audit.
County Water Agency/EDWPA/LAFCO Committee: The
District received a check for $210,000 from the Water
Agency.
Legislative Funding Ad Hoc Committee: Holland & Knight
submitted a proposal regarding obtaining pre-award costs,
and proposing funding legislation on a federal level. It may
be necessary for District representatives to travel to Wash-
ington D. C. soon because committee memberships have
changed - the chair of the VA HUD is new, and key com-
mittees have new members. Meeting with them will give
staff a better indication of whether obtaining funding is
feasible. Director Wallace noted TRPA has indicated their
willingness to lend support, if it meant that the pipeline
replacement schedule could be accelerated.
Lahontan/SWRCB Communications Ad Hoc Committee:
The committee met December 9. It was their recommen-
dation to continue with efforts to develop the following
legislation (resulting from the Lahontan performance re-
view/audit): 1 ) allow the governor to terminate the
appointment of a regional board member; 2) require an
annual performance evaluation of the Executive Officer
and the Assistant Executive Officer; 3) require that the
regional water quality be surveyed in a manner that is
consistent, predictable, and fair; and 4) codify the Re-
solution 96-030 (the water quality enforcement policy).
Strong nonpartisan support will be necessary for this
proposed legislation to succeed.
President Jones reported on three items:
1) He attended the ACWA Fall Conference, along with
Rick Hydrick and Bob Baer. They attended many MTBE
meetings. Hydrick gave a presentation which was well
received; unfortunately Carol Browner, from EPA was not
present to hear it.
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER AD HOC
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
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2) EPA formed a Blue Ribbon National Committee to
review the use of MTBE; only one water district is repre-
sented. The District may be asked to testify before the
committee.
3) He requested that Board provide input regarding Board
Committee assignments for 1999.
Director Gochnauer suggested the Planning/Ordinance
Committee review the policy where usage fees are charged
from the time a sewer permit is taken out for new construc-
tion until the time it is actually utilized.
Director Mosbacher reported TRPA passed a Resolution
to Governor Davis encouraging him to help achieve the
removal of MTBE and other ether oxygenates as additives.
She attended their recent meeting, and reported that her
request for TRPA to host a MTBE Workshop was not
responded to.
General Manager: Bob Baer reported on two items:
1) The ACWA Spring Conference will be held in May; it
is a very useful conference and he encouraged Board
members to attend.
2) Staff developed and participated in three-days of safety
training/refresher classes. The training accomplished three
objectives: to present safety training and policies all at one
time, to explain the reasons policies are in place; and to
improve teamwork. Employee feedback was excellent.
Richard Solbrig reported on the status of the remaining
emergency project:
Gardner Mountain Replacement Well Emergency of
9/17/98 - HBA Parsons has submitted a draft of the
biological bald eagle study to the USFS. The study was
well done and should address all of their concerns.
Chief Financial Officer: Rhonda McFarlane reported that
the grant application for the export pipeline replacement
project will be resubmitted to Region 9 in January.
District General Counsel: Kevin Neese reported the first
meeting of the District's Groundwater Management Plan
Stakeholders Advisory Group was held. Staff gave good
presentations, and the citizens who attended were very
interested.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
(continued)
STAFF REPORTS
STATUS OF EMERGENCY PROJECT
STAFF REPORTS
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3:25 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
5:45 P.M.
MEETING BREAK
MEETING RESUMED AND
ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENE TO REGULAR
SESSION
ACTION / REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION
Legal counsel and staff updated the Board and
received direction regarding this item.
No Board action.
This item was not discussed.
No Board action.
This item was not discussed.
No Board action.
5:50 P.M.
Pursuant to Section 54956.9(a) of
California Government Code/Con-
ference with Legal Counsel Existing
Litigation - STPUD v. ARCO, et al,
San Francisco County Superior
Court, Case No. 999128
Pursuant to Section 54956.9(a) of
California Government Code/Con-
ferencewith Legal Counsel Existing
Litigation: Schwake v. STPUD,
Federal Case No. CV-N-93-851-DWH
Pursuant to Section 54956.9(b) of
California Government Code/
Conference with Legal Counsel
Anticipated Litigation (one case)
ADJOURNMENT
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