08-03-00SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
Robert Baer, General Mana er Richard Solbri , Assistant Man..a....~.r..'
Christopher H. Strohm, President BOARD MEMBERS Pembroke Gochnauer, Vice President
James Jones, Director Ma Lou Mosbacher Director Duane Wallace, Di~.~!..o...[
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD'OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
AUGUST 3, 2000
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session, August 3,
2000, 2:00 P.M., City Council Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, California.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Strohm, Directors Wallace, Jones, Gochnauer,
Mosbacher.
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Baer, Solbrig, Sharp, Callian, McFarlane, Cocking,
Noble, Hoggatt, Attorney Kvistad.
GUESTS: Judy Brown/City of SLT Liaison, Joyce
Blackstone, Roy Hampson, David Kelly.
Roy Hampson complimented the District on their common
sense approach in addressing contaminates. He cautioned
the Board against funding cleanup costs - they may not
work or be necessary.
He also pointed out that there were several vacancies
on the Lahontan Regional Board.
Consent Items a., b., and c. were brought forward for
discussion prior to Board action.
COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE
CONSENT CALENDAR
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Moved Gochnauer/Second Strohm/Passed Unanimously
to approve the Consent Calendar as amended:
a. See Consent Items Brought Forward;
b. See Consent Items Brought Forward;
c. See Consent Items Brought Forward;
d. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes:
June 15, 2000;
e. Approved Special Board Meeting Minutes:
July 6, 2000;
f. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes:
July 6, 2000.
CONSENT CALENDAR
(continued)
CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION I ACTION
David Kelly received clarification that any disabled or
senior citizens who are on the list of unpaid assessments
understand this process.
Director Mosbacher requested names of the parcel
owners be included on the list. Staff reported the
procedure was changed last year not to include
names for privacy reasons. The Finance Committee
will consider what information should be included on
future lists.
Moved Gochnauer/Second Jones/Passed Unanimously
to adopt Resolution No. 2708-00, authorizing delinquent
accounts to be added to the 2000-01 County Tax
Assessor's Roll.
Director Mosbacher stated the License Agreement should
be signed by Mr. Erickson prior to Board approval. Staff
replied since the District is the entity requesting the
license agreement, it is normal procedure that the District
obtain Board approval prior to submitting the request to
Mr. Erickson for him to then accept or reject.
Moved Jones/Second Strohm/Mosbacher Voted No/Passed
to authorize execution of License Agreement between the
District and Mr. Thomas Erickson to allow District use of
monitoring wells associated with Tahoe Tom's gas station.
UNPAID ASSESSMENTS
(Consent Item a.)
STPUD / ERICKSON LICENSE
AGREEMENT
(Consent Item b.)
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Director Mosbacher received clarification why USFS-
owned property must be crossed to access the project
site.
The Operations Committee has reviewed this item and
recommends approval.
Moved Mosbacher/Second Gochnauer/Passed
Unanimously to approve Change Order No. 1 to Thomas
Haen Co., in the amount of $117,544.49.
RAILROAD TANK AND FOREST
MOUNTAIN TANK SITE WORK AND
PUMP STATION PROJECT
(Consent Item c.)
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Richard Solbrig reported three bids were opened at the
August2, 2000bid opening. Staff reviewed all bids
received and found them to be free of any discrepancies.
Moved Wallace/Second Jones/Passed Unanimously
to award contract to lowest responsive, responsible
bidder, White Rock Construction, in the amount of
$39O,667.
Moved Wallace/Second Gochnauer/Passed Unanimously
to approve payment in the amount of $927,653.93.
Water & Wastewater Operations Committee: The
committee met August 2. Minutes of the meeting are
available upon request.
Federal Legislative Ad Hoc Committee: Senator Feinstein
will come to Lake Tahoe August 21-22 to promote the
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act.
Senator Boxer sent a letter to Carol Browner, EPA,
requesting $1 million be allocated to assist South Lake
Tahoe with MTBE cleanup efforts.
Director Jones reported the District will sponsor a meeting
with all of the California MTBE-impacted entities on
August 25. Representatives from Sacramento and ACWA
will be present to report on the latest legislative develop-
ments. Vic Sher, from Miller, Sher & Sawyer; and a
representative from ENS Resources (a Washington D.C.
lobbyist firm) will also attend.
GARDNER MOUNTAIN WELL:
EQUIPMENT & CONTROL BUILDING
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER AD HOC
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
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Director Mosbacher reported that the Northern Sierra
Plan Amendment proposes to include that mitigation fees
be paid to the USFS for transmission lines and under-
ground pipelines that are in the scenic corridor. She,
along with District staff, will continue to monitor this item
to determine if this amendment will affect the District's
export line.
General Manager: Bob Baer reported on two items:
1) The District secured funding from the Sher Bill to
assist with MTBE cleanup. The amount received was
only half of what was expected. At this point, it is
unknown how they arrived at their decision. President
Strohm appointed an Ad Hoc Committee, consisting of
Director Jones and himself, to assist staff in determining
how the decision was reached and, if necessary, appeal it.
2) The USFS has applied for emergency water for the
Valhalla area. Brown & Caldwell has been retained
to recommend appropriate rates to charge for standby/
fire protection water.
Assistant Manager/Engineer: Richard Solbrig reported
on the export pipeline replacement project. He encouraged
the Board to observe the directional drilling process.
(3:00 p.m. - Director Wallace left the meeting at this point.)
3:00 P.M.
3:15 P.M.
4:17 P.M.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
(continued)
GENERAL MANAGER / STAFF
REPORTS
MEETING BREAK
MEETING RESUMED AND
ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENE TO REGULAR
SESSION
ACTION I REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION
Legal counsel and staff updated the Board and received
direction regarding this item.
No Board action.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a)/Conference with
Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
South Tahoe Redevelopment Agency
vs. STPUD, El Dorado County
Superior Court, Case No. SC20000090
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Legal counsel and staff updated the Board and
received direction regarding one case. (The second
case was discussed at the 1:00 p.m. Special
Board meeting, held this same date.)
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(b)/Conference with
Legal Counsel re: Pending
Litigation (two cases)
Legal counsel updated the Board regarding this item.
No Board action.
Pursuant to Government code
Section 54956.9(a)/Conference with
Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
STPUD (Claimant) vs. Sierra-Cai
Lodge (Debtor), U.S. Bankruptcy
Court, Sacramento Division, Case
No. 96-25693-C-11
This item was discussed during the Special Board
meeting, held this same date.
No Board action.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a)/Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing
Litigation: Mountain Cascade Inc.,
and Valley Engineers, Inc. vs.
STPUD Board of Directors and
STPUD, County of El Dorado,
Superior Court Case No.
SC20000050
There was nothing new to report regarding this item.
No Board action.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a)/Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing
Litigation: Schwake vs. STPUD,
Federal Case CV-N-93-851-DWH
This item was discussed during the Special Board
meeting, held this same date.
No Board action.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a)/Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing
Litigation: STPUD vs. ARCO, et. al,
San Francisco County Superior
Court Case No. 999128
4:17 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT
Christopher H. Strohm, Board President
South Tahoe Public Utility District
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