09-07-00SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
Robert Baer General Manager Richard Solbri~l, Assistant Manacler
Christopher H. Strohm, President BOARD MEMBERS Pembroke Gochnauer, Vice President
James Jones, Director M~ Lou Mosbacher, Director Duane Wallace, Director
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session, September
7, 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, McFarlane, Noble, Bergsohn, Hoggatt, Garcia,
Johnson, Callian, Attorney Kvistad.
GUESTS:
Joyce Blackstone, David Kelly.
Consent Items b. and c. were brought forward for
discussion prior to Board action.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved Gochnauer/Second Mosbacher/Passed
Unanimously to approve Consent Calendar as amended:
Authorized implementation of the two-week dis-
connection procedures for delinquent sewer
and/or water accounts;
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b. See Consent Items Brought Forward;
c. See Consent Items Brought Forward;
d. Approved Special Board Meeting Minutes:
August 3, 2000;
e. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes:
August 3, 2000;
f. Approved Special Board Meeting Minutes:
August 17, 2000;
g. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes:
August 17, 2000.
CONSENT CALENDAR
(continued)
CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION /ACTION
Director Gochnauer received clarification regarding
change in pipe sizes.
Moved Gochnauer/Second Mosbacher/Passed
Unanimously to approve Change Order No. 1 for
White Rock Construction in the amount of $4,432.
Director Mosbacher received clarification regarding the
use of outside consultants for this project.
Moved Gochnauer/Second Jones/Passed Unanimously
to approve proposal from HSI Geotrans in the amount
of $40,209.
GARDNER MOUNTAIN WATERLINE
REPLACEMENT
(Consent Item b.)
HYRO-GEOLOGIC SERVICES -
TEST WELL / SENTINEL WELL
DRILLING PROGRAM
(Consent Item c.)
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Staff requested that this item be removed and placed
on the next Regular Board Meeting Agenda.
No Board action.
Moved Wallace/Second Strohm/Passed Unanimously
to approve payment in the amount of $2,010,338.45.
BIOSOLIDS BUILDING
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
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Finance Committee: The committee met on August
23, 2000, to discuss Brown & Caldwell's rate development
for USFS standby / fire protection water. Minutes of the
meeting are available upon request.
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The
committee met on September 5, 2000. Minutes of the
meeting are available upon request.
Planning Committee: The committee met on August
28, 2000. An inventory of all District properties has
been completed.
Director Jones reported on the MTBE Political Action
meeting that was held on August 25, 2000, with
representatives from other California agencies who
have been impacted by MTBE.
Director Wallace reported on two items:
1) The League to Save Lake Tahoe received a $250,000
grant to research transfer of development rights;
2) FACA sent a letter requesting that annual meetings
be held as promised during the Presidential Summit.
None have been held to date.
Director Gochnauer reported that he sent a letter
to the Tahoe Tribune as a rebuttal to another letter
the Tribune had received on Measure S.
Director Mosbacher reported on three items:
1) She attended at the Meyers Beacon Community
meeting, where citizens voiced their concern regarding
Lahontan's lack of action;
2) She requested a key to the Luther Pass Pump Station
generator be kept on site;
3) She reported on a recent meeting concerning the Sierra
Nevada Framework. She requested that staff review the
framework document, and prepare a response to it.
General Manager: Bob Baer reported on two items:
1) He received a memo from David French, ENS
Resources, regarding current MTBE legislation. Senator
Smith stated that MTBE has become a regional issue,
not a national one.
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
GENERAL MANAGER / STAFF
REPORTS
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2) The Tahoe Restoration Act bill may go to the Senate
floor soon.
3:18 P.M.
3:42 P.M.
5:15 P.M.
GENERAL MANAGER/STAFF
REPORTS
(continued)
MEETING BREAK
MEETING RESUMED AND
ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENE TO REGULAR
SESSION
ACTION / REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING CLOSED SESSION
Legal counsel and staff updated the Board and
received direction regarding this item.
No Board action.
There was nothing new to report regarding this item.
No Board action
Legal counsel updated the Board regarding this item.
No Board action
There was nothing new to report regarding this item.
No Board action
Legal counsel updated the Board on 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
Pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(b)/Conference with Legal
Counsel: Anticipated Litigation
(one case)
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.
SC 2OO0005O
Pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(a)/Conference with Legal
Counsel- Existing Litigation: Schwake
vs. STPUD, Federal Case No.
CV-N-93-851-DWH
Pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(a)/Conference with Legal
Counsel- Existing Litigation: STPUD
vs. ARCO, etal, San Francisco County
Superior Court Case No. 999128
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Negotiators were directed regarding this item.
No Board action.
Pursuant to Government Code Section
54957.6(a)/Conference with Labor
Negotiators: Agency Negotiators -
Board Executive Committee; Unrep-
resented Employee Position: General
Manager
5:15 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT
Christopher H. Strohm, Board President
South Tahoe Public Utility District
Kathy Shar,~_~Clerl~ of the I¢'oard
South Tahoe Public Utility District
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