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10-04-01SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT "Basic Services for a Complex World" Robed G Baer ~ Richard Solbri , Assistant Mana er Duane Wallace, President BOARD MEMBER James R. Jones, Vice President ~H Strohm D rector Ma Lou Mosbacher Director Eric W. Schafer, Director i!ilili~ili~i~iiiii~i!i!i!i!i:.i~ilili~i!i~i!'i'!'i !"'" ~ ~ ~ .............-.-.-.-.-.......,...-.-...-.---.....-..,...,...-.-...-............,.,-.-.. ......... ...,...,.,....,.......,................................. ....... .......,..............,.............. ............. ..,...,..,,. ........ ......-_,,-.,., ......... .,....-.,-.-.. ......... ,~.'-,,,: REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT OCTOBER 4, 2001 MINUTES The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session, October 4, 2001,2:00 P.M., City Council Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, California. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: President Wallace, Directors Jones, Schafer, Director Strohm was absent. Mosbacher. ROLL CALL STAFF: Solbrig, Sharp, McFarlane, Rieger, Coyner, Attorney Kvistad GUESTS: David Kelly, Rick Madden Moved Mosbacher / Second Schafer / Strohm Absent / Passed to approve the Consent Calendar as submitted: CONSENT CALENDAR a. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes: September 6, 2001; b. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes: September 20, 2001. REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - OCTOBER 4, 2001 PAGE - 2 ITEMS FOP, BOARD ACTION The properties at 1120 Bonanza Ave. and 1116 Bonanza Ave. currently have an illegal water connection in place - both properties are being served from one connection. It is the responsibility of both property owners to locate and cause abandonment of the connection which is in violation of the District's Administrative Code. The District became aware of the dual water connection when one of the properties turned the water off for a home repair, which caused Mr. Madden's water to shut off con- currently. Staff has been working with Mr. Madden and the neighboring property owner since October 20, 2000, in an attempt to resolve this matter. In March 2001, at Mr. Madden's request, staff lowered the amount of the deposit required for District crews to install the District's portion of the water service from $3,000 to $1,200, and also extended the deadline for the work to be done. Mr. Madden came before the Board to request the District complete the connection at the street arid waive associated coni'~ection fees. He will assume respor!s, ibility for dir.:;~ging the ditch and completing the water connection at his l~,ouse. When the houses were built in 1960, both properties were combined into one parcel, and have since been split into separate parcels. When they split, a permit was issued, but the "piggy-backed" water connection was not discovered. He stated the water connection should have been done correctly when the second house was built in 1993. Each parcel is separately billed for water service. Now that it has been discovered, each property owner bears the respon- sibility for full compliance and should have the work completed prior to the October 15 grading deadline. Moved Jones / Second Schafer / Strohm Absent / Passed to authorize water disconnection procedures on the pro- perties located at 1120 Bonanza Avenue, APN 32-142-18, and 1116 Bonanza Avenue, APN 32-142-17, if the neces- sary connections have not been completed by October 15, 2001. If District crews are unable to schedule the work within that time, implementation of the disconnection pro- cedures will be extended to May 15, 2002. Moved Jones / Second Schafer / Strohm Absent / Passed to approve payment in the amount of $1,398,324.81. REQUEST TO APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD: RICK MADDEN, 1116 BONANZA AVENUE, APN 32-142-17 PAYMENT OF CLAIMS REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - OCTOBER 4, 2001 PAGE - 3 Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The committee met October 1. Minutes of the meeting are available upon request. Director Mosbacher reported on the two open houses that were held regarding the District's recycled water master plan. Director Schafer stated the October 1 Board Workshop was very helpful towards understanding sludge issues. Director Wallace volunteered to serve as a water purveyor representative on the County Water Agency Board as provided for by the recent change in gover- nance that allows two water purveyors to sit as County Water Agency Board members with three County Supervisors. Assistant General Mana,qer: Richard Solbrig reported the Tallac Pump Station project is going well. Tallac Pump Station Force Main Repair Emer.q.~n__cy of 7/5/01' Richard Solbrig reported the non-emergency portion of this project is going well. He will give a report at the next Board meeting on the final cost for the steel plates rented to cover the excavation (the only out- standing item under the emergency declaration). 2:50 P.M. 3:00 P.M. 4:30 P.M. BOARD MEMBER STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS BOARD MEMBER REPORTS STAFF REPORTS STATUS OF EMERGENCY PROJECT MEETING BREAK MEETING RESUMED AND ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION RECONVENE TO REGULAR SESSION ACTION / REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION This item was not discussed. No reportable 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 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - OCTOBER 4, 2001 PAGE - 4 No reportable Board action. No reportable Board action. No reportable Board action. No reportable Board action. 4:00 P.M. 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 Pursuant to Government code Section 54956.9(c)/Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation (one case) Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8/Conference with Real Property Negotiators - Negotiating Parties: Board of Directors, Robert Baer/General Manager. Under Negotiation: Consideration of Property Purchase; Property Identification: APN 1-080-80, APN 1-080-81, APN 1-080-82, APN 1-080-56, APN 1-080-60, APN 1-200-01, APN 1-200-10, APN 1-200-11 Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a)/Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation: STPUD vs. Lakeside Park Associa- tion, et al, County of El Dorado, Superior Court Case No. S620010165 ADJOURNMENT Duane Wallace, Board President South Tahoe Public Utility District ATTEST: ~-~~, I~a~hy Shar~,/Ci~ of the I~ard South Tahb~ Public Utility District 0 133 Z 0 > : ZZ O< o~ ~Z O0 0 Z