08-30-01 SpecialSOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
Robert G. Baer General Mar Richard Solbri Assistant Man r
Duane Wallace, President BOARD MEMBERS James R. Jones, Vice President
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
AUGUST 30, 2001
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a Special Session at
3:00 p.m. on August 30, 2001, District Office, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe,
California.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Wallace, Directors Strohm, Mosbacher.
Director Schafer participated via teleconference.
Director Jones was late.
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Baer, Solbrig, Sharp, McFarlane. Attorney Kvistad,
Attorney Sher, and Attorney Miller participated via
teleconference.
3:00 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED
SESSION
(3:17 p.m. - Director Jones arrived at the meeting at
this point.)
3:53 P.M.
RECONVENE TO REGULAR
SESSION
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES - AUGUST 30, 2001
ACTION/'REPORT ON ,iTEMS' DISCUSSED DURING cLOSED SESSION
No reportable Board action.
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Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a)/Conferance
with Legal Counsel - Existing
Litigation: STPUD vs. ARCO, et. al,
San Francisco County Superior
Court Case No. 999128
'ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Richard Solbrig reported the installation project for the
well treatment system was bid on August 21, with the
District receiving no bids for the work. This was after
the District delayed the bid opening by one week to
allow pipe suppliers to complete their costing of the
project. The short time frame to complete the under-
ground portion of the job, as well as current work loads,
were cited by local contractors as reasons for not
bidding the entire project.
ARROWHEAD WELL NO. 3:
CONSTRUCTION OF WELLHEAD
TREATMENT FOR MTBE REMOVAL
In order to have the treatment system operational by
next summer, the only option the District has is to negotiate
a series of agreements with contractors and suppliers to
complete various sitework portions of the project. Staff has
concluded there will be no competitive advantage to waiving
the bidding requirements, since no bids were received
during the extended bidding period. In mid-October, District
staff will reevaluate how to accomplish the above ground
portion of the project.
Moved Wallace / Second Strohm I Passed Unanimously,
to: (1) Waive the public contract bidding requirements;
and (2) Authorize staff to enter into a series of negotiated
contracts to complete the underground and site work
portions of the project prior to October 15, 2001.
The Arrowhead Well treatment project will require an on-
site oxygen supply to be converted to ozone through an
on-site ozone generator.
Moved Strohm / Second Jones./Schafer Abstained /
Passed to authorize entering into a seven (7) year
agreement with BOC Gases for oxygen services in the
estimated annual amount of $10,720, with an initial on-
site set up fee in the amount of $2,500.
ARROWHEAD WELL NO. 3:
CONSTRUCTION OF WELLHEAD
TREATMENT FOR MTBE
REMOVAL - OXYGEN SERVICES..
SPEC£~.L BOARD .__MF_ETING MINUTES -..AUGUST 30, 200.~
In order to power the new facilities, a new, larger electr-
ical service is required. The new service agreement
with Sierra Pacific Power Company (SPPCo) has been
previously approved. SPPCo is requesting an easement
on the subject property in order to install the new
electrical cables.
Moved Strohm I Second Mosbacher / Passed Unanimously
to approve easement on Distdct property for Sierra Pacific
Power Company to introduce electric service.
4:10 P.M.
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ARROWHEAD WELL NO. 3:
CONSTRUCTION OF WELLHEAD
TREATMENT FOR MTBE
REMOVAL - EASEMENT FOR
ELECTRICAL SERVICE
ADJOURNMENT
~ Dua~)~Wallace, Boar~'P~e_Sident
S~h Tahoe Public I~ltitfty District
ATTEST: '-~;~/---~/~'~'~)--~ ~
Kathy Sha~_/;Clerk of Board Y
South Tahoe Public Utility District