05-03-01SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
Robert G. Baer, General Manager Richard Solbrig, Assistant Manager
Duane Wallace, President BOARD MEMBER James R. Jones, Vice President
Christopher H. Strohm, Director Mary Lou Mosbacher, Director Eric W. Schafer, Director
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
MAY 3, 2001
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session, May 3, 2001,
2:00 P.M., City Council Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, California.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Wallace, Directors Schafer, Jones, Strohm,
Mosbacher.
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Baer, Solbrig, Sharp, Taylor, Hussmann, Noble, Brown,
D. Johnson, Garcia, Thiel, Cocking, Bergsohn,
Attorney Kvistad.
GUESTS:
Judy Brown/City Council Liaison, Dave Kurtzman/
El Dorado County Redistricting Commission, Janet
McDougall/City of South Lake Tahoe, Joyce Blackstone.
Dave Kurtzman came before the Board, on behalf of
the El Dorado County Redistricting Commission, to
present several redistricting plans for redrawing county
district lines. Using maps, he showed the territory included
with each proposal. One of the proposals, if selected,
would have many negative impacts to South Lake Tahoe.
The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors will hold two
public hearings and is expected to adopt a plan after the
June 15 deadline for final recommendations. Kurtzman
urged the Board's participation.
COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE
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President Wallace stated this item should be placed
on a future agenda for Board consideration.
COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE
(continued)
Consent Item d. was brought forward for discussion
prior to Board action.
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA
OR CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved Mosbacher/Second Strohm/Passed Unanimously
to approve the Consent Calendar, as amended:
CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Authorized implementation of the two-week discon-
nection procedures for delinquent sewer and/or water
accounts;
b. Authorized implementation of the two-week water
disconnection procedures on the property located at
3434, 3436, and 3438 Lake Tahoe Boulevard,
APN 27-090-06, for failure to perform annual backflow
assembly(les) test;
c. Surplus Vehicles - Authorized contract with Nationwide
Auction Systems to sell five Dis[rict surplus vehicles;
d. See Consent Items Brought Forward for Discussion;
e. Continued Sacramento Representation -Authorized
proposal from Lynn M. Suter and Associates in the
amount of $28,000;
CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION / ACTION
Director Mosbacher received clarification regarding
personnel and budget needed for this project.
Moved Strohm/Second Jones/Passed Unanimously
to approve proposal from Zonge Geosciences in the
amount of $17,400.
GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION
GRAVITY SURVEY
(Consent Item d.)
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
John Thiel requested this item be deferred to the next
Regular Board meeting in order to allow staff time to
review the maganese problem at the well.
HENDERSON WELL DRILLING
No Board action.
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Director Strohm disqualified himself from participation
in this item due to a potential conflict of interest.
Diane Noble reported there are currently seven
properties identified by the South Tahoe Redevelop-
ment Agency (STRA) that will be demolished after the
Grand Summit Hotel has begun construction. The STRA
wishes to assign the 140 sewer units associated with
these seven properties to the developers of the Grand
Summit Hotel to satisfy a portion of the sewer capacity
requirements that must be acquired during plan review.
The sewer permit for the 140 sewer units that are pending
demolition will be issued subject to compliance with all
transfer conditions as provided by the District Adminis-
trative Code no later than June 30, 2002.
This item was reviewed by the Board's Park Avenue
Redevelopment Ad Hoc Committee on April 26. Approval
of this item is recommended.
Moved Jones/Second Schafer/Strohm Abstained/
Passed to waive District Administrative Code Provisions,
Sections 4.8.14(f), (g), (h), and (i) to facilitate transfer.
Linda Brown reported Aramark was the Iow bidder of
four companies that responded to the invitation to bid.
Aramark did not fill in the "depreciation rate" on the
proposal form, but remained Iow bidder without con-
sideration of it in the bid totals. Staff has since obtained
Aramark's depreciation rate which is their standard and
matches the rate of two of the other bidders. It will be
included as a part of the contract because it was intended
and will reduce uniform replacement costs. The irregularity
in the bid is immaterial because it did not affect the bid
outcome and did not give Aramark an unfair competitive
advantage. References rated their service as very good
to excellent.
Moved Wallace/Second Mosbacher/Passed Unanimously
to: (1) Waive minor bid irregularity; and (2) Award contract
to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Aramark
Uniform Services, in the estimated weekly amount of
$521.60.
Moved Jones/Second Strohm/Passed Unanimously
to approve payment in the amount of $1,059,129.76.
SOUTH TAHOE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY: TRANSFER SEWER
CAPACITY
UNIFORM / LINEN RENTAL AND
SERVICE
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
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Finance Committee: The committee will meet May 7.
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The
committee met April 30. Minutes of the meeting are
available upon request.
Planninq Committee: The committee will meet May 4.
Federal Legislative Ad Hoc Committee: President Bush
included $14 million in the budget for the Lake Tahoe
Restoration Act and Environmental Improvement Projects.
Director Jones reported he will be in Washington D. C. the
first week of June, then travel to Baltimore where he will
attend a National Groundwater Association conference.
Labor Ne,qotiations Ad Hoc Committee: The committee
met to discuss the Human Resources Director's contract.
Director Mosbacher reported Alpine County Counsel,
Dennis Crabb, is doing a good job organizing, educating,
and bringing the County up to speed.
President Wallace reported there may be a provision
in the Sierra Nevada Framework that would allow the
U.S. Forest Service to renege on previous agreements
with ski areas.
General Mana,qer: Bob Baer reported on two items:
1) In response to Director Mosbacher's question asked
at the April 5 Board meeting, the agreement with
McDonald's for Bijou Pump Station was finalized long
ago. Everything is going well.
2) A Public Hearing on the proposed budget will be
held May 8.
Accountant: Kay Taylor reported on two items:
1 ) The District received $670,000 from EPA for export
pipeline work from 10/1/00 - 12/31/00.
2) Auditors are coming from the Inspector General's
office to audit the EPA Grant procurement procedures.
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
GENERAL MANAGER/STAFF
REPORTS
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District Information Officer: Dennis Cocking reported on
three items:
1 ) Tahoe Daily Tribune will run an article about the
District's CWEA Plant of the Year Award.
2) The Government Finance Officers Association
presented the District with its sixth consecutive
Certificate of Achievement for the CAFR
(Comprehensive Annual Financial Report) for
Fiscal Year 2000.
3) A Guide to District Finances will be included
as an insert to the Tahoe Daily Tribune.
3:00 P.M.
3:25 P.M.
6:10 P.M.
GENERAL MANAGER/STAFF
REPORTS
(continued)
MEETING BREAK
MEETING RESUMED AND
ADJOURNED TO CLOSED
SESSION
RECONVENE TO REGULAR
SESSION
ACTION / REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION
Legal counsel updated the Board and received direction
regarding this item.
No Board action.
There was nothing to report regarding this case.
No Board action.
Legal counsel updated the Board on the status of this
case.
No Board action.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(b)/Conference
with Legal Counsel re: Pending
Litigation (one case)
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a)/Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing
Litigation: Mountain Cascade, Inc.,
and Valley Engineers, Inc. vs.
STPUD Board of Directors and
STPUD, County of El Dorado,
Superior Court Case No.
SC20000050
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a)/Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing
Litigation: Schwake vs. STPUD,
Federal Case No. CV-N-9$-8$1-
DWH
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Legal counsel updated the Board and received direction
regarding this case.
No Board action.
Negotiators were directed regarding this item.
No Board action.
Negotiators were directed regarding this item.
No Board action.
Negotiators were directed regarding this item.
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
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 1-080-53, APN 1-080-54,
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 54957.6(a)/Conference
with Labor Negotiators -
Agency Negotiators: Board of
Directors, Robert Baer/General
Manager. Employee Organization:
Represented and Unrepresented
Employees
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957.6(a)/Conference
with Labor Negotiators -
Agency Negotiators: Labor
Negotiations Ad Hoc Committee,
Robert Baer/General Manager.
Unrepresented Employee Position:
Human Resources Director
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - MAY 3, 200'1 PAGE - 7
6:15 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT
Duane Wallace, Board President
South Tahoe Public Utility District
ATTEST:
Kathy Sharp~ierk of the Board
South Tahdc~Public Utility District
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