01-18-01SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
Robed G. Baer, General Manager Richard Solbrig, Assistant Manager
Pembroke Gochnauer, President BOARD MEMBERS Duane Wallace, Vice President
Christopher H. Strohm, Director Mary Lou Mosbacher, Director James R. Jones, Director
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
JANUARY 18, 2001
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session, January
18, 2001, 2:00 P.M., City Council Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe,
California.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Gochnauer, Directors Strohm, Jones, Wallace,
Mosbacher.
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Baer, Solbrig, Sharp, McFarlane, Noble, Cocking,
Hussmann, M. Alsbury, Swain, Garcia, Anderson,
Rasmussen, Johnson, Hoggatt, Attorney Kvistado
GUESTS:
Judy Brown/City Council Liaison, Emily Aughinbaugh/
Tahoe Daily Tribune, Joyce Blackstone, Eric Schafer.
Bob Baer was presented with the Employee of the
Month award.
PRESENTATION
Staff requested Consent Item b. (water disconnection
procedures) be removed as the situation has been
satisfactorily resolved.
CONSENT CALENDAR
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Moved Jones/Second Wallace/Passed Unanimously
to approve the Consent Calendar, as amended:
CONSENT CALENDAR
(continued)
Authorized implementation of the two-week discon-
nection procedures for delinquent sewer and/or
water accounts;
b. Item removed;
c. Authorized staff to negotiate for a biosolids contract;
d. Test Well and Sentinel Well Drilling - Approved
Change Order No. 2 for Beylik Drilling, Inc. in a
credit amount of ($30,018);
e. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes:
December 21, 2000.
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Moved Strohm/Second Jones/Mosbacher Voted No/
Passed to approve amendments to Section 2140 et. al.
BOARD POLICY NO. 2140:
BUSINESS EXPENSE, CREDIT
CARD, VEHICLE USE, AND
REIMBURSEMENT POLICY
Moved Strohm/Second Jones/Mosbacher Abstained/
Passed to approve payment in the amount of $742,598.62.
(Director Mosbacher abstained because Payment of
Claims was distributed separately from the agenda
packet. Due to an oversight, she did not receive her
copy until the Board meeting, which did not allow for
sufficient time to review prior to voting.)
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The
committee met January 15. Minutes of the meeting
are available upon request.
Federal Legislative Ad Hoc Committee: Director Wallace
reported governmental committees will not be fully formed
until after the presidential inauguration.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER AD HOC
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Due to the skyrocketing costs of electricity, there has
been interest in reviving the District's hydroelectric
project on the C-line. There may be grants available
for demonstration projects of this type. Kennedy Jenks
will look into this and make a recommendation.
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Director Jones and Dennis Cocking reported on the
status of MTBE legislation (HR 20). Director Mosbacher
reported a supervisor in San Francisco is interested in
outlawing MTBE in San Francisco.
BOARD MEMBER AD HOC
COMMITTEE REPORTS
(continued)
Director Strohm reported the EIP Study did not seem to
give full credit for money the District has spent on environ-
mental improvements.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
Director Mosbacher reported on three items:
1 ) She distributed information regarding installation of a
fiberoptic cable along the route of the export pipeline;
2) Plans to reconfigure the river at Hwy. 50 by the
amusement park may impact the District's pipelines
along the river bank;
3) The Conservancy will be doing a large project at Trout
Creek Meadow that will involve the removal of large
amounts of soil. The spoils will be trucked to an area past
San Bernadino Street. She was concerned that the resulting
traffic may impact the District's facilities and the crews
ability to check on the booster station in that area.
President Gochnauer commented on the current energy
crisis.
General Manager: Bob Baer reported on the following
topics:
1) The District had a sewer blockage from grease
buildup that resulted in damage to a residence. The
proper officials have been notified of the spill.
2) EPA adopted 10 ppb as the arsenic standard.
3) Work is continuing on the TMDL issue at Indian
Creek Reservoir.
4) He was invited to speak at EPA's National Conference
in Albuquerque on the impacts of MTBE.
District Information Officer: Dennis Cocking reported on
the following items:
1 ) He gave an overview of the status of the District's
Helping Hands Program.
2) The Reno Gazette Journal printed articles regarding the
District's Groundwater Management Plan.
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3) The new head of EPA may be confirmed soon. She
would like to hear from an agency who has been impacted
by MTBE.
4) He introduced Tahoe Daily Tribune reporter, Emily
Aughinbaugh.
Chief Financial Officer: Rhonda McFarlane reported on the
District's self-insured medical program.
Director Wallace reported the school district will consider
allowing a temporary BMX track to be built near the middle
school. The group would still like to locate the permanent
track on District property.
3:15 P.M.
3:30 P.M.
4:40 P.M.
STAFF REPORTS
(continued)
BOARD MEMBER REPORT
MEETING BREAK
MEETING RESUMED AND
ADJOURNED TO CLOSED
SESSION
RECONVENE TO REGULAR
SESSION
ACTION / REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION
Staff and legal counsel updated the Board and received
direction regarding this item.
No Board action.
Legal counsel and staff updated the Board regarding
this case.
No Board action.
Legal counsel updated the Board regarding the status
of this case.
No Board action.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(b)/Conference
with Legal Counsel re: Pending
Liti_~ation (one case)
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a)/Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing
Litigation: STPUD vs. ARCO, et.
al., San Franciso County Superior
Court Case No. 999128
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 - JANUARY 18, 2001 PAGE
6:40 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT
Duane Wallace, Acting Board President
South Tahoe Public Utility District
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