2002 06-27 SpecialSOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
Robert G. General
Duane Wallace, President
BOARD MEMBERS
Richard Assistant
James R. Jones, Vice President
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
JUNE 27, 2002
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a Special Session at
2:00 p.m. on June 27, 2002, District Office, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe,
California.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.:
President Wallace, Directors Becker, Jones, Schafer,
Mosbacher
ROLL CALL
STAFF;i
Baer, Solbdg, Sharp, McFarlane, Cocking, R. Johnson,
Hoggatt, Curtis. Attorney Kvistad participated via
teleconference.
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
The District, Lahontan, TRPA, and the USFS still have
not decided which route alternative will be selected.
District staff and consultants have received numerous
comments concerning the Administrative Draft Environ-
mental Report. Agency staffs want the answers to these
questions before the Draft Environmental Report is
issued publicly. In order to do that, publication of the
Environmental Report will have to be delayed by at least
three months.
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Richard Solbrig and Jim Hoggatt presented several
options for discussion, all of which vary greatly
depending upon which route is selected.
Concerns were expressed by Board members and staff
that the project could be delayed until 2004. The delay
would result in operating the existing old pipeline and
increase the potential for failure. In 1996, a technical
advisory committee examined the condition of the pipe-
line and concluded only five more years life for this
section of pipeline could be expected.
Rhonda McFarlane also pointed out that due to previous
environmental concerns, the District had requested an
extension from EPA to 2003 to meet the timeline required
to match the grant by EPA. If the project is further delayed,
another extension must be requested to 2005.
The Board directed staff to send a letter to the agencies
documenting concerns about delaying the construction of
the project.
No Board action.
The pre-bid meeting for this project, held on June 4,
was attended by five general contractors. Bids were
opened on June 18. Two bids were received, both
of which were considerably higher than the engineer's
final estimate and significantly higher than what was
budgeted.
Discussion was held regarding the three options Richard
Solbrig and Jim Hoggatt presented for the Board's
consideration.
Moved Jones I Second Schafer / Passed Unanimously
to award bid to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder,
Pacific Mechanical Corporation, in the amount of
$7,744,000. The unbudgeted amount will be funded
from the capital reserves.
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SLUDGE HANDLING AND ODOR
CONTROL FACILITIES
ADJOURNMENT
2:55 P.M.
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