2002 10-17SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
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Duane Wallace, President BOARD MEMBERS James R. Jones, Vice President
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
OCTOBER 17, 2002
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session, October 17,
2002, 2:00 P.M., City Council Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, California.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Directors Becker, Mosbacher, and Schafer.
President Wallace and Director Jones were absent.
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Baer, Solbrig, Callian, McFarlane, Henderson, Cocking,
Hoggatt, Coyner, Bergsohn, Thiel, and Attorney Kvistad.
Consent Item a. was brought forward for discussion
prior to Board action.
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA
OR CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved Schafer / Second Becker / Wallace and
Jones Absent / Passed to approve the
Consent Calendar as amended:
CONSENT CALENDAR
a. See Consent Items Brought Forward;
Gardner Mountain Tank Replacement - Approved
Change Order No. 1 to Spiess Construction Co.
Inc., in the amount of $1,690.90;
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Sludge Handling and Odor Control Facilities -
Approved Change Order No. 1 to Pacific Mechanical
Corporation in the amount of $32,511
CONSENT CALENDAR
(continued)
CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION ! ACTION
Ivo Bergsohn reported that Dr. LaBolle's hourly rate
was reduced from $135 to $90 an hour, revising the
original proposal from $17,000 to $12,000, since the
work he will be performing is not related to litigation
or testimony on MTBE.
Moved Schafer / Second Becker / Wallace and
Jones Absent / Passed to approve proposal from
Dr. Eric M. LaBolle, in the revised amount of $12,000.
MTBE LITIGATION HYDROLOGIC
MODELS
(Consent Item a.)
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Ivo Bergsohn gave a brief overview why the stormwater
study was necessary. The infiltration of stormwater to
groundwater as a means to reduce run-off is a best
management practice and is widely used in the Tahoe
Basin. The use of these retention basins have been a
continual concern to District staff because of the potential
threat of petroleum hydro-carbon compounds contaminating
District's water resources and groundwater quality.
Moved Schafer / Second Becker / Wallace and Jones
Absent / Passed to approve proposal from Swanson
Hydrology & Geomorpholgy, in the amount of $300,000
(half of all project expenditures shall be reimbursed to
the District under Lake Tahoe Erosion Control Grant
No. 02-DG-11051900-036, Hydrocarbon Evaluation).
Richard Solbrig reported that the agencies involved in
reviewing the draft EIR requested the District prepare a
risk analysis of all the alternatives that have been dis-
cussed. The TRPA suggested a fifth alternative by
combining two alternatives, and requested the
District consider the feasibility of the fifth alternative. A
Technical Advisory Committee will be assembled, com-
prised of District staff and the project managers from
Parsons and Carollo: John Calmer/Civil Engineer, for
pipeline designs; Charles Hoes/Safety Engineer, for
risk analysis methodology; Jon Corley/Construction
Superintendent, for construction risks/methods; and
John List/P.E., for surge analysis. Each consultant will
be working under a not to exceed $7,000 contract (John
LAKE TAHOE RESTORATION ACT:
STORMWATER STUDY
B-LINE PHASE 3 EXPORT PIPELINE
REPLACEMENT PROJECT
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List is already a subconsultant to Carollo Engineers).
The total cost to the District, including Parsons and
Carollo staff (working under existing contracts) and
expenses is estimated at $40,000. The risk analysis
tables produced by the TAC will be included in the
revised EIR/EIS.
B-LINE PHASE 3 EXPORT PIPELINE
REPLACEMENT PROJECT
(continued)
Moved Schafer / Second Becker / Wallace and Jones
Absent/Passed to approve Technical Advisory Committee
Consultants Contracts;
Moved Schafer / Second Becker / Wallace and Jones
Absent/Passed to approve changing the proposed
December 31,2003 Regular Board Meeting to January 2,
2004;
2003 BOARD CALENDAR
Moved Schafer / Second Becker / Wallace and Jones
Absent/Passed to approve payment in the amount of
$2,033,865.68.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The
committee met on October 15. Minutes of the meeting
are available upon request.
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Planning Committee: Director Schafer reported on three
items:
1) The committee met with an owner of property located in
the Spring Creek Tract to discuss: (1) Billing for services
that were never used; and (2) Inaccuracy of DIGS markings.
Additional information is needed before the committee
can make any decisions.
2) The committee is reviewing the revised Alpine County
Contract that consolidates all the agreements and amend-
ments that have been added since the original agreement
was signed in 1967.
3) District counsel has been asked to review an agreement
that the Board approved several weeks ago when two lot
owners requested a variance from the District in order to
hook-up two properties to one sewer connection. New
and possibly conflicting information has emerged and the
District needs a clearer image of what exactly the property
owners are requesting before the Board can give final
approval.
Director Mosbacher reported on two items:
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
1) She attended the October 16 Upper Truckee River
Watershed Focus group meeting and heard that the
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Freel Peak Planning Area (which encompasses all
of the Tahoe Basin) has been dropped from Senator
Boxer's Wilderness Bill.
2) The County is doing major erosion control projects
along South Upper Truckee and Highway 89, and she
was concerned what impact they might have with the
District's B-Line project.
Director Schafer reported that he enjoyed attending the
October 16 Employees Communications Committee
meeting.
General Manager: Bob Baer reported on two items:
1) As directed at the last Board Meeting, President
Wallace sent a letter to the TRPA regarding the
revised Allocation Plan.
2) He attended a TRPA presentation with President
Wallace on the Allocation Plan, and stated it was one
of the most complicated Plans he has ever seen. It is
important for the District to monitor this plan as it could
cut in half the amount of revenue the District receives
from connection fees.
Land Application Manager: Hal Bird reported that the
Yellow-legged Frog will be put on the endangered
species list in 2003. This may eliminate the stocking
of fish in Alpine County.
3:10 - 3:20 P.M.
3:20 P.M.
4:00 P.M.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
(continued)
GENERAL MANAGER/STAFF
REPORTS
MEETING BREAK
ADJOURNEDTO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENED TO REGULAR
SESSION
ACTION / REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION
No reportable Board action
Pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(a)/Conference with Legal
Counsel - Exisiting Litigation:
STPUD v. John Breeze Mumford,
et.al. El Dorado County Superior
Court Case No. SC20020030
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No reportable Board action
No reportable Board action
No reportable Board Action
No reportable Board Action
Pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(a)/Conference with Legal
Counsel - Existing Litigation: F.
Heise Land & Livestock Company
vs. STPUD and Does I 10
Inclusive; Alpine County Superior
Court Case No. C18644
Pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(a)/ Conference with Legal
Counsel- Existing Litigation: STPUD
vs. F. Heise Land & Livestock
Company, Inc., William Weaver,
Eddie R. Synder, Crockett
Enterprises, Inc., CIV. S-02-0238
MLS JFM United States District
Court for the Eastern Division of
California, Sacramento, CA
Pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(a)/Conference with Legal
Counsel - Existing Litigation re:
Meyers Landfill Site: United States
of America vs. El Dorado County
and City of South Lake Tahoe and
Third Party Defendants, Civil Action
No. S-01-1520 LKK GGH, United
States District Court for the Eastern
District of California
Pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(a)/Conference with Legal
Counsel - Existing Litigation: STPUD
vs. Lakeside Park Association, et al.,
County of El Dorado, Superior Court
Case No. SC20010165
4:00 P.M. ADJOURNMENT
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Duane Wallace, Board President
South Tahoe Public Utility District
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