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Richard Solbri , General Mana er Paul Sciuto, Assistant General Mana er
Eric W. Schafer, President BOARD MEMBERS James R. Jones, Vice President
Chris Cefalu, Director Randy Vogelgesang, Director Kelly Sheehan, Director
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
JANUARY 3, 2013
MI N UTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session, January
3, 2013, 2:00 p.m., at the District Office, located at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive,
South Lake Tahoe, California.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: ROLL CALL
President Schafer, Directors Jones, Vogelgesang.
Directors Sheehan and Cefalu were absent.
STAFF:
Solbrig, Sharp, Sciuto, Hughes, Eidam, Cotulla, Attorney Kvistad
Action Item b. (Scheduled Capacity Charge Increases) was CORRECTIONS TO THE
removed from the agenda. It will be considered at the AGENDA OR CONSENT
February 7 Board meeting when a full Board is convened. CALENDAR
Moved Jones /Second Vogel_ec� san_q / Cefalu & Sheehan
Absent / Passed to approve the Consent Calendar as submitted: CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Upper Truckee River Sewer Pipeline Protection Project-
(1) Approved the Project Closeout Agreement and Release
of Claims for Thomas Haen Company, Inc., and
(2) Authorized staff to file a Notice of Completion with the
EI Dorado County Clerk;
b. Fallen Leaf Lake Sewer Upgrade Project-Authorized Task
Order to Brown & Caldwell, in the amount of $70,504;
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES-JANUARY 3,2013 PAGE-2
c. Wastewater Treatment Plant Hydraulic and Process Modeling - CONSENT CALENDAR
Authorized Task Order to Carollo Engineers in the amount of (continued)
$21,200;
d. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes:
December 6, 2012.
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
The District has been serving Tahoe Keys Property Owners (TKPOA) TRANSFER OF CUSTOMERS
Mt. Tallac 3 subdivision (located at Colorado Court and FROM TAHOE KEYS
Montezuma Drive) through two 2" meters located on Colorado PROPERTY OWNERS
Ave. The District bills TKPOA, and TKPOA bills the effected 19 ASSOCIATION
customers since they are members of TKPOA. TKPOA is interested MT. TALLAC 3 TO THE
in transferring the customers to the District. The benefit would be DISTRICT
to the community in the form of improved fire flows in this
neighborhood if the District were to remove the two meters and
connect directly to the TKPOA 6" waterline.
The District's State Streets waterline replacement project, scheduled
for summer 2013 runs adjacent to this neighborhood and it makes
sense to take over the customers and extend the waterline. Staff
requested direction from the Board.
After discussion, the Board indicated willingness, and directed
staff to work in partnership with the TKPOA to transfer 19 customers
to the District. TKPOA would be responsible for legal costs to
transfer the customers, and the District would responsible for the
waterline construction and installation of ineters.
No Board action.
Moved Jones /Second Vogel_ec� san_q /Sheehan and Cefalu PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
Absent / Passed to approve payment in the amount of
$1,272,859.72.
2013 Board Committee Assignments are as follows: STANDING COMMITTEE
- Executive Committee (Schafer/Jones) REPORTS
- Finance Committee (Schafer/Sheehan)
- Water and Wastewater Operations Committee (Jones/Vogelgesang)
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The committee
met January 2. Minutes of the meeting are available upon
request. Topics of discussion included: problems with the Headworks
grit removal process, and permitting problems with the Army Corp of
Engineers regarding the SWRCB (State Water Resources Control Board)
funding for Diamond Valley irrigation improvements.
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES-JANUARY 3,2013 PAGE-3
Richard Solbria reported on the California State Voters Act GENERAL MANAGER
and efforts by the Lake Tahoe Unified School District to conduct REPORT
their Board elections geographically in even numbered years.
These actions are in response to lawsuits filed targeting elected
Boards who have significant minority voter blocks within their
districts. They invited the District to participate, but it was the
consensus of the Board and staff to decline since the risk this issue
would impact the District is very low.
Chief Financial Officer: Paul Hughes reported on the reduced STAFF REPORTS
CaIPERS plan rates for new employees. He also reported the
Aspens project is moving forward and project representatives will
come to a future Board meeting to request the fee deferral agree-
ment and promissory note that the Board previously approved in
July, 2012.
2:50 P.�vi. ADJOURNMENT TO
CLOSED SESSION
ACTION / REPORT ON ITEM DISCUSSED DURING CLOSED SESSION
a. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a)/Conference with Legal Counsel re:
Existing litigation, EI Dorado County Superior Court Case SC20120227 GRCLT
Condominuim vs. STPUD (filed 10/22/12)
No reportable Board action.
3:05 P.�vi. RECONVENED TO OPEN
SESSION AND MEETING
ADJOURNMENT
Eric W. Schafer, Board President
South Tahoe Public Utility District
ATTEST:
Kathy Sharp, Clerk of the Board
South Tahoe Public Utility District