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Minutes 09-05-13 SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT Richard Solbrig, General Manager Paul Sciuto, Assistant General Manager Eric W. Schafer, President James R. Jones, Vice President BOARD MEMBERS Chris Cefalu, Director Randy Vogelgesang, Director Kelly Sheehan, Director REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 MINUTES The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session, September 5, 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, Sheehan, Cefalu STAFF: Solbrig, Sciuto, Henderson, Bergsohn, Ryan, Stanley, Curtis, Bledsoe, Nolan, Eidam, Attorney Kvistad GUESTS: Jennifer Lukins/Lukins Water Company Brooke Laine/Councilwoman, City of South Lake Tahoe Consent Item d (Angora Creek Sewer Relocation Project) was CORRECTIONS TO brought forward for discussion prior to Board action. AGENDA OR CONSENT CALENDAR Moved Vogelgesang / Second Cefalu/ Passed Unanimously to CONSENT CALENDAR approve the Consent Calendar as amended: a. Headworks Landscaping Project – (1) Approved project Closeout Agreement and Release of Claims for Aerco Pacific, Inc.; and (2) Authorized staff to file a notice of completion with the El Dorado County Clerk; b. Headworks Replacement Phase 2 Project – (1) Approved Change Order No. 13 to GSE Construction Company, Inc., REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES – September 5, 2013 PAGE – 2 in the amount of $69,328; and (2) Authorized staff to reduce CONSENT CALENDAR retention from 10% to 5% at the discretion of the Engineer; (continued) c. C-Line Hydraulic Power Generation – Authorized an increase in the amount of $4,800 to Purchase Order P26119 for on- going engineering services; d. See consent item brought forward; e. Computer Equipment for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 – Authorized purchase of budgeted computers and equipment for the estimated amount of $74,300 (including tax); f. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes: August 15, 2013. CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION/SEPARATE BOARD ACTION The Agreement with the California Department of Parks and ANGORA CREEK SEWER Recreation to fund the Washoe Mitigation Project is not yet RELOCATION PROJECT finalized (as anticipated). There were a few minor changes, including a small reduction in cost. Moved Cefalu / Second Vogelgesang / Passed Unanimously to enter into the Agreement when in final form (with no need to return to the Board for approval, unless there is significant deviations than what was presented today). ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION District staff issued a RFP(Request for Proposal) to five consulting 2014 WATERLINE firms for design of waterline replacement projects. Staff REPLACEMENT PROJECTS recommends the Board approve issuing task orders to Nichols Consulting Engineers and Farr West Engineering. Grant funding should be made available and the District will provide matching funds. In the event these grant funds are not awarded, the task orders will not be issued to the consultants. These funds must be used by June 30, 2014. Moved Cefalu / Second Schafer / Passed Unanimously to authorize task orders for Nichols Consulting Engineers and Farr West Engineering for design of waterline replacement projects for a combined amount of both task orders not to exceed $240,000. Moved Cefalu / Second Vogelgesang / Passed Unanimously PAYMENT OF CLAIMS to approve payment in the amount of $1,732,881.15. President Schafer reported he recently attended the CASA BOARD MEMBER REPORTS Conference and will provide an update at the next Board meet- ing; he encouraged Board members to read the current ACWA REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES – September 5, 2013 PAGE – 3 Newsletter as it has many articles of interest; and stated BOARD MEMBER REPORTS two additional Board members will need to attend the Ops (continued) Committee Meeting as Directors’ Vogelgesang and Jones will be unavailable. Director Jones stated the El Dorado County Water Agency meeting for the month of September was cancelled. He also stated the Tahoe Fund dinner was a success, raising close to $300,000. Richard Solbrig reported the Third Amendment to the Lukins GENERAL MANAGER Agreement has been signed. Staff has been in contact and has REPORT sent the necessary applications for the main line extension; bids are currently being obtained. ACTION / REPORT ON ITEM DISCUSSED DURING CLOSED SESSION a. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b)/Conference with Legal Counsel re: existing litigation re: El Dorado County Superior Court Case SC20120227 GRCLT Condominium vs. South Lake Tahoe Public Utility District (filed 10/22/12) No reportable Board action. b. Pursuant to Section 54956.9(a) of the California Government code, Closed Session was held for conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation: False Claims Act Case: United States, the States of California, Delaware, Florida, Nevada, and Tennessee and the Commonwealths of Massachusetts and Virginia ex rel. John Hendrix v. J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc. and Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A., Civil Action No. ED CV06-0055-GW, United States District Court for the Central District of California. No reportable Board action. c. Pursuant to Section 54956.9(a) of the California Government Code, Closed Session was held for conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation: Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BC459943, State of Nevada, et al. v. J-M Manufacturing, et al. No reportable Board action. ADJOURNMENT 2:35 P.M. _______________________________ Eric W. Schafer, Board President South Tahoe Public Utility District ATTEST: ______________________________________ Eileen Eidam, Interim Clerk of the Board South Tahoe Public Utility District