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Richard Solbrig, General Manager �
Eric W.Schafer, President BOARD MEMBERS Randy Vogelgesang, Vice President
Chris Cefalu, Director James R. Jones, Director Kelly Sheehan, Director
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
September 18, 2014
MINUTES
The South Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Directors met in a regular session, 2:03 p.m., at the
District Office, located at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California.
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Board of Directors: President Schafer, Directors Cefal�, Jones, Vogelgesang, Sheehan
Staff: Brian Bartlett, Tim Bledsoe, Shannon Cotulla, Randy Curtis, Melonie Guttry, Attorney Gary
Kvistad, Nancy Hussmann, Julie Ryan, Richard Solbrig
Guests: Duane Wallace
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Moved Vogelgesang/ Second Cefalu / Schafer Yes / Cefalu Yes / Jones Yes / Voael4esanq Yes /
Sheehan Yes to approve the Consent Calendar as presented.
a. ACWA Resolution in Support of Proposition 1 -Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure
Improvement Act of 2014-Approved Resolution No. 2962-14 in support of Proposition 1 -The
Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014.
b. Regular Board Meeting Minutes: September 4, 2014 - Approved September 4, 2014 Minutes.
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION:
a. Payment of Claims
Moved Sheehan/ Second Schafer/ Schafer Yes / Cefalu Yes/ Jones Yes / Vogelqesan�
Sheehan Yes to approve Payment of Claims in the amount of $1,350,222.24.
STANDING AND AD-HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS:
City of South Lake Tahoe's Bijou Storm Water Pump Station - Staff addressed questions regarding the
Operations Committee Minutes that were distributed to the Board. The union has not been able to
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meet regarding the proposed scope of work due to the recent King Fire closing Highway 50. The
Board directed staff to have the City acquire a bid from an outside consultant regarding the Bijou
Pump Station Operations and Maintenance (O8�M) and share this information with the District. They
further directed staff to move forward with the City drafting an agreement for the Bijou Pump Station
08�M, bringing the agreement forward to the October 18, 2014, Board Meeting.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS:
President Schafer mentioned two articles of interest in the recent CA Special District pubiication. He
further mentioned the September 17th Tribune article regarding Lake Valley Fire's rating in
coordination with STPUD.
EL DORADO COUNTY WATER AGENCY PURVEYOR REPORT:
Director Jones reported on the recent EDCWA Board Meeting on Wednesday, September 10, 2014.
GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
a. Legislative Contracts- Richard Solbriq gave a report on the Tahoe Meadows Protection
Project permitting process in coordination with Senator Ted Gaines and Assemblyman Frank
Bigelow's offices.
STAFF/ATTORNEY REPORTS:
The District Board Candidate Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, October 8, 2014, and the Chamber
is hosting a Forum on Thursday, October 9, 2014.
ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION: 2:34 p.m.
RECONVENED TO OPEN SESSION: 3:15 p.m.
a. Purs�ant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a)/Conference with Legal Counsel Existing Litigation
re: EI Dorado County Superior Court Case SC20120227 GRCLT Condominium vs. South Tahoe Public
Utility District (Filed 10/22/12).
No reportable Board action.
b. Pursuant to Government code Section 54957(a)/Conference with Labor Negotiators re:
Memorandum of Understanding with the Management Unit. Present at this Closed Session will be
Agency Negotiators: Richard Solbrig/General Manager, Nancy Hussmann/Human Resources
Director, and Paul Hughes/Chief Financial Officer.
No reportable Board action.
ADJOURNMENT: 3:15 p.m. ��
Eric Schafer, Board President
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Melonie Guttry, Clerk of t e Board
South Tahoe Public Utility District