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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
November 6, 2014
MINUTES
The South Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Directors met in a regular session, 2:02 p.m., at the
District Office, located at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California.
ROLL CALL:
Board of Directors: President Schafer, Directors Cefalu, Jones, Vogelgesang, Sheehan
Staff: Brian Bartlett, Ivo Bergsohn, Tim Bledsoe, Shannon Cotulla, Melonie Guttry, Debbie Henderson,
Paul Hughes, Nancy Hussmann, Attorney Gary Kvistad, Richard Solbrig
Guests: Jim Hilton, Dennis Cocking, Duane Wallace
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Moved Vo4el4esang / Second Sheehan /Schafer Yes / Cefalu Yes / Jones Yes / Vogel4esanq Yes /
Sheehan Absent to approve the Consent Calendar as presented.
a. 2014 Construction Inspection and Materials Testing Services-Approved an amendment to
increase Task Order No. 12 to Construction Materials Engineers (CME) to provide
construction inspection and materials testing services in the amount of $30,000, to bring
Task Order No. 12 to a total of$86,215.
b. Revised 2013 State Streets Waterline Project - (1) Approved Change Order No. 3 to
Gerhardt and Berry Construction in the amount of $19,941.68; (2) Approved the Closeout
Agreement and Release of Claims; and (3) Authorized staff to file a Notice of completion
with the EI Dorado County Clerk.
c. C-Line Hydraulic Power Generation Project- Authorized an increase in HDR Engineering,
Inc. the amount of $1 1,100 to Purchase Order P261 19 for on-going consulting services.
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d. Truckee Marsh Sewer Facilities Protection Project-Approved Change Order No. 1 to V8�C
Construction, Inc., in the amount of $24,290 and add 6 calendar days to the contract time
for Year 1 improvements.
e. 2015 Washington, D.C. Legislative Advocacy- Authorized extension of contract with ENS
Resources, Inc., in the amount of $81,696 for the Calendar year 2015.
f. Aipine County Annual Pact/Mitigation/Compensation-Authorized payment of District's
annual mitigation fee to Alpine County in the amount of $113,500.
g. Regular Board Meeting Minutes: October 16, 2014- Approved October 16, 2014 Minutes.
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION:
a. Environmental Science Research Institute (ESRI) GIS Small Utility Enterprise License Agreement-
Staff gave an overview of the proposed software package and expansion of services.
Moved Jones /Second Vogelgesang / Schafer Yes / Cefalu Yes /Jones Yes / Vo4el4esang
Yes / Sheehan Yes to Authorize staff to enter into the Small Utility Enterprise License Agreement
for three years with the ESRI for access to the ESRI term license software on an unlimited basis.
b. GIS Consulting Services for Implementation of Environmental Science Research institute (ESRI)
Small Utility Enterprise License
Moved Jones / Second Vogelgesan4 / Schafer Yes / Cefalu Yes / Jones Yes / Voaelaesang
Yes /Sheehan Yes to approve Task Order No. 21 in an amount not to exceed $9,200 for
geographic information system consulting services by Arete Systems for assistance with
implementation of the ESRI Small Utility License.
c. Payment of Claims
Moved Sheehan/ Second Cefalu / Schafer Yes / Cefalu Yes / Jones Yes / Voqelgesang Yes /
Sheehan Yes to approve Payment of Claims in the amount of $2,446,013.63.
STANDING AND AD-HOC COMMIITEE REPORTS:
Nothing to report.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS:
President Schafer acknowledged the good information in the District newsletter including work at
Fallen Leaf Lake.
EL DORADO COUNTY WATER AGENCY PURVEYOR REPORT:
Director Jones reported EI Dorado County Water Agency General Manager, Dave Eggerton, has
submitted his resignation and will be leaving the end of November. The next meeting is Wednesday,
November 12, 2015.
GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
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Richard Solbria reported on the following:
• Assistant General Manager Recruitment-The panel is planning to interview 9 finalists on
November 13'h and 14th. Dave Eggerton is serving as the outside representative on the
panel.
• Water Reuse Management Recruitment-The panei is planning to Interview 13 finalists on
November 17th and 18th. Clint Celio of Alpine County will be serving as the outside
representative on the panel.
• Quarterly Newsletter to District Customers-The newsletter is set to be mailed and will be
sent on a quarterly basis in the future.
STAFF/ATTORNEY REPORTS:
Melonie Guttry provided the following elections update:
Seat #1 Chris Cefalu elected
Seat #2 JAMES R JONES prevailed with 59.06%
Seat #5 Duane Wallace prevailed with 65.06%
Guttry will email the board with final deadline information on the certification of votes. The water
bond, Proposition 1, also passed.
Dennis Cocking announced that Eric Saperstein will be in town on November 20, 2015, to give a
presentation regarding ENS Resources.
BREAK AND ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION: 2:38 p.m.
RECO�NVENED TO OPEN SESSION: 3:26 p.m.
a. Pursuant 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 Section 54956.9(a) of the California Government code, Closed Session may be 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 may be 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.
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d. Pursuant to Section 54956.9(a) of the California Government Code, Closed Session may be held for
conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation: STPUD vs. Lakeside Park Association, et al.,
County of EI Dorado, Superior Court Case No. SC20010165.
No reportable Board action.
e. 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: 3:26 p.m.
Eric Schaf r, B rd President
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Melonie Guttry, Clerk of the Board
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