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Richard Solbrig, General Manager Shannon Cotulla, Assistant General Manager
Randy Vogelgesang, President BOARD MEMBERS Kelly Sheehan, Vice President
Chris Cefalu, Director James R. Jones, Director Duane Wallace, Director
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
February 4, 2016
MINUTES
The South Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Directors met in regular session at 2:03 p.m., at the
District Office, located at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California.
ROLL CALL:
Board of Directors: President Vogelgesang, Directors, Cefalu, Jones, and Wallace
Absent: Director Sheehan
Staff: Richard Solbrig, Gary Kvistad, Melonie Guttry, Marla Sharp, Tim Bledsoe, Jim Hilton, Ivo
Bergsohn, Donielle Morse, Randy Curtis, Doug VanGorden, Trevor Coolidge, John Thiel, Julie Ryan,
Chris Skelly
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Moved Cefalu / Second Wallace / Vogelgesang Yes/ Cefalu Yes /Jones Yes /Sheehan Absent /
Wallace Yes to approve the Consent Calendar as presented.
a. TEMPORARY WATER EDUCATOR
(Donielle Morse, Water Conservation Specialist)
Approved contract with Blue Ribbon Personnel Services for one temporary Water Educator, in
the estimated amount of $17,000
b. TEMPORARY WATER EFFICIENCY TECHNICIAN
(Donielle Morse, Water Conservation Specialist)
Approved contract with Blue Ribbon Personnel Services for one temporary Water Efficiency
Technician, in the estimated amount of $28,000
c. TALLAC CREEK SEWER LINE CROSSING
(Ivo Bergsohn, Hydrogeologist)
Accepted the cost proposal from Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, to provide engineering
design and support services for the Tallac Creek Sewer Line Crossing project
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d. 2014 WATER METER INSTALLATION PROJECT
(Trevor Coolidge,Associate Engineer)
(1) Approved Change Order No. 1 to Vinciguerra Construction in the amount of
<$102,803.13>; and, (2) Authorized staff to file a Notice of Completion with the El Dorado
County Clerk
e. LIABILITY CLAIM AGAINST SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT RECEIVED FROM GREGORY AND
VALERI MANUEL (Tim Bledsoe,Manager of Customer Service)
Rejected claim against the District in the amount of$2,895+ for damages to Gregory and
Valerie Manuel's property
f. REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES: January 21, 2016
(Melanie Guttry, Executive Services Manager/Board Clerk)
Approved January 21, 2016, Minutes
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
a. El Dorado County Water Agency Board of Directors Purveyor Representatives (Melonie Guttry,
Executive Services Manager/Clerk of the Board) The Board discussed potential representatives and
their responsibilities.
Moved Vogelgesang /Second Cefalu / Vogelgesang Yes / Cefalu Yes/ Jones Yes /Sheehan
Absent / Wallace Yes to (1) Appoint Director Wallace to serve as purveyor representative;
(2) Appoint Director Sheehan to serve as alternate; and (3) Adopt Resolution No. 3008-16
supporting the appointments.
b. Approve Payment of Claims (Debbie Henderson, Accounting Manager)
Moved Cefalu /Second Wallace /Vogelgesang Yes / Cefalu Yes /Jones Yes /Sheehan Absent
/ Wallace Yes to approve Payment of Claims in the amount of $1,219,221.49.
STANDING AND AD-HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Director Cefalu reported the Metering for Multi-Family Developments Committee met and discussed
metering and common interests for single and multi-family connections.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS:
President Vogelgesanq gave a brief overview of the CASA Conference he attended January 20-22.
EL DORADO COUNTY WATER AGENCY PURVEYOR REPORT:
The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 10, 2016.
GENERAL MANAGER REPORT: Richard Solbriq reported on several items:
• The District met an 18.5% conservation target for January. The State Water Resources Control
Board (SWRCB) has extended the conservation regulations through October 2016, pending a
review of the final snowpack data and adding some categories regarding local conditions.
The District will receive a new conservation target of 17% down from 20%, but must apply for
this rate by March 2016.
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• Richard and Shannon attended the South Lake Tahoe Chamber meeting on Monday,
February 1, to present information regarding the District. They shared information regarding the
potential loop road impacts to the District of between $5 and $10 million if utilities need to be
relocated. Director Wallace reported the Chamber attendees were very appreciative of the
information and in particular regarding the District's involvement in fire suppression and water
conservation regulations.
• District staff has been working hard on the SWRCB meter loan and Solbrig continues to work
with John Mills to continue pursuing the loan appeal.
STAFF/ATTORNEY REPORTS:
Attorney Kvistad provided a legislative summary update including a handout outlining new laws of
interest to water districts.
ADJOURNMENT: 2:56 p.m.
Randy Vogelgesang, Board President
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Melonie Guttry, Clerk of the Board
South Tahoe Public Utility District