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SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
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
August 18, 2016
MINUTES
The South Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Directors met in a regular session, 2:13 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, Sheehan, Wallace
Staff: Richard Solbrig, Shannon Cotulla, Gary Kvistad, Melonie Guttry, Nancy Hussmann, John Thiel,
Chris Skelly, Randy Curtis, Debbie Henderson, Julie Ryan, Tim Bledsoe, Donielle Morse
Guests: Nick Exline, Midkiff and Associates, Matt Van Dyne, Farr West Associates
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Moved Sheehan/Second Wallace/Vogelgesang Yes/Cefalu Yes/Jones Yes/Sheehan Yes/Wallace
Yes to approve the Consent Calendar as presented.
a. CONTRACT WITH SAFETY CONSULTANT
(Nancy Hussmann, Human Resources Director)
Authorized staff to sign Master Services Agreement and Task Order No. 1 for $14,400 to KWA
Safety & HazMat Consultants, Inc.
b. CAPITAL OUTLAY ACCOUNTS ROLLOVER
(Shannon Cotulla, Assistant General Manager)
Authorized staff to direct rollover funds budgeted in 2015/2016 Fiscal Year to the 2016/2017
Fiscal Year
C. REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES: AUGUST 4,201
(Melonie Guttry, Executive Services Manager/Clerk of the Board)
Approved August 4, 2016, Minutes
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - August 18, 2016 PAGE - 2
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
a. Keller -Heavenly Water System Improvements Project (Trevor Coolidge, Associate Engineer) -Staff
provided an overview of the project and information regarding the Amendment to Task Order
No. 9. The District is pursuing funding from EI Dorado County Water Agency on this project.
Moved Sheehan/Second Cefalu/Vogelgesang Yes Cefalu YeslJones Yes/Meehan Yes Wallace
Yes to approve Amendment No.l to existing Task Order No. 9 for Farr West Engineering to
provide additional engineering for the Keller -Heavenly Water System Improvements Project for
an amount not to exceed $173,006.87
b. Approve Payment of Claims (Debbie Henderson, Accounting Manager)
Moved Wallace/Second Sheehan/Vogelgesang Yes/Cefalu Yes/Jones Yes/Wallace
Yes/Sheehan Yes to approve Payment of Claims in the amount of $1,663,913.89
STANDING AND AD-HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS:
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS:
President Vogelgesong reported all five Board Members participated in this morning's Ethics 123
training, which is required every two years.
Director Jones requested the Board review the Board's Code of Conduct Policy in preparation for the
November election. Staff will email a copy of the Policy to each Board Member for review and
comments before the next Board meeting.
Director Wallace reported he attended the Tahoe Young Professionals meeting on August 17, 2016.
EL DORADO COUNTY WATER AGENCY PURVEYOR REPORT:
Director Wallace reported the August 10 meeting was held at South Tahoe Public Utility District.
During the meeting, Tahoe City Public Utility District (TCPUD) provided a report regarding the State
Water Resources Control Board requesting that they acquire small water companies within their area.
The TCPUD reported Golden State Water Company is a mutual water company, purchasing small
water companies in California and has been in contact with local Lukins Brothers Water Company.
Attorney Kvisfad reported Golden State Water Company is a client of Brownstein Hyatt Farber
Schreck, LLP.
Staff provided a report regarding Groundwater Management.
GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
Richard Solbrig reported on several items:
The 2016 Lake Tahoe Summit is scheduled for Wednesday, August 31, at Harvey's Outdoor
Amphitheatre. It was decided that District attendees will arrive at the District by 11 a.m. for
lunch in the Board Room before being dropped off at Harvey's for the Summit.
• The Department of Water Resources, unbeknownst to the District, made an administrative
change on August 5, to the Basin boundaries, including substantial service area around Fallen
Leaf Lake. With this expansion, it will likely lead to revising our Groundwater Sustainability
Agency Amendment, so therefore, giving the Board a 30 -day notice that the District will have
to bring the Amendment back to the Board on September 15.
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - August 18, 2016
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STAFF/ATTORNEY_ REPORTS:
Staff reported the Governor issued an executive order to look at water loss and water loss audits, in
order to develop permanent conservation targets, drought resiliency reliability programs, and
reporting enforcement parameters. The District has been reporting the District's water consumption
and the penalties that have been applied to customers for inappropriate use of water, on a monthly
basis. This could become a permanent report. Staff attended a meeting on August 15, and will
continue to attend smaller meetings planned for the next round and will report back to the Board.
Attorney Kvistad reported he attended an attorney's meeting at California Association of Sanitary
Agencies reviewing a number of Senate Bills coming forward. He further reported on the Governor's
Office Bill regarding affordable housing as well as a Bill that would allow District attorneys to bring
enforcement under the Fish and Game Code for wastewater discharges.
ADJOURNMENT: 3:06 P.M. r-
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Melonie Guttry, Clerk of the Beard
South Tahoe Public Utility District
Randy Vogelgesang, Board President
South Tahoe Public Utility District