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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
February 1, 2018
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 Vogelgesang, Directors Cefalu, Jones, Sheehan, Wallace
Staff: Paul Hughes, Richard Solbrig, Gary Kvistad, Marla Sharp, Brenlyn Hoyle, Chris Stanley, Julie
Ryan, Doug Van Gorden, John Thiel, Shelly Thomsen, Tim Bledsoe, Stephen Caswell, Trevor Coolidge
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA OR CONSENT CALENDAR:
None
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Moved Wallace Second Cefalu/Vogelgesang Yes Cefalu Yes Jones Yes Sheehan Yes Wallace Yes
to approve the Consent Calendar as presented.
a. BIG 5 PUMP STATIONS CONDITION ASSESSMENT PROJECT SEISMIC EVALUATION
(Stephen Caswell, Senior Engineer)
Authorize Amendment B to Task Order No. 9 to Carollo Engineers, Inc., in the amount of
$39,791 for the Big 5 Pump Stations Condition Assessment.
b. TEMPORARY HELP FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT
(Tim Bledsoe, Manager of Customer Service)
Approve contract with Blue Ribbon Personnel Services for a temporary Customer Service
Representative in the estimated amount of $27,000.
c. WATER METER INSTALLATION PROJECT - PHASE III
(Trevor Coolidge, Associate Engineer)
Approve the Final Balancing Change Order for a credit of $596,078.81 and the Closeout
Agreement and Release of Claims for the 2017 Water Meter Installation Project - Phase III.
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d. LIBERTY UTILITIES RATE INTERVENTION
(Paul Hughes, Chief Financial Officer)
Authorize staff to execute a Contract with Kinect Energy Group, previously named KTM, to
provide professional consulting services to support the intervention in a general rate case filed
by Liberty Utilities, in an amount not to exceed $32,645.
e. 2018 WASHINGTON D.C. LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
(Shannon Cotulla, Assistant General Manager)
Authorize extension of the Contract with ENS Resources, Inc., for two years for lobbying and
consulting services in the amount of $84,000 per year
2015 LUTHER PASS POWER AND CONTROL PROJECT
(Julie Ryan, Principal Engineer)
Approve Change Order No. 8 to Thomas Haen Company in the amount $88,257.93.
g. REGULAR_ BOARD MEETING MINUTES: January 18, 2018
(Melonie Guttry, Executive Services Manager/Clerk of the Board)
Approve January 18, 2018, Minutes
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
a. Al Tahoe Sewer Pump (Chris Stanley, Manager of Field Operations) - Staff provided an update on the
project and requested to continue the Emergency Action.
Moved Wallace/Second Sheehan/Vogel_, eq sang Yes/Cefalu Yes/Jones Yes/Sheehan
Yes/Wallace Yes to continue the emergency action to repair Al Tahoe Sewer Pump #2,
pursuant to Resolution No. 3075-17, depending on the status of the repair work.
b. Approve Payment of Claims (Debbie Henderson, Accounting Manager)
Moved Sheehan Second Cefalu Vo el esan Yes Cefalu Yes Jones Yes Sheehan Yes Wallace
Yes to approve Payment of Claims in the amount of $1,242,946.82.
STANDING AND AD-HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Richard Solbria reported he attended Mayor Wendy David's monthly informal meeting on
Wednesday, January 24, at Peet's Coffee and provided an overview.
Staff provided an update on the Redevelopment Agency Oversight meeting.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS:
Director Jones gave an overview of the California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA)
Conference that he attended January 23 - 25, in Palm Springs. President Vogelgesang and Jeff Lee,
Manager of Plant Operations, attended the conference also.
EL DORADO COUNTY WATER AGENCY PURVEYOR REPORT:
Next meeting is Wednesday, February 14, 2018.
GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
Richard Solbrig reported on several items:
The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) has given the District an estimate for
Workers' Compensation Insurance coverage with a major savings for the District.
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• The initial salary survey meeting was held January 31, with staff and Ralph Anderson &
Associates and is progressing.
• Gave acknowledgment to the Engineering staff for a great job on approximately $600,000
savings on meter installations.
• Provided information regarding the District's 5% mitigation fee on new sewer connection that
are used for the Tahoe Transportation District local grant match for public bus transportation.
• The Groundwater Contamination Study Public Outreach Meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
February 7, has been moved to the City Council Chambers at the Airport.
STAFF ATTORNEY REPORTS:
Staff reported the communication at the Ad -Hoc City/District meetings is working and is being
reflected in the work collaboration with the City on projects that are in progress.
Staff reported the District has created a fact sheet with frequently asked questions for the
Groundwater PCE Contamination on the District's website and that a link has been created to
livestream the Groundwater PCE Contamination meeting on Wednesday, February 7. The link can be
found at stpud.us/groundwater.
Staff reported the District has mailed letters to the 22 residents in the Ponderosa area that need to
relocate their water line connections due to the District's relocation of the water main to the street,
which the District will reimburse for those relocation fees.
Attorney Kvistad reported that the District has experienced difficulties in obtaining timely State Water
Resources Control Board (SWRCB) legal review of agreements for State Revolving Fund financing. This
subject was discussed at a recent California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) attorneys
meeting as other agencies are experiencing similar problems. CASA is spearheading a discussion with
the SWRCB to determine if the legal review problems can be addressed in order to improve the
SWRCB legal review and approval process.
ADJOURNMENT: 2:44 p.m.
Randy Vogelgesang, Board President
South Tahoe Public Utility District
Marla Sharp, Assis ant Clerk of the Board
South Tahoe Public Utility District