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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
March 1, 2018
MINUTES
The South Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Directors met in a regular session, 2:00 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, Sheehan, Wallace
Excused: Director Jones
Staff: Paul Hughes, Richard Solbrig, Gary Kvistad, Melonie Guttry, Chris Stanley, Greg Smith,
Doug VanGorden, Bren Hoyle, John Thiel, Ivo Bergsohn, Tim Bledsoe, Linda brown, Shelly Thomsen
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA OR CONSENT CALENDAR:
None
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Moved Cefalu Second Sheehan/Vogelgesang Yes Cefalu Yes Jones Excused Sheehan Yes Wallace
Yes to approve the Consent Calendar as presented.
a. SEASONAL HELP FOR UNDERGROUND REPAIR SEWER
(Doug VanGorden, Supervisor, Underground Repair, Sewer and Chris Stanley, Manager of Field Operations)
Approved hiring of two seasonal employees for Underground Repair, Sewer in the estimated
amount of $32,560.
b. PRIMARY CLARIFIER NO. 1 / AERATION BASIN NO. 2 REHABILITATION PROJECT
(Stephen Caswell, Senior Engineer)
Approved project Closeout Agreement and Release of Claims for Farr Construction California
dba Resource Development Company, for the Primary Clarifier No. 1 /Aeration Basin No. 2
Rehabilitation Project.
C. SOUTH Y FATE AND TRANSPORT MODEL
(Ivo Bergsohn, Hydrogeologist)
Authorized staff to approve a fee increase of $30,000 to Desert Research Institute on Task
Order No. 4 in order to complete modeling services approved for the South Y Feasibility Study.
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d. SURPLUS VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT
(Linda Brown, Purchasing Agent and Heidi Baugh, Contracts Administrator)
Authorized TNT Auction of Nevada Inc., to auction District surplus vehicles and equipment at
public sale.
e, SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT'S DECEMBER 31 2017 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Paul Hughes, Chief Financial Officer)
Received and filed South Tahoe Public Utility District's December 31, 2017, Statement of
Revenues, Expenses & Changes in Net Position.
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES: February 15 2017
(Melonie Guttry, Executive Services Manager/Clerk of the Board)
Approved February 15, 2017, Minutes
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
a. Al Tahoe Sewer Pump Emergency Pump Repair/Replacement (Chris Stanley, Manager of Field
Operations) - Greg Smith provided an update regarding the repairs and estimated timeline.
Moved Sheehan Second Cefalu Vo el esan Yes Cefalu Yes Jones Excused 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. South Y Feasibility Study (Ivo Bergsohn, Hydrogeologist) - Ivo Bergsohn provided a PowerPoint
presentation regarding the Access Agreement with the City of South Lake Tahoe and answered
questions from the Board regarding water quality sample collections.
Moved Cefalu/Second Sheehan/Vogel_gesang Yes/Cefalu Yes/Jones Excused/Sheehan
Yes/Wallace Yes to execute an Access Agreement with the City of South Lake Tahoe to allow
temporary access of their property at 953 Eloise Avenue for a groundwater investigation.
c. South Y Feasibility Study (Ivo Bergsohn, Hydrogeologist)
Moved Sheehan Second Cefalu Va ell esan Yes Cefalu Yes Jones Excused Sheehan
Yes/Wallace Yes to execute an Access Agreement with Liberty Utilities to allow temporary
access of their property at 933 Eloise Avenue for a groundwater investigation.
d. Approve Payment of Claims (Debbie Henderson, Accounting Manager)
Moved Sheehan Second Cefalu Vv el esan Yes Cefalu Yes Jones Excused Sheehan
Yes/Wallace Yes to approve Payment of Claims in the amount of $1,160,264.
STANDING AND AD-HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Nothing to report
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS:
Director Wallace reported he attended the February 20, 2018, City Council Meeting and provided an
update regarding vendor contracts and Snow Globe discussions.
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EL DORADO COUNTY WATER AGENCY PURVEYOR REPORT:
Director Sheehan and Richard Solbria attended the meeting on February 14, 2018. The next meeting
is scheduled for March 14, 2018.
GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
Richard SoIbrla reported he attended the Utility Management Conference February 20 through 23.
The conference was valuable including discussions regarding affordability, public outreach and asset
management programs.
STAFF ATTORNEY REPORTS:
Paul Hughes presented information regarding Senate Bill 623. The Association of California Water
Agencies (ACWA) is actively pursuing opposition to this Bill, seeking funding from its members to hire
an outside public affairs firm and produce a strong advertising campaign to run through the summer.
ACWA is recommending the District contribute $10,000 to support their efforts. The Board would like to
hear feedback from the ACWA Conference before considering a contribution to the efforts. Attorney
Kvistad recommended asking ACWA what the funds will be earmarked for and if unused funds will
be returned. Director Cefalu suggested staff inquire as to ACWA's budget for these efforts.
Paul Hughes announced the Finance Committee Meeting is Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. and
requested Committee Members prepare by reviewing their finance binder.
ADJOURNMENT: 2:45 p.m.
Randy Vogelgesang, Board President
South Tahoe Public Utility District
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Melonie Guttry, Clerk of the Board
South Tahoe Public Utility District