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$39,215,724. She provided details regarding Partnership Grant Funding through Tahoe Sierra
Integrated Water Management and Tahoe Water for Fire Suppression, which have produced
grant funds in the amounts of $20,768,218 and $16, 115,000 respectively, disbursed amongst the
partnership. The Grant success rate is between 50% and 70%.
Paul Hughes summarized the District's delinquency rates and addressed questions from the
Board. He reported that the delinquency rate was 4.8% at the end of June, and as of July 15, it
was down to 4.2%. The five-year average is 3.8%. As a comparison, during the recession, the
delinquency rate was as high as 8.3%. Motels make up approximately 6.2% of the total
delinquency amounts and all other commercial accounts, including restaurants, make up
another 5.5%. Commercial accounts in total make up 11.7% of all of the delinquencies.
Commercial accounts makeup 19% of total billings going out, but only 11 .7% of delinquencies.
Commercial customers are paying their bills on time at a better rate than residential
customers. Total delinquencies as of the end of June were $1.3 million.
BREAK AND ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION: 2:57 p.m.
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION: 3: 16 p.m.
a.Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)/Conference with Legal Counsel
regarding Significant Exposure to Litigation (One Case).
No Reportable Board Action
b.Pursuant to Section 54956.9(0) 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(0) 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
ADJOURNMENT: 4:05 p.m.
�� Melonie Guttry, Cl�rk of the Board
South Tahoe Public Utility District
Randy Vogelgesang, Board President
South Tahoe Public Utility District