01-21-2021SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
David Peterson, Vice President Chris Cefalu, Director BOARD MEMBERS Shane Romsos, Director Kelly Sheehan, President Nick Exline, Director
John Thiel, General Mana er Paul Hu hes, Chief Financial Officer
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT January 21, 2021 MINUTES
The South Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Directors met in a regular session, 2:02 p.m., via
GotoWebinar in accordance with Executive Order N-29-20.
ROLL CALL: Board of Directors: President Sheehan, Directors Cefalu, Romsos, Peterson, Exline Staff: John Thiel, Paul Hughes, Gary Kvistad, Melonie Guttry, Brian Bartlett, Tim Bledsoe, Liz Kaufmann,
Doug Van Gorden, Adrian Combes, Brent Goligoski, Doug VanGorden, Julie Ryan, Marla Sharp,
Shelly Thomsen, Stephen Caswell, Tim Bledsoe, Trevor Coolidge, Bren Borley, Chris Stanley Guests: Rick Lind
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA OR CONSENT CALENDAR:
None
CONSENT CALENDAR: Moved Cefalu/Second Sheehan/Sheehan Yes/Cefalu Yes/Romsos Yes/Peterson Yes/Exline Yes to
approve the Consent Calendar as presented.
a.CALPERS REQUIRED PAY LISTING BY POSITION
(Debbie Henderson, Accounting Manager)
Adopted Resolution No.'s 3160-21 and 3161-21 which incorporates the Pay Listing by Position
for the pay listings effective December 24, 2020, and January 1, 2021 .
b.GENERAL MANAGER SALARY(Liz Kauffman, Human Resources Director)
Approved the General Manager's Salary for 2021-2022 Contract year.
c.2019 ROCKY POINT II WATERLINE REPLACEMENT REBID AND LARGE METERS REPLACEMENTPROJECT(Adrian Combes, Senior Engineer)
( 1)Approved Change Order No. 2 to Haen Constructors in a credit amount of $107,946.50;
and, (2) Approved the Partial Closeout Agreement and Release of Claims for Haen
Constructors for the 2019 Rocky Point II Waterline Replacement Rebid and for the 2019 Rocky
Pressure Regulating Valve Replacement Portions of the Contract.
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES January 21, 2021
d.REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES: January 7, 2021
(Melonie Guttry, Executive Services Manager/Clerk of the Board)Approved January 7, 2021, Minutes
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
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a.Aeration Blower System Emergency Power and Secondary Clarifiers No.'s 1 and 2 Project
(Stephen Caswell, Principal Engineer and Brent Goligoski, Associate Engineer) -President Sheehan opened the
Public Hearing at 2:03 p.m. to receive comments regarding the designation of the Project as
"substantially complex" under Public Contract Code Section 7201 . Stephen Caswell provided
details regarding the project and addressed questions from the Board. No public comments
were received and the Public Hearing was closed at 2: 13 p.m.
Moved Cefalu/Second Romsos/Sheehan Yes/Cefalu Yes/Romsos Yes/Peterson Yes/Exline Yes to
pursuant to the facts, find the Project substantially complex and require a 10% retention limit;
and, authorize staff to advertise for construction bids for this Project.
b.COVID-19 Rate Relief Program (Tim Bledsoe, Customer Service Manager) -Tim Bledsoe provided an
update regarding the COVID-19 Rate Relief Program extension to March 31, 2021, including the
current cap of $3,000 and addressed questions from the Board. Paul Hughes reported regarding
the City of South Lake Tahoe sales tax and Shelly Thomsen provided details regarding COVID-19
Risk Tiers applied to El Dorado County.
Moved Cefalu/Second Exline/Sheehan Yes/Cefalu Yes/Romsos Yes/Peterson Yes/Exline Yes to
approve an extension to the Temporary Sewer Rate Relief Program until March 31, 2021 .
c.Approve Payment of Claims [Debbie Henderson, Accounting Manager)Moved Sheehan/Second Peterson/Sheehan Yes/Cefalu Yes/Romsos Yes/Peterson Yes/ExlineYes to approve Payment of Claims in the amount of $1,390,358.62.
Committee Assignments President Sheehan presented the 2021 Board Committee appointments as follows:
STANDING COMMITTEES (Requires noticing prior to meetings)
1)Executive Committee Sheehan/Peterson
2)Finance Committee -Sheehan/Cefalu
3)Water and Wastewater Operations Committee -Romsos/Peterson
4)System Efficiency and Sustainability Committee -Romsos/Exline
AD HOC COMMITTEES (Temporary in nature; no noticing requirements prior to meetings)
1)Lakeside Park Associates -Sheehan/Romsos
2)Metering and Development -Cefalu/Exline
3)Workforce Housing -Romsos/Exline
4)Organizational Structure, Service and Efficiency -Sheehan/Cefalu
LIAISONS (Provides representation upon request by Board President)
1)Alpine County -Romsos2)ACWA ( Association of California Water Agencies) -Peterson
3)CASA (California Association of Sanitation Agencies) -Romsos
4)El Dorado County Oversight Board -Sheehan/Hughes Alternate
5)City and County Fire Departments -Cefalu
6)El Dorado County -Exline
7)El Dorado Water Agency -Peterson/Sheehan Alternate
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES January 21, 2021
8)City Council -Cefalu
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9)ACWAJJPIA Board Representative - Peterson/Kauffman Alternate
STANDING AND AD-HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS: None
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS: None
EL DORADO WATER AGENCY PURVEYOR REPORT:
President Sheehan reported the January meeting was cancelled and the next meeting is scheduled
for February l 0, 2021. John Thiel reported that Ken Payne is supporting the District's efforts with the State Department of Water Resources regarding seeking a variance and implementation of the indoor water budgets.
GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
John Thiel reported on several items:
•Provided a staffing update•Provided a COVID-19 update reporting the County is currently in the Purple Tier and thatDistrict staff is eligible to get vaccines due to essential work status.•Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association Water Company is experiencing uranium and PCEissues at all three of their wells, with one well shut down. As there are concerns regarding
meeting summer water demands, District staff met with Tahoe Keys representatives last weekand learned more regarding their system challenges and how the District can potentially assistthem. Director Peterson provided details regarding the cumulative impact of PCE plus uranium
in the Tahoe Keys wells.
STAFF/ATTORNEY REPORTS:
Julie Ryan reported that a full presentation is not quite available just yet, but will plan for one in
February. Attorney Kvistad provided a few details regarding recent comments made on the SEED Solar Proposal. The next meeting is January 27 to review the draft Power Purchase Agreement.
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION: 3:04 p.m.
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION: 4:18 p.m.
a.Pursuant to Section 54957 of the California Government Code, Closed Session may be held
regarding public employee evaluation for unrepresented employee position -GeneralManager.
No reportable Board action
ADJOURNMENT: 4: 19 p.m.
Melonie Guttry, Clerk oftheBoard
South Tahoe Public Utility District
heehan, Board President Tahoe Public Utility District