Pages from District-Board-Agenda-Packet-January-17-2019-1SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, January 17, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
District Board Room
1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California
John Thiel, General Manager Shannon Cotulla, Assistant General Manager
Randy Vogelgesang, President BOARD MEMBERS Kelly Sheehan, Vice President Chris Cefalu, Director James R. Jones, Director Nick Exline, Director
1.CALL TO ORDER REGULAR MEETING – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (At this time, please silence phones and
other electronic devices so as not to disrupt the business of the meeting.)
2.COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE (This is an opportunity for members of the public to address the Board on
any short non-agenda items that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the District. No discussion or action canbe taken on matters not listed on the agenda, per the Brown Act. Each member of the public who wishes tocomment shall be allotted five minutes, and no more than three individuals shall address the same subject.)
3.CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA OR CONSENT CALENDAR (For purposes of the Brown Act, all Action andConsent items listed give a brief description of each item of business to be transacted or discussed.Recommendations of the staff, as shown, do not prevent the Board from taking other action.)
4.ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR (Any item can be removed to be discussed and considered separately
upon request. Comments and questions from members of the public, staff or Board can be taken when the
comment does not necessitate separate action.)
5.CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION / ACTION
6.ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
a.South Y PCE Investigation (Ivo Bergsohn, Hydrogeologist)Enter into an Access Agreement with Seven Springs Limited Partnership and Fox Capital
Management Corporation for the sampling of monitoring wells located at the ClementWell Site.
b.Approve Payment of Claims (Debbie Henderson, Accounting Manager)Approve Payment of Claims in the amount of $1,488,035.94
7.ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2019 BOARD APPOINTMENTS (Standing Committees, Ad-Hoc and Liaisons)
8.STANDING AND AD-HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS (Discussions may take place; however, no action will be
taken.)
9.BOARD MEMBER REPORTS (Discussions may take place; however, no action will be taken.)
10.EL DORADO COUNTY WATER AGENCY PURVEYOR REPORT
11.GENERAL MANAGER REPORT (Discussion may take place; however, no action will be taken.)
a.Fallen Leaf Lake Update
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12. STAFF/ATTORNEY REPORTS (Discussions may take place; however, no action will be taken.) a. Echo Summit Road Construction (Shannon Cotulla, Assistant General Manager)
b. Liberty Utilities Street Lighting Update (Tim Bledsoe, Customer Service Manager
c. Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) (Attorney Kvistad)
13. NOTICE OF PAST AND FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS Past Meetings/Events
01/03/19 – 2:00 p.m. Regular Board Meeting at the District
01/09/19 – 10:00 a.m. El Dorado County Water Agency Meeting in Placerville 01/10/19 – 9:00 a.m. Ad-Hoc City Council Committee Meeting at the City
01/14/19 – 3:30 p.m. Operations Committee Meeting at the District
01/17/19 – 11:30 a.m. Board Workshop with Rate Consultant
Future Meetings/Events
01/21/19 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday District Offices Closed 01/23/19 – 6:00 p.m. Public Meeting at the District
02/05/19 – 9:00 a.m. Water Purveyor Presentation at the City
02/07/19 – 2:00 p.m. Regular Board Meeting at the District 14. CLOSED SESSION (The Board will adjourn to Closed Session to discuss items identified below. Closed Session is not open to the public; however, an opportunity will be provided at this time if members of the public would like to comment on any item listed – three minute limit.) a. Pursuant to Section 54956.9(a) 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.
b. Pursuant to Section 54956.9(a) 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. c. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b)/Conference with Legal Counsel
Potential Litigation (two cases).
d. Pursuant to Section 54956.9(a) of the California Government code, Closed Session may be
held for conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation: El Dorado County
Superior Court Case SC20180234, Irwin Berman vs. South Tahoe Public Utility District. ADJOURNMENT (The next Regular Board Meeting is Thursday, February 7, 2019, at 2:00 p.m.)
The South Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Directors regularly meets the first and third Thursday of each month. A complete Agenda
packet is available for review at the meeting and at the District office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. A recording of the meeting is retained for 30 days after Minutes of the meeting have been approved. Items on the Agenda are numbered for identification purposes only and will not necessarily be considered in the order in which they appear. Designated times are for particular items only. Public Hearings will not be called to order prior to the time specified, but may occur slightly later than the specified time.
Public participation is encouraged. Public comments on items appearing on the Agenda will be taken at the same time the Agenda items
are heard; comments should be brief and directed to the specifics of the item being considered. Please provide the Clerk of the Board with a copy of all written materials presented at the meeting. Comments on items not on the Agenda can be heard during “Comments from the Audience;” however, action cannot be taken on items not on the Agenda.
Backup materials relating to an open session item on this Agenda, which are not included with the Board packet, will be made available
for public inspection at the same time they are distributed or made available to the Board, and can be viewed at the District office, at the Board meeting and upon request to the Clerk of the Board. The meeting location is accessible to people with disabilities. Every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate participation of the
disabled in all of the District’s public meetings. If particular accommodations are needed, please contact the Clerk of the Board at (530)
544-6474, extension 6203. All inquiries must be made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.
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SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
CONSENT CALENDAR
January 17, 2019 ITEMS a. WATER METERS AND PARTS
(James Cullen, Inspections Supervisor) 1) Authorize exception to bidding procedures as outlined in the Purchasing Policy for a sole
source purchase of standardized supplies; and 2) Authorize purchase of meters from Western
Nevada Supply in the amount of $69,858.64 including tax and freight.
b. TEMPORARY HELP FOR INSPECTIONS/METER DEPARTMENT
(James Cullen, Inspections Supervisor)
Approve a temporary Meter Technician Assistant in the estimated amount of $17,500.
c. CALPERS REQUIRED PAY LISTING BY POSITION
(Debbie Henderson, Accounting Manager) Adopt Resolution No. 3101-19 which incorporates the Pay Listing by Position for the pay listing
effective January 1, 2019.