02-18-2021REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES February 18, 2021 PAGE-3
Moved Cefalu/Second Romsos/Sheehan Yes/Cefalu Yes/Romsos Yes/Peterson Yes/Exline Yes to authorize the District to join the City of South Lake Tahoe and other community partners in the submittal of an Application to the Department of Energy for a potential Connected Communities Grant.
STANDING AND AD-HOC COMMITTEES AND LIAISON REPORTS: President Sheehan appointed Directors Romsos and Exline to the newly created Ad-Hoc Solar Committee. Director Romsos stated this is an opportunity to put forward a package that makes sense
to address reliability and resilience. Director Peterson provided a report regarding the February 16 Operations Committee meeting, stating the committee plans to move forward with shorter meetings concentrating on key issues. Director Exline reported the first System Efficiency meeting took place February l l, which was productive.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS:
Director Peterson mentioned a recent news article regarding an information technology hacking that took place at a water utility in Florida. The Board would like to learn more in a future Closed Session regarding how the District is combating these issues and what measures the District has taken to prevent these issues. Director Romsos reported he represented the Board at the Employee Communications Committee meeting on Wednesday.
EL DORADO WATER AGENCY PURVEYOR REPORT: Director Peterson reported he participated in the El Dorado Water Agency virtual meeting on February l 0, where Lori Parlin was elected Chairperson and he was elected Vice Chairperson.
GENERAL MANAGER REPORT: John Thiel reported on several items:
•Provided a staffing update•Provided a COVID-19 update
STAFF/ATTORNEY REPORTS: Ryan Lee, Asset Management Analyst, provided a sewer inspection annual update via PowerPoint presentation and addressed questions from the Board.
ADJOURNMENT: 3:21 p.m.
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