03-18-2021SOUTH 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 March 18, 2021 MINUTES
The South Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Directors met in a regular session, 2:05 p.m., at the
District Office, located at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California.
ROLL CALL: Board of Directors: President Sheehan, Directors Romsos, Peterson, Exline Absent: Director Cefalu
Staff: John Thiel, Paul Hughes, Gary Kvistad, Melonie Guttry, Ryan Lee, Brian Bartlett, Bren Berley, Bent
Goligoski, Chris Skelly, Chris Stanley, Gary Kvistad, Jeff Lee, Jessica Henderson, Julie Ryan, Liz
Kauffman, Shelly Thomsen, Stephen Caswell, Tim Bledsoe, Trevor Coolidge
Guests: Scott Ferguson, Jones Hall; Rick Brandis, Brandis Tallman; Alex Handler, Bartle Wells Associates
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA OR CONSENT CALENDAR:
None
CONSENT CALENDAR: Moved Exline/Second Romsos/Sheehan Yes/Cefalu Absent/Romsos Yes/Peterson Yes/Exline Yes to
approve the Consent Calendar as presented.
a.2019 ROCKY POINT II WATERLINE REPLACEMENT REBID AND LARGE METERS REPLACEMENTPROJECT (Adrian Combes, Senior Engineer)
b.
Approved the Partial Closeout Agreement and Release of Claims for Haen Constructors for the
Large Meters Replacement Portion of the Contract.
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES: March 4. 2021(Melonie Guttry, Executive Services Manager/Clerk of the Board)
Approved March 4, 2021, Minutes.
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
a.2021 Wastewater Revenue Refunding Bonds (Paul Hughes, Chief Financial Officer) -Paul Hughes
provided details regarding Resolution 3166-21 and addressed questions from the Board. The
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current anticipated savings from this transaction is $550,000, which will consolidate four outstanding debts into one.
Moved Romsos/Second Exline/Sheehan Yes/Cefalu Absent /Romsos Yes/Peterson Yes/Exline Yes to approve Resolution No. 3166-21, a Resolution of the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of $7,500,000 maximum principal amount of wastewater revenue refunding bonds and approving related documents and official actions.
b.Approve Payment of Claims (Debbie Henderson, Accounting Manager)
Moved Romsos/Second Exline/Sheehan Yes/Cefalu Absent /Romsos Yes/Peterson Yes/ExlineYes to approve Payment of Claims in the amount of $1,679,733.73.
STANDING AND AD-HOC COMMITTEES AND LIAISON REPORTS: Director Exline reported that the Ad-Hoc Solar Committee met on Friday, March 9, and that the solar consultant was able to reach a tentative agreement with Liberty Energy, which details will be brought back to the Board when all the finances are in place. Director Romsos added staff has done a great job on this project.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS:
Vice President Peterson reported an Operations Committee Meeting was held on March 15 and the new format is working well. Director Romsos commented that staff is doing a great job utilizing technology for the District.
EL DORADO WATER AGENCY PURVEYOR REPORT: Vice President Peterson reported the regular El Dorado Water Agency (EDWA) meeting was held on March l 0, and the County is projecting to receive approximately $37 million from the COVID-19 Relief Bill. Although discussions have not begun regarding how to allocate the funds, the District should be thinking about how to compile costs related to COVID-19 in anticipation. John Thiel added that EDW A has hired a lobbyist to collaborate with the District's lobbyist on legislative issues.
GENERAL MANAGER REPORT: John Thiel reported on several items:
•Provided a staffing update•Provided a COVID-19 update with no current illness at the District. Interested staff is receivingvaccinations and the District may move to Risk Level 2.5 on April 15. Staff is looking to phaseout the COVID-19 Rate Relief Program, while keeping opportunities available for those in need.
Vice President Peterson recused himself at 2:28 p.m. due to a potential conflict of interest.
•John Thiel reported that two Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association (TKPOA) wells haveelevated uranium levels and have been taken offline. Due to a shortage of water, the TKPOABoard has voted to ban landscape irrigation this summer and have hired a consultant toreview long and short-term alternatives to address the issues. The District has a Mutual AidAgreement with the TKPOA, and will continue to assist with their needs where appropriate.John Thiel reported that Lukins Brothers Water Company is working with a local contractor ontheir well issues and further addressed questions from the Board.