02-17-2022SOUTH 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
February 17, 2022
MINUTES
The South Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Directors met in a regular session, 2:01 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, Chris Skelly, Adrian Combes, Julie Ryan,
Tim Bledsoe, Bren Borley, Debbie Henderson, Jessica Henderson, Cuz Cullen, Star Glaze, Stephen
Caswell
Guests: Shawn Koorn, H DR Engineering; Lou Perini
COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE: Lou Perini, retired Board Member, provided comments regarding
the recent Recycled Water Strategic Plan Meeting held on Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA OR CONSENT CALENDAR:
None
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Moved Peterson/Second Romsos/Sheehan Yes/Cefalu Absent/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. 3206-22 which incorporates the Pay Listing by Position for the pay
listing effective January 1, 2022.
b.INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE
(Chris Skelly, Information Technology Manager)
Authorized staff to publish a Request for Proposal for professional services to develop an
updated Information Technology Strategic Plan.
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d.
KELLER-HEAVENLY WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, PHASE 3
(Trevor Coolidge, Senior Engineer)
Authorized staff to advertise for construction bids for Phase 3 of the Keller-Heavenly Water
System Improvements Project.
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES: February 3, 2022
(Melonie Guttry, Executive Services Manager/Clerk of the Board)
Approved February 3, 2022, Minutes
PRESENTATION
Shawn Koorn, of HOR Engineering, provided a PowerPoint presentation regarding the recent
capacity charge study conducted for the District and addressed questions from the Board. The
Board would like to see HOR Engineering consider other fee structures to be brought back to the
committee for recommendation to the Board.
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
a.2022 Bowers Pipeline Replacement Project (Adrian Combes, Senior Engineer) -Adrian Combes
presented information regarding the 2022 Bowers Pipeline Replacement Project and addressed
questions from the Board.
Moved Exline/Second Peterson/Sheehan Yes/Cefalu Absent/Romsos Yes/Peterson Yes/Exline
Yes to (1) Waive minor deviations identified in the apparent low bid by Vinciguerra
Construction, Award the 2022 Bowers Pipeline Replacement Project to the lowest responsive,
responsible and only bidder Vinciguerra Construction in the amount of $2,476,460; and, (2) Enter
into a Road Repairs Agreement with the City of South Lake Tahoe in the amount of $216,562.50.
b.2022 Board Goals for the General Manager (John Thiel, General Manager) -John Thlel provided
details regarding the 2022 Board Goals for the General Manager with all Board comments
implemented. Director Exline commented that there is a significant issue facing the community
in the means of quality childcare would like to see a goal addressing it. John Thiel commented
that he is planning a committee to begin reviewing options to help families in our community
and will add it as a 2022 goal.
Moved Peterson/Second Romsos/Sheehan Yes/Cefalu Absent/Romsos Yes/Peterson Yes/Exline
Yes to approve the 2022 Board Goals for the General Manager as amended.
c.Approve Payment of Claims (Debbie Henderson, Accounting Manager)
Moved Sheehan/Second Peterson/Sheehan Yes/Cefalu Absent/Romsos Yes/Peterson Yes/Exline
Yes to approve Payment of Claims in the amount of $1,220,860.42.
STANDING AND AD-HOC COMMITTEES AND LIAISON REPORTS:
President Sheehan reported she may need to appoint a new member for the Finance Committee if
Director Cefalu is unable to attend future meetings due to a promotion at work. Directors Romsos and Peterson expressed interested if the need arises.
Director Romsos reported the Operations Committee met on Monday, February 14, 2022, and he
provided details regarding Diamond Valley Ranch operations and the District's GIS/ Asset
Management efforts. Julie Ryan provided details regarding numerous projects discussed at the
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Operations Committee meeting. Director Romsos further reported that he represented the Board at
The Employee Communications Committee Meeting on Tuesday, February 15, 2022.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS:
Noting to report
EL DORADO WATER AGENCY PURVEYOR REPORT:
Director Peterson reported that he attended the El Dorado Water Agency meeting on February 9,
and was re-elected to serve as Vice President for another calendar year.
STAFF/ATTORNEY REPORTS:
Nothing to report
GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
John Thiel reported on several items:
•Provided a staffing update•Provided a COVID-19 update with 26 positive cases at the District in January, which has
declined. The California Mask Mandate was eliminated on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, for
vaccinated individuals and the committee is evaluating the District's current policy.•Provided a Diamond Valley Ranch update and reported that the Water Reuse Strategic
Planning virtual meeting had approximately 60 attendees with lots of input. This input can be
discussed at the Operations Committee meeting level.
BREAK AND ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION: 3:52 p.m.
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION: 4:32 p.m.
a.Pursuant to Section 54956.9(d}(l) of the California Government code, Closed Session may be
held for conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation: Yolo County Superior Court
Case CV 2021-1686, Alpine County vs. South Tahoe Public Utility District; et al.
No reportable Board Action
ADJOURNMENT: 4:33 p.m.
Melonie Guttry, Clerk of the Board
South Tahoe Public Utility District
Kelly Sh han, Board President
South Tahoe Public Utility District