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SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
David Peterson, Vice President BOARD MEMBERS Kelly Sheehan, President
Chris Cefalu, Director Shane Romsos, Director Nick Exline, Director
John Thiel, General Manager Paul Hughes, Chief Financial Officer
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
August 18, 2022
MINUTES
The South Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Directors met in a regular session, 2:02 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
Absent: Directors Cefalu and Exline
Staff: John Thiel, Gary Kvistad, Paul Hughes, Melonie Guttry, Bren Borley, Chris Stanley, Julie Ryan,
Adrian Combes, Ryan Lee, Stephen Caswell, Brent Goligoski, Trevor Coolidge, No Bergsohn,
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
2. COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE: None
3. CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA OR CONSENT CALENDAR: None
4. ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
Moved Peterson/Second Romsos/Sheehan Yes/Cefalu Absent/Romsos Absent/Peterson
Yes/Exline Absent to approve the Consent Calendar as presented.
a. WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EMERGENCY GENERATOR REPLACEMENT PROJECT
(Stephen Caswell, Principal Engineer)
Authorized staff to file a Notice of Completion with the El Dorado County Clerk and execute
the Closeout Agreement and Release of Claims for Cal-Electro, Inc., for the Wastewater
Treatment Plant Emergency Generator Replacement Project.
b. AL TAHOE WELL REHABILITATION AND AL TAHOE/BAYVIEW EMERGENCY POWER PROJECT
(Julie Ryan, Engineering Department Manager)
Authorized the General Manager to execute Task Order No. 14A in the amount $101,015.00.
c. RECEIVE AND FILE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
(Debbie Henderson,Accounting Manager)
Received and filed the attached Payment of Claims Report.
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d. REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES: April 21 ;2022
(Melonie Guttry, Executive Services Manager/Clerk of the Board)
Approved August 4, 2022, Minutes.
5. CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION/ACTION: None
6. ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION:
a. Tallac Creek Temporary Sewer Crossing Support Emergency Project (Ivo Bergsohn, PG, HG,
Hydrogeologist) -Ivo Bergsohn provided an update regarding the Tallac Creek Temporary Sewer
Crossing Support Emergency Project and addressed questions from the Board.
Moved Peterson/Second Romsos/Sheehan Yes/Cefalu Absent/Romsos Yes/Peterson Yes/Exline
Absent to pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22050(c), Continue Emergency Action to
complete temporary measures to prevent the collapse of the sewer pipeline crossing at Tallac
Creek until the Tallac Creek Sewer Pipeline Project can be built in September 2022.
b. Diamond Valley Ranch Facilities Emergency Repairs Project (Julie Ryan, Engineering Department
Manager) -Julie Ryan and Trevor Coolidge provided an update regarding the Diamond Valley
Ranch Facilities Emergency Repairs Project and addressed questions from the Board.
Moved Sheehan/Second Romsos/Sheehan Yes/Cefalu Absent/Romsos Yes/Peterson Yes/Exline
Absent to continue the emergency action to 'repair the Diamond Valley Ranch Facilities per
Resolution No. 3230-22.
c. Bijou Pump Station Rehabilitation Project (Adrian Combes,Senior Engineer)-Adrian Combes
provided details regarding the Bijou Pump Station Rehabilitation Project and addressed
questions from the Board.
Moved Romsos/Second Peterson/Sheehan Yes/Cefalu Absent/Romsos Yes/Peterson
Yes/Exline Absent to (1) Approve the additional Scope of Work from Water Systems Consulting,
Inc. for design services for the Bijou Pump Station Rehabilitation Project and (2) Authorize the
General Manager to execute Task Order No. 2 Amendment A in the amount of$479,002 for
Water Systems Consulting, Inc. to prepare the design/bid documents for the Bijou Pump
Station Rehabilitation Project.
d. 2022 Purchase and Installation of Fire Hydrants, Valves and Assemblies (Frank Abbondandolo,
Underground Water Repair Supervisor and Chris Stanley, Field Operations Manager)-Chris Stanley provided
an update regarding the 2022 purchase and installation of fire hydrants, valves and
assemblies and addressed questions from the Board.
Moved Peterson/Second Romsos/Sheehan Yes/Cefalu Absent/Romsos Yes/Peterson
Yes/Exline Absent to (1) Find the bid from Western Nevada Supply Company
nonresponsive and reject the bid for the Materials & Accessories for Installation of Fire
Hydrant Assemblies; (2) Find that rebidding Materials & Accessories for Installation of Fire
Hydrant Assemblies would not be useful, desirable or beneficial to the District based on
supply chain difficulties, lead-times, and the fact that only one bidder expressed interest in
this bid; and (3) Authorize the District to negotiate and enter into a Contract for the
Materials & Accessories for Installation of Fire Hydrant Assemblies with Western Nevada
Supply Company consistent with the requirements of the bid documents and Western
Nevada Supply Company's bid.
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7. STANDING AND AD-HOC COMMITTEES AND LIAISON REPORTS:
Director Peterson reported that the Operations Committee met on Tuesday and provided details
regarding project progression and recruiting challenges facing the District. Director Romsos
reported that he attended the California Association of Sanitation Agencies Conference August
10-12 and provided details regarding key topics.
8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS: None
9. EL DORADO WATER AGENCY PURVEYOR REPORT:
Director Peterson provided details regarding the August 10, 2022, regular meeting.
10.STAFF/ATTORNEY REPORTS:
Adrian Combes provided a report regarding flushing in the Al Tahoe neighborhood which will start
on Monday, August 22, 2022, and addressed questions from the Board.
Julie Ryan and Stephen Caswell provided details regarding the Lead & Copper Rule that was
released in 2021, and addressed questions from the Board.
11. GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
John Thiel reported on several items:
• Provided a staffing update
• Provided details regarding the California Tahoe Alliance Legislative Tour he participated in
on August 12, 2022.
• Provided details regarding the 26th Annual Tahoe Summit held at Sand Harbor on Tuesday,
August 16, 2022, as well as a productive meeting with David French of ENS, regarding
upcoming legislative priorities.
• He recently spoke with Joe Irvin, South Lake Tahoe City Manager, regarding several
priorities and will be meeting with him soon.
12. NOTICE OF PAST AND FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS
13. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION: 2:44 p.m.
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION: 3:36 p.m.
a. Pursuant to Section 54957(b)(1)) of the California Government Code, Closed Session may be
held regarding public employee evaluation for unrepresented employee position - General
Manager.
No reportable Board Action
ADJOURNMENT:. 3:37 p.m.
Kelly S an, Board President
South Tahoe Public Utility District
Melenie Guttry, Clerk ofthe oard
SouTh TahoerPublic Utility District