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Ordinance No. 373 6/19-6/20/85 7/1/85 ORDINANCE NO. 373 AN ORDINANCE OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 360 ESTABLISHING RULES FOR WATER SERVICE, WATER RATES, OPERATION AND METHODS FOR ENFORCEMENT BE IT ENACTED, by the Board of Directors of the SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT, E1 Dorado County, California, as follows: t. Article VI of said Ordinance No. 360 shall be amended in its entirety as follows: ARTICLE VI ESTABLISHMENT OF WATER SERVICE AREAS WITHIN THE DISTRICT Sec. 6.2. Water Service Area No. i shall comprise and consist of all territory lying within the following described boundaries: Service area of the Tahoe Southside Water Utility as it existed on August 31, 1974. Water Service Area No. 2 shall comprise and consist of all territory lying within the following described boundaries: Service area of the Tahoe Sierra Water Company as it existed on October 31, 1975. Water Service Area No. 3 shall comprise and consist of all territory lying within the following described boundaries: Service area of the Angora Water Company as it existed on January 2, 1984. 2. Article VII, Section 7.i and Section 7.2 of Ordinance No. 360 shall be amended as follows: ARTICLE VII ESTABLISHMENT OF WATER SERVICE RATES AND CHARGES Sec. 7.1 Annual Basis Charge. Water service shall be taken on an annual basis. 1i/30/84 12/i7/84 Sec. 7.2. Service Charge. Within water service area Nos. i, 2 and 3 for the various types of water service provided to customers therein, all fees are as fixed by the rules, regulations and ordinances of the District. (a). Annual Flat Rate Service: Refer to Water Rate Schedule No. 2. (b). Metered Service Annual Minimum Rate: Refer to Water Rate Schedule No. 3. All other provisions of Article VII of Ordinance No. 360, except Section 7.1 and Section 7.2 are ratified and con- firmed and remain in full force and effect. 3. Article VIII of Ordinance No. 360 shai] be amended in its entirety as follows: ARTICLE VIII BILLING FOR, PAYMENT OF, AND COLLECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WATER RATES AND CHARGES Sec. 8.1. Billing and Payment of Annual Flat Rate Service Charges. The charges herein fized for annual flat rate water service shall be billed and payable for a quarterly period in advance for the quarters commencing July t, October l, January i, and April I of each fiscal year. One quarter of each annual flat rate service charge shall be billed and payable for each quarterly period in advance; provided, however, that the charges herein fixed for water services shall be billed and payable for six months in advance on the date of issuance of a new water permit for readiness to serve connections. After the actual new water permit connections are finaied by inspec- - 2 - 6/19-6/20/85 tion by the District £or water service use, or any or all utility services of the District are finaled by inspection by the District, the balance of said six month advance charges, if any, for said new water permit connections shall be credited against the next quarterly billing or billings. Sec. 8.2. Billing and Payment of Metered Service Charges. (Annual Minimum Rate Per Meter and Consumptio Rate Per Meter) The charges herein £ixed for metered service annual minimum rate per meter shall be billed and payable for a quarterly period in advance on July 1, October 1, January ! and April ! of each fiscal year. The charges for consumption rate per meter shall be billed and payable quarterly on July !, October !, January 1, and April ! of each fiscal year. Sec. 8.3. Responsibility For Payment. Ail water service rates and charges shall be billed to and payment there- fore shall be the responsibility o£ the following: 1. To the person making application for service; 2. To the owner o£ the premises in the event o£ delinquency whether or not the owner is also the applicant. Sec. 8.4. Water Charges, Sewer Charges and Street Lighting Charges Collected Together. Where sewer service is £urnished by the District to the real property that is £urnished water service, water service charges and service charges shall be billed upon the same bill, collected together and not separately, and collect as one item. Where sewer service is furnished by the District to the real property that is furnished water service and street lighting service, water service charges, street l~ght~g~ service charges and seWer 6/19-6/20/85 service charges shall be billed upon the same bill, collected together and not separately, and collected as one item. Sec. 8.5. Payment. Payment of all charges shall only be made at the District Office, ~ustomer Service Depart- ment, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Sake Tahoe, California, or by mail addressed to South Tahoe Public Utility District, P. O. Box 1298, South Lake Tahoe, California, 95705. Charges herein fixed for sewer service shall be increased by the sum of $12.00 for any payment by check which is returned unpaid. After any notice of disconnection is given by the District pursuant to Sec. 8.].0(a), only a cashier's check, money order or ~cash will be accepted by the District as payment of charges, penalties and interest in order to avoid disconnection of service. Payment may be made on the water service charges component of the bill for which water service charges and sewer service charges, or water service charges, sewer service charges and street lighting service charges are billed upon the same bill if the person paying such charges so directs. If part of a bill for water service charges and sewer service charges, or water service charges, sewer service charges and street lighting service charges is paid, and no said direction is made by the person paying part of said bill as to application of said partial payment on any particular component charge of the bill, payment shall be credited proportionately on each component of the total bill. If payment is made upon a bill which includes delinquent charges and penalties or delinquent charges, penalties and interest, as well as current charges, whether such current charges are delinquent or not, said payment shall be first applied to - 4 - 6/19-6/20/85 the delinquent charges and penalties or delinquent charges and penalties and interest. The owner o£ the property to which water service is £urnished or the person to which water service charges are billed or the occupant o£ the real property to which sewer service charges are billed may state a reason for not paying any or all o£ the component of a bill for water service charges, and the District shall keep a record of such reason. Sec. 8.6. Delinquency. If the bill for water service charges, or water service charges and sewer service charges, or water service charges, sewer service charges and street lighting service charges is not paid before September 1 for the quarter commencing July 1, before December ! for the quarter commencing October t, before March t £or the quarter commencing January !, and before June ! £or the quarter commencing April !, for which water service charges are herein fixed, such charges shall be delinquent; provided, however, if a component of the bill for water service charges or sewer service charges or street lighting servie charges is paid prior to the date charges therefor become delinquent, the charges for that component of the bill paid shall not be deemed to be delinquent. Sec. 8.7. Delinquent Penalty and Interest Charges. A basic penalty of ten percent (10%) of the water service charges shall be charged on each delinquent water service charge. Administrative processing cost, hereinafter re£erred to as "interest", at the rate of two and one-half percent (2~%) per quarter, shall be charged on delinquent water service charges~ for the quarter in which said cha~ges°become d~linquent. - 5 - 6/19-6/20/85 6/30/85 Interest at the rate of ten (t0) percent per annum shall be charged on delinquent water service charges, penalties, and interest for each subsequent quarter said charges, penalties, and interest remain unpaid. Penalties shall not be assessed if there is a bonafide dispute as to the amount of any bill or component thereof. The Board of Directors finds that the esti- mated cost of collecting and administering delinquent water service charges and loss of use of funds approximate the penal- ties and interest in this Section 8.7 provided. Sec. 8.8. Collection of Delinquent Charges. (a) Remedies for collecting and enforcing water service charges set out in this Section are cumulative and any and all may be used alternatively, and none of the remedies are exclusive. (b) Delinquent charges, together with all Renal- ties and interest thereon, may be added to and become part of the annual assessment levied upon the land on which sewer service was used pursuant to Article 3, Chapter 4, Division 7, of the Public Utilities Code of California and become a lien upon said land. (c) Delinquent charges, together with all penal- ties and interest thereon, may become a lien upon the land for which water service was furnished in the manner provided in Sections 54354, 54354.5, and 54355 ~of the Government Code of California -6 - 11/30/84 12/17/84 (d). Delinquent charges, together with alt penalties and interest thereon, may be collected in the same manner, by the same persons, and at the same time, together with the general taxes levied for the District pursuant to Sections 5473, 5473.1, 5473.2, 5473.3, 5473.4, 5473.5, 5473.11 and 5473a of the Health and Safety Code of California and Article 8, Chapter 4, Division 7 of the Public Utilities Code of California. (e). Delinquent charges, together with all penalties and interest thereon, may be ~oiiected by an action in any court of competent jurisdiction against a person or persons who owned the property when the service was rendered for the collection of all delinquent charges, penalties and interest. (f). Delinquent charges, together with all penalties and interest thereon, may become a lien upon all real property of the person liable therefor in any county in which the District records a certificate of the amount of interest and penalties due pursuant to Section 14670 of the Public Utilities Code of California. (g). An action in any court of competent jurisdic- tion to enforce any lien on the land for the water service charges, together with all penalties and interest thereon. (h). Pursuant to Section 16472.5 of the Public Utilities Code of California, a petition to the Superior Court for the issuance of a preliminary or permanent injunction, or both, or for the issuance of an order stopping or disconnection of water service if the charges for such service, including all penalties or interest, are delinquent. -- 7 11/30/84 12/17/84 (i). Rea~onab2e attorney's fees and court costs of any action in any court for collection of water service charges, together with any penalties and interest thereon, or for a preliminary or per~nanent injunction, or for the issuance of an order stopping or disconnecting water service, or to en- force a lien, shall be an additional charge for such water service. (j). If water service is furnished by the District to the real property and alt or any part of any bill related to water service charges is delinquent, the District may disconnect water service to the property until water service ~charges, including penalties and interest, are not delinquent and water service disconnection and reconnection charges have been paid to District. (k). If water service is furnished by the District to the real property that is furnished sewer service and all or part of the component of any bill related to sewer service charges is delinquent, the District may disconnect water service to said property until both water service charges and sewer service charges, including penalties and interest thereon, are not delinquent, and all water service disconnection and re- connection charges have been paid to District. Sec. 8.9. Disconnection and Reconnection Charges. Property as to which water service charges become delinquent and water service is disconnected, shall not be reconnected until the following charges have been paid to District. (a). Estimate of Costs. The District shall estimate the cost of disconnection and of reconnection. -8 - 6/!9~6/20/85 (b). Deposit. The amount of the estimate shall be deposited by cash, money order, or cashier's check with the District be£ore the premises will be reconnected. (c). Balance. District shall notify the owner of the real property the actual cost of disconnection and recon- nection when the charges therefor have been determined. The amount of the cost of disconnection and reconnection over the deposit shall constitute a charge and be added to the next quarterly billing. The amount of the deposit not used shall be applied as a credit against future charges, or if requested by the owner of the real property affected, refunded. (d). Abatement. During the period of disconnec- tion of water service, inhabitation of the premises by human beings shall constitute a nuisance. The District shall notify the County Health Department of such disconnection. The Board may institute and prosecute to conclusion proceedings for the abatement of such occupancy. In such action reasonable attorney's fees and court costs, to be fixed by the Court, shall become due as a further disconnection charge and no reconnection shall be made until such further charge is paid. Sec. 8.10. Disconnection Procedures for Delinquent Water Service Charges. (a). The District shall not terminate its water service to any real property on account of non-payment of delinquent water service charges or non-payment of delinquent sewer service charges and delinquent water service charges or non-payment of sewer service charges, including penalties and interest, unless the District first gives notice of any such - 9 - tl/30/84 12/t7/84 6/30/85 delinquency and impending disconnection o£ water service at least two (2) weeks prior to the proposed termination by First Class Mailing addressed to ~he owner o£ such property, and the person to whom the service'~is billed, and to the occupant by placing a door hanger on the property af£ected. (b). The notice speci£ied in Subdivision (a). shall state substantially: "Your (water service account) or your (sewer service account) or your (water service account and sewer service account) is delinquent and overdue. The balance due on said account as of this date is $ . Payment shall be made within two (2) weeks from this date or your (water service) or your (sewer service) will be disconnected. Payment shall be made at the South Tahoe Public Utility District o£fice at !275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California or by mail addressed to South Tahoe Public Utility District, P. O. Box t298, South Lake Tahoe, California 95705, to avoid disconnection." (c). The notice specified in subdivision (a). above shatl additionally state in substance the following: "If you have a complaint or dispute as to the amount o£ the charges you may request an investigation in writing at the District office or by mail addressed to the District within seven (7) days from the date of this notice and shall be given an opportunity for review of such complaint or dispute or an investigation by the Collection Officer o£ the District, who is also hereby designated as a review manager £or the purpose o£ investigating and reviewing such a complaint or dispute." - 10 - 11/30/84 12/17/84 6/30/85 (d). The review shall include consideration of whether an agreement should be permitted to amortize (pay) the unpaid balance over a reasonable period of time. The District Collection Officer may enter into an agreement on behalf of the District permitting payment of the unpaid balance over a reason- able period of time, which in his discretion he shall so determine, but in any event not to exceed three (3) months. (e). No disconnection shall be effected for any person complying with any such payment agreement, providing such person also keeps current the water and sewer service charges for service accrued in each such subsequent billing period. (f). If there is a breach of the terms of payment agreement, the District shall not disconnect service to the affected property without notification in accordance with the provision of subdivision (a). and subdivision (b). above which notice shall further state substantially: "You have breached the terms of your payment agreement and are not entitled to further investigation or review by the District." The District Collection Officer may enter into a payment agreement prior to the notice provided in subdivision (a). If there is a breach of such payment agreement, the District shall not disconnect service without notification as provided in this subdivision (f). The notice pro- vided in this Section 8.10 is confirmed as prior policy of District. (g). No disconnection shall be effected until the District Customer Relations Officer or his designee has reviewed the intended disconnection with a committee of two members of the Board of Directors appointed by the President, and the committee has made its recommendation on such dis- - 11 - 11/30/84 t2/t7/84 6/30/85 connection to the entire Board of Directors; and provided further, that no such disconnection be made without Board of Directors' authorization at a duly called regular or adjourned or special meeting of the Board. Notice of such a meeting at which any discohnection is to be so authorized shall be given at least five (5) days in advance of such meeting by Certified Mail addressed to the owner of such property and to the person to whom the water service is billed advising of the consideration of proposed disconnection authorization by the Board of Directors. Any affected person may appear and be heard by the Board of Directors on such proposed disconnection. (h). The occupant or actual user of the water service may pay the delinquent water service charges or de]in- quest water service charges and sewer service charges to avoid disconnection. (i). If water service is disconnected pursuant to an Ordinance of The South Tahoe Public Utility District Establishing Rules For Water Service, Water Rates, Operation, And Methods For Enforcement, said water service shall not be reconnected until all sewer service charges, including penalties and interest, have been paid. 4. Article X of Ordinance No. 360 shall be amended in its entirety as follows: ARTICLE X. WATER WORK OR CONNECTION Sec. i0.1. Duty of Water Service User to Report. It shall be the duty of each owner of property connected to the District water system to report to the District Customer 7/1/85 - i2 - 6/19-6/20/85 Relations Officer all facilities connected to District water system. As to any facilities which are not so reported, they shall be deemed to have been connected to the District water system £rom the date the-person £irst conneoted to the District water system. Sec. 10.2. Unreported Connections. Upon discovery of unreported connections to the District water system, the District shall charge all current charges and fees, including all current connection charges. Ail such charges and fees speci- fied in the Article XII. shall be deemed to be water service 'charges under this Article X. Sec. 10.3. Maintenance of Connection Facilities. The owner of the real property of the applicant for water service shall: 1. Maintain his facilities in a suitable condition to prevent waste of water. 2. Have no unprotected cross connections on said property and have adequate backfiow protection at the service connection if required by District. 3.~ Request permanent discontinuance of water service. Sec. 10.4. Violation. Any person found to be violating any provision of this Ordinance, or rule or regulation of the District regarding water work or connection shall be served by the District Customer Relations Officer, or other authorized person, with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. Said time limit shall not be ]i/30/84 12/17/84 less than two (2) nor more than seven (7) working days. The offender shall, within the per.iod of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. Ail persons shall be held strictly responsible for any and all acts of their agents or employees done under the provisions of this or any other ordinance, rule or regulation of the District. Upon being notified by the District Customer Relations Officer, or other authorized person, of any defect arising in any water work or connection violation of the Ordinance, or rules or regulations of the District regarding water work or connection, the person or persons having charge of said work or connection shall ~immediately correct the same. Sec. 10.5. Public Nuisance. Continued habitation of any building or continued operation of any industrial facility in violation of the provisions of this Ordinance, or rule or regulation of the District regarding water service is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. The District may institute and prosecute proceedings to be brought for the abate- ment of the occupancy of the building or industrial facility during the period of such violation. A reasonable attorney's fee therefor and court costs shall be deemed additional water service charges. Sec. 10.6. Disconnection. (a). As a method of enforcing the provisions of this Ordinance, or rule or regulation of the District regarding water work or connection, and excepting the payment of charges, the District Customer Relations Officer shall have the power to disconnect the user from the District water system. The District shall not disconnect the water service unless the - 14 - 11/30/84 12/17/84 6/30/85 District £irst gives "Notice o£ Intent to Disconnect" at least two (2) weeks prior to the proposed disconnection by First Class Mailing addressed to the owner o£ the property upon which said violation o£ this Ordinance, or rule or regu- lation of the District regarding water work or connection is alleged, to the person to whom water service is billed, and to the person or persons having charge o£ said work or connec- tion and by placing a door hanger on the property a£fected. Said notice shall specify the violation o£ this Ordinance, or rule or regulation of the District regarding water work or connection. (b). The notice speci£ied in subdivision (a). above shall additionally say in substance the £o!towing: "I£ you have a complaint or dispute as to the violation you msy request an investigation in writing at the District o££ice or by mail addressed to the District o££ice within seven (7) days after the date o£ this notice and shall be given an opportunity for re- view o£ such complaint or dispute or an investigation by the Customer Relations Officer of the District, who is hereby designated as a Review Manager for the purpose of investigating and reviewing such a complaint or dispute." (c). The review shall include consideration of whether a correction agreement should be permitted to correct the violation over a reasonable period of time. The District Customer Relations Officer may enter into such a correction agreement on behalf of the District permitting correction of said violation over a reasonable period of time, which in his discretion he shall so determine, but in any event not exceeding one (!) month. - 15 - 6/19-6/20-6/30/85 7/ 1/85 (d). No disconnection shall be ef£ected for any person complying with such correction agreement. (e). If there is a breach of the terms of the correction agreement, the District shall not disconnect the conhection to the affected property without notification in accordance with the provisions o£ subdivision (a). above which notice shall further state substantially: "You have breached the terms of your correction agreement and are not entitled to further investigation or review by the District." The District Customer Relations O£ficer'may enter into a correction agreement prior to the notice provided in subdivision (a). I£ there is a breach o£ such correction agreement, the Dis- trict shall not disconnect service without notification as pro- vid~d in this subdivision (f). The notice provided in this Section 10.6 is confirmed as prior policy of District. (f). No disconnections shall be effected until the District Customer Relations Officer or his designee has reviewed the intended disconnection with a committee of two members of the Board of Directors appointed by the President, and the committee has made its recommendation on such disconnection to the entire Board of Directors; and provided £urther, that no such disconnec- tion be made without Board of Directors' authorization at a duly called regular or adjourned meeting or special meeting o£ the Board. Notice of such a meeting at which any disconnection is to be so authorized shall be given at least five (5) days in advance of such meeting by Certified Mail addressed to the owner of such property and the person to whom the water service is billed, and to the person or persons having charge of said work or - 16 - 6/30/85 connection advising of the consideration o£ proposed dis- connection authorization by the Board of Directors. Any affected person may appear and be heard by the Board of Directors on such proposed disconnection. (g). Upon disconnection, the District shall estimate the cost of disconnection from and reconnection to - t6 A - 6/i9-6/20/85 the system, and such owner and/or occupant shall deposit in cash, money order or cashier's check the cost, as estimated, o£ disconnection and reconnection before such property io recon- nected to the System. The District shall re£und any part o£ the d?posit remaining after payment of all costs o£ disconnection a~d recornection. Sec. 10.7. Means of Enforcement Only. The District hereby declares that the foregoing procedures are established as a means of enforcement of the terms and conditions of its Ordinances, rules and regulations and not as a penalty. Sec. 10.8. Liability for Violations. Any person violating any of the provisions of the Ordinances, rules or ~regulations of the District shall become liable to the District for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the District by reason of such violation, which expenses, loss or damage shall be deemed water service charges under this Article X. Sec. 10.9. Further Enforcement Means. In the event of a violation of any of the representations and agreement in an application for or conditions in any permission issued pursuant to Article II'I herein, District may secure a court order requiring construction, occupancy and use of the parcel of real property cease until there is compliance with the representations and agreements in said application and any permit issued pursuant thereto. Ail attorney's fees, court costs, administration and inspection charges incurred by the District in connection with securing compliance with said representations and agreements in said application and any permit issued pursuant thereto shall be assessed as charges against the parcel of real property subject of said application and permit. - 17 - il/30/84 12/17/84 Sec. i0.10. Right of Entry By District. Authorized representatives of the District shall have the right to ingress to and egress from a customer's premises at' reasonable hours for any purpose reasonably connected with this Ordinance and all rules and regulations du~y adopted hereunder o~ any amendments hereto or thereto. 5, Article XI of Ordinance No. 360 is repea~ed in its entirety. 6. Article XII, Schedule No. 2, Schedule No. 3 and Schedule No. 4 of Ordinance No. 360 are amended as follows: ARTICLE XII. WATER RATE SCHEDULES SCHEDULE NO. 2 Anndal Flat Rate Service A. For a Single Dwelling Unit B. For a Duplex C. For a Triplex D. For a Fourplex E. For Each Additional Unit F. For a Business Establishment When Served From: 3/4 Connection i" Connection $ 164.00 312.00 424.00 535.00 88.00 222.00 335.00 SCHEDULE NO. 3 Metered Service (Annual Minimum Rate Per Meter) For 3/4 $ 94.00 For 1 inch 128.00 For i~ 194.00 For 2 inch 300.00 For 3 inch 600.00 For 4 inch 900.00 The Annual Minimum Rate Per Meter is a readiness to serw? charge. Ail consumption shall be charged at the rate of seventy- eight cents ($.78) per hundred cubic feet, which charge shall be in addition to the Annual Minimum Rate Per Meter charge. - 18 - 6/19-6/20-6/30-85 SCHEDULE NO. 4 Service Charges During Regular Working Hours Per Service Call - $25.00 or the total o£ actual labor and equipment charges, whichever is greater. Ail other provisions o£ Article XII o£ Ordinance No. 360, except SCHEDULE NO. 2, SCHEDULE NO. 3, and SCHEDULE NO. 4 are rati£ied and con£irmed and remain in £ul! £orce. 7. Retie£ by Board and Customer Relations O££icer. The Board may find that by reason of special circumstances any provision of this Ordinance should be suspended or modified as applied to a particular property and grant relief from any pro- vision of this Ordinance £or said particular property. The District Customer Relations Officer may determine that a bona- fide dispute exists with regard to water charges billed pursuant to this Ordinance, and in such event, waive penalties and interest charges. 8. Notification. Notification, except as specified in Sections 8.10 and 10.6 and billing shall be addressed to the owner of the property furnished water services at the address o£ the owner shown upon the last equalized assessment roll o£ E1 Dorado County, unless the owner of the property notifies the District in writing o£ a different address for his notification and billing. The occupant and/or property manager of the property may also be billed. 9. Separability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is for any reason held to be un- constitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or the - 19 - 6/19-6/20/85-6/30/85 application of such provision to other persons or circumstances. The Board hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordin- ance or any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one ,~or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be~declared to be unconstitutional. 10. Ratification of Former Ordinance. Except as amended by this Ordinance No.'373, Ordinance No. 360 is ratified and confirmed and remains in full force and effect. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of South Tahoe Public Utility District at its adjourned regular meeting on the !st day of AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ATTEST: July , 1985 by the following vote: Directors Madden, Jones, Olson, Wynn and Mason None None Pat A. Mamath, Clerk of the Board and Ex-Officio Secretary South Tahoe Public Utility District Mary M~ M~dden, ]PrEsident Board b~Directors South Tahoe Public Utility District I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at a duly held adjourned regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT held on the 1st day of July , 1985 by the following vote: AYES: Directors Madden, Jones, Olson, Wynn and.Mason' NOES: None ABSENT: None - 20 - 6/19-6/20/85 Pat A. Mamath, Clerk o£ the Board South Tahoe Public Utility District - 21 -