2004 06-17SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
Richard Solbri~l, General Manager
James R. Jones, President
Duane Wallace, Director
BOARD MEMBERS
Paul Sciuto, Assistant Mana~ler
Eric Wi schafer, vice president
Mary Lou Mosbacher, Director ....... ,T,0m Comte, Director
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
JUNE 17, 2004
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session,
June 17, 2004, 2:00 P.M., City Council Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake
Tahoe, California.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Jones, Directors Wallace, Schafer, Comte,
Mosbacher.
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Solbdg, Sciuto, Callian, McFarlane, Henderson, Brown,
Hussmann, Sherman, Attorney Kvistad.
Consent Item c. (Temporary Employment Services for
Water Educators), and Consent Item g. (Finance Com-
mittee Charter) were brought forward for discussion
prior to Board action.
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA
OR CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved Mosbacher / Second Comte / Passed
Unanimously to approve the Consent Calendar as
amended:
CONSENT CALENDAR
a. 2004-2005 Sodium Hypochlorite Supplies- Awarded
bid to lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Pioneer
Americas, LLC, in the estimated amount of $26,156;
b. Six Month Chlorine Supply - Awarded bid to the
lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Pioneer Americas,
LCC, in the estimated amount of $30,450.42;
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c. See Consent Items Brought Forward;
d. Accounting Temporary Services - Authorized
contract with Blue Ribbon Personnel for temporary
personnel in an additional amount of $9,144;
CONSENT CALENDAR
(continued)
e. Financial Transaction Authorization - Adopted
Resolution No. 2790-04 Authorizing Certain Staff
to Conduct Financial Transactions, Superseding
Resolution No. 2739-02;
f. Stop Payment Transaction - Adopted Resolution
No. 2791-04 Authorizing Certain Staff to Initiate Stop
Payment Transactions, Superseding Resolution
No. 2725-01;
g. See Consent Items Brought Forward.
CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION I ACTION
Director Mosbacher received clarification regarding use
of a Nevada temporary agency versus a California
agency.
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SER-
VICES FOR WATER EDUCATORS
(Consent Item c.)
Moved Schafer / Second Wallace / Mosbacher Voted No /
Passed to authorize contract with Blue Ribbon Personnel
in the estimated amount of $60,000.
Vice-President Schafer corrected two misspellings on
Page 2 of the Charter.
FINANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER
(Consent Item g.)
Moved Wallace / Second Comte / Passed Unanimously
to adopt the Finance Committee Charter for Audit Compli-
ance.
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Moved Wallace / Second Schafer / Passed Unanimously
to approve payment in the amount of $1,172,064.79.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The
Committee met on June 14. Minutes of the meeting
are available upon request.
BOARD MEMBERS STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Buildin.q Ad Hoc Committee: Assistant General Manager
Paul Sciuto reported that the committee met and recom-
mended the construction bid for the Customer Service
Facility, Laboratory and Operations buildings be postponed
until January 2005. Only two general contractors
BOARD MEMBER AD HOC
COMMITTEE REPORTS
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appeared at the District's prebid meeting. Staff believes
that the delay will allow for greater interest from more
contractors and also allow material costs to come down
if the forecast from Engineering & News Records are
accurate. Currently, material prices are ranging 20 to 45%
higher than engineer's estimates. Phase 1 of the project,
the sitework, is underway and going well.
Director Wallace reported that he would be attending
a campaign stop by President Bush in Reno on June
18.
Director Schafer reported that he would be attending
a CASA Conference in Monterey in August.
President Jones reported on two items:
1) He attended a National Ground Water Conference on
MTBE.
2) He received a call from AWCA asking him to sit on a
statewide committee that will put together an overall
blueprint for solutions to water supply problems in
California.
Director Wallace invited the Board to attend the agency's
August 11 Board meeting in South Lake Tahoe.
General Mana,qer: Richard Solbrig updated the Board
on four items:
1) He attended an AWWA Conference in Florida.
2) South Tahoe Refuse Company - Lyn Barnett (TRPA)
reported that the plan to transfer the South Tahoe Refuse
Company to District property had many permitting pro-
blems and recommended the company consider different
locations. City Manager, David Jinkens, withdrew his
request to appear before the Board on this project.
3) John Kleppe, University of Reno, will appear at the
August 5 Board meeting to give a presentation on Fallen
Leaf Lake.
3) B-Line: Phase 3 -Repaving on the south bound lane
has begun and repaving on the north bound lane will
begin tomorrow. All the pipe has been installed along this
portion.
4) Sorensen's Discharge Request - Staff is continuing to
work with Dennis Crabb and expect to review the tentative
agreement between Alpine County and the District next
week.
BOARD MEMBER AD HOC
COMMITTEE REPORTS
(continued)
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
EL DORADO COUNTY WATER
AGENCY REPRESENTATIVE
REPORT
GENERAL MANAGER / STAFF
REPORTS
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Assistant Manaqer: Paul Sciuto reported on three items:
1) The Bakersfield Well Hipox Treatment (emergency
declared 01/02/04) - All the electrical equipment has been
delivered and the unit should be on-line by June 21.
2) Updated the Board on various legislative bills currently
in the Assembly and Senate.
3) Schumacher Well - A public meeting was held June 16
to inform neighbors what the District was doing. No con-
cerns were expressed.
GENERAL MANAGER/STAFF
REPORTS
3:08 - 3:22 P.M.
MEETING BREAK
3:22 P.M.
ADJOURNED TO CLOSED
SESSION
5:15 P.M.
RECONVENED TO REGULAR
SESSION
ACTION I REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING CLOSED SESSION
No reportable Board action.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.8/Conference re: Real
Property Negotiations- Negotiating
Parties: District Staff, South Tahoe
Realty Century 21, Under Negotiation:
Price and Terms of Payment, Property
Identification: APN 026-066-06
No reportable Board action.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(c)/Conference with
Legal Counsel- Anticipated Litigation:
Pioneer Trail Waterline Replacement
Near Filter Plant
No reportable Board action.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a)/Conference with
Legal Counsel- Existing Litigation:
STPUD vs. ARCO et. al., San
Francisco County Superior Court
Case No. 999128
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No reportable Board action.
No reportable Board action.
Moved Comte / Second Wallace / Passed Unanimously
the annual incentive award for the General Manager
as detailed in the Agreement for Professional Services.
5:15 P.M.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a)/Conference with
Legal Counsel- Existing Litigation:
STPUD vs. F. 1442.92 Acres of Land
in Alpine County, California; et al,
United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Ca/. Sacramento
Division, Case No. CIV S-02-0238
MCE JFM
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a)/Conference with
Legal Counsel- Existing Litigation
re: Meyers Landfill Site: United
States of America vs. El Dorado
County and City of South Lake
Tahoe and Third Party Defendants,
Civil Action No. S-01-1520 LKK
GGH, United States District Court for
the Eastern District of Ca.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957.6(a)/Conference with
Labor Negotiators: Unrepresented
Employee Position -General Manager,
Agency Negotiators: Executive
Committee
ADJOURNMENT
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Kathy Sha~_~/Clerk of the I~rd
South Tahoe Public Utility District
By: Jeri Callian, Assistant Board Clerk