2004 12-02SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
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Richard Solbri~, General Mana er Paul Sduto, Assistant Mana~ier
James R. Jones, President BOARD MEMBERS Edc W. Schafer, Vice President
Duane Wallace, Director Mary Lou Mosbacher, Director Tom Comte, Director
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
DECEMBER 2, 2004
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session,
December 2, 2004, 2:00 P.M., City Council Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South
Lake Tahoe, California.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Vice President Schafer, Comte, Mosbacher.
President Jones was excused for District business.
Director Wallace was absent.
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Solbrig, Sharp, McFarlane, Sciuto, Hussmann,
Coyner, Hoggatt, Attorney Kvistad.
GUESTS:
Colleen Shade / Tahoe Regional Planning Agency -
Leadership 2004; Kent Booth / Sierra at Tahoe -
Leadership Lake Tahoe 2004
Moved Comte / Second Mosbacher / Jones Excused /
Wallace Absent / Passed to approve the Consent
Calendar as submitted:
CONSENT CALENDAR
ao
Snowshoe Thompson Irrigation Ditch - Approved
Task Order to Kennedy/Jenks Consultants to
provide surveying and engineering services in the
amount of $13,500;
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b. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes:
November 18, 2004.
CONSENT CALENDAR
(continued)
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Jim Hoggatt reported several change order requests
were received from the contractor. Staff and the
Operations Committee evaluated these requests and
recommended approval.
B-LINE EXPORT PIPELINE
REPLACEMENT: PHASE 3
Moved Comte / Second Mosbacher / Jones Excused /
Wallace Absent / Passed to approve Change Order No. 5
to Cox & Cox Construction, in the amount of $179,828.53.
Nancy Hussmann reported on three components to
the renewal of the self-insured health plan: 1) Stop
Loss renewal; 2) funding level; and 3) COBRA rates.
Staff and the Finance Committee recommended
approval based on information, analysis, and recom-
mendations received from BB&H Benefit Designs, Inc.
SELF-INSURED HEALTH PLAN
RENEWAL
Moved Mosbacher / Second Comte / Jones Excused /
Wallace Absent / Passed to: (1) Renew Specific and
Aggregate Stop Loss with Canada Life at $65,000
specific deductible; (2) Authorize $1,200 per employee
per month funding level; and (3) Establish 2005 COBRA
rates at $650 employee medical; $1,300 family medical,
$60 employee dental, and $150 family dental.
Moved Comte / Second Mosbacher / Jones Excused /
Wallace Absent / Passed to approve payment in the
amount of $1,254,889.17.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The
committee met November 29. A tour of the hypo-
chlorite building was included as part of the meeting.
Minutes of the meeting are available upon request.
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
General ManaRer: Richard Solbrig reported on three items:
1 ) South Tahoe Refuse Relocation Request - The City of
South Lake Tahoe is conducting a site alternatives study
for TPRA that will include the sites that were considered
for the relocation of South Tahoe Refuse. They requested
permission to include the analysis that was performed on
a portion of the District's property. Board members express-
ed reluctance to include the site in the study due to the
District's possible future needs for facilities, and long-term
planning issues.
GENERAL MANAGER REPORT
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2) Alpine County Discharge Agreement - The Alpine
County Supervisors will review the proposed agreement
at their regular meeting on December 7. Sorensen's
insurance issues have apparently been resolved. Insur-
ance requirements and indemnification issues between
the District and Alpine County still need to be resolved.
The agreement is expected to be presented December 16
for the Board's consideration.
3) Reorganization - A presentation of the reorganization
results will be made at the December 16 Board meeting.
GENERAL MANAGER REPORTS
(continued)
Assistant General Manager: Paul Sciuto reported on the
B-line Effluent Leak of October 23, 2004 - Staff responded
to Lahontan's inquiries regarding the leak at Luther Pass
Pump Station. The replacement well (for the residential
property across the road) is being drilled. A District vehicle
collided with a vehicle owned by the same people who
own the residential property the well is being drilled on.
STAFF REPORT
PUBLIC HEARING
Public hearing notices were published in the November 17
and November 29 Legal Notices section of the Tahoe
Daily Tribune.
PUBLIC HEARING:
WATER CONNECTION FEES
(ORDINANCE NO. 489-04)
Vice President Schafer opened the hearing at 2:35 p.m.
A public hearing on this ordinance was held November 4,
and the revised ordinance reflects input from the public
discussions. All customers (rather than just commercial
customers) will be charged for physically connecting to
the system. To give more predictability to new single-
family %-inch waterline customers, their physical
connection fee will be based on a fiat fee of $750 that
reflects the average cost of installing the waterline to the
curb. In addition, the physical connection fee to those
homes will be phased in at $250 through 2007, so
those effected may factor this charge into their planning
horizon. All others will be charged actual time and
materials for the physical connection.
The new charges will take effect February 3, 2005.
Charges for 2006 to 2009 will be effective January 1 of
the respective years. Years subsequent to 2009 will be
adjusted using the ENR 20-City Construction Cost Index,
until such time as another study is performed.
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No public comments were received. Vice President
Schafer closed the public hearing at 2:40 p.m.
Moved Mosbacher / Second Comte / Jones Excused /
Wallace Absent / Passed to adopt Ordinance No. 489-04,
and authorize staff to make minor wording changes if
necessary.
PUBLIC HEARING:
WATER CONNECTION FEES
(ORDINANCE NO. 489-04)
(continued)
District Information Officer: Dennis Cocking reported on
his meeting with the Department of Health Services
regarding implementation of the arsenic rule.
STAFF REPORT
2:50 - 3:00 P.M.
MEETING BREAK
3:00 P.M.
ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION
3:15 P.M.
RECONVENED TO REGULAR
SESSION
ACTION I REPORT ON ITEMS DIscUSSED DURING CLOSED SESSION
No reportable Board action.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(c)/Conference with
Legal Counsel- Anticipated Litigation
(One Case)
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. 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
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
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - DECEMBER 2, 2004
No reportable Board action.
3:15 P.M.
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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~.
ADJOURNMENT
James I~. Jo~s, Bo;~,d President
South 'Fahoe Public Utility District
ATTEST:
Kathy Sharp,,~'~rk of the BoaVd
South Tahoe'Public Utility District