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SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
IIBssic Services for a Complex World"
Richard Solbrig, General Manager
Eric W. Schafer, President
BOARD MEMBERS
Paul Sciuto, Assistant Manager
Duane Wallace, Vice President
James R. Jones, Director
Mary Lou Mosbacher, Director
Tom Comte, Director
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
JANUARY 6, 2005
MINUTES
~ The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session,
January 6,2005,2:00 P.M., City Council Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South
Lake Tahoe, California.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Schafer; Directors Jones, Wallace, Comte.
Director Mosbacher was absent.
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
SOlbrig, Sharp, McFarlane, Cocking, Zaninovich, Thiel,
Hoggatt, Attorney Kvistad.
GUESTS:
Diane Parkinson, Assurance Manager, Grant Thornton, LLP.
Moved Wallace I Second Comte I Mosbacher Absent I
Passed to approve the Consent Calendar as submitted:
CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Customer Service, Operations and Laboratory Facility-
Approved Task Order No. 3-C to Smith Design Group
in the amount of $8,650.99;
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b. Wildwood Avenue Sewer Interceptor - Authorized staff
to file a Notice of Exemption with the EI Dorado County
Clerk;
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c. Wildwood Avenue Sewer Interceptor - Authorized
staff to advertise for bids for construction of a sewer
interceptor;
d. Annual Financial Statement Audit - Authorized staff to
seek proposals for audit services from qualified, certified
public accounting firms for the three-year period,
2005-2007;
e. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes:
December 2, 2004.
CONSENT CALENDAR
(continued)
President Schafer thanked Board Members for the
opportunity to serve as Board President. Time is
valuable - meetings will be run accordingly.
Diane Parkinson, Grant Thornton, reviewed the
results of the June 2003-04 financial statements
and reported there are no instances of internal
control weaknesses. She commended staff for
their efforts.
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
PRESENTATION: RESULTS OF
THE 2004 FINANCIAL STATE-
MENTS AUDIT
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ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
The Operations Committee reviewed this item and
recommended approval.
Moved Comte I Second Jones I Mosbacher Absent I
Passed to approve Change Order No.6 to Cox &
Cox in the amount of $108,136.53.
Moved Comte I Second Wallace I Mosbacher Absent I
Passed to approve payment in the amount of
$1,413,760.31.
: President Schafer reported the 2005 committee
assignments:
Executive - Schafer I Wallace
Finance - Schafer I Wallace
Water and Wastewater Operations - Jones I Comte
Planning - Mosbacher I Schafer
Building Ad Hoc - Mosbacher I Jones
Management Negotiations Ad Hoc - Jones I Comte
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B-lINE EXPORT PIPELINE
REPLACEMENT PROJECT:
PHASE 3
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
2005 COMMITTEE ASSIGN~1ENTS
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Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The
committee met January 3. Minutes of the meeting
are available upon request.
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Director Jones reported on activities planned for the BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
upcoming ACWA Washington D.C. conference. Meet-
ings will also be held with legislators to discuss MTBE
and the Energy Bill.
General ManaQer: Richard Solbrig reported on three GENERAL MANAGER REPORTS
items:
1) Five new members were appointed to the Lahontan
Regional Water Quality Control Board.
2) The government will try to change CalPers from a
fixed benefit program to a defined contribution program.
This could impact District employees.
3) The due date for the B-line effluent leak supplemental
report to Lahontan has been extended two weeks.
District Information Officer: Dennis Cocking reported on
two items:
1) There is a statewide effort to educate the public about
special districts. He will assist with this effort.
2) The District received an award for the insert "Guide
to District Finances" he prepared for the Tahoe Daily
Tribune.
STAFF REPORT
2:50 - 2:55 P.M.
MEETING BREAK
2:55 P.M.
ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION
3:45 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
(Two Cases)
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
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No reportable Board action.
No reportable Board action.
3:45 P.M.
ATTEST: " 0-.
Kathy Shaq:~
South T aho
rk of the Boa
ublic Utility District
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 aI.,
United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Ca., Sacramento
Division, Case No. CIV S-02-0238
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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. EI 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.
ADJOURNMENT
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