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SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
Richard Sol brig , General Mana~er
Eric W. Schafer, President
BOARD MEMBERS
James R. Jones, Director
Mary Lou Mosbacher, Director
Tom Cornte, Director
Paul Sciuto, Assistant Manager
Duane Wallace, Vice President
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
NOVEMBER 17, 2005
MINUTES
-.., The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session,
November 17, 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.
STAFF:
Solbrig, Sharp, McFarlane, Sciuto, Whalen, Hoggatt,
Attorney Kvistad
GUESTS:
Jodi BallardlTahoe Douglas Chamber of Commerce
Moved Comte I Second Wallace I Mosbacher Absent I
Passed to approve the Consent Calendar as submitted:
a. 2005 Johnson Boulevard Waterline - Approved
Change Order No. 1 to White Rock Construction
in the amount of$137,016.10;
'-' b. Moving Expenses Reimbursement - Approved
practice of providing a payment towards moving
expenses for new employees relocating to the area.
ROLL CALL
CONSENT CALENDAR
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ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Moved Comte I Second Jones I Mosbacher Absent I
Passed to approve payment in the amount of
$1,362,028.23.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The
committee met November 14. Minutes of the meeting
are available upon request.
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Finance Committee: The committee met November 17.
Topics included: Impacts of AB 1234, Board compensation,
drinking water treatment and research fund, pension audit,
financial results as of June 30, 2005, and moving expenses.
Minutes of the meeting are available upon request.
Rhonda McFarlane reported on the provisions of AB 1234,
including ethics training requirements, and board member
compensation. Staff will research and make recommendations
on both components.
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Leaal Services Ad Hoc Committee: The committee met
with representatives of Hatch & Parent to discuss the
legal services representation agreement.
BOARD MEMBER AD HOC
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Director Jones reported he and Dennis Cocking will attend BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
the ACWA conference beginning November 29.
Director Wallace reported that the City of South Lake Tahoe,
EI Dorado County, and Lake Tahoe Unified School District
are discussing the possibility of constructing a joint facility
on Johnson Boulevard.
He also reported that City of South Lake Tahoe gave the
benefit of medical insurance after retirement for employees
and the!r spouses. This benefit was under funded, and is
now causing significant monetary problems.
Director Comte reported on his attendance at the EI Dorado
County Water Agency board meeting that was held in South
Lake Tahoe.
He also reported on his attendance at the District Employee
Communications Committee meeting.
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General Manaaer: Richard Solbrig reported on the GENERAL MANAGER REPORT
November 15 CSRMA (California Sanitation Risk Manage-
ment Authority) meeting regarding liability issues.
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He also reported a Fire Safety Chapter was formed to
~ reduce fire danger on individual parcels in the Mountain
View Estates area. The District will participate since it
owns several parcels in that area.
2:35 P.M.
2:55 P.M.
GENERAL MANAGER REPORT
(continued)
ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENED TO REGULAR
SESSION
ACTION I REPORT ON ITEMS mSCUSSED DURING CLOSED SESSION
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No reoortable Board action.
'" No reoortable Board action.
No reoortable Board Action
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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 at,
United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Ca., Sacramento
Division, Case No. CIV S-02-0238
MCEJFM
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.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a)/Conference with
Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation re:
Beth Jett, Kendall Pearce, and
Pearce Family Trust Dated 1-20-88
vs. STPUD, Cox & Cox Construction,
Inc., a California Corporation, Nimbus
Engineers, a Nevada Corporation and
Does 1-100, Inclusive, Civil Action
No. PC 20050567, Superior Court,
County of EI Dorado. State of Ca.
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2:55 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT
ATTEST: =;/;&,L/~ -<;),,:1 '" b
Kathy Sharp, of the BoarcV'
South Tahoe Public Utility District
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