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SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
.Ri~hardSolbri~,Ge~eral ~:na~er '.
Eric W. Schafer, President
BOARD MEMBERS
PauISci~~O.:~~Sist:~t Mana~er~.
Duane Wallace, Vice President
JamesR Jones, Director
Mary Lou Mosbacher, Director..
Tom Comte, Director
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
JANUARY 19,2006
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session,
January 19,2006,2:00 P.M., City Council Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South
Lake Tahoe, California.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Vice President Wallace, Directors Jones, Comte,
Mosbacher. President Schafer was excused for
District business.
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Solbrig, Sharp, McFarlane, Sciuto, Curtis, Brown,
R. Johnson, Schrauben, Cocking, Thiel, Attorney
Kvistad
GUESTS:
Jeff Fedorchak I Crosspointe Partners, L.L.C.
Kyle Schrauben was congratulated on his recent
promotion to the Heavy Maintenance Supervisor
position.
COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Consent Item e. was brought forward for discussion
prior to Board action.
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA
OR CONSENT CALENDAR
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Moved Comte / Second Jones / Schafer Excused /
Passed to approve the Consent Calendar as amended:
a. Boom Lift - Authorized staff to advertise for bids;
b. 2006-2007 Sodium Hypochlorite Supplies - Awarded
bid to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Sierra
Chemical Co., in the estimated amount of $141 ,885.20;
c. Annual Polymer Purchase Contract - Authorized
contract extension with Stockhausen, Inc., in the
estimated amount of $123,000;
d. Plant SCADA Project - Approved Task Order NO.1
to Foth & Van Dyke in the amount of $11 ,000;
e. See Consent Items Brought Forward;
f. Bayview Waterline - Authorized staff to advertise for
bids for construction of the Bayview waterline project;
g. Bayview Well Surge Analysis - Approved Task Order
No. 25 to Boyle Engineering Corporation in an amount
not to exceed $18,000.
CONSENT CALENDAR
CONSENT ITEM BROUGHT FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION I ACTION
Jim Hoggatt answered several questions and provided
clarification on the change order for Director Mosbacher.
Hoggatt read aloud the modified wording the contractor
requested be included in the change order: "Contractor
agrees to make the herein-described changes in accord-
ance with the terms hereof. The change in contract price
and/or contract time noted is full settlement for costs
incurred as a result of the change(s) described, unless
specifically noted in individual description(s)."
Moved Jones / Second Comte / Schafer Excused /
Passed to approve Change Order NO.2 to Roebbelen
Contracting, Inc., in the amount of $82,409.00, including
the revised language as described above.
CUSTOMER SERVICE,
OPERATIONS AND LABORATORY
FACILITY
(Consent Item e.)
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ITEM FOR BOARD ACTION
Moved Comte / Second Jones / Schafer Excused / Passed PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
to approve payment in the amount of $1,116,522.73
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Water and Wastewater Operations Committee: The
committee met January 16. A tour of the customer
service facility was included as part of the meeting.
Minutes are available upon request.
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Union Neootiations Ad Hoc Committee: The committee
met January 10 to discuss preliminary arrangements.
BOARD MEMBER AD HOC
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Director Jones reported on his attendance at the January
ECC (Employee Communications Committee) meeting.
He conveyed his appreciation to all employees for their
dedication in keeping the system fully operational during
the recent rainstorms.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
Director Wallace reported the talks about restructuring the
governance of the agency are continuing. Another option
discussed was to leave the three county supervisors on the
board, and expand the makeup of the board to include all
water agencies.
EL DORADO COUNTY WATER
AGENCY PURVEYOR REPORT
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General Manaoer: Richard Solbrig reported on two items: GENERAL MANAGER REPORTS
1) He will meet with the new executive director of the
CTC to discuss erosion control projects, and clarify the
intent of the legislation (the District is eligible for 2/3 reim-
bursement of costs associated with the relocation of utilities).
2) EI Dorado County declared an emergency due to the
recent rainstorms. Alpine County was given natural disaster
last week. The District may be eligible to submit costs for
reimbursement to FEMA for damages suffered in both
counties. Damages to District facilities in Alpine County
amounted to $132,000.
Clerk of the Board: Kathy Sharp reported on two items: STAFF REPORTS
1) The City's move to the airport is estimated to take place
in May. Rather than publish an ordinance to move the
location for regular board meetings to the airport, the
ordinance will state regular board meetings will be he~ at
the District office. The existing conference room will suffice
until the boardroom in the new building is ready in mid-July.
2) Several options for ethics training are available. She will
keep Board members informed.
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District Information Officer: Dennis Cocking reported on two
items:
1) He is working to get the District an exemption from being
included in a water metering bill that Senator Kehoe is
working on. The bill should only include those who drain
into the California watershed.
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L . 2) He introduced Jeff Fedorchak, one of the District's
~ representatives in Washington D.C. Mr. Fedorchak
reported on past activities and identified potential needs
for representation in the future.
3:40 - 3:55 P.M.
4:20 P.M.
STAFF REPORTS
(continued)
MEETING BREAK AND ADJOURN-
MENT TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENED TO REGULAR
SESSION
ACTION I REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING CLOSED SESSION
No reportable Board Action
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No reportable Board action.
No reportable Board action.
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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.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a)/Conference with
Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
STPUD vs. 1442.92 Acres of Land
in Alpine County, Ca.; et aI., 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. EI Dorado County and
City of South Lake Tahoe and Third
Party Defendants, Civil Action No.
S-01-1520 LKK GGH, U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of Ca.
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4:20 P.M.
ATTEST: ~.~~:;h-.A /J
Kathy Sharp, rk of the BoaYd
South Tahoe Public Utility District
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ADJOURNMENT
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Eric W. Schafer, Board President
South Tahoe Public Utility District
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