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SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
Richard Solbrig, General Manager
Eric W. Schafer, President
BOARD MEMBERS
Paul Sciuto, Assistant Manag:;..
Duane Wallace, Vice President
James R. Jones, Director
Mary Lou Mosbacher, Director
Tom Cornte, Director
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
APRIL 6, 2006
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in a regular session,
4t.. April 6, 2006,2:00 P.M., City Council Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South
Lake Tahoe, California.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Schafer, Directors Jones, Wallace, Comte,
Mosbacher.
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Solbrig, Sciuto, Sharp, McFarlane, Cocking, Frye,
Bergsohn, Henderson, Donovan, Thiel, Swain, Brown,
Hoggatt, Dingman, Attorney Herrema via teleconference.
GUESTS:
Richard Booth, Lahontan Water Board; Steve Goldman,
Scott Cecchi, Theresa Loupe, Russell Wright, and Penny
Stewart, California Tahoe Conservancy; Nicole Beck,
2NDNA TURE.
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Moved Comte I Second Wallace I Passed Unanimouslv
to approve the Consent Calendar as amended:
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA
OR CONSENT CALENDAR
CONSENT CALENDAR
Consent Item e. (Customer Satisfaction Survey) was
brought forward for discussion prior to Board action.
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - APRIL 6, 2006
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a.Customer Service, Operations and Laboratory Facility-
\.., Approved purchase of wiring and network equipment,
and the installation services of SBC Datacomm, under
the CalNet Contract, for data and telephone wiring for
the new District facilities, in the amount of $166,439;
b. Emergency Declaration: Diamond Ditch - Adopted
Resolution No. 2808-06 declaring an emergency,
authorizing contracts without bids, delegating authority
to order emergency action. and determining CEQA
exemption;
c. Excavator Rental - Approved exceeding signing
authority by staff, in the amount of $740.95;
d. Fallen Leaf Lake Sewer Assessment District 90-1 -
Adopted Resolution No. 2807-06 determining surplus
funds and disposition of surplus amount for
Assessment District 90-1;
e. See Consent Items Brought Forward;
f. Water Connection Fees - Authorized acceptance of
'-' proposal from Municipal Financial Services to update
the Water Capacity Charges, in the amount of $16,200;
g. New Lab Truck - Awarded bid to the lowest respon-
sive, responsible bidder, Shehadi Motors, in the
amount of $23,509.97;
h. Authorized staff to advertise for bids for AI Tahoe
Water Main Replacement: Merced Avenue and
Sonoma Avenue;
i. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes:
March 2, 2006;
j. Approved Special Board Meeting Minutes:
March 7, 2006;
k. Approved Regular Board Meeting Minutes:
March 16, 2006.
CONSENT CALENDAR
(continued)
CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION I ACTION
'" Director Mosbacher voiced her concern that this was not
an optimal time to do the survey due to the construction of
the new customer service facility.
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
SURVEY
(Consent Item e.)
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Moved Jones I Second Comte I Mosbacher Voted No I
~Passed to authorize execution of contract with Meta
Research, Inc., in the amount of $26,500.
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
SURVEY
(Consent Item e. continued)
Nicole Beck gave a computerized presentation outlining
the research done to determine whether hydrocarbon
constituents impact the groundwater located below
detention basins. The study of two detention basins found
detectable levels of hydrocarbon and VOCs in the surface
waters of the detention basins, but found no impacts to the
groundwater below. The soil under the basins holds the
particles, which are broken down by bacteria before
reaching the groundwater.
PRESENTATION: Lake Tahoe
Restoration Act Stormwater Study,
. Nicole Beck. PhD.. 2NDNATURE
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
Jim Hoggatt reported additional assistance is needed to
supplement staff with materials testing for many of the
construction projects planned for this year. Included in
the proposal is material testing such as density curves for
soils, asphalt, and concrete cylinder tests. The Operations
Committee. reviewed this item and recommended approval.
~ Moved Jones I Second Comte I Passed Unanimouslv to
approve proposal from Stantec Consulting, Inc., to provide
the 2006 Inspection and Materials Testing, in the amount
of $225,000.
. Moved Comte I Second Wallace I Passed Unanimously
to approve payment in the amount of $1,569,377.93.
Water and Wastewater ODerations Committee: The
committee met April 3. Minutes of the meeting are avail-
able upon request.
Lukins Water ComDany Ad Hoc Committee: The
committee determined there was enough interest to look
further into the value of the company. Proposals to perform
a feasibility study and assessment of the water company
will be placed on a future agenda for consideration by the
full Board.
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Director Mosbacher reported on three items:
1) She attended the Employee Communications
Committee meeting and enjoyed her time there.
2) She went to Alpine County and has concerns about
how BLM is assessing their property values.
2006 INSPECTION AND
MATERIALS TESTING
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
BOARD MEMBER STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER AD HOC
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - APRIL 6, 2006
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~. . ~ She attended the opening of the "Heise" trial in
~acramento.
General Manager: Richard Solbrig reported on four items:
1) Staff hosted a meeting with local building officials and
fire departments to discuss implementation of the new
residential fire protection requirements.
2} He attended a meeting about the possibility using the
Meyers landfill site as the new location for the wildlife
center after the site has been cleaned up. He provided
input regarding the water and sewer service, and location
of utilities.
3) He received a demonstration of the new automated
meter reading system when he rode along with the Ins-
pections Department.
4) A meeting was held with District, USFS, and CTC
staff to discuss utility relocation for erosion control pro-
jects, and what should be included in the MOU.
Chief Financial Officer: Rhonda McFarlane reported
another rate increase was recently proposed by Sierra
Pacific Power Company that will have a huge impact on
" . the District's budget. She felt it was significant enough to
W fold it into the budget, and offset it in the ten-year plan by
increasing two borrowings so the District can meet its
reserve policy. It was the consensus of the Board that
this plan was acceptable.
District Information Officer: Dennis Cocking reported on
various proposed legislation. He is also working on
obtaining funding to replace undersized waterlines in
neighborhoods to meet fire flow requests.
He reminded the Board that two neighborhood meetings
will be held. One for the Bayview well project, and one for
various projects that will be performed in the AI Tahoe
area.
3:40 - 3:45 P.M.
4:35 P.M.
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BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
(continued)
GENERAL MANAGER REPORTS
STAFF REPORTS
STAFF REPORTS
MEETING BREAK AND ADJOURN-
MENT TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENED TO REGULAR
SESSION
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES - APRIL 6, 2006
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ACTION I REPORT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING CLOSED SESSION
No reportable Board action.
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(b)/Conference with
Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation
(One Case)
No reportable Board action
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a)/Conference with
Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation re:
Beth Jett, Kenda!! 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.
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, Ca.; et al., United
States District Court for the Eastern
District of Ca., Sacramento Division,
Case No. CIV 5-02-0238 MCE JFM
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No reportable Board action.
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.
4:35 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT
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Eric W. Schafer Bo r President
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