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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-09-16 Min - Board REGULAR MEETING September 16, 1991 The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District was called to order by President Aguera at 7 : 05 PM in the TDPUD Board Room. ROLL CALL: Present were Directors John Corbett, Richard Curran, Jim Maass, Patricia Sutton and Joe Aguera. EMPLOYEES PRESENT: Peter Holzmeister and Susan Craig. CONSULTANTS PRESENT: John Phelps, Legal Counsel, and Bob Churn of SEA. OTHERS PRESENT: Bill Quisnell and Steve Gross were present in the audience. TAHOE DONNER PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT - STATUS REPORT - CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING INVOICES, PROGRESS PAY ESTIMATES AND MAKING APPROPRIATE TRANSFER FROM ACQUISITION FUND TO GENERAL FUND T & S Construction is about 80% done with Contract A; there are several isolated pieces remaining to be done in Contract C. Ford Construction installed 1, 400 feet of pipe last Friday and is moving ahead quickly. Conversion from the old to new lines, abandonment of the old lines and traffic control were discussed. Director Maass moved, and Director Corbett seconded, that the Board approve Progress Pay Request No. 3 on Contract A in the amount of $657 , 778 . 50 and Progress Pay Request No. 3 on Contract C in the amount of $60, 907 .88 . All Directors, aye, by voice vote. so MOVED. Director Maass moved that the Board authorize the transfer of $718, 686. 38 from the acquisition fund to the general fund; seconded by Director Corbett. All Directors, aye, by voice vote. So MOVED. PUBLIC INPUT There was no public input. AGREEMENT WITH TAHOE FOREST HOSPITAL FOR SERVICES - CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL The following services provided by Tahoe Forest Hospital were explained: pre-placement screening, DMV physicals, workers compensation case management, work tolerance evaluation and education. The hospital would like to formalize the District ' s arrangements with them for these services by way of an agreement. 9/16/91 Pg 1 A representative of the program will be asked to attend the next . regular meeting and make a presentation to the Board. Staff will provide a report on how much has been budgeted for safety and the various programs that have been established. DONNER TRAILS TANK NO. 2 - CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE, AUTHORIZATION TO FILE NOTICE OF COMPLETION AND TO MAKE FINAL PROGRESS PAYMENT The contract for construction of the second Donner Trails storage tank was awarded by the PUD last summer to Resource Development Company. The contractor completed the tank and it was placed into service, but the site work was not finished until this summer. The project is now ready for acceptance. Director Maass moved that the Board accept the Donner Trails Tank No. 2 project and authorize filing of a Notice of Completion; seconded by Director Corbett. All Directors, aye, by voice vote. SO MOVED. Director Maass moved, and Director Corbett seconded, that the Board approve Progress Pay Request No. 4 to Resource Development in the amount of $34, 880. 05. All Directors, aye, by voice vote. SO MOVED. Director Maass moved that the Board authorize the General Manager to release the 10% retention in the amount of $20,486. 50 if no creditor claims are made during the 35 day statutory period; seconded by Director Corbett. All Directors, aye, by voice vote. SO MOVED. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING THE WRITE-OFF OF UNCOLLECTED ACCOUNTS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1990 The Board reviewed the write-off list in the amount of $2 , 306. 44 representing all accounts that closed on December 31, 1990 and prior that still have an outstanding balance. Collection efforts will continue even after they are written off the books. Director Maass moved, and Director Corbett seconded, that the Board authorize the write-off of accounts in the amount of $2 , 306 . 44 (copy of list attached) as requested by the Administrative Manager. All Directors, aye, by voice vote. SO MOVED. DIRECTION REGARDING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 3, 1991 Director Maass moved, and Director Corbett seconded, that the minutes of September 3 , 1991 be approved as presented. All Directors, aye, with the exception of Director Sutton, who voted no. SO MOVED. 9/16/91 Pg 2 CORRESPONDENCE There was no correspondence discussed by the Board. BILLS FOR APPROVAL Director Maass moved that the Board authorize payment of the bills presented for consideration in the amount of $40, 606; seconded by Director Corbett. All Directors, aye, by voice vote. SO MOVED. Staff is to be thanked for preparing the summary of Sauers Engineering's charges. STAFF REPORT A complete copy of the staff report has been attached for reference. Truckee Incorporation Feasibility Analysis Angus McDonald has been retained by Nevada County LAFCO to study the feasibility of incorporating Truckee. He will be meeting with the General Manager at 10: 00 AM on September 18; the Board members were invited to attend. water Quality Report Within the District's distribution system 28 samples were taken. They were coliform free and met the State's drinking water standards. The 30 samples taken at the PUD's sources were also free of coliform bacteria. Cheap Supply of Gas A copy of an article that appeared in the Public Power Weekly was provided to the Directors. Miscellaneous work in Progress The Board was provided with a list of 15 projects currently being worked on by staff along with a brief status report on each one. CLOSED SESSION The Board adjourned to closed session at approximately 8: 03 PM pursuant to Government Code Section 45956.9 (b) (1) and (c) to discuss pending litigation. RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION Public session was resumed at 8: 28 PM. There was no action taken or direction given as a result of closed session. 9/16/91 Pg 3 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 8 : 29 PM. T=PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT J s h A. Aguera, esident Prepared by Susan M. Craig, Deputy District C1 k smc 9/16/91 Pg 4