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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-12-18 Min - Board REGULAR MEETING December 18, 1996 In accordance with District Code Section Z08.010. the TDPUD minutes are action only minutes All Board meetings are recorded on audio taxes which are preserved 12eipetually and made available for listening to any interested 12ady upon their request The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District was called to order at 7.08 PM in the TDPUD Board Room by President Hemig. ROLL CALL: Directors Joe Aguera, Ron Hemig, Bob Jones, James Maass and Patricia Sutton were present. EMPLOYEES PRESENT. Susan Craig, Steve Hollabaugh, Peter Holzmeister, Kathy Neus, Bob Quinn and Scott Terrell were present. CONSULTANTS PRESENT. Engineering Consultant Keith Knibb;Attorney Steve Gross. OTHERS PRESENT. Don Dane and Tom Green of NCPA. PUBLIC INPUT There was no public input. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE INCREASING WATER RATES The Board discussed a proposed water rate increase at several previous meetings and held a public hearing on the matter at the last regular meeting. If passed, the ordinance will increase water rates by 75 cents per month for each residential customer and a comparable percentage for each commercial customer. Director Maass moved, and Director Aguera seconded, that the Board adopt Ordinance No. 9603 establishing water rates. ROLL CALL: all Directors, aye. SO ORDAINED. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION DISPENSING WITH COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING STAFF TO NEGOTIATE FOR THE PURCHASE OF A USED LOADER Staff believes that the District can save money and do a better job of snow removal if a used loader is purchased. Now that the town is using contract firms to plow streets, they're so busy that we can't rely on them to respond early and often during storms. Staff needs to access facilities during storms, so they need to be kept clear of snow continually to be able to remain productive. Director Maass moved that the Board adopt Resolution No. 9637 directing that competitive bidding be dispensed with in connection with the District's purchase of a used loader. Further, if an appropriate used loader can't be located, that staff come back to the Board with a request for approval of the purchase of a new loader. The motion was seconded by Director Aguera. ROLL �,.., CALL:Aguera, Jones, Maass and Hemig, aye; Sutton, no. SO RESOLVED. 12/1&96 Pagel CONSIDERATION OF DETERMINING THE DATE OF THE FIRST REGULAR BOARD MEETING IN JANUARY 1997 January 1, 1997 is the first Wednesday of January. District bylaws state that if a scheduled Board meeting falls on a legal holiday, then the meeting shall be held at 7:00 PM on a date to be determined by the Board. The town holds its meetings on the first and third Thursdays of the month, so they are scheduled to use the Board room on January 2, but they've agreed to move to another location if necessary. Director Maass moved, and Director Aguera seconded, that the Board meeting be scheduled for January 2 in one of the District's conference rooms and that the location change be appropriately noticed. ROLL CALL: all Directors, aye. SO MOVED. DISCUSSION OF UTILIZATION OF NCPA SERVICES TO ACQUIRE FUTURE WHOLESALE POWER SUPPLY AND RELATED SERVICES Done Dame and Tom Green of the Northern California Power Agency attended the meeting and described how NCPA can serve the District's wholesale power needs in the future. They reviewed TDPUD's several disputes with SPPCo regarding transmission access, FERC Order 888, SPPCo's compliance filing and the District's intervention. They described NCPA's desire to enter into an agreement to provide network resources to TDPUD. The Directors asked several questions and then requested NCPA to prepare a proposed agreement for consideration at the next Board meeting. �^* DISCUSSION OF A DRAFT PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM This matter was postponed until the next meeting. DISCUSSION OF WATER AND ELECTRIC FACILITIES FEES Keith Knibb presented a draft report to the Board describing options for dealing with water facilities fees. This meeting was a repeat of the last discussion of water facilities fees because two Directors were unable to attend that earlier meeting. After considerable discussion, the Board asked staff to prepare a report using the global approach and return to the next meeting with an action item for the Board's consideration. MONTHLY STAFF REPORTS The monthly staff reports were reviewed and there were no questions. ADJOURNMENT There being no rther busin before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. J. n Hemig, Presrd t �,. Prepared by Susan M. raig, Deputy District Clerk smc 12/1M6 Page 2