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Home My WebLink About2004-11-03 Min - Board REGULAR MEETING November 3, 2004 In accordance with District Code Section 2.08.010, the TDPUD minutes are action only minutes. All Board meetings are recorded on audio tapes which are preserved perpetually and made available for listening to any interested party upon their request. The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District was called to order at 7:03 PM in the TDPUD Board room by President Maass. ROLL CALL: Directors Joe Aguera, Ron Hemig, James Maass, Patricia Sutton and Nelson VanGundy were present. EMPLOYEES PRESENT: Ed Taylor, Ian Fitzgerald, Steve Hollabaugh, Alan Harry, Peter Holzmeister and Barbara Cahill CONSULTANTS PRESENT: Steve Gross OTHERS PRESENT: Frank and Juanita Schneider, Charlie White, Tim Taylor, Bill Thomason, Pete Able, Jason, Okers, Philip Schacht, Sharon Arnold, Bruce Douglas and one other mem- ber of the public PUBLIC INPUT Sharon Arnold voiced her frustration about a standby charge on her tax bill for parcel no. 18-625-05, a private road access adjacent to Vista Avenue and Tahoe Drive. District staff explained there had been an error in the listing of vacant parcel standby charges. The District will contact her and take care of this problem. Philip Schacht wanted to make the board aware of a problem the Juniper Hills Home Owners Association had with damage to their road due to PUD construction of a pump station near the storage tank on The Strand. He had contacted the District during the summer about a charge of $925 to bring the Juniper Hills road back to the original condition and his appeal was not resolved. The Board asked staff to present a full report and solution at the November 17 board meeting. PUBLIC HEARING — At 7:00 PM or as soon thereafter as possible a hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving written and/or oral comments from members of the public regarding possible adoption of an ordinance increasing the salary of the General Manager. There were no public comments. ACTION ITEMS CONSIDERATION OF AN PROPOSED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND ENVIRON- MENTAL INITIAL STUDY FOR THE FEATHERSTONE WELL PROJECT (FILE THE PRO- POSED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL INITIAL STUDY WITH THE OFFICE OF THE NEVADA COUNTY CLERK AND OFFICE OF THE PLACER COUNTY CLERK; CIRCULATE WITH RESPONSIBLE AND INTERESTED AGENCIES, AND WITH THE STATE CLEARINGHOUSE; AND AUTHORIZE PUBLICATION A NOTICE OF PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD AND PUBLIC HEARING) 1 November 3, 2004 minutes Director Hemig moved and Director Aguera seconded, a motion to authorize staff to file the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration and Environmental Initial Study for the Featherstone Tank Well and Pump Station-CEQA with the Office of the Nevada County Clerk; authorize the circulation of the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration and Environmental Initial Study with responsible and interested agencies and with the State Clearinghouse; authorize publication of a Notice of Public Review Period and Public Hearing on the proposed Negative Declaration; and schedule a public hearing for the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration at the regular Board Meeting on December 1, 2004. ROLL CALL: Director Sutton, no (not good to build wells too far from needs); All other Direc- tors, aye. SO MOVED. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE EFFECTING A COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT FOR THE GENERAL MANAGER. Action of this agenda item moved to after closed session. ROUTINE BUSINESS CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 29 AND OCTOBER 18, 2004 Director Van Gundy moved, and Director Aguera seconded, that the Board approve the min- utes of September 29, 2004. ROLL CALL: All Directors aye, by voice vote. SO MOVED. Director Van Gundy moved, and Director Aguera seconded, that the Board approve the min- utes of October 18, 2004 with a correction to the Roll Call for approval of the August 2004 treasurer report. ROLL CALL: All Directors aye, by voice vote. SO MOVED. CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION —TITLE: GENERAL MANAGER CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — ANTICIPATED LITIGATION. SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (B) OF SECTION 94956.9 (ONE CASE) RETURN TO OPEN SESSION CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE EFFECTING A COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT FOR THE GENERAL MANAGER. Director Hemig moved and Director Van Gundy seconded, that the Board adopt an ordinance setting the salary of the General Manager at step five of the approved salary scale effective January 1, 2004. ROLL CALL: Directors Sutton, no (manager had a salary increase in 2003 and her vote was no on the management and exempt increase); All other Directors, aye. SO MOVED. 2 November 3, 2004 minutes CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — ANTICIPATED LITIGATION. SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (B) OF SECTION 94956.9 (ONE CASE) The board by a 4-1 vote selected to hire an attorney, Nancy Miller, to assist the District Board in the lawsuit that has been filed by Cebridge against LAFCo. As part of the indemnification agreement with LAFCo, Ms. Miller will be representing the District's interest and assisting LAFCo's attorneys in the execution of the lawsuit. ROLL CALL: Director Sutton, no; All other Directors, aye. SO MOVED. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 PM. TRUCKEE DONNE UBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT 0�la� J.r emig, President I Prepared by �'�' Barbara Cahill, Deputy District Clerk J, bhc 3 November 3, 2004 minutes TRUCKEE DONNER Public Utility District I Ordinance No. 2004 - 04 Effecting a compensation adjustment for the General Manager WHEREAS the board of directors employs a general manager to manage the day by day affairs of the District; and WHEREAS there exists a salary scale for the position of general manager; and WHEREAS the board establishes the salary scale for general manager and determines the place within that scale at which the general manager's annual salary is to be set; and WHEREAS the board of directors wishes to amend the scale and set the general manager's salary within that scale for 2004; Now therefore be is ordained by the Board of Directors of the district that effective thirty days from the date of passage of this ordinance the following action occur: 1. The salary scale for the position of general manager shall be increased by three percent (3%) such that it reads as follows: Step 5 $127,308 Step 4 123,064 Step 3 118,821 Step 2 114,577 Step 1 110,334 Entry 106,090 2. The salary for the general manager shall be set at Step 5 effective January 1, 2004 3. The Deputy District Clerk of the District is directed to publish this ordinance in accordance with the laws of the State of California. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors at a meeting duly called and held within the District on the third day of November 2004 by following roll call vote: AYES: Directors Aguera, Hemig, Maass and Van Gundy NOES: Director Sutton ABSENT: None TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT By c-- ��--�->— James . Maass, President of the Board ATTEST: Peter L. Holzmeister, Clerk of the Board