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Home My WebLink About2000-11-15 Min - Board _ REGULAR MEETING November 15, 2000 In accordance with District Code Section 2.08.010, the TDPUD minutes are action only minutes. All Board meetinsas are recorded on audio tapes which are preserved perpetu- ally 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 7:05 PM n the TDPUD Board room by President Hemig. ROLL CALL: Directors Joe Aguera, James Maass, Patricia Sutton, Nelson Van Gundy and Ron Hemig were present. EMPLOYEES PRESENT: Mary Chapman, Susan Craig, Stephen Hollabaugh, Alan Harry, Peter Holzmeister, Neil Kaufman, Kathy Neus, Bob Quinn, Ed Taylor and Scott Terrell. CONSULTANTS PRESENT: Attorneys Steve Gross and Andy Morris. OTHERS PRESENT: Among those present in the audience were David Carlson, Lin Zucconi, Peggy Bowker and Roger Terneuzen. PUBLIC INPUT There was no public input. CONSIDERATION OF THE TERMS OF A POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIP WITH VECTREN COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES WITHIN THE DISTRICT'S PROPOSED BROADBAND BUSINESS UNIT; POSSIBLE ACTION Telecommunications Manager Alan Harry presented a discussion paper regarding the District's possible relationship with Vectren (copy attached). The questions set forth were: shall Vectren design the broadband MAN; shall Vectren perform construction management services; shall Vectren be permitted to contribute $4,000,000 to the project in return for a long term relation- ship; shall Vectren have a role in operating the District's broadband services; shall TDPUD ac- cept the risk mitigation plan. Various basic assumptions and options were discussed. Staff will generate more defined information and a workshop meeting will be scheduled with the Board. Tomorrow District representatives will attend the workshop meeting where LAFCo Commission- ers will discuss the TDPUD's application to enter the telecommunications market. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INCREASED ENTITLEMENT SHARE IN THE RESOURCE 2000 PROJECT POWER SALES CONTRACT WITH UTAH AS- SOCIATED MUNICIPAL POWER SYSTEMS AND RELATED MATTERS Previously, Power Supply Engineer Stephen Hollabaugh has discussed power and energy re- quirements of the District along with the volatile wholesale power market with the Board and de- scribed how the District will utilize its entitlement share in the electric energy generated by the project, acquired by the District pursuant to the power sales contract, to meet the existing and reasonably anticipated requirements of the District for supplies of electric energy. The District's load growth in the future enables it to utilize an increased entitlement share of the Resource 2000 Project. 11/15/00 Page 1 Mr. Hollabaugh is recommending that the Board approve the increased entitlement share in the Resource 2000 Power Project to 25,000 kW with UAMPS and related matters. Director Maass moved, and Director Van Gundy seconded, that the Board adopt Resolution No. 2000-23 authorizing an increased entitlement share in the Resource 2000 Project Power Sales Contract with Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems and related matters. ROLL CALL: all Directors, aye. SO RESOLVED. CONSIDERATION OF THE TRUCKEE FALLS GOLF COURSE IRRIGATION PIPELINE PROJECT — CONSIDERATION OF CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 2 — CONSID- ERATION OF A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING FILING THE NOTICE OF COMPLETION The Board awarded the contract for construction of the Truckee Falls Golf Course Irrigation Pipeline to Longo Construction in the amount of $294,725. Change Order No. 1 was approved by the Board on September 6, 2000 for $35,344.36 with a revised contract amount of $330,059.36. Water System Engineer Neil Kaufman is requesting approval of Change Order No. 2 that covers additional pavement and sawcutting at SR 89 and Donner Pass Road and at the Shell Station Driveway for an increase of$10,860.73. After hearing a detailed description of the contract provisions and addenda, Director Maass moved that the Board approve Contract Change Order No. 2 in the amount of $10,860.73; Di- rector Aguera seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: all Directors, aye. SO MOVED. director Mass moved, and Director Aguera seconded, that the Board adopt Resolution No. 2000-24 authorizing the acceptance of the Truckee Falls Golf Course Irrigation Pipeline Project and directing filing of the notice of completion. ROLL CALL: all Directors, aye. SO RESOLVED. DEVELOPMENT OF A MARTIS VALLEY WELL— REPORT FROM NIMBUS — BID AWARD — AGREEMENTS FOR ENTRY ONTO LAND FOR PURPOSE OF A TEST HOLE David Carlson and Peggy Bowker of Nimbus Engineering were present to discuss potential well sites in the Martis Valley. The Ground Water Resource Evaluation they prepared was reviewed and explained. It contains recommendations for resource testing and exploration to meet the near-term supply requirement of 1,000 to 2,000 gallons per minute. It is anticipated that this supply requirement can be developed by the summer of 2001. Nimbus anticipates that three or four exploration boreholes will be required to accurately define the optimum locations for future production wells. An evaluation of data indicates that water quality within the alluvial units in the Martis Valley area should be of good quality and meet cur- rent and proposed future maximum contaminant levels. Water level data collected during pro- duction pumping from the existing production wells indicate that recharge into the basin is oc- curring at a sufficient rate to prevent significant yearly declines in the ground water table at the current pumping schedule. Increased pumping and/or reduced recharge during drought years may cause yearly declines. Because of the vast potential of the Martis Valley to produce a sig- nificant amount of ground water without significantly effecting the overall water levels within the basin, it is anticipated that two to four production wells each producing in excess of 1,000 gpm ,.- can be sited. As additional supplies are required, the area north of Interstate 80 and southeast of Prosser Annex well will be evaluated. 11/15/00 Page 2 On November 1, 2000 the Board authorized staff to advertise and receive bids for the test and production well drilling project. Two bids were received and opened on November 13. The low bidder is Lang Exploratory Drilling of Elko, Nevada. Staff has reviewed all of the bids and de- termined that the low bid is responsive to the contract requirements. The contractor's license is current and active. Director Maass moved, and Director VanGundy seconded, that the Board award the contract for drilling three test wells for$162,230 and the production well for$460,572.10 to Lang Exploratory Drilling of Elko, Nevada. ROLL CALL: all Directors, aye. SO MOVED. For the District to drill a test well on any sites identified, an appropriate written agreement with the property owner to enter and drill the test well should be entered into. Director Van Gundy moved, and Director Aguera seconded, that staff be directed to move forward with obtaining the necessary agreements to enter property and drill test wells. ROLL CALL: all Directors, aye. SO MOVED. BUDGET WORKSHOP Because of the time, this matter was scheduled for discussion at a special meeting to be held on November 29, 2000 at 7:00 PM. STAFF REPORTS Copies of the staff reports are attached. CLOSED SESSION Conference with legal counsel—existing litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a), three cases: TDPUD vs. USA Media; USA Media vs. TDPUD; USA Media's peti- tion to the Federal Communications Commission The Board adjourned to closed session at 9:20 PM. RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION The Board returned to public session at 10:05 PM. There was no action taken or direction given as a result of closed session. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:06 PM. TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT Ja TUS A. Maass, P sident Prepared b Susan M. Craig, Deputy District Clerk smc 11/15/00 Page 3