HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-08-09 Min - Board SPECIAL MEETING
August 9, 2005
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 special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District was
called to order at 4:03PM in the TDPUD Board room by President Hemig.
ROLL CALL: Directors Joe Aguera, Ron Hemig, Patricia Sutton, Tim Taylor and Bill Thomason
were present.
EMPLOYEES PRESENT: Ed Taylor, Sanna Schlosser, Mark Thomas, Jim Wilson, Steve Holla-
baugh, Ian Fitzgerald, Mary Chapman, Peter Holzmeister, Kathy Neus and Barbara Cahill
CONSULTANTS PRESENT: None
OTHERS PRESENT: Pat Davison
PUBLIC INPUT
There was no public input.
-- WORKSHOP ON PREPARATION OF THE DISTRICT BUDGET FOR 2006— DISCUSSION
OF BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS AND GENERAL BUDGETARY TOPICS
Peter Holzmeister made a presentation which covered the following:
• Possible budget meeting dates in August, September, October and November to provide
the Board with department details and budget figures.
• Budget structure: lots of departments versus just two utilities, allocation between electric
and water, rates for service, developer fees for new development, facilities fees to pay
for impacts of growth.
• Effects of inflation: medical insurance, liability insurance, construction materials, contract
bids, gasoline, natural gas and Truckee economy.
• Revenue assumptions: current new customers per year, new customer estimates for
next couple years, and 2% - 2.5% revenue increase over 2005.
• Rates: increase at pace of inflation, competitive with Sierra Pacific Power Co. and water
purveyors, need dollars to cover the gap in power supply contract from 2008-2011, build
rate stabilization fund, build reserves and increase both connection charges and facilities
fees.
• Specific budget items
o Customer outreach
o Projects to complete: organization study and water rate study
o Broadband
o Major new developments: impacts construction costs but does not produce new
revenues for a couple years
o New Union Memorandum of Understanding negotiated by January 2006
o Outsource tasks where it is economical and practical
o Incur new long-term debt related to Donne Lake and Glenshire
1 August 9, 2005
o Restore land sales trust fund
o Water leaks, major repair-need comprehensive solution- possible new debt
o Construct water transmission line or lines
o Corporation yard-final planning and land sale.
o Labor—Truckee's cost of living
Discussion followed as to what the Board would like to hear or see in the special meetings:
• Use of the Financial Planning spreadsheet tool
• Reports on:
o Productivity measurements of employees
o Historical information on productivity
o Chart of rates
• Ways the District can reduce costs
• How to deal with management salaries
• Department presentations:
o Show department detail in a more compact time frame
o Summarize department events during 2005
o Explain the budget numbers for 2006
o Discuss the department staff productivity and duties
o Go over plans for next year
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 5:22 PM.
TRUCKEE DONNE UBLIC UTI TY DISTRICT
J. R He g, Pr i ent
Prepared by 6L
Barbara Ca II, Deputy District Clerk
bhc
2 August 9, 2005