HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-10-05 Min - Board REGULAR MEETING
October 5, 2005
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The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District was
called to order at 7:02 PM 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: Neil Kaufman, Kathy Neus, Nancy Waters, Peter Holzmeister,
Pat Waite, Sanna Schlosser, Jim Wilson, Kim Szczurek, Tammie Hoedeman and Barbara Cahill
CONSULTANTS PRESENT: Steve Gross
OTHERS PRESENT: Frank and Juanita Schneider, Russ Jones, Pat Davison, John Eaton and one
other member of the public
PUBLIC INPUT
John Eaton complimented Neil Kaufman and Glenn Merron (Inland Ecosystems) for a job well
done on the creek bed on Donner Lake Road.
Russ Jones, a property owner on South River Street, asked the board to consider leaving the
6-acre Hilltop area parcel located above his residence as open space. He also suggested splitting
the parcel and offering to sell portions to adjacent lot owners. President Hemig responded that this
parcel has been declared surplus and the usual public notice process would be followed if the
parcel were to be sold.
PUBLIC HEARINGS — A 7:00 PM or as soon thereafter as possible, two public hearings will be
held for the purpose of receiving written and/or oral comments from members of the public regard-
ing:
POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF A DRAFT URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
The Town of Truckee submitted a letter to the District about the proposed 2005 Urban Water
Management Plan. They have requested an opportunity to discuss a few key issues in the form of
a presentation by District staff to the Town Council meeting prior to the District taking action on the
Plan.
President Hemig declared the public hearing would be continued to November 2, thereby giving
District staff a chance to discuss the key issues at a Town meeting.
POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF A DRAFT EMERGENCY WATER CONSERVATION ORDINANCE
President Hemig continued the public hearing to November 2.
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ACTION ITEMS
CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
No action taken.
CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTING AN EMERGENCY WATER CONSERVATION ORDINANCE
No action taken.
CONSIDERATION OF CASTING A BALLOT FOR ELECTION OF A SPECIAL DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVE ON THE NEVADA COUNTY LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
Director Thomason moved and Director Sutton seconded, a motion that the Board cast a ballot for
John Drew as a Special District Member for the Local Agency Formation Commission of Nevada
County (LAFCo), with a term to expire in May 2008.
ROLL CALL: All Directors, aye by voice vote. SO MOVED.
CONSIDERATION OF CONTINUING THE EMERGENCY RELATED TO REPLACING A DAM-
AGED TRANSFORMER AT THE TAHOE DONNER SUBSTATION
Director Aguera moved and Director Taylor seconded, a motion that the Board continue the
emergency action relating to the Tahoe Donner Substation Transformer.
ROLL CALL: All Directors, aye by voice vote. SO MOVED.
CONSIDERATION OF SCHEDULING AUDIT INTERVIEWS AND RECONSIDERATION OF
CHANGE IN THREE-YEAR LIMITATION ON AUDITOR ENGAGEMENT.
Director Aguera moved and Director Thomason seconded, a motion that the Board interview three
audit firms at a special meeting on October 11, 2005: Damore Hamric & Schneider; Kafoury, Arm-
strong & Co.; and Virchow Krause & Co.
ROLL CALL: All Directors, aye by voice vote. SO MOVED.
WORKSHOPS
DISCUSSION OF CALCULATION OF BUDGET OVERHEADS
This workshop was postponed.
DISCUSSION OF DRAFT ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY
Nancy Waters, Human Resources Administrator, gave a presentation on discrimination and har-
assment:
a Comply with California Assembly Bill
• Provide training to supervisors and managers by January 1, 2006 for sexual harassment
and all other forms of prohibited harassment.
• Need to define all forms of harassment and discrimination for employees as well as cus-
tomers, suppliers, contractors and applicants.
• Need a resolution to put a policy in place to define harassment and deal with harassment
claims
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DISCUSSION OF CREATION OF PARCELS RELATED TO PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF A
NEW DISTRICT CORPORATION YARD.
Kathy Neus displayed maps of the Steele property and the staff's basis for reconfiguring the three
parcels into two. Board discussion followed regarding a site visit for all directors, access, land con-
tours, sale of the one parcel to finance the new corporation yard, and the Andregg Contract with
three remaining tasks. Another workshop will be scheduled once the directors have had an oppor-
tunity to visit the site. Then further action items can be agendized.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.
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