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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-10-18 Min - BoardMinutes October 11, 1960 Continued The next matter on the agenda was the bids 'for the clubhouse for the golf course, There were no bids submitted. Chairman King brought up the - matter of a raise for the Manager previously discussed at an executive session.. It was moved by Director -Russell and seconded by Director Kielhofer the raise .discussed be allowed Manager retroactive to Sept. 1.... There being .no -further business the meeting was adjourned..: Eleanor Fulcher, Acting Secretary B . R King,, Chairman Truckee, California Octoberl8;i 1960 The members -of the Board of Directors of the Truckee Public Utility District met in a special meeting at the office of the District on Main Street at 8:00 PM. Upon roll call the following Directors were noted present: -King, Edmunds, Russell, Horman. Also present: H . Harden, Mrs . Edmunds , . J . McIver. The --first matter to be discussed -by the Board was the Recreation Budget, The anticipated revenue expected from the golf course was estimated at -approximately $30,000.00. Director Edmunds inquired whether or not Board could assume an indebtedness for longer than a period .of 1 year. Discussion was held on this matter and the. general opinion seemed to be that .loan had been handled by our lawyer and bank had approved loan and that now it was a little. -late to worry about it. Each Director -was given a copy .of the proposed budget .and each item was gone over to see what could be cut down Discussion was held on the cost of fertilizer for the golf course. Manager stated he would like to look into the possibility of using the sewage disposal from the Sanitary District. He stated this salvage sewage would be a source of water for irrigation -and also have some value as a fertilizer. 7 Discussion was held on the gas and oil consumption for the golf course. Board decided to leave proposed figure on this item. Discussion was held on having a telephone at the golf course. Chairman King felt there should be one. Ten dollars per month was allowed for this item. Power and the charge made for it was discussed. Director Russell thought charge was too high. Manager showed Board figures of what pumps had been using per month in the past . 1 B Minutes October 18, 1960 Continued Advertising was discussed. Manager stated he thought advertising should be started immediately. He stated he had in mind a booklet which could be distributed to the different motels and made available to tourists. Matter of miscellaneous monies was discussed. Benches were brought up. Director Russell suggested we have school shop class make them up. Chairman King suggested the penal institutions. Manager stated he thought these could be . made at the warehouse by the crew during the winter. Discussion was held on the membership and green fees. It was moved by Director Russell and seconded by Director Edmunds the daily green fees be $ 3.5 0 . Family membership be $125.00 per season and single membership be $75.00 per season. Membership must be paid in full before they are valid, No credit on green fees. Motion carried . It was moved by Director Russell and seconded by Director Edmunds the Recreation Budget of $ 22 , 842.00 be adopted . - Motion carried. Director Russell stated he had been approached by a member of the Rotary Club to hold a tournment on the golf course. Board agreed that course should not be used at this time as it was not ready and there is also the possibility that even opening it for one day would obligate District to pay remaining money to Mr, Baldock . Matter of the clubhouse building was discussed, Inquiry was made regarding Mr. Osburn' s proposal to build the clubhouse building. Manager stated he had heard Mr. Osburn was no longer interested in building building. Manager stated he had all papers ready for the swapping of the land with the Forest Service. He informed Board that land sold by the District had averaged $ 757 .50 per acre. Each Director was given a copy of the proposed water budget. Discussion was held on salaries & wages for the water employees. Manager stated he thought it only fair to charge water on equal portion with electric since each required as much as the other. Director Edmunds felt expenses should be charged on a basis of income ratio. Discussion was held on transportation equipment. Manager stated all equipment needed repairs and should be repainted. Director Russell brought up the matter of repairs of damage caused by someone else to District property. Manger informed Board it would be paid for by person' s insurance. Director Edmunds stated an agreement should be reached with the Fire Department as we had only been operating with them under a "gentlemen's agreement." Advertising was discussed. Manager informed Board he had discussed this with Mr. Barrett. Board decided to cut advertising to $ 250.00 each for electric and water. Discussion was held on general office salaries and how much of that figure would be spent on Recreation. Board decided to take $500.00 off electric and water and add to Recreation. Discussion was hald on the audit fee and attorney' s fes . Board felt both these items were too high. Director Edmunds explained that there was an agreement in the files as to what the $ 75.00 retainer fee 310 Minutes October 18, 1960 Continued covered with Chamberlain. The audit fee was criticized. Board felt by putting audit out on bid it could be lessened, Discussion was held on insurance. Any further discussion was tabled until Mr. Hoffman appeared before the Board. Telephon a charge was discussed. It was decided $700 was too high. This was cut to $500. Discussion was held on the contribution to the Chamber of Commerce of $50.00 per month, It was moved by Director Russell and seconded by Director Edmunds that we discontinue $50.00 per month to Chamber of Commerce and buy a membership, Motion carried. It was moved by Director Russell and seconded by Director Horman we accept water budget as set forth with amendments. Motion carried, Discussion was held on expenditures for the electric department. Since expenditures were practically identical, most changes made in proposed water budget were made in the electric budget. Discussion was held on cutting down on the residential street lighting. Director Edmunds felt we did not need the 400 watt mercury lights in the residential areas. Manager explained that smaller globes could be obtained, It was moved by Director Russell and seconded by Director Horman that we accept electrical budget as set forth with amendments. Motion carried. A letter was read to the Board from William H. Ross dated October 1, 1960, giving a price of one 420,000 tank, reconditioned and guaranteed. Size of tank would be 55 feet diameter by 24' 2" high. Price includes erecting tank and paint job. Price submitted was $14 , 88 0.00 . Manager gave a progress report on the well now being drilled. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. Eleanor Fulcher, Acting Secretary B . R . King,, Chairman Truckee, California October 25, 1960 The Board of Directors of the Truckee Public Utility District met in a regular meting at the office of the District on Main Street at 8 PM. Upon roll call the following Directors were noted present: Edmunds, Horman, King, Kielhofer, Russell. Also present: E. Hallett, H. Stout, H. Harden, B. Taylor, Mrs. Edmunds, C. Welch, T. Dolley, J. Elis. Lengthy discussion was held on the size of the audit report published in the paper. Director Edmunds expeessed his opinion that it need not have been so large and the fact that the complete report of the audit was available at the District of f ice had been left out of the paper .