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Home My WebLink About1964-05-26 Min - BoardTruckee, California May 26, 1964 The members of the Board of Directors of the Truckee Public Utility District met in a regular meeting at the office of the District on Main Street, at 7:00 P.M. Upon roll call the following Directors were noted present: - -- Aweeka, Kaspian, Spillner, Firpo Absent: McIver Also present :1 Longo; w Midyett Guests: Harry Re is ing, Nora Woodbury Tim Best, Manley Haltom, Dr. King, Geo. Cattan The minutes of May 12, 1964, regular -meeting, were read and- = approved subject to the following corrections: Director Kaspiaa - requested manager to have contractor look at spring and the board did not wish to delay the development of Shepherders , but manager was instructed to Pet bids for work. Director McIver advised Director Kaspian 'he would have to -discuss _ with the attorney the possibility of making the Sanitary District part of the Utility District:. s The minutes of May 22, 1964 were read and approved. The following statement of bank balances, bills paid and bills due were presented to the board for approval. ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT: Balance in Bank 5/12/64 $ 4 , 7 28.63 Deposits to Date 5/26/64 9 f 995.81 $ 140724.44 BLS PAID TO DATE Payroll Gross Net O.T. D . Baxter - 8.10 7.7 3 L. Best 204.00 139.36 12.00 J, Britt 9.00 8.59 G . Cattan 350.00 292.61 M . Haltom 3 78 . l 0 314.01 28.5 O C . Traml.ey 264.00 209.09 971.39 $18213.20 $ 971.39 - $40.50 $ 130753 ._05 B na FOR BOARDS APPRovAL Petty Cash 19.16 Masonic Temple Assoc. Rent 70.00 We B . Wetherall 100.00 Dir. Aweeka, Sal.Apr. 5.00 Dir. McIver, Sal -Apr. 5.00 Dir. Spillner, Sa1.Apr. 5.00 Dir. Firpo, Sal. Apr. 5.00 $209.16 $13,543.89 It was moved by Director Kaspian and seconded by Director Firpo the electric bills paid and the bills for boards approval be paid as listed. 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L 180 „• 717 Minutes May 26, 1964 Continued in a position to make a statement. Director Kaspian stated if this was true a private line would probably have to be built* Reising stated he was not familiar with the lines,, but if there is a full capacity, there are different ways of solving the problem. Director Kaspian Mated P .G . & . E . has an agreement with Sierra Pacific to supply power until 1972, and asked if District has to wait that long to get power, Mr. Reising advised REA would help finance a portion of tkanshnis s ion . Director Kaspian asked what Portion? Reising replied a portion in relation to total load and servicesof the area. Director Kaspian stated the Di.sttAct did not have too much land to sell, not to much money and has been promised cheaper power, but nothing has been done . Director-Kaspian asked why REA could ' not help. Reising stated he was -her a to find out intentions of the people. Dr . King entered discussion and asked how much REA was f inanc ing on sub--stat ion . Manager advised 100% f i.nanc ing . Discussion ensued i.nregards to, other communities such as Loyalton-, Lake Tahoe, comipg into the District,, . Mr ., Reis ing stated the District had enough here to request allocation of power . Manager advised there was one factor overlooked and is the District is now serving 20 RE Act beneficiaries - Donner Trail , Gateway, Olympic Heights, Prosser Lake Heists -and the Airport, Manager stated R.E. Act beneficiaries are growing faster then yoy realize.. --Director Kaspian asked where the closest contact point was. Manager advised Fol soon. Director Kaspian asked what it would cost. Mr. rattan entered discuss ion and stated he would finance the line to Norden-. Director Firpo asked Mr. Reising what would happen if the District didn't get cheap power and fell behind in payments. Reising stated other arrangements would be made. Director Firpo stated District wouR be in poor shape in three years if we didn't get cheaper power . -- Reising felt the area will continue to grow therefore source of. funds will grow. Director Firpo stated it will costa million dollars for the water system. Mr. Reising said he couldn't see why anyone would want to by the system if it was going to cost that much'a A Mr. Cattan advised Ray Mac Mill is doubling kilowatt demand and asked why REA cannot finance. Manager stated Mr. Clapp, REA Administrator took out Ray Mac and Burney Lumber Co. from original appl icat ion . Mr. Reising said District could get loan for assistant improving. Manager stated -he didn't want to come to directors and ask to borrow $60, 000.00-. The cost at Ray Mac will be around $12, 000.00 and the same for Burney Lumber, Director Firpo mentioned commercial rates being higher than Sierra Pacifies. Discussion ensued on rate comparison with Sierra Pacif is . Mr. Norm Woodbury entered disuussion and reported he talked with Bill Keating before he left for Washington and the last thing discussed was the thought to squeeze on one more item and that is to get an agreement with P .G . & E . to enlarge wheeling power to t Norden. ' Mr. Woodbury advised Bill Bennett knows of the District's problem and is interested in this particular problem. Mr. Woodbury stated his organization was "delighted to hear from TPUD and was delighted to have been asked for assistance . I Minutes May 26, 1964 Continued Mr. Woodbury stated if line didn't go through, have PUC question the rate sierra Pac i f is is charging the District for ..such a short Distance. Manager reported when he had met with Mr. Bennett a while back he asked what the District wanted* Manager told. him he wanted wheeling. Mr. Bennett advise resent our case to PUC stressing the seriousness of the rates 0 respect to commerce and business and point out that the -reduction would materially effect •.-. growth and development, n- Mr. NpvdburV_=felt Martin -McDonough was a very, skillful attorney in matters such as this and was not sure of the amount -the district would have to spend as there are stopping of f points along the way andthe engineer would beable to determine the amount of information needed. Woodbury advised if PUC ruled in favor of the District and P . G . & E . appealed there decision, then PUC would take over from there and there would be no added expense to the District. Director Kaspia . stated the members of the board were elected by the people and they took an oath to do the best thing for the people. He stated maybe selling is not the right thing to do, but if second best, cant cut off nose to spite face. Mr. Reising suggested the board wait this obit and not rush into selling. Mr., Woodbury felt the board should hold off and stated there was a time to make a % dec is ion and time not to and felt this was the time not to. Mr. Reising advised the board he had phone his office they would talk to counsil and find out if there would be any further delay in disbursement of funds to the District and would let him know. The board thanked Mr . Reising and Mr . - Woodbury - for attending the meeting and they departed at 9:20 P.M. Managers Report. Manager reported Ray Mac Mill is going to increase capacity 150OKW and will require transformers and they have requested the district to install at district's expense and they would forego the 23f/ discount. Discussion ensued and it was moved by Director Kaspian and seconded by Director Firpo manager be instructed to write a letter to Trowbridge Electric Co . , representing Ray Mac Mills and advise the district's policy to industrial accounts and policy could not be changed* So carried. REA extended areas: Manager asked if the Board would consider amorization at Prosser Heights. Discussion ensued and it was moved by Director Kaspian and seconded by Director Firpo the matter be tabled until the next regular meeting. So carried. Manager showed the board a print of a 210 * 000 gallon tank which was installed at Prosser Lake. Manager stated he could use this spec for calling of bids. Manager requested authorization to advertise for bids on gasoline and oll. -7 182 Minutes May 26, 1964 Continued It was moved by Director Firpo 'and seconded by Director SpilLaer manager advertise for gasoline and oil bids. So carried. Manager reported seven springs were found at the sub -station . s i»te . Action on Resolution of Acceptance -Grant Deed from Eve Popovich was held of f until a later date . Manager reported he was still trying to contact Mr . Woodward* State Water Rights, in regards to the renewal of pet_ttign t at . . Shepherders . There being no further business to be brought before the board the meeting was adjourned at 9 : 3 o P aMe Edward N . Aweeka, Chairman 4//Z .. 4 M. Midyett, 'recording Secretary 4