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Home My WebLink About1964-09-08 Min - BoardP� Truckee, California September 80 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. a Upon roll call the following Directors were noted presents Aweeka, McIver, Kaspian, Firpo,- Doyle Also present:' Longo, Midyett ` Guests: Ray Hintz, Mrs. Cecil Edmunds, Geo. Cattan, Mr Campbell, Mr. Lowe, M.G. Hogan, F,A,, Shaw, James Harris; W.B. Wetherall Mr. & Mrs . Halcomb,4 Tim Best, Connie Kammerer, Paul VanVleit Harry Stout, Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Welch, Mr .& Mrs . Charles Spillner, Harry Reising# Bill Hauck, Mr. Green, Mr. Lawry, Mr., Engle. Mr. Campbell and Mr. Lowe appeared before the Board to answerany questions the directors might have inregards to Mr. Lowes letter of August 11, 1964 referring to Sierra Pacifics offer to loan -the District $100, 000.00 f complete the sub -station. .► i n F Director Kaspian asked if Sierra Pacific had chosen a piece of land - to lease from `the District. Mr. Lowe stated the reason for leasing' the land was to_ build a warehouse. Mr. Lowe stated he had been looking at a piece of land on the Norths ide of the Brockway Shortcut. Director Kaspian asked what kind of - lease? Mr. Campbell advised if right 'location maybe a fifteen year lease.- Chairman - Aweeka mentioned Sierra Pacific may have difficulty in getting zohing iri' that area . Mr . Campbell stated maybe so* had not thought about that- problem, but stated Sierra Pacific was still looking around and had not -made up there minds as yet: Director Kaspian asked what would it be worth. Mr. Campbell stated he didn't know, but would be happy to negotiate. Director Kaspian asked if Mr. Campbell had a figure . Mr, Campbell stated Sierra Pacific could afford $4 00.00/$ 5 00 . oo a month, Chairman Aweeka asked Attorney Wetherall ' if it would be legal -to lease land. Attorney advised yes if excess land and if it doesn't interfer with public business. Further discussion ensued concerning zoning on the Brockway Shortcut. t Director Kaspian asked Mr. Campbell if he would commit himself -to a firm lease. Mr. Campbell stated he would not. Mr. Campbell advised he would make a more thorough search and would get together with Mi. Longo and go over the land. Director Kaspian asked about the 5/ discount. Mr: -Lowe advised as soon as contract is signed it would be retro-active to August 1-, 1964. Mr. Campbell advised 5% was all Sierra Pacific could give. Director Kaspian asked how many acre-S were on the hill? Manager advised 120. Director Kaspian asked Mr. Campbell ' if he would be interested in the 120 acres. Mr. Campbell stated he would get operations men' to look over. Director Kaspian asked if Sierra Pacific had definitely decided or were they just thinking on leasing land. Mr. Campbell stated we are definitely in need of a warehouse and storage area and Truckee would be the logical place. 212 Minutes SeRte*ber 8, 1964 Continued Mr . Campbell advised he did not know if they wanted area and the warehouse in seperate areas . Director if not a warehouse would they need- land ' for storage . stated they hadn't decided. the storage Kaspian asked Mr. Lowe Director Kaspian asked if the District could purchase the four poles sery is i,ng Ray Mac Mill. Mr. Lowe stated Sierra Pacific would be willing to sell the poles. Director Kaspian asked if they had set a price. Mr . Lowe stated the price comes pretty high, Sierra Pacific will sell the four poles# with a right of way, for $1.00. Director Kaspian asked if .there were any stri.ng`s attached. Mr. Lowe stated "no". Chairman Aweeka asked Mr. Lowe if he was selling the poles so Sierra 'Pacific wouldn't have to maintain` them. .-Mr. Lowe advised 'thcey were in Util ides districIt . Y r N - - I k - Chairman Aweeka advised Mr. Lowe -and Mr. Campbell the iyistrict was now a bonaf ide member of REA . Mr. 'Lowe - stated "yogi are ' run by REA" . Chairman Aweeka advised No, we are a borrower* . Director Kaspian stated he did not want to challenge the board at this point. He stated he did not want to defne at this meeting; but at a later date. Chairman Aweeka stated it was part of the letter so he had to bring it out . - Mr . Campbell stated he would -like a `letter in answer to theirs: Mr.Campbell & Mr.Lowe left the -meeting at 7r40 -P.M. Director Kaspian stated he contended -that Firpos Doyle, and - Aweeka did not understand thecREA Bond Resolution. Attorney- Wetherall stated he would have to assume -the Directors understood the resolution* Director Kaspian stated he would be willing to go along if they could define the resolution ' for him. Mr. Hogan from Sylvania appeared before the board inregards to leasing a piece of land from the District -on the -Brockway Shorteut for testing purposes. Mr. Hogan expibained conckete would be poured on the . ground for the testing. I - At this time Director Kaspian made -a motion to lease to Sierra Pacific Power Co.ten to fifteen acres of land for ten to fifteen years @ $450.00 per month. T'he ' motion was seconded by `Director McIver. Chairman Aweeka asked REA representative if it was permissible to make- a deal like this* Manager advised he didn't think there would be any objections. Mr. Reising stated "no objections". Director Kaspian asked if the District was definitely a borrower* Chairman Aweeka advised the District was a borrower* Director Kaspian asked Mr . Aweeka if he thought it was right* Aweeka stated yes. Director Kaspian asked do you think it right to go into y 1- - - debt and how are we going to get cheap power. Aweeka advised REA will help the District to get cheap power. Mr. Hauck entered discussion and stated every P. U.D . has been up against a situation like this at one time or another. Mr. Hauck advised various methods can be approached and will have to deal with different organizations before completed. Mr. Hauck advised PG & E is wheeling to Plumas- Sierra and they are paying roughly 4.2 mills, three times under what the District is paying. Mr. Hauck quotated from prepared estimates , of load and kilowatt hour use projecting District re- quirements to 19700 t:�l Minutes. September 8 ,1964 Continued 7 Director Kaspian asked when and how was the District going to get cheap power. Hauck advised through the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Kaspian asked if REA would , force t them to wheel* Hauck. advised it was Districts job to get power. Kaspian stated the District. has been in business over 30 years, why hasn't REA_helped before now. Aweeka stated that was an unfair question., Hauck advised Borrowers cone to them. Kaspian asked when do we get cheap ,power. Hauck advised when you go after it. Hauck stated up until the North -South Inter - tie the District didn't have _ an approach . _ One approach, hauck advised, would be to combine the District and Plumes Sierra and 4o to the bureau,, Kaspian again asked -when the District would get cheap power. Aweeka stated the District is now -part of the North -South Intertie., Charles Spillner entered discussion and asked what did that mean; what kind of help, would the District get and stated there were problems _ in getting PG & E to wheel* Kaspian stated Mr, Hauck was not sure when the District would get cheap power and if that was not true for him to put it in writing when we would get low cost power, Mr. Hauck stated he couldn't put anything in writing in view of Mr. Kaspians attitude. Aweeka asked Kaspian what he was offering. Kaspian stated $75, 000.00. Aweeka stated that was peanuts. Director Kaspian handed in his resignation and left the meeting. Mr. Green explained the intertie and the effect it would hvive in California. Mr. Green explained preference customers are qualified for this low cost power. In the contract it states that private utilities will be entitled to an allocated quanity of poweripro- portioned equal to the quanity of power wheeled to preference customers. Mr. Spillner requested Manager read a letter addressed to Mr. i Kaspian. The letter was dated August 11, 1964 to Mr. Kaspian from Miss Judith Giovannoni repeating a personal conversation she had with Mr. Aweeka. Director Doyle stated this was a personal matter and had nothing to dowiththe business at hand. The Board returned to Mr. Hogan's request to lease property from the District. The Board suggested Mr. Hogan meet with manager to get an exact location. Mr. Hogan stated he would pay necessary cost of preliminary survey - _ Moved by Director Kaspian motion be So carried. Firpo and seconded by Director Doyle, Director tabled for further discussion and negotiations,* The minute of August 25, 1964 regular meeting were read and approved. The following statement of bank balances, bills paid and bills due were presented to the board for approval. ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT palance in Bank _ 8-25-64 Deposits to Date- 9/8/64 $ 15,659.72 4f688.00 $ 20*347o72-- �� Minutes September 8, 1964 Continued BILLS PAID TO DATE Bank Balance $ 280347.7 2 Gross Net O.T-. R Sierra Padific 8 , 813.43 Payroll - a D . Baxter 86.80 56.28 , L. Best 192.00 - 156.93 G. Cattan 350.00 277.44 - M. Haltom 376.20 316.83 22.80 N. Haltom% 146 o00 121.55 ' J. Hensley - 4.50 4.29- F. Longo 425.00 372.60 - C . Tramely 264.00 205.11 - L. Ramirez 308.00 - 254.26 Betty Juliot-TV repair 18.58 N. Haltom 70.00 61.29 6.00 - 100652.59 $ 2, 222.50 $108 652.59 $ 28.80 $ 98695.13 BILL FOR BOARDS APPROVAL µ J.R. Bradley - 19.90 -- -- Thermo-Fax Sales -of -Sacramento 16.30 d Reno Iron Works 63.41 Allied Automotive 9.98 Burroughs Corp . 4.26 Clements Rock Products, Inc. 255.23 ;- Wedco, Inc. 20216.06 4 Western Hardware & Took. Co. 28.8 0 Welch' s Hardware 4.66 - Vind Bros, Readymix 390.09 Vind --Bros Readymix 317.31 - - Thornton's Garage 9.00 Truckee Donner Disposal 5.00 Sierra Sun - 160*71 Pac if is Telephone � 58 : 3 5 Carl V . Painter 12.00 Nevada Aerial Surveys, Inc, 5.00 Monarch Life Ins . 105.5 0 National - Rural Elec . Cooperative j 3.00 National -Rural Elec. Cooperative 3.00 F - F . Longo - Expo July 3 5 :8 5 F . Longo - Exp . August 26.96 . Division of Utilities 6.00 B-.J, Carney 10531.92 ` Charles Carveth 56.50 Geo . Cattan 41.00 Burke Concrete Accessories,Inco 6.95 Y Business Systems Inc. 76.30 Armanko Office Supplies 3.12 American City 7.00 Elliott Business Machines15.60 - State Employees Retirement 20.00 Sierra Pacific Power Co. 9 f495.87 15 * 010.63 150010.63 (-$ 50315.50) It was moved by Director Firpo and secnnded by Director Doyle the, electric bills paid and the bills for boards approval be paid as listed. So carried. Minutes September 8, 1964 t �_ Continued WATER DEPARTMENT Balance in Bank Depos its to Date BILLS PAID TO DATE Payroll Do B ater L . Best J. Britt M . Haltom No Haltom J. Hensley S . Hub 1 ar F.. Longo M.. Midyett 8/25/64 Error in addition, Rent 9/8/64 Gross Net 159.60 152.21 176.00 159.00 322.50 273.10 11.4 0 11.4 0 6.00 5.72 220.54 178.84 202.78 164.70 .425.00 354.73 200.00 163.05 $1, 723.81 $11465.45 BILLS FOR BOARDS APPROVAL Osburns Super Service 1.77 Ransome . Propane . 9 2 Taylor Jett of Sacramento 966.68 Pac if is Telephone 9.10 Monarch Life Ins . Co . 31.58 Metal Products Co. 138.00 Joe's Plumbing & Heating 29.24 Gateway Motel , 83.90 A.F. Davis Paving .10.00 Truckee Tahoe Lumber Co. 252.06 F. Longo -July Exp. 35.85 F . Longo - Aug* EXP. 26.96 $ 1,616.06 OUTSTANDING B II Page 34 - Totaling $3 , 474.96 ,0.:. T. 58.50 27.04 39.78 . $125.32- $ 2 * 226.98 - 10.00 80.00 $ 2,156.98 1 f 906.86 $ 4 , 063.84 1 f 465.45 $2,598.39 1f616.06 $ 982.33 It was moved by Director Firpo and seconded by Director Doyle that the water bills paid and the bills Rfor boards approval be paid as listed. $4, 000 o,00 to be transferred from time deposit to water department to take care of outstanding bills. This amount to be restored to time deposit when available. Manager requested the board consider a Special Meeting to open bids on the pipe Line in the alley and Olympic Heights. The Board agreed to hold a special meeting on September 22, 1964 at 7:00 P.M. Discussion ensued inregards to ordering pipe for the line in the alley and Olympic Heights. Attorney Wetherall felt the District should advertise for bids with the amount of money involved unless there was an emergency. After due consideration it was declared an emergency existed and manger was instructed to order pipe.' 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