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Home My WebLink About1967-07-06 Min - BoardTruckee, California July 6, 1967 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 7:30 P.M. Upon roll call the following Directors were noted present: Aweeka, Firpo, Rose, Waters, Doyle District employees present: Longo, Hublar, Cattan Guests: Mr. Harry Reising, REA Minutes of June 20, 1967 regular meeting were approved as read* Minutes of June 23, 1967 special meeting were approved as read. STATEMENT OF TRUCKEE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT FUND Bank Balance 8 0182.27 Deposits including 7/6/67 47,735.22 Bills approved 6/20/67 1, 362.25 Error in add it ions . 03 U.S. Post Office 50.00 Nick Sassarini 41.52 Bills approved 6/6/67 11, 581.63 REA _151883.77 28,919.20 woman June 30th Pa roll O.T. Gross Net Burdick 418,60 3 34.81 Cattan 439.09 4 435.90 Grow 52.80 362.56 293.50 Haltom 14.28 452.20 353.55 Hensley 10.78 333.88 258.27 Hublar 206.57 179.41 beamon 295.68 232,66 Longo 1,000.00 785.77 Mldyett 23 2.88 185.7 0 Paulus 414.00 325.46 Silva 315.9 2 249.68 Tramley 318.56 251.80 Valadez 391.60 307.60 Vieu 64.02 405.46 301.19 Kielhofer 187.20 155.19 4 560.56 $141.80 $5,774.99 $4,560.56 $22,437.73 BILLS FOR BOARDS APPROVAL American City 7.00 Calif. Assoc. of E4iployers 3 26.5 2 ,._. Ernies Orbit 3.00 Graybar 228.38 KHOE 754.00 Motorola 393.00 Morrill & Machabee 5.15 Sacramento Utilities Supply Co. 12.17 Vincent Supply Co. 255.69 Western Hardware & Tool 36.05 G. Cattan 46.50 Truckee Tahoe Lbr. Co. 2.76 BILLS FOR BOARDS APPROVAL continue Sh a Neva Trucking Co . Thorntons Garage Directors Paul Chamberlain Masonic Temple Assoc. Truckee Donner Disposal Douglas Lbr. Corp A Carlisle &Co. Burndidges walts Gulf Service Welchs Hardware Burroughs Corp. Truckee Tahoe Ins. Agency Standard Oil Te ichert Aggregates Allied Automotive Farmers Machinery & Supply Co. Gateway Motors Bucks Texaco Builders Service Center Neptune Meter Neptune meter Joint Venture Agreement Fund Truckee Remts bank bal 273.00 31. 50 250.00 100.00 80.00 5.00 14,04 6,00 6,21 12,44 3.49 77.96 10,50 26.81 11.17 21.3v 11,95 47.64 141.61 9.42 171.08 22,437.73 6.00 6,00 2,798 . �--,-----.--- $19,648.39 Moved by Director Rose seconded by Director Firpo the bills paid and the bills for boards approval be paid as listed. So carried. TELEPHONE COMPANY ANSWERING SERVICE PROPOSAL # Manager reported Telephone Answering Servicd would eliminate problem with standby after working hours and on weekends. The service involves a fee of $47.00 installation charge and $15.00 a month thereafter. The service will eliminate the cost of listing which is about $20.00 per year The service is a recording and talk back device which will relay a number to be called to obtain the Water Department and Service. It would allow direct contact between the person requiring service and the Utility personnel on call. It would save time and be more convenient Manager stated and with an added 770 customers it would be to the Districts advantage. Manager gave proposal to theBoard for their consideration. Director Rose asked if there is any record of the number of calls received Outside of working hours. Manager stated there was no record but the District employees on call can sample the number of calls for the month of July before bringing the proposal for the Boards considera- tion again. Directors were agreed. REPORT ON SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY POLE AGREEMENT Mr. Cromer of Sierra Pacific advised Manager the District is likely to encounter some difficulty with the Telephone Company in regard to the Joint Pole Agreement Sierra Pacific has with the Telephone Company in the Donner Lake ARea. The Joint Pole agreement between Sierra --- Pacific Power Company and the Telephone Company states the Telephone Company will install 30 percent of the poles and Sierra Pacific will install 70 percent of the poles in a subdivision with no exchange of money. Manager talked to Frank Giovannoni and Mr, Gaeinnie and they both seem satisfied with situation as is. District has a different arrangement, District charges Telephone Company $1.25 a year for each pole where Telephone Company wire are placed on District pole. Telephone Company charges District $1.25 a year each pole where District wires are placed on Telephone Company poles. District has an annual bill of approximately $275.00 and the Telephone Company has an annual bill of approximately $450.00 with the District* Manager recommended there be no change in this agreement. REPORT ON SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY POLE AGREEMENT ( Cont inued ) District is buying approximately 445 poles from Sierra Pacific Power Company in which the Telephone Company has a half interest, Manager suggested that the existing 445 poles District is buying should be left as is with no exchange of money between the Tele- phone Company and the District but in the future apply subsequent expenditures as it now stands, whereas if the District sets poles and the Telephone company places their wires on District poles a charge will be made to the Telephone Company, if the Telephone Co. sets a pole the charge will be made to the District. Mr. Martin McDonough recommended that a meeting be held in his office July 14, 1967 between Manager of the District and theTelephone Company, which at that time an agreement should be reached and the following week a statement will be made to the Board on what is determined. MANAGERS REPORT The District has connected to the water line at Donner State Park, Donner State Park has agreed to pay the $5,000.00 connection fee and the District acknowledged the agreement . Chairman Aweeka asked if there was a revision to such an agreement, Manager stated there is no revision as agreement was made prior to change in Water Conn- ection fee. Manager stated District will be called upon to re- habilitate Donner Creek Well. A bid has been received from Mr. Manchester of the C &M Drilling Company. The bid states they will enclose a line identification to cut off the ingress of service water, develop the well at a depth of 90 feet, put a pump test on it to determine the production. C&M Drilling Company will do these things entirely, without any added source of power at a cost of $620.00. Chairman Aweeka questioned the condition of the well. Manager stated when the Well was drilled it showed no breaks and produced good water. District used the Well for two years. Manager asked the Board to consider. HOFERT SPRINGS Manager reported he contacted Mr. Brian Walters, hydralic engineer. Mr. Walters will meet with Directors to discuss possibilites of the future water planning for the District on July 18th. This is a good time because on July 17th manager will meet with Mr. Hofert wand have information to present to Mr. Walters. Manager stated that Mr. Walters can familiarize himself with the situation and will be able to make a proposal. Mr. Walters will give the District maximum supply and storage with his council and advise. Discussion ensued* JERRY LEWIS PROPERTY Mr. Hodder approached Chairman Aweeka as Mr. Lewis' agent and stated that the District did him a grevious wrong. Manager expalined to the Board that where the tie line was constructed to tie together the 3 phase Sierra Pacific Line and Districts Feeder "C" , the District set a pole approximately 35 to 40 feet west of the Donner Creek pump. This pole supports the wires so that there is clearance. District did not ask Mr, Hodder or Mr. Lewis for their approval, District set the pole on their own cognizance, fully aware that this was Lewis Property. In selling land to Mr. Lewis the D istr ice re- tained a Floating Easement, one of which was released on Service - Station Site by Board of Directors at las meeting. Easement states that theDistrict may at it convenience put poles whereever necessary to support power lines in order to give service. Other poles are on Lewis property and Fred Hodder objectdd when told why the poles were set several years ago. Manager informed Mr . Hodder in the event that someone is interested in buying thelot for construction purposes, the District will move the pole at the Donner Creek Pump at no cost. Director Rose suggested District give Mr. Hodder a a written statment that District is interested in buying. Manage the one pole. Discussion ensued. should come before the Board for fore written statement be given. will move pole in the event a party r states he will do so regarding Board agrees that Mr. Hodder Discussion of this problem be - VOLTAGE REGULATORS AND TRANSFORMERS Manager reports that District has developed a sale for the two voltage regulators in the amount of $ 625.00 to the City of Gridley, and a sale for approximately one third of Transformers that are left to Utilities of Utah for approx $90.00 to $95.00 overall sale. Manager states he is proceeding with sales to the City of Gridley and Utilities of Utah. MR�RE IS ING t ERAT IONS FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, REAF FIELD REPRESENTATIVE , REA Mr. Reis ing addressed the Board. Reis ing stated he looked over Donner System and it has REA approval. He further stated that REA has a policy of inspecting the borrowers property each year. District was over 15/ ratio liquidation to investment. Mr. Reising stated this was not a serious matter as District funds are involved in addition to loan received from REA. D isas s ion ensued* There being no further business to be brought before the Board the meeting was adjourned. Edward N . Awee a, Chairman Shirley Hublar, Recording Secretary