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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-01-19 Min - Board JANUARY 19, 1971 The regular meeting of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District was called to order by Acting President Rose in the conference room of the District at 7:30 P.M. ROLL CALL: Rose, present; Loehr, present; Stone, present; Moore, present; Doyle, absent. EMPLOYEES PRESENT: Cattan, Paulus, Bliss. GUESTS PRESENT: None. No errors, omissions or corrections, a motion was made by Mr. Loehr and seconded by Mr. Stone that the minutes of January 5, 1971 be approved as written. All ayes. BILLS AND BILLS FOR BOARD'S APPROVAL Mr. Cattan stated the Sierra Pacific bill is the highest we have ever had, but our electric revenue is also the highest. The expense for Mr. Cattan was for the use of his car to confer with Sierra Pacific on the substation, as the District car was under repair. Almost all the title search bills have been submitted. Mr. Paulus mentioned the 80 acre parcel in question is not owned by the PUD but probably by the Forest Service, that the Board will have to reach a decision if they wish to proceed with appraisals on our lands. The map cabinet is for our originals and has been placed in the safe for fire protection. No further discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Stone and seconded by Mr. Moore that the bills be paid as listed, a copy of which is part of these minutes. ROLL CALL: Loehr, aye; Stone, aye; Moore, aye; Rose, aye. Motion carried. So ordered. RESOLUTION 7101, WATER RATE GS-2, MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING The proposed resolution was read into the minutes by acting President Rose, a copy of which is part of these minutes. Connection fees under this rate would be the same as those for domestic water service, depending on the size of the pipe. It was agreed the word "minimum" should be inserted in #2 and the word "whether' inserted in #3. Mr. Moore mentioned if there is a meter at each multiple family dwelling and there is a water break, one could shut off just that building and not interrupt service to the other buildings. No further discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Loehr and seconded by Mr. Moore that Resolution 7101 be adopted with the above corrections. ROLL CALL: Loehr, aye; Stone, aye; Moore, aye; Rose, aye. Motion carried. So ordered. RESOLUTION 71029 MINIMUM FOR ELECTRIC RATE GS-1 The proposed resolution was read into the minutes by acting President Rose. It was noted the minimums on .domestic electric rates are now $3. The present conwr- cial rate minimum is $1.50 and it was agreed this doesn't even being to cover the cost of billing, reading, etc. The Sanitary District pumps as well as all commer- cial accounts would be affected by this new minimum of $5 for 115 kwhrs. No further discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Stone and seconded by Mr. Moore that Resolution 7102 be adopted. ROLL CALL: Loehr, aye; Stone, aye; Moore, aye; Rose, aye. ' i So ordered. Resolution 7102 is art of these minutes. Motion carried. p DONNER LAKE SUBSTATION SITE Mrs. Charlotte Harris has agreed to sell the District the 120' X 90' site for the substation for $5,000. Attorney Paul Chamberlain is handling the transaction for the District. January 19, 1971 Page 8 JANUARY 19, 19 71 - CONTINUED MANAGER'S REPORT 1. TOM TAYLOR FOR MR. LIMBERGER: Mr. Taylor represents Mr. Ludvik Limberger who wishes to purchase twenty (20) acres south of Sierra Meadows in Placer County. Mr. Taylor's letter of January 19, 1971 requesting water service for this parcel was read by acting President Rose. Part of this land is in Placer County. No subdivision is contemplated 17 at this time, and water will be for Mr. Limberger's personal use. Mr. Cattan stated that if the land is subdivided later, a request would have to again come before this Board for approval of water service. Mr. Rose mentioned the District would be setting a precedent if we provided water to Mr. Limberger, whose land would be outside our service area, and that we would be obligated to provide water to any part of this 20 acres he sold. Mr. Rose felt we should not determine by the size of the area whether or not we service water. Mr. Loehr felt the Board should reach a definite decision to service this area or not, because the District will probably be approached again for a request for water service. Mr. Rose stated the Board's last decision was that we would not provide service outside our marketing area. Mr. Moore felt that with the Sierra Meadows tank, we could not deny service. It was noted that Placer County would have to give their permission for us to serve this 20 acre parcel. Mr. Loehr stated he was not in favor of going into the area because we are investing money in the tank on the hill, that we should not commit ourselves until that storage is in. Mr. Cattan stated Mr. Limberger would have to pay the $50 source and $50 storage per dwelling, that this is i not a subdivision but the land is large enough to be one. Mr. Stone felt we should enter into a contract, because if we furnish water to that one point, Mr. Limberger could . subdivide into 40 lots. Mr. Cattan stated a clause i would be inserted in the contract that subdivision would be subject to our approval according to our rules and regulations. It was noted power would be supplied by Sierra Pacific. Mr. Moore stated he is against annexing. This matter was tabled until Mr. Cattan obtains more information from Placer County, but it was generally agreed that no water to this 20 acre parcel would be supplied until the Sierra Meadows tank was installed. y 2. LAKEWORLD DEVELOPMENT CORP. - TAHOE NORTHWOODS: Mr. Cattan stated Mr. Dama.vandi is going to submit a schedule of their proposed plans within 10 days since Lakeworld has been acquired by Dart Industries of Los Angeles. It was noted the Lakeworld extension of time in their contract was for right-of-way acquisition only. i i 3. KW DEMAND FOR 19689 1969 and 19 70: Mr. Cattan mentioned we had the highest peak of kilowatt usage in December 1970. A kilowatt usage comparison chart for each month for 1968, 1969 and 1970 was presented. This usage indicates people are using more electric heaters. Mr. Loehr inquired of the status of the all electric rate. Mr. Cattan stated the office is still working on it, that we reduced the rate to 1.2� which is close to our cost of purchased power, that our rates are cheaper than Sierra Pacific's. 4. Mr. Cattan announced that the District had no major outages during the last storm. 5. The scheduling of greasing the pumps was discussed. 6. Mr. Cattan announced that he has been invited by Mr. Norman Woodbury, Executive Director of the California Municipal Utilities Commission, to serve on a com- ittee to evaluate legislative matters pertaining to utilities. 7. The pump in the new Donner Creek Well is out of order. The men are working to determine the cause of the breakdown. A crane from Harker & Harker will be hired if necessary to pull the pump. No further business to come before this Board, a motion was made by Mr. Moore and seconded by Mr. Loehr that the meeting bedjeurned. All ayes. Meeting adjourned at 9:15 P.M. D&K i e,.l 4 D-A::JROSE, A SIN PRESIDENT CAROLYN BL S, RECORDING SECRE TARY Pa e 9 January 19'. 19 71 g