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Home My WebLink About1971-03-04 Min - Board MARCH 4, 1971 The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District was called to order by President Doyle at 7:30 P.M. in the conference room. ROLL CALL: Moore, present; Anderson, absent; Stone, present; Loehr, present; Doyle, present. i EMPLOYEES PRESENT: Cattan, Paulus, Bliss. i GUESTS PRESENT: None. No errors, omissions or corrections, the minutes of February 16, 1971 were approved as written. BILLS FOR BOARD'S APPROVAL i The Directors' and Manager's expenses for the recent CMUA meeting were submitted. Mr. Moore suggested using the company car whenever possible. Quotes were sought on the inventory supplies. No further discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Loehr and seconded by Mr. Stone that the bills be paid as listed, a copy of which is part of these minutes. i ROLL CALL: Moore, aye; Stone, aye; Loehr, aye* Doyle, aye. So ordered RESOLUTION 71079 SUBSTATION LAND, DONNER LAKE The draft of Resolution 7107 was read by President Doyle, a copy of which is part of these minutes. It was agreed that "with" should be changed to "from". Mr. Cattan i stated he will send a letter to Mr. McGlashan, whose land was also considered for the substation. No further discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Moore and seconded by Mr. Loehr that the President be authorized to sign the contract for the Donner Lake Substation land purchase from Mrs. Charlotte Harris for $5,000. ROLL CALL: Moore, aye; Stone, aye; Loehr, aye; Doyle, aye. So ordered. BIDS FOR ANNUAL SUPPLY OF STEEL PIPE i i The amounts and specifications of the pipe were read, bids to be opened on April 6th at 7:30 P.M. at the regular meeting. Mr. Stone felt we should have an emergency supply of pipe, valves, fittings, etc. on hand in the event of a disaster like the recent Los Angeles earthquake. Mr. Doyle agreed, saying we shouldbe le to cope with any disaster immediately. No further discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Loehr and seconded by Mr. Stone that the Manager be authorized to call for bid for various 'i sizes of steel pipe. ROLL CALL: Moore, aye; Stone, aye; Loehr, aye; Doyle, aye. So ordered. The necessary notice will be published in the newspaper. Mr. Doyle mentioned he thought the Los Angeles Water Works representative's graphic demonstration of the recent earthquake's damage was well presented, depicting $45 million damage to the water and power. Mr. Stone noted that Los Angeles had to also contend with the sewer pipes breaking, contaminating the water supply. RE-ALLOCATION OF REA FUNDS Mr. Cattan has written REA, requesting them to reallocate funds for the Donner Lake Substation rather than for overhead lines as originally requested, Mr. Leary has already written Washington unofficially. Mr. Cattan also spoke with Mr. Coulombe �.— (REA, Western Division) who will be visiting this area March 16, 1971. DONNER TRAIL TANK SITE Mr. Cattan proposed and the directors approved a 150,000 gallon tank next to the existing 100,000 gallon redwood tank in Donner Trail. Mr. Cattan has requested the land for this additional tank from Lakeworld, as the lot is unsuitable for develop- ment, being cut by a road. Mr. Damavandi offered to pay for this tank, but his organization would like to install a 300,000 gallon tank on this 90' X 60' parcel so they will have water for their construction this year. Mr. Cattan mentioned this March 4, 1971 Page 25 MARCH 4, 1971 - CONTINUED DONNER TRAIL TANK SITE (CONTINUED) tank would be interconnected with the 100,000 gallon tank behind Gateway. Mr. Doyle inquired why the tank shouldn't be at a higher elevation? Mr. Cattan replied the population is concentrated at the proposed elevation, and the higher elevation would produce too much pressure. Mr. Doyle felt the District should consider that we may receive objections from neighbors to this additional tank. Mr. Stone suggested conferring with Dan Cook, and Mr. Cattan stated he had already done so. Mr. Loehr inquired about the Donner Lake Pumping Station schedule. Mr. Cattan replied it should be operating in early 19 72, and mentioned that this 300,000 gallon tank could supply Armstrong. Mr. Stone expressed concern that the District may be demanded from Lakeworld to replace the 300,000 gallon storage. The directors generally agreed that this tank would be considered a credit to the 2,800,000 gallon storage agreed upon by Lakeworld and not an advance. Mr. Doyle stated the Board will make the final decision on this tank based on the Manager's and Dan Cook's final recommendations. Mr. Loehr inquired if the line would be 'alive' at all times? Mr. Cattan replied not all the time, that Armstrong could be supplied from the tanks when the line was not 'alive' . This 300,000 gallon tank would be approximately 45'-50' in diameter and 20' high. Mr. Stone emphasized preserving the tree cover during the construction of this tank. MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. Cattan, a member on the Legislative Committee at the recent CMUA meeting, stated that two major bills were discussed as follows: 1. Undergrounding, introduced on 2/16/71, to be added to the Public Utilities Code, designed to encourage undergrounding, not recommended by CMUA. Mr. Cattan felt the snow and terrain of our area make undergrounding impractical. 2. Force account, not to perform extension work, but give work to contractors. CMUA will oppose this bill. CMUA MEETING I Mr. Stone felt that even though the District had to pay for the expenses of the members to attend the CMUA meeting, it was worthwhile in that we came away with the assurance that if we get into any difficulties, we know where we can go to get help; with considerable information to keep us from getting into trouble in the first place; with a briefing in labor relations and legislation at the state and federal levels; with financing information and ways to. secure financing such as entering into a joint venture, etc. Regarding labor, it was suggested that: 1. White and blue collar workers be separated because difficulties arose when management was a member of labor unions. 2. Management verify union "scuttlebutt". 3. Companies and districts should avoid agreeing to one part of a bargaining package before the other part is presented during negotiations. 4. CMUA does not recommend making retroactive payments without payment increases. Regarding legislation, Mr. Stone felt that CMUA was the primary agent in defeating the Bagley bill. Many bills were introduced regarding the effect of utilities on our environment, which seemed to be the theme of the entire session. The Vice President of GE stated we can prevent the scarring of our country by better planning, but we can encourage the decrease of the use of power. The value of emergency plans for utilities was stressed by Mr. Stone, that our men should have an emergency check- list to help restore electric and water services as soon as possible as well as having pipe, etc. on hand at all times. Mr. Stone was quite impressed with the field trip to the Santa Cruz Water Works which is automated with only one man to oversee the operation, and with the care and work that goes into every gallon of water. Page 26 March 4, 1971 MARCH 4, 19 71 - CONTINUED CMUA MEETING (CONTINUED) Mr. Stone corrnmended Mr. Norman Woodbury, Executive Secretary, and his associate Mr. Frank Mesbly, as truly being lobbyists for utilities in general and as being the watchdogs for the best interests of utilities. A representative of the California Taxpayers Assocation assailed public utilities for not bearing a burden of the tax load. I No further business, a motion was made by Mr. Loehr and seconded by Mr. Moore that the meeting be adjourned. All ayes. Meeting adjourned at 9:45 P.M. I f i PAUL A. DOYLE, PRESIDENT OF BOARD { CAROLYN BLIS , RECORDING SECRETARY f i I I i i i i I i I l I i l I i I i i I March 4, 1971 Page 27 i