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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-03-07 Min - Board March 7, 1972 The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Truckee-Donner Public Utility District was called to order by President Nelson Stone at 7:30 in the conference room. ROLL CALL: R. Waters, present; D. Anderson, present; R. Anderson, present; H. Loehr, present; N. Stone, present. GUESTS PRESENT: None l EMPLOYEES PRESENT: Cattan, Paulus, Silva, Harrison, Hutchinson. i Director D. Anderson proposed that the minutes be corrected. Page 178, under the heading, Managers Report, should be changed to read. D. Anderson said that he is posponing his request for the Board to sanction any study for combining the Truckee Sani- tary District and the Truckee Donner Public Utility District Lentil a later date, pending the outcome of the incorporation study and subsequent vote on incorporation. It was moved by Director D. Anderson and seconded by Director Waters that the minutes be approved as corrected. All aye, motion carried. i i BILL FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD: The bills were presented for the Boards approval. A motion was made by R. Waters and s e conde d by D. Anderson that the bill be approved for payment. All aye, motion carried. BID FOR WIRE: It was moved b Director Loehr that the Gra bar bid which was opened in error y It was seconded by R. Anderson. I by Mr.. Cattan be considered for the bidding. y All aye. The bids were opened by President Nelson Stone and were as follows: Graybar $23,591.33 Wedco 25,914.58 Consolidated Electric sent two seperate bids that had to be tabulated in some detail. The total figures were not available at that time. It was moved by H. Loehr and seconded by R. Waters that the Manager have time to study the bids and that he should make his recomendation to the Board at the next meeting. WATER LETTER TO LAKEWORLD Mr. Cattan has prepared a letter to be sent to Lakeworld regarding the limitations on there water usage. The water supplied to the club house, overnight lodge, day lodge, and condominiums will be for domestic use only. The letter specifies that the water is not supplied for building roads, watering the golf course, or filling reservoirs. Since no motion was needed from the Board, President Stone instructed Mr. Cattan to send the letter. PONDEROSA PALISADES WEST & MARTIS WOODS Mr. Cattan explained that there is a problem with Ponderosa Palisades West. Since the project is in Placer County, there is a question as to whether or not the District can supply the water needed. Placer County does not want to transfer ownership of the facility to the District, but merely obligate the District to serve the area involved. Mr. Cattan suggested that possibly the District could supply the water and have the individual areas maintain the water system, pay for the water storage, and collect the fees. President Stone explained that the same problem exists with Martis Woods. Director Waters said that he feels that some legal advise should be March 7, 1972 page 174 PONDEROSA PALISADES WEST & MARTIS WOODS------Continued obtained before any further action is taken. Mr. Cattan is going to confer with attorney Paul Chamberlain before the next meeting. RESOLUTION 7204 E Nelson Stone presented the resolution to the Board, explaining that in the I future there would be more resolutions to define the responsibilities of other monthly personnel. The resolution 7240 defines the relationship bet- i ween the manager and the Board of Directors. Director D. Anderson suggested that item 4, article A be stricken from the resolution. He said that while the resolution was supos-sed to deal with the relationship between the Manager and the Board of Directors, item 4 deals with I the Board only. It was also suggested that article C dealing with the Manager's 4 salary view be changed to read: The Board of Directors shall at their discretion appraise the Manager"'s performance and determine his salary adjustment within the approved wage and salary plan. It was moved by R. Waters and seconded by D. Anderson that the resolution be approved as amiended. ROLL CALL: R. Waters, aye; R. Anderson, aye; D. Anderson, aye; H. Loehr, aye; N. Stone, aye. BIDDING 38.34 ACRES SOUTH SIDE PUMPS ............. President Stone explained that the Board is now discussing the possibility of placing up for bidding the 38.34 acres adjacent to the South Side Pump. Mr. Cattan said that there is someone who is interested in the land and that he feels that it would be a good idea to put some .restrictions on the land. No septic tanks r"_ would be allowed. The P.U.D. would have to have unrestricted water passage. Director D. Anderson, as Land Commissioner for the District, said that he would like to make a personel inspection of the land and have a geologist make a study of the area before the land goes up for bid. MANAGERS REPORT President Stone read a letter from Winifred Edmunds (letter enclosed with these minutes) The letter stated that the District had ignored several letters and verbal requests by her , regarding the use of her property adjacent to the warehouse. She said that the District had been parking equipment on her land and to avoid a law suit she is asking for $100.00 per month. She enclosed a bill for $ 00.00. The Board decided that it was management problem and that Tom Paulus should talk to Mrs. Edmunds. Director Waters opened a discussion about the Hilltop Lodge and recreation area. 'i N. Stone said that the land was sold to Hertzog for $40,000 with the impression that he would maintain it as ski area for the local residents, but since the sale it has not been operated in such a manner. R. Waters said that something should be done to see if the $40,000 was ever paid and if there is something that the Board could do about it. It was maintained that Hertzog could not sell the land for other than recreational use with out the approval of the Board. " Donner Lake Substation----Mr. Cattan again showed the Board the week-end increase in usage at Donner Lake. Mr. Cattan explained that Sierra Pacific bills the District for the peak usage. The Board asked Mr. Cattan to check in to the possibility of being billed on one meter rather than two. This would cut down on the monthly cost to the District. Director R. Anderson asked Mr. Cattan if the District was covered by insurance on the piece of land behind the District office. He said that it was full of holes and canals and that the holes were full of water. He also said that children going to and from school use this land as access. R. Anderson said that he has tried to get in touch with the Recreation Dept. , who leases the land from the District, but that Dr. Tapia has been out of town. He feels that the District should be prepared to protect its self in case of an accident. March 7, 1972 page 175 There being no further business to come before the Board, it was moved by R. Waters and seconded by D. Anderson that the meeting be adjourned. All aye, motion carried. E NELSON STONE, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD _ s i • IA J.. HUT NSON, RECORDING SECRETARY i March 7, 1972 page 176