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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-09-19 Min - Board September 19, 19 72 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; R. Anderson, present; D. Anderson, present, N. Stone, present. Director Loehr was excused due to illness. EMPLOYEES PRESENT: Cattan, Paulus, Silva, Hutchinson t GUESTS PRESENT: Miss Jeanne Sollen, Mrs. Marigrey Fish MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 5, 19 72 It was moved by R. Waters and seconded by R. Anderson that the minutes of September 5, 1972 be approved. All aye, motion carried. BILLS FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD The Directors discussed the bills to be approved. Tom Paulus was present to answer questions. It was moved by R. Waters and seconded by D. Anderson that the bills be paid. All aye, motion carried. Tom said that he would like to discuss the budget and give a financial report at the next meeting. The President asked the manager to add this to the agenda for the October 3, 1972 meeting. AIRPORT WATER Mr. Cattan said the manager of the Airport District and the Fire Marshall had met with him to discuss the fire flow requirements to protect the new expansion at the Airport. The Fire Marshall requested a fire flow of 3,000 G.P.M. which means a 12' line would have to be built to accommodate this flow. The fire protection is needed for a restau- rant, warehouse and fuel tanks that are proposed. Mr. Cattan told them they should bud et for at least half of the cost of a stand by well at the South Side Springs, which is 11,000 to meet the fee of the water source. The Directors discussed the subject and no action was taken at that time. 120 ACRE LAND SALE Mr. Cattan told the Board that the check for the land has been received. He said Western Title, who was handling., the transaction for Lakeworld, had been in contact with him and said there was an assessment of $4,829 on the land for the month of September. They wanted to know if the District would agree to pay it. Mr. Cattan said that the District would not pay the assessment for September, because the closing should have been done months ago and that the District. had lost quite a bit of interest. He said that the District would only pay the assessment that was stated in the agreement. The check was for $158,158.64 SICK LEAVE Mr. Cattan told the Board he felt that the sick leave was being abused by the employees. He said that it upsets the work schedule when someone takes a sick day. Director Waters said that since the men are entitled to one day a month, there is not much that can be done about them taking a sick day. Mr. Cattan said that the work schedule is being upset by all -this Director R. Anderson said that there should be a plan where by the employees couldacculate their sick leave and then be paid for it upon retirement. Mr. Cattan reminded the Board that in the Union negioations thi*e years ago, this sort of plan was rejected by the Union. The - un1bi-i representative felt this would give the men the i.nkentive to work when they were sick. He said that the only people in the Company that have accumulated sick leave are Tom, himself, and the office force. R. Anderson strongly recommended that the men be given the accumulated sick leave. Mr. Cattan said that he would contact the Union representative regarding the sick leave. KEN-WATER SUPERINTENDENT Mr. Cattan told the Board that he is very pleased with Ken Krajewski's work and he has recommended that Ken be appointed to the position of water superintendent. Mr. Cattan also recommended that Ken's salary be increased by $25.00. Mr. Cattan told Page 263 p Ken-Water Superintendent. . . . . . .continued ?" the Board that Ken has been supervising all of the construction this past spring and summer and has shown himself to be very reliable and quick to learn. R. Waters reminded the Board that prior to hiring Ken, the Directors were told he would be doing the drafting that was hack logged. Mr. Cattan said he thought it would be a savings to the District to have Ken do the construction supervision, rather than hire someone to do it. He also said that Ken would spend the winter catching up on drafting and revising maps. It was moved by D. Anderson and seconded by R. Anderson that Ken be given a $25.00 per month raise, effective 6 months after his first day of service. Roll Call: R. Waters, no; R. Anderson, aye; D. Anderson aye; N. Stone, aye. President Stone asked Mr. Cattan to write a letter of commendation and notification of his new position, for Ken. Mr. Cattan said that it would be done. President Stone said that with the retirement of the manager next spring, the District would have to undergo some organizational changes. He suggested a special meeting to discuss the reorganization. He said that a salary schedule should be prepared for each job that will need to be filled. Director D. Anderson said that a special meeting is- not-.necessary. He said that the agenda could be kept short on a regular meeting and the reorganization could be discussed at that time. The other Directors agreed. The President requested Mr. Cattan to arrange the agenda of one of the October meeting to accommodate the discussion. MERGER-TRUCKEE-DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT AND SANITARY DISTRICT The Directors read a letter from Paul Chamberlain regarding the proposed merger between the Truckee Donner P.U.D. and the Truckee Sanitary District. President Stone said that the Sanitary District had made the proposal that the matter be studied. They have appointed two representatives, Don Westbrook and George Wurst for a committee to study the matter. N. Stone asked R. Anderson, as power chairman and R. Water, as water chairman to be the P.U.D. representatives on this committee. He said that at this time he did not want to contemplate making any expendatures for the study. Mr. Cattan said that Paul Chamberlain recommended that the contracts with REA be reviewed before embarking `t on any study for a merger to make sure that there are no conflicts. TRUCKEE MOBILE HOME PARK Director D. Anderson asked that he be excused from discussion on this topic due to a conflict of interest. The Board reviewed a letter from Paul Chamberlain regarding granting access across: P.U.D land to the developers of the Truckee Mobile Home Park. Director R. Waters asked if the easement had been granted. President Stone said that it had been approved in principle, but the easement has never been granted or paid for. Director Waters said that all action should be rescinded until the situation could be clarified. This was placed in the form of a motion. He said there should be further study of the case. Mr. Cattan read a letter he had written to Paul Chamberlain when the matter was first brought. up. The letter stated that it is not practical to put the land to bids, as it would cut the District in half if someone wants to buy it for spite. In the past, road easement sales were approved to Shane Brothers and Lakeworld. The Board discussed rescinding the action and it was decided that rather than rescind, they would withhold any further action until time when they receive formal request from the .--� Nevada County Pub 1 i c Works for a road easement across P.U.D. 1 and. Much discussion ensued. Finally, R. Anderson seconded R. Waters motion to with hold action at this time. Roll Call: R. Waters, aye; R. Anderson, aye; . N. Stone, aye. Subject tabled until 10/3/72. R. Waters requested that the Board hear from the people who are opposed to the granting of this easement. Mr. Cattan said that they would be given an invitation to attend the next meeting. WATER STUDY FOR TRUCKEE Director D. Anderson was welcomed back to the meeting. In answer to a minute order to the manager issued by the President, Mr. Cattan sent the Directors copies of a water study that he had done in 1968. Due to a mix up in the mail, two of the Directors did not receive the study prior to the meeting. Mr. Cattan said Page 264 Water Study for Truckee. . . . . . . . .continued that he would rather wait until all the Directors had received the information, to discuss the water situation. He requested that this item on the agenda be deferred until a future meeting. He said that he would be preparing more information for that meeting. MANAGER'S REPORT The Martis Valley Development has added another. 2S lots and Mr. Cattan approved the water and electric for them. They paid $5,8S 2, in advance. Mr. Cattan told the Board that the creek crossing has been completed. It took the men only 2 days to finish the job. Mr. Cattan reported on the progress at the substation. He said that on the previous Friday, the two main pads for the main structure were poured. Director D. Anderson brought up the topic of the subdivisions that do not have agree- ments with the District for providing power. He was concerned with the individual lot owner who had to bring in power lines from a relatively long distrance at the cost of over $3,000. His solution to the problem would be to set up assessment districts in these subdivisons and use the revenue to supply service. He also suggested that the District pay to have the lines put in. The Board discussed the problem and Mr. Cattan said that they had been working on the solution to this problem. D. Anderson also requested that the agenda be made available prior to the meeting night. He said that this way people could attend the meeting when they are interested in the topic to be discussed. He said that it would be helpful to the Directors. He also suggested that the agenda be posted in a conspicious place, such as the post office and the P.U.D. office. Mr. Cattan asked the secretary to make a note of it. N. Stone suggested that the sign in front of the P.U.D. office be used to hang club emblems. He said that he had been approached by a service club about it. Mr. Cattan said that if the clubs would bring the signs in, they could be hung up. There being no further business to come before the Board, it was moved by R. Waters o-- and seconded by D. Anderson that the meeting be aj ourned. All aye, motion carried. The secretary was excused at 9:55 and the Directors remained for an executive meeting. NELSON STONE, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD CYNT6TA -J. HUTCH ON, CORDING S Y Page 265 September 19, 1972