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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-06-05 Min - Board JUNE 51 1973 The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Truckee-Donner Public Utility District was called to order by Roy Waters at 7: 30 p. m. in the conference room. ROLL CALL: H. Loehr, present; D. Anderson, present; N. Stone, present; R. Anderson, present; R. Waters, present. GUESTS PRESENT: Jeanne Sollen, Marigrey Fish, Herb Keith, John t-.. Saibini, Frank Giovannoni, Pat Sutton, Adele Jones, Sue Krajewski, Royna Craig. i EMPLOYEES PRESENT: Paulus, Kinzie, Krajewski, Silva, Grow. MINUTES OF MAY 15, 1973 The President asked if there were any corrections, additions, or omissions to the Minutes of the regular meeting of May 15, 1973. It was moved by Director D. Anderson and seconded by Director H. Loehr that the Minutes be approved as read. All aye; motion carried. BILLS FOR BOARDS APPROVAL After reviewing the bills, it was moved by Director H. Loehr and seconded by Director R. Anderson that the bills be paid. All aye; motion carried. ADELE JONES ''""' Mrs. Jones appeared before the Board to ask them to keep their promise of not allowing an easement to the trailer park on her street. She had heard that an easement was possibly being granted to the trailer park of 60 feet and reminded the Board that they had stated at an earlier date this would not be allowed. Roy Waters assured Mrs. Jones that no action had been taken. As far as the Board members are concerned, nothing to this effect will be done without the public ' s knowledge. HERB KEITH - LAND SALE Dr. Keith appeared before the Board requesting them to reenact the rezoning request which was withdrawn recently. He reminded them that the manager, G. Cattan, wrote him a letter on March 22 stating the land would be rezoned and that he was acting on an order by the Board the night before. Because of this letter, Dr. Keith went to much time and expense to get this land ready for bid. There was confusion as to what the Board actually told management to do and what was done. It was decided to research the Minutes further and that Dr. Keith would have his answer regarding the rezoning by Friday, June 8. CUSTOMER POLL Tom Paulus presented the figures in on the customer poll sent out in the May billings. The total number of votes was 454; 190 of those were in favor of the study; 219 wanted Sierra Pacific to lease; and 45 had marked both of the choices or answered both questions with either 'yes" or "no" . Resolution 7314 was presented which amends Resolution 7306, Acceptance of the Sierra Pacific Lease Proposal. The reason for its amendment was that the time limit for the special election was running out and the new Resolution gave 120 days in which to have the election rather than 90. H. Loehr moved for the adoption of Resolution Page 115 Customer Poll . . . . . . continued -2- June 5 , 1973 7314; his motion died due to a lack of a second. D. Anderson moved for a delay of two weeks before any action be taken due to the close- ness of the questionnaire. The motion was seconded by Director Loehr. ROLL CALL: H. Loehr, aye; D. Anderson, aye; N. Stone, aye; D. Anderson, aye; R. Waters, no. So moved SIERRA PACIFIC POWER INCREASE Mr. John Saibini told the Board that they have gone to the Federal Power Commission and asked for an increase to wholesale customers in California. The increase to the Truckee-Donner PUD amounts to 14. 8%. The rate increase would go into effect six months after the application or November 18, 1973. This is providing it meets approval with the FPC. The rate increase is based on the plant requirements to supply each area, or the amount of capitol required to serve each area. Also, Mr. Saabini told the Board that Sierra Pacific would like to reserve the option to withdraw or revise their proposal at any time. This, he said, did not mean that Sierra Pacific is thinking of doing this, but the original proposal was submitted six months ago and things in the fuel industry have changed drastically in that short time. If the negotiations go to another six months, the situation may be changed seriously. He asked for the Board to give Sierra Pacific a date for the election. Once the date is known, they could possibly submit a revised proposal if necessary. RANCHETTE CONTRACT .-- f A letter was submitted tothe Manager from Harry Garian, Secretary for Ranchette Development, requesting payment on the Ponderosa Palisades Contract in three annual payments. The Board members were in agree- ment on this providing a new contract was drawn up for adoption stating the terms of payment and a default provision should something happen in regard to the payments. A bond in the amount of the last two payments would also have to be submitted to the district, The Board asked that this new contract be drawn up and ready for the next regular meeting. The interest rate is to be determined by contacting the Bank of America. TOM' S T. V. CONTRACT The contract between Tom' s TV and the PUD was discussed. Presently, they are paying the district $2.50 per pole contact per year, and have been since 1965. Since poles are becoming difficult to obtain and expensive, the Board instructed management to inform Toms TV that in six months the rate for each pole contact will be $4. 00 annually. Joann SICK LEAVE AND VACATION PROPOSAL John Stralla proposed paying 100% of the pension and 100% of the medical insurance in lieu of the accumulated sick leave. Tom Paulus suggested as a counteroffer to pay 85% of the medical insurance, which is 25% more than what we are presently paying, and 100% of the pension. This, he said, would come out to be a fairly even exchange in benefits. A decision will not be made until the Board has an opportunity to meet with the union representative. Page 116 RESOLUTION 7307 - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT -3- June 5, 1973 After a long postponement, it was decided that we should adopt ReAution 7307, the environmental impact guidelines. It was moved by Director Loehr, and seconded ;by Director Stone that we accept this Resolution. - ROLL CALL: H. Loehr, aye; D. Anderson, aye; N. Stone, aye; R. Anderson, aye; R. Waters , aye. MANAGERS REPORT We have engaged a new water serviceman from San Francisco who has been employed by P G & E for the last seven years . We feel he is well qualified. He has done quite a bit of difficult metering type installations, tearing down pumps, is single, and 26 years old. He will be here Friday for his physical. We did not get' a large amount of applicants for the vacancy. Poles are still exceptionally difficult to get. We have received one load to date. A carload by rail was to be here on or before the first of June. The Southside well is down 175 feet. The driller has another week or so to go on it. The total drilling depth is to be 350 feet, which is in accordance to Dr. Sharp' s recommendations. Manager suggested increasing our liability insurance. It has been $500,000 for years and if we are involved in a law suit, the $500,000 would probably be inadequate. It normally is a minimum of $1,000,000. We are now paying $5,400 for everything per .year, and it would only increase it another $400. The Board was in agreement to doing this. We will have the water study ready for the next meeting. There is still a little more work to be done on it. A mud pit, which was to assist in the drilling leaked into the system last weekend at the Southside well. We only had one complaint and it is out of the system now. There shouldn' t be any problems like this again. Not too many people were aware of it. We have two letters from Cy Armstrong. One states Dr. Warmkessel' s new building will not have any adverse effect on our Southside spring and well. His other letter comments on our not reading the water meters . He feels this will tend to make people less conservative of the water consumption. Also it may put a load on the Sanitary Dis- trict's sewer lines. We will contact Jack Marquette before any new water metering policies go into effect. The new Donner Creek well is not on our property. Mr. Andregg will be in the office next week to discuss facilities required for a motel and service station complex in the Deerfield area in return for a land deed for the well. We will try to get this resolved by the next meeting. The Beaver' s trial was held on May 29. There were four witnesses called. We will not know the results of the hearing for 60 days. A thousand dollars was paid to our attorney to cover Mr. Cattan' s expenses incurred while attending the hearing. Nelson Stone inquired about who would operate the backhoe. Tom Paulus told him two electric employees know how to operate one and that the new water man has had experience operating one. Tom felt he would be able to pick it up fairly easily. Page 117 Managers Report . . . . . continued -4- June 5, 1973 Duane Anderson asked if we were in good financial condition as a result of our rate increases. Tom answered that for the first four months last year, the gross revenue was $204,000. This year the gross for the first four months was $306,000, which represents a 50% increase. Our power bill went up from $97,900 the previous four months to $172,000 these four months which is a 75% increase. In net revenue, the first four months of 1972 we netted $47,000 and this years first four months we netted $48,000. Our_.net revenue is 3% higher but we have to sell 50% more power to get the 3% increase of net revenue. We will not have the comfortable margin of profit that we had in previous years . There being no further business to come before the Board, it was moved by Director Loehr and seconded by Director Stone that the meeting be adjourned. All aye; motion carried. The regular meeting was adjourned by President, Roy Waters, at 9: 50 p. M. n BY: ROY WATERS, PRES D T OF THE BOARD JLf A Llnu_ MERRILYN K NZIE, R CORDING WRETARY O-- 4 i Page 118 STATEMENT OF GENERAL FUND Bank Balance - 5-15-73 681830. 34 Deposits 48,582. 53 Approved Billings 221171.63 Dept. of HRD payroll withholding 377. 30 Dept. of Internal Revenue payroll withholding 12 936.43 Crown Life Insurance Co. long-term disability 117.55 Van Alstine Painting line truck 749. 15 U. S. Post Office 200. 00 Tom Paulus janitorial 60. 00 �^- County of Nevada land assessment 12488.54 Petty Cash 46. 07 Paul Chamberlain 100. 00 Semenza, Kottinger & McMullen 21000. 00 Directors 500. 00 Discounts (11. 12) (29,735.55) PAYROLL Grow 157. 99 862. 89 617. 12 Silva 48. 28 841.93 627.60 Lopez 79. 84 784. 74 561.52 Paulus 697.42 501. 79 Straub 134. 32 676. 69 469. 07 Reynolds 4. 99 643. 39 478. 76 Kraj ewski 575. 00 411. 85 Connell 26. 60 398. 72 297. 30 Craig 357. 12 276. 76 Kinzie 321. 19 253.29 Kirchner 272. 64 209. 86 Morgan 120.24 101. 91 (42806. 83) 452. 02 62551. 97 Bank Balance 6-5-73 82,870.49 BILLS FOR BOARDS APPROVAL Armanko Office Supply 34. 85 California Assoc. of Emp. insurance 358. 05 Bill Bosworth truck rental 247.40 Goodyear Truck Tire Center 266.21 IBM ribbons 13. 37 Pitney Bowes mailing machine 33. 08 Pacific Telephone 2 31.5 3 Sangamo Electric Co. meter 134. 19 Joe' s Truckee Auto Repair 207.52 Walker' s Toggery rain clothes 39. 90 Sacramento Bee advertisement 18. 20 Specialty Oxygen Service 4. 20 Truckee Donner Disposal 3.60 Alpine Business Service printing 45.20 Truckee Tahoe Lumber 11. 37 Oroville Truck and Tractor rental and parts 812. 87 Teichert Aggregate S: S`. well., Donner Cross 671. 50 ..� Torn Paulus George & Tom' s meals 12. 65 U. 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Leasing mailing machine 25. 26 Brunning Division map machine 26. 25 Western Title Insurance land split 60. 00 Sierra Pacific Donner Lake 11535. 50 Western Auto 2.49 O'Hair Supply water supplies 12226. 67 Wedco tfrs. & elec. supplies 3,215.43 Builders Service Center 20. 63 Allied Automotive 41. 79 Page 119 Bills for Boards Approval . . , continued June 5, 1973 Martin McDonough 1,000. 00 Sierra Pacific substation test 59.20 Magi-Chem bug spray 37. 80 Niedermeyer-Martin Co. poles 39651. 90 Graybar elec. supplies 696. 06 (14,744. 67) Balance after payment of above 68, 125. 82 .-- Page 120 RESOLUTION 7307 of the TRUCKEE-DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ADOPTING LOCAL GUIDELINES IMPLEMENTING THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT OF 1970 AS AMENDED G k WHEREAS, Truckee-Donner Public Utility District is a "public agency" , as defined in Section 21063, of the Public Resources, California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, and WHEREAS, pursuant to said Act, and Section 21082 Public Resources, all public agencies are required to adopt local guidelines implement- ing said Act and guidelines heretofore adopted by the Secretary of the Resources Agency, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: 1. That the governing board of the above-entitled District does hereby adopt as its local guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended, those certain guidelines attached hereto, and designated: "Local Guidelines Implementing The California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as Amended, Truckee-Donner Public Utility District" which said Guidelines are by this reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof, as if set forth in full. Passed and adopted this 5th day of June , 19732 at a regular meeting of said governing board by the following roll call vote: AYES: H. Loehr , n_ Anderson , N. Stone , R. Anderson , R. Waters - NOES: ABSENT: , , BY: PRESI N OF TH BOARD OF DIRECTORS ATTEST: CLERK THEREOF Page 121