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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-04-16 Min - Board APRIL 16 , 1974 The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Truckee-Donner Public Utility District was called to order by the president at 7: 30 p.m. in the conference room. ROLL CALL: J. Craig, present; D. Anderson, present ; P. Sutton, present; R. Anderson, present ; R. Waters , present . EMPLOYEES PRESENT: Paulus , Kinzie , Krajewski , Grow, Silva, Reynolds , ,,...�, Straub GUESTS PRESENT: Sierra Sun Reporter, Attorney Joynt , John Stralla Before going into the agenda items , President Waters announced that there will be an executive session Thursday, April 18 , 1974, at 7: 00 p.m. to discuss the Tahoe Donner power contract with Dart represent- atives . Mr. Martin McDonough will be present at this meeting along with Attorney Joynt. MINUTES OF MARCH 26 and APRIL 2 , 1974 The president asked if there were any additions , corrections , or omissions to the minutes of March 26 . Director Sutton asked that on page two, paragraph starting with , "Assessment No. 10 . . . " be noted that Lowell Northrup was the owner of the property. However, upon contacting Mr. Northrup , it was discovered that he did not own this property at the time of the board meeting. With this clarification, it was moved by Director Craig and seconded by Director Sutton that the minutes of March 26 be approved. ROLL CALL: J. Craig, aye; D. Anderson, abstain; P. Sutton, aye ; R. Anderson, aye ; R. Waters , aye. Due to a conflict in the minutes of April 2 , approval of these minutes was tabled until the next regular meeting of May 6 . Director Sutton thought it would be simpler for the recording secretary to send each director a rough copy of the minutes before the final preparation so that corrections , additions , and omissions may be made. The directors felt this would be worth pursuing on an experi- mental basis . BILLS FOR BOARD' S APPROVAL The bill for the ' Bizz ' Johnson dinner was questioned. Some of the directors felt the district should have been represented for this dinner. The Wilsey & Ham bill was for work on the Tahoe Donner lines , conductor examination, attending a board meeting, transformer speci- fications , and miscellaneous office . The McDonough legal fees were for the Rate Case , Beavers ' Case , and review of Dart power contract. It was moved by R. Anderson and seconded by D. Anderson that the bills be paid. All aye; motion carried. i OLD BUSINESS Mr. Paulus reported that to pay off all accumulated sick leave to the employees , it would cost approximately $13,148. The Southside Well that was drilled last spring has been completed by Robert Dean of Sierra Drilling. A letter from Mr. Paulus to Dr. John Sharp, the District's geologist , was read stating Mr. Paulus dissatis- faction with the performance of Mr. Dean in the drilling of this well . A statement was signed by Mr. Dean stating the well was suitable for pumping and the shaft was straight. Mr. Paulus did not feel this signed statement would allow any recourse should the well not be suitable for pumping. Mr. Paulus reported, however, that after remov- ing the driller' s equipment from the well site , the well appears to be satisfactory. Dr. Sharp will be up shortly to report his recommend- ations on how to pump a higher yield from the well . The cost to remove q . Q5 Old Business . . . continued the well driller' s equipment was $600 which will be deducted from the approximate $1 , 200 still owing Bob Dean. Mr. Paulus suspected the pump will be installed within two or three weeks . A letter from Dr. Sharp is pending stating the well shaft is straight. Mr. Paulus suggested having ajoint meeting with representatives of the Sanitary, Park and Recreation, and Cemetery Districts to discuss the possibilities of a merger between the districts . Due to the many complications involved in such a merger, Mr. Paulus recommended a professional feasibility study would be needed. Attorney Joynt said a merger would involve going through LAFCO and putting the merger to the vote of the people, both registered voters and land owners within the district. It was decided to write the three districts afore mentioned asking if they would be interested in a joint meet- ing with a representative or two of the districts . Director Sutton wanted to know what the procedures would be to reorganize the - dis- tricts into one. The PUC examination will be conducted the week of April 22 thru 26 by Harold Heidrick. He proposes to study the line construction not previously examined on one day; another day with the line crews to determine the district ' s overall construction, maintenance , operation procedures , etc. ; and the third day with the bookkeeping accounts . Director Sutton asked if he also intends to meet with individual directors as 'originally proposed. Mr. Paulus did not know if he plans to do this . Director Sutton asked how soon before the annual audit would be com- pleted. Mr. Paulus thought it would be available for the next meet- ing. Mr. Paulus told Director Sutton that the auditing firm is no longer assisting with the bookkeeping. He thought a bill for these services was forthcoming. A letter from Auditor-Controller John Trauner was read regarding his recent visit with Mr. Paulus and the County aiding the district on bookkeeping services . Mr. Trauner stated in his letter that the distance factor was too great to put the accounting system on the County computor. The cost to install a terminal in the district office is excessive in that a full-time accountant could be hired at less expense . Mr. Trauner recommended that the present account- ing equipment be upgraded to the magnetic tapeequipment to save time , as well as keep the accounting system current within the office itself. Mr. Paulus showed the directors a circular on a $25 ,000 Bourmugh' s billing machine. The lease cost was thought to be $5 5 0 per month. Programing of this machine costs $20 per hour by the Bourrough' s Company. Plumas Sierra Co-op has a billing-bookkeeping machine similar to this model which they purchased. Mr. Paulus did not think the present adding-machine-type billing machine would be worth anything as trade-in or sale. The W. River Street Assessment District petitions have not been mailed to the landowners as yet. Director Craig asked if Mr. Paulus had yet borrowed George Pifer' s Federal Environmental Water Study. Mr. Paulus stated he had not contacted Mr. Pifer regarding this but would following the meeting. Director Craig requested Attorney Joynt to look into a director examining the personnel files . Attorney Joynt stated he would look into this and report back to the board. Director Sutton asked Attorney Joynt if the Initiative on Political Reform recently sent was just for informative purposes . Mr. Joynt said that is was . Director Sutton also wanted to know if Duane Anderson was in conflict of interest regarding discussion on the Truckee Mobile Home Park located on South River Street . Attorney Joynt said he had done research on this matter but at the request of Director D. Anderson. Mr. Joynt asked for clarification on how he should proceed on subjects dealing with individual director' s requests . The Directors agreed that the legal work done by Mr. Joynt should be at the request of the President of the Board. Page Two - April 16 , 1974 `�t�D EMPLOYEE WAGE AND BENEFIT DISCUSSION Mr. John Stralla, IBEW Representative , was present at the meeting to discuss the proposals presented by both the union and management on this year' s employee agreement. Title 2. 2 Sick Leave : Mr. Stralla explained that this title should be clarified to state that after the employees six-month probationary period, he/she will be entitled to 6 days sick leave . The District does give credit for these days but it is unclear in the agreement. Title 4 Standby : The staggered work week was discussed. Mr. Stralla quoted that for 63 hours standby,y, an employee is paid only 10 of these hours . Mr. Paulus estimated $3 , 700 is spent in one year for standby. According to Mr. Paulus , Alturas power company has a standby that is based on the number of hours in a payperiod. If an employee is asked to standby, he receives 20 0 of the hours within that pay period paid for standby. The Plumas Sierra Co-op , which is also about the same size as the PUD, does not have a standby. The manager, lineforeman, and electric supervisor have their telephones listed for evenings and week-ends but are not paid. Mr. Stralla enlightened the Board to the fact that there are only three Qualified journeyman lineman available for this type of work. With this small crew, there are limits placed on what these men can do with electrical lines . The larger electric companies employ a trouble- man that goes to a problem on the line , determines what needs to be done , and either fixes it himself if possible or calls additional lineman. With a larger company, the likelihood of obtaining help in emergencies is greater than when there are three journeyman lineman available as is the case in this district . Mr. Stralla told the board that there are also laws such as the California Division of Industrial Safety, Fair Labor Standards , and other federal and state laws applicable to having a 7-day work week, which may not allow this schedule to become affective. When asked by the board why the employ- ees did not desire to have a staggered work week, Bruce Grow indi- cated that the employees felt this would disrupt family life . He said that when an employee desires to go out of town with his family, he must take the children out of school which is customarily not allowed. Mr. Stralla said he spoke with the employees , and they do not want to standby on week-ends , which would save the district approximately $3, 700 per year. Mr. Paulus wanted to try the staggered work week on a temporary basis to see what inequities resulted. During the evenings when there are no employees working, Mr. Paulus proposed putting four lineman' s phone numbers on the after-hours telephone message . If there was no answer at the first number, the caller would continue on down the line until he receives an answer. John Stralla thought that the union contract would have to be altered if the work week became staggered, as holi- days would have to be considered and also the second day off for the employee would have to be considered his Sunday, which entitles him to doubletime pay. It was decided to have Mr. Paulus meet with Mr. Stralla and work out the details of this schedule prior to final vote by the board and employees . Title 5 Overtime : The board agreed the employees would be paid for all time worked from 1 : 00 a.m. to 8 : 00 a.m. at two times the hourly rate . The additional holiday of Good Friday will not be granted. The increase from 12� to 15� per mile has been agreed by the Board to give this to the employee when he/she uses their personal vehicle for business . Title 9 Vacations : The Board did not want to give the employees 22 vacation days after ten years but rather proposed 20 vacation days after fifteen years . After a short caucus , the union counter-proposed 20 vacation days after twelve years of service . Nothing was decided on this as the Board did not accept the union's counter-proposal . Title 13 Funeral Leave : The wording for this title. would be changed to read, "A funeral leave may be taken for an employee or spouse ' s mother, father , brother, sister, son, daughter, stepchild, half-brothers Page Three - April 16 , 1974 Employee Wage and Benefit Discussion and half-sisters , foster parents , grandparents , or a more distant relative who was a member of the employee 's immediate house-hold at the time of death. " The union agreed to this wording. Title 14 Meals : The board proposed placing limits of $2 . 00 for breakfast , $2 . 50 for lunch, and $6 . 00 for dinner. After long dis- cussion, it was decided to leave the meals without a limit. Mr. Stralla clarified the request for one-half hour additional time if an employee chooses not to eat a meal. He shall be paid a total of one hour if he elects not to eat. This was -justified by Mr. Stralla ..� by the fact that if an employee does eat a meal , he is paid one-half hour for consumption plus the cost of the meal. The rate the employee is paid for this hour would be the applicable rate at the time he is working. Director Sutton asked what the other utilities did for meals . Sierra Pacific pays one-half hour for consumption plus the cost of the meal. If the employee who works for Sierra Pacific chooses not to eat a meal, he is paid one-half hour only. PG &E has a similar policy. Mr. Stralla told the board that at Mt. Wheeler Power Company, if an employee chooses not to eat a meal , he is paid one-half hour at the applicable overtime rate plus $4. 50 which represents the cost of a meal . The board and union agreed that this practice could also be used within this district . Final approval of this will be at the same time the other proposals are finalized. Discussion on limiting the meal expenditures continued. However, it was mutually agreed to leave these limits . out of the employee agree- ment as the overspending has not occured recently. The board decided to leave meal expenditures up to the discretion of the employees . Title 17 Vacancies : Mr. Stralla said this clause would mainly be for the female employees . If a vacancy arises , Mr. Stralla felt they should have the first opportunity to apply for the job before hiring someone off the street. He felt the same should be true for an office-clerical vacancy. If a meter reader feels he would be better in an office-clerical job , he should have the first opportunity to apply for this job . The board agreed to this clarification. --• Title 20 Employee Benefit Program: The union is interested in updating the present medical plan. Also, the Relative Value Sche- dule rate would like to be increased from $5 to $6 . Director Sutton asked Mr. Stralla if the medical plan upgrading could be reviewed aad discussed by Mr. Paulus and Mr. Stralla and then have an amend- ment made to the union agreement . He said this could be done . Regarding the pay increase , President Waters told Mr. Stralla the Board was willing to increase the pay 7% . Mr. Stralla told the Board that the cost of living has increased 9 . 4% from December 1973 to present. He said this increase was based on the Department of Labor Statistics . After a short caucus with the union employees , Mr. Stralla counter-proposed an increase of 7. 8% . President Waters informed Mr. Stralla that the board would not go any higher than 7. 5% . Director Sutton asked what percentage increase Sierra Pacific was receiving this year. Mr. Stralla thought it would be 8% . Director Criag wanted to see our increase the same as Sierra Pacific' s . He did not feel we should be lower than the larger companies , as the District will have trouble attracting competent help. John Stralla proposed tentatively going with 7. 5% and if Sierra Pacific gets 8% , then the District' s increase would change to 8% . The board did not agree to this . Director R. Anderson agreed to 7 . 5% providing the employees are willing to try the 7-day work week. The other direc- tors agreed to the 7. 5% pay increase . +`"'' Mr. Stralla asked the Board if they would increase the female workers' pay up to Sierra Pacific' s pay schedule . The Board informed him that this was agreed to at the last regular meeeting. Mr. Stralla proposed adding a new job classification to the agreement applicable to a lead lineman that supervises underground installations . He would receive $ . 15 per hour pay increase for the time he spends as a lead lineman. Directors R. Anderson, Sutton , and Craig were in favor of adding this classification to the union agreement with the 15� additional pay. Page Four - April 16 , 1974 s (�4► g Employee Wage and Benefit Discussion . . . continued Mr. Paulus wanted to have the requirement that a permanent employee must reside within the district's geographical boundaries added to the union agreement . Directors D. Anderson, R. Anderson and Waters were in favor of requiring new employees to live within the district. Mr. Stralla did not see any reason why this could not be added to the agreement ; however, he did want to protect the employees that are presently employed and living outside the district' s boundaries . It was decided to have Mr. Paulus and Mr. Joynt look into what limits can be placed on new employees as far as this is concerned. Director Sutton wanted the agreement changed in Exhibit B to read, "All persons making application shall have equal opportunity without regard to race , color, creed, national origin, sex (addition) , and age (addition) . " John Stralla suggested adopting Sierra Pacific' s language , which reads , "It is the policy of the .company and union not to discriminate against any employee because of his race , creed, sex, color, age or national origin. " This was agreeable . Director R. Anderson pointed out that the serviceman electrician and working foreman for the water department in the union agreement are not required to have a valid California drivers license , which Mr. Stralla said was an accidental omission. This requirement will be added to this year' s agreement . Due to the lateness of the meeting , the regular agenda items with the exception of Surplus Land and Manager' s Report will be continued to the special meeting of April 18, 1974. SURPLUS LAND Mr. Calvin Bright has written requesting information on the parcel of land that is located at the end of South River Street which the board granted an easement through last year to provide access to the Truckee Mobile Home Park property. Mr. Bright is the developer of this mobile home park. He is interested in purchasing this land. This land was recently appraised at $5 ,000 by Noble Murray. Dan Cook has stated this land will not be needed by the District in the future. The entire parcels , including the easement given to Nevada County for road purposes , would be sold. Attorney Joynt suggested selling the parcel of land with a contin- gency that the new owner will defend the District in the lawsuit that is pending. Directors R. Anderson, Sutton, Craig and Waters were not in favor of declaring this land surplus until after the possible lawsuit by Adele Jones is settled. Director D . Anderson wanted to have Dan Cook and Harold Heidrick review these parcels to see if there would be any potential use of it. Duane Anderson thought the same should be done with all other land the District owns that is not being used. Regarding this specific parcel , Director D. Anderson wanted to find out if the district can declare this parcel surplus legally, and see what the Jones-Rich suit developes into. i i i MANAGER' S REPORT i Regarding accounting services , Director Craig wanted the manager' s recommendation as to how to get the bookkeeping done . He felt if keeping up the bookkeeping involves hiring a bookkeeper, then one should be hired. Director Sutton thought the district needed recom- mendations from some source as to the alternatives the District might have as a solution to the accounting needs . It was decided to put the subject on the agenda for the next regular meeting. Discussion on Attorney Joynt rendering legal opinions to individual directors continued. Director ;Sutton thought that a brief telephone opinion could be rendered. Duane Anderson' s possible conflict of interest in the Truckee Mobile Home Park was discussed. It was decided i I QC1 Page Five -April 16 , 1974 � • Manager's Report continued to have Attorney Joynt further look into Director D. Anderson' s possible conflict and report back to the board with his opinion. President Waters_ brought up the smoking problem within the board room. He suggested a ten-minute break after every hour foie the smokers within the board room. Director Sutton suggested beter ventilation within the room. There being no further business to come before the board, it was moved by Director R. Anderson and seconded by Director Craig that F the meeting be adjourned. All aye ; motion carried. The regular meeting of the Board of Directors was adjourned by President Roy Waters at 11: 15 p .m. TRUCKEE-DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT BY:­!Z� ,,�,J" /� ROY WATT , PRESIDENT OF BOARD V)Q MERR L N KIN KINZI RECORDING SEgETARY r-- Page Six - April 167 1974 00 STATEMENT OF GENERAL FUND Bank Balance - 3-29- 74 73, 223. 59 Deposits 67, 375 . 22 Approved Billings 829470 . 17 Frank Beardsley 150 .00 State Board of Equalization 21 . 45 Post Office Postage 250 .00 U. S. Leasing 25 . 26 IBEW union dues 83. 50 Public Emp. Retirement 4, 825. 36 ^' Internal Revenue taxes 21040 .60 Dept. of HRD 11812 . 77 State Compensation 452 . 33 Armanko (3. 78) Petty Cash 49 . 51 (921,177. 17) PAYROLL -15-74 DT OT STANDBY GROSS NET Paulus 750 .00 547. 22 Silva 26 . 80 85 . 84 743. 64 566 . 20 Reynolds 19 . 96 66 . 50 671.66 507. 25 Lopez 66 . 50 651. 70 459 . 56 Sharp 23. 44 26 . 37 29 . 30 594. 79 431. 84 Krajewski 575 . 00 432 . 31 Grow 29 .94 561. 94 433. 29 Straub 510 . 40 369 . 34 Connell 421. 52 299 .04 Barry 9 . 98 399 . 82 337. 13 Craig 349 . 68 264.66 Kinzie 24. 15 307. 51 244 . 14 Kirchner 9 . 16 277. 56 200 . 74 Rose 33.00 30 . 74 (59123. 46) 50 . 24 205 . 40 162 . 30 6848. 22 Bank Balance - 4-15-74 439298. 18 BILLS FOR BOARD' S APPROVAL Directors 500 .00 George Cattan 258 . 75 A. Carlisle office exp. 24. 43 Wilsey F Ham mis . eng. 788.61 M. McDonough legal 1 ,387.08 KPF Electric bolts & Misc. 14. 39 Sunrise Lab . water tests 13. 75 Sierra Sun tfr. advert . 6 .00 O.B. ' s Board 2 meals 9. 55 011ies Texaco gas 15 .99 Truckee Tahoe Lumber rental house-door, misc. - 147. 26 Allied Auto 21. 83 Alpha Hdwe. gloves , bolts , pulleys 52 . 72 Ambrassini F Chalmers pump control 34. 85 Crane Supply water service parts 463. 79 Nevada Safety Supply hard hat , glasses 12 .01 City Linen rugs 16 .00 The Gerin Corp. oil tester 27 .65 W. W. Grainger, Inc. 32 . 43 Western Auto seat cover 14. 12 �..*. Wedco arrestors 11794.98 Wedco 3-50 KVA tfrs . 1,266 . 30 Crown Life L.T. disability 109 .04 Anixter Pruzan tools , bolts 284. 71 Anixter conductor 387. 20 Calif. Assoc. of Emp. quarterly dues 75 .00 Tom' s T.V. 6 mos . cable 39 .00 Styris-Sutton pump parts 9 . 46 Atlantic Richfield gas 229 . 43 Tom Paulus 'Biz' Johnson dinner 9 . 75 Delta Lines 2 freight bills 29 .68 9• 10 ! Bills for Board' s Approval . . . continued Linjac Supply 2 batteries 50 . 70 Tahoe National Forest annual water line easements 187. 20 Radar Eng. pole gain 94. 16 RTE tfrs 1 ,326 . 15 Sangamo Elec. Co. meters 60 .96 G.E. S. S. tfr. insp. 321 .50 Dura Test lights 134. 72 --� Sierra Pacific cross arms 20 . 40 (101271. 55) Bank Balance after payment of above 33,026 .63 i TRUCKEE - DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT POST OFFICE BOX 309 TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA 95734 TELEPHONE 587-3896 APRIL 17 , 1974 THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TRUCKEE-DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ON THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1974, AT 7: 00 P.M. IN THE CONFER- ENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT. AGENDA: 7: 00 P.M. EXECUTIVE SESSION Discussion of Tahoe Donner Power Contract UPON ADJOURNMENT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE MEETING WILL RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION TO CONTINUE AGENDA ITEMS NOTCOMPLETED AT REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL lb . AGENDA: b . Proposed Budget - 1974 Water Dept. Improvements 7. Transformer Bid Award 8. Line Truck Acquisition 9 . W. River Street Mobile Home Park i APRIL 18, 1974 The special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Truckee-Donner Public Utility District was called to order by the president at 9 :05 p.m. in the conference room. ROLL CALL: J. Craig, present ; D. Anderson, present ; P. Sutton, present ; R. Anderson, present ; R. Waters , present. EMPLOYEES PRESENT: Paulus , Kinzie , Krajewski GUESTS PRESENT: Attorney Joynt , Sierra Sun Reporter Mr. Paulus announced that the board authorized Martin McDonough, the District' s attorney , to prepare a supplemental electrical contract with Dart Resorts for the Board' s consideration. It is hopeful this supplemental agreement will be ready for public review by May 1 , 1974. 1974 BUDGET - WATER DEPT. IMPROVEMENTS Mr. Paulus reported that Dan Cook' s recommendations for water improve- ments are as follows : A Tank: Mr. Cook proposes having a 50 ,000 gallon tank constructed in the Armstrong Tract , which was also recommended by the 1968 water study done by Walters , Ball, Hibdon, and Shaw. The cost is estimated at $30 ,000 which includes the piping. The tank would be bolted steel and located on district-owned property. The Armstrong Tract is with- out adequate fire flow and has low water pressure . The board agred to this water improvement. Eight-inch Line : An eight-inch line would be installed along the Broc way Shortcut from the Southside well line to the bridge. An estimated 2, 200 feet of pipe will be needed for this project. Mr. ^' Paulus anticipates using district pipe that was purchased three years ago. This line extension is estimated at $36 ,000 , which Mr. Paulus thought included the cost of the pipe that the district possesses . Tie-in at Alley on Riverside Drive : Dan Cook also proposes bringing the eight-inch line from the sout side well across the bridge to tie in at the alley on Riverside Drive . This line would tie into the existing Tonini System. The cost to cross the bridge and tie into the Tonini System was estimated at $4,500 . Dan Cook justifies the latter two improvements as being an alternate source of water for the district' s system. All of these improvements will go out to bid as contractural jobs if the board authorizes the projects as professional contractors have better equipment and can get the job done faster than district employ- ees . The manager asked for approval to go to bid on these three pro- jects . D. Anderson moved to have the final contract drawing prepared by Dan Cook to go to bid for the Armstrong tank. He also moved to have Mr. Cook prepare an engineer' s estimate on the cost of the latter two porjects and consider them when the engineer's estimate is com- pleted. The cost of the tank is to be paid for from money in Time Deposit which has been paid by Developers for water source improve- ments . Seconded by R. Anderson. ROLL CALL: J. Craig, aye ; D. Anderson, aye ; P. Sutton, aye ; R. Anderson, aye ; R. Waters , aye . Budget: Mr. Paulus asked for approval of the budget. Director Sutton stateJ the board had not agreed on the items within the budget. It was decided to place this item on the agenda of the next regular meeting. Director Sutton suggested going through the same process as other districts concerning budgets which is printing the proposed budget in the legal section of the newspaper and calling a public hearing before the budget is adopted. She felt this way the people would be more aware of the proposed 4% power rate increase included in the tentative budget and could oppose it if they wished. 90 �0*'"2. TRANSFORMER BID AWARD Mr. Harold Heidrick, the district 's electrical engineering consultant, has recommended the bid award go to WESTECH for Spokane Transformers . An associate of Mr. Heidrick' s also recommended WESTECH. However, Mr. Paulus informed the board that Spokane Transformers are not on REA's list of acceptable p admount transformers . Sierra Pacific Power Company has never heard of or done business with Spokane Transformers . Mr. Paulus read the letter received from Mr. Bledsoe representing WESTECH which was to clarify the bid. However , Mr. Paulus still was not certain as to the contents of the letter. t Mr. Paulus read another letter from Joe Joynt that stated that the board could award the bid to the "lowest responsible" bidder. He said if the board felt WESTECH was not reponsible, this would be legal grounds not to award the bid to them. Director Sutton favored the fact that WESTECH had a representative present at the bid opening and followed through with a clarification of the delivery date and charges . Mr. Heidrick' s associate checked with users of Spokane Transformers in Washington which had no dis- satisfaction with the transformer. It was moved by Director D. Anderson and seconded by Director Sutton that the board accept WESTECH' s bid for Package A and B. This was justified by the fact that Package A from RTE was lower than WESTECH, however, the delivery date for RTE was approximately one year later. In Package B, WESTECH is the lower bidder. ROLL CALL: J. Craig, aye; D. Anderson, aye; P. Sutton, aye; R. An erson, aye ; R. Waters , no. So moved. LINE TRUCK ACQUISITION Pak Power has been contacted regarding a lease on a four-wheel drive line truck which costs $31,150 and leases for $1 ,575 per month. This price includes an auger which is a digger for setting poles . To exclude the auger, the price would decrease $3,500 . If the auger works satisfactorily, Mr. Paulus proposes removing the pole hoist from the present 1967 ladder truck leaving the bins intact for water department-materials . A tilt trailer would be used with this ladder truck to transport the district' s backhoe from each job site. The present lease arrangements for a second backhoe made with Oroville Truck and Tractor will have to be cancelled, according to Mr. Paulus . The tilt trailer will cost about $4 , 300 according to an Oroville Truck and Tractor representative . Mr. Paulus did not feel this ladder truck will have much resale value . The district presently owns a 1965 ladder truck that cost $10 ,356 when purchased. The truck has been in the repair shop in Oakland to have the ladder fixed. Mr. Paulus did not think the ladder could be repaired so that it operates safely. If the board should decide to purchase the four-wheel drive line truck with an auger for $31,150 , PAK power will allow $1 , 800 trade-in for the 1965 ladder truck. The bank will loan the money at 4 2 percent interest for three years at $896 monthly. If the line truck is leased, Pak Power will allow 150 of the lease price towards the purchase price. Joe Joynt informed Mr. Paulus that a lease-purchase line truck would have to go to bid. The possibility of converting this line truck the same as the 1967 line truck was discussed. Mr. Paulus did not think the ---- 1965 line truck could be converted due to its light body. It was decided to have Mr. Paulus look into the facts and figures from other suppliers regarding line truck acquisition and present the resuls at the next regular meeting. D. Anderson thought the board should first decide if the district needs another line truck. A new vehicle will take from 200 to 250 days delivery; whereas , a leased one will be available for the summer construction season. SOUTH RIVER STREET MOBILE HOME PARK Mr. Paulus reported that the developers of the Truckee Mob:Ue Home - 1 74 �t�V Page Two April 18 , 9 • S. River STreet Mobile Home Park . . . continued Park on South River Street are asking the board to waive the $150 per space water connection fee. Mr. Ed Aweeka installed his own water system at the Coachland Mobile Home Park which included plastic piping throughout with one piece of galvanized pipe . Mr. Paulus said Sierra Pacific in Reno states they are not respon- sible for water lines beyond the County Right of Way. Tahoe City P.U.D. follows the same practice. North Tahoe PUD has master meter- ing for mobile home parks . Director Sutton asked what the Sanitary Districk did. Director D. Anderson asked if he could answer this Question. The Question of a conflict of interest between D. Anderson and the Truckee Mobile Home Park was again discussed. Director D. Anderson stated that although he did not feel he was in conflict, he would refrain from voting on any matters pertaining to the Truckee Mobile Home Park. Attorney Joynt did not feel that he could reach a better opinion than he had concluded in the letter to Duane Ander- son which was discussed at the last regular meeting. He had talked with Attorney McDonough regarding the facts used to reach this con- clusion and Mr. McDonough cited a recent similar instance dealing with conflict of interest in Sacramento. The City Attorney of Sacramento reached the same conclusion as Attorney Joynt which was that there was no conflict of interest ; however, due to the contro- versy involved, Mr. Joynt thought D. Anderson' s decision not to vote in these matters was wise . Since it is presently the understanding of the district to have the developer install the water service within a mobile home park without paying $150 per site, there was no need to discuss this further. The source and storage charge of $75 per space will be charged, based on Resolution 7206 . Director R. Anderson suggested having a policy written that clarifies the procedures that will be taken for new mobile home parks so that confusion does not reoccur. This will be looked into by the manager to see if present resolutions will have to be amended or a new one prepared. There being no further business to come before the board, it was moved by Director D. Anderson and seconded by Director Craig that the meeting be adjourned. All -aye; motion carried. The special meeting of the Board of Directors was adjourned by President Roy Waters at 10 : 45 p.m. TRUCKEE-DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT BY: ROY WATE , P IDE T OF THE BOARD ER N &IALIM, RECORDING RET RY t 'P�9 1\ �