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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-09-04 Min - Board SEPTEMBER 4, 1973 The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Truckee-Donner Public Utility District was called to order by President 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: John Craig, Winifred Loehr, Pat Sutton, Gene Aiello, Mr. & Mrs . Keith Meador, John B. Williams , Jeanne Sollen. EMPLOYEES PRESENT: Paulus , Kinzie , Krajewski , Silva. MINUTES OF AUGUST 21 , 1973 The President asked if there were any additions , corrections , or omis- sions to the Minutes of August 21, 1973. It was moved by Director D. Anderson and seconded by Director 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 R. Anderson and seconded by Director D. Anderson that the bills be paid. All aye ; motion carried. FINANCIAL STUDY - MR. GENE AIELLO Tom Paulus introduced Mr. Aiello to the Board. Mr. Aiello represents the Bank of America Financial Consulting Services . He explained a few things about their practices . They work only for public agencies on bond issues , feasibility reports , special reports and projects to do with long-term finances . The board members asked if he could give them a price for the study. Mr. Aiello did not feel he had enough inform- ation on what they wanted covered in the study and a price would not reflect any accurancy. The board decided to have a committee get to- gether with Tom and decide what they wanted covered in the financial study. The committee is to be made up of two board members ; Director Duane Anderson and Rex Anderson. Mr. Aiello will be contacted after the outline has been completed so he may submit a proposal with cost specifications . WHOLESALE POWER INCREASE Tom Paulus reported that the expenses for the rate case that was fought in November 1972 amounted to $7 ,400 ; $3 ,500 for Martin McDonough's services , $2 ,800 for the electrical engineering , and $1 ,073 for George Cattan' s expenses . The present rate increase will necessitate the ser- vices of an electrical engineer, also. Tom Paulus estimated it would cost $1 ,000 for a feasibility study to see if it would be profitable to fight the increase ; $500 for Mr. McDonough' s services and $500 for Wilsey & Ham, an electrical consulting firm. Director Stone moved that we engage Martin McDonough and Harold Heidrick of Wilsey and Ham to decide if we should protest the increase ; the max- imum expense not to exceed $1,000 . The motion was seconded by Director D. Anderson. ROLL CALL: H. Loehr, aye; D. Anderson, aye ; N. Stone , aye; R. Anderson, aye ; R. ,Waters no. SURPLUS LAND The Board and Tom Paulus went over the eight parcels of land to decide an appropriate price for each one . After doing so, they decided there was too much money involved and that we should consult a certified appraiser for his evaluation of the land. It was moved by Director Stone and seconded by Director R. Anderson that we take the entire package and present it to three different appraisers and secure their offering on what they would appraise the package for the estimated value . ROLL CALL: H. Loehr, no ; D. Anderson, aye; N. Stone , aye ; R. Anderson, aye ; R. Waters , n0 . SO MOVED. Page 156 DART RESORTS - 2- SEPTEMBER 4 , 1973 Tom Paulus told the board that Dart and our attorney have come up with two different agreements on the Donner Lake intake . They are negotiating another one on the bth of September . This subject was tabled until the next regular meeting. MANAGERS REPORT Manager spoke with Paul Chamberlain on the Ford LTD and he does not see any reason why we cannot sell the car to Mr. Tonini since it was lower than the specified minimum bid. He made his decision from the fact that we had specified in the bid package that the board could waive any and all irregularities . We have checked into some vandalism insurance for our substations and tanks . We are not going to be able to get vandalism alone ; we must also take out fire and evended coverage . The total would cost about $1, 400 per year in addition to our present premium. The board asked Mr. Paulus to check with other insurance agencies to see what kind of premiums they offer on this insurance . Mr. & Mrs . Ralph Tclle-fmn have proposed selling their land surround- ing the Tonini springs for $10 ,000 plus the four parcels the District owns on West River Street. After discussion on the subject , it was decided not to buy the land and save our four parcels for public bid. The company picnic will be the 8th at 3: 00 p.m. at the West end of Donner Lake . It will be a pot-luck; a $1 .00 donation is being charged if stag and $2 .00 per family to pay for the meat that will be served. Roy Waters read correspondence from Mr. Pete Heinrich who asked ques- tions of the board on REA loans - what they are used for; the Tahoe Donner subdivision - who paid for the distribution lines ; our board meetings-if they were open to the public; our rates - why they are 25% higher than Sierra Pacific. Mr. Paulus replied to his letter and -.. answered all of his questions . Mr. John B. Williams came before the board and proposed to them the sale of the Donner Lake Utility Company to the Truckee-Donner PUD. He thought the DLUC' s well at the West end of Donner Lake could supply enough water to feed into the Tahoe Donner system. when asked where this water comes from, he replied it is from a ground water stream, but originally the well was going to withdraw water from Donner Lake . A copy of his proposal in letter form is attached as part of the Min- utes . The board told Mr. Williams that we would have Dan Cook and Dr. John Sharp further examine the proposal and the DLUC' s facilities . 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 the president, Roy Waters , at 9 : 50 p.m. BY: A) ROY WATER ESIDENT OF THE BOARD 7yjjvu�' MERRILYN KI ZIE, CORDI-NG §9CRETARY Page 157