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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-04-04 Min - Board REGULAR MEETING April 4, 2012 In accordance with District Code Section 2.08.010, the TDPUD minutes are action only minutes All Board meetings are recorded on a digital format which is preserved perpetually and made available for listening to any interested party upon their request. The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District was called to order at 6:00 PM in the TDPUD Board room by President Laliotis. ROLL CALL: Directors Joe Aguera, Jeff Bender, Ron Hemig, and Tony Laliotis were present. Director Laura Clauson Ferree was absent. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Director Bender led the Board and public in the Pledge of Allegiance. EMPLOYEES PRESENT Kathy Neus, Ian Fitzgerald, Neil Kaufman, Steven Poncelet, Michael Holley and Barbara Cahill CONSULTANTS PRESENT None OTHERS PRESENT Mark Lighty CHANGES TO THE AGENDA General Manager Holley asked to remove Agenda Item Number 12 from the Consent Calendar: CONSIDERATION OF CANCELLING THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING ON APRIL 18, 2012 This item involves cancellation of the regular Board meeting on April 18, 2012 due to a lack of District business. PUBLIC INPUT Mark Lighty recently purchased a home at 10433 Somerset which was built in 1982. All the fees due at the time were paid. The water was off for 10 years. About 3 weeks ago, he came in to sign up for service. District staff came out and turned on the water. A week later, Mr. Lighty got a call from the District that $5,200 was due for facilities and connection fees. He said this is like $5,200 for doing zero. This does not make any sense. Administra- tive Manager Bob Mescher agreed to take off $885, leaving a balance of about $4,300. There was never a physical disconnect from the service. It is just a valve. NID charges about $75 per year for a standby. Mr. Lighty feels something like that a standby might be reasonable to charge. Michael Holley told him that TSD is about $900 to reconnect and the TTSA is around $5,000. There is a pretty high disparity between the two. Mr. Lighty feels $5,000 is unreasonable to pay. This house has been there; it was a ball valve that was turned on. He is requesting that the fees be waived or handled in a different way, like with 1 Minutes: April 4 2012 a standby charge. Mr. Lighty read the section of District Code, but feels this is just wrong and hopes the Board will agree. Michael Holley told the Board that the District Code states that after 5 years from the date of disconnect, the customer is responsible for current connection and facilities fees. Board discussion followed with a decision to place this item on the April 18 agenda with a sum- mary of the charges, the District Code section, and what other agencies charge in these cases. The Board would need to approve or deny this appeal to the District Code. DIRECTOR UPDATE Director Hemig stated that the Municipal Utilities Financing Authority (MUFA) met on March 28, 2012. MUFA has the authority to issue bonds for financing of different purposes, say a prepaid gas project. MUFA has not found a gas project because conditions are not right. But it appears there could be a window of opportunity. So MUFA looked at UAMPS bond compliance and management policy which has already been drafted and approved at UAMPS. MUFA found if they adopted this document, it would actually position thier author- ity to move quicker if there is an opportunity to buy prepaid gas. So MUFA took action to appoint UAMPS to administer this policy. PUBLIC HEARING: THE 2012 WATER MASTER PLAN President Laliotis opened the public hearing at 6:15 PM. There was no public input and no correspondence had been received prior to the public hearing. The public hearing was closed at 6:16 PM. CONSENT CALENDAR CONSIDERATION OF THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF LED HOLIDAY LIGHTS This item involves the annual purchase of LED Holiday Lights. CONSIDERATION OF THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF CFL'S This item involves awarding a contract to purchase the "Big 6" Compact Flu- orescent Lights. CONSIDERATION OF THE PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT COMPUTERS This item involves the purchase of replacement computers for electric and water vehicles and field crews. CONSIDERATION OF A CONTRACT WITH crmORBIT REGARDING A CONSERVA- TION DATA BASE SYSTEM This item involves a contract for a Data Base System than would assist the Conservation Department with rebate processing and pro- gram reporting. F Director Bender moved, and Director Aguera seconded, that the Board approve the con- sent calendar. ROLL CALL: Director Ferree, absent; All other Directors, aye. SO MOVED. 2 Minutes: April 4 2012 ROUTINE BUSINESS TREASURER'S REPORT: March 31, 2012 Approval of the fund balances as of February 29, 2012 Director Hemig moved, and Di- rector Bender seconded, that the Board approve the treasurer's report for the month ended February 29, 2012. ROLL CALL: Director Ferree, absent; All other Directors, aye. SO MOVED. Approval of disbursements for March 2012 Director Aguera moved, and Director Bend- er seconded, that the Board approve the March 2012 disbursements report. ROLL CALL: Director Ferree, absent; All other Directors, aye. SO MOVED. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR MARCH 7, 2012 Director Hemig moved, and Director Aguera seconded, that the Board approve the minutes of March 7, 2012. ROLL CALL: Director Ferree, absent; All other Directors, aye. SO MOVED. CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - GOVERNMENT CODE SEC- TION 54957 (E): GENERAL MANAGER PERFORMANCE PLAN REVIEW RETURN TO OPEN SESSION Report from Closed Session There was no reportable action. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 7:41 PM. TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT Tony Laliotis, President Prepared by r—A) Barbara Cahill, Deputy District Clerk 3 Minutes: April 4 2012