HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-03-20 Min - Board . REGULAR MEETING
March 20, 1996
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The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District was
called to order at 7:05 PM in the TDPUD Board Room by President Hemig.
ROLL CALL; Directors Joe Aguera, Bob Jones, Patricia Sutton and Ron Hemig were present.
EMPLOYEES PRESENT. Peter Holzmeister, Kathy Neus and Dave Rully.
CONSULTANTS PRESENT. Consulting Engineer Keith Sauers.
OTHERS PRESENT; No others were present in the audience.
PUBLIC INPUT
The general Manager reported to the Board that Water Superintendent David Rully has submitted
a resignation after twenty years of employment with the District. Individual directors expressed
appreciation for the service Dave provided to the District
• A motion was made and seconded to add to the agenda a discussion of the Town of Truckee
draft policy on encroachment permits and trench restoration standards. the motion passed
unanimously. Keith Sauers described the change in policy being considered by the Town. After
discussion a motion was made and seconded directing Board President Hemig, the District
General Manager, and Keith Sauers to attend to Town Council meeting to object to the terms of
the new policy. The motion passed unanimously.
Discussion of water facilities fees. The General Manager led a discussion of facilities fees and
AB 1600. There was considerable discussion of the origin of the Distinct facilities fees, the rules
imposed by AB 1600, and the projects needed to be built to accommodate growth as identified
in the District water master plan. The discussion was not completed and staff was asked to
continue the discussion to the next workshop meeting .
Discussion of water and electric connection charges. The General Manager presented a
report to the Board on the final accounting for water and electric connection charges for 1995.
It showed that our current water and overhead electric connection charges are collecting enough
money to pay for the cost of the work, while the electric underground connection fee is not
collecting enough money. Staff was asked to make a recommendation to the Board at a future
business meeting regarding how the fees should be changed, if at all.
Discussion of utilization of standardized charges. The general Manager led a discussion of
the District's practice of charging actual cost for various service provided to customers or
contractors. The discussion centered around the cumbersome accounting procedures that are
required to keep track of the actual costs of specific projects and to send out closing bills or
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required to keep track of the actual costs of specific projects and to send out closing bills or
refund checks. There was general consensus that the Board supports standardization of some
charges, similar to the standardized connection fees. Staff was asked to put together a policy
and fee schedule for consideration at a business meeting.
Monthly staff reports were reviewed.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 PM
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