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Memorandum
To: Board of Directors
Date: September 12, 2003
Board meeting: September 17, 2003
1. Please find attached letter from Scott Saibini. He will speak during Public Input.
2. Agenda Item #5 not enclosed in the Board Packet, to be delivered before the
September 17, 2003 meeting:
Broadband Business Implementation: System Financing; Letter of
Engagement with Barton Creek LTD.
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09/11/2003 15:52 FAX 7753290478 PAR - BARKER 0002
September 11,2003
Truckee Donner PUD
Ron Hemig
PO Box 309
Truckee,CA 96160
Re: 9-17-03 Board Meeting
Gentlemen
I would like to have our name placed on the agenda for the September 17 board meeting
Of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District meeting. I am the president of the Do nner
Tract homeowners association and myself and Peter Gerdin would like to address the
-329-0407 or my home number is 775-826-2258.
board. You can contact me at 775
Thaannk'you �^
Scott Saibini
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Truckee Donner PUD
As President of the Donner Tract Homeowners Association I was involved in working
with Neil Kauffman in the design of the Water system that you installed in our area this
summer.
We met with Neil who had preliminary ideas for the original concept; we famished him a
copy of our existing water system. We were told that we had a unique system and that by
utilizing some of our existing piping that we would have every house hooked up at no
charge to the home owners. The next meeting we were shown revised drawings using
parts of our existing pipes. At no time did we ever ask to be compensated for the use of
our system. The next meeting Neil begin to waiver from his original promise for the no
charge connections, stating that it was not going to be every home now. As the promise
began to give way increasing the number of houses being responsible for the costs from
the meter box to the home we asked for a meeting with Peter Holzmeister. This is were I
feel that all the good faith dealing that we had was reversed. Peter kept reiterating that it
was not the PUD policy, even though the Engineer had made promises we would receive
the services. We dealt with the PUD representative in good faith only to have every
Promise taken away and leaving me with the feeling of either take what we are offering
or else we will not install the water system. As the construction progressed the count of
who was paying kept increasing. There was a lot of false information that we were given
and were deceived as to the PUD intention from the beginning. I came to find out that
the Gas Company is paying the PUD $13.00 per LF for the joint trenching. This was
never brought up and I believe with all the deception that it was the intent of the PUD not
tell us but pocket the monies yourself.
A meeting that I had with Neil and the contractor on site, Herb Sutter to discuss some
issues, I asked Neil if he would as a good faith gesture install a asphalt valley gutter at a
Location on Robin Ln. He asked Herb to get a price for the work, that he would install it
if the price was reasonable. The $500.00 for the asphalt valley must have been too much
since I found out that we should have our joint service trench price reduced by the $13.00
paid by the gas company.
In closing I feel that we were deceived by the PUD by false promises, not following
through with what we were promised. I know in business you are only as good as your
word, and your engineer and manager's word is not even worth the paper their business
cards are printed on. Your engineer and manager appear to be honest people, but lied to
us and who know who else.
Please have he board discuss these issues on September 17'h.
Thank You
Scott Saihini
President Donner Tract Homeowners Association
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Scott Saibini
2150 Eva Adams Dr,
Reno, NV 89509
Home - 775-826-2258
Work- 775-329-0407
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