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December 17, 2014
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The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District
was called to order at 6:02 PM in the TDPUD Board room by President Laliotis.
ROLL CALL: Directors Joe Aguera, Bob Ellis, Tony Laliotis and Paul Warmerdam were
present. Director Jeff Bender arrived at 6:15 PM.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Director Warmerdam led the Board and public in the Pledge of Allegiance.
EMPLOYEES PRESENT Sanna Schlosser, Bob Mescher, Ian Fitzgerald, Jim Wilson,
Steve Hollabaugh, Michael Holley and Barbara Cahill
CONSULTANTS PRESENT Steve Gross
• OTHERS PRESENT Juanita Schneider, Kim Duff, and one other member of the public
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
General Manager Holley stated there are no changes to the agenda. He wanted to point
out that agenda item 11, Purchase of Microwave Equipment, has a revised staff report.
PUBLIC INPUT
There was no public input.
DIRECTOR UPDATE
President Laliotis welcomed Paul Warmerdam to the dais for the next four years.
PUBLIC HEARING
PUBLIC HEARING FOR CEQA INITIAL STUDY AND MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION FOR THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM MASTER PLAN
President Laliotis opened the Public Hearing at 6:06 PM.
iThere was no public comment. The District received no written comments.
President Laliotis closed the public hearing at 6:08 PM.
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0 CONSENT CALENDAR
CONSIDERATION OF SCHEDULING THE REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS FOR 2015
This item involves proposed Board meeting dates for 2015.
CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTING A RESOLUTION TO DISPENSE WITH
COMPETITIVE BIDDING IN RELATION TO THE ANCILLARY SCADA BUILDING
HVAC. This item involves adopting a resolution to dispense with further
competitive bidding and awarding a contract to supply equipment, materials and
installation for the Ancillary SCADA Building HVAC.
CONSIDERATION OF THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE OF UPS
EQUIPMENT This item concerns the award of a contract for the purchase of
uninterruptable power supply equipment at the Ancillary SCADA Building.
CONSIDERATION OF THE PURCHASE OF MICROWAVE NETWORK EQUIPMENT
FOR DONNER VIEW TANK This involves building a microwave communication link
between the Donner View Tank and 6170 Tank to support new radio technology.
Staff memo was revised. Directors agreed to have it remain on Consent Calendar.
Director Aguera moved, and Director Ellis seconded, that the Board approve the consent
calendar. ROLL CALL: Director Bender, absent; all other Directors aye, by voice vote. SO
40 MOVED
ACTION ITEMS
CONSIDERATION OF THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR SUBSTATION
TRANSFORMERS This item concerns the possible award of a contract for the
Donner Lake Substation transformers.
Director Ellis moved, and Director Bender seconded, that the Board:
• Find Fortune Electric and CG Power System's bids non-responsive
• Award the bid for a substation transformer to WEG Electric in the amount of
$281,400, plus a 10 percent change order allowance in the amount of $28,140, for
an amount not to exceed $309,540, plus tax
ROLL CALL: all Directors aye, by voice vote. SO MOVED
SPECIAL BUSINESS
CONSIDERATION OF ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE BOARD This item involves
election of the President and Vice President of the Board for the next twelve
months.
Director Ellis moved, and Director Bender seconded, that the Board nominate and elect
0 Bob Ellis as President of the Board and Joe Aguera as Vice President of the Board for the
next 12 months. ROLL CALL: All Directors aye, by voice vote. SO MOVED
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• CLOSED SESSION
CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957, PUBLIC
EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - GENERAL MANAGER'S
PERFORMANCE PLAN REVIEW
CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 54956.9(D)(1),
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ON PENDING LITIGATION: FERC DOCKET
NO. ER10-2475-006 BERKSHIRE MBR SELLERS
RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
Report from Closed Session
CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957, PUBLIC
EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - GENERAL MANAGER'S
PERFORMANCE PLAN REVIEW
No reportable action.
CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 54956.9(D)(1),
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ON PENDING LITIGATION: FERC DOCKET
NO. ER10-2475-006 BERKSHIRE MBR SELLERS
The Board authorized staff to file an intervention in FERC Docket No. ER10-2475-006 to
reserve our rights in this case.
There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 7:56 PM.
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