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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet Truckee Donner Public Utility District Post Office Sox 309 i 11570 Donner Pass Road 0 Truckee, California 95734 (916) 587-3896 General Manager Board of Directors Peter L. Holzmeister Joseph R.Aguera John L.Corbett Richard K.Curran ,lames A. Maass SPECIAL MEETING Patricia S.Sutton 6:00 P.M. - MOND", JULY 16, 1990 TDPUD BOARD ROOM AGENDA 1. Call to order 2 . Roll call 3 . Closed session - discussion of personnel matters in accordance with Government Code Section 54957 4 . Return to public session -- possible direction and/or action C E R T I F I C A T I A N I hereby certify that the foregoing agenda has been posted in the District office and Government Center, provided to the U. S. Post Office a d County Library for posting, and mailed to the TDPUD Direct and her i rested parties on July 13 , 1990 . Susan M. Craig, Deputy Di riot Clerk Truckee Donner Public utility District Post Office Box 309 0 11570 Donner Pass Road i Truckee, California 95734 (916) 587-3896 General Manager Board of Directors Peter L., Hoizmeister Joseph R.Aguera John L.Corbett Richard K.Curran James A. Maass REGULAR MEETING Patricia S.Sutton 7:00 P.M. - MONDAY, JULY 16, 1990 TDPUD BOARD ROOM AGENDA 1. Call to order 2 . Roll call 3 . Public input (7 : 25 P.M. or as soon thereafter as possible) CONSENT AGENDA 4 . Award of electric meter bids 5. Award of bid for tree trimming UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6. Discussion and possible direction regarding 1990 budget 7 . Direction regarding participation in the NCPA Phase IIA Program 8 . Consideration of job descriptions 9 . Tahoe Donner leak analysis; discussion and possible direction NEW BUSINESS 10. Discussion of policy governing attendance by Directors at seminars/conferences and the possibility of limiting how many conference a Director attends 11. Discussion of requirement to post agendas at Post Office; possible direction ROUTINE BUSINESS 12 . Direction regarding draft minutes of June 18, July 2 and 9, 1990 13 . Correspondence 14. Bills for approval 15. Staff reports CLOSED SESSION RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION Maile and p sted 7 13/90 ADJOURNMENT S san M. Craig Deputy District Clerk TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT BILLS FOR BOARD APPROVAL - JULY 16, 1990 TOTAL, ELECTRIC WATER DESCRIPTION C & D ENTERPRISES 2,848.50 2,848.50 SOD INSTALLATION PER AGREEMENT COMPLETED 6/30/90 DRIVE LINE SERVICE OF RENO 1,702.60 1,702.60 MAINTENANCE TO VEHICLE #'S 16,17,19 & 28 GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY 16,648.06 16,648.06 UNDERGROUND CABLE M090-84 IBM 1,481.58 1,037.11 444.47 MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT SERVICE 7/1/90 TO 6/30/91 ON COMPUTER EQUIPMENT ORCOM 1,100.00 770.00 330.00 SERVICES PER AGREEMENT FOR TUNE & JULY 1990 PAC POWER 2,900.00 2,900.00 LEASE OF FORD F88 WITH AN ALTEC D845 BOOM 7/4/90 TO 8/4/90 GLENN M. REITER & ASSOCIATES 2,762.45 . 1,933.72 828.73 CONSULTANT FOR INVENTORY ANALYSIS SAVERS ENGINEERING INC 5,514.66 5,514.66 DONNER TRAILS TANK ##2 $550.00, DISTRICT WATER MASTERPLAN $4950.00, MISC. $14.66 SEA ENGINEERS/PLANNERS 20,973.45 20,973.45 TAHOE DONNER ANALYSIS M090-122 TTSA 1,333.08 1,333.08 MAINTENANCE & OPERATION 7/1/90 TO 12/31/90 TSD 1,049.22 1,049.22 MAINTENANCE & OPERATION 7/1/90 TO 12/31/90 WESTERN STATES ELECTRIC INC. 5,277.71 5,277.71 WIRE & CABLE $5006.92 M090--84, TELESCOPIC HOT STICK $270.79_. ------------------------------------ 63,591.31 35,500.00 28,091.31 i i Truckee Donner Public Utility District Post Office Box 309 11570 Donner Pass Road • Truckee, California 95734 (916) 587-3896 General Manager Board of Directors Peter L. Holzmeister Joseph R.Aguera John L.Corbett Richard K.Curran James A.Maass Patricia S.Sutton MEMORANDUM July 13, 1990 To: Board of Directors From: Peter L. Holzmeister, General Manager Subject: Staff report 1. Finance statement Attached is the finance statement for District operations through May of this year. Mary Chapman has attached a memorandum describing significant items on the statement. 2 . Water gUality report Attached is the water quality report for the month of June, 1990 . 3 . Fire protection facilities fees Please review the two memoranda prepared by me and Debi Black. I will be meeting with Andy Hyde, Keith Sauers and Debi Black on Tuesday to begin developing a solution to this problem. 4. District PolicY on contractor insurance A question was raised regarding the District's requirement that contractors who work for the District or developers who provide facilities for the District maintain certain insurance limits. Please review my memorandum which is attached. 5. District organizational renewal Please review my memorandum regarding our continued implementation of the District' s renewal process. PLH/smc Attachments a/n Truckee Donner Public Utility District . Post Office Box 309 • 11570 Donner Pass Road • Truckee, California 95734 - (916)587-3896 REUD JUL 10 1990 July 10, 1990 MEMORANDUM To: Peter Holzmeister, General Manager From: Mary Chapman, Office Manager Subject: May, 1990 Financial Statement Attached please find a copy of the balance sheet and income statement for both the electric and water departments for the month of May, 1990. The electric department is currently showing a year-to-date net loss of $9, 496. 05, while at the same time Last year the year-to-date net loss was $65, 401.58 . �1n the water department, there were two extraordinary transactions that distort the net revenue picture. Below, I have shown the effects of the water income statement as a result of operations by deducting these two extraordinary transactions. This I believe gives a more realistic presentation of the water department's financial status. Last Year YTD Amount Current YTD Amount Total Operating Revenue $ 454, 590.97 $ 479, 989 . 01 Total Operating Expenses _ 542 , 902 . 07 592 , 431 Net operating Revenue(Loss) ($ 88, 311. 10) ($ 112 , 442 . 28) Other Revenue (Expenses) 54 768.99 54 , 532 . 89 Net Revenue (Loss) without Extraordinary Income ($ 33,542.11) ($ 57,909. 39) Extraordinary Income 231, 660.47 335,818 . 20 Net Revenue (Loss) $ 198, 118. 36 $ 277, 908 . 81 The extraordinary income item for last year represents the recognition of the gain on the repurchase of the FmHA bonds; the item for the current year gain the proceeds from the sale of the 1. 9 acres. The actual money received from the sale was transferred to the building fund per board action. + + * TRUCKEE DONNER P.U.D. * ' . ELECTRIC BALANCE SHEET FOR PERIOD ENDING MAY 31, 1990 CURRENT LAST YEAR Y-T-D AMOUNT Y-T-D AMOUNT A S S E T S UTILITY PLANT 7,978,894.84 7,769,417.60 RESTRICTED FUNDS ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING LEASE FUNDS 282,956.88 284,062.53 EMPLOYEE DEFERRED COMPENSATION-ICMA 172,517.44 83,775.36 REA RESERVE FUND 19,000.00 19,000.00 FACILITIES FEES 599,843.96 541,214.06 . STORM FUND 185,851.40 170,712.52 BUILDING FUND 534,550.95 764,158.65 TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS 1,794,730.63 1,862,923.12 3 7 ' CURRENT ASSETS GENERAL FUNDS 1,242,826.18 666,117.24 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET 491,902.01 433,369.40 DUE FROM RATER 3,502.33 44,57$.29 MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 247,690.70 236,579.68 INTEREST INCOME RECEIVABLE 34,000.00 32,899.01 PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER 103,607.67 89,260.48 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 2,123,528.89 1,507,804.10 40 8+ X' UNAMORTIZED DEBT DISC AND ISSUE COSTS 164,732.00 180,358.00 PRELIMINARY SURVEY COSTS AND OTHER 3,030.41 3,205.41 TOTAL ASSETS 12,064,916.77 11,323,708.23 6.6+ * i TRUCKEE DONNER P.U.D. ELECTRIC BALANCE SHEET FOR PERIOD ENDING MAY 31, 1590 CURRENT LAST YEAR Y-T-D AMOUNT Y-T-D AMOUNT E Q U I T Y & L I A B I L I T I E S RETAINED EARNINGS 7,520,741.81 6,652,963.40 DEBT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING LEASE 2,895,400.00 2,954,044.40 REA 131,573.52 151,573.52 TRUCKEE RIVER BANK - TRUCK LOAN .00 44 " IDAHO FIRST - IBA! COMPUTER LEASE 70,128.94 103,834.47 DEPT. OF ENERGY .00 37,449.92 TOTAL DEBT 3,096,702.46 3,242,857.91 4.5- % CURRENT LIABILITIES ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 776,571.45 937,001.67 CONSUMER DEPOSITS 170,829.68 185,229.29 ACCRUED INTEREST PAYABLE 74,287.45 76,207.12 DEFERRED STANDBY FEES .00 27,185.00 ACCRUED COMPENSATION & RELATED COSTS 53,300.14 63,876.48 ------------ TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 1,074,968.72 1,269,499.56 16 6 $; CONSTRUCTION ADVANCES 199,966.34 54,612.00 EMPLOYEE DEFERRED COMPENSATION - ICMA 172,517.44 83,775.36 TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 12,064,916.77 11,323,708.23 6.6+ A # i i TRUCKEE DONNER P.U.D. ELECTRIC INCOME STATEMENT FOR PERIOD ENDING MAY 31, 1990 LAST YEAR CURRENT Y-T-D AMOUNT Y-T-D AMOUNT OPERATING REVENUE RESIDENTIAL 1,317,319.00 1,293,031.67 COMMERCIAL 852,086.90 964,068.73 LARGE COMMERCIAL 521,457.55 236,406.31 PUBLIC STREET AND HIGHWAY LIGHTIN .00 .Q0 SALES TO PUBLIC AUTHORITIES 42,957.13 36,887.92 FUEL CHARGE 298,954.70 239,734.13 INTERDEPARTMENTAL 144,517.14 165,898.03 TOTAL ENERGY SALES 3,177,292.42 2,936,026.79 MISC OPERATING REVENUE 45,474.21 45,808.12 MISCELLANEOUS RENTS 12,501.15 15,773.28 STANDBY REVENUE .00 26,38S.00 INTERDEPARTMENTAL RENT 30,000.00 23,335.00 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE 3,265,267.78 3,047,328.19 OPERATING EXPENSES PURCHASED POWER 2,474,959.94 2,201,647.49 DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS 128,937.95 130,873.80 DISTRIBUTION MAINTENANCE 54,442.83 46,403.06 CUSTOMER ACCOUNTING & INFORMATION 118,270.14 112,966.42 ADMINISTRATION & GENERAL 318,560.03 334,325.17 DEPRECIATION 137,766.85 136,500.00 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 79,495.52 82,988.47 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 3,312,433.26 3,045,704.41 NET OPERATING REVENUE 47,165.48CR 1,623.78 OTHER REVENUE (EXPENSE) INTEREST INCOME 84,964.37 94,581,66 INTEREST EXPENSE 103,200.47CR 105,701.49CR OTHER .00 .00 NET REVENUE (LOSS) fi5,401.58CR 9,496.05CR * TRUCEEE DONNER A.U.D. * ' WATER BALANCE SHEET FOR PERIOD ENDING MAY 31, 1990 CURRENT LAST YEAR Y-T-D AMOUNT Y-T-D AMOUNT A S S E T S UTILITY PLANT 1,659,661.08 1,772,854.20 RESTRICTED FUNDS EMPLOYEE DEFERRED COMPENSATION-ICMA .00 20,943.84 FMHA RESERVE FUND 77-1 .00 .00 FMHA RESERVE FUND 79-1 . „ FACILITIES FEES 565,909.63 519,834.1919, WEST RIVER STREET ASSESSMENT DIST 9,9i8.92 9,iO3.89 BUILDING FUND 647,194.28 375,931.75 RESERVE FOR FUTURE METERS 537,298.42 476,685.44 TAHOE DONNER WATER SYSTEM FUND 100,954.46 60,874.21 PREPAID CONNECTION FEES 64,221.42 66,061.03 TELEMETRY 43,405.74 20,863.93 TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS 1,968,902.87 1,550,298.28 27 0+ ' CURRENT ASSETS GENERAL FUNDS 00 70,740.49 WEST RIVER STREET ASSESSMENT DIST 15,167.91 18,644.30 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET 42,951.37 124,895.05 DUE FROM ELECTRIC 3,502.33CR 49,578.29CR MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 80,252.29 72,272.33 INTEREST INCOME RECEIVABLE 22,400.00 21,100.39 PREPAID EXPENSES 83,863.65 77,708.45 -- TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 241,132.89 335,783.32 28.2- OTHER 00 .00 TOTAL ASSETS 4,069,716.84 3,658,935.80 11.2+ . f TRUCKEE DONNER P.U.D. 4 ' WATER BALANCE SHEET FOR PERIOD ENDING MAY 31, 1990 CURRENT LAST YEAR Y-T-D AMOUNT Y-T-D AMOUNT E Q U I T Y & L I A B I L I T I E S RETAINED EARNINGS 3,746,465.16 3,375,592.73 DEBT FMHA 77-1 BONDS .00 .00 FMHA 79-1 BONDS .00 .00 BACKHOE LEASE 14,318.07 27,549.58 TOTAL DEBT 14,318.07 27,699.58 48.3- CURRENT LIABILITIES ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 138,297.45 146,311.44 CONSUMER DEPOSITS 32,553.15 30,528.86 ACCRUED INTEREST PAYABLE 835.10 1,524.32 DEFERRED STANDBY FEES .00 12,360.50 ACCRUED COMPENSATION & RELATED COSTS 15,4SS.44 15,217.09 -`Y --- TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 187,141.14 205,942.26 9.1- CONSTRUCTION ADVANCES 121,792.47 28,757.39 EMPLOYEE DEFERRED COMPENSATION - ICMA .00 20,943.84 TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 4,069,716.84 3,658,435.80 11.2+ �r Truckee Donner ,public Utility District Post Office Box 309 • 11570 Donner Pass Rd. • Truckee, California 95734 Customer Service (916) 587-3896 Engineering Department (916) 587-3944 MEMORANDUM Date: July 13 , 1990 To: Peter Holzmeister, General Manager From: Andrew J. Hyde, District Civil Engineer SUBJECT: Sample Results from Airport Well The water sample taken at the Airport Well on June 12 , 1990 showed positive results for both coliform and fecal coliform bacteria. The tests indicated that the most probable number of both types of bacteria in the sample was 5. 1 organisms per 100 milli-liters. Immediately after notification of the results by the lab, we retested the well water and obtained negative results, i.e. no bacteria were detected. I discussed the sampling techniques used by the individual taking the original bad sample and I believe that the sample was taken from the wrong location. The bad sample was filled from a hose used to wet gravel at the well house. The hose is not a proper sample point for bacterial tests since it is subject to contamination from outside influences. The retest and all subsequent regularly scheduled samples have been contamination free, so I believe that the one bad result is due to mishandling the first sample and not the result of bad quality water coming out of the Airport Well. Sampling throughout the distribution system has indicated the absence of contamination in the water delivered to customers, which further strengthens the notion that the water from the well is -pure. Truckee Donner Public Utility District Post Office Box 309 a 11570 Donner Pass Rd, a Truckee, California 95734 Customer Service (916) 587-3896 Engineering Department (916) 587-3944 REG'D JUL . 990 MEMORANDUM July 10, 1990 To: Peter L. Holzmeister, General Manager From: Engineering Department Subject: Monthly Bacteriological Report June 1990 Attached you will find the monthly bacteriological report for the month of June 1990. Should you have any questions, please let us know. SUMMARY OF BACTERI OICAL WATER QUALITY TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT System Source Samples Portions Percent Samples Portions Percent Yr. /Month Collected Positive 'Positive Collected Positive Positive 1990 January 2 3 (Truckee) 24 1 1 1 o (Prosser) 9 0 0 10 0 0 (Hirschdale) 2 0 0 2 0 0 bruary (Truckee) 24 a3 .80 8 34 7% (Prosser) 6. 0 0 7 0 0 (Hirschdale) 1 0 0 2 0 0 March (Truckee) 20 0 0 8 0 0 (Prosser) 6 0 0 8 0 0 (Hirschdale) 1 0 0 2 0 0 April (Truckee) 20 0 0- 8 2 .5% (Prosser) 6 0 0 8 0 0 r' �irschdale) 2 0 0 1 0 0 Soma Sierra Tank (1 tube) 2 Northside Well (1 tube) Truckee Fire Station #1 (1 tube) 4 Northside Well (3 tubes) 5 Northside Well (2 tubes) WATER , SUMMARY OF BACTERI©LC}G1CAL QUALITY TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT System Source Samples Portions Percent Samples Portions Percent Yr./Month Collected Positive Positive Collected Positive Positive 1990 M_y (Truckee) 24 0 0 10 156 30% (Prosser) 9 0 0 10 0 0 (Hirschdal.e) 2 0 0 2 0 0 June (Truckee) 18 0 0 13 107 15% (Prosser) 8 0 0 8 0 0 (Hi.rschdale) 1 0 0 0 0 6 Northsi.de Well (15 tubes) 7 Airport Well (2 tubes) and Northside Well (8 tubes) Truckee Donner Public [utility District Post Office Box 309 • 11570 Donner Pass Road • Truckee, California 95734 (916)587-3896 Board of Directors General manager Joseph R.Aguera Peter L. Holzmeister John .Corbett Richard K.Curran James A.Maass Patricia S.Sutton MEMORANDUM July 11, 1990 To: Board of Directors From: Peter L. Holzmeister, General Manager Subject: Fire protection facilities fees The Truckee Fire Protection District has apparently decided to no longer help our District in the calculation of the fire protection portion of our facilities fees. Until we work out some other method of calculating our fees, our staff will be unable to respond to developers. We will respond to Nevada County that fire protection water is unavailable and that for some interim period we have no way of collecting a fee for the provision of fire protection water. I will work with staff and Kieth Sauers to come up with a new method of calculating the fee and will report back to the Board as quickly as possible to minimize problems that are likely to develop. P LH/smc Truckee Danner Pub utility District Post Office Box 309 • 11570 Donner Pass Rd. o Truckee, California 95734 Customer Service (916) 587-3896 Engineering Department (916) 587-3944 MEMORANDUM Date: July 9, 1990 To: Andy Hyde, District Cavil Engineer Peter Holzmeister, General Manager From: Debi Black, Engineering Technician SUBJECT: Truckee Fire Protection District Fire Protection Facilities Fees our tare protection facilities fee is based upon the cost to provide fire protection, per structure, for a given project. In order to calculate the fee for a project, we must know the fireflow requirements for each structure. on this date, I spoke with Don Delaney regarding the fireflow requirements for the Truckee River Bank project at Tahoe Truckee Airport Road. This project consists of two structures. Don stated that the fireflow requirements are 1600 gpm, for a 2 hour duration, for the entire project. I asked what the fireflow ratings are for each individual. structure. He said he that he was given a directive by his Board about one month ago to no longer provide the individual ratings per structure to the PUD. He can only give us the combined rating. He said he could not go against what his Board has directed. I am unable to calculate our fees under the current rate structure without this information. Could you give me some direction, please. Truckee Donner Public Utility District Past Office Box 309 • 11570 Donner Fuss Road Truckee, California 95734 (916)587-3896 General Manager Board of Directors Peter L. Holzmeister Joseph R.Aguera John L.Corbett Richard K.Curran James A.Maass Patricia S.Sutton MEMORANDUM July 13, 1990 To: Board of Directors From: Peter L. Holzmeister, General Manager Subject: Contractor insurance At the last meeting a question was raised regarding the insurance limits maintained by SHS Paving, the company offering the law quote on our patch paving work. Attached is a copy of the September 2 , 1956 Board meeting minutes dealing with contract insurance limits. This is the only statement of policy on contractor insurance that I can find. It indicates that a contractor doing work for the District carry $2, 000, 000 insurance, and in some cases more than $2, 000, 000. As a practical matter, we have not been requiring $2 , 000, 000 insurance in every case. In certain small jobs we have accepted less than $2, 000, 000. Some examples include laying sod, building, lockers and patch paving where our crew has repaired a water line. I spoke with Kathy Pooler who works for Frank B. Hall, our insurance broker, and who was risk manager with SMUD. I asked her if it is common or advisable to have different insurance requirements for very small contractors. She answered that it is really a judgment call. She said it is common to have different insurance requirements for contractors based on size of contract, risk involved, and how important it is to use the services of small local contractors. She said that SMUD would require small contractors to carry $300, 000 limits. Our District carries substantial insurance limits to protect us. We carry $2, 000, 000 primary liability insurance. We then have a $5, 000,000 umbrella and $5, 000, 000 excess umbrella, for a total of $12, 000, 000. our paving contract requires the contractor to patch small areas of roadway where our water crew has repaired leaks. A typical patch could be ten feet by twenty feet, for a cost of $390. There are also larger patches that occur. The work is done in roadways where there is some risk of a vehicular accident. There are no open trenches. SHS carries insurance limits of $3oo, 000 per accident and an aggregate of $600, 000. OPTIONS 1. Require all contractors, regardless of size, to carry a minimum of $2,000, 000 liability insurance, or some other minimum number. 2 . Allow contractors doing very small jobs to meet a lower level of insurance, such as $300, 000 or $500, 000. DISCUSSION We have had several prospective bidders over the years state to us that they cannot bid on our work because of our high insurance quirements can limit contractors requirements. High insurance re who do work for us and drive up the cost of doing business. Also, high insurance limits drive away small local contractors. I think we should balance the need that a contractor have enough insurance, that he is careful in his work and can satisfy a normal claim, while also allowing small contractors to perform small jobs for us. RECOMMENDATION I recommend we permit lower levels of liability insurance in cases of small contracts with proportionately small risk. The TDPUD is well protected by our $12,000, 000 limits. PLH/smc Attachment Mr. Aolzmeister noted that there are many alternatives available for disinfecting water systems. Elimination of pathogens responsible for waterborne diseases is the goal of disinfection of public water systems, and the disinfection method chosen depends on many factors. Chlorine , ozone, chlorine dioxide, iodine, bromine and home treatment systems were discussed. Also discussed was the new notification law. The Manager stated that, considering the alternatives available for disinfection of District water, chlorination comes closest to being the ideal treatment method . It is effective against bacteria; it can be accurately monitored; a residual can be maintained throughout the distribution system and it has proven economical and safe. He indicated he thinks a combination of chlorination and maintenance is the answer. The Chairman directed that the Manager draft a policy relating to operation and maintenance, and that expenses relating to installation of chlorination equipment be included in the 1987 budget. A report is to be made to the Board in the Spring relating to chlorination. CONSIDERATION OF AMENDING STANDARD TDPUD CONTRACT INSURANCE LIMN PROVISIONS At the present time, Mr. Holzmeister noted, the District requires contractors doing work directly for the PUD and contractors who are developing privately owned property where an extension of District facilities is involved to carry $5 ,000 ,000 liability insurance. He explained that the: District's risk is minimal, especially when a contractor is working for a private developer and there is very little of the PUD's system involved. There is more exposure for a larger project, especially when the contractor works on energized facilities. Mr. Holzmeister recommended that the basic policy of the District be to require a contractor to carry $2 million liability insurance. This would apply to contractors working for the PUD directly or for contractors who work for a developer who will work on puD facilities as part of the development. In certain cases , the insurance limit could be increased when the risk involved suggests the need for a higher limit. Director Corbett moved that the Board adopt a policy statement regarding standard contract insurance limit provisions - the limit shall be $2 million unless staff recommends a higher limit , in which case the Board shall make a determination; seconded by Director Hamilton. ROLL CALL: Cooley, absent; all other Directors , aye. SO MOVED. WELLS A AND B -- REVUV LETTER FROM STATE - STATEMENT ON YEAR ROUND 'USE - POSSIBLE AWARD OF BID FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER NO. I ADJUSTING INSURANCE LIMITS It was noted that a letter from the Department of Health stating that they Truckee Donner Public utility District Post Office Box 309 0 11570 Donner Pass Road • Truckee, California 95734 (916)587-3896 General Manager Board of Directors Peter L. Holxmeister Joseph R.Aguera John L.Corbett Richard K.Curran James A.Maass Patricia S.Sudan MEMORANDUM July 13, 1990 To: Board of Directors From: Peter L. Hoizmeister, General Manager Subject: District organizational renewal Since adoption of the revised organization chart, District staff has been implementing several programs that were on hold. This is a brief outline update of what has occurred and what will be tackled next. 1. The 1990 draft budget is in the hands of the Directors and staff is beginning to organize its material for the 1991 budget. 2 . I have been conversing with Greg Lowry in preparation for his help in organizing our work orders, planning and budgeting. We will make use of his services in preparing the 1991 budget and organizing our work effort for 1991. 3 . Job descriptions are complete in draft form. 4 . The water master plan is near completion. I will meet with Keith Sauers and Andy Hyde on Tuesday to review a draft of the plan. 5. 1 am working with Andy Hyde, Dave Rully and Mike Connell to get the water system problem heading in the direction of a solution. 6. The water apprentice program is about to get off the ground. On Monday the four individuals who applied for the two apprentice positions will be tested in Sacramento. 7 . A training needs questionnaire has been sent to all employees and they are now being returned to me. The management staff will make use of the questionnaire to draft an employee development program to match our organization chart. 8. I am working with NCPA staff to complete our new wholesale power supply arrangements. 9. Requests for proposals for the audit are in the hands of perspective auditors. A few items that are right on the horizon and ready to go when time permits are: 1. Board/management workshop 2 . Rate study 3 . Union negotiations 4. Newsletter 5. Policy codification PLH/smc