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TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES
TDPUD BOARD ROOM, 11570 DONNER PASS ROAD, TRUCKEE, CA
6:00 PM, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2025
1. Call to Order
Meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Directors Present: Steve Randall, Courtney Murrell, Vice President Tony Laliotis and
President Christa Finn
Staff in attendance: Brian Wright, General Manager; Scott Crow, Chief Information
Officer/Director of IT/Assistant General Manager; Mike Salmon, Chief Financial Officer;
Chad Reed, Water Utility Director; Jared Carpenter, Director of Electric Power Supply;
Steven Poncelet, Public Information and Strategic Affairs Director; Xander Thomassian,
Network & Systems Administrator; Martina Rochefort, District Clerk/Executive Assistant
Other: Steve Gross, General Counsel
Absent: Director Jeff Bender
3. Pledge of Allegiance
Director Murrell led the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. Changes to the agenda
Item 7. Department Updates and item 14. Closed Session were removed from the agenda.
5. Public Comment
No public comment was received.
DIRECTOR UPDATE
6. Director Murrell shared an update on the Northwoods pipeline project.
DEPARTMENT UPDATES
7. Item was removed from the agenda.
CONSENT CALENDAR
8. Consideration of a professional services contract with Tait Communications for
current Digital Mobile Radio system
Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with Tait
Communications using a joint purchasing agreement to add hardware to the
District's Tait DMR radio infrastructure for an amount not to exceed
$29,779.39.
9. Consideration to Approve Revised Lease Agreement with TDRPD
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Docusign Envelope ID:04F29342-2170-4D96-BA53-F723726C903C
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES
TDPUD BOARD ROOM, 11570 DONNER PASS ROAD, TRUCKEE, CA
6:00 PM, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2025
Authorize the General Manager to execute Amendment #4 to the lease with
Truckee-Donner Recreation & Park District updating parcel boundaries
resulting from the 2024 Lot Line Adjustment in Truckee River Regional Park
10. Approval of Meeting Minutes
Consider approval of July 2, 2025 Regular Board Meeting Minutes
No public comment was received.
ACTION: Motion made by Director Randall to approve the Consent
Calendar as presented, seconded by Director Murrell.
AYES: Murrell, Randall, Laliotis and Finn
NAYS: none
ABSTAIN: none
ABSENT: Bender
Motion passed 4-0.
ACTION ITEMS
11. Adopt Resolution 2025-19 Revisions to District Code, Title 5 Customer Relations
Adopt Resolution 2025-19 Revisions to District Code, Title 5 Customer
Relations
Grant Sacks, Customer Service Manager, presented the item.
ACTION: Motion made by Director Randall to adopt Resolution 2025-19 as
presented, seconded by Vice President Laliotis.
General Counsel noted two minor changes ("Limited Liability Company" may remain
lower case and another change to be emailed) and recommended the Board approve
the resolution in substantially the same form.
ACTION: Director Randall modified his motion to adopt Resolution 2025-19
with Counsel's recommendation, seconded by Vice President Laliotis.
AYES: Murrell, Randall, Laliotis and Finn
NAYS: none
ABSTAIN: none
ABSENT: Bender
Motion passed 4-0.
WORKSHOP
12. Budget FY26 and FY27 Workshop #1
Receive the information from this workshop item and provide strategic
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Docusign Envelope ID:04F29342-2170-4D96-BA53-F723726C903C
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES
TDPUD BOARD ROOM, 11570 DONNER PASS ROAD, TRUCKEE, CA
6:00 PM, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2025
direction to staff regarding Budget 2026 & 2027 preparations.
Mike Salmon, Chief Financial Officer, presented the workshop.
No public comment was received. Discussion was held.
Open Session recessed at 7:42 p.m.
Open Session reconvened at 7:52 p.m.
13. Workshop to Review the Proposed Water Utility Five-Year Capital Improvement
Plan.
Conduct a workshop related to the updated 2025 Water Utility Capital
Improvement Plan and provide feedback and direction to staff.
Chad Reed, Water Utility Director, and Matt Van Dyne of DOWL Engineering
presented the workshop.
No public comment was received. Discussion was held.
CLOSED SESSION
14. Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 Public General
Manager's Performance Plan Review
Item was removed from the agenda.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
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Martina Rochefort, District Clerk
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