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Resolution No. 2007 - 03
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A CITIZEN ADVISORY
WATER AND POWER CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
WHEREAS Truckee Donner Public Utility District provides electric power and potable waterto
its customers; and
WHEREAS the District must meet the entire power and water needs of its customers; and
WHEREAS the mission statement of the District recognizes the need to offer economical
rates to its customers, the need to be environmentally responsible, and to use our resources
wisely; and
WHEREAS the Board of Directors of the District is committed to conserving water and electric
power resources; and
WHEREAS the Board recognizes that discussion of the issues of water and electric power
conservation and the development of related programs are issues that Truckee's citizens wish
to participate in;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT THAT
1. There is hereby established the Citizen Advisory Water and Power Conservation
Committee consisting of approximately twenty members appointed by the Board of
Directors of the District.
2. Membership of the Committee shall be appointed so as to reflect the characteristics of
the Truckee community.
3. The Committee shall select the chair of the Committee.
4. The Committee shall submit a report to the Board of Directors within twelve months of
its formal appointment containing a description of its work, it findings and
recommendations. (or at any appropriate time)
5. The Committee shall submit monthly progress reports to the TDPUD Board of
Directors.
The duty of the Water and Power Conservation Committee shall be to recommend to
the TDPUD Board of Directors a water and power conservation plan that provides for
the needs of the community. The plan needs to incorporate the following principles:
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• The plan needs to satisfy the requirements of the public benefits program
related to conservation.
• The plan needs to give special attention to assisting low income persons
• The plan must deal with the issue of irrigation water practices.
• The plan needs to evaluate the cost/benefit ratio of various conservation
methods and recommend those practices that represent the best investment of
the District's limited resources
• The District has a preference for established and successful conservation
practices. Experimental conservation practices or conservation practices that
are still in the experimental or developmental phase are to be avoided.
6. The Committee shall determine its meeting schedule, conduct all of its business in
"open session", allowing any member of the public to attend and provide input, post
notices of meetings and agendas at least 24 hours prior to meetings in the same
locations where notices and agendas for meetings of the District's Board of Directors
are posted, and allow for additions to and deletions from the agendas at meetings as
determined by the Committee.
7. The Board of Directors of the District shall provide financial assistance to enable the
Committee to meet reasonable and necessary expenses. Requests for payment of
expenses shall be submitted to the District for review and action by the Board of
Directors.
8. The TDPUD Board of Directors shall appoint subject matter experts or consultants to
provide assistance to the Committee and shall pay their expenses.
9. The Committee shall be advisory to the Board of Directors and its members shall not
be considered public officials
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility
District in a meeting duly called and held within said District on the 7th day of March, 2007.
AYES: Directors Aguera, Hemig, Sutton, Taylor and Thomason
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
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Tim F. Taylor, President
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Peter L. Holzmeister, District Clerk
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