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SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
Joel Henderson, Director BOARD MEMBERS Kelly Sheehan, Director
Nick Haven, Vice President Shane Romsos, President Nick Wine, Director
Paul Hughes, General Manager
Andrea Salazar, Chief Financial Officer
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
April 17, 2025
MINUTES
The South Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Directors met in a regular session, 2:00 p.m., at the
District Office, located at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California.
ROLL CALL: Board of Directors: President Romsos, Directors Haven, Henderson, Sheehan, Exline
Staff: Paul Hughes, Andrea Salazar, Ryan Jones, Melonie Guttry, Adrian Combes, Chris Skelly, Mark
Seelos, Greg Dupree, Ryan Lee, Shelly Thomsen, Julie Ryan, Megan Colvey, Liz Kauffman, Lauren
Benefield, Sara Nelson
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
2. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: None
3. CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA OR CONSENT CALENDAR: Melonie Guttry announced that staff
would like to pull Agenda Item 6b - Washoan Pressure Reducing Valve Station and add two
reports under Staff/Attorney Reports: one from Public Affairs and one from Customer Service. The
staff reports are not Agendized, so they will be reports only and although the Board may ask
clarifying questions, there should not be any discussion.
4. ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
Moved Haven/Second Henderson/Henderson Yes/Haven Yes/Romsos Yes/Sheehan Yes/Exline
Yes to approve the Consent Calendar as presented.
a. ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR WOOLLYSTAR MUSIC FESTIVAL SECONDARY,
EMERGENCY EGRESS ROUTE (Adrian Combes, Director of Operations)
Approved issuance of a Special Use Permit to Avery Hellman to allow attendees of the
Woollystar Music Festival to use an existing unimproved road across a portion of Diamond
Valley Ranch in the event of an emergency.
b. CALPERS REQUIRED PAY LISTING BY POSITION,
(Greg Dupree, Accounting Manager)
Adopted Resolution No. 3307-25 which incorporates the Pay Listing by Position for the pay
listing effective April 10, 2025.
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c. RECEIVE AND FILE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS (Greg Dupree, Accounting Manager)
Received and filed Payment of Claims in the amount of $2,897,777.54
d. REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES: Aori13. 2025
(Melanie Guttry, Executive Services Manager/Clerk of the Board)
Approved April 3, 2025, Minutes
5. CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION/ACTION: None
6. ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION:
a. AB 2561 Public Hearing on Status of Vacancies (Liz Kauffman, Human Resource Director) - President
Romsos opened the Public Hearing at 2:02 p.m. to receive comments regarding Assembly Bill
2561 status of vacancies at the District_ Liz Kauffman provided details regarding AB 2561 and
addressed questions from the Board. The District's vacancy rate is well below 20% with 10% in
management and 6% in union positions. There were no public comments received, and the
Public Hearing was closed at 2:08 p.m.
7. STANDING AND AD -HOC COMMITTEES AND LIAISON REPORTS:
Director Sheehan provided details regarding the Ei Dorado Water Agency Strategic Planning
meeting held on April 09, 2025. President Romsos provided details regarding the Operations
Committee Meeting held on April 08, 2025. Adrian Combes provided details regarding new
recycled water fees imposed in Alpine County by Lahontan. The District has requested a waiver
for these fees and is waiting to see how that is resolved. The ranchers in Alpine County who
receive the District's recycled water are not interested in continuing to receive the water if this fee
is imposed.
8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS:
Director Henderson reported that he has reflected on the rate increase discussions from the
Budget Workshop on April 3, 2025, and provided his thoughts on potential increases. The budget is
set to be provided for consideration at the May 15, 2025. Board Meeting.
9. STAFF/ATTORNEY REPORTS:
Sheliv Thomsen provided information regarding the Fire Forum at South Tahoe High School tonight
from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Director Haven requested information be provided regarding fire hydrants
installed throughout the community. President Romsos added that there will be a panel discussion
and suggested the District participate on the panel in the future.
Ryan Lee provided details regarding the Customer Assistance Program and addressed questions
from the Board. There are 471 people in Tier 1 and only 1 1 in Tier 2 of the Program. The District
funds this program through property tax revenues. This item will be brought back to the Board for
further discussion in the near future.
10. GENERAL MANAGER REPORT: Nothing to report
11. NOTICE OF PAST AND FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS
12. BREAK AND ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION: 2:43 p.m.
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION: 3:14 p.m.
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES: April 17, 2025
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a. Pursuant to Section 54956.8 of the California Government Code, Closed Session may be held
for conference with real property negotiators prior to the purchase, sale, exchange, or lease
of real property by or for the local agency. The negotiating parties are Paul Hughes, General
Manager, Ryan Jones, General Counsel; and Saxena Suchi Jain, Sanchan Sahai, and Jain
Virender, owners of the subject property located at 2438 Cattlemans Trail, South Lake Tahoe,
California. Under negotiation are the price and terms of payment.
No reportable Board Action
ADJOURNMENT: 3:15 p.m_
Melonie Guttry, Exe6tive Services Manager/
Clerk of the Board
South Tahoe Public Utility District
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Shane Romsos, Board President
South Tahoe Public Utility District