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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 Exline, Director
Paul Hughes, General Manager
Andrea Salazar, Chief Financial Officer
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
August 21, 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, Sheehan, Exline
Absent: Director Henderson
Staff: Paul Hughes, Andrea Salazar, Ryan Jones, Shannon Chandler, Mark Seelos, Chris Skelly, Ryan
Lee, Shelly Thomsen, Megan Colvey, Adrian Combes
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE,
2. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC:. None
3. CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA OR CONSENT CALENDAR:. None
4. ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR.:
Moved Sheehan/Second Haven/Henderson Absent/Haven Yes/Romsos Yes/Sheehan Yes/Exline
Yes to approve the Consent Calendar as presented.
a. DIAMOND VALLEY RANCH ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES
(Mark Seelos, Water Resources Manager)
(1) Approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Scope of Work with JLR Consultants for compliance
reporting related to treated wastewater discharge at Diamond Valley Ranch, and (2)
Authorize the General Manager to execute Task Order No. 2 in an amount not to exceed
$70,000.
b. WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT FILTERS 3 AND 4 REHABILITATION PROJECT
(Taylor Jaime, Staff Engineer and Megan Colvey, Director of Engineering)
1) Approved Change Order No. 2 to ERS, Inc., in the amount of $23,848.19.
c. RECEIVE AND FILE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS, (Greg Dupree, Accounting Manager)
Received and filed Payment of Claims in the amount of $2,294,174.45.
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d. REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES: August 7. 2025
(Melonie Guttry, Executive Services Manager/Clerk of the Board)
Approved August 7, 2025, Minutes
5. CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION/ACTION:, None
6. ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION:
a. Al Tahoe and Bayview Well Backup Power/AI Tahoe Well Rehabilitation
(Mark Seelos, Water Resources Manager) -Mark Seelos provided details regarding the Al Tahoe and
Bayview Well Backup Power/AI Tahoe Well Rehabilitation project. There were no questions
from the Board.
Moved Sheehan/Second Haven/Henderson Absent/Haven Yes/Romsos Yes/Sheehan
Yes/Exline Yes to (1) Approve the attached Scope of Work for Kennedy Jenks Consultants to
provide engineering services during construction of the Al Tahoe and Bayview Well Backup
Power/AI Tahoe Well Rehabilitation Project; and (2) Authorize the General Manager to
execute Task Order No. 14D with Kennedy Jenks Consultants in the amount of $299,600.
7. STANDING AND AD -HOC COMMITTEES AND LIAISON REPORTS:
Director Haven provided details from the El Dorado Water Agency Board Meeting on August 7,
2025, stating there will be a plenary in fall in Lake Tahoe during which funding needs will be
discussed as well as the District's Groundwater Sustainability Agency role. President Romsos
provided details regarding the Operations Committee meeting on August 12, 2025. Updates were
provided on the Lead Service Line Inventory project; Solar Project; Blowers Project; fire
preparedness; well operations; and sewer export systems.
8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS: None
9. STAFF/ATTORNEY REPORTS:
a. Tax Roll Update (Ryan Lee, Customer service Manager) - Rvan Lee provided details regarding the
delinquent bill pay balances stating that the District has received just over $420,000 since the final
tax roll notice.
b. Solar Project - Mecian Colvev reported that the permit was received from the City last week;
pilings have been dug; and there is an estimate of 45 days for assembly.
10. GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
Paul Huahes reported on several items:
Chelsea Block and Adrian Combes were selected for the Chamber of Commerce's
Leadership Program.
The City agreed to categorize the Lead Service Line project potholing phase as a single
project, as opposed to 220 individual pothole projects, dropping fees to the District from
approximately $170,000 to $3,800.
El Dorado Water Agency is working with the District, as the regional Groundwater Sustainability
Agency, to reduce our priority status from "medium" to "low."
Teambuilding and leadership trainings are scheduled in October and November.
11. NOTICE OF PAST AND FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS.
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES: August 21, 2025 PAGE -3
12. BREAK AND ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION: 2:21p.m.
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION: 2:41 p.m.
a. Pursuant to Section 54956.9(d) (1) of the California Government code, Closed Session may be
held for conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation: Yolo County Superior Court
Case CV 2021-1686, Alpine County vs. South Tahoe Public Utility District; et al.
No reportable Board Action
b. Pursuant to Section 54957 of the California Government Code, Closed Session may be held
regarding public employee evaluation for unrepresented employee position - General
Manager.
No reportable Board Action
ADJOURNMENT: 2:42 p.m.
Shannon Chandler, Administrative Analyst/
Assistant Clerk of the Board
South Tahoe Public Utility District
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Shane Romsos, Board President
South Tahoe Public Utility District