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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
October 16, 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
Absent: Directors Sheehan and Exline
Staff: Paul Hughes, Andrea Salazar, Ryan Jones, Melonie Guttry, Shannon Chandler, Kilty Devine,
Chris Skelly, Shelly Thomsen, Greg Dupree, Laura Hendrickson, Megan Colvey, Adrian Combes, Mark
Seelos, Brian Bartlett, Anthony Gregorich
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 Henderson/Second Haven/Henderson Yes/Haven Yes/Romsos Yes/Sheehan
Absent/Exline Absent to approve the Consent Calendar as presented.
a. AL TAHOE WELL REHABILITATION (Mark Seelos, Water Resources Manager)
(1) Approved Change Order No. 1 with Resource Development Company in the amount of
$38,300; and (2) Authorized the General Manager to Execute Change Order. No. 1.
b. 2025 TEST WELL PROJECT (Mark Seelos, Water Resources Manager)
(1) Approved Change Order No. 1 for Gregg Drilling, Inc. in the amount of ($235,755); and (2)
Authorized the General Manager to execute Change Order No. 1.
c. RECEIVE AND FILE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS (Greg Dupree, Accounting Manager)
Received and filed Payment of Claims in the amount of $4,01 1,460.70.
d. REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES: October 2, 2025
(Melonie Guttry, Executive Services Manager/Clerk of the Board)
Approved October 2, 2025, Minutes.
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES: October 16, 2025 PAGE -2
5. CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION/ACTION: None
6. ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION:
a. Bijou 1 Waterline Replacement Project (Laura Hendrickson, Associate Engineer) — Laura Henderickson
provided details regarding the Bijou Waterline Replacement Project and addressed questions
from the Board.
Moved Haven/Second Romsos/Henderson Yes/Haven Yes/Romsos Yes/Sheehan
Absent/Exline Absent to 1) Approve Change Order No. 1 to Vinciguerra Construction, Inc. in
the amount of $105,000; and 2) Authorize the General Manager to execute Change Order
No. 1.
7. STANDING AND AD -HOC COMMITTEES AND LIAISON REPORTS:
Director Henderson provided details regarding the Operations Committee meeting held on
October 7, 2025, and provided kudos to IV Jones who found a cost-effective solution for storing
District equipment at Diamond Valley Ranch. President Romsos provided additional details and
gave kudos to Mark Seelos for his presentation regarding the test hole project.
Director Haven reported regarding the El Dorado Water Agency meeting on October 8, 2025,
including some projects they plan to coordinate with the District to shape the process so that we
aren't duplicating efforts.
B. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS:
9. STAFF/ATTORNEY REPORTS:
Andrea Salazar introduced Kilty Devine, new Purchasing Manager who started on October 6.
Paul Hughes introduced Anthony Gregorich, new Safety Specialist who started October 9, and
has lots of experience at the District to bring to this new position.
10. GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
Paul Hughes recognized Frank Abbondandolo and his crew from Underground Repair Water, the
Customer Service and Inspections crews along with Jim Kelly and Sarah Newsome from
Engineering for all their efforts assisting with the mandated service line potholing and inspection
project to determine if any of our service lines are lead. They completed this project last week well
ahead of schedule and did not come across any lead lines and now the District can report that
statistically, our service lines are lead free. He further thanked the City of South Lake Tahoe for
working with the District on the permitting process for this project which reduced our potential
permit fees from $170,000 to approximately $3,800.
11. NOTICE OF PAST AND FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS
ADJOURNMENT: 2:16 p.m.
Melonie Guttr;, Executive Services Manager/
CIQrk of the Board
South Tahoe Public Utility District
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Shane Romsos, Board President
South Tahoe Public Utility District