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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 6, 2026
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, Henderson and Exline
Absent: Joel Henderson
Staff: Paul Hughes, Andrea Salazar, Robert Wakefield, Melonie Guttry, Shannon Chandler, Mark
Seelos, Donielle Morse, Chris Skelly, Megan Colvey, Greg Dupree, Alex Tyler, Chris Stanley, Anthony
Gregorich, Shelly Thomsen, Ryan Lee, Liz Kauffman
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/Haven Yes/Romsos Yes/Henderson Absent/Sheehan Yes/Exline
Yes to approve the Consent Calendar as presented.
a. CIVIL RIGHTS PUBLIC -FACING POLICY
(Donielle Morse, Grants Coordinator)
Adopted the final Civil Rights Public -Facing Policy.
b. RECEIVE AND FILE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS (Greg Dupree, Accounting Manager)
Received and filed Payment of Claims in the amount of $4,516,813.84.
c. REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES: July 16, 2026
(Melonie Guttry, Executive Services Manager/Clerk of the Board)
Approved July 16, 2026, Minutes.
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5. CONSENT ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION/ACTION: None
6. ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION:
a. Al Tahoe Well Rehabilitation (Mark Seelos, water Resources Manager) - Mark Seelos provided details
regarding the Al Tahoe Well Rehabilitation project and addressed questions from the Board.
Moved Sheehan/Second Exline/Haven Yes/Romsos Yes/Henderson Absent/Sheehan
Yes/Exline Yes to 1) Approve Change Order No. 2 with Resource Development Company in
the amount of $26,235.24; and 2) Authorize the General Manager to Execute Change Order.
No. 2.
7. STANDING AND AD -HOC COMMITTEES AND LIAISON REPORTS:
Director Sheehan reported that Operations Committee meeting is cancelled for August 11, 2026.
8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS: Nothing to report
9. STAFF/ATTORNEY REPORTS:
a. Donielle Morse provided a Grants Update presentation which included pending grant
applications, recently awarded funding, funded projects in action, grant funded partnership
projects, State Revolving fund loans, as well as the District's funding landscape. She further
addressed questions from the Board. She reported that grant funding is significantly reduced
and the Grants team has been working on the foundational structure of the department to
position the District for future funding opportunities. 1 % of grant funding is earmarked for
Administrative costs, which seems to be covering the costs to date. In total the District is
managing $6,094,635 in grants and $54,570,987 in State Revolving Fund Loans. She further
reported that she feels very supported and has built a great team and relationships with
partner agencies.
b. Melonie Guff ry reported that four candidates have filed to run for the three Board seats up for
election in November. All three incumbents have filed so August 7 will be the final filing
deadline. There is one new filer, Mike Fedor, retired advertiser.
Chris Skelly provided a report regarding the recent cyberattack on small water agencies
around the country and addressed questions from the Board. He has attended multiple
meetings in the last week since these events sharing that there is a significant increase in
hackers by Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) through cellular modem. He has reached
out to Electrical, Operations, and Engineering and all have been doing all the right things to
keep hackers away from the District. All of the suggested processes are already in place at
the District.
c. GENERAL MANAGER REPORT:
Paul Hughes reported on several items:
• The September 9 El Dorado Water Agency meeting is being held at the District, please let
Melonie Guttry know if you plan to attend.
• The August 20 meeting has just a quorum, so no contractual items can be approved and
looking at potentially cancelling it for this reason.
• Chamber CEO Roundtable last Thursday and reported on District Elections and several
Engineering projects. Megan Colvey added that the District is working with partners in the
community collaborating on projects.
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• Andrea Salazar has been selected to participate in the Association of California Water
Agency's one-year leadership program.
d. NOTICE OF PAST AND FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS
e. BREAK AND ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION: 2:43 p.m.
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION: 3:48 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 Government Code Section 54957(b) (1) consider the appointment of a public
employee. Provide staff with recruitment direction.
No reportable Board Action
ADJOURNMENT: 3:49 P.M.
Shane Romsos, Board President
South Tahoe Public Utility District
Melonie Guttry, Executive ervices Manager/
Board Clerk
Souuth Tahoe Public Utility District