- North Tahoe Public Utility District

Registration begins at 9:00 am at the Boys and Girls Club of
North Lake Tahoe, at 8125 Steelhead Avenue in Kings
Beach. In Tahoe Vista check in at Cable Car Ice Cream, in
Carnelian Bay at GarWoods, and in Crystal Bay at the
Tahoe Biltmore.
Help your community and the environment by taking part in Clean Up
Day on Saturday, June 7th in Kings Beach, Tahoe Vista, Carnelian Bay,
and Crystal Bay. Every year, over 100 volunteers take to the streets
to pick up trash. Last year, a total of 3,260 lbs of trash was collected.
COMMUNITY CLEAN UP DAY!
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit
www.northtahoeparks.com and click on the 2014 Outdoor
Summer Concert Series logo on the bottom of the page.
Let’s boogie!
July 17th kicks off the concert series with a national tour
featuring Slightly Stoopid, NOFX and Stephen Marley.
Gates open for this show at 4pm with general admission
tickets priced at $37.50. All ages are welcome. July 19th is
the Bass Camp Festival - a
series of local and regional
DJs boasting their finest beats
for an all-day affair. Line up
and ticket prices to be announced soon. Our final concert is
August 13th and features Rebelution with special guests
Iration, The Green, Stick Figure and DJ Mackle. Doors open
at 4:30pm and general admission tickets are $32.50. All ages
are welcome.
PO Box 139 * 875 National Avenue * Tahoe Vista, CA 96148 * 530.546.4212 * Fax 530.546.2652 * [email protected] * www.ntpud.org
Volunteers will be provided with gloves, bags, and snacks. While cleaning, find
hidden “Golden Items” and win prizes donated
by local business sponsors. After cleaning up,
volunteers are invited to attend a party with
complimentary food and live music, at the
North Tahoe Beach Picnic Pavilion, across from Safeway, from 11:30am to 1:00pm.
Help save the planet and keep our streets clean by participating in this annual
community event, produced by the North Tahoe Business Association and Tahoe
Expedition Academy. To learn more about Clean Up Day, visit
www.NorthTahoeBusiness.org or call 530.546.9000.
Newsletter contributors: Sandra
Lazzareschi, Stephanie Dees, Tracey
Towner, Patty Williams—North Tahoe
Business Association, Pam Emmerich
Pam Emmerich
Newsletter Editor
Paul Schultz, PE
General Manager/CEO
Phil Thompson
Director
Tim Ferrell
Director
Sue Daniels
Secretary
John Bergmann
Vice President
S. Lane Lewis
President
Board of Directors
The North Tahoe Public Utility District is excited to
announce an outdoor summer concert series at the North
Tahoe Regional Park. They will take place in the heart of
the summer, July and August, and are sure to bring
additional revenue to the businesses of the North Tahoe
area. Please note, for safety reasons the Regional Park will
be closed to the public on the concert dates listed below.
2014 SUMMER OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES!
Pro Disc Golf Tour Finale at the North Tahoe Regional Park.
Annual Passes: Annual passes are now being offered to those that do not pay the CFD 94-1.
The cost is $100 and can be purchased at the District office. They will be good for one calendar year and price will not be pro-rated. Current parking fees are $5/day for non-residents.
Current NTPUD Resident Stickers will stay in place through December 31, 2014.
NORTH TAHOE REGIONAL PARK UPDATES
The State of California has also adopted
20 by 2020 Plan which requires all
water purveyors to achieve a 20%
reduction in water use per-capita by
2020. The District has been working
toward this with changes such as low
flow nozzles on the sewer line cleaning
trucks and replacing a washing machine
with a low flow version.
Addit ional water conservatio n
information is available on the District’s
website and then clicking on the
Resource tab, then Water
Conservation. There are conservation
tips and links to various websites that
talk about how you can help reduce
your water use.
Listed in the table below are the elements of the District’s Stage 1 Water Shortage
Emergency Plan and ways the District can help you meet these goals.
The Governor of the State of California declared a Statewide Drought Emergency in January
2014 which executed a statewide water conservation campaign and to call on Californians to
voluntarily reduce their water usage by 20%. In addition, it called on local suppliers to
implement their water shortage contingency plans. As a result, at their February 11, 2014,
meeting the North Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Directors put into effect the
District’s Stage 1 conservation measures for voluntary water reduction as described in the
District’s Urban Water Management Plan.
DROUGHT DECLARATION UPDATE
DIG SAFELY Call USA North at least two working days before you dig. 1-800-227-2600
For information on other events happening in the Park visit the new calendar on any of our District websites.
The weekend of June 27th will see an influx of disc golf enthusiasts all around the lake as The
King of the Lake Professional Disc Golf series comes back to the Tahoe area. This tournament concludes the three
day disc golf extravaganza at the North Tahoe Regional Park Disc Golf Course. This is a wonderful privilege and will
showcase some of the finest disc golf players in the world. Come up to the Regional Park on June 29th to watch and
cheer on your favorite pro.
These stickers will be good
until December 31, 2014.
Summer Outdoor Concert
Series at the North Tahoe
Regional Park.
Community Clean Up Day
 Recruitment underway for
Recreation and Parks Commission
North Tahoe Event Center
Updates
California Water Environment
Association Awards
District Annual Employee
Awards
Topics of Interest
Volume 6, Issue 2, May 2014
Quarterly Newsletter—Spring 2014
North Tahoe Public Utility District
2013 EMPLOYEE AWARDS
North Tahoe Public Utility District
L to R: Mike Thornton, David Berry, Janine Dougan, Chris
Avery.
Past President Award: Janine Dougan, Utility Operations Coordinator
Mechanical Technician of the Year: Michael Thornton, Maintenance
Technician Crew Chief
Electrical / Instrumentation Person of the Year: David Berry, GIS
and SCADA System Engineer
Collection Person of the Year: Chris Avery, Operations Maintenance
Worker II
The District is proud of its employees winning awards at the 2013 Annual Awards Banquet for the Sierra Section The
CWEA’s mission is to enhance the education and effectiveness of California’s wastewater professional through:
training, certification, dissemination of technical information and promotion of sound policies to benefit society through
protection and enhancement of the water environment. The Sierra Section serves the Lake Tahoe and Truckee area.
CALIFORNIA WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION
SIERRA SECTION 2013 AWARDS
Sandra Lazzareschi, HR/Risk Manager
Doug Carbonari, Event Center
Maintenance Worker II
Ms. Lazzareschi celebrates twelve years with the District and currently is the HR/Risk
Manager. Employee earning the Safety Award has had no injuries, no accidents,
adheres to all safety procedures and policies, attends all tail gate or safety training,
notifies District of potential safety issues, coaches other employees on safety practices,
reports all incidents/accidents promptly, and creates a cooperative and safe work
environment for the District and Community.
Safety Award: Sandra Lazzareschi
Mr. Carbonari was hired in May 2012 and is currently the Event Center Maintenance
Worker II. The employee receiving the General Manager’s Award performs duties
promptly and with attention to detail, represents the unsung employee who does not seek
notoriety, shows extraordinary care for their work and the community, unselfish, selfstarter, enjoys their work, and often goes unrecognized in the performance of their duties.
General Manager’s Award: Doug Carbonari
Will Stelter, District Engineer
Mr. Stelter has worked for the District two and one-half years and is the Engineering and
Operations Manager. Employee of the Year shows dedication to the job, loyalty,
perseverance, attitude, customer service, safety, self-improvement, supportive of coworkers, innovative, task oriented, demonstrates initiative, problem solver, communicates
ideas, and represents the spirit of the North Tahoe Public Utility District.
Employee of the Year Award: Will Stelter
At the North Tahoe Public Utility District Annual Awards Dinner, the following staff were honored for their
exemplary contributions to the District!
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Former Commissioners Bob Barrow (l) and John Shuff
(rt) at the Pancake Breakfast.
The District is currently recruiting to fill out the full Commission of five (5) Adult Commissioners, two (2) Youth
Commissioners and an alternate. Applicants need to be resident of the North Tahoe Public Utility District. More
information on the Commission and the application are available at www.ntpud.org/recreation-and-parks-commission
“As the new Park and Facilities Manager, I requested that the Board reinstate the Recreation and Park Commission to
enable me to have a direct line of communication into the community,” said Tracey Towner. “This will enable me to
build relationships with this new Commission, outside of our normal partnerships, and give the community a forum to
talk directly with staff and their representatives on the Commission.”
The Recreation and Parks Commission is a group of citizens interested in
Recreation and Parks whose function is to provide advice, assistance and
recommendations to the North Tahoe Public Utility District Board of
Directors and the Park and Facilities Manager to facilitate communications
between the District the community in matters relating to Recreation and
Parks Services and Facilities. The Commission will meet quarterly at the
North Tahoe Event Center.
At their February meeting, the North Tahoe Public Utility District (NTPUD)
Board of Directors voted 5-0 to reinstate the Recreation and Parks
Commission and begin to recruit for members.
RECRUITMENT UNDERWAY FOR
RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSIONERS!
Manager Tracey Towner at [email protected] with questions.
We would like to express our
sincere thanks to
www.hammonphoto.com for
loaning the North Tahoe Event
Center all the art that has been
How to Apply: Download application at www.ntpud.org under the header on display in the lobby and the
Departments, Recreation and Parks. Call 530.546.7249 or email Park and Facilities hallways for the last 5 years.
Applicants are required to email five (5) digital images of artwork similar to what they
would like to display at the NTEC. Displays will rotate every four months. Wall space is
divided into eight (8) potential displays for artists with varying widths. This project is in
conjunction with North Tahoe Arts Art in Public Places Program.
ww.northtahoearts.com
Hammon
Call for Artists!
The North Tahoe Public Utility District is looking for artists for the 2014 calendar year. Artist exhibitions are needed
to fill the lobby of the North Tahoe Event Center where they will on be display for purchase. Local and regional
artists are welcome to apply, two-dimensional work only.
“Morning Light on Mt. Whitney” - Mark
NORTH TAHOE EVENT CENTER UPDATES
When next you come in to the North Tahoe Event Center, you
will see a freshly painted lobby, an exhibit on loan from the Tahoe
Maritime Museum, and many other minor improvements. There is
a project afoot to build a museum quality art hanging system
throughout the facility. The hanging system allows for a more secure display, and will
accommodate almost all sizes of art. The focus is to exhibit art from local artists that
will be presented for sale. A jury will select the art to be exhibited. The NTEC staff
will broker the art deal and help the client procure shipping.
Volume 5, Issue 2