2014 SUMMER OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES! North Tahoe Public Utility District 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 Quarterly Newsletter—Spring 2014 the summer, July and August, and are sure to bring Volume 6, Issue 2, May 2014 additional revenue to the businesses of the North Tahoe area. Please note, for safety reasons the Regional Park will Topics of Interest DROUGHT DECLARATION UPDATE be closed to the public on the concert dates listed below. Board of Directors District Annual Employee The Governor of the State of California declared a Statewide Drought Emergency in January Awards July 17th kicks off the concert series with a national tour 2014 which executed a statewide water conservation campaign and to call on Californians to California Water Environment voluntarily reduce their water usage by 20%. In addition, it called on local suppliers to S. Lane Lewis featuring Slightly Stoopid, NOFX and Stephen Marley. Association Awards implement their water shortage contingency plans. As a result, at their February 11, 2014, President Gates open for this show at 4pm with general admission North Tahoe Event Center Updates meeting the North Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Directors put into effect the tickets priced at $37.50. All ages are welcome. July 19th is Recruitment underway for District’s Stage 1 conservation measures for voluntary water reduction as described in the John Bergmann the Bass Camp Festival - a Recreation and Parks Commission series of local and regional District’s Urban Water Management Plan. Vice President Community Clean Up Day DJs boasting their finest beats Summer Outdoor Concert Listed in the table below are the elements of the District’s Stage 1 Water Shortage for an all-day affair. Line up Series at the North Tahoe Sue Daniels and ticket prices to be announced soon. Our final concert is Regional Park. Emergency Plan and ways the District can help you meet these goals. Secretary August 13th and features Rebelution with special guests Iration, The Green, Stick Figure and DJ Mackle. Doors open Additional water conservation information is available on the District’s Tim Ferrell at 4:30pm and general admission tickets are $32.50. All ages are welcome. website and then clicking on the Director Resource tab, then Water For more information and to purchase tickets, visit Conservation. There are conservation Phil Thompson www.northtahoeparks.com and click on the 2014 Outdoor tips and links to various websites that Director Summer Concert Series logo on the bottom of the page. talk about how you can help reduce Let’s boogie! your water use. Paul Schultz, PE The State of California has also adopted General Manager/CEO 20 by 2020 Plan which requires all water purveyors to achieve a 20% Pam Emmerich reduction in water use per-capita by Newsletter Editor COMMUNITY CLEAN UP DAY! 2020. The District has been working Help your community and the environment by taking part in Clean Up toward this with changes such as low Newsletter contributors: Sandra Day on Saturday, June 7th in Kings Beach, Tahoe Vista, Carnelian Bay, flow nozzles on the sewer line cleaning Lazzareschi, Stephanie Dees, Tracey and Crystal Bay. Every year, over 100 volunteers take to the streets trucks and replacing a washing machine Towner, Patty Williams—North Tahoe to pick up trash. Last year, a total of 3,260 lbs of trash was collected. with a low flow version. Business Association, Pam Emmerich Registration begins at 9:00 am at the Boys and Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe, at 8125 Steelhead Avenue in Kings NORTH TAHOE REGIONAL PARK UPDATES Beach. In Tahoe Vista check in at Cable Car Ice Cream, in Current NTPUD Resident Stickers will stay in place through December 31, 2014. Carnelian Bay at GarWoods, and in Crystal Bay at the Tahoe Biltmore. 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 calen- Volunteers will be provided with gloves, bags, and snacks. While cleaning, find dar year and price will not be pro-rated. Current parking fees are $5/day for non-residents. hidden “Golden Items” and win prizes donated by local business sponsors. After cleaning up, Pro Disc Golf Tour Finale at the North Tahoe Regional Park. volunteers are invited to attend a party with These stickers will be good complimentary food and live music, at the until December 31, 2014. The weekend of June 27th will see an influx of disc golf enthusiasts all around the lake as The North Tahoe Beach Picnic Pavilion, across from Safeway, from 11:30am to 1:00pm. King of the Lake Professional Disc Golf series comes back to the Tahoe area. This tournament concludes the three Help save the planet and keep our streets clean by participating in this annual day disc golf extravaganza at the North Tahoe Regional Park Disc Golf Course. This is a wonderful privilege and will community event, produced by the North Tahoe Business Association and Tahoe showcase some of the finest disc golf players in the world. Come up to the Regional Park on June 29th to watch and Expedition Academy. To learn more about Clean Up Day, visit cheer on your favorite pro. www.NorthTahoeBusiness.org or call 530.546.9000. For information on other events happening in the Park visit the new calendar on any of our District websites. PO Box 139 * 875 National Avenue * Tahoe Vista, CA 96148 * 530.546.4212 * Fax 530.546.2652 * [email protected] * www.ntpud.org DIG SAFELY Call USA North at least two working days before you dig. 1-800-227-2600 Page 2 North Tahoe Public Utility District Volume 5, Issue 2 Page 3 2013 EMPLOYEE AWARDS NORTH TAHOE EVENT CENTER UPDATES At the North Tahoe Public Utility District Annual Awards Dinner, the following staff were honored for their exemplary contributions to the District! 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 Employee of the Year Award: Will Stelter a project afoot to build a museum quality art hanging system Mr. Stelter has worked for the District two and one-half years and is the Engineering and throughout the facility. The hanging system allows for a more secure display, and will Operations Manager. Employee of the Year shows dedication to the job, loyalty, accommodate almost all sizes of art. The focus is to exhibit art from local artists that perseverance, attitude, customer service, safety, self-improvement, supportive of co- will be presented for sale. A jury will select the art to be exhibited. The NTEC staff workers, innovative, task oriented, demonstrates initiative, problem solver, communicates will broker the art deal and help the client procure shipping. “Morning Light on Mt. Whitney” - Mark ideas, and represents the spirit of the North Tahoe Public Utility District. Call for Artists! Hammon The North Tahoe Public Utility District is looking for artists for the 2014 calendar year. Artist exhibitions are needed Will Stelter, District Engineer 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. General Manager’s Award: Doug Carbonari Mr. Carbonari was hired in May 2012 and is currently the Event Center Maintenance 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 Worker II. The employee receiving the General Manager’s Award performs duties We would like to express our divided into eight (8) potential displays for artists with varying widths. This project is in promptly and with attention to detail, represents the unsung employee who does not seek sincere thanks to conjunction with North Tahoe Arts Art in Public Places Program. www.hammonphoto.com for notoriety, shows extraordinary care for their work and the community, unselfish, self- ww.northtahoearts.com loaning the North Tahoe Event starter, enjoys their work, and often goes unrecognized in the performance of their duties. Center all the art that has been Doug Carbonari, Event Center How to Apply: Download application at www.ntpud.org under the header Maintenance Worker II 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. Safety Award: Sandra Lazzareschi Manager Tracey Towner at [email protected] with questions. 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, RECRUITMENT UNDERWAY FOR notifies District of potential safety issues, coaches other employees on safety practices, RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSIONERS! reports all incidents/accidents promptly, and creates a cooperative and safe work environment for the District and Community. At their February meeting, the North Tahoe Public Utility District (NTPUD) Sandra Lazzareschi, HR/Risk Manager Board of Directors voted 5-0 to reinstate the Recreation and Parks Commission and begin to recruit for members. CALIFORNIA WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION SIERRA SECTION 2013 AWARDS The Recreation and Parks Commission is a group of citizens interested in Recreation and Parks whose function is to provide advice, assistance and The District is proud of its employees winning awards at the 2013 Annual Awards Banquet for the Sierra Section The recommendations to the North Tahoe Public Utility District Board of CWEA’s mission is to enhance the education and effectiveness of California’s wastewater professional through: Directors and the Park and Facilities Manager to facilitate communications training, certification, dissemination of technical information and promotion of sound policies to benefit society through between the District the community in matters relating to Recreation and Parks Services and Facilities.