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05-07-24 Board Agenda

AGENDA
EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD
ROOSEVELT OPERATIONS CENTER
TRAINING ROOM 

4200 ROOSEVELT BLVD, EUGENE

May 7, 2024

The May board meeting will be held in-person and offer a live stream of the event in real time.  Customers and the general public are welcome and encouraged to attend in-person or view the live stream.  Visit the Public Meetings page for the Live Event link.

Members of the public wishing to provide input are invited to do so virtually or in-person.  Please note that start times for agenda items are approximate.  Attendees wishing to provide testimony during public input, or a public hearing are encouraged to be present when the meeting is called to order.

Public Input

In-Person (at the EWEB Roosevelt Operations Center located at 4200 Roosevelt Blvd.) - No advance sign-up necessary. Sign-up forms available upon arrival.
By Telephone - Complete the Sign up to Speak web form. Requests to speak by phone can be submitted any time, but not later than 2:00 p.m. on the day of the board meeting.  Speakers will be contacted with instructions for calling in to the meeting.

Testimony will be included in the meeting's audio/video recording and noted in the meeting minutes. Both are made available on eweb.org following the meeting.

Watch the Meeting

To watch the meeting, click on the meeting link above.  You may receive one or two pop-up windows after clicking the link.  If prompted:

The first pop-up will ask if you would like to "Open Microsoft Teams".  Click "Cancel".
The second asks you to select either "Download the Windows app" or "Watch on the web instead."  Select "Watch on the web instead."
The next screen welcomes you to the live event and asks you to "Sign in" or "Join anonymously".  Select "Join anonymously".  

If the meeting has started, you will join the live event automatically.  If it has not yet begun, you will get a message indicating the live event has not yet started.  You will automatically join the meeting once it begins.  

Please note attendees need to enable third-party cookies in their browsers to watch a live event.  iOS and other devices may require you to download the MS Teams app to view.   

The live stream will also be available on YouTube the day following the board meeting, by end of day.  Visit eweb.org to access the link.


EXECUTIVE SESSION
Call to Order: 5:00 p.m.

Topic

Objective
Start
Time

Length
1.

Pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(h) to consultant with counsel regarding legal rights and duties regarding a current litigation or litigation likely to be filed.

5:00 30
2.

Adjourn

5:30 --

REGULAR SESSION
Call to Order: 5:45 p.m.

Topic

Objective
Start
Time

Length
1.

Agenda Check

5:45 --
2.

Items from Board Members and General Manager

Information 5:45 10
3.

Correspondence (PDF)
Frank Lawson, General Manager

Review 5:55 10
4.

Public Input: In-person or by Telephone
Members of the public wishing to provide input are invited to do so virtually or in-person.  Speakers will have up to
three minutes to speak. Please give your name, and your ward if known.
In-Person: No advance sign-up necessary.
By Telephone: Sign up to speak - Requests to speak by phone can be submitted any time, but not later than 2:00 p.m. on the day of the board meeting. Speakers will be contacted with instructions for calling in to the meeting.
All testimony will be summarized in the meeting minutes.

Public Input 6:05 45
BOARD ACTION AND GENERAL BUSINESS ITEMS
5.

Approval of Consent Calendar - A (PDF)
(Minutes and Routine Contracts)

Action 6:50 5
6.

Approval of Consent Calendar - B (PDF)
(Non-routine Contracts and Other Consent Items)

Action 6:55 5
7.

Items removed from Consent Calendar

Action 7:00 5
8.

Update to Customer Fees, Rates, and Charges (PDF)
Deborah Hart, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant General Manager
Adam Rue, Rates Manager

Direction 7:05 20
9.

Annual Reserve Fund Status and Transfers/Use of Reserves (PDF)
Deborah Hart, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant General Manager
Aaron Balmer, Financial Services Manager

Direction 7:25 20
10.

Break

7:45 10
11.

Annual Capital Project Update
Rodney Price, Assistant General Manager

Information 7:55 30
12.

Quarterly Strategic & Operational Report for Q1
Frank Lawson, General Manager

Information 8:25 20
13.

Process for Next GM Performance Evaluation
EWEB Board of Commissioners

Direction 8:45 15
14.

Future Board Agendas (PDF)
Frank Lawson, General Manager

Review 9:00 5
15.

Board Wrap Up
EWEB Board of Commissioners

Review 9:05 10
16.

Adjourn

9:15 --

CONSENT CALENDAR "A" - Minutes and Routine Contracts
MINUTES
1.

April 2, 2024 Regular Session (PDF)

CONSENT CALENDAR "B" - Non-routine Contracts and Other Consent Items
2.

CONTRACTS

Cascade Water Works (PDF) – for a Water Intake Pump and Motor Rebuild at the Hayden Bridge raw water intake pump station.  $536,000 based on Formal Invitation to Bid.
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Mike Masters 541-685-7549

3.

Eco Services Operations Corporation (PDF) - for Liquid Aluminum Sulfate to be utilized at the EWEB Hayden Bridge Water Filtration Plant. $800,000 (over 5 years) based on Direct Negotiation (after survey of market pricing).
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Mike Masters 541-685-7549

4.

Harris SmartWorks (PDF) – for a contract and additional funds for Meter Data Management (MDM) integration with SAP (EES project). Original contract amount $122,000 plus increase of $125,000 for resulting cumulative total of $247,000 based on Direct Negotiation.
Contact Person is Travis Knabe 541-685-7770 / Bruce Debysingh 541-685-7196

5.

HDR Engineering, Inc. (PDF) - for the Day Island Water Line Crossing Feasibility Study. $683,000 based on Formal Request for Proposals.
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Mike Masters 541-685-7549

6.

Lighthouse Energy Consulting (PDF) - for Demand-Side Potential Assessment Consulting Services. $200,000 based on Formal Request for Proposal.
Contact Person is Brian Booth 541-685-7774 / Anna Wade 541-685-7401

7.

Sensus USA Inc. (PDF) - for RNI software integration with SAP as part of the EES Project. $175,000 based on Direct Negotiation.
Contact Person is Travis Knabe 541-685-7770 / Bruce Debysingh 541-685-7196

8.

Tyndale Enterprises, Inc. (PDF) - for the purchase of Flame Resistant (FR) Apparel.  $650,000 (over 5 years) based on Formal Request for Proposal.
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Tyler Nice 541-685-7419

RESOLUTIONS
9.

Resolution No. 2406 (PDF) - Electric Bond Supplemental Resolution.
Contact Person is Deborah Hart 541-685-7695 / Aaron Balmer 541-685-7436


CORRESPONDENCE
 
  • EWEB and Light Duty Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
  • Oregon Renewable Portfolio Standard 2023 Compliance Report
  • EWEB Board of Commissioners reserves the right to add or delete items as needed, change the order of the agenda, and discuss any other business deemed necessary. Action items that do not require a public hearing may be moved up earlier in the meeting.

     

    This meeting location is wheelchair-accessible. An interpreter can be provided with 48 hours' notice prior to the meeting. To arrange for this service, call 541-685-7000.