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09-03-19 Board Agenda

AGENDA
EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD
EWEB BOARD ROOM
500 E FOURTH AVENUE

September 3, 2019


REGULAR SESSION
Call to Order: 5:30 p.m.

Topic

Objective
Start
Time

Length
1.

Agenda Check

5:30 --
2.

Items from Commissioners and General Manager

Information 5:30 20
3.

Public Input
Each person will have three minutes to speak.  When you come to the podium, please give your name, and your ward if known.  The timer and lights indicate the time you have to speak.

Public Input 5:50 20
BOARD ACTION ITEMS
4.

Approval of Consent Calendar A:  Items 1-4

Action 6:10 5
5.

Items removed from Consent Calendar

Action 6:15 10
6.

Approval of Consent Calendar B:  Leaburg Canal Property Acquisition, Option 1 (Resolution No. 1925) or Option 2 (Resolution No. 1926) 
Commissioner/Staff Q&A

Action 6:25 5
7.

General Manager Contract Amendment Request
Frank Lawson, General Manager

Action 6:30 10
GENERAL BUSINESS ITEMS
8.

Dam Safety Program Update
Susan Ackerman, Chief Energy Officer
Mike McCann, Electric Generation Manager

Information 6:40 30
9.

Break

7:10 10
10.

Water System Infrastructure
Rod Price, Chief Engineering & Operations Officer
Karen Kelley, Water Operations Manager

Information 7:20 45
11.

2019 State Legislative Session Summary
Jason Heuser, Policy/Government Program Manager

Update 8:05 20
12.

2019 Annual Integrated Electric Resource Plan (IERP) Update
Susan Ackerman, Chief Energy Officer - Commissioner/Staff Q&A
Megan Capper, Portfolio Management Supervisor

Information 8:25 30
13.

Correspondence & Board Agendas
Frank Lawson, General Manager

Review 8:55 10
14.

Board Wrap Up
EWEB Board of Commissioners

Review 9:05 10
15.

Adjourn

9:15 --

CONSENT CALENDAR - A
MINUTES
1.

a. August 6, 2019 Executive Session
b. August 6, 2019 Regular Meeting

CONTRACTS
2.

Cascade Columbia Distribution Co. for Solar Salt for Sodium Hypochlorite Generation. $175,000 (Over 5 Years).
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153

3.

Cornforth Consultants for Engineering Services. $218,000 (Resulting Cumulative Total $426,000).
Contract person is Susan Ackerman 541-685-7185

4.

Whitlock Consulting Group (WCG) for the Customer Experience Improvement (CEI) project Phase 2 implementation support$204,100 plus travel costs (Resulting Cumulative Total $389,100 plus travel costs).
Contact person Matt Barton 541-685-7109


CONSENT CALENDAR - B
RESOLUTIONS
1.

Resolutions for Leaburg Canal Property Acquisition
Contact person is Mike McCann 541-685-7379 - Commissioner/Staff Q&A
Option 1 - Resolution No. 1925 - Authorize acquisition of property along Leaburg Canal
Option 2 - Resolution No. 1926 - Authorize acquisition of property and timber along Leaburg Canal.


CORRESPONDENCE
 
  • 2018 Audit Management Letter Update
  • Carbon Reduction Accounting Methodology
  • Consideration of Hydrogen as Alternative Fuel
  • Current EWEB Vegetation Program Overview and Change Impacts
  • *Commissioner/Staff Q&A
  • 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.