AGENDA

 

EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
(WORK SESSION)
EWEB BOARD ROOM
JULY 20, 1999
5:30 P.M.

 

  1. Year 2000 Budget assumptions - Dick Varner, Fiscal Services Supervisor
  2. Preliminary Systems Development Charge briefing - John Yanov, Senior Rates/Financial Analyst (Presentation - 25 min./Discussion - 20 min./Information
  3. Draft Uniform Revenue Bond Act (URBA) resolution for water utility - John Yanov (Presentation - 10 min./Discussion - 5 min.)

 

 

POSTPONED REGULAR
BOARD MEETING
7:30 P.M.

 

  1. Agenda check (President Smith - 5 min.)
  2. Approval of Consent Calendar (Items will be approved by one motion and without discussion. If discussion is required, specific items will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered seperately.)
  3. Items from Board Members (5 min.)
  4. Correspondence (5 min.)
  5. Public input
  6. Public Hearing for Wind Power Options for General Service Customers (10 min.)
  7. Wind Power Options for General Service Customers - Mat Northway, Manager of Energy Management Services (Presentation - 5 min./Discussion - 5 min./Action)
  8. Land Trust Donation Scope Document - Laurie Power, Environmental Manager (Presentation - 5 min./Discussion - 5 min./Action)
  9. Master Plan Site Review status - Deborrah Brewer, Strategic Planning Manager (Presentation - 10 min./Discussion - 10 min./Information)
  10. Legislative Update - Libby Henry, Legislative Representative and Jim Whitty, EWEB Lobbyis
    Second quarter financials for 1999 - Cathy Bloom, Assistant Treasurer (Presentation - 15 min./Discussion - 15 min./Information)
  11. Item(s) removed from Consent Calendar

 

Consent Calendar

Items for Approval

 

1. Minutes of the June 1, 1999 Work Session, the June 9 Joint Board Meeting, and the June 15, 1999 Work Session and Special Board Meeting.

2. Personal Services Contract - General Manager's Division - Mycoff & Associates. This is for the recruitment of the Customer Services Director. The amount requested is budgeted under salary unspent for the Customer Services Director. Prior recruitment for this position did not result in an adequate qualified pool. Applies to

1999 Budget
Budgeted Amount $28,000
Previously contracted amount $-0-
Additional funds needed $-0-
% of project completed 0%

3. Personal Services Contract - Corporate Services (Information Services) - TEK Systems. This is for TEK Systems to continue providing supplemental staff for Y2K related computer workstation upgrades and installations. The amount requested will cover this activity for the remainder of the year. Applies to

1999 Budget
Budgeted Amount $76,000
Previously contracted amount $51,379
Additional funds needed $67,000
% of project completed 60%

Item is budgeted under Job Numbers 19240 (IS Network Infrastructure Remediation Y2K hardware and software testing) and 19241 (Network Services contingency Plan). However, item is being charged to Job Number 18417, the EWEB Y2K project.

The additional funds needed have already been projected as a year-end budget variance.

 

4. Contract- Electric - Clima-Tech Corporation. This is for additions to the retrofit HVAC Direct Digital Control (DDC) Project to expand the energy conservation portion of the project. This contract was selected based on an RFP. It was contracted as a public improvement contract to maintain interface with other related contracts. During early project stages, additional energy conservation measures were identified and negotiated as change orders. All authorized and requested work is fully budgeted under Job 180 as commercial DSM acquisition. The additional work represents scope generally identified in the RFP process, and is an extension of the central DDC system installed by Clima-Tech. The identified additional work provides additional cost-effective energy conservation and completes interface with existing control systems as discovered during construction. We request this contract be exempted from the ORS 133% maximum and have the maximum contract set at $245,100. Applies to

Item is budgeted under Nob. No. 180 1999 Budget
Base Contract Award November 24, 1998
Base Contract Amount $ 148,344
Change Orders Awarded & authorized 57,575
Total currently contracted work 205,919
Additional Funds needed for this Project 39,181
% of Project Completed 72%
 

5. Contract - Traffic Control & Flagging Services - Water Division (Construction Services): Westates Flagman Escort, Inc. Vendor provides traffic control (flagging) services for Water and Electric Division field crews. The current three-year contract with Westates was awarded in an open bid process on 6/30/97, and extends through 6/30/2000. This action simply executes a blanket purchase order and contract amendment to authorize continued provision of service and billings for the 12-month period 7/1/99 through 6/30/00. EWEB requests and pays for these services on a weekly basis at established bid prices. Although one single contract and PO are used to track and manage these services, charges are applied to individual water and electric jobs as incurred. The $80,000 authorization is split equally between water and electric operations, and falls within annual amounts budgeted for this purpose. The contract will be re-bid in June, 2000.

Item is budgeted under Job(s): Applies to

3112, 975, and 3114 1999 Budget
Budgeted Amount: $80,000
Additional funds needed: -0-
% Completed: 0%

 

6. Equipment Repair Services - Water Division (Hayden Bridge Filtration Plant) Hayden Bridge/Emergency Pump Repair - MN/Queen Pump, vendor. Bearings for the #1 finished water pump at Hayden Bridge failed last week due to normal wear and we have sent the unit out for emergency repairs. This is a large, relatively old industrial pump, and Queen Pump (in Portland) is the nearest available vendor who has the ability to manufacture and replace the necessary parts on short notice. Their price for this work is competitive and in line with our past experience. It is absolutely essential that we get this pump reinstalled and in service as our peak pumping season is upon us. Cost is estimated at between $18,000 (most likely) and $28,000 (worst case), depending on the extent of repairs. The $18,000 expected cost can be covered out of the approved 1999 maintenance budget for Hayden Bridge. Any amount over this will result in a budget over-run of up to $10,000 if repairs are significantly more than anticipated.

Applies to

Item is budgeted under Job 276 1999 Budget
Budgeted Amount: $22,500
Additional funds needed: $10,000 (worst case)
% Completed: n/a
 

* Denotes approximate time. This is an estimation only and the Board Meeting could begin earlier or later than the 7:30 p.m. starting time noticed above.