• Large Load Contracts and Issues - Scott Spettel, Power Management and Planning Manager, Dean Ahlsten, Electric Engineering Manager, Tom Buckhouse, Director of Facilities, and John Yanov, Senior Rate/Financial Analyst
  

• Agenda check (President Anderson)
• 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 separately.)
• Correspondence (5 min.)
• Items from Board Members (5 min.)
• Public input
• GM Compensation - Jean Meyers, Human Resource Manger (Presentation - 15 min./ Discussion - 10 min./Action)
• 2001 Revenue Requirements/Rate Adjustments - Dick Varner - Presentation - 15 min./ Discussion - 15 min./Information)
• Public Hearing on 2001 Revenue Requirements/Rate Adjustments
• Large General Service Rate Schedule Revisions - John Yanov (Presentation - 5 min./ Discussion - 5 min/Action)
• University of Oregon & Willamette Industries Power Sales Contract - Scott Spettel, Power Management and Planning Manager, and Dean Ahlsten, Electric Engineering Manager (Presentation - 5 min./Discussion - 5 min./Action)
• Investment Allowance for Electric Facilities - Dave Koski, Electric Operations Manger and Dick Varner, Fiscal Services Supervisor (Presentation - 5 min./Discussion - 5 min./Action)
• Items removed from Consent Calendar

• Minutes of the December 5, 2000 Work Session and Regular Board Meeting and the November 28, 2000 Special Board Meeting

RESOLUTIONS

• Banking Resolutions - Financial Services - Five resolutions setting forth signatory and transfer authorization relating to EWEB's banking activities each time the officers of the Board are changed. Contact person is Cathy Bloom, 484-2411, ext. 3277 (see Resolutions in Board packet).

BUSINESS SERVICE CONTRACTS

• Public Affairs Council - State Regulatory Monitoring - Public Affairs - Corporate Services. Lobbying services for the 2001 Oregon Legislative Session to be conducted in coordination with Libby Henry (see memo in Board packet). Contract amount is $50,000. Contact person is Marty Douglass, 484-2411, ext. 3303.
• McKenzie Watershed Council - Environmental Management - Corporate Services. Funds are to help support staff for the McKenzie Watershed Council, in particular the Watershed Coordinator and the Education Coordinator. EWEB has an intergovernmental agreement with Cascade Pacific Resource Conservation and Development, a regional governmental entity, which contracts with the coordinators to provide staff services to the McKenzie Watershed Council. This is the fifth year of the agreement. Springfield, Eugene, US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Springfield Utility Board also contribute funds. Total cost is $24,000. Contact person is Laurie Power, 484-2411, ext. 3313.
• Cascade Automation, Inc. - Steam Control Systems - Steam Division. Amend the Business Service Agreement for 2001 and 2002 to cover installation, service, and repair of monitoring and control systems for EWEB's Steam Plant and distribution lines. Total amount per year is $10,000, or $20,000 for the two years. Contact person is Will Bondioli, 484-2411, ext. 3961.
• Atez, Inc. - Steam Division - Asbestos Removal - Steam Division. Amend Business Service Agreement for 2001 and 2002 to cover removal, disposal, and repair of asbestos materials and installation of steam line insulation. Total contract price is $15,000 per year, or $30,000 total for two years. Contact person is Will Bondioli, 484-2411, 3961.
• Black & Veatch - Telecommunications Business Planning - Electric Division. Authorizes contract with Black & Veatch and provides spending authority for telecommunications engineering and technical work supporting development of business plan suitable for obtaining financing of Phase II of EWEB Telecommunications Project. Work includes review and analysis of Phase II system preliminary design and cost estimate; development and cost analysis of alternative network architectures for Phase II system. Contract amount is $22,100. Contact person is Ken Beeson, 341-3772.
• Quindar Products Ltd. -Transmission Pumping & Storage - Water Division. This contract is to add a second computer to headquarters SCADA System for dual redundancy and upgrade the obsolete equipment at Hayden Bridge. Contract amount for Headquarters is $59,000 and Upgrading of obsolete equipment is for $63,000, for a total of $102,000. Contact person is Steve Solberg, 484-2411, ext. 3930.

CONTRACT EXTENSION

Laurel Hill Center, Inc. - Headquarter Area Maintenance - Facilities Services. Three month service from existing contract while contract is rebid. Amount of extension is $75,000. This contract has been in force for eight years. A Request For Proposals (RFP) is currently being developed to send this service out for competitive bid. State law requires this service be offered to a Qualified Rehabilitative Facility (QRF). There are other qualifying facilities within the EWEB service area in addition to the Laurel Hill Center. The proposals will be evaluated based on cost, performance and quality control. The contract extension will allow this to progress without a loss in maintenance services and have a new contract in place by March 1, 2001. Contact person is Charlie Morris, pager 342-0487.