AGENDA
REVISED
EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
EWEB BOARD ROOM
JULY 2, 2002
5:30 P.M.
- Agenda check (President Anderson
- Appointment of Wards 4 & 5 Commissioner (Action)
- Oath of Office for Ron Farmer
- 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.)
- Items from Board Members (5 min.)
- Correspondence (5 min.)
- Distributed Generation Work Plan - Ken Beeson, Energy Resource Projects Manager (Presentation - 40 min./Discussion - 30 min./Information)
- Photovoltaics Project Update - Kathy Grey, Energy Management Products Supervisor, and Steve Still, Energy Management Specialist III (Presentation - 25 min./Discussion - 25 min./Information)
- Steam Strategy Update - Dick Helgeson, Director of Water & Steam Divisions and Ken Beeson (Presentation - 30 min./Discussion - 15 min/Information
- Public Input
- Items removed from Consent Calendar
Consent Calendar
July 2, 2002
- Minutes of the October 2, 2001 Work Session, the November 6, 2001 Regular Board Meeting, the October 20, 2001 Board Planning Session, the November 20, 2001 Special Board Meeting, the May 7, 2002 Work Session, and the June 13, 2002 Special Board Meeting
BUSINESS SERVICE AGREEMENT
- Umpqua Research - Water Quality Analyses - Hayden Bridge Filtration Plant - Water Division. Provide routine laboratory testing services in support of Hayden Bridge Treatment Plant operations. This contract was originally awarded to Umpqua Research in February 2001, following a competitive solicitation in compliance with all public bidding requirements. It is structured as a unit price contract that may be renewed on an annual basis through 2006. The first year term of the agreement received Board approval for $34,600 at that time.
Staff requests authorization to renew the existing agreement annually through the remainder of its potential five-year term. Staff also requests that the contract limit be increased to $60,000 per year (a potential additional expenditure of $240,000 through 2006), in keeping with approved budgets for 2002 and beyond. Use of these services is on an "as required" basis, and is billed at unit prices established in the agreement. Contact person is Mitch Postle, Assistant Water Treatment Supervisor, 484-2411, ext. 3620.
- RTD Enterprises - Santa Clara Reservoir Liner/Cover Replacement - Water Division. This contract is for the installation of a new liner and cover for the Santa Clara Reservoir (20MG). The existing hypalon cover and liner are 26 years old, well past the intended life. As authorized in the 2002 water system capital budget, the reservoir will be re-lined and re-covered with a polypropylene material that is a proved technology for reservoirs of this type. The cover will be weight tensioned and include floating walk-ways for easier operation and maintenance. The contract amount is $686,000, well below the $1.0 million engineering estimate. Start of contract construction is in September, with completed by the end of the year. Project Manager is Mel Damewood, 341-1878 or
E-Mail Mel Damewood