AGENDA
EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD
EWEB BOARD ROOM
500 E. FOURTH AVENUE
JAN. 2, 2007

SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
5:30 P.M


1. Oath of Office for Ron Farmer and John H. Brown (15 min.).

WORK SESSION
5:45 P.M.
1. Green Power Review – Mat Northway, Energy Management Services Manager and Jim Maloney, Energy Resource Project Manager (90 min.).
 

REGULAR BOARD MEETING
7:30 P.M.
  Start time Length
1. Agenda Check (Vice President Menegat) 7:30 5 min.
2. Public Input 7:35 5 min.

3. 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.)

7:40 5 min.
4. Items from Board Members 7:45 10 min.
5. Correspondence 7:55 5 min.
6. Board Agendas 8:00 5 min.
7. Election of Officers for 2007 (Action) 8:05 15 min.
8. Appointment of Commissioners to Board Liaison Assignments and Committees (Discussion) 8:20 15 min.

9. Bylaws Review – Randy Berggren, General Manager

 8:35 30 min.
10. Contract Award for Wesco – Okonite EPR Insulated Conductor (underground cable) - $3,598,500 – Jim Wiley, Electric Division Director (Action) 9:05 5 min.
11. 2007 GM Goals and Strategic Plan - Randy Berggren, General Manager (Action) 9:10 30 min.

12. Items removed from Consent Calendar

9:40  

Consent Calendar
Jan. 2, 2007


RATIFICATION OF BOARD CONSULTANTS FOR 2007

    1. Ratification of Board Consultants for 2006:

    1.1. General Counsel – Calkins & Calkins
    1.2. Independent Auditor (required by Carmen-Smith Bond Resolution) – Moss & Adams
    1.3. Independent Engineer (required by Carmen-Smith Bond Resolution) – Black & Veatch
    1.4. Consulting Engineer (required by Trojan Bond Resolution) – Black & Veatch
    1.5. Certified Public Accountant (required by Trojan Bond Resolution) – Moss & Adams
    1.6. Special Counsel - Cable Huston Benedict Haagensen & Lloyd LLP
    1.7. Bond Counsel - Nixon Peabody
    *1.8. Financial Consultant - Seattle Northwest (see memo)
    1.9. Consulting Actuaries - Clark Consulting

     


RATIFICATION OF RETAINED PROFESSIONALS FOR 2007

    2. Retained Professionals and Attorneys for 2006:

    2.1. Jim Deason, Attorney At Law – Power Risk Counsel
    *2.2. Harrang, Long, Gary and Rudnick, Human Resources Counsel (see memo)
    2.3. Mersereau and Shannon, Bond Disclosure Counsel

    * = Recommends not renewing their services for the 2007 year at this time.

BUSINESS SERVICE AGREEMENTS

3. Alternative Work Concepts – Clerical Services – Office Systems – Corporate Services - $39,475. Contact person is Kim Spear, 484-2411, ext. 3294

4. Brattain International Trucks, Inc. – Two new 10-Yard International Dump Trucks – Shop Facilities – Corporate Services - $127,983 each or $255,966 total. Contact person is Kevin McCarthy, 484-2411, ext. 3778

5. The Ullum Group and Cappelli Miles (Spring) – Communications Services – Public Affairs – General Manager’s Division - $950,000. Contact person is John Mitchell, 484-2411, ext. 3365