AGENDA
EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD
EWEB BOARD ROOM
500 E. 4TH AVENUE
JANUARY 6, 2009
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
5:30-5:45 P.M
  Start time Length

1. Oath of Office for Commissioner Bob Cassidy, and incoming Commissioners Rich Cunningham and Joann Ernst (Mary Feldman, City Recorder)

           
5:30
15 min.
 
WORK SESSION
5:45 – 6:45 P.M.
  Start time Length

1. Headquarters Remodel Assessment (Ken Beeson, Project Manager)          

5:45
60 min.
 
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
6:45 P.M.*
  Start time Length
1. Agenda Check (Vice President Ron Farmer) 6:45 5 min.
2. Public Input 6:50 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.) 6:55 5 min.
4. Items removed from Consent Calendar 7:00 5 min.
5. Items from Board Members 7:05 10 min.
6. Correspondence 7:15 5 min.
7. Board Agendas 7:20 5 min.
8. Election of Officers for 2009 (Action) 7:25 15 min.
9. Appointment of Commissioners to Board Liaison Assignments and Committees (Discussion and Action) 7:40 15 min.
10. Economic Relief Package – Jim Origliosso, Treasurer and Debra Smith, Employee, Customer & Community Services Division Director (Action) 7:55 45 min.
11. 2009 General Manager’s Goals - Randy Berggren, General Manager 8:40 30 min.

12. Adjourn

 9:20  
     

Consent Calendar
Jan. 6, 2009
 
RATIFICATION OF BOARD CONSULTANTS FOR 2009

1. Ratification of Board Consultants for 2009

1.1.Independent Auditor – Moss & Adams
1.2 Independent Engineer – Black & Veatch
1.3 Independent Actuaries – Kenny Consulting
1.6 Financial Advisor – JP Morgan
 

RATIFICATION OF RETAINED PROFESSIONALS FOR 2009

2. Retained Professionals and Attorneys for 2009

2.1 General Counsel – Calkins & Calkins
2.2 Special Counsel - Cable Huston Benedict Haagensen & Lloyd LLP
2.3 Bond Counsel - Holland & Knight
2.4 Power Risk Counsel - Jim Deason, Attorney At Law
2.5 Human Resources Counsel  - Harrang, Long, Gary and Rudnick
2.6 Bond Disclosure Counsel - Mersereau and Shannon
 

MINUTES

3a. December 2, 2008 Work Session
3b. December 2, 2008 Regular Board Meeting
 

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT

4. Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) – 2009 Water Quality Assistance Activities - Environmental Management – Employee, Customer and Community Services Division - $150,000. Contact person is Karl Morgenstern, 484-2411, ext. 3322
 

CONTRACTS

5. SelecTemp – Energy Management Services Personnel – Low Income – Power Resources Division - $40,000. Contact person is Kathy Grey, 484-2411, ext. 3049

6. TriAxis Engineering, Inc. – Engineering Design Services – Electric Division - $79,600. Contact person is Lara Hughey, 484-2411, ext. 3228

7. Western Waterproofing Co., Inc. - EWEB Headquarters Building Re-caulking & Sealing – Facility Services – Corporate Services Division - $47,804. Contact person is Nicholas Holmes, 484-2411, ext. 3909
 

RESOLUTIONS

8. Resolution No. 0901 – Harvest Wind

9. Resolution No. 0903 – Western Generation Agency Board Members for 2009