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03-07-23 Board Agenda

AGENDA
EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD
ROOSEVELT OPERATIONS CENTER
TRAINING ROOM

4200 ROOSEVELT BLVD, EUGENE

March 7, 2023

The March board meeting will be held in-person and offer a live stream of the event in real time.  Customers and the general public are welcome and encouraged to attend in-person or view the live stream.  Visit the Public Meetings page for the Live Event link.

Members of the public wishing to provide input are invited to do so virtually or in-person.

Public Input

In-Person (at the EWEB Roosevelt Operations Center located at 4200 Roosevelt Blvd.) - No advance sign-up necessary. Sign-up forms available upon arrival.
By Telephone - Complete the Sign up to Speak web form.  Requests must be received before March 7 at 2:00 p.m. Speakers will be contacted with instructions for calling in to the meeting.
Written Testimony - Submit Written Testimony via web form. Comments received by 2:00 p.m. will be provided to the Board in advance of the meeting; comments received after 2:00 p.m. may not be received by Commissioners until after the meeting has occurred. Written comments will not be read during the meeting.

Please note that spoken testimonies will be included in the meeting's audio/video recording and all testimonies will be noted in the meeting minutes.  Both are made available on eweb.org following the meeting.

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The live stream will also be available on YouTube the day following the board meeting, by end of day.  Visit eweb.org to access the link.


REGULAR SESSION
Call to Order: 5:30 p.m.

Topic

Objective
Start
Time

Length
1.

Agenda Check

5:30 --
2.

Items from Board Members and General Manager

Information 5:30 10
3.

Public Input: In-person, by Telephone, or Written Testimony*
Speakers will have up to three minutes to speak. Please give your name, and your ward if known.
By Telephone: Sign up to speak: Requests must be received before March 7 at 2:00 p.m.  Speakers will be contacted with instructions for calling in to the meeting.
Written Testimony: Submit Written Testimony: Comments received by 2:00 p.m. will be provided to the Board in advance of the meeting; comments received after 2:00 p.m. may not be received by Commissioners until after the meeting has occurred. Written comments will not be read during the meeting.
In-Person: No advance sign-up necessary.
All testimony will be summarized in the meeting minutes.

Public Input 5:40 20
BOARD ACTION ITEMS
4.

Approval of Consent Calendar - A
(Minutes and Routine Contracts)

Action 6:00 5
5.

Approval of Consent Calendar - B
(Non-routine Contracts and Other Consent Items)

Action 6:05 5
6.

Items removed from Consent Calendar

Action 6:10 5
7.

EWEB Enterprise Solutions (EES) Implementation Contracts
Travis Knabe, Chief Information Officer
Julie McGaughey, Chief Customer Officer
Deborah Hart, Chief Financial Officer

Action 6:15 20
8.

Resolution No. 2306, Upcoming Water Utility Bond Financing
Deborah Hart, Chief Financial Officer
Rob Freytag, General Accounting & Treasury Supervisor

Action 6:35 15
GENERAL BUSINESS ITEMS
9.

State of the Utility Address & Prior Year-end Operational & Strategic Goals Report
Frank Lawson, General Manager
Rod Price, Assistant General Manager

Information 6:50 45
10.

Climate Guidebook Part 1: Content Overview
Climate Guidebook Attachment
Frank Lawson, General Manager

Kelly Hoell, Climate Policy Analyst & Advisor

Information 7:35 45
11.

Break

8:20 10
12.

Climate Guidebook Part 2: GHG Inventory and CAP2.0
Climate Guidebook Attachment
Frank Lawson, General Manager
Kelly Hoell, Climate Policy Analyst & Advisor

Information 8:30 45
13.

IRP Sensitivity Analysis and Public Engagement Update
Brian Booth, Chief Energy Resources Officer
Megan Capper, Energy Resources Manager
Ben Ulrich, Power Planning Supervisor
Aaron Bush, Resource Analyst
Aaron Orlowski, Communications Specialist

Information 9:15 30
14.

Required Review of Bylaws
Frank Lawson, General Manager

Direction 9:45 10
15.

Correspondence & Board Agendas
Frank Lawson, General Manager

Review 9:55 10
16.

Board Wrap Up
EWEB Board of Commissioners

Review 10:05 10
17.

Adjourn

10:15 --

CONSENT CALENDAR "A" - Minutes and Routine Contracts
MINUTES
1.

February 7, 2023 Regular Session

CONSENT CALENDAR "B" - Non-routine Contracts and Other Consent Items
2.

CONTRACTS

Applied Process Equipment - for the purchase of Arsenic Treatment Systems at new emergency water wells.  $176,000 based on Informal Request for Proposals (RFP).
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Mike Masters 541-685-7549

3.

Beaver Equipment LLC - for the Purchase of Anthracite. $220,000 (over 5 years) based on Direct Negotiation.
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Mike Masters 541-685-7549

4.

Convergint Technologies – for the use of a cooperative contract for Enterprise Security Systems Customer Support Program.  $400,000 (over 5 years).
Contact Person is Rod Price 541-685-7122 / Sarah Gorsegner 541-685-7348

5.

ICF – for Wildfire Risk Analysis Services.  $350,000 (over 5 years) based on Formal Request for Proposal.
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Tyler Nice 541-685-7419

6.

Jacobs dba CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc. – for additional funds to the engineering services contract for Carmen Smith Fish Passage Facilities and to increase the length of the contract from 5 years to a maximum of 10 years.  $3,000,000 (original contract amount $10,000,000 based on Request for Proposals, $2,000,000 previously approved 06/01/21, resulting cumulative total $15,000,000).
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Lisa Krentz 541-685-7450

7.

Pacific Excavation, Inc. – for a new construction contract for the Hilyard Street 36-inch Transmission Main and 24-inch Storm Drain Replacement.  $9,500,000 based on a Formal Invitation to Bid.
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Mike Masters 541-685-7549

8.

Wildish Building Company – for Construction Task Order #24 for construction services for the Temporary Trap and Haul Facility at the Carmen-Smith Spawning Channel.  $1,425,000.
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Lisa Krentz 541-685-7450

9.

W.W. Grainger - the use of a cooperative contract for the purchase of Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) Industrial Supplies.  $250,000 over 2 years.
Contact Person is Deborah Hart 541-685-7695 / TiaMarie Harwood 541-685-7492

RESOLUTIONS
10.

Resolution No. 2307 – Annual Price Adjustment for Dark Fiber Lease Pricing.
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Scott Milovich 541-359-6579

OTHER
11.

EWEB/City of Eugene Joint Initiatives Agenda.
Contact Person is Frank Lawson 541-685-7621


CORRESPONDENCE
 
  • EWEB Participation in Equity Community Consortium – Yearly Update
  • State Legislative Update (Board Policy GP13 & Resolution 2230)
  • State of the Watershed Annual Report
  • *Start times for agenda items are approximate.  Attendees wishing to provide testimony for public input or a public hearing (if applicable) are encouraged to be present when the meeting is called to order.

    EWEB Board of Commissioners reserves the right to add or delete items as needed, change the order of the agenda, and discuss any other business deemed necessary. Action items that do not require a public hearing may be moved up earlier in the meeting.

    This meeting location is wheelchair-accessible. An interpreter can be provided with 48 hours' notice prior to the meeting. To arrange for this service, call 541-685-7000.