10-07-25 Board Agenda

AGENDA

EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD

ROOSEVELT OPERATIONS CENTER

TRAINING ROOM

4200 ROOSEVELT BLVD, EUGENE

October 7, 2025

The October 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. Please note that start times for agenda items are approximate. Attendees wishing to provide testimony during public input, or a public hearing are encouraged to be present when the meeting is called to order.

Public Input or Public Hearing

There will be two opportunities for comment at the October 7 board meeting. During the public input portion of the agenda, you are invited to address the board about any EWEB topic or issue; comments regarding the "Upcoming Year 2026 Budget Assumptions and LTFP" will be heard during the Public Hearing portion of the meeting.

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 to speak by phone can be submitted any time, but not later than 2:00 p.m. on the day of the board meeting. Speakers will be contacted with instructions for calling in to the meeting.

Testimony will be included in the meeting's audio/video recording and noted in the meeting minutes. Both are made available on eweb.org following the meeting.

Watch the Meeting

To watch the meeting, click on the link above to access the meeting link. You may receive one or two pop-up windows after clicking the link. If prompted:

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

	Topic	Objective	Start Time	Length
REGULAR SESSION Call to Order: 5:30 p.m.
1.	Agenda Check		5:30	--
2.	Items from Board Members and General Manager ^{Note: General Manager Lawson will be absent. Asst. GM Hart will be acting in the GM capacity.}	Information	5:30	10
3.	Correspondence (PDF) ^{Deborah Hart, Asst. General Manager/Chief Financial Officer}	Review	5:40	10
4.	Public Input: In-person or by Telephone ^{Members of the public wishing to provide input are invited to do so virtually or in-person. Speakers will have up to} ^{three minutes to speak. Please give your name, and your ward if known.} ^{In-Person: No advance sign-up necessary. By Telephone: Sign up to speak - Requests to speak by phone can be submitted any time, but not later than 2:00 p.m. on the day of the board meeting. Speakers will be contacted with instructions for calling in to the meeting. All testimony will be summarized in the meeting minutes.}	Public Input	5:50	20
BOARD ACTION ITEMS
5.	Approval of Consent Calendar - A (PDF) ^{(Minutes and Routine Contracts)}	Action	6:10	5
6.	Approval of Consent Calendar - B (PDF) ^{(Non-routine Contracts and Other Consent Items)}	Action	6:15	5
7.	Items removed from Consent Calendar	Action	6:20	5
8.	Upper Willamette SWCD Investments and Opportunities (PDF) ^{Karen Kelley, Chief Operations Officer Action}	Action	6:25	15
9.	General Manager Recruitment (PDF) ^{Diedre Williams, Chief People Officer} ^{Lanie Mycoff; Managing Director, Mycoff Fry Partners, LLC}	Action	6:40	45
GENERAL BUSINESS ITEMS
10.	Draft Upcoming-Year (2026) Electric & Water Budgets and Long-Term Financial Plans Update (PDF) ^{Deborah Hart, Assistant GM and Chief Financial Officer}	Update	7:25	15
11.	Public Hearing on Upcoming Year 2026 Budget Assumptions and LTFP ^{John Barofsky, Board President Public Hearing}	Public Hearing	7:40	10
12.	Break		7:50	10
13.	Draft Upcoming-Year (2026) Electric & Water Budgets and Long-Term Financial Plans Update ^{Deborah Hart, Assistant GM and Chief Financial Officer}	Direction	8:00	15
14.	Annual Dam Safety Update (PDF) ^{Lisa Krentz, Generation Manager} ^{Laura Ohman, Chief Dam Safety Engineer}	Direction	8:15	30
15.	Future Board Agendas (PDF) ^{Deborah Hart, Asst. General Manager/Chief Financial Officer}	Review	8:45	5
16.	Board Wrap Up ^{EWEB Board of Commissioners}	Review	8:50	10
17.	Adjourn		9:00	--

CONSENT CALENDAR "A" - Minutes and Routine Contracts
MINUTES
1.	September 2, 2025 Regular Session (PDF)
CONTRACTS
2.	General Pacific, Inc. (PDF) - for 115kV Circuit Breakers. $3,200,000 based on Formal Request for Proposal. ^{Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Tyler Nice 541-685-7419}
CONSENT CALENDAR "B" - Non-routine Contracts and Other Consent Items
3.	CONTRACTS Carollo Engineers, Inc. (PDF) - for Engineering and Construction Management Services for the Willamette River Intake and Water Treatment Plant. $12,950,000 (through December 2029) based on Formal Request for Proposal. ^{Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Mike Masters 541-685-7549}
4.	Irby Utilities (PDF) - for Douglas Fir Crossarms. $410,000 (over 5-years) based on Formal Invitation to Bid. ^{Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Tyler Nice 541-685-7419}
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS
5.	City of Eugene (PDF) – for billing and collection services. ^{Contact Person is Julie McGaughey 541-685-7066 / Danielle Wright 541-685-7074}
RESOLUTIONS
6.	Resolution No. 2517 (PDF) - Annual Investment Policy Review. ^{Contact Person is Deborah Hart 541-685-7695}
OTHER
7.	Formal Approval of General Manager Position Description (PDF) ^{Contact Person is Diedre Williams 541-685-7091}

CORRESPONDENCE
	Bertelsen Project Update (PDF) McKenzie Valley Service Territory Realignment Study Update (PDF)

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.

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