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01-06-26 Board Agenda

AGENDA

EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD

ROOSEVELT OPERATIONS CENTER

TRAINING ROOM

 

4200 ROOSEVELT BLVD, EUGENE

 

January 6, 2026

The January 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

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

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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.


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.

Correspondence (PDF)
Frank Lawson, General Manager/Chief Executive 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 AND GENERAL BUSINESS 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.

2026 Election of Officers (PDF)
EWEB Board of Commissioners

Action 6:25 15
9.

2026 Appointment of Board Liaison Assignments & Committees (PDF)
EWEB Board of Commissioners

Action 6:40 15
10.

General Manager Transition: Recruitment Process & Standards (PDF)
Diedre Williams, Chief People Officer

Direction/Action 6:55 15
11.

Watershed Bill of Rights – Lane County Measure 20-373
Commissioner Barofsky; EWEB Board of Commissioners

Discussion 7:10 20
12.

Leaburg Decommissioning Action Plan (LDAP) Update (PDF)
Karen Kelley, Chief Operations Officer
Lisa Krentz, Generation Manager

Information 7:30 30
13.

Break

8:00 10
14.

Proposed 2026 Strategic Goals/Organizational Performance Measures (PDF)
Frank Lawson, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer

Discussion 8:10 30
15.

Future Board Agendas (PDF)
Frank Lawson, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer

Review 8:40 5
16.

Board Wrap Up
EWEB Board of Commissioners

Review 8:45 10
17.

Adjourn

8:55 --

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

a) December 2, 2025 Executive Session (PDF)
b) December 2, 2025 Regular Session (PDF)
c) December 9, 2025 Executive Session (PDF)

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

CONTRACTS

Oldham Crane Service for On-Call Crane Services (PDF) – for additional funds to the contract. $75,000 based on Formal Request for Proposals – Services (Original Contract Amount $150,000, Resulting Cumulative Total $225,000 over 5-years).
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Lisa Krentz 541-685-7450

OTHER
3.

Ratification of Board Appointed Consultants (EL2) (PDF)
Contact Person is Deborah Hart 541-685-7695 / Quentin Furrow 541-685-7380

RESOLUTIONS
4.

Resolution No. 2601 - Annual Appointment of Supplemental Retirement Plan Committee (PDF)
Contact Person is Deborah Hart 541-685-7695


CORRESPONDENCE
 
  • Annual Board Policy Review (policies changed within one year) (PDF)
  • Resource Adequacy and Local Customer Opportunities (PDF)
  • Willamette Treatment Plant Progress Report (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, contact the General Manager's Office at 541-685-7108 or by email.