02-03-26 Board Agenda

AGENDA

EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD

ROOSEVELT OPERATIONS CENTER

TRAINING ROOM

4200 ROOSEVELT BLVD, EUGENE

February 3, 2026

The February 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.

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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: 5:45 p.m.
1.	Agenda Check		5:45	--
2.	Items from Board Members and General Manager	Information	5:45	10
3.	Correspondence (PDF) ^{Frank Lawson, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer}	Review	5:55	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	6:05	20
BOARD ACTION AND GENERAL BUSINESS ITEMS
5.	Approval of Consent Calendar - A (PDF) ^{(Minutes and Routine Contracts)}	Action	6:25	5
6.	Approval of Consent Calendar - B (PDF) ^{(Non-routine Contracts and Other Consent Items)}	Action	6:30	5
7.	Items removed from Consent Calendar	Action	6:35	5
8.	General Manager Recruitment (No memo) ^{Diedre Williams, Chief People Officer}	Direction/Action	6:40	45
9.	Resolution No. 2602 and 2603 – Requesting City of Eugene authorization for issue of Electric and Water Revenue Bonds (PDF) ^{Deborah Hart, Chief Financial Officer/Assistant General Manager}	Action	7:25	20
10.	Resolution No. 2607 - Watershed Bill of Rights – Lane County Measure 20-373 (PDF) ^{Commissioner Barofsky, EWEB Board of Commissioners}	Action	7:45	30
11.	Break		8:15	10
12.	Resolution No. 2608 - Board Policy Manual Update (PDF) ^{Frank Lawson, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer} ^{President Brown}	Discussion	8:25	30
13.	EWEB/City of Eugene Joint Initiatives Agenda (PDF) ^{EWEB Board of Commissioners}	Action	8:55	20
14.	Future Board Agendas (PDF) ^{Frank Lawson, General Manager}	Review	9:15	5
15.	Board Wrap Up ^{EWEB Board of Commissioners}	Review	9:20	10
16.	Adjourn		9:30	--

CONSENT CALENDAR "A" - Minutes and Routine Contracts
MINUTES
1.	January 6, 2026 Regular Session (PDF) January 12, 2026 Executive Session (PDF) January 13, 2026 Executive Session (PDF)
CONTRACTS
2.	Key Line Construction and Wilson Construction Company (PDF) – for additional funds for Electric Line Crew Services. $3,000,000 based on Formal Invitation to Bid (Original Contract Amount $5,000,000, Resulting Cumulative Total $8,000,000 over 5-years between both contracts). ^{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 Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) (PDF) – for a new master product and services agreement for Generation and Substation Communication Systems. $2,500,000 (Over 4-years) based on Direct Negotiation (Sole Source). ^{Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Scott Milovich 541-685-7408}
RESOLUTIONS
4.	Resolution No. 2606 (PDF) - Board Appointments, Committees, Outside Liaisons. ^{Contact Person is Frank Lawson 541-685-7621 / Anne Kah 541-685-7191}

CORRESPONDENCE
	2026 State Legislative Session Update (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.

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