03-03-26 Board Agenda

AGENDA

EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD

ROOSEVELT OPERATIONS CENTER

TRAINING ROOM

4200 ROOSEVELT BLVD, EUGENE

March 3, 2026

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. 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

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	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	30
BOARD ACTION AND GENERAL BUSINESS ITEMS
5.	Resolution No. 2607 - Watershed Bill of Rights – Lane County Measure 20-373 (PDF) ^{EWEB Board of Commissioners}	Action	6:20	20
6.	Approval of Consent Calendar - A (PDF) ^{(Minutes and Routine Contracts)}	Action	6:40	5
7.	Approval of Consent Calendar - B (PDF) ^{(Non-routine Contracts and Other Consent Items)}	Action	6:45	5
8.	Items removed from Consent Calendar	Action	6:50	5
9.	Jacobs dba CH2M Hill for Carmen-Smith Engineering Services – Increase to Contract for Design Services (PDF) ^{Lisa Krentz, Chief Electric Operations Officer}	Action	6:55	5
10.	Break		7:00	10
11.	State of the Utility / Q4 2025 Year-End Results - Operational & Strategic Goals Report (PDF) ^{Frank Lawson, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer}	Update/Discussion	7:10	45
12.	Future Board Agendas (PDF) ^{Frank Lawson, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer}	Review	7:55	5
13.	Board Wrap Up ^{EWEB Board of Commissioners}	Review	8:00	10
14.	Adjourn		8:10	--

CONSENT CALENDAR "A" - Minutes and Routine Contracts
MINUTES
1.	a. January 30, 2026 Executive Session (PDF) b. February 3, 2026 Regular Session (PDF) c. February 17, 2026 Special Meeting (PDF)
CONTRACTS
2.	Dell Marketing (PDF) – for additional funds for Computer Hardware, Software, and Support. $1,500,000 (through 6/30/2029) (Expected Spend $3,000,000 over 7 years) under the Midwestern Higher Education Cooperative Contract. ^{Contact Person is Travis Knabe 541-685-7770 / Daniele McCallum 541-685-7891}
3.	Global Rental Company (Altec) (PDF) – for the use of a cooperative contract for one (1) Altec Insulated Backyard Digger Derrick. $267,000. ^{Contact Person is Lisa Krentz 541-685-7450 / Tyler Nice 541-685-7419}
4.	Oregon Woods Inc., Northwest Reforestation LLC, and Habitat Contracting LLC (PDF) - for As-Needed Vegetation Management Services on EWEB Owned or Controlled Properties. $750,000 (Resulting Cumulative Total $750,000 Between 3 contracts over 5-years) based on Formal Invitation to Bid (ITB). ^{Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Scott Milovich 541-685-7408}
5.	RWC Group (PDF) – for the use of a cooperative contract for one (1) International Dump Truck. $212,000 (One-Time). ^{Contact Person is Lisa Krentz 541-685-7450 / Tyler Nice 541-685-7419}
CONSENT CALENDAR "B" - Non-routine Contracts and Other Consent Items
6.	CONTRACTS capSpire, Inc. (PDF) - for Commodity Transaction and Risk Management (CTRM) Support Services. $300,000 (Resulting Cumulative Total: $1,120,000) based on Direct Negotiation. ^{Contact Person is Brian Booth 541-685-7774 / Travis Knabe 541-685-7770 / Daniele McCallum 541-685-7891}
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS
7.	Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) (PDF) – for additional funds for Geographic Information System (GIS) Services. $210,000 (includes spend over last approval) (Resulting Cumulative Total: $660,000) based on Direct Negotiation. ^{Contact Person is Travis Knabe 541-685-7770 / Daniele McCallum 541-685-7891}
OTHER
8.	EWEB/City of Eugene Joint Initiatives Agenda (PDF). ^{Contact Person is Frank Lawson 541-685-7621}

CORRESPONDENCE
	State Legislative Update (Board Policy GP13 & Resolution No. 2523)

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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