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08-01-23 Board Agenda

AGENDA
EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD
ROOSEVELT OPERATIONS CENTER
TRAINING ROOM

4200 ROOSEVELT BLVD, EUGENE

August 1, 2023

The August 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 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.
Written Testimony - Submit Written Testimony via web form. Comments may be submitted any time.  Comments received by 2:00 p.m. on meeting day will be provided to the Board in advance of the meeting; comments received after 2:00 p.m. may not be reviewed until after the meeting. 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.

Correspondence
Frank Lawson, General Manager

Review 5:40 10
4.

Public Input: In-person, by Telephone, or Written Testimony*
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.
Written Testimony: Submit Written Testimony - Comments may be submitted any time.  Comments received by 2:00 p.m. on meeting day will be provided to the Board in advance of the meeting; comments received after 2:00 p.m. may not be reviewed until after the meeting. Written comments will not be read during the meeting.
All testimony will be summarized in the meeting minutes.

Public Input 5:50 30
BOARD ACTION AND GENERAL BUSINESS ITEMS
5.

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

Action 6:20 5
6.

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

Action 6:25 5
7.

Items removed from Consent Calendar

Action 6:30 5
8.

2023 Integrated Resource Plan Adoption; Resolution No. 2315
Brian Booth, Chief Energy Resources Officer
Megan Capper, Energy Resources Manager

Action 6:35 10
9.

Hydropower/Fish & Wildlife Overview
Kurt Miller, Executive Director, Northwest RiverPartners

Information 6:45 30
10.

Energy Efficiency Programs for Renters
Julie McGaughey, Chief Customer Officer (EWEB)
Leah Pertl, Supervisor of Zero Carbon Energy Solutions, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)

Information 7:15 30
11.

Break

7:45 10
12.

Draft Leaburg Decommissioning Action Plan (LDAP) Update
Lisa Krentz, Generation Manager
Mark Zinniker, Generation Engineering Supervisor
Jeremy Somogye, Planner IV, Generation Engineering

Direction 7:55 30
13.

SD22 Resiliency Policy Approval; Resolution No. 2313
Frank Lawson, General Manager

Action 8:25 15
14.

Quarterly Strategic & Operational Report for Q2
Frank Lawson, General Manager

Information 8:40 30
15.

Future Board Agendas
Frank Lawson, General Manager

Review 9:10 5
16.

Board Wrap Up
EWEB Board of Commissioners

Review 9:15 10
17.

Adjourn

9:25 --

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

a. July 11, 2023 Executive Session
b. July 11, 2023 Regular Session

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

CONTRACTS

ALS Environmental, BSA Environmental Services, Inc., BSK Associates, Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC, and Neilson Research Corporation – for Surface Water and Environmental Analytical Testing Services. $875,000 (between 5 contracts) based on Formal Request for Proposals.
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Mike Masters 541-685-7549 and Scott Milovich 541-685-7408

3.

HP Civil, Inc. for Campus Improvements at EWEB’s Carmen-Smith project.  $2,232,000 based on Formal Invitation to Bid.
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Lisa Krentz 541-685-7450

4.

NASPO ValuePoint – for the use of the NASPO ValuePoint cooperative contracts to purchase Cloud Solutions (Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (Iaas), and Platform as a Service (PaaS).  $1,000,000 (over 5 years).
Contact Person is Travis Knabe 541-685-7770

5.

Owen Equipment – for the use of a cooperative contract for the Purchase of a Vactor Manufacturing Truck Mounted Hydro-Excavator. $652,000 (one-time).
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Scott Milovich 541-685-7408

6.

Wildish Building Company – for approval of a Construction Task Order (CTO) for Construction Services for Dewatering and Inspection of the Carmen Diversion Dam Spillway.  $965,000 based on Guaranteed Maximum Price.
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Lisa Krentz 541-685-7450

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS
7.

University of Oregon – for an increase to the agreement for Enhancing Carbon Sequestration and Fire Resilience in Water and Energy Production Systems Research. $200,000 (original agreement amount $140,000, additional $200,000 previously approved, resulting cumulative total $540,000 over 6 years) based on Direct Negotiation.
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Mike Masters 541-685-7549


CORRESPONDENCE
 
  • Draft College Hill Water Storage Project Public Outreach & Participation Plan
  • *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.