03-01-22 Board Agenda

AGENDA
EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD
EWEB BOARD ROOM
500 E FOURTH AVENUE

March 1, 2022

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. Face coverings required for in-person attendance.

Members of the public wishing to provide input are invited to do so virtually or in-person.

Public Input

By Telephone - Complete the Sign up to Speak web form. Requests must be received before March 1 at 2:00 p.m. Speakers will be contacted with instructions for calling in to the meeting.

Written Testimony - Submit Written Testimony via web form. Comments received by 2:00 p.m. will be provided to the Board in advance of the meeting; comments received after 2:00 p.m. may not be received by Commissioners until after the meeting has occurred. Written comments will not be read during the meeting.

In-Person - No advance sign-up necessary. Sign-up forms available upon arrival.

Please note that spoken testimonies will be included in the meeting's audio/video recording and all testimonies will be summarized 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.

	Topic	Start Time	Length
EXECUTIVE SESSION Call to Order: 5:00 p.m.
1.	Pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(f) to consider information or records that are exempt by law from public inspection.	5:00	30
2.	Adjourn	5:30	--

	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	20
3.	Public Input: In-person, by Telephone, or Written Testimony ^{Speakers will have up to three minutes to speak. Please give your name, and your ward if known.}^{By Telephone: Sign up to speak: Requests must be received before DATE at 2:00 p.m. Speakers will be contacted with instructions for calling in to the meeting.}^{Written Testimony: Submit Written Testimony: Comments received by 2:00 p.m. will be provided to the Board in advance of the meeting; comments received after 2:00 p.m. may not be received by Commissioners until after the meeting has occurred. Written comments will not be read during the meeting.}^{In-Person: No advance sign-up necessary.}^{All testimony will be summarized in the meeting minutes.}	Public Input	6:05	20
BOARD ACTION ITEMS
4.	Approval of Consent Calendar - A ^{(Minutes and Routine Contracts)}	Action	6:25	5
5.	Approval of Consent Calendar - B ^{(Non-routine Contracts and Other Consent Items)}	Action	6:30	5
6.	Items removed from Consent Calendar	Action	6:35	5
7.	EWEB/City of Eugene Joint Initiatives Agenda ^{EWEB Board of Commissioners}	Action	6:40	15
GENERAL BUSINESS ITEMS
8.	State of the Utility Address & Prior Year-end Operational & Strategic Goals Report ^{Frank Lawson, General Manager}	Update/Discussion	6:55	45
9.	Break		7:40	10
10.	Goal #8: EWEB Headquarters Property “RFP Process & Document Review” ^{Frank Lawson, General Manager} ^{Anne Kah, Administrative Services Manager}	Direction	7:50	45
11.	Correspondence & Board Agendas ^{Frank Lawson, General Manager}	Review	8:35	10
12.	Board Wrap Up ^{EWEB Board of Commissioners}	Review	8:45	10
13.	Adjourn		8:55	--

CONSENT CALENDAR "A" - Minutes and Routine Contracts
MINUTES
1.	a. February 1, 2022 Executive Session b. February 1, 2022 Regular Session
CONTRACTS
2.	capSpire, Inc. – to plan and implement an upgrade of EWEB’s Energy Trade and Risk Management (ETRM) system Allegro, to Allegro Horizon codebase. $1,460,000 based on a Formal Request for Proposals. ^{Contact Person is Megan Capper 541-685-7363}
CONSENT CALENDAR "B" - Non-routine Contracts and Other Consent Items
3.	CONTRACTS General Pacific, Inc. – for the purchase of Single Phase Padmounted Transformers. $1,534,000 based on Formal Invitation to Bid. ^{Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153}
4.	McKenzie Watershed Alliance – to design, source large wood, and implement large wood instream restoration projects on tributaries with severely burned landscapes after the Holiday Farm Fire. $800,000 based on Direct Negotiation. ^{Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153}
5.	Northwest Youth Corps - for Vegetation Management in the McKenzie River Restoration effort. $750,000 (over 5 years) based on Direct Negotiation. ^{Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153}
6.	Royal Switchgear Manufacturing Company – for 115kV Air Switches. $200,000 based on Formal Invitation to Bid. ^{Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153}
7.	Stella-Jones Corporation – for the purchase of Wood Poles for use in EWEB’s overhead distribution system. $1,100,000 (over 5 years) based on Formal Invitation to Bid. ^{Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153}
RESOLUTIONS
8.	Resolution No. 2206 - Annual Price Adjustment for Dark Fiber Lease Pricing. ^{Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153}
9.	Resolution No. 2208 - Environmental Product Line Pricing. ^{Contact Person is Julie McGaughey 541-685-7066}

CORRESPONDENCE
	Hold Times (Speed of Answer) Follow Up Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIWAP) State Legislative Update State of the McKenzie Watershed Annual Report - 2021 World Athletic Championships Oregon 2022 Update

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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