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12-03-24 Board Agenda

AGENDA
EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD
ROOSEVELT OPERATIONS CENTER
TRAINING ROOM 

4200 ROOSEVELT BLVD, EUGENE

December 3, 2024

The December 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 or Public Hearing

There will be two opportunities for comment at the December 3 board meeting. During the public input portion of the agenda, you are invited to address the board about any EWEB topic or issue; comments regarding the "Upcoming Year 2025 Proposed Budgets and Prices " will be heard during the Public Hearing portion of the meeting.

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:

The first pop-up will ask if you would like to "Open Microsoft Teams".  Click "Cancel".
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If the meeting has started, you will join the live event automatically.  If it has not yet begun, you will get a message indicating the live event has not yet started.  You will automatically join the meeting once it begins.  

Please note attendees need to enable third-party cookies in their browsers to watch a live event.  iOS and other devices may require you to download the MS Teams app to view.   

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 15
3.

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 5:45 20
4.

Correspondence (PDF)
Frank Lawson, General Manager

Review 6:05 20
BOARD ACTION 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
McMillen, Inc. (PDF) – for Consultant Support for the Leaburg Decommissioning Program. $18,500,000 (Over 10-years) based on Formal Request for Proposals.
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Lisa Krentz 541-685-7450

Action 6:35 5
8.

Upcoming-Year (2025) Proposed Budgets and Prices (PDF)
Deborah Hart, Assistant General Manager / Chief Financial Officer
Aaron Balmer, Financial Services Manager
Adam Rue, Rates Manager
Alicia Voorhees, Budget and Rates Supervisor

Update 6:40 15
9.

Public Hearing on Upcoming-Year (2025) Proposed Budgets and Prices
Matt McRae, Board President

Public Hearing 6:55 10
10.

Upcoming-Year (2025) Proposed Budgets and Prices
a. Resolution No. 2422 – 2025 Budget (PDF)
b. Resolution No. 2423 – Electric Prices (PDF)
c. Resolution No. 2424 – Water Prices (PDF)
Deborah Hart, Assistant General Manager / Chief Financial Officer
Aaron Balmer, Financial Services Manager
Adam Rue, Rates Manager
Alicia Voorhees, Budget and Rates Supervisor

Action 7:05 15
GENERAL BUSINESS ITEMS
11.

2025 Energy Resource Study: Initial Results of BPA Product Analysis (Quantitative) (PDF)
Brian Booth, Chief Energy Resource Officer
Megan Capper, Energy Resource Manager
Ben Ulrich, Lead Energy Resource Analyst

Information 7:20 45
12.

Break

8:05 10
13.

Rate Design Priorities – Record of Board Direction (PDF)
Frank Lawson, CEO and General Manager
Adam Rue, Rates Manager

Discussion 8:15 30
14.

Future Board Agendas (PDF)
Frank Lawson, General Manager

Review 8:45 5
15.

Board Wrap Up
EWEB Board of Commissioners

Review 8:50 10
16.

Adjourn

9:00 --

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

November 12, 2024 Regular Session (PDF)

CONTRACTS
2.

McMillen, Inc. (PDF) – for Consultant Support for the Leaburg Decommissioning Program. $18,500,000 (Over 10-years) based on Formal Request for Proposals.
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Lisa Krentz 541-685-7450

3.

SHI International Corp (PDF) – for a cooperative contract for Microsoft Software Licenses, Maintenance and Support. $3,500,000 (Over 4-years) (original contract amount $2 million over 3 years, amount this request $1,500,000).
Contact Person is Travis Knabe 541-685-7770 / Daniele McCallum 541-685-7891

CONSENT CALENDAR "B" - Non-routine Contracts and Other Consent Items
4.

CONTRACTS

Avant Consulting Solutions (PDF) - LLC for EES Project-related services. $10,000,000 (Over 5-years) (original contract amount previously approved $5,000,000) based on Direct Negotiation.
Contact Person is Travis Knabe 541-685-7770 / Bruce Debysingh 541-685-7196

5.

Oldcastle Infrastructure, Inc. (PDF) - for Precast Concrete Vaults, Lids, and Riser Sections. $750,000 (Over 5-years) based on Formal Invitation to Bid.
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Tyler Nice 541-685-7419

6.

Smart Energy Systems, Inc. d/b/a Smart Energy Water (“SEW”) (PDF) - for EES Project-related services. $5,000,000 (Over 5-years) based on Direct Negotiation.
Contact Person is Travis Knabe 541-685-7770 / Bruce Debysingh 541-685-7196

7.

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (PDF) - for Hydrological Surveillance Maintenance, Monitoring and Reporting Services. $927,000 (Over 5-years) based on Direct Negotiation.
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Lisa Krentz 541-685-7450

8.

Wildish Building Company (PDF) - for Construction Services at EWEB’s Coburg Substation. $530,000 based on Formal Invitation to Bid.
Contact Person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Tyler Nice 541-685-7419

RESOLUTIONS
9.

Resolution No. 2420 (PDF) - Upcoming Year (2025) State Legislative Agenda (Board Policy GP13).
Contact Person is Frank Lawson 541-685-7621 / Jason Heuser 541-685-7425

10.

Resolution No. 2421 (PDF) – Budget Amendment – Electric Capital, Water Capital, and Water O&M for 2024.
Contact Person is Deborah Hart 541-685-7695 / Aaron Balmer 541-685-7436


CORRESPONDENCE
 
  • Board Officer and Liaison Positions (PDF)
  • Education Grants (PDF)
  • Present Year-End (2024) Audit Planning (PDF)
  • 2025 Organizational Goals Development (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, call 541-685-7000.