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07-09-24 Board Agenda

AGENDA
EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD
ROOSEVELT OPERATIONS CENTER
TRAINING ROOM 

4200 ROOSEVELT BLVD, EUGENE

July 9, 2024

The July 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 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.


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 (PDF)
Frank Lawson, General Manager

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 ITEMS
5.

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

Action 6:20 5
6.

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

Action 6:25 5
7.

Items removed from Consent Calendar

Action 6:30 5
GENERAL BUSINESS ITEMS
8.

2025 Integrated Capital and Financial Plans (PDF)
Frank Lawson, General Manager
Deborah Hart, Assistant General Manager / Chief Financial Officer
Karen Kelley, Chief Operations Officer

Direction 6:35 60
9.

Break

7:35 10
10.

2025 Energy Resource Study: BPA Product Choice Overview (PDF)
Brian Booth, Chief Energy Resource Officer
Megan Capper, Energy Resource Manager
Ben Ulrich, Lead Energy Resource Analyst
Aaron Yale-Bush, Senior Energy Resource Analyst

Information 7:45 45
11.

Wildfire Season/Program Update (PDF)
Jeannine Parisi, Resiliency Program Manager
Tyler Nice, Electric Operations Manager

Information 8:30 25
12.

Annual Strategic Plan Review – Commissioner Perspectives (PDF)
Frank Lawson, General Manager

Discussion 8:55 30
13.

Future Board Agendas (PDF)
Frank Lawson, General Manager

Review 9:25 5
14.

Board Wrap Up
EWEB Board of Commissioners

Review 9:30 10
15.

Adjourn

9:40 --

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

a. May 7, 2024 Executive Session (Amended) (PDF)
b. June 4, 2024 Executive Session #1 (PDF)
c. June 4, 2024 Executive Session #2 (PDF)
d. June 4, 2024 Regular Session (PDF)

CONTRACTS
2.

Atwell, BKI Engineering, and David Evans and Associates, Inc. (PDF) - for As-needed Electric Distribution Design Services $750,000 (over five years split between 3 contracts) based on Formal Request for Proposals (RFP)/Qualification Based Selection (QBS).
Contact person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Tyler Nice 541-685-7419.

3.

DOWL, LLC (PDF) -  for the Leaburg Transportation Alternatives Analysis $300,000 based on Formal Request for Proposals (RFP).
Contact person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Lisa Krentz 541-685-7450.

4.

H & J Construction, Inc. (PDF) - for the E 40th Ave Water Main Replacement from Patterson St. to Mill St. $750,000 based on a Formal Invitation to Bid.
Contact person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Mike Masters 541-685-7549.

CONSENT CALENDAR "B" - Non-routine Contracts and Other Consent Items
5.

CONTRACTS

Forth Mobility (PDF) - for an Electric Vehicle Sharing Program $375,000 (over three years) based on a Formal Request for Proposals (RFP). 
Contact person is Julie McGaughey 541-685-7066 / Anna Wade 541-685-7401.

6.

General Pacific Inc. (PDF) – for additional funds for the Sale of Discounted Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH) to EWEB Customers $250,000 (Resulting Cumulative Total $950,000 over six years) based on Direct Negotiation.
Contact person is Julie McGaughey 541-685-7066 / Anna Wade 541-685-7401.

7.

Global Rental Company, Inc. (Altec Industries) (PDF) – for the use of a cooperative contract for the Purchase of Three (3) Small Service Bucket Trucks $562,000.
Contact person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Scott Milovich 541-685-7408.

8.

Mazzetti (PDF) - for Design and Construction Support for the Bertelsen Property Development $505,000 based on Formal Request for Proposals (RFP).
Contact person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Scott Milovich 541-685-7408.

9.

NASPO ValuePoint Cooperative Contracts (PDF) – for purchase of Cloud Solutions - Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS) $2,000,000 over five years (Resulting Accumulative Expected Spend $3,000,000 over five years).
Contact person is Travis Knabe 541-685-7770.

10.

Trane US Inc. (PDF) - for Maintenance and As-Needed Repair of Chillers at ROC $205,000 (over five years) based on direct negotiation.
Contact person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Scott Milovich 541-685-7408.

11.

Wildish Building Company (PDF) - for Habitat Installation in the Trail Bridge and Smith Reservoirs $190,000 (Resulting Cumulative Total $1,013,000) based on Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) Guaranteed Maximum Price.
Contact person is Karen Kelley 541-685-7153 / Lisa Krentz 541-685-7450.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS
12.

Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) (PDF) – for access to G12 Communications (G12) Broadband Phone Services $480,000 (over five years).
Contact person is Travis Knabe 541-685-7770 / Daniele McCallum 541-685-7891.


CORRESPONDENCE
 
  • Annual Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Update (Board Policy SD20)
  • Lead & Copper Rule Revisions Compliance Plan
  • 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.