SCHEDULE OF
BOARD OF
PUBLIC WORKS
MEETINGS IN 2012
The
Board of Public Works will meet in regular session on the
following dates in the Board Room, Hastings Utilities, 1228 N.
Denver Ave. An agenda is available at the office of the Manager
of Utilities. The meetings will start at 9:00 a.m.
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September 13 |
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Board Meeting -
December 15, 2011
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held at the Hastings
Utilities Board Room on Thursday, December 15, 2011, at 9:00
a.m. This meeting was preceded by notice duly published in the
Hastings Tribune on Tuesday, December 13, 2011, and by notices
duly posted in the lobby of Hastings Utilities, 1228 North
Denver Avenue, and the City Hall, 220 N. Hastings Avenue, and
was therefore open to the public.
Present: Hunt, Shoemaker, Anderson, Dewalt, Krieger
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Sanders, Cogley, Odom, Goebel, Scherr,
Cox, Thompson and Betsy Herrman – Hastings Tribune. Also present
was Tom Genung, from the public.
Chairman Anderson stated that the Board of Public Works is subject to
the Open Meetings Laws and acknowledged that the Open Meetings
Law poster has been posted in the room.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Tom Genung commented that he was present at the meeting to view the
Fracking Presentation.
Moved by Krieger,
seconded by Dewalt, that the following items on the Consent
Agenda be approved:
a. Review,
correction or approval of minutes of the December 1, 2011
meeting.
Mr. Shoemaker noted that on December 1, 2011 discussion was held
about necessary changes in the minutes to accurately reflect
discussions which took place at the November 17 meeting. It was
decided that in the runover paragaph on page 3 of the November
17 minutes the following sentence should be deleted: “Mr.
Shoemaker asked that this statement be used in the electric and
street lighting agreement” and the misidentification of page 3
should be corrected. Final approval of the November 17 and 22
minutes were deferred until the next meeting as the approval of
those minutes was not listed on the Consent Agenda.
b. Review and
approval of checks issued December 12, 2011,
with the exception of check
number 14374 to
Sullivan Shoemaker PC LLO
c. Review of
payroll for period ending December 3, 2011
Roll Call: Ayes; Krieger, Dewalt, Anderson, Hunt, Shoemaker. Nays;
None. Motion carried.
Moved by Krieger,
seconded by Hunt, to approve check number 14374 to Sullivan
Shoemaker PC LLO in the amount of $3,360.00. Roll
Call: Ayes; Krieger, Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson Abstain; Shoemaker
Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Dewalt to approve Resolution of Defeasance of
2004 Electric System Revenue Bonds and Change in Electrical “In
Lieu of Tax” Transfer, adding language of 4.7% until December
31, 2012. Roll Call: Hunt, Dewalt, Shoemaker, Anderson,
Krieger. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Don Cox gave a
Fracking presentation, and displayed a video for the Board. The
video may be viewed online at
www.northernoil.com.
Al Meyer updated the Board on PPGA Activities and the minutes of the
PPGA meeting were reviewed.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Krieger,
that this Board go into Closed
Session, which Closed Session is clearly necessary for the
public interest in that said Closed Session will consist of a
strategy session to discuss negotiations and personnel. Roll
Call: Ayes; Hunt, Krieger, Shoemaker, Dewalt, Anderson. Nays;
None. Motion carried.
The meeting closed to
the public at 11:17 a.m. The executive session consisted of
Board Members, Council Liaisons, the Board’s Attorney, and
staff.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Shoemaker, that the meeting be reopened to the
public at 11:45 a.m., and that no decisions were made nor
official actions taken during said Closed Session. Roll Call:
Ayes; Hunt, Shoemaker, Anderson, Dewalt, Krieger. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 11:46
a.m.
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Board Meeting -
December 1, 2011
A regular meeting of the Board of Public
Works was held at the Hastings Utilities Board Room on Thursday,
December 1, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. This meeting was preceded by
notice duly published in the Hastings Tribune on Tuesday,
November 29, 2011, and by notices duly posted in the lobby of
Hastings Utilities, 1228 North Denver Avenue, and the City Hall,
220 N. Hastings Avenue, and was therefore open to the public.
Present: Hunt, Shoemaker, Anderson, Dewalt,
Krieger
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Sanders, Cogley, Odom, Goebel,
Scherr, Thompson and Betsy Herrman – Hastings Tribune. Also
present for the Thermo King – Economic Development discussion
Cyndi McDaniel, Thermo King, Dee Haussler and Dave Rippe, HEDC.
Chairman Anderson stated that the Board of
Public Works is subject to the Open Meetings Laws and
acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law poster has been posted
in the room.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
There were no
public comments.
Moved by Dewalt,
seconded by Krieger, that the following items on the Consent
Agenda be approved:
a. Review, correction or approval of
minutes of the November 17 and 22, 2011 meetings.
November 17 minutes were discussed
and it was noted that revisions were necessary in the runover
paragraph at the top of page 3 to accurately reflect the
discussions held on that topic and the misidentification of page
3 needs to be corrected on the November 17 minutes, and
therefore approval of the November 17 and 22 minutes were
deferred to the next meeting.
b. Review and approval of checks
issued November 28, 2011
c. Approval of the following claims:
- General Operating Fund
against the Electric Fund – $ 2,710,814.42
- General Operating Fund
against the Combined Fund - $ 1,859,714.06
d. Review of payroll for period
ending November 19, 2011
Roll Call: Ayes; Dewalt, Krieger, Hunt,
Anderson, Shoemaker. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Shoemaker to
bring from the table the motion to approve the Electric
Ordinance No. 4313 (Tabled at Last Meeting). Roll Call: Ayes;
Hunt, Shoemaker, Krieger, Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion
carried.
Further discussion was held on Electric
Ordinance No. 4313.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Krieger, to
recommend approval to the Mayor and City Council of Electric
Rate Ordinance 4313, to be effective January 1, 2012. Roll
Call: Hunt, Krieger, Shoemaker, Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
Moved by
Shoemaker, seconded by Hunt to approve Resolution 2011-4
on Defeasance of 2004 Electric System Revenue Bonds and
recommend approval of Resolution No. 2011-58 to the Mayor & City
Council. Roll Call: Ayes; Shoemaker, Hunt, Krieger, Dewalt,
Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Marv Schultes
presented the September 2011 Monthly Report.
Al Meyer gave an update on PPGA
Activities.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Krieger to
approve the Application for Economic Development Assistance –
Thermo King in accordance with HEDC application for Economic
Development in the amount of $600,000 paid after January 1,
2012. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Krieger, Anderson, Dewalt,
Shoemaker. Nays; None. Motion carried.
The
meeting adjourned at 11:55 am.
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Board Meeting -
November 22, 2011
A special
meeting of the Board of Public Works was held at the North
Denver Station on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. This
meeting was preceded by notice duly published in the Hastings
Tribune on Saturday, November 19, 2011, and by notices duly
posted in the lobby of the Power Plant Building, 1228 North
Denver Avenue, and the City Hall, 220 N. Hastings Avenue, and
was therefore open to the public.
Present:
Anderson, Hunt, Dewalt
Absent: Shoemaker, Krieger
Also Present: Schultes, Barfknecht, Sanders, Meyer, Leonhardt,
Crecelius, Mayor Powers, Odom, Goebel, Glen, Peterson,
Harrington, Niemeyer, Krings, Hartman, Patterson, Wacker, Scherr,
Rippe (HEDC), Herrman (Hastings Tribune), and other guests
Board Chairman
Anderson stated that the Board of Public Works is subject to the
Open Meetings Laws and acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law
poster has been posted in the room.
The pledge of
allegiance was recited.
The purpose of
the meeting was to hold a joint budget worksession on the 2012
Hastings Utilities Budget between the Board of Public Works and
the Hastings City Council.
Marvin Schultes
gave a presentation on the 2012 Hastings Utilities Budget.
Proposed rate increases are 5% in the water rates effective
January 1, 2012, and 10% in the sewer rates effective January 1,
2013. A 10% rate increase in the sewer rates that is taking
effect on January 1, 2012, was approved at budget time last
year.
The budget will
be on the City Council Agenda at the Monday, November 28th
meeting. A Public Hearing will be held.
The meeting
adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
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Board Meeting -
November 17, 2011
A regular meeting of the Board of Public
Works was held at the Hastings Utilities Board Room on Thursday,
November 17, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. This meeting was preceded by
notice duly published in the Hastings Tribune on Tuesday,
November 15, 2011, and by notices duly posted in the lobby of
Hastings Utilities, 1228 North Denver Avenue, and the City Hall,
220 N. Hastings Avenue, and was therefore open to the public.
Present: Hunt, Shoemaker, Anderson, Dewalt,
Krieger
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Leonhardt, Sanders, Cox, Cogley,
Odom, Goebel, Scherr, Crecelius and Betsy Herrman – Hastings
Tribune
Chairman Anderson stated that the Board of
Public Works is subject to the Open Meetings Laws and
acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law poster has been posted
in the room.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
There were no
public comments.
An engineering
agreement for installation of low NOx burners at the Whelan
Energy Center Unit No. 1 was discussed. Keith Leonhardt was on
hand to answer any questions and concerns.
Moved by Dewalt,
seconded by Hunt, to approve an Engineering Agreement for
installation of low NOx burners at the Whelan Energy Center Unit
No. 1 with Black & Veatch Corporation for a not-to-exceed limit
of $628,700. Roll Call: Ayes; Dewalt, Hunt, Anderson, Krieger,
Shoemaker. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by
Krieger, seconded by Dewalt, that the following items on the
Consent Agenda be approved:
a. Review, correction or approval of
minutes of the November 3, 8, and 9, 2011 meetings.
(Corrections – November
3 – add Scherr, Odom, and Goebel to being present at the
meeting), and (November
9 – Add a line to
3rd paragraph from the bottom on page 1 -
The Board also added $100,000 for additional administrative and
general salaries for
a possible human resources position.)
b. Review and approval of checks
issued November 14, 2011, with the exception of check number
14136 to Sullivan Shoemaker PC LLO
c. Review of payroll for period
ending October 22, 2011
Roll Call:
Ayes; Krieger, Dewalt, Shoemaker, Anderson, Hunt. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Krieger, to approve check number 14136 to Sullivan
Shoemaker PC LLO in the amount of $5,363.75. Roll Call: Ayes;
Hunt, Krieger, Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; None. Shoemaker
abstained. Motion carried.
Public Hearing on the 2012 Hastings
Utilities Budget took place, which included a presentation by
Marvin Schultes as he summarized the total budget with the
changes made at the budget meetings on November 8th
and 9th. Jeanette Dewalt gave an update from the
comparability committee and stated that the new Nebraska
comparability law (LB397) was followed in this comparability
study.
There were no public comments on the 2012
Hastings Utilities Budget.
The Public
Hearing was closed.
Moved by Krieger, seconded by Shoemaker,
to approve Resolution No.
2011-03 approving the Hastings Utilities 2012 Budget, and to
submit Council Resolution No. 2011-57 for the approval of the
Hastings Utilities 2012 Budget to the Mayor and City Council.
Roll Call: Ayes; Krieger, Shoemaker, Anderson, Hunt, Dewalt.
Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Krieger, to recommend approval to the Mayor
and City Council of Electric Rate Ordinance 4313, to be
effective January 1, 2012.
Changes were discussed by the Board.
Moved by Shoemaker, seconded by Hunt, to
table the approval of Electric Rate Ordinance 4313 until the
next meeting. Roll Call: Ayes; Shoemaker, Hunt, Anderson,
Dewalt, Krieger. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Shoemaker, seconded by Dewalt, to
recommend approval to the Mayor and City Council of Water Rate
Ordinance 4314, to be effective January 1, 2012. Roll Call:
Ayes; Shoemaker, Dewalt, Anderson, Krieger, Hunt. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
Moved by Shoemaker, seconded by Krieger, to
recommend approval to the Mayor and City Council of Sanitary
Sewer Rate Ordinance 4315, to be effective January 1, 2013.
Roll Call: Ayes; Shoemaker, Krieger, Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson.
Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Shoemaker, seconded by Krieger, to
recommend approval to the Mayor and City Council of Ordinance
No. 4316, amending Chapter 32-109 of the Hastings City Code,
adding Title and Job Description for
an Energy Supply Analyst. Roll Call: Ayes; Shoemaker,
Krieger, Anderson, Hunt, Dewalt. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Krieger, seconded by Hunt, to
recommend approval to the Mayor and City Council of Council
Resolution No. 2011-56 of Intent to issue Combined System
Revenue Bonds in 2012 for capital improvements in an amount not
to exceed $18,500,000. Roll Call: Ayes; Krieger, Hunt, Dewalt,
Shoemaker, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Dewalt, to
recommend approval to the Mayor and City Council of Council
Resolution No. 2011-55 for funding the Hastings Area Chamber of
Commerce in an amount not to exceed $30,000 for the year 2012.
Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson, Krieger, Shoemaker.
Nays; None. Motion carried.
Discussion continued from the last meeting
on Water and Sanitary Sewer
Development Agreements. A draft handed out to the Board with
this packet included the following wording: (9. That, prior
to demanding that the Developer pay the balance remaining due
under the provisions of Section 7 hereinabove for any individual
Lot, Utilities shall make such effort it considers appropriate
to collect the
said payment
from the titleholder of said Lot and, if it is unable to do so,
the Developer shall immediately pay such balance remaining due
and payable.) The
majority of the Board felt this statement should be stricken
from the agreements and payment should be demanded from the
Developer. Mr. Shoemaker asked that this statement be
used in the electric and street lighting agreements.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Dewalt, to approve the water and sanitary
sewer Real Estate Improvement Contracts without the
proposed wording in section 9. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Dewalt,
Anderson, Hunt Shoemaker, Krieger. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
Mr. Shoemaker
asked that the pay schedules be altered in the future to list
them in the same order as the table of organization, not in
alphabetical order.
Al Meyer gave an
update on PPGA activities. He reported that an induced draft
fan motor failed on November 14th and repairs on
being made to an induced draft fan motor. The unit is scheduled
to return to service on Monday, November 28th. The
minutes were reviewed.
Under miscellaneous
and future agenda items, a discussion on Meter Pit Removals will
be added to a future agenda.
Marv Schultes reminded the Board that the
Board/Council Budget Work Session is scheduled for Tuesday,
November 22nd at 7 p.m. at the Hastings Utilities
Board Room.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Shoemaker, that
this Board go into Closed Session, which Closed Session is
clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest in
that said Closed Session will consist of a strategy session
relative to contract negotiations. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt,
Shoemaker, Dewalt, Anderson, Krieger. Nays; None. Motion
carried.
The meeting closed to the public at 11:11
a.m. The executive session consisted of Board Members, Council
Liaisons, the Board’s Attorney, and staff.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Dewalt, that the
meeting be reopened to the public at 11:24 a.m., and that no
decisions were made nor official actions taken during said
Closed Session. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson,
Krieger, Shoemaker. Nays; None. Motion carried.
The Board decided to start all future
regular Board of Public Works meeting at 9:00 a.m.
The meeting adjourned at 11.28 a.m.
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Budget Meeting -
November 9, 2011
A special meeting of the Board of Public
Works was held in the Board Room at the North Denver Station on
Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. This meeting was
preceded by notice duly published in the Hastings Tribune on
Friday, November 9, 2011, and by notices duly posted in the
lobby of the Power Plant Building, 1228 North Denver Avenue, and
the City Hall, 220 N. Hastings Avenue, and was therefore open to
the public.
Present: Anderson, Dewalt, Hunt,
Shoemaker, Krieger
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Barfknecht, Stange, Sanders,
Leonhardt, Cogley, Cox, DeTour, McCoy, Crecelius, Goebel, Odom,
Herrman (Tribune), and Gary Oetken (AGP)
Chairman
Anderson stated that the Board of Public Works is subject to the
Open Meetings Laws and acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law
poster has been posted in the room.
The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
Discussion continued on the proposed 2012
Hastings Utilities Budget.
Staff presented the proposed water,
electric, and administrative budgets to the Board and discussion
was held.
The Board agreed that the water rates
should be increased 5% effective January 1, 2012. An ordinance
will be presented for approval at the next regular meeting.
The Board agreed to keep the electric rates
at their current level.
Discussion on possible early defeasance of
the 2004 Electric System Revenue Bonds took place.
The Board approved of taking the necessary
steps to defease the 2004 Electric System Bonds on or
before January 1, 2012, and staff was requested to visit with
bond counsel to get a more definite conclusion of the legal
costs of the early defeasance.
The Board asked staff to prepare a
resolution to funding for the Hastings Chamber of Commerce in an
amount not to exceed $30,000.
Discussion on the additional position,
Energy Supply Analyst, took place. The Board directed staff to
prepare an ordinance to make the position Exempt from City
Service and bring back to the Board with the budget. The
Board also added $100,000 for additional administrative and
general salaries for a possible human resources position.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Dewalt, that
this Board go into Closed Session, which Closed Session is
clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest in
that said Closed Session will consist of a strategy session
relative to personnel. Roll Call: Ayes; Shoemaker, Dewalt,
Krieger, Hunt, Anderson. The motion carried.
The meeting closed to the public at 1:40
p.m. The executive session consisted of Board Members, Council
Liaisons, Marv Schultes and Al Meyer.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Dewalt, that the
meeting be reopened to the public at 2:05 p.m. and that no
decisions were made nor official actions taken during said
Closed Session. Roll Call: Ayes; Shoemaker, Dewalt, Krieger,
Hunt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Krieger, to
authorize staff to prepare rate ordinances for approval at the
November 17th meeting to increase water rates 5%
effective January 1, 2012, and increase sewer rates 10%
effective January 1, 2013. Roll Call: ayes; Hunt, Krieger,
Shoemaker, Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 2:10 p.m.
Budget Meeting -
November 8, 2011
A special meeting of the Board of Public
Works was held in the Board Room at the North Denver Station on
Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. This meeting was
preceded by notice duly published in the Hastings Tribune on
Friday, November 9, 2011, and by notices duly posted in the
lobby of the Power Plant Building, 1228 North Denver Avenue, and
the City Hall, 220 N. Hastings Avenue, and was therefore open to
the public.
Present: Anderson, Dewalt, Hunt,
Shoemaker, Krieger
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Barfknecht, Sanders, Leonhardt,
Cogley, Cox, DeTour, McCoy, Crecelius, Goebel, Odom, Herrman
(Tribune), and Gary Oetken (AGP)
Chairman
Anderson stated that the Board of Public Works is subject to the
Open Meetings Laws and acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law
poster has been posted in the room.
The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss
the 2012 Hastings Utilities Budget.
Staff presented the proposed gas, street
lighting, and pollution control budgets to the Board and
discussion was held.
The Board elected to keep the street
lighting fee the same and the budget was adjusted down from the
presented amount.
The Board agreed that the sewer rates
should be increased 10% effective January 1, 2013. An ordinance
will be presented for approval at the next regular meeting.
The Board would like to have a Resolution
of Intent to Bond in the Combined Department prepared for
approval at the next meeting. This is in anticipation of the
large expenditures for environmental permit requirements at the
Pollution Control Facility.
Budget discussions will continue on
November 9th, 2011. The budget approval will be on
the November 17, 2011, meeting agenda, following a public
hearing.
The meeting adjourned at 2:25 p.m.
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Board Meeting -
November 3, 2011
A regular meeting of the Board of Public
Works was held at the Hastings Utilities Board Room on Thursday,
November 3, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. This meeting was preceded by
notice duly published in the Hastings Tribune on Tuesday,
November 11, 2011, and by notices duly posted in the lobby of
Hastings Utilities, 1228 North Denver Avenue, and the City Hall,
220 N. Hastings Avenue, and was therefore open to the public.
Present: Hunt, Shoemaker, Anderson, Dewalt,
Krieger
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Leonhardt, Sanders, Sekora,
Struss, Cogley, Stange, Zeisler, Redding, Cox, and Betsy Herrman
– Hastings Tribune and Guests Gary Oetken (AGP) and Dee Haussler
and Dave Rippe (HEDC), Scherr, Odom, and Goebel
Chairman Anderson stated that the Board of
Public Works is subject to the Open Meetings Laws and
acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law poster has been posted
in the room.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
There were no
public comments.
Moved by
Krieger, seconded by Dewalt, that the following items on the
Consent Agenda be approved:
a. Review, correction or approval of
minutes of the October 13, 2011 meeting.
b. Review and approval of checks
issued October 31, 2011
c. Approval of the following claims:
- General Operating Fund
against the Electric Fund – $3,285,192.77
- General Operating Fund
against the Combined Fund - $2,045,450.86
d. Review of payroll for period
ending October 22, 2011
Roll Call:
Ayes; Krieger, Dewalt, Shoemaker, Hunt, Anderson. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
Marty Stange and
Keith Leonhardt gave a presentation on the
CASPR Rule and the
Consultant’s Study which studied the impact of the recently
issued EPA rule. The regulation will have a major financial and
operating impact on WEC-1 and becomes effective January 1,
2012.
The Board viewed a new electric Chevy Volt which was presented
by Kerr Chevrolet.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Krieger, to approve an Amended
Agreement with the Hastings Economic Development Corporation,
and to authorize the Chairman and Secretary of the Board to
execute the agreement. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Krieger,
Anderson, Shoemaker, Dewalt. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Kevin Schawang gave a presentation on Electronic Billing. After
presenting the benefits versus cost of the new software, the
Board decided to make no changes at this time.
The Board was updated on the most current options and costs for
the 12th Street
Widening Project from Elm Ave. to 6th Ave. Ron
Sekora was on hand to answer questions.
Discussion was
held on the possible
Early Defeasance of
the 2004 Electric System Revenue Bonds. Marv Schultes and Mark
Barfknecht presented the costs for the early defeasance and the
estimated amount that would increase the in-lieu-of taxes
resulting from the early defeasance. Further discussion will
take place at the budget meetings.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Dewalt, to approve the amended Water
and Sanitary Sewer Development Agreements. The motion and
second were withdrawn.
Discussion was held on suggested changes to the developer
agreements. After further review, the Board will discuss these
agreements at the next board meeting.
Marv Schultes updated the Board on the CCC Natural Gas System.
He presented a draft work order showing the costs of installing
a new gas system at CCC. Darrell Brennfoerder was on hand to
answer questions.
Under Miscellaneous and Future Agenda Items, Mr. Schultes
reminded the Board that the budgets meeting will be held this
coming Tuesday and Wednesday starting at 9:00 a.m.
Moved by Shoemaker, seconded by Krieger, that this Board
go into Closed Session, which Closed Session is clearly
necessary for the protection of the public interest in that said
Closed Session will consist of a strategy session relative to
contract negotiations. Roll Call: Ayes; Shoemaker, Krieger,
Dewalt, Hunt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
The meeting closed to the public at 11:45
a.m. The executive session consisted of Board Members, Council
Liaisons, the Board’s Attorney, and staff.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Krieger, that
the meeting be reopened to the public at 12:00 p.m., and that no
decisions were made nor official actions taken during said
Closed Session. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Krieger, Shoemaker,
Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Shoemaker, to
authorize the Manager to enter into an agreement with the RSM
McGladrey, Inc. Consulting Firm for the purpose of obtaining a
certified appraised value on the CCC gas system that Hastings
Utilities is interested in purchasing with the recent annexation
of CCC. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Shoemaker, Dewalt, Anderson,
Krieger. Nays; None. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 12.00 p.m.
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Board Meeting -
October 13, 2011
A regular meeting of the Board of Public
Works was held at the Hastings Utilities Board Room on Thursday,
October 13, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. This meeting was preceded by
notice duly published in the Hastings Tribune on Tuesday,
October 11, 2011, and by notices duly posted in the lobby of
Hastings Utilities, 1228 North Denver Avenue, and the City Hall,
220 N. Hastings Avenue, and was therefore open to the public.
Present: Hunt, Shoemaker, Anderson, Dewalt,
Krieger
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Leonhardt, Sanders, Sekora,
Struss, Cogley, Scherr, Goebel, Odom, Crecelius, and Betsy
Herrman – Hastings Tribune and Guests Dave Wacker, Dee Haussler,
Dave Ripper, and Mike Olson and Eric Johnson of Kirkham-Michael
Chairman Anderson stated that the Board of
Public Works is subject to the Open Meetings Laws and
acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law poster has been posted
in the room.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
There were no
public comments.
Dave Wacker,
Hastings City Engineer, along with Mike Olson and Eric Johnson
of Kirkham-Michael presented the East 12th Street
Construction Project. The design is in the very preliminary
stages with a bid letting proposed date of December 2012. There
will be a planning meeting at City Hall on October 21, 2011, at
1:30 p.m. which will include a walk-through of the project.
Moved by
Hunt, seconded by Dewalt, to approve an agreement with the
Hastings Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) which will
implement Resolution 2011-39 and Resolution 2011-40 and bring
back to the Board at the next meeting changes discussed at the
meeting for Board approval. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Dewalt,
Anderson, Shoemaker, Krieger. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Discussion
took place on the approval of an electric rate ordinance
included broadening the rate to include more customers. The
board decided that by changing the KW of additional demand
requirement from 300 KW to 150 KW, this would help to achieve
that goal.
Moved by
Hunt, seconded by Dewalt, to approve an Electric Rate Ordinance
including the reduction of the 300 KW minimum level of
participation to 150 KW, and bring it back to the Board with the
budget. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Dewalt, Shoemaker, Krieger,
Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by
Krieger, seconded by Dewalt, that the following items on the
Consent Agenda be approved:
a. Review, correction or approval of
minutes of the September 29, 2011 meeting.
b. Review and approval of checks
issued October 10, 2011, with the exception of check
number13800 to Sullivan Shoemaker PC LLO
c. Review of payroll for period
ending October 8, 2011
d. Approval of the following work
orders:
EL-212 Upgrading
existing surveillance cameras at WEC.
Estimated Cost: $31,377
CO-148 Upgrading
existing surveillance cameras at NDS.
Estimated Cost: $38,862
Roll Call: Ayes
Krieger, Dewalt, Anderson, Shoemaker, Hunt. Nays; None. Motion
carried.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Krieger, to approve check number 13800 to Sullivan
Shoemaker PC LLO in the amount of $2,707.75. Roll Call: Ayes;
Hunt, Krieger, Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; None. Shoemaker
abstained. Motion carried.
Marv Schultes
presented the August 2011 Monthly Report.
Al Meyer gave an update on PPGA
Activities.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Krieger, that
this Board go into Closed Session, which Closed Session is
clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest in
that said Closed Session will consist of a strategy session
relative to contract negotiations. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt,
Krieger, Shoemaker, Anderson, Dewalt. Nays; None. Motion
carried.
The meeting closed to the public at 11:30
a.m. The executive session consisted of Board Members, Council
Liaisons, the Board’s Attorney, and staff.
Moved by Dewalt, seconded by Shoemaker,
that the meeting be reopened to the public at 11:48 a.m., and
that no decisions were made nor official actions taken during
said Closed Session. Roll Call: Ayes; Dewalt, Shoemaker, Hunt,
Anderson, Krieger. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Under Miscellaneous and Future Agenda
Items, the Board added an update on the East 12th
Street project for November 3rd and an update on the
CCC Natural Gas System.
The meeting adjourned at 12.01 p.m.
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Board Meeting -
September 29, 2011
A regular meeting of the Board of Public
Works was held at the Hastings Utilities Board Room on Thursday,
September 29, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. This meeting was preceded by
notice duly published in the Hastings Tribune on Wednesday,
September 28, 2011, and by notices duly posted in the lobby of
Hastings Utilities, 1228 North Denver Avenue, and the City Hall,
220 N. Hastings Avenue, and was therefore open to the public.
Present: Hunt, Shoemaker, Anderson, Dewalt,
Krieger
Also Present: Meyer, Sanders, Cogley, Scherr, Goebel, Odom,
Crecelius, and Betsy Herrman – Hastings Tribune
Chairman Anderson stated that the Board of
Public Works is subject to the Open Meetings Laws and
acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law poster has been posted
in the room.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
There were no
public comments.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Krieger, that the following items on the Consent
Agenda be approved:
a. Review, correction or approval of
minutes of the September 15, 2011 meeting.
b. Review and approval of checks
issued September 26, 2011
c. Approval of the following claims:
- General Operating Fund
against the Electric Fund – $1,640,599.19
- General Operating Fund
against the Combined Fund - $2,018,441.30
d. Review of payroll for period
ending September 24, 2011
e. Approval of the following work
orders:
PL-646 Construct two offices in the
old Unit 1 control room for the Instrument Supervisor
and Senior Instrument Technician
Estimated Cost: $18,480
SL-77 Convert Mercury Vapor
Street Lights to LED on 12th St., St. Joseph Ave. to
Minnesota
Ave.
Estimated Cost: $ 3,419
Moved by
Shoemaker, seconded by Hunt, to remove check number 13612 to
Nebraska Personnel Consultants off the Consent Agenda. Roll
Call: Ayes; Shoemaker, Hunt, Anderson, Dewalt, Krieger. Nays;
None. Motion carried.
Vote on motion
to approve Consent Agenda, with the exception of check number
13612 to Nebraska Personnel Consultants. Roll Call: Ayes;
Hunt, Krieger, Shoemaker, Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion
carried.
Al Meyer
presented the July 2011 Monthly Report.
Al Meyer gave an
update on PPGA Activities. At approximately 4:30 a.m. on
Thursday, September 29th, WEC-2 experienced an
explosion in a coal silo. There were no injuries. An
investigation is being done at this time. The Open House which
was scheduled for Sunday, October 2nd will be
postponed. WEC-1 received no damage and is on line.
Under
Miscellaneous and Future Agenda Items, the Board decided to send
a letter to Dave Wacker asking him to do a presentation on East
12 Street construction project at the next meeting.
Some future agenda items will be moved to
“To Be Determined”. New items added were:
- Update on CPEP
- Update on LED Street Lighting
- Discussion on Allocation of
the EPA Expenses
The Board wants to discuss the early
defeasance of the 2004 Electric System Revenue Bonds at the
November 3rd meeting.
Moved by
Hunt, seconded by Shoemaker, that this Board go into Closed
Session, which Closed Session is clearly necessary for the
protection of the public interest in that said Closed Session
will consist of a strategy session relative to personnel and
contract negotiations. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Shoemaker.
Krieger, Anderson, Dewalt. Nays; None. Motion carried.
The meeting closed to the public at 9:25
a.m. The executive session consisted of Board Members, Council
Liaisons, the Board’s Attorney, and Al Meyer. Mr. Meyer was
excused for the personnel discussion.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Shoemaker, that
the meeting be reopened to the public at 11:35 a.m., and that no
decisions were made nor official actions taken during said
Closed Session. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Shoemaker, Dewalt,
Krieger, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Dewalt,
seconded by Hunt, to approve check number 13612 to Nebraska
Personnel Consultants in the amount of $12,551.00 as presented.
Roll Call: Ayes; Dewalt, Hunt, Anderson, Krieger, Shoemaker.
Nays; None. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 11:40 a.m.
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Board Meeting -
September 15, 2011
A regular meeting of the Board of Public
Works was held at the Hastings Utilities Board Room on Thursday,
September 15, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. This meeting was preceded by
notice duly published in the Hastings Tribune on Tuesday,
September 13, 2011, and by notices duly posted in the lobby of
Hastings Utilities, 1228 North Denver Avenue, and the City Hall,
220 N. Hastings Avenue, and was therefore open to the public.
Present: Hunt, Shoemaker, Anderson, Dewalt
Absent: Krieger
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Sanders, Heyen, Cogley, Stuart,
Zeisler, Scherr, Goebel, Odom, Crecelius, and Betsy Herrman –
Hastings Tribune, Mike Wassenger of McDermott & Miller
Chairman Anderson stated that the Board of
Public Works is subject to the Open Meetings Laws and
acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law poster has been posted
in the room.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
There were no
public comments.
Mike Wassenger
of McDermott & Miller presented the June 30, 2011, Quarterly
Review.
Board Member
Hunt asked to have Work Order SW-286 pulled from the Consent
Agenda to discuss with the recommendation.
Moved by Dewalt,
seconded by Shoemaker, that upon the recommendation of staff, to
award a contract for Influent Pump Room & Solids Complex HVAC
Modifications at PCF (B.I. 4.04 & 4.05 Informal Contract No. HU
2011-09-IC-28) to Rutt’s Heating and Air Conditioning, Hastings,
Nebraska, for a total cost of $230,080.00, and that the Chairman
of the Board be authorized to enter into contract with said
company accordingly. Roll Call: Ayes; Dewalt, Shoemaker,
Anderson, Hunt. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by
Shoemaker, seconded by Dewalt, to pull Work Order SW-286 from
the Consent Agenda and approve SW-286 for the new air handlers
and exhaust fans along with associated duct work for the
Influent Pump Wet Well and Solids Complex located at the PCF for
an estimated cost of $293,014. Roll Call: Ayes; Shoemaker,
Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; Hunt. Motion carried.
Moved by
Hunt, seconded by Shoemaker, that this Board go into Closed
Session, which Closed Session is clearly necessary for the
protection of the public interest in that said Closed Session
will consist of a strategy session relative to personnel and
contract negotiations. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Shoemaker.
Anderson, Dewalt. Nays; None. Motion carried.
The meeting closed to the public at 8:39
a.m. The executive session consisted of Board Members, Council
Liaisons, the Board’s Attorney, and Staff. Shoemaker left
during the Executive Session.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Dewalt, that the
meeting be reopened to the public at 9:32 a.m., and that no
decisions were made nor official actions taken during said
Closed Session. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson.
Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Dewalt, that
the following items on the Consent Agenda, including check 13517
to Sullivan Shoemaker Witt & Burns, be approved:
a. Review, correction or approval of
minutes of the August 31, 2011 meeting.
b. Review and approval of checks
issued September 12, 2011
c. Review of payroll for period
ending September 10, 2011
d. Approval of the following work
orders:
EL-204 Installation of
single-phase underground electric lines to the new Southwood
Estates
development – Kent St. to Wayfair Dr., Ross Ave. to east of Pine
Ave.
Estimated Cost: $ 80,937
EL-206 Installation of a
three-phase underground line and padmount transformer for the
new
addition to the Harlan Building at CCC south of Academic Dr.,
west of Technical Blvd.
Estimated Cost: $ 14,029
EL-208 Installation of three-phase
underground electric line, padmount switches, and a
padmount transformer to serve a new electric panel at Old Middle
School at 5th &
Hastings.
Estimated Cost: $ 84,365
GA-281 New 10” standard wrapped gas
main to feed Central Community College on East 7th
St., 6th Ave. to UPRR, south to Highway 6, east to
Source Gas
regulator.
Estimated Cost: $661,736
WA-275 Installation of 8” water main
on Ross Ave. and Pine Ave. from Kent St. to Wayfair Dr.;
and on Wayfair Dr., Ross Ave. to Pine Ave.
Estimated Cost: $ 12,292
WA-276 Well 16 Duel Pump Project
will collect water quality data from two levels designed for
higher extraction rates than used b the Well 33 Dual Pump
Project.
Estimated Cost: $ 81,659
e. Approval of Real Estate
Improvement Contract for Underground Distribution System URD
2011-7 with Mesner Development Co. for Lots 2 and 3,
Southwood Estates.
Roll Call:
Ayes; Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Dewalt, to recommend approval by the City Council of
Resolution No. 2011-49 to Declare October 2-8, 2011, Public
Energy Week. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson. Nays;
None. Motion carried.
As part of
Public Energy Week, Hastings Utilities will host an Open House
at the Whelan Energy Center on Sunday, October 2nd
from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Al Meyer updated
the Board on PPGA activities. An outage at WEC-2 is scheduled
to begin on October 1st with an anticipated
completion on October 12th.
The meeting adjourned at 10:20 a.m.
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Board Meeting -
August 31, 2011
A regular meeting of the Board of Public
Works was held at the Hastings Utilities Board Room on
Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. This meeting was
preceded by notice duly published in the Hastings Tribune on
Tuesday, August 9, 2011, and by notices duly posted in the lobby
of Hastings Utilities, 1228 North Denver Avenue, and the City
Hall, 220 N. Hastings Avenue, and was therefore open to the
public.
Present: Hunt, Krieger, Shoemaker,
Anderson, Dewalt
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Sanders, Sekora, Cogley, Scherr,
Goebel, Odom, Crecelius, and Betsy Herrman – Hastings Tribune
Chairman Anderson stated that the Board of
Public Works is subject to the Open Meetings Laws and
acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law poster has been posted
in the room.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
There were no
public comments.
A discussion on was held on the Industrial
Park East Water System’s water bill from the broken water main
in the Industrial Park East Water System. The remaining amount
owed from the break is approximately $5,200.00.
Moved by Krieger, seconded by Dewalt, that
due to an unforeseeable accident in water loss at the Industrial
Park East Water System, Hastings Utilities will give them relief
by dividing the remaining portion of their $5,200 bill by
absorbing half, amounting to a $2,600 credit. Roll Call: Ayes;
Krieger, Dewalt, Anderson, Hunt. Nays; None. Shoemaker
abstained. Motion carried.
Hunt left the meeting at 8:37 a.m.
Discussion also took place on how to
prevent a major water loss occurring without timely knowledge.
Marv Schultes said that the best and most expensive solution
would be to install equipment that could be monitored on the
SCADA system. Schultes will visit with the Industrial Park East
Water system operator about this system to see if they would be
interested in having this monitored and their willingness to pay
toward the installation. The Board expressed interest in a
similar system to monitor the flow to the Trumbull water system
if that is feasible.
Marv Schultes gave a presentation on Water
and Sanitary Sewer Developer Agreements Terms and Conditions. A
discussion followed on changing the date the interest begins.
Chairman Anderson told the Board he had a request from a
developer to change the date of the interest beginning after
five years to either six years or when the construction is
completed. The majority of the Board was not interested in
making this change at this time. A discussion on the lien
applied to the property was discussed, along with a possible
condition being added to meeting building codes. Chuck
Shoemaker has recommended some legal language cleanup to Steve
Scherr. Mr. Scherr will prepare the documents as recommended
and bring them back to the board for further discussion in about
a month.
Hunt returned to the meeting at 9:40 a.m.
Moved by Krieger, seconded by Shoemaker,
that the following items on the Consent Agenda be approved:
a. Review, correction or approval of
minutes of the August 11, 2011 meeting.
b. Review and approval of checks
issued August 29, 2011
c. Approval of the following claims:
- General Operating Fund
against the Electric Fund – $3,051,500.51
- General Operating Fund
against the Combined Fund - $2,473,896.47
d. Review of payroll for periods
ending August 13 and 27, 2011
e. Approval of the following work
orders:
GA-279 New 4” PE
gas main on Park St., Elm Ave. to 1st Ave.; 1st
Ave., Park St. to
100’ south of South St.; and new 2” PE gas main in alley between
Park St. and
South St., Elm Ave. to Ash Ave.
Estimated Cost: $171,662
Roll Call:
Ayes; Krieger, Shoemaker, Dewalt, Hunt, Anderson. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
A discussion was
held on the approval of an Out of District Fee for 1620 Lochland
Road East. Ron Sekora informed the Board that this amount was
for the front footage of their property and that they are asking
to connect to the city water system.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Krieger, to approve an Out of District Fee in the
amount of $8,522.00, for 1620 Lochland Road East, to allow them
to connect to the Hastings Utilities Water System. Roll Call:
Ayes; Hunt, Krieger, Shoemaker, Anderson, Dewalt. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
Marv Schultes
gave a presentation on the evaluation of overtime as requested
by the Board.
A presentation
was also given by Mr. Schultes on personnel benefits for
all employees.
The Board reviewed a list of community
activities that Hastings Utilities is currently involved in.
Moved Hunt, seconded by Dewalt, to support
the Energy Detective Kit in the 2012 outside services budget in
the amount of approximately $30,000. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt,
Dewalt, Anderson, Shoemaker, Krieger. Nays; None. Motion
carried.
Al Meyer reported that PPGA is still
dealing with a number of technical issues at WEC-2 and will
probably be an ongoing issue for some time including the 2012
outage which could last a couple of months. WEC-1 will also
have a turbine overhaul as soon as WEC-2 is back on line. The
Board asked to review the Fuel Adjustment Clause in the next
month in light of the longer outages. The minutes of the PPGA
Board Meeting were reviewed.
Mr. Meyer also reported that Hastings
experienced an electrical outage on Tuesday, August 30th,
lasting approximately 25 minutes. The outage occurred with
equipment problems at the Bypass Substation.
The Board assigned dates to future agenda
items.
Chuck Shoemaker mentioned that he uses
electronic billing for his utility bill, but still receives a
paper bill in the mail, along with an unneeded envelope.
Several members suggested that it be looked at to see if a
mailing is necessary or if our system could be programmed to
send an email, thereby avoiding unnecessary postage, paper, and
handling. Staff will check to see if our billing system can be
changed.
Marv Schultes informed the Board that the
City Council approved Resolution 2011-40 to enter into agreement
with HEDC to authorize incentives related to the temporary
partial reduction of electrical demand charges in an amount not
to exceed $2,000,000 in the next five years. Mr. Schultes and
Steve Scherr are working on an agreement with HEDC. A draft
agreement will be forwarded to the Board and Liaisons for their
information.
There was no executive session.
The meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m.
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Board Meeting -
August 11, 2011
A regular meeting of the Board of Public
Works was held at the Hastings Utilities Board Room on Thursday,
August 11, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. This meeting was preceded by
notice duly published in the Hastings Tribune on Tuesday, August
9, 2011, and by notices duly posted in the lobby of Hastings
Utilities, 1228 North Denver Avenue, and the City Hall, 220 N.
Hastings Avenue, and was therefore open to the public.
Present: Hunt, Krieger, Shoemaker
Absent: Anderson, Dewalt
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Sanders, Sekora, Cogley, Scherr,
Goebel, Odom, Crecelius, and Betsy Herrman – Hastings Tribune
In the absence of Chairman Anderson, Board
Secretary and Acting Chairman Shoemaker presided over the
meeting.
Acting Chairman Shoemaker stated that the
Board of Public Works is subject to the Open Meetings Laws and
acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law poster has been posted
in the room.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
There were no
public comments.
Moved by
Krieger, seconded by Hunt, that the following items on the
Consent Agenda, with the exception of Work Order WA-268, be
approved:
a. Review, correction or approval of
minutes of the July 28, 2011 meeting. (The minutes reflect
the appropriate owners
of the water
system at the East Industrial Park.)
b. Review and approval of checks
issued August 8, 2011, with the exception of check 13175 to
Sullivan & Shoemaker
c. Review of payroll for period
ending July 30, 2011
d. Approval of the following work
orders:
PL-645
Installation of air cannons in the hoppers at the bottom of the
dumper building and below the crusher.
Estimated Cost: $ 85,753
WA-268 New 8”
main on 17th St., St. Joseph Ave. to Lincoln Ave.
Estimated Cost: $117,513
Roll Call: Ayes; Krieger, Hunt,
Shoemaker. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Krieger, to
approve Work Order WA-268 - New 8” main on 17th St.,
St. Joseph Ave. to Lincoln Ave. Estimated Cost: $117,513. Roll
Call: Ayes; Krieger, Shoemaker. Nays; Hunt. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Krieger, to
approve check number 13175 to Sullivan & Shoemaker in the amount
of $3,266.96. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Krieger. Nays; None.
Shoemaker abstained. Motion carried.
Moved by Krieger, seconded by Hunt, that on
the recommendation from the Merit Award Committee, to approve a
Safety/Accident Prevention Merit Award in the amount of $500.00
for the first and second quarters of 2011. Roll Call: Ayes;
Krieger, Hunt, Shoemaker. Nays; None. Motion carried.
A brief discussion was held on the broken
water main and subsequent water bill in the Industrial Park East
Water System. Acting Chairman Shoemaker disclosed that it could
be perceived that he has a possible conflict of interest because
he has done legal work for this limited liability company in the
past. In view of this disclosure, legal counsel Steve Scherr
advised Shoemaker that he may still participate in any
discussion and may want to refrain from voting on any action
unless a tie vote occurs.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Krieger, to
postpone discussion of the water bill at the Industrial Park
East Water System. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Krieger, Shoemaker.
Nays; None. Motion carried.
The Board briefly discussed the Water and
Sewer Real Estate Improvement Contracts terms and conditions.
Several suggestions were brought to the attention of the manager
and legal counsel and they can be addressed in a list at the
next meeting.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Krieger, to
postpone the consideration of action on the Water and Sewer
Developer Agreement Terms and Conditions. Roll Call: Ayes;
Hunt, Krieger, Shoemaker. Nays; None. Motion carried.
The June 2011 Monthly Report was presented
and discussed.
Al Meyer gave an update on PPGA Activities
and the minutes of the PPGA meeting were reviewed.
He reported that WEC-2 has been operating
well and has been on since July 25th. There are
still challenges to meet with the new plant and a major overhaul
will take place in the spring of 2012. Board members asked for
a copy of Exhibits E and F as referred to in the PPGA minutes.
Marv Schultes reported that Chuck Addy,
Bond Counsel, has issued a favorable opinion on the action the
Board took recommending the Council approve a Resolution to
enter into agreement with HEDC to authorize incentives related
to the temporary partial reduction of electrical demand charges
in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 in the next five years. A
copy of his opinion will be forwarded to the Mayor and City
Council.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Krieger, to
accept the positive opinion of Chuck Addy, Bond Counsel, to
place it on record, and to convey upon the City Council for the
record. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Krieger, Shoemaker. Nays;
None. Motion carried.
Under Miscellaneous and Future Agenda
Items, the Board asked for a presentation on marketing power
with the Southwest Power Pool, a discussion on annexation of
WEC-1 and WEC-2, and ask Dave Wacker to present the plan for
East 12th Street construction.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Krieger, that
this Board go into Closed Session, which Closed Session is
clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest in
that said Closed Session will consist of a strategy session
relative to personnel and negotiations. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt,
Krieger, Shoemaker. Nays; None. Motion carried.
The meeting closed to the public at 9:55
a.m. The executive session consisted of Board Members, Council
Liaisons, the Board’s Attorney, and Staff.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Krieger, that
the meeting be reopened to the public at 10:27 a.m., and that no
decisions were made nor official actions taken during said
Closed Session. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Krieger, Shoemaker.
Nays; None. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 10:28
a.m.
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Board Meeting -
July 28, 2011
A regular meeting of the Board of Public
Works was held at the Hastings Utilities Board Room on Thursday,
July 28, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. This meeting was preceded by notice
duly published in the Hastings Tribune on Tuesday, July 26,
2011, and by notices duly posted in the lobby of Hastings
Utilities, 1228 North Denver Avenue, and the City Hall, 220 N.
Hastings Avenue, and was therefore open to the public.
Present: Anderson, Hunt, Krieger, Dewalt,
Shoemaker
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Leonhardt,
Sanders, Sekora, Cogley, Goebel, Scherr, Odom, Crecelius, Betsy
Herrman – Hastings Tribune, Mayor Powers, and Dee Haussler and
Dave Rippe from Hastings Economic Development Corporation, Mike
Wassinger – McDermott & Miller, Dave Niemoth – Hastings Pork,
Jim Guthmann, William Hermes – Dutton-Lainson Company, Kohei
Kawashima – Mitsui Fedosan (Japan), Jack Schreiner – Bruckman
Rubber Company, and Scott Barwick – Drake Tool
Chairman Anderson stated that the Board of
Public Works is subject to the Open Meetings Laws and
acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law poster has been posted
in the room.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited
During public
comments, Dave Niemoth, Manager of the Water System, told the
Board that days after Industrial Park East Water System
took over the Phil Johnson Water System a 6” water main broke.
Because the break was not discovered until receiving a large
utility bill, the water system owes a $6,000 water bill. Mr.
Niemoth asked if the Board could help him resolve the issue in
any way. The Board decided to put this item on the next agenda
for discussion.
Moved by
Shoemaker, seconded by Dewalt, that upon the recommendation of
the Merit Award Committee, to award a Merit Award in the amount
of $500.00 to the HU Wellness Committee for use to benefit
Hastings Utilities employees through educational information,
lifestyle choices, and events. Roll Call: Ayes; Shoemaker,
Dewalt, Hunt, Anderson, Krieger. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by
Krieger, seconded by Shoemaker, that the following items on the
Consent Agenda be approved:
a. Review, correction or approval of
minutes of the July 14, 2011 meeting.
b. Review and approval of checks
issued July 25, 2011
c. Approval of the following claims:
- General Operating Fund
against the Electric Fund – $1,914,351.91
- General Operating Fund
against the Combined Fund - $1,330,966.40
d. Review of payroll for period
ending July 16, 2011
e. Approval of the following work
orders:
EL-198 Installation
of a single-phase underground electric line and padmount
transformer
to serve a new residence south of 3rd St., west of
Platte Ave. in the Village of
Juniata.
Estimated Cost: $17,987
EL-200
Installation of a three-phase overhead transformer bank on 94th
St., ¼ mile east of
Pawnee Ave. for an irrigation service.
Estimated Cost: $ 4,298
EL-201
Installation of a three-phase overhead polemount transformer
bank to serve the
new addition to Sealey’s Body Shop south of South St., east of
Hastings Ave.
Estimated Cost: $13,490
SL-76
Installation of an underground street light circuit and street
light at 3rd St. and
Platte Ave. in the Village of Juniata.
Estimated Cost: $ 2,245
Roll Call: Ayes; Krieger, Shoemaker,
Dewalt, Hunt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Mike Wassinger from McDermott & Miller
presented the 1st Quarter Financial Review of
Hastings Utilities to the Board.
A discussion was held on determining the
needed improvements to meet new tighter air emission regulations
from EPA on WEC-1. A proposal from Black & Veatch to perform a
compliance study was reviewed.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Shoemaker, to
approve an Engineering Agreement with Black & Veatch for the WEC
1 MACT/CSAPR Compliance Study in an amount not to exceed
$98,200. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Shoemaker, Anderson, Dewalt,
Krieger. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Shoemaker, seconded by Krieger, to
approve Resolution No. 1 asking the City Council for
authorization to enter into agreement with HEDC for job creation
and for marketing and promotion in an amount not to exceed
$3,500,000 in the next five years. Roll Call: Ayes; Shoemaker,
Krieger, Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Dewalt, to
approve Resolution No. 2 asking for the City Council for
authorization to enter into agreement with HEDC to authorize
incentives related to the temporary reduction of electrical
demand charges in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 in the next
five years. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson,
Shoemaker, Krieger. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Dave Rippe from HEDC thanked the Board for
this important marketing tool. Jack Schreiner of Bruckman
Rubber Company also thanked the Board and introduced an intern
from Japan learning about businesses in the USA, Kohei Kawashima
from Mitsui Fudosan. William Hermes from Dutton-Lainson also
thanked the Board as did Scott Barwick from Drake Tool. Mr.
Barwick told the Board that he has appreciated the clean and
reliable power that his business has received from Hastings
Utilities since they have been in business.
The Mayor left the meeting at the end of
the discussion on economic development.
Al Meyer gave an update on PPGA
activities. He reported that they are continuing to work
through the challenges of a new plant and that a lightning
strike on the WEC-2 cooling tower did damage to the plant that
has been repaired.
There were no miscellaneous and future
agenda items discussed.
Moved by Dewalt, seconded by Krieger, that
this Board go into Closed Session, which Closed Session is
clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest in
that said Closed Session will consist strategy session relative
to Central Community College gas negotiations and wholesale
power negotiations. Roll Call: Ayes; Dewalt, Krieger,
Shoemaker, Anderson, Hunt. Nays; None. Motion carried.
The meeting closed to the public at 11:10
a.m. The executive session consisted of Board Members, Council
Liaisons, the Board’s Attorney, and Staff.
Moved by Shoemaker, seconded by Krieger,
that the meeting be reopened to the public at 11:12 a.m., and
that no decisions were made nor official actions taken during
said Closed Session. Roll Call: Ayes; Shoemaker, Krieger,
Dewalt, Hunt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 11:12
a.m.
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Board Meeting -
July 14, 2011
A regular meeting of the Board of Public
Works was held at the Hastings Utilities Board Room on Thursday,
July 14, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. This meeting was preceded by notice
duly published in the Hastings Tribune on Tuesday, July 12,
2011, and by notices duly posted in the lobby of Hastings
Utilities, 1228 North Denver Avenue, and the City Hall, 220 N.
Hastings Avenue, and was therefore open to the public.
Present: Anderson, Hunt, Krieger, Dewalt,
Shoemaker
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Sanders, Sekora, Hohman, Cogley,
Goebel, Scherr, Odom, Crecelius, Betsy Herrman – Hastings
Tribune, and from 9:50-11:01 - Mayor Powers, and Dee Haussler
and Dave Rippe from Hastings Economic Development Corporation
Chairman Anderson stated that the Board of
Public Works is subject to the Open Meetings Laws and
acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law poster has been posted
in the room.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
There were no public comments.
Moved by Dewalt, seconded by Krieger, to
bring back previously tabled motion “that upon the
recommendation from staff, to award a contract, subject to legal
review, to Electric Reliability Services, Inc. (ERS), Lee’s
Summit, Missouri, in the amount of $103,464.00, for performance
of Engineering Services for Arc Flash Hazard Analysis.” Roll
Call: Ayes; Dewalt, Krieger, Shoemaker, Hunt, Anderson. Nays;
None. Motion carried.
A discussion followed on Electric
Reliability Services’ exception to their bid stating that they
are self-insured and backed by their parent company, Emerson
Electric Company. Legal counsel has reviewed the exception with
Hastings Utilities’ insurance consultant. Both are of the
opinion that the offer of self-insurance satisfies the
requirement of the proposal.
Vote on tabled motion:
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Dewalt, that
upon the recommendation from staff, to award a contract, subject
to legal review, to Electric Reliability Services, Inc. (ERS),
Lee’s Summit, Missouri, in the amount of $103,464.00, for
performance of Engineering Services for Arc Flash Hazard
Analysis. Roll Call: Ayes; Dewalt, Shoemaker, Krieger,
Anderson. Nays; Hunt. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Dewalt, that
upon the recommendation from staff, to award a contract for
Water and Sewer Main Improvements (Informal Contract No. HU
2011-06 IC-20) to Van Kirk Brothers Contracting, Sutton,
Nebraska, in the amount of $351,677.44, and that the Chairman be
authorized to enter into contract with said company
accordingly. Roll Call: Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson, Shoemaker,
Krieger. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Krieger, that
upon the recommendation from staff, to award a contract for a
NDS Garage (Informal Contract No. HU 2011-07 IC-21 B.I. 6.05) to
Farris Construction Company, Hastings, Nebraska, in the amount
of $314,410.00, and that the Chairman be authorized to enter
into contract with said company accordingly. Roll Call: Ayes;
Hunt, Krieger, Dewalt, Anderson, Shoemaker. Nays; None. Motion
carried.
A discussion took place on amending the
Real Estate Improvement Contract Policies for Water, Sanitary
Sewer, and Lift Stations.
Moved by Shoemaker, seconded by Hunt, that
effective January 1, 2011, to revise Hastings Utilities’
policies for development contracts executed prior to December
31, 2014, as an additional option to extend the development term
for water and sanitary sewer developments of ten or more lots
from five (5) years to ten (10) years, applying the City’s
applicable interest rate commencing on the next day following
the end of the fifth year after the execution date of the Real
Estate Improvement Contracts for said development. Roll Call:
Ayes; Shoemaker, Hunt, Anderson, Krieger, Dewalt. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
Moved by Shoemaker, seconded by Krieger,
that effective January 1, 2011, to revise Hastings Utilities’
policies to extend the development term for lift stations on
residential developments of ten or more lots from five (5) years
to ten (10) years. Roll Call: Ayes; Shoemaker, Krieger, Dewalt,
Anderson, Hunt. Nays; None. Motion carried.
The Board expressed a desire to review
utility requirements on any pending annexation recommendations
from the city. A copy will be forwarded to the Board as they
become available.
Moved by Dewalt, seconded by Krieger, that
the following items on the Consent Agenda be approved:
a. Review, correction or approval of
minutes of the June 30, 2011 meeting.
b. Review and approval of checks
issued July 11, 2011, with the exception of check number 12885
to Sullivan Shoemaker Witt & Burns
c. Review of payroll for period
ending July 2, 2011
d. Approval of the following work
orders:
EL-199 Installation
of a three-phase overhead transformer bank on 94th
St. 3/8 mile west of
Showboat Blvd. for an irrigation service.
Estimated Cost: $ 3,600
GA-277 New 2” PE gas main on Meander Cir., 13th St.
to 14th St.
Estimated Cost: $ 26,515
GA-278 New 2” PE gas
main on Lakeridge Dr., Dorothy Ave., to Merle Ave.; Merle Ave.,
North Shore Dr. to 160’ north of Lakeridge Dr.; and Dorothy
Ave., Lakeridge Dr.
north
190’.
Estimated Cost: $ 24,676
WA-272 New 8” water
main on Lakeridge Dr. and Merle Ave.
Estimated Cost: $ 6,526
WA-273 New 8” and 10”
water main on Meander Cir. and Nalan Dr. from 13th
St. to 14th St.
Estimated Cost: $ 13,886
SW-283 New 8” PVC
sanitary sewer main on Lakeridge Dr. and on Merle Ave.
Estimated Cost: $ 0
SW-284 New 8” PVC
sanitary sewer main on Meander Cir. and on Nalan Dr., from 13th
St.
to 14th
St.
Estimated Cost: $ 0
SW-285 New sanitary
sewer lift station on Meander Cir. Estimated
Cost: $ 88,859
CO-147 Garage NDS
Backyard (Gas Department Garage) Estimated Cost:
$393,084
e. Approval of
the following Real Estate Improvement Contracts with Westbrook
Village, L.L.C.
WDS-2 2011-2
SDS-2 2011-3
SLS 2011-4
WDS-2 2011-5
SDS-2 2011-6
Roll Call: Ayes; Dewalt, Krieger,
Shoemaker, Anderson, Hunt. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Krieger, to
approve check number 12885 to Sullivan Shoemaker Witt & Burns in
the amount of $2,757.25. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Krieger,
Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; None. Shoemaker abstained. Motion
carried.
Moved by Shoemaker, seconded by Krieger, to
recommend to the Mayor and City Council the Release of Easement
on 9th St. to 11th St., on the west side
of Baltimore Ave., subject to legal counsel review of easement
release language. Roll Call: Ayes; Shoemaker, Krieger, Hunt,
Anderson, Dewalt. Nays; None. Motion carried.
A discussion was held on the dues paid to
various national, regional and local trade organizations. Most
of the Board felt that staff was the most qualified to judge a
cost/benefit ratio for these organizations.
The Board started a discussion on State
Statute 13-315 on Economic Development. Legal Counsel Steve
Scherr suggested the Board meet in executive session for a legal
advice consultation before further discussion.
Moved by Krieger, seconded by Dewalt, that
this Board go into Closed Session, which Closed Session is
clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest in
that said Closed Session will consist of a legal advice
consultation. Roll Call: Ayes; Krieger, Dewalt, Shoemaker,
Hunt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
The meeting closed to the public at 10:00
a.m. The executive session consisted of Board Members, Council
Liaisons, the Board’s Attorney, Staff, Mayor Powers, and Dee
Haussler and Dave Rippe from HEDC.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Dewalt, that the
meeting be reopened to the public at 10:13 a.m., and that no
decisions were made nor official actions taken during said
Closed Session. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson,
Shoemaker, Krieger. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Discussion continued on State Statute
13.315 on Economic Development.
Moved by Krieger, seconded by Hunt, to
direct staff and legal counsel to prepare a resolution for
authorization by the Mayor and City Council, through the use of
State Statute 13-315, the expenditure of $3,000,000 for jobs
creation and $500,000 for a marketing and promotional fund over
the next five years to be funded by the Gas Rate Stabilization
Fund and to direct staff and legal counsel to bring resolution
back to the Board at the next meeting. Roll Call: Ayes;
Krieger, Hunt, Dewalt, Shoemaker, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion
carried.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Dewalt, to
direct staff and legal counsel to prepare a resolution for
authorization by the Mayor and City Council, through the use of
State Statute 13-315, the expenditure of $2,000,000 allocated to
fund incentives related to the reduction of electrical demand
charges and/or other utility rates over the next five years,
based upon an acceptable legal review by our legal counsel, and
to direct staff and legal counsel to bring resolution back to
the Board at the next meeting. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Dewalt,
Shoemaker, Anderson, Krieger. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Dave Rippe and Dee Haussler both thanked
the Board for their actions in helping make a more competitive
environment for economic development in the Hastings area.
There was no update on PPGA Activities.
The May 2011 Monthly Report was briefly
discussed.
Under Miscellaneous and Future Agenda
Items, a brief discussion was held on a handout regarding older
power plants and the requirements being imposed to install
devices that reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen
oxides. Schultes indicated that WEC-1 will be required to meet
lower emissions in the near future and the item will be on the
agenda in the near future for the first step in process of
meeting the tighter standards.
Schultes informed the Board that McDermott
and Miller is scheduled to appear at the next Board meeting to
present their 1st quarter financial review of
Hastings Utilities.
Schultes also informed the Board that the
construction work approved on Work Order WA-265 is beginning on
St. Joseph Avenue.
Staff reported that Mr. Jim Heyen has been
hired to replace retiring Wastewater Treatment Superintendent
Tom Singkofer. He has 30 years of experience in the water and
wastewater field with 19 years of supervisory experience.
The meeting adjourned at 11:12 a.m.
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Board Meeting -
June 30, 2011
A regular meeting of the Board of Public
Works was held at the Hastings Utilities Board Room on Thursday,
June 30, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. This meeting was preceded by notice
duly published in the Hastings Tribune on Tuesday, June 28,
2011, and by notices duly posted in the lobby of Hastings
Utilities, 1228 North Denver Avenue, and the City Hall, 220 N.
Hastings Avenue, and was therefore open to the public.
Present: Anderson, Hunt, Krieger, Dewalt,
Shoemaker
Also Present: Schultes, Sanders, Cogley, Hohman, Leonhardt,
Scherr, Goebel, Odom, Crecelius, Betsy Herrman – Hastings
Tribune, and Mayor Powers (Part of Executive Session only)
Chairman Anderson stated that the Board of
Public Works is subject to the Open Meetings Laws and
acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law poster has been posted
in the room.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
There were no public comments.
Moved by Krieger, seconded by Hunt, that
the following items on the Consent Agenda be approved:
a. Review,
correction or approval of minutes of the June 16, 2011 meeting.
b. Review and approval of checks issued June 27, 2011
c. Approval of
the following claims:
- General Operating Fund against the Electric Fund –
$3,043,522.49
- General Operating Fund against the Combined Fund -
$1,759,961.98
d. Review of
payroll for period ending June 18, 2011
e. Approval of
the following work orders:
EL-196 Installation of a three-phase 120/208Y padmount
transformer and removal of
existing three-phase 120/240 transclosure for Hawthorne
Elementary School at
9th St. and Chestnut
Ave.
Estimated Cost: $23,402
Roll Call: Ayes; Krieger, Hunt, Anderson,
Dewalt, Shoemaker. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Steve Hohman gave a presentation on Arc
Flash Hazards.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Dewalt, that
upon the recommendation from staff, to award a contract, subject
to legal review, to Electric Reliability Services, Inc. (ERS),
Lee’s Summit, Missouri, in the amount of $103,464.00, for
performance of Engineering Services for Arc Flash Hazard
Analysis.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Shoemaker, to
table the previous motion to the next meeting. Roll Call:
Ayes; Hunt, Shoemaker, Dewalt, Krieger, Anderson. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
Moved by Dewalt, seconded by Hunt,
to write off uncollectible
accounts for accounting purposes only in the amount of
$27,155.42, and that staff be instructed to continue collection
efforts on these accounts. Roll Call: Ayes; Dewalt, Hunt,
Anderson, Krieger, Shoemaker. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Shoemaker, that
this Board go into Closed Session, which Closed Session is
clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest in
that said Closed Session will consist of a strategy session
relative to economic development, annexation, and contract
negotiations. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Shoemaker, Krieger,
Anderson, Dewalt. Nays; None. Motion carried.
The meeting closed to the public at 9:48
a.m. The executive session consisted of Board Members, Council
Liaisons, the Board’s Attorney, Marv Schultes, and Dee Haussler,
and Dave Rippe from HEDC. Mayor Powers arrived during the
Executive Session and left before the public session
Moved by Shoemaker, seconded by Krieger,
that the meeting be reopened to the public at 11:05 a.m., and
that no decisions were made nor official actions taken during
said Closed Session. Roll Call: Ayes; Shoemaker, Krieger,
Hunt, Anderson, Dewalt. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Phil Odom left during the closed session
and returned to the meeting at 11:28 a.m.
Keith Leonhardt gave an update of PPGA
Activities and the PPGA Minutes were reviewed. A discussion on
overtime took place. The Board asked staff to prepare a
presentation for September on the evaluation of overtime.
The April 2011 Monthly Report was presented
and discussed. The Board asked Marv Schultes to find out why
the electric public authorities meters increased by 22 in a
year
Under Miscellaneous and Future Agenda
Items, the Board prioritized discussion items. Chairman
Anderson asked to have an item on the next agenda to discuss
Real Estate Improvement Contracts.
Schultes asked if any Board Members were
interested in attending the NPA Board Member Training Session in
Lincoln. Since there is interest among the members, Schultes
will find out if it is going to be held for sure and the date of
the training session.
The meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m.
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Board Meeting -
June 16, 2011
A regular
meeting of the Board of Public Works was held at the Hastings
Utilities Board Room on Thursday, June 16, 2011, at 8:00 a.m.
This meeting was preceded by notice duly published in the
Hastings Tribune on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, and by notices duly
posted in the lobby of Hastings Utilities, 1228 North Denver
Avenue, and the City Hall, 220 N. Hastings Avenue, and was
therefore open to the public.
Present:
Anderson, Hunt, Krieger
Absent: Dewalt, Shoemaker
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Cogley, Scherr, Goebel,
Odom, Crecelius, Shay Burk – Hastings Tribune
Chairman
Anderson stated that the Board of Public Works is subject to the
Open Meetings Laws and acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law
poster has been posted in the room.
The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
There were no
public comments.
Moved by
Krieger, seconded by Hunt, that the following items on the
Consent Agenda be approved, including check number 12607 to
Sullivan Shoemaker Witt & Burns.
a. Review, correction or approval of
minutes of the May 12 and June 2, 2011 meeting.
b. Review and approval of checks
issued June 13, 2011
c. Review of payroll for period
ending June 4, 2011
Roll Call:
Ayes; Krieger, Hunt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Krieger, to approve a Release of Easement –
Southwood 3rd Subdivision, and forward to the Mayor
and City Council for their approval. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt,
Krieger, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Al Meyer gave an update on
PPGA Activities. The 2010
PPGA Audit was also reviewed.
Under Miscellaneous and Future Agenda
Items, an insurance summary was distributed and discussed.
Moved by Krieger, seconded by Hunt,
that this Board go into Closed
Session, which Closed Session is clearly necessary for the
protection of the public interest and for the prevention of
needless injury to the reputation of an individual, which
individual has not requested a public meeting, in order to
discuss certain matters relating to personnel and will consist
of a strategy session relative to contract negotiations. Roll
Call: Ayes; Krieger, Hunt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion
carried.
The meeting
closed to the public at 9:16 a.m. The executive session
consisted of Board Members, Council Liaisons, the Board’s
Attorney, and staff.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Krieger, that the meeting be reopened to the public
at 9:50 a.m., and that no decisions were made nor official
actions taken during said Closed Session. Roll Call: Ayes;
Hunt, Krieger, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 9:51 a.m.
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Board Meeting -
June 2, 2011
A regular
meeting of the Board of Public Works was held at the Hastings
Utilities Board Room on Thursday, June 2, 2011, at 8:00 a.m.
This meeting was preceded by notice duly published in the
Hastings Tribune on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, and by notices duly
posted in the lobby of Hastings Utilities, 1228 North Denver
Avenue, and the City Hall, 220 N. Hastings Avenue, and was
therefore open to the public.
Present:
Anderson, Hunt, Dewalt, Shoemaker, Krieger
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Sanders, Sekora, Cogley,
Scherr, Goebel, Crecelius, Odom, Shay Burk – Hastings Tribune
Chairman
Anderson stated that the Board of Public Works is subject to the
Open Meetings Laws and acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law
poster has been posted in the room.
The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
There were no
public comments.
Moved by
Krieger, seconded by Dewalt, that the following items on the
Consent Agenda be approved, with the exception of the minutes of
the May 12, 2011 meeting:
a. Review, correction or approval of
minutes of the May 12, 2011 meeting.
b. Review and approval of checks
issued May 27, 2011
c. Approval of the following claims:
- General Operating Fund
against the Electric Fund – $2,334,209.43
- General Operating Fund
against the Combined Fund - $1,986,354.13
- Transfer to General Fund –
Resolution #1344 - $433,931.00
d. Review of payroll for period
ending May 21, 2011
e. Approval of the following work
orders:
EL-182 Conversion from 4.16KV to
13.8KV in the alley between 2nd St. and 3rd
St., Burlington Ave. to Minnesota
Ave.
Estimated Cost: $1,388,228
Roll Call:
Ayes; Krieger, Dewalt, Hunt, Anderson, Shoemaker. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Krieger, to retain the firm of McDermott & Miller to
conduct the Hastings Utilities Annual Audit for three years as
proposed, not including the quarterly reviews. Roll Call:
Ayes; Hunt, Krieger, Shoemaker, Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
Further
discussion took place on the necessity of hiring McDermott &
Miller to conduct quarterly financial reviews.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Dewalt, to retain McDermott & Miller to perform
quarterly financial reviews in the amount of $1,000 per quarter
for the three quarters in 2011 as proposed and to be presented
in a timely manner. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson,
Krieger. Nays; Shoemaker. Motion carried.
Moved by
Shoemaker, seconded by Krieger, that this Board go into Closed
Session, which Closed Session is clearly necessary for the
public interest in that said Closed Session will consist of a
strategy session relative to contract negotiations. Roll Call:
Ayes; Shoemaker, Krieger, Anderson, Hunt, Dewalt. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
The meeting
closed to the public at 8:35 a.m. The executive session
consisted of Board Members, Council Liaisons, the Board’s
Attorney, and staff. Chairman Anderson excused himself from the
first part of the discussion because of a possible conflict of
interest.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Shoemaker, that the meeting be reopened to the
public at 9:13 a.m., and that no decisions were made nor
official actions taken during said Closed Session. Roll Call:
Ayes; Hunt, Shoemaker, Dewalt, Krieger, Anderson. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
Marv Schultes
gave a presentation on Hastings Utilities various funds
and reimbursement of the funds.
A discussion on Electric Vehicle Charging
Station Incentives and CNG Compressed Natural Gas Usage took
place.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Krieger, to
direct staff to prepare guidelines for an incentive program for
the installation of hardware appropriate to meet the needs for
electric vehicles, and bring back to the Board for discussion.
Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Krieger, Shoemaker, Dewalt, Anderson.
Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Anderson, to
direct staff to get the costs to install a compressed natural
gas station and report back to the Board within three months
with the costs. Roll Call: Ayes Hunt, Anderson, Shoemaker,
Krieger. Nays; None. Dewalt abstained. Motion carried.
Al Meyer updated the Board on
PPGA Activities.
The March 2011 Monthly Report was presented
and discussed.
Under Legislative Update, Schultes reported
that the Legislative session has ended for this year. This was
the 90 day session and any bills not acted on this session will
be carried over to the 2012 session.
The Board
discussed the Review of Exempt from City Service Evaluations.
Chairman Anderson asked that the previous review be forwarded to
Board Members and Steve Scherr. A personnel discussion is
scheduled to be held in Executive Session at the June 30th
board meeting.
There were no Miscellaneous
and Future Agenda Items to discuss.
The meeting adjourned at 11:12 a.m.
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Board Meeting -
May 12, 2011
A regular
meeting of the Board of Public Works was held at the Hastings
Utilities Board Room on Thursday, May 12, 2011, at 8:00 a.m.
This meeting was preceded by notice duly published in the
Hastings Tribune on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, and by notices duly
posted in the lobby of Hastings Utilities, 1228 North Denver
Avenue, and the City Hall, 220 N. Hastings Avenue, and was
therefore open to the public.
Present:
Anderson, Hunt, Dewalt, Shoemaker
Absent: Krieger
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Sanders, Cogley, Scherr,
Goebel, Sekora, Cox, Larson, Liehr, and Scott Kleeb of EPS
Chairman
Anderson stated that the Board of Public Works is subject to the
Open Meetings Laws and acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law
poster has been posted in the room.
The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
There were no
public comments.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Shoemaker, that work order SL-75 be tabled for
further discussion later in the meeting. Ayes; Hunt, Shoemaker,
Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Dewalt,
seconded by Shoemaker, that the following items on the Consent
Agenda be approved:
a. Review, correction or approval of
minutes of the April 28, 2011, meetings
b. Review and approval of checks
issued May 9, 2011, with the exception of check number
12263 to
Sullivan Shoemaker Witt and Burns and check number
12298 to Phil Johnson & Associates.
c. Review of payroll for period
ending May 7, 2011
d. Approval of the following work
orders:
SL-74 Convert street lights from
mercury vapor to LED on Franklin Ave., Highway 6 to F
St.
Estimated Cost: $0.00
EL-191 Relocation of existing
three-phase overhead power line to underground along
Technical Boulevard from Academic Drive to Military Drive at
Central Community College.
Estimated Cost: $24,463
EL-193 Installation of a three-phase
overhead transformer bank east of Marian Road, ½ mile south of
U.S. Highway 6.
Estimated Cost: $3,000
EL-195 Installation of three-phase
overhead transformer bank on Lochland Road, ¼ mile east
of
Showboat Boulevard to serve a new irrigation system.
Estimated Cost: $3,900
Roll Call:
Ayes; Dewalt, Shoemaker, Anderson, Hunt. Nays; None. Motion
carried.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Dewalt, to approve check number 12263 to Sullivan
Shoemaker Witt and Burns in the amount of $2,590. Roll Call:
Ayes; Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; None. Shoemaker
Abstained. Motion carried.
Moved by
Shoemaker, seconded by Dewalt, to approve check number 12298 to
Phil Johnson & Associates in the amount of $493.34. Roll Call:
Ayes; Shoemaker, Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; None.
Hunt Abstained.
Motion carried.
Discussion on
Amendment No. 6 to Contract with HDR Engineering for Well #33
Dual Pump took place.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Shoemaker, to approve Amendment No. 6 to Contract
with HDR Engineering for Well #33 Dual Pump, for an amount not
to exceed $19,044. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Shoemaker, Dewalt,
Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Discussion of
approval of recommendation for Black & Veatch to perform the
Electric System Biennial Report took place.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Dewalt, to approve hiring Black & Veatch to prepare
the 2010 Biennial Consulting Engineers Report for an amount of
$9,250. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson, Shoemaker.
Nays; None. Motion carried.
Ron Sanders gave
a report on the Pollution Control Facility Influent Wastewater
Flow.
Scott Kleeb from
Energy Pioneer Solutions gave an update on the Energy Pioneer
Solutions program.
Al Meyer gave an
update on PPGA Activities and the minutes were reviewed.
The February 2011 Monthly Report was
presented.
Discussion took place on tabled item SL-75.
Moved by Shoemaker, seconded by Dewalt, to
amend SL-75 to be reviewed after completion of the work order to
determine if the street light budget is the correct budget for
part or all of the $37,044 estimated charges. Roll Call: Ayes;
Shoemaker, Dewalt, Hunt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Anderson, that
the following work order item on the consent agenda be approved.
SL-75 Installation of underground
street lighting circuit along Technical Boulevard from Academic
Drive to Military Drive.
Estimated Cost: $37,044
Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Anderson, Shoemaker,
Dewalt. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Legislative Update – Marvin reported that
LB-156 has been signed by Governor Heineman and LB-155 has been
passed by the Nebraska Legislature.
Discussion and planning of Miscellaneous
and Future Agenda Items took place.
There was no Executive Session.
The meeting adjourned at 11:25 a.m.
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Board Meeting -
April 28, 2011
A regular
meeting of the Board of Public Works was held at the Hastings
Utilities Board Room on Thursday, April 28, 2011, at 8:00 a.m.
This meeting was preceded by notice duly published in the
Hastings Tribune on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, and by notices duly
posted in the lobby of Hastings Utilities, 1228 North Denver
Avenue, and the City Hall, 220 N. Hastings Avenue, and was
therefore open to the public.
Present:
Anderson, Hunt, Krieger, and Dewalt
Absent: Shoemaker
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Sanders, Cogley, Barfknecht,
Sekora, McCoy, Crecelius, Scherr, Odom, Goebel, and Guest Jo
Seiler (Arboretum Committee) and Mike Wassenger (McDermott &
Miller)
Chairman
Anderson stated that the Board of Public Works is subject to the
Open Meetings Laws and acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law
poster has been posted in the room.
The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
There were no
public comments.
Jo Seiler from
the Highland Park Arboretum Committee gave a presentation on
planned plantings in Highland Park around Hastings Utilities.
The planting will take place on May 14th. A grant
will pay for some of the trees but additional money is needed.
At a previous Board meeting, the Board discussed paying up to
$5,000 for additional landscaping at Hastings Utilities to help
with this project. Ms. Seiler asked the Board for that money at
this time to help with the project and that the check should be
sent to the Hastings Community Foundation, who is the banker for
the Arboretum Committee.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Anderson, to approve a check in the amount of $5,000
to the Hastings Community Foundation for tree planting on
Hastings Utilities property at Highland Park. Roll Call: Ayes;
Hunt, Anderson, Dewalt, Krieger. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Mike Wassinger
of McDermott & Miller presented the Hastings Utilities 2010
Annual Audit where he noted that his firm has issued a clean
audit opinion. He addressed the quarterly financial reviews
which his firm conducted. There were no problems noted. He
told the Board that any future quarterly reviews could also
include an update at the meetings. He apologized for not
getting the reviews to the Board in a more timely manner and not
appearing personally to explain them.
Because the
three-year contract with McDermott & Miller is done, the Board
decided to take proposals from several firms to conduct the
annual audits for 2011, 2012, and 2013, along with proposals to
include, as a separate item, quarterly reviews
Moved by Dewalt,
seconded by Krieger, that the following items on the Consent
Agenda be approved:
a. Review, correction or approval of
minutes of the April 14 and April 25, 2011, meetings
b. Review and approval of checks
issued April 25, 2011
c. Approval of the following claims:
- General Operating Fund
against the Electric Fund – $2,193,896.14
- General Operating Fund
against the Combined Fund - $1,931,227.69
d. Review of payroll for period
ending April 23, 2011
e. Approval of the following work
orders:
EL-188
Installation of a three-phase overhead power line along Academic
Dr. west of
Technical Blvd. as part of CCC distribution upgrade and to
relocate existing lines
to allow an addition to the Harlan Building at CCC.
Estimated Cost: $ 27,342
WA-265 Replace and
upgrade 4” main to 10” main on St. Joseph Ave.,14th
St. to 17th. St.
Estimated Cost: $103,817
Roll Call: Ayes; Dewalt, Krieger,
Hunt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Ron Sekora
addressed the Board on the changes that were made last meeting
to Work Order SL-73, substituting LED street lights instead of
high pressure sodium. Mr. Sekora told the Board that the pole
top LED lights that have been installed on a trial basis were
not satisfactory and he would like to wait on newer technology.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Krieger, to revise the SL-73 Work Order to use the
high pressure sodium street lights instead of LED. Roll Call:
Ayes; Hunt, Krieger, Anderson, Dewalt. Nays; None. Motion
carried.
Willis Hunt
updated the Board on suggestions to water conservation that were
discussed at a Hastings Wellhead Protection Area committee
meeting. A suggestion made was to have two meters in a
residential home so that irrigation water could be metered
separately and at a higher rate. It was also suggested to ban
pump and dumps cooling systems. Both suggestions will be
discussed further at future meetings.
Chairman
Anderson reported on the progress made at an HU/NRD Water
Quality Committee meeting which was held on April 27. A draft
Action Plan for the Hastings Wellhead Protection Area
Groundwater Nitrates Management Area was revised. The Natural
Resource Districts will make the changes and submit a draft of
the plan to the committee and to their boards. A public hearing
will be held before the plans are put into effect.
Discussion was
held on the efforts to get relief from the Ammonia Ruling
and Stream Ruling. Marty Stange distributed copies of draft
letters to the Governor and to the Nebraska Department of
Environmental Quality for the Mayor’s signature protesting the
rulings. The Board concurred that these letter should be
mailed.
Stange also reported on a new technology
that HDR has become aware of in Israel which is a “selector
electro dialysis” and removes the nitrates only from the water.
Stange said that if this technology is feasible for Hastings
Utilities, it may work to treat only the water that is being
pulled off the top of the aquifer that has the nitrates in it
and not treat the water drawn from the bottom of the aquifer.
Much more research is required.
The January 2011 Monthly Report was
presented and discussed.
Al Meyer updated
the Board on PPGA Activities and the minutes were
reviewed. A news release was issued by the PPGA Board
announcing that WEC2 would go commercial on May 1, 2011.
Under Legislative Update, Marv Schultes
informed the Board that LB-156 went through the final reading
and has been signed into law by the Governor. LB-155 and the
entire consent calendar has been delayed.
Under Miscellaneous and Future Agenda
Items, the Board decided to add a discussion on June 2 on
incentives for electric vehicle charging stations.
There was no executive session.
The meeting adjourned at 10:55 a.m.
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Board Meeting -
April 25, 2011
A special meeting of the Board of Public
Works was held in the Board Room at the North Denver Station on
Monday, April 25, 2011, at 4:00 p.m. This meeting was preceded
by notice duly published in the Hastings Tribune on Friday,
April 22, 2011, and by notices duly posted in the lobby of the
Power Plant Building, 1228 North Denver Avenue, and the City
Hall, 220 N. Hastings Avenue, and was therefore open to the
public.
Present: Anderson, Krieger, Dewalt
Absent: Shoemaker, Hunt
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Barfknecht, Goebel, Odom, Scherr,
Crecelius, and Bruce Lefler from Ameritas and Chuck Addy from
Baird Holm
Chairman
Anderson stated that the Board of Public Works is subject to the
Open Meetings Laws and acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law
poster has been posted in the room.
The purpose of the meeting was to recommend
the calling of the Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2001
and issuing Electric System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series
2011.
Moved by Dewalt, seconded by Krieger, to
recommend calling the Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2001
and the issuing Electric System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series
2011, and to recommend a resolution and an ordinance to the
Mayor and Council for their approval. Roll Call: Ayes; Dewalt,
Krieger, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
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Board Meeting -
April 14, 2011
A regular
meeting of the Board of Public Works was held at the Hastings
Utilities Board Room on Thursday, April 14, 2011, at 8:00 a.m.
This meeting was preceded by notice duly published in the
Hastings Tribune on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, and by notices duly
posted in the lobby of Hastings Utilities, 1228 North Denver
Avenue, and the City Hall, 220 N. Hastings Avenue, and was
therefore open to the public.
Present:
Anderson, Hunt, Krieger, Shoemaker, and Dewalt (9:20
a.m.-11:05a.m.)
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer,
Cogley, Goebel, Mayor Powers, Scherr, Odom, Crecelius,
Barfknecht, and Chuck Addy from Baird Holm and Bill Beavers and
Bruce Lefler from Ameritus
Chairman
Anderson stated that the Board of Public Works is subject to the
Open Meetings Laws and acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law
poster has been posted in the room.
The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
There were no
public comments.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Krieger, that the following items on the Consent
Agenda be approved:
a. Review,
correction or approval of minutes of the March 31, 2011, meeting
b. Review and approval of checks
issued March 11, 2011, with the exception of check number
11984 to Sullivan Shoemaker Witt & Burns and check
number 12010 to Phil Johnson &
Associates
c. Review of payroll for period
ending April 9, 2011
d. Approval of the following work
orders:
EL-187 Installation of a
three-phase overhead transformer bank on Baltimore Ave., ½ mile
north
of 42nd St. for two irrigation wells and a
pivot.
Estimated Cost: $ 8,050
GA-271 Replacement 4” PE Gas
Main on Wabash Ave., “H” St. to Wayfair Dr.
Estimated Cost: $49,809
GA-273 Upgrading of existing 8”
steel, 4” std. and new 4” PE gas main and the relocation of
regulator set 7R on 12th St., Marian Rd. west
700’.
Estimated Cost: $85,867
GA-275 Replacement of 2” PE gas main
on St. Joe Ave. and Kansas Ave., 20th St. to 22nd
St.
Estimated Cost: $32,818
WA-270 Replacement of fire hydrants
in system at various locations.
Estimated Cost: $50,475
SL-73 Installation of street
lights on Nathan Way, south of Madden Rd.
Estimated Cost: $ 7,247
e. Approval of
the following Real Estate Improvement Contract:
URL2011-1 Underground
Residential Lighting System – Lots 1-8 and Lots 10 and 11, Block
1,
Skye Loch 13th Subdivision.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Krieger, to
amend the motion to include upgrading the three street lighting
fixtures to LED fixtures if possible or bring back to the Board,
with Hastings Utilities paying the additional cost on Work Order
SL-73. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Krieger, Shoemaker, Anderson.
Nays; None. Motion carried.
Vote on main motion with amendment: Roll
Call: Ayes; Hunt, Krieger, Anderson, Shoemaker. Nays; None.
Motion carried. Motion carried.
Moved by Krieger, seconded by Hunt, to
approve check number 11984 to Sullivan
Shoemaker Witt & Burns in the amount of $4,435.72. Roll Call:
Ayes; Krieger, Hunt, Anderson. Nays; None. Shoemaker
abstained. Motion carried.
Moved by
Shoemaker, seconded by Krieger, to approve check number 12010 to
Phil Johnson & Associates in the amount of $262.32. Roll Call:
Ayes; Shoemaker, Krieger, Anderson. Nays; None. Hunt
abstained. Motion carried.
Al Meyer updated
the Board on PPGA activities. Discussion on a backup plan for
the WEC control room will be discussed at a future meeting.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Krieger, that this Board go into Closed Session,
which Closed Session is clearly necessary for the protection of
the public interest and for the prevention of needless injury to
the reputation of an individual, which individual has not
requested a public meeting, in order to discuss certain matters
relating to personnel and that said Closed Session will consist
of a strategy session relative to negotiations. Roll Call:
Ayes; Hunt, Krieger, Shoemaker, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion
carried.
The meeting
closed to the public at 9:07 a.m. The executive session
consisted of Board Members, Council Liaisons, the Mayor, the
Board’s Attorney, and staff.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Krieger, that the meeting be reopened to the public
at 9:30 a.m., and that no decisions were made nor official
actions taken during said Closed Session. Roll Call: Ayes;
Hunt, Krieger, Shoemaker, Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion
carried.
Jeanette Dewalt
joined the meeting at 9:20 a.m. during the executive session.
Discussion
was held on possible 2001 Electric System Revenue Bond
Refinancing and Bonding Options. Bruce Lefler and Bill Beavers
from Ameritus and Chuck Addy from Baird Holm explained the
procedure and savings. A discussion on the bond covenants took
place. A special meeting will need to take place on Monday,
April 25th at 4:00 p.m. to approve the refinancing if
this is to go forward.
Board Member Shoemaker asked if General
Obligation Bonds could be considered instead of Revenue Bonds.
Chuck Addy explained that GO Bonds can only be issued with the
vote of the people and the amount cannot exceed $250,000, as
stated in Nebraska Statute 16-676.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Dewalt, to
authorize Ameritus to proceed with the refinancing of the 2001
Electric System Revenue Bonds. Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Dewalt,
Anderson, Shoemaker, Krieger. Nays; None. Motion carried.
A discussion was held on the efforts to get
relief from the Ammonia Ruling and Stream Ruling. Schultes
reported that he has been visiting with the League of Nebraska
Municipalities to get a pool of cities
together to try to get a ruling change.
Board Member Hunt asked if a letter had been sent to the NDEQ
from the Mayor to review the decision on the fines and
determination of the stream. The Board decided to put this item
on the next agenda for more discussion when Marty Stange can be
present.
A discussion was held on an HU Electric
Vehicle Incentive Program and Conservation of Fuel. Ideas for
the new Chevy “Volt” were discussed, along with docking
stations. Chairman Anderson reported that Kerr Chevrolet will
have a demo “Volt” in the 3rd quarter of this year.
The Board decided to discuss this item more at budget time but
have staff gather information on electric vehicles and share it
with the Board.
Under Legislative Update, Marvin Schultes
shared with the Board that LB-156 was moving to the final
reading. LB-155 was being discussed today.
The meeting adjourned at 11:47 a.m.
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Board Meeting -
March 31, 2011
A regular
meeting of the Board of Public Works was held at the Hastings
Utilities Board Room on Thursday, March 31, 2011, at 8:00 a.m.
This meeting was preceded by notice duly published in the
Hastings Tribune on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, and by notices duly
posted in the lobby of Hastings Utilities, 1228 North Denver
Avenue, and the City Hall, 220 N. Hastings Avenue, and was
therefore open to the public.
Present:
Anderson, Hunt, Dewalt, Krieger, Shoemaker
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Sanders, Cox, Barfknecht,
Cogley, Goebel, Odom, Scherr, Crecelius, Shay Burk – Hastings
Tribune
Chairman
Anderson stated that the Board of Public Works is subject to the
Open Meetings Laws and acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law
poster has been posted in the room.
The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
There were no
public comments.
Moved by
Krieger, seconded by Dewalt, that the following items on the
Consent Agenda be approved:
a. Review, correction or approval of
minutes of the March 17, 2011, meeting
b. Review and approval of checks
issued March 28, 2011
c. Approval of the following claims:
- General Operating Fund
against the Electric Fund – $2,084,921.88
- General Operating Fund
against the Combined Fund - $2,484,307.87
d. Review of payroll for period
ending March 26, 2011
e. Approval of the following work
orders:
EL-186 Installation of a
single-phase polemount transformer on Pawnee Ave., ½ mile north
of 70th St.
Estimated Cost: $900
Roll Call: Ayes; Krieger, Dewalt,
Shoemaker, Anderson, Hunt. Nays; None. Motion carried.
The
McDermott & Miller’s Quarterly Accountant’s Reports for June 30,
2010 and September 30, 2010 were handed out at the last Board
Meeting with discussion to take place at this meeting. The
discussion centered around the timing of receiving these
reports. The Board will evaluate the cost/benefits at the next
meeting to determine if they want to continue with quarterly
reviews.
The December 2010 Monthly Report was
presented and discussed. Marv Schultes gave a presentation on
the report.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Dewalt, to
approve Resolution No. 2011-03 to approve Amendment to National
Public Gas Agency (NPGA) Interlocal Agreement, and to forward
the Agreement to the Mayor and City Council for their approval.
Roll Call: Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson, Krieger, Shoemaker. Nays;
None. Motion carried.
A discussion took place on the Lake
Hastings Agreement and the water level stipulation. A letter
from Wilma Price regarding the water level at the lake was
addressed. The Board felt that the letter should be forwarded
to the City Engineer for review and a letter sent from the Board
Chair to Wilma Price.
Al Meyer updated the Board on
PPGA Activities and the minutes
were reviewed.
Jeanette Dewalt left the meeting at 10:30
a.m.
Under Legislative Updates, Marv Schultes
reported that Bill LB-156 was advanced to select file.
Under Miscellaneous and Future Agenda
Items, Marv Schultes informed the Board that the 2012 Annual
Meeting of the NMPP would be held in Hastings on March 27-29,
2012, at the Quality Inn.
Chairman Anderson suggested to the Board
that he would like the April 28th meeting to be a
short meeting, therefore, some items on the Future Agenda Item
list were reassigned different meeting dates for discussion.
There was no executive session.
The meeting adjourned at 10:40 a.m.
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Board Meeting -
March 17, 2011
A regular
meeting of the Board of Public Works was held at the Hastings
Utilities Board Room on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at 8:00 a.m.
This meeting was preceded by notice duly published in the
Hastings Tribune on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, and by notices duly
posted in the lobby of Hastings Utilities, 1228 North Denver
Avenue, and the City Hall, 220 N. Hastings Avenue, and was
therefore open to the public.
Present:
Anderson, Hunt, Dewalt, Krieger
Absent: Shoemaker
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Sanders, Cogley, Goebel, Odom,
Schawang, DeTour, Scherr, Crecelius, Shay Burk – Hastings
Tribune
Chairman
Anderson stated that the Board of Public Works is subject to the
Open Meetings Laws and acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law
poster has been posted in the room.
The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
There were no
public comments.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Dewalt, that the following items on the Consent
Agenda be approved:
a. Review, correction or approval of
minutes of the March 3, 2011, meeting
b. Review and approval of checks
issued March 14, 2011, with the exception of check number
11740 to Sullivan Shoemaker Witt & Burns and check
number 11758 to Phil Johnson & Associates
c. Review of payroll for period
ending March 12, 2011
d. Approval of the following work
orders:
WA-264 Reconnection of
Services on East 7th St., 2nd to 6th
Ave.
Estimated Cost: $44,950
SW-281 New Bio-Grating
for Trickling Filter.
Estimated Cost: $12,774
Roll Call: Ayes; Hunt, Dewalt,
Anderson, Krieger. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by
Krieger, seconded by Hunt, to approve check number 11740 to
Sullivan Shoemaker Witt & Burns in the amount of $6,960.28.
Roll Call: Ayes; Krieger, Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
Moved by Dewalt,
seconded by Krieger, to approve check number 11758 to Phil
Johnson & Associates in the amount of $201.71. Roll Call:
Ayes; Dewalt, Krieger, Anderson. Nays; None. Hunt abstained.
Motion carried.
The
McDermott & Miller’s Quarterly Accountant’s Reports will be
discussed at the next meeting when all members of the Board are
present.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Dewalt, to
approve the Credit Card Agreement with Certified Payments, Inc.,
authorizing the Manager to sign on behalf of Hastings Utilities,
and that the approval of the agreement is subject to legal
counsel review and approval. Roll Call: Ayes Hunt, Dewalt,
Anderson, Krieger. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Don Cox gave a presentation on Wholesale
Natural Gas Supply Options and the Nomination Process.
Al Meyer reported that the Emission Stack
Testing at WEC-2 was completed. A lengthy punch list is being
completed and at this time a commercial operation date has not
been determined.
Marv Schultes gave a Legislative Update.
Bills LB-155 and LB-156 are both PPGA related bills and have
made it out of committee. LB-155 addresses purchasing laws for
PPGA and LB156 addresses emission fees that would have an impact
on WEC-1.
Under Miscellaneous and Future Agenda
Items, Marv Schultes informed the Board that staff is working on
a possible bond refinancing. There may be discussion on
refinancing at the next meeting.
Chairman Anderson suggested adding
“Conservation of Fuel” to the future discussion on an HU
Electric Vehicle Incentive Program.
Also added to Miscellaneous and Future
Agenda Items is a presentation on substation operations.
There was no Executive Session.
The meeting
adjourned at 11:04 a.m.
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Board Meeting -
March 3, 2011
A regular
meeting of the Board of Public Works was held at the Hastings
Utilities Board Room on Thursday, March 3, 2011, at 8:00 a.m.
This meeting was preceded by notice duly published in the
Hastings Tribune on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, and by notices duly
posted in the lobby of Hastings Utilities, 1228 North Denver
Avenue, and the City Hall, 220 N. Hastings Avenue, and was
therefore open to the public.
Present:
Anderson, Hunt, Shoemaker, Dewalt, Krieger
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Sanders, Cogley, Goebel, Odom,
Sekora, Waite, L. Glen, Crecelius, Shay Burk – Hastings Tribune
Chairman
Anderson stated that the Board of Public Works is subject to the
Open Meetings Laws and acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law
poster has been posted in the room.
The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
There were no
public comments.
Moved by
Krieger, seconded by Dewalt, that the following items on the
Consent Agenda be approved:
a. Review, correction or approval of
minutes of the February 17 and March 1, 2011, meetings
b. Review and approval of checks
issued February 28, 2011
c. Approval of the following claims:
- General Operating Fund
against the Electric Fund – $2,470,788.75
- General Operating Fund
against the Combined Fund - $2,676,956.78
d. Review of payroll for period
ending February 26, 2011
e. Approval of the following work
orders:
EL-184 Rebuilt
existing single-phase overhead electric line to three-phase and
installation
of a three-phase overhead transformer bank north of 94th
St., ½ mile west of US
Hwy.
281.
Estimated Cost: $ 4,500
CO-146 Remodel Marketing and
Energy Supply Offices.
Estimated Cost: $35,217
SL-72 Convert street lights
from mercury vapor to LED on 14th St., west of
Burlington
Ave. in front of Hastings High School.
Estimated Cost: $ 0
Roll Call: Ayes; Krieger, Dewalt,
Hunt, Anderson, Shoemaker. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Shoemaker, that upon the recommendation from staff,
to award a contract for a Truck Cab & Chassis with Digger
Derrick/Line Body (Contract No. 2011-02 FC-02 B.I. 2.60 Page 8)
to Altec Industries, St. Joseph, Missouri, in the amount of
$199,190.00, and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to
enter into contract with said company accordingly. Roll Call:
Ayes; Hunt, Shoemaker, Anderson, Dewalt, Krieger. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
Ron Sekora and
Tyler Waite gave an update and presentation on the Downtown
Alley Electrical Conversion Project (B.I. 2.40). This is a
three year project with the project scheduled to start this
spring following completion of design.
Because of
design complications in the alley behind the Kensington,
Chairman Anderson created a committee consisting of himself,
Hunt, Schultes, Sekora and Waite to discuss optional plans and a
future possible meeting with the Kensington.
Al Meyer gave
an update on PPGA Activities. The Commercial Operational Date
has been moved back to April or May. The Board stressed the
importance of naming this date as soon as possible.
Marv Schultes
gave a Legislative Update. Bills LB-155 and LB-156 are
both PPGA related bills. A hearing was held on February 11,
2011, and Mr. Schultes testified in favor of both bills. No
opposition was expressed to either bill at the hearing.
Everett Goebel updated the Board on the
bills pertaining to the CIR. No bill has been forwarded out of
committee as of this time.
Under Miscellaneous and Future Agenda
Items, the Quarterly Reviews (2nd and 3rd
Quarters) from McDermott & Miller were distributed. An item
will be placed on the next Agenda to discuss them.
Chairman Anderson suggested the Board think
about creating an incentive to buy electric vehicles from local
car dealers. The Board also would like to discuss CNG
vehicles. This item will be discussed at a meeting in April.
Chuck Shoemaker reported that the Hastings
Water Tour that was held on Tuesday, March 1, was well attended
by the NRD Board, and all interested parties. Chairman Anderson
noted that it was agreed by those in attendance that a smaller
group of representatives from all the entities should meet on
March 22nd to discuss water supply quality issues.
Upon receiving this report, the Board approved, by informal
consensus, to revise the March 1, 2011, minutes to add this
language.
Moved by Krieger, seconded by Shoemaker,
that this Board go into Closed
Session, which Closed Session is clearly necessary for the
public interest in that said Closed Session will consist of a
strategy session relative to negotiations on annexation. Roll
Call: Ayes; Krieger, Shoemaker, Anderson, Hunt, Dewalt. Nays;
None. Motion carried.
The meeting
closed to the public at 10:55 a.m. The executive session
consisted of Board Members, Council Liaisons, the Board’s
Attorney, and staff.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Shoemaker, that the meeting be reopened to the
public at 11:13 a.m., and that no decisions were made nor
official actions taken during said Closed Session. Roll Call:
Ayes; Hunt, Shoemaker, Dewalt, Anderson, Krieger. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
The meeting
adjourned at 11:13 a.m.
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Board Meeting -
February 17, 2011
A regular
meeting of the Board of Public Works was held at the Hastings
Utilities Board Room on Thursday, February 17, 2011, at 8:00
a.m. This meeting was preceded by notice duly published in the
Hastings Tribune on Tuesday, February 15, 2011, and by notices
duly posted in the lobby of Hastings Utilities, 1228 North
Denver Avenue, and the City Hall, 220 N. Hastings Avenue, and
was therefore open to the public.
Present:
Anderson, Hunt, Shoemaker, Dewalt, Krieger
Also Present:
Schultes, Meyer, Sanders, Cogley, Cox, Schawang, Larson, L.
Glen, Odom, Goebel, Crecelius, Shay Burk – Hastings Tribune
Chairman
Anderson stated that the Board of Public Works is subject to the
Open Meetings Laws and acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law
poster has been posted in the room.
The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
There were no
public comments.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Dewalt, that the following items on the Consent
Agenda be approved:
a. Review, correction or approval of
minutes of the February 3, 2011, meeting
b. Review and approval of checks
issued February 14, 2011, with the exception of check number
11472 to Sullivan Shoemaker Witt &
Burns and check number 11494 to Phil Johnson &
Associates
c. Review of payroll for period
ending February 12, 2011
d. Approval of the following work
orders:
EL-180 Conversion from
2400/4160Y to 7970/13800Y, 6th St. to 7th
St., Crane Ave. to
West Lawn
Ave.
Estimated Cost: $43,485
Roll Call:
Ayes; Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson, Shoemaker, Krieger. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
Hunt asked for
further discussion on the ammonia ruling at a future meeting.
Chairman Anderson asked to have the discussion on a March
meeting agenda.
Dewalt asked
about the quarterly reviews by McDermott Miller. Schultes
stated that the auditors are presently working on the annual
audit and will be presenting their findings soon. He will check
on the quarterly review status and report back to the Board.
Moved by
Krieger, seconded by Hunt, to approve check number11472 to
Sullivan Shoemaker Witt & Burns in the amount of $6,501.96.
Roll Call: Ayes; Krieger, Hunt, Anderson, Dewalt. Nays; None.
Shoemaker abstained. Motion carried.
Moved by Dewalt,
seconded by Shoemaker, to approve check number 11494 to Phil
Johnson & Associates in the amount of 614.97. Roll Call: Ayes;
Dewalt, Shoemaker, Anderson, Shoemaker. Nays; None. Hunt
abstained. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Krieger, to approve a Mutual Claim Release and
Settlement Agreement with Arrowwood Indemnity Company, and that
the Chairman be authorized to sign said agreement. Roll Call:
Ayes; Hunt, Krieger, Shoemaker, Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
A discussion
took place on the split of the settlement monies. Chairman
Anderson stated that Shoemaker, Schultes, Mayor Powers, Joe
Patterson, and himself will meet to discuss those details.
A discussion was
held on allowing the use of credit cards. Staff has further
investigated the option of allowing customers to pay their
utility bill using a credit card, where the acceptance of credit
cards as a method of payment does not incur additional costs to
Hastings Utilities. New credit card policies have been created
for qualifying branches of government to charge the customer a
“convenience fee” when using a credit card. This convenience
fee would allow customers the option of paying their utility
bill online or by telephone with Hastings Utilities incurring no
costs. This fee is charged by a third party company that would
handle the credit card transactions. Staff will work with
Dewalt to select a third party company to work with.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Krieger, to continue with the plan to use the credit
card option with convenience fee for payment of utility bills to
a third party company, and that any agreement with a third party
company be brought back to the Board for approval. Roll Call:
Ayes; Hunt, Krieger, Dewalt, Anderson, Shoemaker. Nays; None.
Motion carried.
Staff presented
a Policy on Conference Attendance.
Moved by Shoemaker, seconded by Dewalt, to
approve the Policy on Conference Attendance. Roll Call: Ayes;
Shoemaker, Dewalt, Hunt, Anderson, Krieger. Nays; None. Motion
carried.
Marv Schultes and Ron Sanders gave an
update on Hexavalent Chromium (Chromium-6). The current federal
drinking water standard for total chromium is 100 ug/L. Total
chromium samples in the city wells range from 2.34 ug/L to 21.6
ug/L for 2008-2010, well below the maximum contaminant level.
A discussion was held on Legislative
Changes to CIR and Procedure for Establishing Positions of the
Board. The Board’s positions varied on whether they should take
a position on the CIR legislative changes and whether procedures
for establishing positions of the Board was necessary. The
Board agreed that they should be notified when staff is going to
testify before the legislature. Chairman Anderson asked staff
to include a line item “Legislative Update” on future agendas,
along with any specific bills the Board may want to discuss.
Hunt left the meeting at 9:58 a.m.
Al Meyer gave an update on PPGA activities
and the minutes were reviewed.
Under Miscellaneous
and Future Agenda Items, Chairman Anderson mentioned that the
Board was invited to join a Hastings Water Tour, along with the
Little Blue NRD and the Upper Big Blue NRD.
Dewalt reported
that the Comparability Committee met on February 8 and they are
still gathering questions and information.
Chairman
Anderson stated that the new Fisher Fountain post cards are free
of charge and are available at the Visitor’s Center. Cogley
reported that they are also available at Hastings Utilities.
There was no
executive session.
The meeting
adjourned at 10:25 a.m.
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Board Meeting -
February 3, 2011
A regular
meeting of the Board of Public Works was held at the Hastings
Utilities Board Room on Thursday, February 3, 2011, at 8:00
a.m. This meeting was preceded by notice duly published in the
Hastings Tribune on Tuesday, February 1, 2011, and by notices
duly posted in the lobby of Hastings Utilities, 1228 North
Denver Avenue, and the City Hall, 220 N. Hastings Avenue, and
was therefore open to the public.
Present:
Anderson, Hunt, Shoemaker, Dewalt
Absent: Krieger
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Leonhardt, Sanders, Cogley,
Stange, Scherr, Odom, Goebel, Crecelius, Shay Burk – Hastings
Tribune
Chairman
Anderson stated that the Board of Public Works is subject to the
Open Meetings Laws and acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law
poster has been posted in the room.
The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
There were no
public comments.
Moved by Dewalt,
seconded by Shoemaker, that the following items on the Consent
Agenda be approved:
a. Review,
correction or approval of minutes of the January 13, 2010,
meeting
b. Review and approval of checks
issued January 31, 2011, with the exception of check number
11312 to Sullivan, Shoemaker
Witt & Burns
c. Approval of the following claims:
- General Operating Fund
against the Electric Fund – $2,781,290.98
- General Operating Fund
against the Combined Fund - $2,388,716.11
d. Review of payroll for periods
ending January 15 and January 29, 2011
Roll Call:
Ayes; Dewalt, Shoemaker, Hunt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion
carried.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Dewalt, to approve check number 11312 to Sullivan
Shoemaker Witt & Burns in the amount of $262.50. Roll Call:
Ayes; Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; None. Shoemaker
abstained. Motion carried.
Moved by
Shoemaker, seconded by Hunt, to bring from the table
“Recommendation to Approve Engineering Contract for the Design
Update of Pollution Control Facility Biological Nutrient
Removal Activated Sludge Facilities.”
Roll Call: Ayes; Shoemaker, Hunt, Anderson, Dewalt. Nays;
None. Motion carried.
Discussion was
held on the approval of the Engineering Contract for the
Design Update of Pollution Control Facility Biological Nutrient
Removal Activated Sludge Facilities, along with an Executive
Session to discuss contract negotiations.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Dewalt,
that this Board go into Closed
Session, which Closed Session is clearly necessary for the
public interest in that said Closed Session will consist of a
strategy session relative to contract negotiations. Roll Call:
Ayes; Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson, Shoemaker. Nays; None. Motion
carried.
The meeting
closed to the public at 8:45 a.m. The executive session
consisted of Board Members, Council Liaisons, the Board’s
Attorney, and staff.
Moved by
Shoemaker, seconded by Hunt, that the meeting be reopened to the
public at 9:26 a.m., and that no decisions were made nor
official actions taken during said Closed Session. Roll Call:
Ayes; Shoemaker, Hunt, Dewalt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion
carried.
Board members indicated they feel that the
Engineering Contract for the Design Update of Pollution Control
Facility Biological Nutrient Removal Activated Sludge Facilities
needs to be approved at this time, and at the same time, pursue
avenues to challenge the ammonia ruling and the stream ruling.
Moved by Dewalt, seconded by Shoemaker, to
approve the Engineering Contract for the Design Update of
Pollution Control Facility Biological Nutrient Removal Activated
Sludge Facilities with HDR Engineering, Inc. in the amount of
cost plus not to exceed $887,267. Roll Call: Ayes; Dewalt,
Shoemaker, Hunt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
The update on Hexavalent Chromium
(Chromium-6) will be moved to the next meeting.
Discussion was held on filling the
Mechanical Engineer position that was left vacant when Lee
Vrooman transferred to Electric Production. Staff explained the
need to refill this vacancy.
Moved by Shoemaker, seconded by Hunt, to
authorize the filling of the Mechanical Engineer vacancy brought
about by the transfer of Lee Vrooman. Roll Call: Ayes;
Shoemaker, Hunt, Anderson, Dewalt. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Al Meyer gave an update on PPGA
activities. There were no minutes to review at this time.
The November 2010
Monthly Report was presented and discussed.
A discussion was
held on conference attendance on Sustainability February 11,
2011, East Campus Union UNL Lincoln. Steve Cogley will be
attending this meeting. The Board suggested asking Ron Sekora
if he had desire to attend.
Under
Miscellaneous and Future Agenda Items, Chairman Anderson
referred to letters in the packets:
1. Letter from
Mayor Powers to the NRDs on water treatment costs;
2. Letter from
Baird Holm on whether power purchased for the electric system
from PPGA and resold, wholesale or retail, from the electric
system results in revenues within the meaning of
Ordinance No. 2622;
3. Letter from
a customer regarding water problems in their basement.
Board Member
Dewalt reported that the Comparability Committee has met once to
gather information and will meet again next week.
Dates for future
agenda items were established.
The meeting
adjourned at 11:55 a.m.
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Board Meeting -
January 13, 2011
A regular
meeting of the Board of Public Works was held at the Hastings
Utilities Board Room on Thursday, January 13, 2011, at 8:00
a.m. This meeting was preceded by notice duly published in the
Hastings Tribune on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, and by notices
duly posted in the lobby of Hastings Utilities, 1228 North
Denver Avenue, and the City Hall, 220 N. Hastings Avenue, and
was therefore open to the public.
Present:
Anderson, Hunt, Shoemaker, Krieger, Dewalt
Also Present: Schultes, Meyer, Sanders, Cogley, Scherr, Odom,
Goebel, Crecelius, Shay Burk – Hastings Tribune
Chairman
Anderson stated that the Board of Public Works is subject to the
Open Meetings Laws and acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law
poster has been posted in the room.
The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
There were no
public comments.
Moved by Dewalt,
seconded by Krieger, that the following items on the Consent
Agenda be approved:
a. Review, correction or approval of
minutes of the December 29, 2010, meeting
b. Review and approval of checks
issued January 10, 2011, with the exception of check number
11162 to Sullivan Shoemaker Witt & Burns and check
number 11176 to Phil Johnson & Associates, Inc.
c. Review of payroll for period
ending January 1, 2011
d. Approval of the following work
orders:
EL-179 Installation of a
three-phase overhead transformer bank to serve a new building at
City
Iron & Metal
north of South St. and west of Burlington Ave.
Estimated Cost: $ 15,953
GA-269 Replacement 4” PE gas
main on 14th St., Marian Rd. To Laird Ave.; New 2” PE
gas
main on Westridge
Ave., 12th St. to 14th St.; Pepperidge
Dr., Butterfoot Ln. to 14th St.;
Edgewood Ln,
Pepperidge Dr. to Westridge Dr.; Butterfoot Ln., Pepperidge Dr.
to
Westridge
Dr.
Estimated Cost: $213,811
PL-644 Replacement of Keystone
Auxiliary Panel for WEC1. Estimated Cost: $174,142
Roll Call: Ayes; Dewalt, Krieger,
Shoemaker, Hunt, Anderson. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Krieger, seconded by Dewalt,
to approve check number 11162 to Sullivan Shoemaker Witt & Burns
in the amount of $3,351.25. Roll Call: Ayes; Krieger, Dewalt,
Hunt, Anderson. Nays; None. Shoemaker abstained. Motion
carried.
Moved by
Shoemaker, seconded by Dewalt, to approve check number 11176 to
Phil Johnson & Associates, Inc. in the amount of $179.77. Roll
Call: Ayes; Shoemaker, Dewalt, Anderson, Krieger. Nays; None.
Hunt abstained. Motion carried.
Moved by Hunt,
seconded by Shoemaker, to approve Resolution No. 2011-01
for Insurance Coverage for the Combined Utility Revenue Bonds,
Series 2001, Combined Utility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series
2003, and Combined Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2006. Roll
Call: Ayes; Hunt, Shoemaker, Dewalt, Anderson, Krieger. Nays;
None. Motion carried.
Moved by Shoemaker, seconded by Krieger, to
approve Resolution No. 2011-02 for Insurance Coverage for the
Electric System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2001 and
Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2004 and Series 2005.
Roll Call: Ayes; Shoemaker, Krieger, Anderson, Hunt, Dewalt.
Nays; None. Motion carried.
Moved by Dewalt, seconded by Shoemaker, to
approve Revision I Exhibit A Station Service Energy Charges of
the Project Operating Agent Agreement Between HU and PPGA for
WEC2. Roll Call: Ayes; Dewalt, Shoemaker, Krieger, Anderson,
Hunt. Nays; None. Motion carried.
Discussion took place on the recommendation
to approve an Engineering Contract with HDR for the Design
Update of Pollution Control Facility. Several Board Members
would like to dispute with the DEQ/EPA the new rules requiring
additional treatment.
Moved by Hunt to table the approval of the
Engineering Contract with HDR for the Design Update of the
Pollution Control Facility until the next meeting. Motion died
for lack of a second.
Shoemaker asked staff to come up with the
costs on how the additional treatment, along with the study and
construction, will impact the rates.
Marty Stange explained that he felt any
appeals have been exhausted and that because the new NPDES
Permit will require the new treatment, that delaying the work
will not keep us compliant with the new permit.
Marv Schultes said that he would like to
visit with the Board in Executive Session to discuss possible
other options.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Shoemaker, to
table the Engineering Contract with HDR for the Design Update of
the Pollution Control Facility until the next meeting. Hunt
withdrew his motion and Shoemaker withdrew his second.
Legal Counsel advised that this item was
not listed on the Agenda for Executive Session and would need to
be discussed at another meeting.
Moved by Hunt, seconded by Shoemaker, to
table the Engineering Contract with HDR for the Design Update of
the Pollution Control Facility until the next meeting. Roll
Call: Ayes; Hunt, Shoemaker, Anderson, Dewalt, Krieger. Nays;
None. Motion carried.
Al Meyer gave an update on
PPGA Activities and the minutes were
reviewed. Mr. Meyer reported that because of a DCS equipment
failure, the commercial start up date may be moved back from the
March 1, 2011, date.
Under
Miscellaneous and Future Agenda Items, the following items were
added for future agendas:
February 3 –
Update on Hexavalent Chromium (Chromium-6)
February 17 –
Credit Card Discussion
March –
Discussion on Bonds
April –
Discussion on Personnel Benefits for All Employees
The Chairman
asked Board Members Hunt and Dewalt and Council Liaisons Odom
and Goebel to serve on a comparability study committee.
The Chairman
reminded those involved of the January 26th meeting
on economic development.
There was no
executive session.
The meeting
adjourned at 10:53 a.m.
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