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AGENDA*
NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
JULY 10, 2008 – 10:00 A.M.
JULY 11, 2008 – 8:00 A.M.
1414 - 15TH STREET, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA
(ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2008 – 10:00 A.M.
1.1 Roll Call
2.1 Announcement of Posting of Open Meetings Law
3.1 Strategic Business Matters
3.1.1 Customer Communication Plan – Industry Issues
3.1.2 Domestic Energy Research and Application Initiative Update
3.1.3 Energy Efficiency Update
3.1.4 Retail Distributed Generation Update / Retail Net Metering Rate Schedule
3.1.5 2009 Preliminary General Firm Power Service (GFPS) Rates Update
FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2008 – 8:00 A.M.
1.1 Roll Call
2.1 Announcement of Posting of Open Meetings Law
3.1 Take Action on Consent Agenda
3.1.1 Minutes of June 12-13, 2008, Regular Board Meeting
3.1.2 Minutes of June 13, 2008, Special Board Meeting
3.1.3 September Regular Board Meeting Scheduled for September 10-11, 2008, in Columbus (August Regular Board Meeting Previously Scheduled for
August 14-15, 2008, in Columbus)
3.1.4 Ratification/Confirmation of Signatures of Staff Members
3.1.5 May 2008 Summary of Disbursements
4.1 Introduction of Guests
4.2 Public Comments (9:00 a.m.)
5.1 President’s Report
5.1.1 Report on System and Safety Status
5.1.2 Report on Second Quarter 2008 Performance
5.1.5 Report on Retirements and Former District Employee Rehires
a) Charles A. Behr, Instrument & Control Technician, CNS, retiring
July 31, 2008
b) James K. Salisbury, Senior Project Manager, CNS, retiring August 18, 2008
5.1.4 Legislative Update
5.2 Directors’ Comments and Questions
6.1 Nuclear Committee Report (Boyd, Chairman)
6.1.1 Take Action on Capital Projects Report No. N-1
a) Capital Project C/3614, Supplement No. 1, Permanent Drywell
Shielding (CNS)
6.1.2 Take Action on Contract No. 08-47, Feedwater Heater Level Control
Valves (CNS)
6.1.3 Take Action on Engineer’s Certificate, Two Main Steam Isolation Valve Disc
and Piston Assemblies (CNS)
6.1.4 Take Action on Purchase of Poster Framing and Matting from Ruth Heywood,
Owner of Heywood Hills Photography, FrameMasters & Graphics
6.1.5 Take Action on Request for Approval of Procurements for Services, Equipment
and/or Materials for Items $100,000 and Above (Part 1 – Nuclear)
a) Agreement for High Pressure Coolant Injection Valve Modification
Engineering Services (CNS)
b) Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for Main Condenser Inspection and
Eddy Current Testing (CNS)
c) Agreement with the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency to Maintain
a Radiological Emergency Response Plan (CNS)
7.1 Energy Supply Committee Report (Thompson, Chairman)
7.1.1 Take Action on Capital Projects Report No. ES-1
a) Capital Project C/4397, Radio Tower Replacement (Chadron)
b) Capital Project C/4590, Well Field, Phase II (GGS)
c) Capital Project C/4941, E-mail Archiving (CGO)
7.1.2 Take Action on Contract No. 08-60A, Procure and Install Well Field Pumps (GGS)
7.1.3 Take Action on Contract No. 08-63, Procure and Install Well Field Pipe (GGS)
7.1.4 Take Action on Contract No. 08-70, Unit 2 Steam Coil Air Heaters (GGS)
7.1.5 Take Action on Request for Approval of Procurements for Services, Equipment
and/or Materials for Items $100,000 and Above (Part 2 – Energy Supply)
a) Agreement for Field Engineering Services for the Turbine Generator
(Sheldon Station)
b) Agreement for Design Upgrade for Fire Protection and Coal Handling
System (GGS)
c) Agreement for Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Compressed
Air Energy Storage Demonstration Project
7.1.6 Take Action on Domestic Energy Research and Application Initiative Project
a) Customer Refrigerator Recycling Program
8.1 Customer & Support Services Committee Report (Larsen, Chairman)
8.1.1 Take Action on May 2008 Financial Statements
8.1.2 Take Action on Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA) Standards
a) Fuel Sources
b) Fossil Fuel Generation Efficiency
c) Net Metering
8.1.3 Take Action on Proposed Bond Sale and Proposed Senior Manager for
2008 B Bond Issue
8.1.4 Take Action on Line of Credit for Federal Price-Anderson Act
8.1.5 Take Action on Capital Projects Report No. CSD-1
a) Capital Project C/3598, Supplement No. 1, Second Transformer Bay
Addition (Pine Ridge)
b) Capital Project C/3743, Install 115 kV Capacitor Bank (Genoa)
c) Capital Project C/3790, Purchase of Hilltop Substation Land (Kearney)
d) Capital Project C/3962, Industrial Park Voltage Conversion (McCook)
e) Capital Project C/4054, Facility Improvement (Sutherland)
f) Capital Project C/4605, Menards Line Extension (Scottsbluff)
8.1.6 Take Action on Contract No. 08-16, 115 kV Transmission Line Rebuild
(Aurora – Grand Island)
8.1.7 Take Action on Contract No. 08-22, Columbus East and Pawnee Lake
Substation Construction (ETR)
8.1.8 Take Action on Contract No. 08-23, 345 kV Transmission Line Construction
East-Central Nebraska (ETR)
8.1.9 Take Action on Contract No. 08-50, Kearney Office Renovation
8.1.10 Take Action on Contract No. 08-67, Control Panels for Grand Island
230 kV Substation
8.1.11 Take Action on Request for Approval of Procurements for Services,
Equipment and/or Materials for Items $100,000 and Above
(Part 3 – Customer Services and Delivery)
a) Amendment No. 5 to the Agreement for Extension of Lease of Test
Equipment for Non-Destructive Testing of Breakers, Generators, and
Transformers
b) Agreement for the Purchase of Office Furniture (Kearney)
c) Agreement for Three-Year Residential Refrigerator and Freezer
Recycling Program
8.1.12 Electric Transmission Reliability (ETR) Project for East-Central
Nebraska Update
8.1.13 Take Action on Contract No. 08-89, Columbus General Office Heating,
Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Chiller
9.1 Budget Committee Report (Froehlich, Chairman)
10.1 Strategic Planning Committee Report (Harding, Chairman)
11.1 General Legal Matters
12.1 Discussion of the Agricultural Economy - Outside Speaker Alan Brugler
*Except for items of an emergency nature, the final agenda is prepared a week prior to the Board meeting. Documents to be presented for Board action with regard to agenda items may be inspected upon request at the office of the Assistant Secretary. Any member of the public wishing to speak at a Board meeting should provide the District with reasonable advance notice by contacting Jan Modelski, Assistant Secretary to the Board, at (402) 563‑5487. Public comments will normally be heard at 9:00 a.m. on the Friday of each Board meeting.
Members of the Board of Directors and staff will gather for lunch and dinner at location(s) to be announced at the Board meeting. It is anticipated that there will be no briefing to, or formation of policy by, the Board of Directors or the taking of any action regarding any matter which the Board has jurisdiction.
