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AGENDA*
NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
JUNE 12, 2008 – 10:00 A.M.
JUNE 13, 2008 – 8:00 A.M.
1414 - 15TH STREET, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA
(ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 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 Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Transmission Planning Review
3.1.2 Status Report on the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research
3.1.3 Food and Renewable Fuels Briefing
3.1.4 Schedule and Process for Addition of Wind Generation
3.1.5 Pumped Storage Hydro Update
3.1.6 Water Supply Update
3.1.7 NPPD-MEAN Letter Agreement - Ethanol Plant Electric Service
FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 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 May 8-9, 2008, Regular Board Meeting
3.1.2 Minutes of May 30, 2008, Emergency Telephonic Board Meeting
3.1.3 August Regular Board Meeting Scheduled for August 14-15, 2008, in
Columbus (July Regular Board Meeting Previously Scheduled for
July 10-11, 2008, in Columbus)
3.1.4 Ratification/Confirmation of Signatures of Staff Members
3.1.5 April 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 Update on NPPD System Damage from May 29, 2008, Storms
5.1.3 Legislative Update
5.1.4 Climate Change Legislation Customer Communication Plan
5.1.5 Report on Retirements and Former District Employee Rehires
a) Roger G. King, Journey Line Technician, McCook, retired June 1, 2008
b) Eugene A. Mandery, Mechanic, Sheldon Station, retiring July 14, 2008
c) Robert J. Velie, Nuclear Instructor, CNS, retiring July 15, 2008
d) Steve E. Blake, Entergy Loanee, CNS, retiring July 25, 2008
e) Ralph E. Olson, Engineering Technician, CGO, retiring July 31, 2008
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/3252, Supplement No. 1, Control Room Annunciator
Project (CNS)
b) Capital Project C/3439, Supplement No. 1, Security Microwave Project (CNS)
6.1.2 Take Action on Nuclear Fuel Materials Procurement Strategy
6.1.3 Take Action on Purchase of Nuclear Fuel Materials
6.1.4 Take Action on Request for Approval of Procurements for Services, Equipment
and/or Materials for Items $100,000 and Above (Part 1 – Nuclear)
a) Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) Project Staff Augmentation (CNS)
b) Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) Project Construction Manager (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/4920, Remove, Refurbish and Install Generators
(Ainsworth Wind Energy Facility)
7.1.2 Take Action on Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. 07-93, Track
Expansion Project (GGS)
7.1.3 Take Action on Engineer’s Certificate, Switch Point Indicator Signal
System (GGS)
7.1.4 Take Action on Domestic Energy Research and Application Initiative Projects
a) Pressurized Fluid Bed Combustion Study
b) Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Compressed Air Energy
Storage Demonstration Project
c) Hybrid Diesel Electric Bucket Truck Upgrade
8.1 Customer & Support Services Committee Report (Larsen, Chairman)
8.1.1 Take Action on April 2008 Financial Statements
8.1.2 Take Action on Proposed Wholesale Customer Generation Rate Schedules
8.1.3 Take Action to Amend CNS Decommissioning Funding Plan
8.1.4 Take Action on Renewal of Commercial Paper Credit Agreement with Bank
of Nova Scotia
8.1.5 Take Action on Reimbursement Resolution for Electric Transmission
Reliability (ETR) Project, Phase II
8.1.6 Take Action on Capital Projects Report No. CSD-1
a) Capital Project C/3584, Replace Breakers 1104, 1124 and 1128
(Columbus Hydro)
b) Capital Project C/4020, Supplement No. 1, 69 kV Line Upgrade
(Shelton – Wood River)
c) Capital Project C/4110, Build New 69 kV Substation (O’Neill Northwest)
d) Capital Project C/4114, Add Sub-transmission Getaways (O’Neill Northwest)
e) Capital Project C/4595, Replace Breaker 1108 (Neligh)
f) Capital Project C/4943, Replace Breaker 3304 (Axtell)
8.1.7 Take Action on Contract No. 08-20, Lattice Steel Structures (ETR)
8.1.8 Take Action on Contract No. 08-52A, 15 kV Class Air Core Shunt Reactors
8.1.9 Take Action on Contract No. 08-57, 795.0 kCM 26/7 “DRAKE” ACSR Conductor
8.1.10 Take Action on Contract No. 08-58, Grand Island 230 kV Substation Expansion
8.1.11 Take Action on Contract No. 08-65, Columbus East Construction Grading (ETR)
8.1.12 Take Action on Contract No. 08-71, Electricity Meters
8.1.13 Take Action on Contract No. 08-72, 69/34.5 kV Power Transformer for
O’Neill/Inman Substation
8.1.14 Take Action on Contract No. 08-73, 115/13.8 kV Power Transformer for North
Bend Substation
8.1.15 Take Action on Contract No. 08-74, 34.5/13.8 kV Power Transformer for
Lexington/Walnut Substation
8.1.16 Take Action to Authorize Payment for Relocation of Wholesale Customers’
Existing Electric Facilities to Accommodate Routing of the Electric Transmission
Reliability (ETR) Project
8.1.17 Take Action on Request for Approval of Procurements for Services, Equipment
and/or Materials for Items $100,000 and Above (Part 2 – Customer Services
and Delivery)
a) Agreement for Helicopter Services for Transmission Line Patrol
b) Agreement for Consulting Services for the Norfolk Operations Facility
8.1.18 Electric Transmission Reliability (ETR) Project for East-Central Nebraska
Update
8.1.19 Take Action on Modifications to Hospital/Medical Plan for Surviving Dependents
9.1 Budget Committee Report (Froehlich, Chairman)
10.1 General Legal Matters
*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.
