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AGENDA*
NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008 – 10:00 A.M.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 – 8:00 A.M.
1414 - 15TH STREET, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA
(ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 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 Update on Nebraska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Consent
Order and Permit Project at Sheldon Station
3.1.2 TransCanada Pipeline Project Update
3.1.3 Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Update
3.1.4 Wind Generation Update
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 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 August 14-15, 2008, Regular Board Meeting
3.1.2 Special Board Meeting Scheduled for October 17, 2008, in Nebraska City
3.1.3 November Regular Board Meeting Scheduled for November 13-14, 2008, in
Columbus (October Regular Board Meeting Previously Scheduled for
October 9-10, 2008, in Columbus)
3.1.4 Ratification/Confirmation of Signatures of Staff Members
3.1.5 July 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 Take Action on Proposed Tentative 2009 Board Meeting Date
5.1.3 Report on Retirements and Former District Employee Rehires
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/3252, Supplement No. 2, Control Room Annunciator
Upgrade (CNS)
b) Capital Project C/3439, Supplement No. 2, Security Microwave Project (CNS)
c) Capital Project C/3591, Supplement No. 1, Small Scale Power Uprate
(Appendix K) Project (CNS)
d) Capital Project C/4949, Reactor Recirculation Motor Generator Set Motor
Refurbishment (CNS)
6.1.2 Take Action on Engineer's Certificate, Replacement of Two Extraction Steam
System Non-Return Valves (CNS)
6.1.3 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 Fire Protection Engineer Staff Augmentation (CNS)
b) Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 07-61, Scaffolding Services for Spring
2008 Refueling and Maintenance Outage (CNS)
7.1 Energy Supply Committee Report (Thompson, Chairman)
7.1.1 Take Action to Authorize Management to Execute Membership Agreement
with Southwest Power Pool (SPP)
7.1.2 Take Action on Contract No. 08-87, Water Plant Upgrade (Canaday)
7.1.3 Take Action on Natural Gas Supply, Transportation, and Balancing Contracts
for Hallam Combustion Turbine and Sheldon Station
7.1.4 Take Action on Purchase of Custodial Services from Laurie Vocasek, Owner of
Rag Time Cleaning (Sheldon Station)
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) Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for Engineering Services for the
Loss-on-Ignition (LOI) Reduction Project (Sheldon Station)
8.1 Customer & Support Services Committee Report (Larsen, Chairman)
8.1.1 Take Action on July 2008 Financial Statements
8.1.2 Take Action on 2008 Series B Bond Sale
8.1.3 Take Action on Resolution and Credit Agreements to Increase Taxable
Commercial Paper Program
8.1.4 Take Action on Appointment of Authorized Signatures for NPPD
8.1.5 Take Action on Capital Projects Report No. CSD-1
a) Capital Project C/2680, 115 kV Substation Refurbishment (Canaday)
b) Capital Project C/3711, 115 kV Transmission Line Refurbishment
(Bloomfield – Gavins Point)
c) Capital Project C/3718, 230 kV Substation Refurbishment and 115 kv
Capacity Upgrade (Hastings)
d) Capital Project C/3759, 115 kV Substation Capacity Upgrade (Ord)
e) Capital Project C/3960, Supplement No. 1, Distribution 2008 Pole
Replacement Project (Various Locations)
f) Capital Project C/4937, Spring Storm Damage Sub-Transmission,
June 2008
g) Capital Project C/4938, Spring Storm Damage Distribution, June 2008
h) Capital Project C/4939, Spring Storm Damage Extra High Voltage (EHV)
Line, June 2008
i) Capital Project C/4940, Spring Storm Damage High Voltage (HV) Line,
June 2008
8.1.6 Take Action on Contract No. 08-41, 115 kV Transmission Line Refurbishment
(Bloomfield – Gavins Point)
8.1.7 Take Action on Contract No. 08-76, 10/12.5 MVA Power Transformers (Class I) (Various Locations)
8.1.8 Take Action on Contract No. 08-103, Hastings 230 kV Substation Addition/ Modification
8.1.9 Take Action on Contract No. 08-107, Relay/Control Panels for Canaday
Substation
8.1.10 Take Action on Contract No. 08-111, Backyard Mini Digger Derrick
8.1.11 Rescind Resolution No. 08-108 (Award of Contract No. 08-101), and Take
Action on Contract No. 08-101, Aerial Lifts
8.1.12 Take Action on Engineer's Certificate, Used Digger Derrick
8.1.13 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. 3 to the Agreement for Additional Engineering Services
relating to the Electric Transmission Reliability (ETR) Project for
East-Central Nebraska
b) Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Helicopter Services for
Transmission Line Patrol
8.1.14 Electric Transmission Reliability (ETR) Project for East-Central
Nebraska Update
8.1.15 Take Action on Contract No. 08-90, Columbus General Office Heating,
Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Chiller Installation
8.1.16 Take Action on Request for Approval of Procurements for Services, Equipment
and/or Materials for Items $100,000 and above (Part 4 - Human Resources
and Corporate Support)
a) Agreement for System Optimization Study of the General Office
HVAC System
8.1.17 Take Action on 2009 Employee Benefits Program Changes
9.1 Budget Committee Report (Froehlich, Chairman)
10.1 Charted Territory (Ad Hoc) Committee Report (Rasmussen, Chairman)
11.1 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.
