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RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Light &Power Committee
November 7,1974
Committee:Chairman Petorcine;Trustees Wagner and Burgess
Attending:Chairman Petrocine;Trustees Wagner and Burgess
Also Attending:Town Administrator Hill,Superintendent Dekker,Business Office Manager Duncan
Absent:None
COLORADO POWER COffl’ICIL ELECTRIC ENERGY WORKSHOP:
Superintendent Dekker advised of an energy workshop to be held in DenveronNovember14—15 and requested authorization to send Don Engelhardt to attend.The Committee recommends approval.
PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY PROPOSED RESOLUTION REGARDING LONGMONT RESOLUTION 40-74:
Superintendent Dekker presented a memorandum from Platte River Power AuthoritywithacopyofaletterattachedfromPlatteRiver’s financial advisor,Kuhn,Loeb &Co.,of New York.In the letter,Mr.Katzin sets forth cogent reasonsforrejectingthepositionadvocatedbytheLongmontResolution.The CommitteereaffirmstheirpreviousdecisionofnochangeinthecurrentoperatingproceduresofPlatteRiver.
STREET LIGHTS —NEW SUBDIVISION:
Town Attorney Hartwell is in the process of drafting an ordinance reflecting thechangeinsubdivisionstandardsrequiringdeveloperstoinstallstreetlights.
ADOPTION OF 1975 NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE:
Superintendent Dekker presented a copy of the 1975 National Electric Code andrequestedadoptionbytheTown.The Committee instructed the Town Clerk to haveandordinancedrawnadoptingtherevisededitionofthe1975ElectricCode.
NEW DECALS:
Superintendent Dekker presented a price quotation and an estimated breakdownofcostsbyDepartmentsfornewdecals.The Committee recommends approval ofthequotationandauthorizesorderingdecalsforallDepartments.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
a)Street Light Program —Superintendent Dekker reports that 14 or 15residentiallightshavebeeninstalledasperthestreetlightschedule.Information is still incomplete on the costs and types of the various streetlightpolesandfixturesavailableforhighwaylighting.
b)Service Building Fencing —Superintendent Dekker reported thatfencingaroundthewarehouseiscompleted.
c)Status of Current Jobs —Underground power installations have justrecentlybeenstartedinFallRiverEstatessubdivisionandthethirdfiling ofWindcliffEstates.Work is continuing on the power installations to the UpperThompsonSanitationDistrictfacilities.The capital investment for these jobsplusafewsmalleronesnowunderconstructioniscloseto$100,000.00
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d)3/4 Ton Ford Pickup —Superintendent Dekker reported an offer of$1,000 for the vehicle and requested authorization to sell.The Committeerecommendsapproval.
e)Christmas Lighting —Superintendent Dekker reported that severalChristmasscenesalreadyhavebeenerectedandsomelightshavebeeninstalled.The Committee recommends installing all Christmas lights on the same basisfollowedin1972.$100.00 was authorized to be used for prizes in theeventaChristmaslightingcontestisheldthisyear.
There being no further business,the meeting adjourned.
Lb d.Duncan,Business Office Manager
APPROVED
NOV 12 974
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