HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Light and Power Committee 2002-01-10RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
/Town of Estes Park,Larimer County,Colorado,January 10,2002
Minutes of a Regular meeting of the LIGHT AND POWER COMMITTEE of
the Town of Estes Park,Larimer County,Colorado.Meeting held in the
Municipal Building in said Town of Estes Park on the 10th day of January,
2002.
Committee:Chairman Jeffrey-Clark,Trustees Habecker and Newsom
Attending:Chairman Jeffrey-Clark and Trustee Newsom
Absent:Trustee Habecker
Also Attending:Town Administrator Widmer,Light &Power Director Matzke,
Deputy Town Clerk van Deutekom
Chairman Jeffrey-Clark called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.
POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL —LINE EXTENSION POLICY —AMENDMENT.
Director Matzke presented amendments to the Light &Power Policy and Procedure
Manual regarding a five-year contract for commercial connection extensions under the
following conditions:
1.Extension cost must exceed $1,000 per connection
2.In lieu of a prorated refund,new connections would be included in the 20%
annual credit.
3.Total credit will not exceed original contract amount.
For residential and commercial service upgrades,the 20%credit would be determined
by subtracting the base electrical cost from the electric cost each year of the contract.
The base electric cost would be the total electric costs on the existing service the twelve
months immediately preceding the contract date.There have been a total of 31
commercial line extensions exceeding $1,000 since January 1997 for an average
impact to electric revenues of $27,175 per year.
The Committee recommends approval of the amendments to the Policy and
Procedure Manual as presented.
BLACK CANYON LOOP TRENCHING CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER -APPROVAL.
Director Matzke presented a change order request of $1,015.45 from Duell Excavating
to cover the cost of additional trench required for the Black Canyon Subdivision Loop
Trench ing project.The change order will be funded from 2001 Budget.
The Committee recommends approval of the change order request of $1,015.45
from Duell Excavating as presented.
REPORTS
Platte River Power Authority (PRPA):Director Matzke reported that the 2002 Budget
was approved.Mayor Baudek was elected as Secretary of the Board of Directors.The
first of the gas turbine units (Unit A)has been installed and should be on-line this
summer.Units B and C should be delivered later this year.
Financial Report:The November and December graphs were reviewed and
discussed.
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Light and Power Committee —January 10,2002 -Page 2
Project Updates:
The Black Canyon Loop project is complete.
The Estes Duct Bank extension concrete vaults have been installed and conduit and
trench ing are near completion.
A pre-bid meeting for the Big Thompson Three Phase and Baldpate Three Phase
projects is scheduled today.
Looping upgrades are underway in the Windcliff Subdivision to improve service to the
area.
The remaining poles for the Bond Park demonstration lighting project have yet to
arrive.The poles should be shipped next week.
An article on the Fall River Hydroelectric Plant appeared in Colorado History Now,a
newsletter of the Colorado Historical Society.Copies were distributed.
There being no further business,Chairman Jeffrey-Clark adjourned the meeting at 8:38
a.m.
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Rebecca van Deutekom,Deputy Town Clerk
T APPROVED
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