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BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
FLight and Power Committee
October 9,1997
Committee:Chairman Hix,Trustees Baudek and Pauley
Attending:All
Also Attending:Ass’t.Administrator Widmer,Light &Power
Director Matzke,Clerk O’Connor
Absent:None
Chairman Hix called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.
HIGHWAY 36 UNDERGROUND BORE -REQUEST TO AWARD CONTRACT.
Director Matzke requested approval to award a contract to Estes
Valley Electric to install the conduit under Highway 36 at a not-
to—exceed cost of $5,601.The lift stations are located on the
north side of Hwy.36 east of the Fire Station and are fed from
the south side of the highway from separate direct-buried,
underground lines,one which is owned by the EVRPD,and the other
owned by the EPSD.This line has failed several times this year.
Staff is proposing a joint project to install a new line under
the highway with sufficient capacity to feed both stations.The
Dept.would install the cable in the new conduit.When complete,
the Town will own and maintain the new line under the highway to
a new junction box on the north side of the highway.The total
cost is $6,252 which will be split equally between all three
entities.The Committee recommends the Contract with Estes
Valley Electric for $5,601 be awarded,with the total project
cost of $6,252 being split equally between the Town,EVRPD,and
the EPSD.
UNDERGROUND CONVERSION IN STANLEY HISTORIC DISTRICT -REQUEST TO
AWARD CONTRACT.
Proposals have been received for the installation of 900’of 6”
conduit in the Stanley Historic District from MacGregor Ave.east
to the interior service road.The conduit will run parallel to
an existing overhead line which will be relocated underground in
accordance with the Stanley Historic District Master Plan.A
portion of this line passes through the proposed Mountain Creek
Townhouse Project;the developer will fund this portion of the
underground project ($5,000 est.).The following bids were
received:
Drake Contractors,Inc.$10,800
Beau’s Excavating 9,000
Staff is recommending Drake Contractors as they have the
equipment necessary to do the job and is more experienced in
installing primary conduit.The Committee recommends accepting
the bid submitted by Drake Contractors for $10,800.
REPORTS.
Assistant Administrator Widmer briefed the Committee on Platte
River Power Authority:(1)PRPA Solutions,the LLC created to
market the sale of natural gas to private customers,has hired
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Anthony Cianflone as its Business Unit Manager.During the
period December 1,1996 through August 31,1997 Solutions has
sold $2.9 Million dollars’worth of natural gas to 40 customers,
39%of which was sold in the Denver metro area,23%to the
Windsor area (Kodak),and the remaining 38%to the Northern Front
Range.Solutions is gaining experience in the competitive
market.The Board of Managers is comprised of PRPA’s utility
directors,plus PRPA General Manager Michie.Enserco Energy is
the natural gas provider.
(2)The Town of Berthoud has been studying the municipalization
of their electric system for some time,and their Town Board met
September 1 and requested RFPs on how best to serve their town.
Four firms responded:two investor-owned,PRPA and MEAN
(Municipal Energy Association of Nebraska).PRPA and MEAN are
the remaining finalists.PRPA is interested in serving Berthoud,
and Loveland would manage their distribution system until
Berthoud developed their own staff.A competitive energy price
was quoted,however,the price is not as low as PRPA member
municipalities.
(3)The 1998 Budget is being reviewed,and it should be adopted
at the next meeting in October.The budget total is $134.1
Million,slightly less than 1997.Major projects include a 7
megawatt turbine upgrade at the Rawhide Plant (the new design is
guaranteed to produce a 7 megawatt increase)for $3.9 Million.
Rawhide will be off-line May l for approximately 3 weeks.
Tours will be available during the outage.A fiber optics
project for Estes Park and Loveland is planned at a cost of $6.5
million.The Committee will receive a presentation on this
project in the near future.The budget includes nine less
employees.In 1992,PRPA employed 212 employees;in 1998,the
total will be 166.The 46 employee decrease has been obtained
primarily through attrition.In addition,PRPA discovered that by
utilizing current technology as in the best power plants in the
country,the number of employees could be reduced.PRPA has not
had a purchased power rate increase since April,1992,and none
are planned in 1998,nor projected through 2000.PRPA is in a
strong financial position;when retail wheeling occurs,PRPA is
confident they will be able to compete.
The Committee reviewed the Financial Report for August,1997,and
graphs for purchase power-demand,monthly energy purchases,year-
to—date energy purchases,electric sales by month,year-to-date
electric sales,and peak demand vs.billing demand for 1996 and
1997.
Project Updates.Automatic Meter Reading Pilot Program:
installed 20 meters in the Thunder Mountain area;staff is
reading both electric and water meters remotely from the Marys
Lake Substation.This is a landmark for this project which is
working successfully.A team is looking into the project,and
they will present a thorough report when completed.
Hwy.7 Streetlight Project:Streetlights are now working south
to Golf Course Road.A November completion date is anticipated
to complete this project.Two new streetlights will be installed
with the new traffic signal at the corner of Manford Ave.and
Hwy.7.
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The Marys Lake Substation Project is underway:this PRPA project
includes extending a second transmission feed to the substation.
Excavation is complete,and next week,a mobile substation will
be in place and all circuits will be transferred to the mobile
unit during construction.This work will necessitate some
outages,however,staff will attempt to minimize them and notify
K-ROCKY.Staff anticipates the project will be completed by the
end of January.
Work has been completed on the Marys Lake Road/NPS line.
There being no further business,Chairman Hix adjourned the
meeting at 8:45 a.m.
r Vickie O’Connor,CMC/AAE,Town Clerk
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