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BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Light and Power Coimnittee
June 8,1995
Committee:Chairman Dekker,Trustees Miller and Pauley
Attending:Trustee Miller
Also Attending:Town Administrator Kiaphake,Assistant Town
Administrator Widmer,Light &Power Director
Matzke,Assistant to the Light &Power
Director Mangelsen,Deputy Clerk Kuehi
Absent:Chairman Dekker,Trustee Pauley
Trustee Miller called the meeting to order at 8:04 a.m.
MARYS LAKE SUBSTATION LOOP TRANSMISSION SERVICE PROJECT
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING --PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY
Tom McCormick,PRPA System Design Supervisor,explained the Marys
Lake Loop Project will be a joint project with PRPA,WAPA,and the
Town of Estes Park and will consist of constructing a second
transmission source into the Marys Lake Substation to provide
reliable electrical service to Estes Park.Various handouts were
provided explaining the purpose,need,and benefits of the project.
The proposed project will upgrade the existing 69kv line between
Marys Lake and the Estes Power Plant to 115 kv,and will include
installation of a transformer at Marys Lake to maintain the Adams
Tunnel connection and a direct connect with the Estes-Pole Hill
line,bypassing the Estes Power Plant.The structures will be
approximately 2 ft.wider and 5 ft.taller from pole to pole.
Construction will cause minor disturbance to the terrain and
minimal electrical interruptions.Planning for this project will
continue through 1995 and 1996 with construction scheduled for mid-
1997 and completion in mid-1998.The estimated cost of this
project is $3.4 million,with the cost distributed as follows:
Platte River Power Authority,$2,654,000;Western Area Power
Administration,$1,019,000;and Town of Estes Park,$151,000.The
breakdown of the costs is set by Platte River policy.Larry Keith,
Greystone Environmental Service Group,announced that public
hearings are scheduled throughout the planning stage to explain the
project and identify alternatives.The first public hearing will
be held at the Holiday Inn,June 14.
LIGHT &POWER SERVICE BUILDING INTERIOR WALL ADDITION --REQUEST TO
AWARD CONTRACT
Assistant to the Director Mangelsen reported that $9,000 was
budgeted in 1995 for construction of a wall partition in the Light
&Power Service Building.This wall will insulate the meter office
and lab areas from the garage area and reduce the noise level and
truck fumes in the meter areas.One bid was received from W.J.
Kizer for $7,125.The Committee recommends approval of the bid
received from Kizer Construction in the amount of $7,125 for
construction of the wall partition at the Light and Power Service
Building.
REPORTS
Director Matzke presented various graphs;however,the Financial
Reports for May were unavailable and will be presented next month.
Cable Systems,Inc.:Assistant Administrator Widmer announced the
addition of two cable channels,Turner Classic Movies and The
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History Channel,at an increased basic cable fee of $21.95.Fee
increases during the last two years represent a 2.4%per year
increase.The Town will conduct an evaluation of community
programming provided by Channel 8 in September,as required in the
Cable Permit Agreement.Cable System,Inc.is changing its name to
Intermountain Cablecomm.
Platte River Power Authority:Assistant Administrator Widmer
reported that the May 25th board meeting included adoption of
environmental policies,adoption of the strategic business
objectives for the Business Plan,and evaluation of the General
Manager.
Project Updates:Service connection work orders continue to
outpace previous years.A temporary three-phase line will be
installed into Arapaho Meadows to provide the feed for the Grey Fox
Subdivision.Two occurrances of weather-related outages were
experienced during May caused by the unusually heavy,wet snow.
Delivery of the bucket truck is expected August 28.Conduit
installation for the projects approved at the previous meeting is
expected to begin soon,weather permitting.RMNP is currently
installing conduit for the first phase of their extension.The
Marys Lake Project Site Tour was canceled due to inclement weather.
There being no further business,Trustee Miller adjourned the
meeting at 9:12 a.m.
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Tina Kuehl,Deputy Town Clerk
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