HomeMy WebLinkAboutElectric Board - Minutes - 12/16/1992Minutes to be approved by the Board at the January 20, 1993 meeting.
FORT COLLINS ELECTRIC BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
December 16, 1992, 5:00 - 6:30 P.M.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
John Allum, Dane Brandt, Mark Fidrych, William Orendorff, Barbara Rutstein, and
Richard Smart.
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT:
Larry Walsh.
STAFF PRESENT:
Don Botteron, Allen Boushee, Delynn Coldiron, John DeHaes, Ron King, Bob Kost,
Bob Nastan, Tim Sagen, and Dennis Sumner.
BOARD LIAISONS:
Council Liaison Gerry Horak
Staff Liaison Don Botteron
CALL TO ORDER:
Barbara Rutstein called the meeting to order.
AGENDA:
1) Approval of Minutes
2) EMF Statement
3) Annual Report
4) Other Business
5) Critique Meeting/Next Meeting's Agenda
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
A Motion was made by Board Member Allum to approve the Minutes. Board
Member Smart seconded the Motion. The Motion carried unanimously and the
Minutes from the November 18, 1992 meeting were approved.
2. EMF STATEMENT:
Board Members were provided with a final draft of the EMF Guideline.
Board Members were satisfied with this Guideline and a motion was made by
Board Member Smart to approve the corrected City of Fort Collins Light and
Power Guideline on Electromagnetic Fields. Board Member Fidrych seconded
the Motion. The Motion carried unanimously and the corrected EMF
Guideline was approved. Board Members mentioned that they would like the
opportunity to review the Guideline in six months or so. Staff will
prepare a memorandum from the Electric Board to the Mayor and City Council
Members endorsing the EMF Guideline.
Other EMF discussion:
- The movie "The Distinguished Gentleman" includes a story line about a
child who gets leukemia from exposure to EMF.
- NPR will be preparing a series of presentations addressing EMF. In
January, there will be a nationally syndicated supplement in the
Coloradoan which will include an article on EMF.
- The New Yorker magazine that came out during the first part of December
included an article from Paul Bodere, author of Currents of Death,
which related to EMF.
- The EMF video will be shown on the City's cable channel on Monday
nights for the months of February and March.
3. ANNUAL REPORT:
Board Members were provided with a draft outline of an annual report.
Board Members had no changes or additions to the outline. Staff will add
specifics to each of the items included in the outline and will provide
Board Members with a completed annual report, for final reading and
approval at the January meeting. Annual Report must be submitted to
Council by the January 30th deadline.
4. OTHER BUSINESS:
1. AMENDMENT 1:
Staff provided Board Members with an update on Amendment 1. The Utilities
are looking at a number of options to clarify the applicability of the
Amendment as it applies to the Utilities as enterprise funds, i.e.,
preparing an ordinance that establishes Council as an authority to issue
bonds in the name of various utilities in the City; and preparing a
charter amendment that would clarify the issues by vote. Two other items
that may influence the City's options are: 1) A court decision that will
establish whether or not the utility is an enterprise fund; and 2)
Interpretation from the State legislature on what the definition of an
enterprise fund is.
2. MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 1993:
Board Members mentioned that it would be nice to have another meeting
schedule for 1993 meetings. Staff will prepare this and have it available
at the January meeting.
5. CRITIQUE MEETING/NEXT MEETING'S AGENDA:
Annual Report
Energy Policy Act
Tour
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 5:50 p.m.
Delydiron, Board Secretary
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