HomeMy WebLinkAboutElectric Board - Minutes - 06/21/2006Fort Collins Utilities Electric Board Minutes
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Electric Board Chair City Council Liaison
John Morris 377-8221 Kurt Kastein
Electric Board Vice Chair Staff Liaison
Dan Bihn 218-1962 DeEtta Carr 221-6702
Roll Call:
Board Present
Chairperson John Morris, Vice -Chair Dan Bihn, Tom Barnish, John Harris, Jeff Lebesch and
Alison Mason and Steve Wolley
Staff Present:
Bill Bray, DeEtta Carr, Eric Dahlgren, Bob Micek, Tom Rock, Mike Smith, Dennis Sumner and
Ellen Switzer
Meeting Convened
Chairperson John Morris called the meeting to order at 5:44 p.m.
Citizen Participation
There was no public comment.
Approve Minutes of April 19, 2006 Meeting
Board member John Harris made a motion, seconded by Board member Dan Bihn to approve the
minutes of the April 19, 2006 meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
Introduction of new Electric Board Member
Chairman John Morris introduced Steve Wolley. Steve graduated from Fort Collins High School
and from Colorado University with an Architecture Degree. He has spent the last 17 years
working in the field of Facilities for Hewlett Packard, Agilent and Avago.
Potential Property Exchanges
Mike Smith, Utilities and Operation Services General Manager explained that there might be an
upcoming charter change on surplus property among departments of the City. Water,
Wastewater, Stormwater and Light & Power own surplus property that we could potentially
looking at exchanging. For example, we are currently leasing the property for the Utility Billing
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Office on 330 South College and eventually we would like to build our own building and the
General Fund may have property that we could trade for in the downtown area.
CSU Alternative Energy Lab Update
Bill Bray, Electric Planning & Engineering Services Manager gave a brief update on Colorado
State University's Engine Lab. Spirae and CSU are working together on a distributed generation
project at the engine lab. As Bill learns more on this issue, he will keep you informed.
Other Business
Board member Tom Barnish handed out the Platte River Power Authority Annual Report.
Adjournment
Board member Dan Bihn made a motion, seconded by Board member Jeff Lebesch to adjourn.
The motion passed unanimously and was adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
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