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<br />Monthly Billing to Agencies for Full Cost of New Installations /Maintenance
<br />...immediate recovery of actual costs incurred;
<br />...no amortization at fixed rates in times of uncertain and fluctuating costs of money
<br />which can result in cross -class subsidies."
<br />Mr. Kunkel then presented the staff recommendation to adopt the following resolution (Attach-
<br />ment 1) which, if adopted, would put into place two additional street lighting rate schedules, that would
<br />become effective November 5, and eliminate two existing street lighting schedules that include present
<br />renumeration costs:
<br />RESOLUTION
<br />"WHEREAS, EWEB has furnished to various agencies street lighting services for a number
<br />of years, and
<br />"WHEREAS, said agencies have either owned or paid on a term basis for all dedicated street
<br />light poles, circuits, mast arms, switching facilities, luminaires, lamps and ballasts,
<br />"Now, therefore.
<br />"BE IT RESOLVED and DECLARED by the Eugene Water & Electric Board that all agencies
<br />furnished street lighting services are the owners of their respective street lighting equipment
<br />including dedicated street light poles, circuits, mast arms, switching facilities, luminaires,
<br />lamps and ballasts, and will hereafter be served and provided with operating energy at electricity
<br />rates offered by the Eugene Water & Electric Board, and may be provided certain additional
<br />services, with terms and charges for such services to be agreed upon, in writing, between
<br />the Eugene Water & Electric Board and such agencies."
<br />[For amendment to EWEB's Policies & Procedures (Attachment 2) and Schedule J -3,
<br />Customer -Owned Street Lighting Service (Attachment 3), as proposed, see Document
<br />No. 4132 of the EWEB files.]
<br />Considerable discussion then followed, pertaining to whether the other agencies had agreed to the
<br />terms of this resolution and what the reslationships might be between EWEB and these agencies. Mr. Craig
<br />was particularly concerned that there was no official response from the City. He said he would feel more
<br />comfortable if the Eugene City Council acted on this matter before the Board made its decision. He then
<br />moved, and Mr. Bartels seconded, to defer this matter until the next Board meeting in order to have time
<br />to receive the responses of all of the agencies involved.
<br />Mr. Bartels asked if there would be any problem if this matter was delayed until the next meeting.
<br />Dr. Hendrickson asked if deferring the adoption of this resolution would impair the agencies ability
<br />to obtain their funds from BPA for the conversion program. Mr. Kunkel noted that there is a determination
<br />by the attorneys that there is some difference in the approach for funding if the agency owns the system
<br />versus if it doesn't. He explained that both the owned and unowned lighting systems would be funded, but
<br />the agencies would have more choices if they owned it. Dr. Hendrickson wanted to know if that would be-
<br />come critical on the application process in the next two weeks. Mr. Kunkel said that it would not, that the
<br />application has been made.
<br />In response to a question from Mrs. Pratt, Mr. Vanderzanden indicated that this would have no
<br />impact on our budget allocations, because the budget has already been prepared on this basis.
<br />At this point, Mr. Parks asked for clarification from Mr. Craig on what he wanted the staff to do.
<br />Mr. Craig explained that he would like to know what position the City of Eugene is taking, and he would
<br />like to have it in writing. He said he would also like to know how each of the other agencies feel about it,
<br />and how this change in policy relates to the Bonneville program.
<br />There being no further discussion, Pressident Tiffany called for the vote on the above motion.
<br />Voting Yes - 5 (Tiffany, Pratt, Bartels, Craig and Hendrickson); No - 0. Motion carried.
<br />After a 10- minute recess, President Tiffany reconvened the meeting.
<br />Mr. Kunkel presented the following report on the implementation of the BPA /EWES "Energy
<br />Efficient Street Lighting Program ":
<br />"As a result of the BPA /EWES Energy Conservation Agreement approved by the Board
<br />on August 3, 1981, BPA has offered, and EWEB has become a part of the 'BPA Street
<br />and Area Lighting Efficiency Program.' This program is in addition to the earlier 'Shower
<br />Flow Restrictor Program' and to the recent 'Water Heater Wrap Program' which was imple-
<br />mented just last week.
<br />"The lighting efficiency program provides for the conversion or retrofit of existing mercury
<br />vapor, fluorescent, and incandescent lighting fixtures and lamps to more energy efficient
<br />'high - ressure sodium' and 'metal halide' fixtures and lamps.
<br />"In general, the program works like this:
<br />"EWEB submits to BPA a signed agreement with budget and schedule for conversion
<br />(signed and submitted October 28, 1981).
<br />"EWES agrees to:
<br />(a) Notify local lighting jurisdictions of the BPA program
<br />(b) If the lighting jurisdiction agrees to participate, EWEB will convert all EWEB -
<br />provided lighting to high - pressure sodium or metal halide
<br />(c) When new lighting installations are requested by agencies. EWEB will offer to
<br />install only high - ressure sodium or metal halide
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