Utility and Infrastructure Board (June 2017 - Present)

CITY OF FREMONT UTILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE BOARD March 29, 2022 - 4:00 P.M. A meeting of the Utility and Infrastructure Board was held on March 29, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. in the 2nd floor meeting room at 400 East Military, Fremont, Nebraska and via Zoom. The meeting was preceded by publicized notice in the Fremont Tribune and the agenda displayed in the Municipal Building. The meeting was open to the public. A continually current copy of the agenda was available for public inspection at the office of the City Administrator, 400 East Military. The agenda was distributed to the Utility and Infrastructure Board on March 25, 2022 and posted, along with the supporting documents, on the City’s website. A copy of the open meeting law is posted continually for public inspection. ROLL CALL Roll call showed Board Members Dinkins, Wiese, Bolton and Sawtelle present. Greunke absent. 4 members present, 1 absent. Others in attendance included Jody Sanders, Interim City Administrator and Dir. Finance; Angie Olson, Exec. Assist; Lottie Mitchell, Cust. Svc. Dir.; Troy Schaben, Asst. Utility Gen. Mgr., Jeff Shanahan, Power Plant Supr.; Keith Kontor, Water/Wastewater Supr.; Al Kaspar, Dir. Electr. Engineering; Mayor Joey Spellerberg. CONSENT AGENDA Moved by Member Bolton and seconded by Member Wiese to approve items 3 and 4 (Minutes from March 8, 2022 and Accounts Payable through March 29, 2022). Ayes: Sawtelle, Bolton, Dinkins and Wiese. Motion carried 4-0. REGULAR AGENDA: Receive Mayor’s Appointment of Jeff Shanahan to General Manager and Recommend to City Council. Mayor Spellerberg gave overview. Moved by Member Bolton and Seconded by Member Wiese to recommend Jeff Shanahan to the position of General Manager of Utilities. Ayes: Sawtelle, Bolton, Dinkins, Wiese. Motion carried 4-0. Consider Contract for Testing and Commissioning of Protective Relays from Electric Power Systems. Kaspar gave overview. Moved by Member Dinkins and Seconded by Member Bolton to recommend City Council approve contract for testing and commissioning of protective relays from Electric Power Systems. Ayes: Bolton, Dinkins, Wiese, Sawtelle. Motion carried 4-0. Consider Change Order to P&E Engineering for 69kV Relay Settings. Kaspar gave overview. Moved by Member Wiese and Seconded by Member Bolton to recommend City Council approve Change Order with P&E Engineering for 69kV Relay Settings. Ayes: Dinkins, Sawtelle, Wiese, Bolton. Motion carried 4-0. General Manager’s Update. Shanahan gave update on Unit 8 outage. Schaben gave overview on Tech Park infrastructure. Schaben gave overview on Vertical Cold Storage project. ADJOURNMENT 1 Moved by Member Wiese and Seconded by Member Dinkins to adjourn the meeting at 4:31pm. Ayes: Wiese Dinkins, Sawtelle, Bolton. Motion carried 4-0. 2