BOARD OF LIGHTS AND WATER
Regular MeetingMarietta, GA · November 12, 2018
Agenda
City of Marietta 205 Lawrence Street
Post Office Box 609
Marietta, Georgia 30061
Meeting Agenda
BOARD OF LIGHTS AND WATER
Steve "Thunder" Tumlin, Chairman
Terry G. Lee, Vice Chair
Bruce E. Coyle
Alice Summerour
Brian Torras
Mike Wilson
Michelle Cooper Kelly
Monday, November 12, 2018 12:00 PM City Council Chambers
INVOCATION: Mayor Steve Tumlin
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Steve Tumlin
I. MINUTES:
20181192 Regular Meeting - October 8, 2018
Review and approval of October 8, 2018 regular meeting minutes.
II. APPOINTMENTS/PRESENTATIONS:
III. SCHEDULED APPEARANCES:
20181255 Scheduled Appearance
Scheduled Appearance - Irma Glover
IV. BLW OPERATING DEPARTMENTS:
Customer Care:
Electrical:
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20181194 Mutual Aid Update/ Hurricane Michael
Report on Marietta Power’s storm restoration assistance provided to Crisp County/
Cordele, Georgia in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael.
20181217 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)/ Cobb EMC and BLW
Consideration for approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between Cobb
Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) and the Marietta Board of Lights & Water
(BLW) relating to the distribution feeder electrical tie point near the Cumberland/
Galleria area.
Marketing:
20181193 LED Signage/ Message Board
Consideration for approval of new LED Signage/ Message Board for the entrance of
the BLW complex as presented.
Information Technology (IT):
Water & Sewer:
20181195 Marietta Board of Lights & Water Policy & Procedure No. 3.20, Water Service
Rates
Motion for approval of revisions to Marietta Board of Lights & Water Policy No.
3.20, Water Service Rates, per last month’s decision to pass through the wholesale
water cost increase effective January 2019, with bills reflecting increase starting in
February 2019.
20181197 Marietta Board of Lights & Water Policy & Procedure No. 3.24, Water Monthly
Minimums
Motion for approval of revisions to Marietta Board of Lights & Water Policy No.
3.24, Water Monthly Minimums, per last month’s decision to pass through the
wholesale water cost increase in 2019.
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20181196 Marietta Board of Lights & Water Policy & Procedure No. 3.22, Sewer Service
Rates
Motion for approval of revisions to Marietta Board of Lights & Water Policy No.
3.22, Sewer Service Rates, per last month’s decision to pass through the wholesale
wastewater cost increase in 2019.
20181218 2018 Water System Improvements Project/ Change Order No. 1
Consideration for approval of Change Order No. 1, in the amount of $759,233, for
the 2018 Water System Improvements Project with K.M. Davis Contracting and a
Resolution amending the FY19 Budget in the amount of $809,205 which includes
$49,972 for required engineering services with Atkins.
20181198 Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority (CCMWA)
Monthly Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority (CCMWA) report.
V. CENTRALIZED SUPPORT:
Finance:
20181190 BLW Finance Reports
Review of the BLW Finance reports for October 2018.
VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
20181222 Audit Committee
Committee Chair Mike Wilson to discuss potential need for December 10 Audit
Committee meeting.
VII. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT:
20181199 MEAG Business Report
Report on Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG) business during the
month of October 2018.
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20181207 2019 Board Meeting Schedule (Tentative)
Review of tentative Board meeting schedule for 2019.
20181208 2019 Meeting Protocol
Protocol for 2019 Board meetings relating to Invocation/ Pledge schedule.
VIII. GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT:
20181223 Electric Cities of Georgia (ECG) 2018 Board Elections
Discussion about 2018 Electric Cities of Georgia (ECG) Board Elections,
nominations, and review of current voting delegates.
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20181224 Vogtle Generation Trust
Over the past several years we have budgeted monies for the Vogtle Generation
Trust and authorized the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG) to bill for
that amount of money. In turn, MEAG would collect those funds and deposit them
into a short-term flexible portfolio account. Our finance department would then pull
those funds and deposit them into the Vogtle Generation Trust account. Starting
January 2019, we will make a direct contribution into the Vogtle Generation Trust
account and eliminate the MEAG portion of the process.
20181225 MEAG Off-System Energy Sales Margins Power Supply Year 2019
Consideration of recommendation to City Council for the election of MEAG
Off-System Energy Sales Margins for the power supply year 2019.
IX. OTHER BUSINESS:
20181200 Marietta Natural Gas, LLC
Status update on Marietta Natural Gas, LLC.
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20181219 FY19 BLW Budget Amendment/ Resolution
Consideration of a motion to amend the Fiscal Year 2019 Board of Lights and Water
(BLW) budget to amend the start-up cost for Marietta Natural Gas, LLC through a
resolution to appropriate funds from reserves.
20181257 Easement Acquisition/ Northchase Parkway
Motion for easement acquisition as it relates to Northchase Parkway.
20181258 Easement Acquisition/ Kingston Court
Motion for easement acquisition as it relates to Kingston Court.
20181259 Easement Acquisition/ Powers Ferry Place
Motion for easement acquisition as it relates to Powers Ferry Place.
20181260 Easement Request/ Etowah Drive
Motion for easement request as it relates to Etowah Drive.
X. UNSCHEDULED APPEARANCES:
XI EXECUTIVE SESSION (at the Board's discretion):
20181201 Executive Session
Executive Session to discuss personnel, legal, and/ or real estate matters.
ADJOURNMENT:
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