THE CENTRAL NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT
DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS
HOLDREGE, NE
APRIL 4, 2022 – 9:00 a.m.
BOARD MEETING AGENDA
1. Open Meetings Act
2. Roll Call
3. Public Input
4. Consent Agenda
Approval of Minutes of Regular Business Meeting of the Board of Directors held March 7, 2022
Approval of Minutes of Committee Meeting of the Board of Directors held March 25, 2022
Approval of the April Disbursements:
| Hydro Division: Check # 66462-VOID; Check #s 66796 through 67042 & 8900557 through 8900578 (Accounts Payable) Payroll | $1,028,555.90 $524,753.50 |
| Kingsley Division: Check #s 3409 through 3420 (Accounts Payable) | $190,326.03 |
| J-2 Regulating Reservoir Construction Fund: NONE | NONE |
| Glendo Division: NONE | NONE |
| Flex Spending Account: Check # 8809492 | $223.37
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Approval of the following Water Service Agreements:
| System | Acct. No. | Legal Desc. | Landowner | Contr. Acres | Total Acres Chg’d | |||||
| Water Service Agreements: | ||||||||||
| Phelps | 6181103 | SE1/4 11-6-18 | Wells Flying Service | 60 | 0 | |||||
| *Account will terminate after 2031 season | ||||||||||
| E65 | 7193203 | NE1/4 32-7-19 | Stephen & Carolyn Larson | 75 | 49(1) | |||||
| *Transfer 26 acres to account 7200103 | ||||||||||
| E65 | 6191901 | N1/2NE1/4 & SW1/4NE1/4 19-6-19 | Stephen & Carolyn Larson | 24 | 0 | |||||
| *Immediate termination – acres transferred to account 7200103 | ||||||||||
| E65 | 7200103 | SW1/4 1-7-20 | Kenneth & Jalayne Reining, Trustees | 82 | 132(1) | |||||
| *Combined accounts 7200103 with 7200104 and added acres from accounts 7193203 and 6191901 | ||||||||||
(1) IPP Amendment to Water Service Agreement for the 2022 irrigation season accompanies new WSA.
(2) IPP Amendment to Water Service Agreement for the 2022 irrigation season to accompany existing WSA.
(3) Water Service Agreement terminated after 2021, landowner came-back with new WSA.
(4) Documents are currently being reviewed with landowners and/or are being signed by the landowners.
(5) Water Service Agreement immediately terminated after 2021.
(6) Water Service Agreement activation date being when CWS permit is issued by the NeDNR.
Approval to advertise the following Water Right Transfers totaling 588.7 acres in the Phelps, E65, E67 and Supply canal areas:
Phelps Canal = Transfers 323.7 Acres
James Erickson – SE ¼ 23-6-17 = 10 Acres
George Latter – NE ¼ 16-7-14 = 126 Acres
Mathew & Sara Wells – SE ¼ 35-7-16 = 65 Acres
Mark & Amy Mattson – SW ¼ 11-7-19 = 73 Acres
South Central Feeders Inc. – SW ¼ & SE ¼ 25-8-20 = 7.7 Acres
Jean Harris – SE ¼ 26-7-19 = 16 Acres
August & Austin Fishell SW ¼ 25-7-16 =14 Acres
Connie Stadler – NW ¼ 30-7-16 = 12 Acres
E-65 = 20 Transfers 128.3 Acres
Michael Wallander – NW ¼ 13-7-20 = 12 Acres
Phelps County Feeders LLC – SW ¼ 11-7-20 = 4 Acres
South Central Feeders Inc. – NW ¼ & SW ¼ 25-8-20 = 52.3 Acres
KL Family Roots LLC – SE ¼ 30-8-20 = 9 Acres
Paul & Rocky Peterson – NW ¼ 32-8-20 = 11 Acres
Celeste Holscher – SE ¼ 32-8-20 = 16 Acres
Dahlgren Cattle Co. Inc. – NW ¼ 4-7-20 = 14 Acres
Linda Shefstad – NW ¼ 20-8-20 = 10 Acres
E67 = Transfers 68.2 Acres
Larry & Cheryl Brell – NW ¼ 25-8-22 = 26.2 Acres
Irene Kenning – SE ¼ 22-8-22 = 8 Acres
William Brell – NW ¼ 26-8-22 = 13 Acres
Robert Murray – SW ¼ 9-8-22 = 17 Acres
Knoerzer Farms Inc. – SW ¼ 21-8-22 = 4 Acres
Supply Canal = Transfers 68.5 Acres
Russell Tobey – SW ¼ 8-12-28 = 10 Acres
W.S. David LLC – SW ¼ 36-12-27 = 8.5 Acres
Robert Murray – SE ¼ 33-9-22 = 5 Acres
Robert Murray – NW ¼ & NE ¼ 4-8-22 = 45 Acres
Approval of increasing the Johnson Lake Subleasing Permit to Operate Fee from $200 to $250 per year
Approval of amending the language of Section 5.2.2.7. of the Permitting Procedures as follows:
5.2.2.7. Boat lift covers are not considered to be roofs for purpose of these Permitting Procedures. Sides will not be allowed to be installed on Water-Based SWAF, except that boat lift covers and sides may extend down from the top of the permitted structure to adequately protect the watercraft.
Approval of amending the Permitting Procedures to allow for the construction of on-grade features at Johnson Lake between a leased lot and the edge of the adjacent interior roadway from lines that represent a reasonable extension of the lot’s side boundary lines
Approval of a variance at 5 Lane One, Bullhead Point, Johnson Lake for the construction of a new two car garage that would extend the eave/overhang into the side setback in order to align with the existing roofline
Approval of advertising the Jeffrey Island Deer Hunting Leases in May for a lottery drawing to be held in early June, 2022 for the five hunting areas for a three-year term beginning in 2022, with an annual lease fee of $550 plus tax
Approval of the quote from Cornerstone Mapping for new aerial photography in the amount of $63,990
Approval of the following 2022 Budget Amendment:
| Hydro Division | Current Budget | Proposed Budget | Difference |
| FERC License Conditions | |||
| Land & Shoreline Management Contracted Services – Aerial Photography | $74,000 | $100,000 | $26,000 |
5. Public Relations Committee (3/25/22 Minutes)
6. Contract No. 0-698 – American Governor Hydropower Solutions for Governor Control Equipment
a. Progress Estimate No. 13 (Final) ($5,920.59)
b. Closure of Contract
7. 2022 Annual Operating Plan – Nebraska Public Power District
8. Legislation
9. District Integration Study
10. Power Purchase Proposals
11. Workshops, Seminars and Conferences
12. Personnel
13. Director’s Attendance
14. Board Comments
15. Legal Update
16. Management Reports
a. Cory Steinke
b. Tyler Thulin
c. Mike Drain
d. Scott Dicke
e. Jeff Buettner
f. Rochelle Jurgens
g. Eric Hixson
h. Devin Brundage
17. Committee Meeting of the Board – April 22, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. in Holdrege
18. Adjournment
