THE CENTRAL NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Holdrege, Nebraska

February 1, 2016 – 9:00 a.m.

REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF THE BOARD
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 January 4, 2016
  • Approval of Minutes of Special Meeting of the Board of Directors held January 22, 2016
  • Approval of Minutes of Committee Meeting of the Board of Directors held January 22, 2016
  • Approval of the February Disbursements:

Hydro Division:
Check # 50134-VOID; Check #s 50882 through 51099 and 8899122 through 8899140 (Accounts Payable);
Check #s 9911811 through 9911916 (Payroll)

$1,488,154.47

$336,766.54

Kingsley Division:
Check # 2803-VOID; Check #s 2813 through 2821 (Accounts Payable)

$379,668.36

J-2 Regulating Reservoir Construction Fund:
Check #s 1179 through 1190 (Accounts Payable)

$102,798.36

Glendo Division:
Check #NONE

$NONE

Flex Spending Account:
Check #NONE

$NONE

  • Approval of Progress Payment Estimate No. 2 (Final) – W.S. Bunch Company, Inc. – Contract No. 0-661 for Kingsley Crane & Hatch Cover Painting ($17,968.75)
  • Approval of the following Agricultural and Pasture Leases:
NameType of LeaseAcresRentTermLocationTract No
Travis KuenningDryland Agricultural Lease8$465.0001/01/16 – 12/31/20SE¼ of Section 1-T12N-R29W and NE¼ of Section 12-T12N-R29WE_68
Knoerzer Farms, Inc.Grassland/Pasture Agricultural Lease28.3$591.0001/01/16 – 12/31/20NW¼NE¼ of Section 32-T8N-R22W and  E½NE¼ of Section 32-T8N-R22WE65_1008, E65_132 & E65_157
  • Approval of the 2016 Vehicle Bids as follows:

a. Janssen Dodge Ram, Holdrege, NE: Five ½ ton regular cab pickups (2-Holdrege, 2-Bertrand, 1-Gothenburg) – $131,075.00;
b. Gene Steffy Chrysler, Fremont, NE: One ½ ton extended cab pickup for Gothenburg – $27,376.00;
c. Janssen & Sons Ford, Holdrege, NE: One 1-ton diesel truck, regular cab and chassis for Holdrege – $36,363.00; and
d. Pony Express Chevrolet, Gothenburg, NE: One 1+ ton diesel truck, crew cab and chassis for Gothenburg – $49,429.00

  • Approval of the 2016 Chemical Bids as follows:

a. Van Diest Supply Co ($111,620.35)
b. Creston Fertilizer ($405.90)

  • Approval of Dump Truck Bid – RDO Truck Center – 2017 Mack truck with a 2016 Henderson dump body for the amount of $116,565.59
  • Approval of Dredge Bid – SRS Crisafulli, Inc. – 2016 SRS Crisafulli Rotomite Dredge for the amount of $480,750.00
  • Approval of Hydro Division Budget Revision #3 to the Gothenburg Capital Budget for the Tractor, Side Arm Mower and Back Mower by an increase to the current budget from $115,000 to $149,300, for a net difference of $34,300
  • Approval of the Gosper County Sheriff Department’s request for a monetary contribution in the amount of $1,052.00 plus tax for ice rescue equipment for five vehicles and for Staff to develop a plan to support emergency and rescue agencies in counties within the District
  • Approval of Special Committee Meeting of the Board on March 1, 2016 from 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln, Nebraska and Special Committee Meeting of the Board on March 2, 2016 from 8:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln, Nebraska
5. Bid Tab – Gothenburg Control Center Battery Bank
6. Work Order/Purchase Requisition Summary
a. Work Order No. 107348 – Tractor with side and rear mower for Supply Canal ($149,300.00)
b. Work Order No. 107350 – Three new pickups and one utility body for Gothenburg Hydro Division ($138,439.00)
c. Work Order No. 186537 – Three new pickups for Holdrege Irrigation ($91,457.00)
d. Work Order No. 186627 – Two new pickups for Bertrand Irrigation ($54,003.00)
e. Work Order No. 107351 – 2017 Dump Truck for Gothenburg Hydro Division ($128,468.00)
f. Supplemental Work Order No. 107346 – Jeffrey Forebay Barrier ($3,314.00)
g. Purchase Requisition HA6067 – 2016 Chemicals ($111,486.70)
h. Purchase Requisition No. HA6069 – Battery Bank for Gothenburg Control Center ($20,953.00)
7. Right of Way Transactions
8. Water Service Agreements
9. Closure of Contract No. 0-661 – W.S. Bunch Company, Inc. – Kingsley Crane & Hatch Cover Painting
10.  Republican Basin Diversion Project
11. J-2 Regulating Reservoir
12. Personnel
13. Legislation
14. Director’s Attendance
15. Board Comments
16. Operations Report
17. Committee Meeting of the Board – February 26, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.