THE CENTRAL NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT
DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS
HOLDREGE, NE

JANUARY 3, 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 December 6, 2021
  • Approval of Minutes of Special Committee Meeting of the Board of Directors held December 22, 2021
  • Approval of Minutes of Committee Meeting of the Board of Directors held December 22, 2021
  • Approval of the January Disbursements:
Hydro Division:

Check # 66222-VOID; Check #s 66180 through 66377 & 8900491 through 8900513 (Accounts Payable)

Payroll

 

$775,168.94

$550,669.82

Kingsley Division:

Check #s 3378 through 3388 (Accounts Payable)

 

$65,441.27

J-2 Regulating Reservoir Construction Fund:

NONE

 

NONE

Glendo Division:

NONE

 

NONE

Flex Spending Account:

Check #s 8557466 & 8557467

 

$496.67

 

  • Approval of Supplemental Work Order No. 186636 – Elwood Pump Station Flowmeter ($8,750)
  • Approval to Award Bid Group 22-3 for the Track Loader to Murphy Tractor for a 2020 John Deere in the amount of $288,437.76
  • Approval of a 4.0% Wage Scale Increase for All Hourly Employees Represented by IBEW #2185, Exempt and Confidential Employees
  • Approval of the following Water Service Agreements:
SystemAcct. No.Legal Desc.LandownerContr.

Acres

Total Acres Chg’d
Water Service Agreements:
E657203602NE1/4SE1/4Marlys and Edward Anderson120(5)
*Account will terminate after 2021 season
Phelps6151005SE1/4NW1/4Eugene Lundeen, Trustee010(3)
*Re-signed new water service agreement

(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.

  • Approval of the 1,157 Acres Participating in the 2022 Water Leasing Program
  • Approval to Authorize Staff to Seek Additional Funding Opportunities for the Elwood Seepage Project

5. Work Order No. 186816 – Scale Server Storage Upgrade ($17,609.47)

6. Bid Tab – Crawler Dozer

7. Bid Tab – Kingsley Oil Storage Fire Suppression System

8. Water Sustainability Fund Grant Award Agreement (Application No. 5317) – E65 Elwood New Water Siphon Project

9. HDR Engineering, Inc. Contract – Diversion Dam Permitting

10. Legislation

11. District Integration Study

12. Power Purchase Proposals

13. Workshops, Seminars and Conferences

14. Personnel

15. Director’s Attendance

16. Board Comments

17. Legal Update

18. Management Reports

a. Cory Steinke
b. Tyler Thulin
c. Scott Dicke
d. Jeff Buettner
e. Rochelle Jurgens
f. Eric Hixson
g. Devin Brundage

19. Board Retreat – January 27-28, 2022 at the Cornhusker Hotel, Lincoln, NE

20. Change Date and Location of the January 28, 2022 Committee Meeting of the Board to January 27, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. at the Cornhusker Hotel, Lincoln, NE

21. Adjournment