Item A: Joint Meeting with Eugene Water & Electric Board

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receive aggregate charging data as an EV Project participant. We hope to use information from these sources as well as our own e-van to better understand the long-term impact of EVs on our system, as well as promote the feasibility of this technology to our customers. For more information contact Jeff Petry, Eugene Parking Services Manager at (541) 682-5729, or Dean Alhsten, EWEB Systems Engineering & Substation Reliability Manager at (541) 685-7136. Carmen-Smith Relicensing Agreement The Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project, which is located 71 miles east of Eugene on the upper McKenzie River, represents almost half of EWEB’s total owned generation capacity. EWEB received an initial federal operating license for the Carmen-Smith Project in 1958. Staff have been engaged in a process to relicense the Carmen-Smith Project since 2002. In early 2007, EWEB entered into settlement negotiations with a 16-member stakeholder group that included federal and state agencies, three Native American tribes, and a number of non-governmental organizations. The negotiations concluded in October 2008 with an agreement signed by all participants and submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The agreement calls for construction of an upstream fish ladder and a downstream fish screen and piping system at Trail Bridge Dam, increasing year-round instream flows in the Smith and Carmen bypass reaches above Trail Bridge Reservoir, greatly improving fisheries spawning and rearing habitat throughout the project area, rebuilding the three campgrounds in the area, and constructing new day-use sites at all three reservoirs. The agreement also contains measures addressing vegetation, wildlife, and historic and cultural resources. EWEB anticipates that the FERC will act on EWEB’s license application in the next couple of months. Once the new license is issued, EWEB and the Settlement Agreement parties will have 30 days to review and accept or challenge the licensing order. A number of activities are currently underway to prepare for implementation of the new license. This includes upgrades to the power plant, design of fish passage and other habitat improvements, refinement of several resource management plans, and completion of discrete engineering projects needed for license implementation. EWEB has contracted with an engineering design firm, CH2M Hill, and a construction manager/general contractor, Wildish, to lead the fish passage design and construction efforts. CH2M Hill is also leading the powerhouse rehabilitation work, although portions of that scope are being completed directly by EWEB staff. Based on the current projection for license issuance, a request to City Council to issue bonds to finance the Carmen-Smith improvements is planned for early 2012. Analysis is now underway to developing a valid and actionable cost estimate for the implementation package for bonding purposes, and to refine the estimated length of time the power plant will be out of service, which impacts total project costs. EWEB will be requesting a work session with City Council later this year to discuss the project financing request in more detail. 5