Board of Public Utilities

Municipal Building, B&C Room #110

Agenda — 42 items

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3. 1. CALL TO ORDER acknowledged
4. 1.a. Statement Regarding Closed Session 21056-26c
5. 2. PUBLIC COMMENT
6. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
7. 4. CONSENT AGENDA
8. 8 . MOTION: I move that the Board of Public Utilities approve the items on the Consent Agenda as (PRESENTED -or- AMENDED) and that the motions in the staff reports be included in the minutes for the record.
9. 4.a. Approval of Board of Public Utilities Meeting Minutes - June 21566-26
10. 4.b. Approval of Changes to the Utilities Assistance Program (DPU Rule GR-18) 21287-26b
11. 4.c. Award of Bid No. IFB26-58 for the Purpose of Los Alamos Switching Station (LASS) Cured in Place Piping with AUI, Inc. in the Amount of $849,570, plus Applicable Gross Receipts Tax for the Term of 180 Days. 21892-26a
12. 4.d. Award of Task Order No. 10, Agreement No. AGR24-39a for the Purpose of Determining Relay Settings for the New Transformer in White Rock Substation with Transmission & Distribution Services, LLC in the Amount of $157,262, plus Applicable Gross Receipts Tax for the Term of 180 Days 21896-26a
13. 4.e. Approval of Task Order No. 4 (Amendment #2), AGR20-48c (Amendment #2) with Wilson & Company in the Amount of $164,306.18 for the Purpose of the Remaining Engineering Services for the Jemez Mountain Regional Fire Protection System 21943-26a
14. 4.f. Approval of Services Agreement No. AGR26-72 with Southwest Fire Defense, LLC in the Amount of $1,000,000.00, plus Applicable Gross Receipts Tax, for the Purpose of Electric Power Line Tree Trimming Services Near and Around 15,000 Volt Energized Power Lines Over the Next Seven Years AGR1230-26a
15. 5. PRESENTATIONS
16. 6. DEPARTMENT BUSINESS
17. 6.a. 2026 Electric Coordination Agreement (ECA) between the Incorporated County of Los Alamos and the United States Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) 21707-26a
18. 6.b. Approval to Execute a Power Purchase Agreement in an Amount not to Exceed $9,195,750.00 Plus Applicable Gross Receipts Tax, to Meet Forecasted Los Alamos Power Pool Load for the Months of August and September 2026 21726-26a
19. 7.b. Incorporated County of Los Alamos Code Ordinance No. 02-387; An Ordinance Amending the Department of Public Utilities' Water Service Rate Schedules, Chapter 40, Article III, Sections 40-171, 40-173 and 40-175, and adding new Sections 40-176, 40-177, and 40-178 to the Incorporated County of Los Alamos Code CO0768-26.2
20. 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
21. 19 RECESS: 8:20 - 8:30 p.m.
22. 7.a. Incorporated County of Los Alamos Code Ordinance No. 02-385; An Ordinance Amending Chapter 40, Article III, Sections 40-151, and 40-152 of the Code of the Incorporated County of Los Alamos Pertaining to Gas Service Rates CO0760-26.2
23. 8. BOARD BUSINESS
24. 8.a. Chair's Report
25. 8.a.1. American Public Power Association (APPA) National Conference Summary 21972-26
26. 8.b. Board Member's Reports
27. 8.c. Utilities Manager's Report
28. 8.d. County Manager's Report
29. 8.e. Council Liaison's Report
30. 8.f. Environmental Sustainability Board Liaison's Report
31. 8.g. General Board Business
32. 8.h. Board Expenses
33. 8.h.1. Discussion & Possible Approval of BPU Participation in the Los Alamos Nuclear Forum 21886-26
34. 8.h.2. Discussion & Possible Approval of BPU Participation at the UAMPS Annual Member Conference 21887-26
35. 9. STATUS REPORTS
36. 9.a. Annual Update on Wastewater Systems 21386-26
37. 9.b. Status Reports 21567-26
38. 36 Tickler File for July - October 2026 21568-26
39. 10. UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS
40. 11. PUBLIC COMMENT
41. 12. ADJOURNMENT adjourned
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