Board of Public Utilities

Municipal Building, Council Chambers

Agenda — 37 items

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3. 1. CALL TO ORDER
4. 2. PUBLIC COMMENT
5. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
6. 3.a. Statement Regarding Closed Session on 6/3/26 21056-26b
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 - May 21292-26
10. 4.b. Approval of NMFA Binding Letter of Commitment for the Denver Steels Phase II Water Service Line Replacement Project in the Amount of $525,000.00 21783-26a
11. 4.c. Approval of Budget Revisions 26-87 to Increase the Transfer from Water Distribution to Water Production for the Cost of Water 21806-26a
12. 4.d. Approval of General Services Agreement No. AGR27-804 with Kutak Rock, LLP in the Amount Not to Exceed $150,000 plus Applicable Gross Receipts Tax for the Purpose of Providing Legal Services in Connection with the Incorporated County of Los Alamos Utilities Operations AGR1223-26
13. 5. PRESENTATIONS (none)
14. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS (none)
15. 7. DEPARTMENT BUSINESS
16. 7.a. DPU Cost Comparisons with National Data Collected by APPA and AWWA 21691-26
17. 7.b. Discussion and Possible Action on One Year Rate Increase for Gas Services 21808-26
18. 7.c. Electric Distribution Undergrounding Discussion 21508-26
19. 7.d. Review of 10-year Budget Plan and Reserve Policies 21421-26
20. 8. BOARD BUSINESS
21. 8.a. Chair's Report
22. 8.b. Board Member's Reports
23. 8.c. Utilities Manager's Report
24. 8.d. County Manager's Report
25. 8.e. Council Liaison's Report
26. 8.f. Environmental Sustainability Board Liaison's Report
27. 8.g. General Board Business
28. 8.g.1. Discussion and Possible Support of the Council Charter Review of Utilities Profit Transfer; Council Procedures for Filling Partial Terms of Elected Officials; and Party Affiliation Requirements for Boards and Commission Members 21584-26b
29. 8.g.2. Approval of the Board of Public Utilities Annual Presentation to County Council 21201-26c
30. 8.h. Board Expenses
31. 9. STATUS REPORTS
32. 9.a. Status Reports - May 2026 21293-26
33. 10. UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS
34. 10.a. Tickler File for July - September 2026 21294-26
35. 11. PUBLIC COMMENT
36. 12. ADJOURNMENT
37. 37 If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact Human Resources at 505-662-8040 as soon as possible. Complete Board of Public Utilities agenda packets, past agendas, videos, legislation and minutes can be found online at https://losalamos.legistar.com. Learn more about the Board of Public Utilities at https://ladpu.com/BPU.