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To: Board of Directors
From: Peter Holzmeister
Date: January 10, 2003
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Subject: Monthly report
The past month is a blur. The December storm controlled our lives for at least two
weeks. Mixed in were two major holidays involving many family commitments.
However, we tried to focus from time to time on strategic District matters.
USA Media lawsuit: I spent time working on the final settlement document in the USA
media pole attachment dispute. The final meeting with the mediator seems to have
resulted in settlement of the dispute.
Idacorp Energy lawsuit: I spent time working with our staff and attorneys to complete
the Idacorp Energy settlement.
Financing the $26 Million COP: More recently I have shifted my attention to the need
to finance $26 million. This will take a lot of my time during the next three months. It will
take more of Mary’s and Steve’s time
Water master plan and facilities fees: I have been talking with Ed and Neil about the
updated Water System Master Plan and the facilities fees that emerge from it. This is a
matter that will come to the board early in February. The Electric System Master Plan
and its facilities fees will come along at the same time.
Mello-Roos: MelloRoos continues to be a topic of discussion when I meet with
representatives of East West Partners. This matter is on the agenda for a workshop
discussion.
Storm action plan: I met with staff and developed an action plan for modifying our
approach to significant storms. You heard some of this at the last board meeting. We
will bring recommendations to the board during the next several months to spend money
implementing new technologies that will let us perform better in a prolonged storm
outage situation.