Board of Public Utilities Work Session
County of Los Alamos
Agenda - Final
1000 Central Avenue Los Alamos, NM 87544
Robert Gibson, Chair; Matt Heavner, Vice Chair Eric Stromberg, Charles Nakhleh and Jennifer Hollingsworth, Members
Philo Shelton, Ex Officio Member
Anne Laurent, Ex Officio Member
Ryn Herrmann, Council Liaison
Municipal Building, Room #330 (or Council Chambers) 5:30 PM Wednesday, June 3, 2026
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1.a.
Action to Suspend Procedural Rules for Work Session
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4.a.
New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Update on the Hexavalent
Chromium Plume
Presenters:
Philo Shelton
A - NMED Presentation 20260603.pdf
Attachments:
4.b.
Presentation of On Bill Financing Program and Possible Action
Presenters:
Abbey Hayward, Public Relations Manager and
Angelica Gurule, Sustainability Manager
A - On Bill Financing Presentation
Attachments:
6.a.
Approval of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the United
Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters (UAPP), Local Union No. 412,
Covering the Period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031
Presenters:
Joann Gentry, Deputy Utility Manager-Finance &
Admin. and Bernadette Martinez, Human Resources
Manager
Attachments:
6.b.
Approval to Execute a Power Purchase Agreement in an Amount not to
Exceed $4,725,000 Plus Applicable Gross Receipts Tax, to supply power
and energy to the Los Alamos Power Pool for the Month of July 2026
Presenters:
Ben Olbrich, Deputy Utility Manager-Finance &
Admin.
6.c.
Annual Review of the Utilities Assistance Program (UAP)
Presenters:
Joann Gentry, Deputy Utility Manager-Finance &
Admin.
Attachments:
6.d.
Department of Public Utilities Quarterly Report for Fiscal Year 2026 -
Quarter 3
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Presenters:
Abbey Hayward, Public Relations Manager
A - DPU Quarterly Report FY20Q3
Attachments:
6.e.
Approval of Budget Revision 2026-80 for FEMA Grant to Fund the Jemez
Mountain Fire Protection Project - Electrical Undergrounding in the
Federal Share Amount of $2,632,746.18 and accept sub-grant
agreement DR-4652-0006-NM
Presenters:
James Martinez, Deputy Utility Manager-Engineering
and Joann Gentry, Deputy Utility Manager-Finance &
Admin.
A - Approval Notification of FEMA Grant
B - Sub-Recipient Grant Agreement
C - Budget Revision 2026-80
Attachments:
7.a.
Initial Review of the Board of Public Utilities Annual Presentation to
County Council
Presenters:
Robert Gibson, Chair-Board of Public Utilities
A - BPU Presentation to County Council_Draft
Attachments:
CLOSED SESSION: To follow in the DPU Conference Rm #135.
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