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Hastings Utility Board Regular Meeting - November 13, 2025

Utility Board — Thursday, November 13, 2025
BodyHastings, Nebraska
SessionUtility Board
DateThursday, November 13, 2025
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Speaker 1

0:33

10 o'clock, so I'd like to call the uh November 13th, 2025 advisory board, uh utility board to order.

0:41

So with that, I need a roll call.

Unassigned speaker

0:44

Bill

Speaker 2

0:44

Heitzman?

Speaker 1

0:45

Yes.

Speaker 2

0:45

Jeanette Duwalt?

0:46

Yes.

0:47

Susan Miski.

0:49

Scott Coles?

0:50

Yes.

0:50

Reg Rutt?

Speaker 1

0:51

Yes.

0:53

Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.

1:17

With that, I need a motion for the current agenda for November thirteenth, twenty twenty-five regular meeting.

Speaker 2

1:23

So moved.

Speaker 1

1:24

Second.

Speaker 2

1:26

Heitzman?

Speaker 1

1:27

Yes.

Speaker 2

1:27

Dual?

1:28

Yes.

1:28

Coles?

1:29

Yes.

1:29

Rhett.

Speaker 3

1:30

Yes.

Speaker 1

1:32

Official notice of the regular meeting was published in the Hastings Tribune on Tuesday, November eleventh, twenty twenty-five.

1:39

Pursuant to the Nebraska revised statute section eighty-four-fourteen twelve.

Unassigned speaker

1:44

The

Speaker 1

1:45

public is advised that a copy of today's agenda and all reproducible written material, which will be discussed at today's meeting, is located at the back of the conference room.

1:54

Also a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is posted on the south wall of the airport conference room, which will be accessible to members of the public.

2:05

With that, manager's communication.

Speaker 4

2:08

I have nothing to

Speaker 1

2:10

report.

2:10

So I have nothing to report.

2:14

With that, any

Speaker 3

2:17

comments from board?

Speaker 1

2:19

Any citizens' communication?

2:22

Well, we're just moving right along here, folks.

2:25

Uh consent agenda.

2:26

Um approval of the minutes of the Hastings Utility Board meeting October 9th, 2025.

2:32

Need a motion.

2:33

So moved.

Speaker 2

2:35

Second.

2:37

Heitzman?

Speaker 1

2:38

Yes.

Speaker 2

2:38

Dual?

2:39

Yes.

2:40

Coles?

2:40

Yes.

2:41

Rhett.

Speaker 1

2:42

Yes.

2:44

We have uh unfinished business from the preceding meeting.

2:47

I don't believe there is.

2:49

So with that, we need to go to general business and uh Derek, I'll let you.

2:54

See, I don't want to accept this responsibility.

Speaker 4

2:58

No, we uh with uh the service ending for for Mark there, he was listed as our secretary.

3:04

We didn't go back and uh go uh do a re-election in officers.

3:08

Um talk to Jesse a little bit, want to clean this up.

3:11

We we have to get a secretary and we have to do re-election of ox officers according to our city code.

3:17

So with that, um I don't know maybe Jesse can inform us what we can sign Susan to since she's not here.

3:24

I don't know how that how that works, but

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Water And Wastewater Management█████████████████████████████████████████████50%
Energy Management█████████████14%
Fiscal Sustainability██████████11%
Procedural████████9%
Public Engagement██████7%
Technology and Innovation█████5%
Personnel Matters████4%
Summary of Proceedings

Hastings Utility Board Regular Meeting - November 13, 2025

会议于上午9:00（议程时间）开始，但主席开场时提到“10 o'clock”，时间存在歧义。会议持续约51分钟，于9:51结束。主要议程包括官员选举、2025财年财务更新、水保护计划及公用事业计费更新。

Consent Calendar

  • 批准了2025年10月9日会议纪要。（动议通过，全体赞成）

Election of Officers

  • 由于前秘书Mark离职，进行了官员重新选举。结果：Bill Heitzman当选主席，Jeanette Duwalt当选副主席，Scott Coles当选秘书。（动议经投票通过，Susan Miski缺席）

Fiscal Year '25 Financial Update (JC)

  • 电力：截至7月，发电量为344,000兆瓦时，高于上一财年同期的256,000兆瓦时，主要由于市场价格稳定。冷却度日接近正常水平。
  • 天然气：运营费用低于预算，因为电力部门通过SPP市场支付了发电用气费用。
  • 水：用水量同比增加9%，主要来自商业和居民用户，春季干旱导致早期灌溉需求高。
  • 污水：收入下降，因一家大型工业用户清洁了排放，减少了附加费收入（如生物需氧量、总悬浮固体等）。
  • 现金状况：电力现金略低于预期，因太阳能补偿款推迟至2026年；天然气现金充足（占运营费用135%）；水现金较好（96%）；污水现金因4.3百万美元资本项目（盆地转换）推迟而较高（28%）。当前现金数据为7月底数据，预计年底将进一步变化。

Water Conservation Update (Brandon)

  • 背景：Little Blue自然资源区（NRD）因地下水水位在过去四年平均下降4英尺9英寸，要求市政在2026年5月前制定并实施水保护计划。该计划对农业用户设定五年65英寸灌溉水上限，非农业用户五年用量不超过三年平均，市政需提交保护计划。
  • 第一阶段：智能灌溉控制器试点。与Omaha公司Aqualytics合作，计划七年期，第一年针对员工客户（城市雇员且为水用户），免费提供Rachio品牌智能控制器。通过该控制器，城市可获取用户用水数据并调整灌溉时间以削峰。预期可削减峰值55,000加仑/小时（相当于一口井的容量）。成本：第一年12,000美元，后续每年约10,500美元，远低于新建井的70万美元资本成本和每年3万美元运维费。该阶段可节约110至310万加仑/年。
  • 第二阶段：住宅用水阶梯费率。目前为统一费率$2.15/CCF（1 CCF = 748加仑），计划改为阶梯费率：基本需求（估计为6 CCF左右）为低费率，非必需/娱乐用水为高费率。该改变需通过成本服务研究（预算已安排，12月发RFP，1月确定）。预计2026年10月生效。参考其他城市，阶梯费率可减少约2.5%住宅用水，相当于每年2230万加仑。此举也有助于减轻地下水污染（减少过量灌溉导致氮肥渗入）。
  • 董事会讨论：关于新建井与旧井更新，Brandon说明现有井的产能随时间下降，正在修复井11。阶梯费率的具体分界点需进一步研究。

Utility Billing Update (Carl)

  • 新计费系统运行更顺畅，虽然有些小问题，但整体积极。
  • Share the Warmth项目：始于2001年，与救世军、天主教社会服务、社区行动伙伴合作，帮助60岁以上、残疾或有特殊需求的客户支付冬季账单。资金来源于客户自愿捐款（一次或每月），100%用于救助，不扣除行政费用。捐款可通过在线或办公室设置。项目周期为12月1日至4月30日。

Key Outcomes

  • 选举产生新官员：Bill Heitzman（主席）、Jeanette Duwalt（副主席）、Scott Coles（秘书）。
  • 听取了2025财年财务更新，确认各部门现金状况按预算计划趋势。
  • 授权推进水保护计划第一阶段（智能控制器试点）并继续研究第二阶段（阶梯费率）。
  • 了解公用事业计费系统进展和Share the Warmth项目，鼓励社区参与。
  • 会议于9:51 adjourned。

Meeting Transcript

10 o'clock, so I'd like to call the uh November 13th, 2025 advisory board, uh utility board to order. So with that, I need a roll call. Bill Heitzman? Yes. Jeanette Duwalt? Yes. Susan Miski. Scott Coles? Yes. Reg Rutt? Yes. Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. With that, I need a motion for the current agenda for November thirteenth, twenty twenty-five regular meeting. So moved. Second. Heitzman? Yes. Dual? Yes. Coles? Yes. Rhett. Yes. Official notice of the regular meeting was published in the Hastings Tribune on Tuesday, November eleventh, twenty twenty-five. Pursuant to the Nebraska revised statute section eighty-four-fourteen twelve. The public is advised that a copy of today's agenda and all reproducible written material, which will be discussed at today's meeting, is located at the back of the conference room. Also a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is posted on the south wall of the airport conference room, which will be accessible to members of the public. With that, manager's communication. I have nothing to report. So I have nothing to report. With that, any comments from board? Any citizens' communication? Well, we're just moving right along here, folks. Uh consent agenda. Um approval of the minutes of the Hastings Utility Board meeting October 9th, 2025. Need a motion. So moved. Second. Heitzman? Yes. Dual? Yes. Coles? Yes. Rhett. Yes.

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