The Board of Directors of the Klamath Water and
Power Agency (“KWAPA”) will hold a public meeting at the office
of the Klamath Irrigation District,
6640 KID Lane,
Klamath Falls,
Oregon, on Friday, March 6, 2009, commencing
at 10:00 am.
The agenda includes the consent agenda consisting
of the Minutes of the Board meetings held on February 5, 2009,
February 17, 2009 and February 18, 2009, and the warrants and
vouchers. The agenda also includes:
1. Stuart Robinson
will give a presentation;
2. A discussion
concerning adding Shasta View Irrigation District as a Member of
KWAPA. The discussion will include the cost to become an active
member of KWAPA and the process for amending the
Intergovernmental Agreement between the parties to add a
member;
3. Update and
discussion of the Water Use Mitigation Program and water bank
implementation;
4. Belinda Stewart
will present an update on organizational activities;
5. The Board of
Directors will meet in Executive Session pursuant to ORS
192.660(2)(a) to discuss negotiations with a candidate
concerning terms of employment as the Executive Director of the
Agency;
6. Action in open session to hire an Executive
Director; and
7.
Othere
business that may come before the board.
KWAPA is an interstate, intergovernmental agency
formed to: (1) develop and implement a plan to align water
supply and demand for the districts and landowners generally
within the Klamath Reclamation Project on an annual and ongoing
basis, conduct investigations related to the management of water
resources, and generally act to provide beneficial water
management; and (2) to coordinate studies relating to the
acquisition of generation and transmission facilities for
electrical energy, coordinate transmission service over various
facilities, including those of the United States and the charges
for such transmission service and the policies governing such
transmission, coordinate and maintain reserve generating and
transmitting capacity, coordinate the sale of surplus capacity
of energy, coordinate the purchase of energy and the allocation
of tax credits, funds, and other resources available to offset
the cost of electrical energy, and provide coordination in the
realization of benefits of any program or activity intended to
minimize the overall cost of electricity for irrigation and
drainage in the Klamath Reclamation Project.
William M. Ganong
Attorney at Law
514 Walnut Ave.
Klamath Falls,
OR
97601