BWL Governance: Meeting Agenda

BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT
1232 Haco Drive - Lansing, Michigan
January 25, 2005 - 5:30 p.m.

BOARD MEETING AGENDA

  1. Roll Call

  2. Pledge of Allegiance

  3. Approval of Minutes
      a. Board Meeting of November 23, 2004

  4. Public Comments

Members of the public are welcome to speak to the Board on any agenda subject or on any other subject now, or at the end of the meeting.

  5. Communications
     a. Letter from Ron Byrnes, Sr. regarding Defined Benefit Retirees
         COLA considerations.
     b. Freedom of Information Act request from John Pollard of
        1718 Blair, Lansing, requesting information pertaining to payments
        made to Outside Counsels.

  6. Committee Reports
     a. Committee of the Whole Report (December 14, 2004)
           - Ronald Callen, Chair Pro Tem
     b. Committee of the Whole Report (January 11, 2005)
           - Ronald Callen, Chair Pro Tem

  7. Manager's Recommendations
     a. Approve submitting notice to MPPA of its intention to terminate
         Power Pool membership.
     b. Approve declaring portion of Ottawa Station property surplus.
     c. Approve amending or terminating the Purchase Agreement
         for the Triangle Property.

  8. Unfinished Business

  9. New Business

10. Resolutions
     a. Amend Travel Policy for Board Members and Board Appointed Positions.
     b. Board Policy on Retiree Pension Changes.

11. Manager's Remarks
     a. December Financial Report
     b. Financial Planning Update
     c. Corporate Balanced Scorecard

12. Commissioner's Remarks

13. Motion of Excused Absence

14. Public Comments

Members of the public are welcome to speak to the Board on any Board of Water and Light subject.

15. Adjournment