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BPU to meet Wednesday

The Board of Public Utilities will meet on Wednesday, Aug. 19, in a remote Zoom meeting.

The regular meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Aug. 19.

On the agenda are a visitors time; COVID-19 update; CARES Act update; online service application; customer service update; revenue bond sale; miscellaneous comments; and board comments.

The BPU Economic Development Committee will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, through a Zoom and telephone meeting.

To join the regular 6 p.m. Aug. 19 BPU meeting, members of the public may go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724.

They also can join through the telephone by calling, tollfree, 1-888-475-4499.

The meeting ID number is 845 2313 9724.

To access the board meeting information packet, visit https://www.bpu.com/Portals/0/pdf/board-information-packet-8-19-20.pdf.

Members of the community who wish to speak to the Board must be logged in to the Zoom meeting via the internet using their browser or the Zoom application. Members of the public will be asked to raise their hand to signal they wish to address the board.

During the public comment section of the agenda, community members will be asked to provide their name and address and will then have 5 minutes to speak.

The Zoom application is free and can be downloaded from zoom for the following platforms:

PC – https://zoom.us/support/download

Mac – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zoom-cloud-meetings/id546505307

Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.zoom.videomeetings&hl=en

iOS – https://apps.apple.com/us/developer/zoom/id530594111

Persons may also join from any web browser -https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724.

To join the Zoom meeting for the BPU Economic Development Committee on Aug. 18, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89760577495

or dial in using the information below.

Meeting ID: 897 6057 7495

One tap mobile

+18884754499,,89760577495# OR +18778535257,,89760577495#

Dial by your location 888-475-4499 or 877-853-5257

Meeting ID: 897 6057 7495

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/koSxD2UDd

BPU has additional COVID-19 case

The Board of Public Utilities had one additional COVID-19 case this week, according to a BPU official at the Wednesday night, July 15, BPU meeting.

According to Dennis Dumovich, with human resources at BPU, the KCK BPU found out about one additional positive COVID-19 case on Wednesday and had to quarantine four additional people as a result of that positive case.

The four who were quarantined were scheduled to be tested on Thursday, and will be under quarantine until they receive the results from their test, he said. The BPU had only three others quarantined at that point, he said.

Earlier, the BPU had three positive cases, according to officials, with no new cases since June 5.

At the July 15 meeting, BPU General Manager Bill Johnson reported that the BPU was working on a CARES Act application for federal funding. They were trying to get it completed before the Sunday deadline for submission, he said.

In other action, Lori Austin, BPU chief financial officer, reported that the Unified Government Commission had passed the BPU’s bond issue and refunding resolution on July 9.

She said they are planning next to have calls with three ratings agencies.

The BPU anticipates to sell bonds the week of Aug. 17, she said. She added they are only refunding the maturities that bring in positive savings.

BPU to meet Wednesday

The Board of Public Utilities will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, in a remote Zoom meeting.

On the agenda is a visitors’ time, a COVID-19 update and CARES Act update, the May 2020 financial report, the water quality report, a Unified Government proposed budget report, miscellaneous comments and board comments.

The BPU has closed all facilities to the public until further notice.

The BPU meeting on July 1 will be on the telephone and the internet.

The public may access the meeting through the telephone to listen in, and if they have access to the internet, they may click on Zoom meeting.

The toll-free number: 1-888-475-4499.
Meeting ID: 474 681 940

Join the Zoom meeting through https://zoom.us/j/474681940

Members of the community who want to speak to the board must be logged in to the Zoom meeting through the internet using their browser or the Zoom application. Members of the public will be asked to raise their hand to signal they wish to address the board.

During the public comment section of the meeting, community members who want to speak will be asked to provide their name and address and will then have 5 minutes to speak.

The Zoom application is free and can be downloaded from Zoom for the following platforms:

PC – https://zoom.us/support/download

Mac – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zoom-cloud-meetings/id546505307

Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.zoom.videomeetings&hl=en

iOS – https://apps.apple.com/us/developer/zoom/id530594111

You may also join from any web browser https://zoom.us/j/474681940


To raise your hand, click on the “Raise Hand” feature at the bottom of the application or window or press *9 if connected by phone only.