LUCC Meeting Minutes
October 2nd, 2025
Welcome – President Rocky Stewart called the meeting to order and welcomed all attendees.
Self-Introductions – 35 people were present.
Meeting Minutes –Meeting minutes were approved at the opening of the meeting.
Treasurers Report – Naomi Shirtcliff: No dues collected for 2024 but there is a check in the mailbox to be deposited.
Publicity & Education- Byron Williams: No updates
Web Page – Daniel Soto: Not Present – Rocky: a link to the DIRT report has been added.
Damage Report- Jason Williams: C2 had a damage on an expired ticket, we’re doing a training refresher with the Salem and Eugene group.
We had a damage due to a locate being off by 30”
Rainbow: received a bill 2.5years after a damage to CTL.
OUCC Standards Review – Jason Robinson: Not present
Old Business: Railroad representative is delayed indefinitely.
New Business: Jessica Malmstedt – Formerly worked for Williams Pipeline, now is self-employed as a speaker with a focus on Distracted Driving presentation to companies with staff that drive fleet vehicles, schools, etc. Would like to offer the opportunity to speak to any of your work groups.
Program: None, open discussion:
COE Locator, responded to a locate ticket at University Park in Eugene. She found the contractor, D2, was digging fence post holes before the locate was due. The COE landscaper / Parks Dept staff was onsite overseeing the contractor and admitted they knew the dig laws were not being followed correctly.
Jason W: we need to utilize our permitting authorities to enforce dig laws. I’d like to see some tracking of repeat offenders and move to revoke permits and/or require trainings.
C2: would like to prose an industry-wide language change to transition away from the phrase “emergency” to “urgency” as it relates to utility response to minimize the environment / feeling that is inherent to the term emergency.