REGULAR CALLED MEETING ELECTRIC BOARD Wednesday March 19, 2025 @ 10:00 AM- In Person PERMITTING DEVELOPMENT CENTER/ 1st FLOOR, CONF RM 1401-1402 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR AUSTIN, TEXAS Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register, contact rick.arzola@austintexas.gov. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Gabriel Flores-Chair (Fuentes); Delwin Goss (Velasquez); David Johnson- V Chair (Madison), Victoria Shope (R.Alter), Ben Brenneman (A.Alter), Deschaine, David (Pool); Christian Spies(Kelly); Michael Grant (Qadri); Joel Cochren(Page) Rogelio Wallace (Vela) Kenny King(Watson) AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES- 2025 1. Approve the minutes of the Electrical Board Special Called Meeting from January 15, DISCUSSION 2. Austin Energy Meter Review team. Understanding its roll and functions 3. Board Consolidation update 4. Discussion on enforcement of Electrical Registration 80.38 5. Commercial Plan Review update; Submittals, on time ratio and staffing. 6. Building and Trade Contractor Service update; permit application process, turnaround 7. Commercial and Residential Inspection update on staff vacancies and timely inspections. times and staffing FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Rick Arzola at Development Services Department, Building Inspections, at (512) 974-2417, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711.
Electric Board APPROVED MINUTES REGULAR CALLED MEETING March 19, 2025 The Electric Board convened in a Regular Called Board Meeting on March 19, 2025, at the Permitting Development Center at 10:04 am. Board Members in Attendance: David Johnson, Delwin Goss, Michael Grant, Kenny King, Gabe Flores, Rogelio Wallace Christian Spies Members Not in Attendance: Joel Cochren, , Victoria Shope, David Deshaine and Ben Brenneman, Staff in Attendance: Rick Arzola (DSD), Jessica Surber (DSD) James Epperson (DSD), Marty Starrett (DSD), Hyatt Dunn (DSD), Aaron Finney (DSD) and Robert Ruiz (AE) PUBLIC CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: No one registered to speak. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. The minutes were approved for the January 15 ,2025 special called meeting on board member Johnson motion, board member Grant second the motion. Motion passed on a 7-0 vote. DISCUSSION 2. Austin Energy Meter Review Team- Robert Ruiz of Austin Energy meter review team addressed the boards request from January’s meeting to answer questions from board members. As of today, Robert’s team consist of 4 electrical reviewers and 3 business process specialist who assist with the intake of applications. Currently working with Development Service commercial electrical plan review staff to assist with plans being submitted, where this review team, oversees the utility side, which includes metering equipment and or meter installation. Also addressed, the design criteria will be updated in December 2025. Not sure if there will be any public hearings, Josh Contreras will be heading the design criteria manual. Some of the changes that AE meter review team will be contributing to the design criteria, is change in verbiage of fuse and breaker sizes. Presentation of AE meter review will be provided on March 25 at Austin Energy. Any questions, contact Robert at robert.ruiz@austinenergy.com or at aemeterreview@austinenergy.com or at distributionmetering@austinenergy.com, which is for equipment that can be used. 3. Board Consolidation- Development Services staff informed the board that the future of consolidation of the technical board is still unknown at this time. In a recent post, council member Ryan Alter has updated his recent Appendix A board consolidation commissions after feedback from staff and public, which included members of boards and commissions, has now excluded the technical boards (Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing and Building and Fire Board of Appeals) from being consolidated to the Building and Safety Life commission. Development Services executive office is encouraged by the new update, however, still wants us to be on guard for …
