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Approved Minutes

MARCH 11, 2020 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING Electric Board DRAFT MINUTES The Electric Board convened in a Special Called Board Meeting on March 11, 2020 at Development Service Department, 5202 E. Ben White, Room 122. Chairman Flores called the Board Meeting to order at 10:05 am. Board Members in Attendance: Delwin Goss, David Adamson, Michael King, Michael King, Randy Pomikahl, Mark Weaver, Rogelio Wallace and Nicole Stasek Members Not in Attendance: Ben Brenneman and Robert Schmidt Staff in Attendance: Rick Arzola (DSD), Eric Zimmerman (DSD), Marty Starrett (DSD) and Mitchell Tolbert (DSD) 1. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: David Johnson 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes from the January 15, 2020 meeting was approved as written. Vice Chair member Pomikahl made a motion to accept the minutes as written. Board member Goss second the motion, motion passed 8-0. 3. DISCUSSION a. Austin Criteria Manual Update- DSD Residential Electrical Supervisor Eric Zimmerman reported to the board that Austin Energy cancelled their February 28 meeting and has re-scheduled for Friday March 13. So as now, no updates for the board. 4. DISCUSSION AND ACTION a. NEC ELECTRICAL ORDINANCE: Commercial Electrical Supervisor Marty Starrett informs the board that the request for Council Action Hearing has been accepted and approved and that Council is now set to hear our recommendation of the NEC Ordinance on April 9. Also, the Law department has reviewed the draft and has made some corrections to the language of the ordinance and that Staff wants final vote of those changes. Eric Zimmerman- Residential Electrical Supervisor, goes over all key areas that law has modified. After a few questions from the Board and the answers that staff provided, Board approved the changes and voted 8-0 to accept the ordinance as modified. Board member Goss made the motion to approve, Board member Stasek seconded the motion, motion passed. b. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION-LETTER TO COUNCIL REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT OF DAVID JOHNSON BACK TO THE BOARD: David Johnson, who signed up under citizen communication addressed the board and requested this item to be removed. Board made the motion to approve the request of item 4B to be removed. Board member Pomikahl made the motion for its removal, board member Goss, seconded. Motion passed 8-0. Side note: Board member Goss, addressed the board that he will resign from the board and seek other ventures. He would address his councilmember to consider David Johnson to fulfill his duties. 5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: a. Discussion update on Austin Criteria Manual b. Discussion Permit Programs with DSD.  6. ADJOURN: A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Board member King and second by Weaver for an 8-0 vote. The meeting adjourned at 11:03 a.m