Special-called Meeting of the Electric Utility Commission July 17, 2020 The Electric Utility Commission is to be held July 17, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance of Thursday, July 16 by Noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the Electric Utility Commission meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at 512-497-0966 OR jeff.vice@austinenergy.com no later than noon, Thursday, July 16. The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak; each speaker will have up to three minutes to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to jeff.vice@austinenergy.com by noon, Saturday before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Electric Utility Commission July 17, 2020 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Austin, Texas AGENDA Members: Marty Hopkins, Chair (Casar) Dave Tuttle, Vice Chair (Alter) Jim Boyle (Pool) Cary Ferchill (Adler) Karen Hadden (Kitchen) Cyrus Reed (Tovo) Rachel Stone (Harper-Madison) Kay Trostle (Ellis) Matt Weldon (Flannigan) Stefan Wray (Renteria) Vacancy (Garza) For more information, please visit: www.austintexas.gov/euc Reading and Action on Consent Agenda: Items 2-6 may be acted upon by one motion. No separate discussion or action on any of the items is necessary unless desired by a Commissioner. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Approve minutes of the June 8, 2020 regular meeting. NEW BUSINESS – CONSENT ( ) = Target Council Meeting Date; [ ] = RCA Type 2. (7/30) [Purchasing] Authorize award and execution of a multi-term contract with Techline Inc, to provide network protector rebuild services, for up to five years for a total …
Item 10 EUC Report re Council Action July 17, 2020 Items below approved by EUC May 11; Council approved on date indicated in parenthesis. 6. (6/11) [Purchasing: Various depts; AE’s portion approximately $550K] Authorize negotiation and execution of a multi-term cooperative contract with Cornish Medical Electronics Corporation of Texas D/B/A Cornish Medical, to provide automated external defibrillators, bleed kits, accessories, and related services, for up to three years for a total contract amount not to exceed $5,410,000. Items below approved by EUC June 8; Council approved on date indicated in parenthesis. 2. (6/11) [Purchasing: Various depts; AE’s portion approximately $1.6M] Authorize negotiation and execution of a multi-term cooperative contract through Staples Contract & Commercial LLC, with Summus Industries Inc. (MBE), to provide office supplies and related services, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $13,432,500. 3. (6/11) [Office of Real Estate Services: Various depts; AE’s portion approximately $3.82M] Approve negotiation and execution of an amendment to the Master Service Agreement entered into on December 29, 2017 to include an additional 560 square feet of cage, rack, and support space for a data center supporting Austin Energy for a 66 1/2-month term and to extend CTM’s Master Service Agreement for an additional 26-month term in order to align the terms, for a total amount not to exceed $4,342,291. 1
Item 20-2303 Item 2 Posting Language ..Title Authorize award of a multi-term contract with Techline Inc., to provide network protector rebuild services, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $9,100,000. (Note: This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9C Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program. For the goods and services required for this solicitation, there were insufficient subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established. However, the recommended contractor identified subcontracting opportunities). ..Body Lead Department Purchasing Office. Client Department(s) Austin Energy. Fiscal Note Funding in the amount of $606,667 is available in the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. Purchasing Language: The Purchasing Office issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB) 1100 JMF1005REBID for these goods and services. The solicitation issued on February 3, 2020 and it closed on March 3, 2020. Of the two offers received, the recommended contractor submitted the lowest responsive offer. A complete solicitation package, including a tabulation of the bids received, is available for viewing on the City’s Financial Services website, Austin Finance Online. Link: Solicitation Documents. Prior Council Action: For More Information: Inquiries should be directed to the City Manager’s Agenda Office, at 512-974-2991 or AgendaOffice@austintexas.gov NOTE: Respondents to this solicitation, and their representatives, shall continue to direct inquiries to the solicitation’s Authorized Contact Persons: Julia Finn, at 512-322-6060 or Julia.Finn@austintexas.gov. Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action: July 13, 2020 - To be reviewed by the Electric Utility Commission. Additional Backup Information: The contract will provide network protector rebuild services for equipment currently installed in Austin Energy’s network. Network protectors safeguard transformers from electrical faults. This service will allow Austin Energy to rebuild and reuse worn or damaged network protectors. This is a new contract. The recommended contractor is local and was the provider of these services on a previous contract. Contract Detail: Contract Term Initial Term Optional Extension 1 Optional Extension 2 Optional Extension 3 TOTAL Note: Contract Authorization amounts are based on the City’s estimated annual usage. Strategic Outcome(s): Safety; Government That Works for All. Contract Authorization $3,640,000 $1,820,000 $1,820,000 $1,820,000 $9,100,000 Length of Term 2 yrs. 1 yr. 1 yr. 1 yr. 5 yrs. ..Strategic Outcome(s) Item 20-2374 Item 3 Posting Language ..Title Authorize an amendment to an existing contract with …
2020-21 City of Austin Proposed Budget City of Austin Taxpayer Impact Statement Estimated Annual Impact of Approved Rate and Fee Changes on a “Typical” Residential Ratepayer Service or Fee Fiscal Year 2019-20 Yearly Rate Fiscal Year 2020-21 Proposed Rate Annual Dollar Change Typical Ratepayer Defined as: Austin Energy $1,056.60 $1,015.20 ($41.40) Residential customer usage of 860 Kwh. Austin Water Austin Resource Recovery Clean Community Fee Transportation User Fee Drainage Utility Fee $969.48 $299.40 $107.40 $153.48 $141.60 $969.48 $330.60 $107.40 $156.48 $141.60 $0 $0 $0 Property Tax Bill $1,408.78 $1,428.51 $19.73 Residential customer usage of 5,800 gallons of water and 4,000 gallons of wastewater $31.20 Residential customer using a 64-gallon cart Per single-family home $3.00 Per single-family home Residential customer with 3,100 sq. ft./37% of impervious cover FY21 projected median non-senior homestead assessed value of $362,631, net of 10% homestead exemption TOTAL YEARLY IMPACT $4,136.74 $4,149.27 $12.53 Combined projected increase of 0.3% No-New-Revenue Tax Rate – The tax rate that would generate the same amount of property tax revenue as in the prior year when applied to properties taxed in both years (net of certain state-mandated adjustments). DEFINITIONS Voter-Approval Tax Rate – The tax rate that would generate the same amount of operations and maintenance property tax revenue as in the prior year when applied to properties taxed in both years (net of certain state-mandated adjustments), plus 3.5%, and plus the additional tax rate necessary to generate sufficient revenue for debt service requirements. NON-SENIOR HOMESTEADS General Homestead Exemption of 10% of Assessed Value Property Valuation Property Tax Bill (Annual) FY 2021 Assessed Value Percent Growth* Current Tax Bill Dollar Change from Previous No-New- Voter-Approval Proposed Tax Rate $0.4377 $393.93 $787.86 $1,575.72 $3,151.44 $370.27 $758.71 $1,563.19 $3,122.62 Revenue Tax Rate* $0.4229 $380.61 $761.22 $1,522.44 $3,044.88 Tax Rate* $0.4377 $393.93 $787.86 $1,575.72 $3,151.44 SENIOR/DISABLED HOMESTEADS General Homestead Exemption of 10% of Assessed Value Senior/Disabled Homestead Exemption of $88,000 Property Valuation Property Tax Bill (Annual) Current Tax Bill $0 $352.49 Proposed Tax Rate $0.4377 $8.75 $402.68 $1,159.20 $1,190.54 $2,735.86 $2,766.26 Dollar Change from Previous No-New- Voter-Approval Revenue Tax Rate* $0.4229 $8.46 $389.07 $1,150.29 $2,672.73 Tax Rate* $0.4377 $8.75 $402.68 $1,190.54 $2,766.26 $100,000 $200,000 $400,000 $800,000 $100,000 $200,000 $400,000 $800,000 7.7% 5.1% 2.0% 2.2% 8.9% 7.4% 3.0% 2.1% FY 2021 Assessed Value Percent Growth* Year $23.66 $29.15 $12.53 $28.82 Year $8.75 $50.19 $31.34 $30.40 *percent growth in property values, no-new-revenue tax rate, and voter-approval tax …
FY 2020 ELECTRIC TARIFF General Service Application: Applies to all metered, non-residential secondary voltage electric service whose point of delivery is located within the limits of Austin Energy’s service territory. These rates apply to secondary voltage less than 12,470 volts nominal line to line. The rate tables below reflect rates with effective dates of May 1, 2020. Character of Service: Service is provided under these rate schedules pursuant to City Code Chapter 15-9 (Utility Service Regulations) and the City of Austin Utility Criteria Manual, as both may be amended from time to time, and such other rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the City of Austin. Electric service of one standard character will be delivered to one point of service on the customer’s premises and measured through one meter unless, at Austin Energy’s sole discretion, additional metering is required. Terms and Conditions: Customers shall permit Austin Energy to install all equipment necessary for metering and permit reasonable access to all electric service facilities installed by Austin Energy for inspection, maintenance, repair, removal, or data recording purposes. All non-kilowatt-hour charges under this are unaffected by the application of any rider All demand (kW) is referred to as “Billed kW” and shall be measured as the metered kilowatt demand during the fifteen-minute interval of greatest use during the billing month as determined by Austin Energy’s metering equipment and adjusted for power factor and load factor corrections. When power factor during the interval of greatest use is less than 90 percent, as determined by metering equipment installed by Austin Energy, the Billed kW shall be determined by multiplying metered kilowatt demand during the fifteen-minute interval of greatest use by a 90 percent power factor divided by the recorded power factor, rounded to the nearest hundredth, during the interval of greatest use. For example, the metered kilowatt demand during the fifteen-minute interval of greatest monthly use is 13.5 kW, and the power factor during the fifteen-minute interval of greatest monthly use is 86.7 percent; therefore, the Billed kW equals 14.0 kW (13.5 kW x 0.90 / 0.87 power factor). For information on other applicable rates (i.e., power supply adjustment, community benefit, and regulatory), please see corresponding schedules in this tariff (if applicable). For definition of charges listed below, see “Glossary of Terms” at the back of this tariff. Discounts: For any Independent School District, Military base as outlined in the Public Utility …
Electric Utility Commission July 17, 2020 Minutes The Electric Utility Commission (EUC) convened a regularly scheduled meeting via videoconference/Webex. Meeting called to order by Chair Hopkins at 1:02p.m. Also present were Commissioners Boyle, Ferchill, Hadden, Reed, Trostle, Tuttle and Weldon. Commissioner Stone joined during the briefing. Commissioner Wray was absent and there is one vacancy. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Approve minutes of the June 8, 2020 regular meeting. Motion (Reed) to approve minutes; seconded (Weldon); passed on a vote of 8-0, with Commissioner Stone off the dais, Wray absent and one vacancy. NEW BUSINESS – CONSENT ( ) = Target Council Meeting Date; [ ] = RCA Type Motion (Ferchill) to recommend consent agenda (Items 2-6); seconded (Reed); passed on a vote of 8-0, with Commissioner Stone off the dais, Wray absent and one vacancy. 2. (7/30) [Purchasing] Authorize award and execution of a multi-term contract with Techline Inc, to provide network protector rebuild services, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $9,100,000. 3. (7/30) [Purchasing] Authorize an amendment to an existing contract with DirectApps, Inc. D/B/A Direct Technology, to provide continued maintenance, support and system upgrades to the workflow automation software solution for energy efficiency and solar rebate programs, for an increase in the amount of $1,920,000 and to extend the term by five years, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $3,830,000. 4. (7/30) [Purchasing] Authorize negotiation and execution of a multi-term contract with J.D. Power, to provide customer satisfaction and benchmarking studies, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $506,500. 5. (7/30) [Purchasing] Authorize award of a multi-term contract with Priester-Mell & Nicholson Inc., to provide acrylic and polypropylene padlock meter seals, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $467,000. 6. (7/30) [Purchasing: Various depts; AE’s portion approximately $1.5M] Authorize award of two multi-term contracts with Texas Disposal Systems, Inc. and Balcones Recycling Inc., to provide trash, recycling, and organics collection services for City facilities, each for up to five years for total contract amounts not to exceed $7,500,000, divided between the contractors. STAFF BRIEFINGS & REPORTS 7. Presentation, discussion and possible action on Austin Energy’s Proposed FY21 Budget – provided by Joseph Gonzales, Finance Director. Motion (Reed) to recommend Austin Energy’s Proposed FY21 Budget; seconded Ferchill; passed on a vote of 8-0-1, with Commissioner Stone …
