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Approved Minutes

Electric Utility Commission June 8, 2020 Minutes The Electric Utility Commission (EUC) convened a regularly scheduled meeting via videoconference/WebEx. Meeting called to order by Chair Hopkins at 10:03a.m. Present were Commissioners Boyle, Ferchill, Hadden, Reed, Trostle and Tuttle. Commissioners Stone and Weldon joined during the briefings. Commissioner Wray was absent and there is one vacancy. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Approve minutes of the May 11, 2020 regular meeting. Motion (Hadden) to approve minutes; seconded (Ferchill); passed on a vote of 7-0, with Commissioners Stone and Weldon off the dais, Wray absent and one vacancy. NEW BUSINESS – CONSENT ( ) = Target Council Meeting Date; [ ] = RCA Type Motion (Reed) to recommend Item 3; seconded (Tuttle); passed on a vote of 7-0, with Commissioners Stone and Weldon off the dais, Wray absent and one vacancy. Following discussion, motion (Ferchill) to recommend Item 2; seconded (Tuttle); passed on a vote of 6-1, with Commissioner Boyle against, Stone and Weldon off the dais, Wray absent and one vacancy. 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. STAFF BRIEFINGS & REPORTS 4. Update on Austin Energy’s new headquarters building – provided by Andy Moore, P3 Program Manager, City of Austin’s Financial Services. 5. Customer Care Update – provided by Kerry Overton, Deputy General Manager and Chief Customer Officer. 6. Online Customer Care Portal Update (including comparing AE’s Energy Management Module to SmartMeter Texas) – provided by Elaine Veselka, Vice President, Customer Account Management; Kheira Ardjani, IT Systems Consultant and John Halter, IT BSA Senior.  ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS 7. Discussion and possible action regarding the Climate Emergency Resolution Working Group [Resolution No. 20190808-078]. (Wray, Hadden) OTHER BUSINESS 8. Report regarding City Council action on items previously reviewed by the EUC. 9. Discuss potential future agenda items.  Hopkins: At a future meeting, provide further updates on the Online Customer Care Portal  Weldon, Reed: Provide update on the Resource Plan’s REACH (recommended for August meeting, possibly incorporated in quarterly operations report) The meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.