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Versión en español a continuación. Meeting of the Electric Utility Commission February 8, 2021 The Electric Utility Commission is to be held February 8, 2021 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 Sunday, February 7 by Noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the Electric Utility Commission meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at 512-497-0966 or jeff.vice@austinenergy.com no later than noon, Sunday, February 7. The information required is the speaker name, the telephone number they will use to call into the meeting, and their email address (so that the dial-in info may be provided). If speaking on a specific item, residents must indicate the item number(s) they wish to speak on and whether they are for/against/neutral. Speakers on any topic that is not a posted agenda item will be limited to the first 10. •Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •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 the day 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 la Reunión del Electric Utility Commission FECHA de la reunion (8 de Febrero 2021) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (7 de Febrero antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: junta en 512-497-0966 OR • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de jeff.vice@austinenergy.com a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. • Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por correo electrónico una solicitud para hablar al enlace de la junta, los residentes recibirán un correo electrónico o una llamada telefónica con el número de teléfono para llamar el día de la reunión programada. • Los oradores deben llamar al menos 15 minutos antes del inicio de la reunión para poder hablar, no se aceptarán personas que llamen tarde y no podrán hablar. • Los oradores se colocarán en una fila hasta que llegue el momento de hablar. • Los folletos u otra información pueden enviarse por correo electrónico a jeff.vice@austinenergy.com antes del mediodía del día anterior a la reunión programada. Esta información se proporcionará a los miembros de la Junta y la Comisión antes de la reunión. • Si esta http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live residentes pueden ver transmite en vivo, reunión aquí: reunión los se la  Electric Utility Commission February 8, 2021  1:00 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) Erik Funkhouser (Garza) Karen Hadden (Kitchen) Cyrus Reed (Tovo) Rachel Stone (Harper-Madison) Kay Trostle (Ellis) Matt Weldon (Flannigan) Stefan Wray (Renteria) For more information, please visit: www.austintexas.gov/euc Reading and Action on Consent Agenda: Items 2-13 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 CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Speakers must sign up one day prior to the meeting and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Approve minutes of the January 11, 2021 regular meeting. NEW BUSINESS – CONSENT ( ) = Target Council Meeting Date; [ ] = RCA Type 2. (2/18) [Capital Contracting] Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the professional services agreement with Stanley Consultants, Inc., for professional engineering services for the Rainey Street Gas Insulated Switchgear Substation Design (formerly Future Downtown Gas Insulated Switchgear Substation Design) in the amount of $1,436,895, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,895,895. 3. (2/18) [Capital Contracting] Authorize award and execution of a construction contract with DynaGrid Construction Group, LLC, for Bluff Springs Substation in the amount of $7,407,380.03 plus a $740,380 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $8,148,118.03. 4. (2/18) [Austin Energy] Authorize execution of 10-year extensions to existing electric service franchise agreements for the use of rights-of-way within other municipalities within the Austin Energy service territory, maintaining the payment amount of three percent of gross electric revenues from customers within each municipality.  5. (2/18) [Austin Energy and Austin Water] Approve an ordinance amending the fiscal year 2020-2021 budgets of Austin Water and Austin Energy to appropriate up to $10,000,000 for the utilities’ Plus-One payment assistance programs. 6. (3/4) [Purchasing] Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract with RecordPoint Software USA LLC, to provide Records365 enterprise electronic records management software solution, for a term of five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,551,000. 7. (3/4) [Purchasing] Authorize award of a multi-term contract with Lauren Concrete Inc., for ready-mix concrete, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $8,700,000. 8. (3/4) [Purchasing] Authorize award of three multi-term contracts for three phase distribution padmount transformers, with KBS Electrical Distributors Inc.; WESCO Distribution, Inc. D/B/A Hi-Line Utility Supply Co, LLC aka Power Supply; and Techline Inc.; each for up to five years for total contract amounts not to exceed $56,875,000, divided among the contractors. 9. (3/4) [Purchasing] Authorize award of a contract with Techline Inc, to provide substation circuit breakers in an amount not to exceed $300,000. 10. (3/4) [Capital Contracting] Authorize negotiation and execution of a professional services agreement with the following 2 staff recommended firms (or other qualified responders) for Request for Qualifications Solicitation No. Solicitation CLMP312: HDR Engineering, Inc. and POWER Engineers, Inc., for engineering services for the Austin Energy Staff Augmentation, Engineering and Related Engineering Services for Electric System Engineering and Technical Services Rotation List in an amount not to exceed $25,875,000 . 11. (3/4) [Purchasing Multi-Department; AE’s estimated portion: $234K] Authorize an amendment to an existing contract with SuccessFactors, Inc., to provide continued subscription for talent, performance, and learning management software, for an increase in the amount of $315,000 and to extend the term by one year, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $2,921,702. 12. (3/4) [Purchasing] Authorize award of a contract with Texas Electric Cooperatives, to provide coupling capacitor voltage transformers, for five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $585,000. 13. (3/25) [Purchasing Multi-Department; AE’s estimated portion: $272K] Authorize negotiation and execution of a cooperative contract with Carahsoft Technology Corp, to provide Smartsheet work management software licenses, maintenance and support, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $600,000. 14. (3/4) [Austin Energy] Approve an ordinance authorizing acceptance of $1,000,000 as part of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and amending the Fiscal Year 2020 - 2021 Austin Energy Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20200812-001) to appropriate $1,000,000 for Building Technologies Proving Ground – Public Sector Field Validation Conservation Research and Development Program. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American 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 two days (48 hours) before the meeting date. TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. Please call Jeff Vice, Austin Energy, at (512) 497-0966 for additional information regarding the Electric Utility Commission.  STAFF BRIEFINGS & REPORTS 15. 1st Quarter Financial Briefing 16. Utility Bill Relief Update 17. 1st Quarter Operations Briefing 18. REACH Update OTHER BUSINESS 19. Report regarding City Council action on items previously reviewed by the EUC. 20. Discuss potential future agenda items. ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American 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 two days (48 hours) before the meeting date. TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. Please call Jeff Vice, Austin Energy, at (512) 497-0966 for additional information regarding the Electric Utility Commission.