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Approved Minutes

Electric Utility Commission April 19, 2021 Minutes The Electric Utility Commission (EUC) convened a regularly scheduled meeting via videoconference/Webex. Meeting called to order by Chair Hopkins at 5:34 p.m. Also present were Commissioners Chapman, Ferchill, Funkhouser, Stone, Trostle and Weldon. Commissioners Hadden and Reed joined during the staff briefing. Commissioners Tuttle and Wray were absent. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL – Paul Robbins re Customer Assistance Program 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Approve minutes of the March 8, 2021 regular meeting. Motion (Trostle) to approve minutes; seconded (Chapman); passed on a vote of 7-0, with Commissioners Hadden and Reed off the dais and Commissioners Tuttle and Wray absent. NEW BUSINESS – CONSENT ( ) = Target Council Meeting Date; [ ] = RCA Type Items 2, 3, 5-9 unanimously recommended on consent (7-0, with Commissioners Hadden and Reed off the dais and Commissioners Tuttle and Wray absent). Following discussion, motion (Ferchill) to recommend Item 4; seconded (Weldon); recommended on a vote of 7-0, with Commissioners Hadden and Reed off the dais and Commissioners Tuttle and Wray absent. 2. (4/22) [Capital Contracting] Authorize award and execution of a construction contract with Austin Underground Inc. (MBE), for 301 W. 20th – Duct Bank WR project in the amount of $542,120 plus a $54,212 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $596,332. 3. (4/22) [Purchasing] Authorize an amendment to an existing contract with Pike Enterprises Inc D/B/A Pike Electric LLC, for continued substation installation, repair, and maintenance services, for an increase in the amount of $2,000,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $5,000,000. 4. (4/22) [Purchasing] Authorize an amendment to an existing contract with Pike Enterprises Inc, to provide continued transmission and distribution electrical services, for an increase in the amount of $4,000,000, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $93,000,000. 5. (5/6) [Purchasing] Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract with Wesco Distribution, Inc., D/B/A Hi-Line Utility Supply Co, LLC aka Power Supply, for substation capacitor banks, for a term of five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,700,000. 6. (5/6) [Purchasing - Multi-Dept; AE’s portion approximately $9M] Authorize an amendment to an existing cooperative contract with Dell Marketing LP, to provide Dell hardware and software products and related services including maintenance and support, for an increase in the amount of $21,000,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $68,250,000. 7. (5/6) [Purchasing] Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract with Gruene Environmental Companies LLC D/B/A Gruene Environmental Construction LP, to provide spill response, cleanup and restoration services, for a term of five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,000,000. 8. (5/6) [Purchasing] Authorize award of a multi-term contract with KBS Electrical Distributors, Inc., for pressure treated wood poles, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,700,000. 9. (5/6) [Purchasing] Authorize an amendment to an existing cooperative contract with SHI Government Solutions, Inc., to continue providing Tableau products and software including maintenance and support, for an increase in the amount of $330,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,051,000. STAFF BRIEFINGS & REPORTS General Manager and CFO. 10. Austin Energy FY22 Forecast and Budget Planning– provided by Mark Dombroski, Deputy 11. Energy Market Economics, the Texas Regulatory Framework, Customer Costs for Power Supply and Circuit Segmentation – provided by Erika Bierschbach, Vice President, Energy Market Operations and Resource Planning; Adam McInroy, Director, Financial Risk Management; Tom Pierpoint, Vice President, Electric System Engineering and Technical Services. ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS 12. Discussion regarding REACH. (Weldon, Hopkins) OTHER BUSINESS 13. Officer elections. – Tabled till next month. 14. Report regarding City Council action on items previously reviewed by the EUC. Note: Customer Assistance Program Working Group announced intention to reconvene. The meeting adjourned at 7:42 p.m.