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Agenda

Electric Utility Commission June 13, 2022  6:00 PM Austin Energy Headquarters; 1st Floor; Shudde Fath Conference Room 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin TX 78723 Some members of the Electric Utility Commission maybe participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register contact Natasha Goodwin at Natasha.Goodwin@austinenergy.com or 512-322-6505. AGENDA Members: Marty Hopkins, Chair (Vela) Dave Tuttle, Vice Chair (Alter) Marshall Bowen (Kelly) Randy Chapman (Pool) Cary Ferchill (Mayor) Erik Funkhouser (Fuentes) Karen Hadden (Kitchen) Makenna Jonker (Harper-Madison) Cyrus Reed (Tovo) Kay Trostle (Ellis) Vacant (Renteria) For more information, please visit: www.austintexas.gov/euc CALL MEETING TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Speaker must be present and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve minutes of the May 9, 2022 meeting. NEW BUSINESS – CONSENT ( ) = Target Council Meeting Date; [ ] = RCA Type 2. (7/28) [AE- Tract 1] Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interest for the Circuit 811 Transmission Electric Line upgrade project from Justin Lane Substation to McNeil Lane Substation for the public use of providing reliable, safe electricity service, which require acquisition of real property rights consisting of an Electric Transmission and Distribution Easement consisting of approximately 0.028 of an acre (1,233 square feet), and a Temporary Construction Easement consisting of approximately 0.187 of an acre (8,131 sq.ft) being a portion of Lots 10 through 16, Block A, North Gate Addition, a subdivision in Travis County, Texas, according to the plat recorded in Plat Cabinet 3, Page 196, Plat Records Travis County, Texas and being a part of that called 0.555 acres, which is part of the said lots 10 through 16, Block A, of the said subdivision, as described to R&K Investments, A Texas General Partnership in that certain Warranty Deed with Vendor’s  Lien as recorded in Volume 12132, page 2123, Real Property Records of Travis County Texas for the Austin Energy Transmission Circuit 811 JL-MC 138kV upgrade project, currently appraised at $98,410 subject to an increase in value based on updated appraisals or a Special Commissioner’s award. The owner of the needed property is R&K Investments, A Texas General Partnership. The property is located at 7544 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin, Texas 78752. The general route of the project is along the east side of North Lamar from HWY 183 to the McNeil Substation. 3. (7/28) [AE- Tract 6 & 7] Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interest need for the Circuit 811 Transmission Electric Line upgrade project from Justin Lane Substation to McNeil Lane Substation for the public use of providing reliable, safe electricity service, which require acquisition of real property rights consisting of one Electric Transmission and Distribution Easement divided in two parts, one consisting of approximately 0.125 of an acre (5,424 square feet), the second consisting of approximately 0.060 of an acre (2,613 sq.ft); and a Temporary Construction Easement consisting of approximately 0.626 of an acre (27,253 sq.ft) being a portion of Lot 2, Northway Crest section four, a subdivision in Travis County, Texas, according to the plat recorded in Volume 78, Page 376, Plat Records, Travis County, Texas, the said Lot 2, being described to Austin Center in that certain Warranty Deed with Vendor’s Lien as recorded in Volume 6948, Page 605, Deed Records, Travis County, Texas for the Austin Energy Transmission Circuit 811 JL-MC 138kV upgrade project, currently appraised at $366,650 subject to an increase in value based on updated appraisals or a Special Commissioner’s award.. The owner of the needed property is Austin Center. The property is located at 7801 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin, Texas 78752. The general route of the project is along the east side of North Lamar from HWY 183 to the McNeil Substation. 4. (7/28) [AE- Tract 70] Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interest needed for the Circuit 811 Transmission Electric Line upgrade project from Justin Lane Substation to McNeil Lane Substation for the public use of providing reliable, safe electricity service, which require acquisition of real property rights consisting of one Electric Transmission and Distribution Easement consisting of approximately 0.239 of an acre (10,396 square feet) and a Temporary Construction Easement consisting of approximately 0.706 of an acre (30,745 sq.ft) of land, in the John Applegait survey number 58, and being a portion of Lot 2, Northwend Phase “B” Section One-A, a subdivision in Travis County, Texas, according to the plat recorded in Volume 83, Page 115-D, plat records Travis County, Texas, the said Lot 2, being described to Corsair Lamar, LLC, in that certain Special Warranty Deed as recorded in document number 2019202088 Official Public Records, Travis County, Texas, for the Austin Energy Transmission Circuit 811 JL-MC 138kV upgrade project, currently appraised at $485,554 subject to an increase in value based on updated appraisals or a Special Commissioner’s award.. The owner of the needed property is Corsair Lamar, LLC. The property is located at 9717 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin, Texas 78753. The general route of the project is along the east side of North Lamar from HWY 183 to the McNeil Substation. 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. To register for virtual Citizen Communication, please give 24 hours’ notice. For additional information regarding (512) 322-6505 or email the Electric Utility Commission, please call Natasha Goodwin, Austin Energy, at Natasha.Goodwin@austinenergy.com.  5. (7/28) [AE- Oakhill] Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interest needed for the acquisition of easement rights in the Oak Hill to Patton Lane CKT 969 TxDot Reroute, and Patton Lane to Vega CKT 1023 and Oak Hill to Patton Lane CKT 969 Relay Upgrade and Capacity Bank Replacement Project for the public purpose electric distribution transmission improvements. The electric distribution and transmission easement to be acquired is comprised of three tracts of land, Tract 1 being 1.748 acres (76,143 sq,.t.) of land in the Thomas Anderson Survey No. 17, Abstract Number 2; Tract 2 consisting of approximately 1.388 acres (60,451 sq.ft.) of land out of the Thomas Anderson Labor Survey Number 90, Abstract Number 28; and Tract 3 consisting of approximately 0.130 acres (5,645 sq.ft.) of land out of the Thomas Anderson Labor Survey Number 90, Abstract Number 28, all three situated in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, and being a portion of the property located at 6501 W. William Cannon Drive and Patton Ranch Road, the owner of the needed property is NXP USA, Inc. formerly known as Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., a Delaware Corporation currently appraised at $362,055 subject to an increase in value based on updated appraisals or a Special Commissioner’s award. The general route of the project is along north of US Hwy 290 W from Patton Ranch Road to the Patton Substation. STAFF BRIEFINGS & REPORTS 6. Base Rate Review Process and Community Outreach Update ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS 7. Discussion and possible action from Budget and Audit Workgroup (Sponsors: Chapman; Hopkins) OTHER BUSINESS ADJOURNMENT 8. Report regarding City Council action on items previously reviewed by the EUC. 9. Future agenda items a. 2021-22 Annual Report (due July 2022) 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. To register for virtual Citizen Communication, please give 24 hours’ notice. For additional information regarding (512) 322-6505 or email the Electric Utility Commission, please call Natasha Goodwin, Austin Energy, at Natasha.Goodwin@austinenergy.com.