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Approved Minutes

ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES Monday, April 15, 2024 The Electric Utility Commission convened in a special called meeting on Monday, April 15, 2024, at Austin Energy Headquarters, 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723. Chair Dave Tuttle called the Electric Utility Commission meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Dave Tuttle, Chair; Jonathon Blackburn, Randy Chapman, Mick Long, Cyrus Reed, Joshua Rhodes Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Kaiba White, Vice Chair; Ayo Akande, Raul Alvarez, César Benavides PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Electric Utility Commission Regular Meeting on March 18, 2024. The motion approving the minutes of the Regular Electric Utility Commission meeting of March 18, 2024, were approved on Commissioner Blackburn’s motion, Commissioner Chapman’s second on a 10-0 vote one vacancy. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON RECOMMENDATIONS The motion to approve recommendation 2 was approved on Commissioner Chapman’s motion, Commissioner Tuttle’s second on a 10-0 vote with one vacancy. The motion to approve recommendation 3 was approved on Commissioner Blackburn’s motion, Commissioner Chapman’s second on a 8-1-1 vote with Commissioner White voting against, Commissioner Reed abstaining and one vacancy.   The motion to approve recommendations 4-5 was approved on Commissioner Tuttle’s motion, Commissioner Chapman’s second on a 10-0 vote with one vacancy. The motion to approve recommendation 6 was approved on Commissioner Rhodes’s motion, Commissioner White’s second on a 10-0 vote with one vacancy. 2. Recommend approving issuance of a 5-year performance-based incentive to Starwood Capital Group LLC, for the installation of solar electric systems on their facility located at 10814 Jollyville Road, Austin, TX 78759, in an amount not to exceed $70,125.91. 3. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of three contracts for gas turbine repair and maintenance with ProEnergy Services LLC; Transcanada Turbines, Inc.; and Wood Group Pratt & Whitney Industrial Turbine Services LLC, each for up to five years for total contract amounts not to exceed $60,000,000, divided among the contractors. 4. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of amendments to two contracts for continued customer care and billing system hosting, maintenance, and support with Oracle America, Inc., to extend the term by three years and increase the amount by $33,400,000, for revised total contract amounts not to exceed $48,005,332. 5. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of an amendment to a contract for continued customer care and billing system licenses and support with Oracle America, Inc., to increase the amount by $6,750,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $38,962,083. 6. Recommend approving an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 15-9 as it relates to utility customers with certain medical vulnerabilities. 7. Conduct officer elections for the Chair and Vice Chair of the Electric Utility Commission. The motion to approve Commissioner Tuttle as Chair and Commissioner White as Vice Chair was approved on Commissioner Chapman’s motion, Commissioner Reed’s second on a (10-0) vote with one vacancy. STAFF BRIEFINGS 8. Staff briefing and process update on the Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan by Lisa Martin, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer and Lynda Rife, President of Rifeline. The presentation was made by Bob Kahn, General Manager and Lynda Rife, President of Rifeline. Members of the EUC recommended the following organizations to participate in the process: RMC, PODER, GAVA, Foundation Communities, Hospitals/Nursing homes healthcare community, AARP, ADAPT, Quality of Life Commissions, Large Users/ie Samsung/NXP/Applied Materials, AISD/ACC, Small Businesses (retail groups), Austin Tenant Council, people that live near existing power plants, outside city customers, Sunrise Austin, UT groups/college groups, housing advocacy groups   9. Staff briefing on the Energy Code Adoption by Heidi Kasper, Director, Energy Efficiency Services. The presentation was made by Heidi Kasper, Director, Energy Efficiency Services. 10. Staff briefing on the Medically Vulnerable Registry Program by Gerardo ‘Jerry’ Galvan, Vice President, Customer Care Services. The presentation was made by Gerardo ‘Jerry’ Galvan, Vice President, Customer Care Services. 11. Discussion of report regarding City Council action on items previously reviewed by the DISCUSSION ITEMS EUC. There was no discussion. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS EUC Orientation and Training Electric Landscape Rebate Updates on RFI/RFPs related to Gen Plan Past RFP summaries of battery storage - Lisa will see what we can provide Battery storage update (Council Resolution 20221201-045) ADJOURNMENT Chair Tuttle adjourned the meeting at 7:49 p.m. without objection. The  minutes  were  approved  at  the  May  13,  2024  meeting  on  Commissioner  Chapman’s  motion,  Commissioner White’s second on a (10‐0) vote with one vacancy. The minutes were amended to add the  organizations  and  groups  that  the  EUC  recommended  to  be  included  in  the  Resource  Generation  and  Climate Protection Plan process.