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Approved Minutes

ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Monday, May 13, 2024 The Electric Utility Commission convened in a regular called meeting on Monday, May 13, 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; Kaiba White, Vice Chair; Jonathon Blackburn, Randy Chapman, Mick Long, Cyrus Reed, Joshua Rhodes Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Ayo Akande, Raul Alvarez, César Benavides PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Allison Silverstein spoke about the Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan and asked if there would be a response to or opportunity for Austin Energy to meet about the Resource Generation Plan Working Group’s recommendations. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Electric Utility Commission Regular Meeting on April 15, 2024. The motion approving the minutes of the Regular Electric Utility Commission meeting of April 15, 2024, were approved as amended on Commissioner Chapman’s motion, Commissioner White’s second on a 10-0 vote one vacancy. The minutes will be amended to add the organizations and groups that the EUC recommended to be included in the Resource Generation and Climate Protection Plan process. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON RECOMMENDATIONS The motion to approve recommendation 2, 4-8 was approved on Commissioner Reed’s motion, Commissioner Rhode’s second on a 10-0 vote with one vacancy. The motion to approve recommendation 3 was approved on Commissioner Alvarez’s motion, Commissioner Blackburn’s second on a 10-0 vote with and one vacancy.  The motion to approve recommendation 9 was approved on Commissioner Chapman’s motion, Commissioner Rhodes’s second on a 10-0 vote with one vacancy. The motion to approve recommendation 10 was approved on Commissioner Alvarez’s motion, Commissioner Reed’s second on a 10-0 vote with one vacancy. 2. Recommend authorizing execution of a contract for padmount switchgears with Priester- Mell & Nicholson Inc., for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $24,000,000. 3. Recommend authorizing of a contract for shoebox style luminaires and poles, with Techline Inc for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $7,705,000. 4. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of an amendment to a contract for continued high call volume answering services with CX360, Inc., for an increase in the amount of $450,000 and extend the term by two years, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,666,000. 5. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of an amendment to a contract for continued Veritas-Netbackup products and services with TEQSYS, Inc., to increase the amount by $1,300,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $7,300,000. 6. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for vegetation management software support, maintenance, hosting fees, and enhancements with GeoSpatial Innovations Inc, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,845,000. 7. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for progression test validation with Ramsay Corporation, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $750,000. 8. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for a market potential study with DNV Energy Insights USA Inc, in an amount not to exceed $400,000. 9. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for a public records database subscription with LexisNexis Risk Solutions FL Inc. d/b/a LexisNexis Risk Solutions, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $500,000. 10. Recommend approving issuance of capacity-based incentives to Individuals Directed to Excellence and Achievement (IDEA) Public Schools, for installation of solar electric systems on their facilities shown in the table below, in an amount not to exceed $924,858. 11. Discussion and action on commissioner orientation and training meeting. (Sponsors: Chapman, Tuttle) STAFF BRIEFINGS Director. 12. Staff briefing on the Second Quarter Financial Report by Stephanie Koudelka, Finance The presentation was made by Stephanie Koudelka, Finance Director. 13. Staff briefing on the Austin Energy FY25 Forecast by Rusty Maenius, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. The presentation was made by Rusty Maenius, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer.  14. Staff briefing on the Second Quarter Operations Report by Lisa Martin, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer. The presentation was made by Lisa Martin, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer. 15. 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 Lisa Martin, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer and Lynda Rife, President of Rifeline. 16. Discussion of report regarding City Council action on items previously reviewed by the DISCUSSION ITEMS EUC. There was no discussion. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS CAP Briefing Solar Standard Offer Update ADJOURNMENT Chair Tuttle adjourned the meeting at 8:46 p.m. without objection. The meeting minutes were approved at the June 10, 2024 meeting on Commissioner Chapman’s motion, Chair Tuttle’s second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioner Akande off the dais, Vice Chair White and Commissioners Blackburn and Long absent, and one vacancy.