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ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Monday, August 12, 2024 ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Monday, August 12, 2024 The Electric Utility Commission convened in a regular called meeting on Monday, August 12, 2024, at Austin Energy Headquarters, 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723. Acting Chair Cyrus Reed called the Electric Utility Commission meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Commissioner Cyrus Reed, Acting Chair; Commissioner Randy Chapman; Commissioner Mick Long; Commissioner Joshua Rhodes Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Commissioner Ayo Akande; Commissioner Raul Alvarez; Commissioner Cesar Benavides; Commissioner Jonathon Blackburn PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL • Jorge Vieiro- Gen Plan • Al Braden- Gen Plan • Richard Halpin- Gen Plan • Elysa Hammond- Gen Plan • Jen Creager- Gen Plan • Kamil Cook- Gen Plan • Becky Halpin- Gen Plan • Carla Dunlap- Gen Plan APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Electric Utility Commission Regular Meeting on July 15, 2024. The motion approving the minutes of the Regular Electric Utility Commission meeting of July 15, 2024, were approved on Commissioner Rhodes’s motion, Commissioner Long’s second on an 8-0 vote with Chair Tuttle and Vice Chair White absent and one vacancy. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON RECOMMENDATIONS 2. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for utility demand response program support for thermostats and other equipment with EnergyHub, Inc., for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $12,500,000.  ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Monday, August 12, 2024 The motion to approve a recommendation authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for utility demand response program support for thermostats and other equipment was approved on Commissioner Long’s motion, Commissioner Chapman’s second on an 8-0 vote with Chair Tuttle and Vice Chair White absent and one vacancy. 3. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of for construction services in coordination with the East Ave Duct Bank Civil Work with Texas Gas Service in the amount of $189,857.66, plus a $18,986 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $208,843.66. The motion to approve a recommendation authorizing negotiation and execution for construction services in coordination with the East Ave Duct Bank Civil Work was approved on Acting Chair Reed’s motion, Commissioner Long’s second on an 8-0 vote with Chair Tuttle and Vice Chair White absent and one vacancy. 4. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for Arc-Rated clothing and related goods and services, with Tyndale Company, Inc., for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $4,075,000. The motion to approve a recommendation authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for Arc-Rated clothing and related goods and services was approved on Commissioner Alvarez’s motion, Commissioner Rhodes second on an 8-0 vote with Chair Tuttle and Vice Chair White absent and one vacancy. 5. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for Storm Center software, maintenance, and support, with Kubra Arizona, Inc, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,400,000. The motion to approve a recommendation authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for Storm Center software, maintenance, and support was approved on Acting Chair Reed’s motion, Commissioner Long’s second on an 8-0 vote with Chair Tuttle and Vice Chair White absent and one vacancy. 6. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of two contracts for soil remediation, equipment, and surface decontamination services with The Cleaning Guys, LLC d/b/a CG Environmental and Triumvirate Environmental d/b/a Gruene Environmental Services, each for up to three years for total contract amounts not to exceed $2,000,000, divided between the contractors. The motion to approve a recommendation authorizing negotiation and execution of two contracts for soil remediation, equipment, and surface decontamination services was approved on Acting Chair Reed’s motion, Commissioner Long’s second on an 8-0 vote with Chair Tuttle and Vice Chair White absent and one vacancy. 7. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for autotransformers with HD Hyundai Electric America Corporation, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $63,000,000. The motion to approve a recommendation authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for autotransformers was approved on Acting Chair Reed’s motion, Commissioner Long’s second on an 8-0 vote with Chair Tuttle and Vice Chair White absent and one vacancy.  ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Monday, August 12, 2024 8. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for structural steel with ASC, Inc., for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $27,500,000. The motion to approve a recommendation authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for structural steel was approved on Acting Chair Reed’s motion, Commissioner Long’s second on an 8-0 vote with Chair Tuttle and Vice Chair White absent and one vacancy. 9. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for mail extractor and equipment with Opex Corp D/B/A Opex Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $282,000. The motion to approve a recommendation authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for mail extractor and equipment was approved on Acting Chair Reed’s motion, Commissioner Long’s second on an 8-0 vote with Chair Tuttle and Vice Chair White absent and one vacancy. 10. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for remittance processing software with Aperta Inc, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $500,000. The motion to approve a recommendation authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for remittance processing software was approved on Acting Chair Reed’s motion, Commissioner Long’s second on an 8-0 vote with Chair Tuttle and Vice Chair White absent and one vacancy. 11. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract to support implementation of Austin Energy’s multifamily focused energy efficiency program with CLEAResult Consulting, Inc., for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $5,700,000. The motion to approve a recommendation authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract to support implementation of Austin Energy’s multifamily focused energy efficiency program was approved on Commissioner Alvarez’s motion, Commissioner Rhodes second on an 8-0 vote with Chair Tuttle and Vice Chair White absent and one vacancy. 12. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for the Four Points Duct Bank project with Santa Clara Construction, Ltd., in the amount of $4,885,425 plus a $488,543 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $5,373,968. The motion to approve a recommendation authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for the Four Points Duct Bank project was approved on Acting Chair Reed’s motion, Commissioner Long’s second on an 8-0 vote with Chair Tuttle and Vice Chair White absent and one vacancy. 13. Recommend approval of a capacity-based incentive to Travis County Healthcare District, for installation of solar electric systems on their facility located at 7050 Elroy Road Del Valle, TX 78617, in an amount not to exceed $80,280. The motion to approve a recommendation approving a capacity-based incentive to Travis County Healthcare District was approved on Commissioner Chapman’s motion, Commissioner Alvarez’s second on an 7-0-1 vote with Commissioner Long recusing, Chair Tuttle and Vice Chair White absent, and one vacancy.  ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Monday, August 12, 2024 14. Recommend approval of a capacity-based incentive to St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, for installation of solar electric systems on their facility located at 8134 Mesa Drive Austin, TX 78759, in an amount not to exceed $99,086. The motion to approve a recommendation approving a capacity-based incentive to St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church was approved on Acting Chair Reed’s motion, Commissioner Long’s second on an 8-0 vote with Chair Tuttle and Vice Chair White absent and one vacancy. 15. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for operator qualification program maintenance and training support with Media Mosaic, Inc. D/B/A The Mosaic Company for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,064,000. The motion to approve a recommendation authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for operator qualification program maintenance and training support was approved on Acting Chair Reed’s motion, Commissioner Long’s second on an 8-0 vote with Chair Tuttle and Vice Chair White absent and one vacancy. 16. Recommend authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for control systems upgrade consulting services with Qualus, LLC, for up to three years for a total contract amount not to exceed $560,000. The motion to approve a recommendation authorizing negotiation and execution of a contract for control systems upgrade consulting services was approved on Acting Chair Reed’s motion, Commissioner Long’s second on an 8-0 vote with Chair Tuttle and Vice Chair White absent and one vacancy. 17. Staff briefing and process update on the Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan by Lisa Martin, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, Lynda Rife, President of Rifeline, and Dr. Michael Webber of The University of Texas at Austin. The presentation was presented by Lisa Martin, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, Lynda Rife, President of Rifeline, and Dr. Michael Webber of The University of Texas at Austin. 18. Staff briefing on the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code by Heidi Kasper, Energy Efficiency Services Director, Austin Energy. The presentation was presented by Heidi Kasper, Energy Efficiency Services Director, Austin Energy. 19. Staff briefing on the Third Quarter Operations Report by Lisa Martin, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer. The presentation was presented by Lisa Martin, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, Austin Energy. 20. Staff briefing on the Third Quarter Financial Report by Stephanie Koudelka, Finance Director. The presentation was presented by Stephanie Koudelka, Finance Director, Austin Energy. STAFF BRIEFINGS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT  ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Monday, August 12, 2024 Acting Chair Reed adjourned the meeting at 8:45 p.m. without objection. The meeting minutes were approved at the September 9, 2024 meeting on Commissioner Blackburn’s motion, Commissioner Rhodes’s second on an 6-0 vote with Commissioners Akande, Chapman, and Kirksey absent, Commissioner Alvarez off the dais, and one vacancy.