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Agenda

SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION July 17, 2025  6:00 PM AUSTIN ENERGY HEADQUARTERS/SHUDDE FATH CONFERENCE ROOM 4815 MUELLER BLVD AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Electric Utility Commission maybe participating by videoconference. 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 Nici Huff, at Nici.Huff@AustinEnergy.com or via phone at 512-972-8621. AGENDA Cesar Benavides Jonathon Blackburn Al Braden Chris Gillett Chris Kirksey Cyrus Reed Joshua Rhodes Members: Dave Tuttle, Chair Kaiba White, Vice Chair Raul Alvarez Lauren Bellomy CALL MEETING TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 5 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Electric Utility Commission Regular Meeting on June 9, 2025. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Recommend approval authorizing a contract for evaluation of facilities for Austin Energy with HDR Engineering, Inc., for an initial term of two years with up to three 1-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $850,000. Funding: $28,333 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Energy, and funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. 3. Recommend approval authorizing a contract for regulatory consulting services for Austin Energy with NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC. d/b/a NewGen Strategies and Solutions, for a term to be in effect until the scope of work is complete, in an amount not to exceed $300,000. Funding: $25,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Energy, funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. 4. Recommend approval of a resolution authorizing the negotiation and execution of all documents and instruments necessary or desirable to acquire approximately 0.0168 acres (730 square feet) of permanent electric transmission and distribution easement out of Outlot 55, Division “O”, City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, generally located at 1104 Lambie Street, Austin, Texas 78702, being a portion of Lot 19, Block 2, Elm Grove, a subdivision of record in Book 2, Page 241, Plat Records, Travis County, Texas, from Carmen Marie Nenadal, as Trustee of the Carmen Marie Nenadal Living Trust, for a total amount not to exceed $81,174, including closing costs. Funding: $81,174 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Energy. 5. Recommend approval authorizing the negotiation and execution of a battery tolling agreement with Balcones Ridge Resiliency, LLC, a Jupiter Power subsidiary, for up to 100 megawatts of electricity from a utility-scale battery facility, in an estimated amount not to exceed $14,400,000 per year, for a term up to 20 years, for a total estimated amount not to exceed $288,000,000. Funding: $14,400,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026 Operating budget. Funding for the remaining years of the agreement is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. 6. Recommend approval authorizing an amendment to a contract for the Underground Electrical Civil Construction for Austin Energy with Mastec North America, Inc., to increase the amount by $48,000,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $120,000,000. Funding: $48,000,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Energy. 7. Review and Approve the Annual Internal Review of the Electric Utility Commission for July 2024 through June 2025. STAFF BRIEFINGS 8. Staff briefing on the Overhead Distribution Resilience Study by David Tomczyszyn, Vice President, Electric System Engineering & Technical Services – Austin Energy and Michael Conte, Project Delivery Director – 1898 & Co. 9. Staff Briefing on the FY 2025/26 Austin Energy Budget by John Davis, Acting Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT 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 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Nici Huff at Austin Energy, at (512) 972-8621 or email Nici.Huff@AustinEnergy.com, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Electric Utility Commission, please contact Nici Huff at (512) 972-8621 or email Nici.Huff@AustinEnergy.com.