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Approved Minutes

ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Monday, February 9, 2026 ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Monday, February 9, 2026 The Electric Utility Commission convened in a regular called meeting on Monday, February 9, 2026, at Austin Energy Headquarters, 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723. Chair David Tuttle called the Electric Utility Commission meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Commissioner Dave Tuttle, Chair; Commissioner Lauren Bellomy; Commissioner Cesar Benavides; and Commissioner Al Braden. Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Commissioner Raul Alvarez; Commissioner Jonathon Blackburn; Commissioner Chris Kirksey; and Commissioner Cyrus Reed. Commissioners Absent: Commissioner Chris Gillett; Commissioner Joshua Rhodes; and Commissioner Kaiba White, Vice Chair. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL • David Levesque – Solar Standard O(cid:431)er APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Electric Utility Commission Regular Called Meeting on January 12, 2026. The motion approving the minutes of the Electric Utility Commission meeting on January 12, 2026, were approved on Commissioner Bellomy’s motion, Commissioner Benevides’ second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioner Gillett, Commissioner Rhodes, and Vice Chair White absent. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Recommend approval of a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed for CKT961 Induction Reduction Project for the public use of mitigating an induced voltage by the Ausstin Energy Circuit 961 transmission line on the CapMetro Red Rail Line rail requiring the acquisition of a permanent access ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Monday, February 9, 2026 easement consisting of approximately 0.3293 acres (14,345 square feet) of a permanent access easement for the CKT961 Project out of the Rachael Saul Survey, Abstract No. 551, Williamson County, Texas, being a portion of Lot 1, Block A, Mustang Ranch Subdivision, a subdivision of record in Cabinet R, Slides 102-102, Plat Records, Williamson County, Texas from TREA SH Ranch, LLC, currently appraised at $119,432, subject to an increase in value based on updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner’s award, negotiated settlement, or judgement. The owner of the property is TREA SH Ranch, LLC. The property is located at 9400 W Parmer Lane, Austin, TX 78717. The general route of the project begins at the Jollyville Substation and ends at the Ashton Woods Substation. Funding: $119,432 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Energy. The motion to recommend approval of a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed for CKT961 Induction Reduction Project was recommended on Commissioner Braden’s motion, Commissioner Benevides’ second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioner Gillett, Commissioner Rhodes, and Vice Chair White absent. 3. Recommend approval authorizing an amendment to a contract for continued cloud o(cid:431)-premise connection subscription services for Austin Energy with Equinix Inc. d/b/a Equinix, LLC, to increase the amount by $600,000 and to extend the term by up to three years for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $865,000. Funding: $117,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. The motion to recommend approval authorizing an amendment to a contract for continued cloud o(cid:431)-premise connection subscription services for Austin Energy with Equinix Inc. d/b/a Equinix, LLC, was recommended on Commissioner Braden’s motion, Commissioner Benevides’ second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioner Gillett, Commissioner Rhodes, and Vice Chair White absent. 4. Recommend approval authorizing a contract for injury prevention services training and program development for Austin Energy with Capitol Medical Services, LLC, for an initial term of one year with up to two one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $300,000. Funding: $100,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. The motion to recommend approval authorizing a contract for injury prevention services training and program development for Austin Energy with Capitol Medical Services, LLC, was recommended on Commissioner Braden’s motion, Commissioner Benevides’ second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioner Gillett, Commissioner Rhodes, and Vice Chair White absent. 5. Recommend approval authorizing a contract for crane and heavy equipment operations training for Austin Energy with Crane Tech, LLC, for an initial term of one year with up to two one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $375,000. Funding: $100,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. The motion to recommend approval authorizing a contract for crane and heavy equipment operations training for Austin Energy with Crane Tech, LLC, was recommended on ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Monday, February 9, 2026 Commissioner Braden’s motion, Commissioner Benevides’ second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioner Gillett, Commissioner Rhodes, and Vice Chair White absent. 6. Recommend approval authorizing expenditures for annual renewals of professional dues and memberships in national and state associations and organizations related to the electric utility industry, in an amount not to exceed $510,000. Funding: $510,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Energy. The motion to recommend approval authorizing expenditures for annual renewals of professional dues and memberships in national and state associations and organizations related to the electric utility industry, was recommended on Commissioner Reed’s motion, Commissioner Bellomy’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioner Gillett, Commissioner Rhodes, and Vice Chair White absent. 7. Recommend approval of an ordinance repealing Section 15-9-5 of City Code relating to deposit or bond for infrastructure improvements. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. The motion to recommend approval of an ordinance repealing Section 15-9-5 of City Code relating to deposit or bond for infrastructure improvements, was recommended on Commissioner Bellomy’s motion, Commissioner Reed’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioner Gillett, Commissioner Rhodes, and Vice Chair White absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS 8. Sta(cid:431) Briefing on the First Quarter Financial Report by Stephanie Koudelka, Interim Senior Vice President and Chief Financial O(cid:431)icer. The sta(cid:431) briefing was presented by Stephanie Koudelka, Interim Senior Vice President and Chief Financial O(cid:431)icer. 9. Sta(cid:431) briefing on the First Quarter Operations Report by Lisa Martin, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating O(cid:431)icer. The sta(cid:431) briefing was presented by Lisa Martin, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating O(cid:431)icer. 10. Sta(cid:431) briefing on Connecting Large Customers by David Tomczyszyn, Vice President, Electric System Engineering & Technical Services and Stephanie Koudelka, Interim Senior Vice President and Chief Financial O(cid:431)icer. The sta(cid:431) briefing was presented by David Tomczyszyn, Vice President, Electric System Engineering & Technical Services and Stephanie Koudelka, Interim Senior Vice President and Chief Financial O(cid:431)icer. 11. Sta(cid:431) briefing on Battery Demand Response Pilot by Hammad Chaudhry, Director, Energy E(cid:431)iciency Services, and Lindsey McDougall, Manager, Demand Response and Technical Services. The sta(cid:431) briefing was presented by Hammad Chaudhry, Director, Energy E(cid:431)iciency Services, and Lindsey McDougall, Manager, Demand Response and Technical Services. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Monday, February 9, 2026 • 2023 Transmission goals update • Streamlining residential rooftop solar installations • VPP and DER update • Budget FY26-27 discussion • Commercial and Standard Solar O(cid:431)er programs ADJOURNMENT Chair Tuttle adjourned the meeting at 7:47 p.m. without objection. The meeting minutes were approved at the March 9, 2026, meeting on Commissioner Reed’s motion, Commissioner Braden’s second on a 10-0 vote with Vice Chair White o(cid:431) the dais.