Approved Meeting Mintues for March 9, 2020 — original pdf

Approved Minutes

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, MARCH 9th, 2020 The Resource Management Commission convened a meeting on Monday, March 9th, 2020 at Town Lake Center, 721 Barton Springs Road, in Austin, Texas. Commissioners in Attendance: Leo Dielmann, Chair (District 7); Kaiba White, Vice Chair (District 2); James Babyak (District 6); Jonathan Blackburn (District 8); Nakyshia Fralin (District 1); Dana Harmon (District 9); and Shane Johnson (District 4).; Rebecca Brenneman (District 10); Lisa Chavarria (Mayor); and Tom “Smitty” Smith (District 5) . There is one vacancy (District 3). Staff in Attendance: Larry Graham and Stacy McTaggert of Texas Gas Service; and Jamie Mitchell and Jeff Vice of Austin Energy. CALL TO ORDER – Chair Dielmann called the meeting to order at 10:25 p.m. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Paul Robbins spoke about Texas Gas Service’s rate structure Consent Items: APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve minutes of the February 18th, 2020 meeting. The motion to approve minutes of the February 18th, 2020 meeting was approved on Commissioner smith motion, Commissioner Harmon second, on a 10-0 vote. NEW BUSINESS 2. ( ) = Target Council Meeting Date; [ ] = RCA Type (3/26) [Austin Energy] Approve the Austin Energy Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan, including long-range planning through 2030. No action taken at this meeting. Item was approved in Special Called Joint Meeting of Electric Utility Commission and Resource Management Commission on March 9th, 2020. UPDATES FROM COMMISSIONERS, WORKING GROUP 3. Discussion and possible action on Texas Gas Service rate structure as it relates to conservation. (White, Smith) Recommendation 20200309-002 on Texas Gas Rate Structure to Encourage Conservation passed as amended by a vote of eight to two on motion by Vice Chair White and second by Commissioner Blackburn. Chair Dielmann and Commissioner Babyak voting no. 4. Update from members of the Resource Management Commission Access to Solar Working Group (Commissioners Brenneman, Harmon and Johnson and Vice Chair White). No action taken. Action deferred until April meeting FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 5. Discuss potential topics for future agendas. The staff liaison listed items on next month’s agenda which include election of officers, an update from members of the Resource Management Commission Access to Solar Working Group and possible action, and a briefing by Austin Water to include Discussion and recommendation of Austin Water Capital Improvement Projects located in the Drinking Water Protection Zone. Page 1 of 2 ADJOURN – Chair Dielmann adjourned the meeting at 10:57 p.m. Page 2 of 2