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Approved Minutes

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, March 22, 2022 The Resource Management Commission convened a hybrid meeting on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 in accordance with social distancing protocols necessitated by the COVID 19 pandemic. Commissioners in Attendance (In-person): Kaiba White, Vice Chair (District 2); Charlotte Davis (District 1); Lisa Chavarria (Mayor) Commissioners in Attendance (Virtual): Shane Johnson (District 4); Tom “Smitty” Smith (District 5); Louis Stone (District 6); Jonathon Blackburn, Chair (District 8); Dana Harmon (District 9); Rebecca Brenneman (District 10); Lisa Chavarria (Mayor); Vacant (District 7) Commissioners Absent: Sam Angoori (District 3) CALL TO ORDER – Vice Chair White called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: • Gail Borst- Green Building Program. • Gayle Vittori- Green Building Program. • Paul Robbins- Green Building Program. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve minutes of the February 15, 2022 Meeting of the Resource Management Commission. A motion to approve was on Commissioner Stone’s motion, Commissioner Davis’s second; passed on a 7-0 vote, with Commissioners Harmon and White abstaining, and Commissioner Angoori absent. NEW BUSINESS – CONSENT ( ) = Target Council Meeting Date; [ ] = RCA Type 2. 3. (4/7) [Austin Energy] Approve issuance of a capacity-based incentive to Longhorn Village for the installation of solar electric systems on their facility located at 501 N Quinlan Park Road, Unit 1, Austin, TX 78732, in an amount not to exceed $212,640. A motion to recommend was on Commissioner Harmon’s motion and Commissioner Stone’s second; passed on a 9-0 vote, with Commissioner Angoori absent. (4/7) [Austin Energy] Approve issuance of a capacity-based incentive to Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary for the installation of solar electric systems on their facility located at 106 E. 27th Street, Austin, TX 78712 , in the amount not to exceed $145,920. A motion to recommend was on Commissioner Stone’s motion and Commissioner Harmon’s second; passed on a 9-0 vote, with Commissioner Angoori absent. 4. (4/7) [Austin Energy] Approve issuance of a capacity-based incentive to Texas Facilities Commission for the installation of solar electric systems on their facility located at 6506 Bolm Road, Unit B, Austin, TX 78721, in an amount not to exceed $75,360. Page 1 of 2 A motion to recommend was on Commissioner Smith’s motion and Commissioner Harmon’s second; recommended on an 8-1 vote, with Commissioner Stone voting against and Commissioner Angoori absent. 5. (4/7) [Austin Energy] Approve issuance of a capacity-based incentive to Saint Stephens Episcopal School for the installation of solar electric systems on their facility located at 6500 St. Stephens Drive, Austin, TX 78746, in an amount not to exceed $481,928. A motion to recommend was on Commissioner Stone’s motion and Commissioner Harmon’s second; passed on an 8-0 vote, with Commissioner Davis abstaining and Commissioner Angoori absent. 6. (4/21) [Austin Water] Approve an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 2-13 (Administrative Adjudication of Violations) relating to establishing administrative penalties and penalty ranges for water conservation violations and Chapter 6-4 (Water Conservation) relating to obtaining and submitting evaluations. A motion to recommend was on Commissioner White’s motion and Commissioner Smith’s second; passed on an 8-1 vote, with Commissioner Stone voting against and Commissioner Angoori absent. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION 7. Approve a representative and an alternate to serve on the Joint Sustainability Committee. The motion to approve Commissioner Kaiba White as a representative and Commissioner Rebecca Brenneman as alternate to serve on the Joint Sustainability Committee was on Commissioner Harmon’s motion and Commissioner Smith’s second; approved on a 9-0 vote, with Commissioner Angoori absent. 8. Discussion and possible action regarding the 2022-2023 City of Austin Budget recommendations. A motion to recommend with amendments was made on Commissioner Smith’s motion and Commissioner Chavarria’s second; passed on a 9-0 vote, with Commissioner Angoori absent. ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS 9. Discussion and possible action regarding the joint EUC/RMC working group on the Fayette Coal Plant. (Sponsors: Blackburn; White) A motion to recommend was made on Commissioner Johnson’s motion and Commissioner Davis’s second; passed on an 8-0 vote, with Commissioner Stone abstaining and Commissioner Angoori absent. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 10. Discuss potential future agenda items The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m. ADJOURN Page 2 of 2