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Approved Minutes

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 20, 2024 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 20, 2024 The Resource Management Commission convened in a Regular Called meeting on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at Austin Energy Headquarters 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723. Vice Chair Paul Robbins called the Resource Management Commission meeting to order at 6:22 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Commissioner Paul Robbins, Vice Chair; Commissioner Charlotte Davis; Commissioner Dino Sasaridis; Commissioner Raphael Swartz; Commissioner Alison Silverstein. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Commissioner Trey Farmer; Commissioner GeNell Gary; Commissioner Chelsey Scaffidi. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL • Kaiba White- (remote) Energy Code and Texas Gas Service. • Al Braden- Texas Gas Service • Tracey Rhodes- Energy Code APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Resource Management Commission Regular Meeting on July 16, 2024. The motion approving the minutes of the Resource Management Commission meeting of July 16, 2024 was approved on Commissioner Silverstein’s motion, Commissioner Davis’s second on an 8-0 vote with Chair Stone and Commissioner Luecke absent and one vacancy. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. 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 of a capacity-based incentive to Travis County Healthcare District, was approved on Commissioner Silverstein’s motion, Commissioner Davis’s second on an 8-0 vote with Chair Stone and Commissioner Luecke absent and one vacancy. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 20, 2024 3. 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 of a capacity-based incentive to St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, was approved on Commissioner Davis’s motion, Commissioner Silverstein’s second on an 8-0 vote with Chair Stone and Commissioner Luecke absent and one vacancy. 4. Recommend approval to consider an ordinance repealing and replacing Article 12 of the City Code Chapter 25-12 (Technical Codes) to adopt the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code and local amendments and creating offenses. The Commission did not act on this item, it was tabled the September meeting. 5. Discussion and recommend approval to support conservation-based rates in the Texas Gas Service rate case. The motion to approve a recommendation to support conservation-based rates in the Texas Gas Service rate case was approved on Vice Chair Robbins motion, Commissioner Silverstein’s second on a 7-1 vote with Commissioner Gary voting against, Chair Stone and Commissioner Luecke absent, and one vacancy. STAFF BRIEFINGS 6. Staff briefing on the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code by Heidi Kasper, Energy Efficiency Services Director, Austin Energy. The briefing was not presented, it was tabled to the September meeting. DISCUSSION ITEMS 7. Presentation by Texas Gas Service regarding a quarterly update of the Central Texas Energy Efficiency Program by Christy Bell, Energy Efficiency Program Supervisor. The presentation was not presented, it was tabled to the September meeting. 8. Discussion regarding the low-income energy programs, including air conditioning replacement. The commission did not discuss this item, it was tabled to the September meeting. 9. Discussion regarding information on the Texas Gas Service rate case, update on the rate case meeting with the City of Austin staff, and questions added into the City’s Texas Gas Service request for information. The commission did not discuss this item, it was tabled to the September meeting. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:09 p.m. The meeting minutes were approved at the September 17, 2024 meeting on Commissioner Silverstein’s motion, Vice Chair Robbins second on an 7-0 vote, with Commissioner Scaffidi off the dais, Commissioners Gary and Sasaridis absent, and one vacancy.