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RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, October 15, 2024 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, October 15, 2024 The Resource Management Commission convened in a Regular Called meeting on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at Austin Energy Headquarters 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723. Chair Louis Stone called the Resource Management Commission meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. in Attendance: Commissioner Louis Stone, Chair; Board Members/Commissioners Commissioner Paul Robbins, Vice Chair; Commissioner Charlotte Davis; Commissioner Martin Luecke; Commissioner Raphael Swartz; Commissioner Alison Silverstein. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Commissioner Trey Farmer; Commissioner GeNell Gary; Commissioner Dino Sasaridis PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL N/A APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Resource Management Commission Regular Meeting on September 17, 2024. The motion approving the minutes of the Resource Management Commission meeting of September 17, 2024 was approved on Commissioner Silverstein’s motion, Commissioner Luecke second on an 6-0 vote, with Vice Chair Robbins, Commissioners Farmer and Sasaridis off the dais, Commissioner Scaffidi absent, and one vacancy. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Recommend conducting a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20240814-006 to revise Fiscal Year 2025 Electric Tariff to enable locally sited solar generation, including local distributed community solar (Solar Standard Offer Rider – Solar Integrator); to remove the maximum capacity limits for on-site renewable generation for High Load Factor Primary Voltage (Demand greater than or equal to 3,000 kW and less than 20,000 kW), High Load Factor Primary Voltage (Demand greater than or equal to 20,000 kW), and High Load Factor Transmission Voltage (Demand greater than or equal to 20 MW); and to correct terms and conditions for High Load Factor Transmission Voltage (Demand greater than or equal to 20 MW). The motion to recommend conducting a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20240814-006 to revise Fiscal Year 2025 Electric Tariff RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, October 15, 2024 to enable locally sited solar generation, including local distributed community solar, was approved on Commissioner Silverstein’s motion, Commissioner Davis’s second on a 6-0-1 vote, with Commissioner Gary abstaining, Vice Chair Robbins and Commissioner Sasaridis off the dais, Commissioner Scaffidi absent, and one vacancy. 3. Recommend approval of an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Austin Energy Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20240814-007) to accept and appropriate $31,593,683 in grant funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and add three full-time equivalent grant positions to implement the Solar for All residential-serving community and residential rooftop solar program. The motion to recommend approval of an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2024- 2025 Austin Energy Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20240814-007), was approved on Commissioner Silverstein’s motion, Vice Chair Robbins second on an 9-0 vote, with Commissioner Scaffidi absent and one vacancy. 4. Discuss and recommend approval of the 2025 Resource Management Commission Meeting Schedule. The motion to recommend approval of the 2025 Resource Management Commission Meeting Schedule, was approved on Commissioner Silverstein’s motion, Vice Chair Robbins second on an 9-0 vote, with Commissioner Scaffidi absent and one vacancy. STAFF BRIEFINGS 5. Staff briefing on the proposed revisions to Austin’s Water Conservation Plan and Drought Contingency Plan by Kevin Kluge, Water Conservation Division Manager, Austin Water. The staff briefing was presented by Kevin Kluge, Water Conservation Division Manager, Austin Water. 6. Discussion regarding the low-income energy programs, including air conditioning DISCUSSION ITEMS replacement. The commission discussed the item. 7. Discussion of energy building code amendment requiring heat pump water heaters as a performance-code option on new Residential buildings. The commission discussed the item. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Austin Water Conservation Plan and Drought Contingency Plan Recommendation • Texas Gas Service quarterly update on conservation programs • Generation Plan Update (Sponsors: Farmer, Davis, Silverstein) ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:47 p.m. The meeting minutes were approved at the November 19, 2024 meeting, on Commissioner Luecke’s motion, Commissioner Schwartz second on a 7-0 vote, with Commissioner Gary off the dais, Chair Stone and Commissioner Silverstein absent, and one vacancy.