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RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, June 16, 2026 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, June 16, 2026 The Resource Management Commission convened in a Regular Called meeting on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at Austin Energy Headquarters 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723. Chair Charlotte Davis called the Resource Management Commission meeting to order at 6:07 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Commissioner Charlotte Davis, Chair; Commissioner Paul Robbins, Vice Chair; Commissioner Kamil Cook; Commissioner Harry Kennard; Commissioner Martin Luecke Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Commissioner Raphael Schwartz; Commissioner Alison Silverstein Commissioners Absent: Commissioner Trey Farmer PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: General- • Santiago Tzawan – Large Industrial and Commercial Customer Water Usage and Conservation Trends • David Hogan- Solar Installation and Permitting Process • Al Braden- Texas Gas Service and Solar Installation and Permitting Process APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Regular Called Resource Management Commission Meeting on May 19, 2026. The motion approving the minutes of the Regular Called Resource Management Commission Meeting on May 19, 2026 was approved on Commissioner Kennard’s motion, Commissioner Luecke’s second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioner Silverstein off the dais, Commissioner Farmer absent, and three vacancies. STAFF BRIEFING 2. Staff briefing on highlights of Austin Water’s 2026 Q1 Report on Water Management Strategy Implementation by Kevin Critendon, Assistant Director, Environmental, Planning and Development Services, Austin Water. The briefing on highlights of Austin Water’s 2026 Q1 Report on Water Management Strategy Implementation was presented by Kevin Critendon, Assistant Director, Environmental, Planning and Development Services, Austin Water. 3. Staff briefing on the Drought Forecast Update by Kevin Critendon, Assistant Director, Environmental, Planning and Development Services, Austin Water. The briefing on the Drought Forecast Update was presented by Kevin Critendon, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, June 16, 2026 Assistant Director, Environmental, Planning and Development Services, Austin Water. 4. Staff briefing on Large Industrial and Commercial Customer Water Usage and Conservation Trends by Kevin Critendon, Assistant Director, Environmental, Planning and Development Services, Colleen Kirk, Managing Engineer, Katherine Jashinski, Supervising Engineer, and Christina Romero, Interim Assistant Director, Austin Water. The briefing on Large Industrial and Commercial Customer Water Usage and Conservation Trends was presented by Kevin Critendon, Assistant Director, Environmental, Planning and Development Services, Colleen Kirk, Managing Engineer, Katherine Jashinski, Supervising Engineer, and Christina Romero, Interim Assistant Director, Austin Water. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. Recommend approval of the Austin Water Capital Improvement Projects located in the Drinking Water Protection Zone for approval to include in the 5-year Capital spending plan as required by Financial Policy #8. The motion approving a recommendation approving the Austin Water Capital Improvement Projects located in the Drinking Water Protection Zone was approved on Chair Davis’s motion, Commissioner Kennard’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioner Farmer absent and three vacancies. 6. Discussion and recommendation regarding an audit of Austin Energy’s District Energy and Cooling System. The motion approving a recommendation regarding an audit of Austin Energy’s District Energy and Cooling System was approved on Commissioner Kennard’s motion, Commissioner Silverstein’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioner Farmer absent and three vacancies. 7. Discussion and recommendation regarding the funding of a consultant report on the financial feasibility of the purchase of the Texas Gas Service Austin system. The motion approving a recommendation regarding the funding of a consultant report on the financial feasibility of the purchase of the Texas Gas Service Austin system was approved on Vice Chair Robbins motion, Commissioner Silverstein’s second on a 6-0-1 vote with Chair Davis abstaining, Commissioner Farmer absent, and three vacancies. DISCUSSION ITEMS 8. Presentation by Solar Austin regarding the Solar Installation and Permitting Process by David Levesque, Program Coordinator and Stan Pipkin, Board Member. The presentation regarding the Solar Installation and Permitting Process was presented by David Levesque, Program Coordinator and Stan Pipkin, Board Member, Solar Austin. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Briefing on the Solar Installation and Permitting Process-Davis July • Create a Solar Installation and Permitting Process Working Group -Davis July • District Energy Cooling Recommendations and Plans - Silverstein ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:59 p.m. The meeting minutes were approved at the July 21, 2026 regular called meeting on Vice Chair Robbins motion, Commissioner Kennard’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioner Farmer absent and three vacancies.