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RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 18, 2026 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 18, 2026 The Resource Management Commission convened in a Regular Called meeting on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at Austin Energy Headquarters 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723. Chair Charlotte Davis called the Resource Management Commission meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Commissioner Charlotte Davis, Chair; Commissioner Paul Robbins, Vice Chair; Commissioner Kamil Cook; Commissioner Trey Farmer; Commissioner Martin Luecke; Commissioner Raphael Schwartz; Commissioner Alison Silverstein Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: N/A Commissioners Absent: Commissioner Harry Kennard PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: General- N/A APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Regular Called Resource Management Commission Meeting on July 21, 2026. The motion approving the minutes of the Regular Called Resource Management Commission Meeting on July 21, 2026 was approved on Vice Chair Robbins motion, Commissioner Luecke’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioner Kennard absent and three vacancies. STAFF BRIEFING 2. Staff Briefing on the clean energy portfolio implementation of Austin Energy’s Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan to 2035 by Lisa Martin, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, Austin Energy. The briefing on the clean energy portfolio implementation of Austin Energy’s Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan to 2035  was presented by Lisa Martin, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, Austin Energy. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 3. Discussion and recommendation regarding support and staff participation for the Solar + Storage Working Group. The motion approving support and staff participation for the Solar + Storage Working Group was approved on Vice Chair Robbins motion, Commissioner Silverstein’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioner Kennard absent and three vacancies. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 18, 2026 4. Discussion and recommendation regarding energy acquisitions, expanded analysis, and online reporting of Austin Energy fuel, energy mix, and capacity. The motion approving energy acquisitions, expanded analysis, and online reporting of Austin Energy fuel, energy mix, and capacity was approved on Vice Chair Robbins motion, Commissioner Silverstein’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioner Kennard absent and three vacancies. 5. Discussion and recommendation on control of the Resource Management Commission agenda. The commission discussed the topic of the Resource Management Commission agenda and no action was taken. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Recommendation on control of the Resource Management Commission agenda. Sponsors: • Schwartz, Silverstein, & Robbins A standing item added to the agenda in reference to a report on DEC and what AE plans are in reference to DEC. Sponsors: Silverstein & Robbins • Briefing on Electric Resistance Heating, old AC units being replaced by heat pumps, and the multifamily incentive split. Sponsors: Davis, Silverstein • Discussion on Resource Reliability Study- Sponsors: Farmer & Robbins • Briefing on Base power Sponsors: Schwartz ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:53 p.m. The meeting minutes were approved at the September 15, 2026 regular called meeting on Commissioner Silverstein’s motion, Commissioner Cook’s second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioner Glazer abstaining, Commissioners Kennard and Luecke off the dais, and two vacancies.