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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - City Council - Special - 3/19/2019 CITY OF LUBBOCK 1 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING March 19, 201.9 11.00 A.M. i j The City Council of the City of Lubbock,Texas met in special session on the 19th of March,2019, at Lubbock Power& Light (LP&L), 1301 Broadway Avenue,2nd Floor Conference Room, Lubbock,Texas at 11:00 a.m. 11:06 A.M. CITY COUNCIL CONVENED Lubbock Power& Light(LP&L), 1301 Broadway Avenue,2nd Floor Conference Room,Lubbock,Texas Present: Mayor Daniel M. Pope; Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Griffith; Council Member handy Christian; Council Member Latrelle Joy; Council Member Steve Massengale; Council Member Shelia Patterson Harris; City Manager W. Jarrett Atkinson; City Secretary Rebecca Garza; First Assistant City Attorney Mitch Satterwhite f Absent: Council Member Juan A. Chadis r r j This was a meeting of the Electric Utility Board. A quorum of Council Members attended and participated in discussions during the meeting in which the board considered the following topics as shown below. Note: The Electric UtilityBoard addressed agenda items in the followin order: g •1.1;Executive Session;and Public Comments 3.1. •No quorum, of the City Council, was present for all other items, 1. MINUTES 1. 1. The Board will approve the minutes from the Regular Electric Utility Board Meeting on February 19,2019 and the Special Called Electric Utility Board Meeting on March 5, 2019. Motion by Gwen Stafford, seconded by Greg Taylor to approve the minutes of the Regular Electric Utility Board Meeting held on February 19,2019 and the Special Called Electric Utility Board Meeting on March S, 2019. Vote: 9-0 Motion carried by the Board 2. EXECUTIVE SESSION This meeting was called into a closed session at 11:08 a.m. under the provisions of Section 551,Texas Government Code.The meeting was called back into a public session at 12:37 p.m. Special City Council Meeting March 19,2019 Page 2 of 4 2. 1. Hold an executive session in accordance with V.T.C.A. Government Code § 551.086 on the following competitive matters of Lubbock Power& Light: 2. 1. 1. Discuss and deliberate generation unit specific and portfolio fixed and variable costs, including forecasts of those costs, capital improvement plans for generation units,and 71 generation unit operating characteristics and outage scheduling. 2. 1.2. Discuss and deliberate proposals and strategies related to plans, studies, and analyses for system improvements, generation additions, or sales (other than transmission and distribution system improvements inside the service area for which LP&L is the sole certificated retail provider). 2. 1.3. Discuss and deliberate bidding and pricing information for purchased power,generation and fuel, purchased power agreements, and related services and strategies. 2. 1.4. Discuss and deliberate effective fuel agreements and fuel transportation arrangements and contracts. 2. 1.4. 1. Discuss and the Board will take possible action(s) related to fuel supply. EUB Resolution No.2019-ROO14 2. 1.5. Discuss and deliberate customer billing, contract,and usage information,electric power pricing information,system load characteristics, and electric power marketing analyses and strategies. 2. 1.6. Discuss and deliberate risk management information,contracts, and strategies, including fuel hedging and storage. 2.2. Hold an executive session in accordance with V.T.C.A. Government Code § 551.071,seeking the advice of its legal counsel about pending or contemplated litigation or settlement offers and hold a consultation with the attorney on a matter in which the duty of the attorney under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code((i) Certificate of Convenience and Necessity issues, including but not limited to Public Utility Commission Docket Nos.48625,48668,48909,and 49151 related to Order issued in the Application of the City of Lubbock through Lubbock Power& Light for Authority to Connect a Portion of its System with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Public Utility Commission Docket No.47576; (ii) Project to Monitor Lubbock Power& Light's Transition to ERGOT, Public Utility Commission Project No.48113; (iii)Joint Report and Application of Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Sharyland Distribution& Transmission Services LLC, Sharyland Utilities LP,and Sempra Energy for Regulatory Approvals under PURA §§ 14.101, 37.154,39.262 and 39.915, Public Utility Commission Docket No. 48929; (iv) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Service Company of Colorado and Southwestern Public Service Company, Docket No. ER19-675-000,(v)real property acquisitions; and(vi)gas transportation issues). Special City Council Meeting March 19,2019 Page 3 of 4 3. PUBLIC COMMENT -This period, of up to thirty minutes, is dedicated to citizen comments. Each citizen will have three minutes to speak. All comments must be limited to only those items posted on the Electric Utility Board agenda.Any citizen wishing to speak shall sign up on the citizen comment sheet on the day of the Electric Utility Board Meeting. The Electric Utility Board shall follow the order of citizens wishing to speak as listed on the sign-up sheet. If everyone who signed up to speak has been given an opportunity to speak and the thirty minutes designated for citizen comment has not been exhausted, the Electric Utility Board may, at its discretion, open the floor to anyone else wishing to address the Electric Utility Board, subject to all the same procedures and guidelines. 3. 1. Johannes de Riese will present a report related to net metering to the City Council and the Board. The Board and the City Council may participate in discussions related to net metering issues. Johannes de Riese presented a report related to net metering, gave comments, and answered questions from the City Council and the Board. Andy Burcham,Assistant Director of Electric Utilities/Chief Financial Officer for LP&L, gave a presentation on net metering and answered questions from the City Council and the Board. 4. REGULAR AGENDA 4. 1. Presentation and discussion of the update/report by the Director of Electric Utilities, or his designee,regarding customer service, business center practices, procedures and policies, customer concerns and complaints, billing forms and procedures,and LP&L staffing and performance. *This item was deleted. 4.2. Presentation and discussion of financial and capital statements, financing options,audits,and financial policies of Lubbock Power& Light relating to debt issuance issues, reserve account funding,cost allocation, revenue and expense projections,purchased power cost recovery factor, customer metering,tariff and billing, and service issues. *This item was deleted. 5. CONSENT AGENDA 5. 1. The Board will consider a resolution authorizing the purchasing manager, or his designee, to execute a Purchase Order to Texas Electric Cooperatives, ITB# 7125-19-ELD, for LP&L Distribution Transformers. *This item was deleted. 5.2. The Board will consider a resolution authorizing the Purchasing Manager,or his designee, to execute a purchase order to Texas Electric Cooperatives, RFP#7122-19-ELD, for LP&L Wooden Utility Pole Disposal Services—Annual Pricing. *This item was deleted. Special City Council Meeting March 19,2019 Page 4 o1*4 5. 3. rhe Board will consider a resolution authorizing the Director of E'lectric Utilitics, to execute a change order to [tron Inc., 1�171) #7123-17-EUA, to provide licensed electrician For meter base repairs. *This item was deleted. 5. 4. The Board will consider a resolution aUthorizing the Director of Electric Utilities to execute that certain Professional Set-vices Agreement, by and between the City of Lubbock, acting by and through lAibbock power& Light and l,egacy PSG Inc., for professional services related to right or way acquisition and right of way related c011StRICtiOn activities, for electric transmission and distribution projects. "This item was deleted. 1:19 P.M. CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED There being no Further bLISiness to came before COLInCil., the meeting was adjourned. The March 19, 2019 Special City Council Meeting Minutes were approved by the City Council on the 14th day of'May, 2019. DANIEL M. POPE, MAYOR rbr)4_0 Re tca Garza, City Seer tar *This item was diSCLISSC(l. by the Board, without a quot-Urn of"Council. Members present.