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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Special - 7/18/2023CITY OF LUBBOCK SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING July 18, 2023 11:00 A.M. The City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas met in special session on the 18th of July, 2023, in City Council Chambers, Citizens Tower, 1314 Avenue K, Lubbock, Texas at 11:00 a.m. 11:01 A.M. CITY COUNCYL CONVENED City Council Chambers, Citizens Tower, 1314 Avenue K, Lubbock, Texas Present: Mayor Pro Tem Shelia Patterson Harris; Council Member Latrelle Joy; Council Member Christy Martinez-Garcia; Council Member Steve Massengale; City Manager W. Jarrett Atkinson; City Secretary Courtney Paz; City Attorney Chad Weaver Absent: Mayor Tray Payne; Council Member Mark W. McBrayer; Council Member Dr. Jennifer Wilson Note: The Electric Utility Board addressed agenda items in the following order: • Public Comment 1.1; and Executive Session •No quorum, of City Council, was present for all other items. 1. PUBLIC COMMENT 1. 1. This period, of up to thirty minutes, is dedicated to public comment. Each member of the public will have three minutes to speak. Any member of the public that reyuires the assistance of a translator will have six minutes to speak. Comments must be limited to only those items posted on the Electric Utility Board agenda. Any member of the public wishing to speak shall sign up on the public comment sheet on the day of the Electric Utility Board Meeting, prior to the beginning of the meeting. The Electric Utility Board shall follow the order of persons 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 public 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. Sign ups: • Blake Vineyard, West Texas Deputy Regional Director for Senator Ted Cruz, appeared before the Electric Utility Board to speak on an unspecified agenda item. Mr. Vineyard expressed his excitement to be present on behalf of Senator Cruz and thanked the City of Lubbock for their hard work. Special City Council Meeting July 18, 2023 2. EXECUTIVE SESSION Page 2 of 5 This meeting was called into a closed session at 11:04 a.m. under the provisions of Section 551, Texas Government Code. City Council lost quorum during Executive Session and adjourned at 11:51 a.m. 2. 1. Hold an executive session in accordance with V.T.C.A. Government Code § 551.086, to discuss and deliberate, on the following competitive matters of Lubbock Power & Light, reasonably related to the following categories: 2. 1. 1. Generation unit specifc and portfolio fixed and variable costs, including forecasts of those costs, capital improvement plans for generation units, and generation unit operating characteristics and outage scheduling. 2. 1. 1. 1. 2. 1. 2. Discuss and deliberate issues regarding generation unit operating characteristics and outage scheduling. Bidding and pricing information for purchased power, generation and fuel, and Electric Reliability Council of Texas bids, prices, offers, and related services and strategies. 2. 1. 2. 1. Discuss and deliberate issues regarding bidding and pricing for purchased power, generation, and fuel, and Electric Reliability Council of Texas prices and related services and strategies. 2. 1. 3. 2. 1. 3. 1. 2. 1. 4. 2.1.4.1. Effective fuel and purchased power agreements and fuel transportation arrangements and contracts. Discuss and deliberate purchased power agreements and fuel matters. Risk management information, contracts, and strategies, including fuel hedging and storage. Discuss and deliberate risk management strategies. 2. 1. 5. Plans, studies, proposals, and analyses for system improvements, additions, or sales (other than transmission and distribution system improvements inside the service area for which the public power utility is the sole certificated retail provider). 2. 1. 5. 1. 2. 1. 6. Discuss and deliberate plans, studies, proposals, and analysis for system improvements, additions, or sales. Customer billing, contract, and usage information, electric power pricing information, system load characteristics, and electric power marketing analyses and strategies. 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 matters in which the duty of the attorney to the City Council and the Electric Utility Board under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code: Special City Council Meeting July 18, 2023 2. 2. 1. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 3. 2. 2. 4. Page 3 of 5 Legal issues regarding contract(s), including purchase orders, herein listed on the agenda. Legal advice and counsel regarding matters identified in Section 2.1-2.1.6 of this agenda. Legal advice and counsel regarding purchased power agreements. Legal advice and counsel regarding North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC CIP) standards. 2. 2. 5. Southwestern Public Service Company Revisions to Partial Requirements Agreement to Reflect Settlement Agreement with Lubbock Power & Light, Docket No. ER23-1144-000, proceeding before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC"). 2. 2. 6. Claims related to property damage occurring on or about September 17, 2021, and October 19, 2021, and business interruption beginning on or about September 17, 2021. 2. 2. 7. Application of the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) to Change Rates for Wholesale Transmission Service, proceeding before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, PUC Docket No. 54657. 2. 2. 8. 2. 2. 9. Ciry of Lubbock, Texas v. Elk City Wind II, LLC, Cause No. CIV-23-232-G, proceeding in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Rachel Madrid et al. v. William Moon a�d the Ci1y of Lubbock, Cause No. CC-2023-CV-0355, proceeding in the County Court at Law No. 3, Lubbock County, Texas. 2. 3. Hold an executive session in accordance with V.T.C.A. Government Code § 551.074 to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, and duties of a public officer or employee (Director of Electric Utilities/Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel). 11:30 a.m. -Approximately - Following completion of the Executive Session, the Electric Utility Board will reconvene in open session to discuss the items listed below. It is anticipated that the operr session will begin at 11:30 a.m. However, this is an approximation and the Board may begin the open session earlier or later depending on when the Executive Session is complete. 3. 3. 1 REGULAR SESSION The Board will approve the minutes from the Regular Electric Utility Board Meeting on June 20, 2023, Special Board Meeting on July 6, 2023, and Special Board Meeting on July 10, 2023. *This item was deleted. 3. 2. Presentation and discussion of the update/report by the LP&L Chief Administrative Officer, or his designee, regarding strategic planning, board committee reports, ordinance change requests, EUB policy and procedures, customer service, business center practices, procedures and policies, transition to retail customer choice, customer concerns and complaints, billing system, forms, and procedures, status of transmission and distribution projects, generation, mutual aid, weather events, Special City Council Meeting July 18, 2023 Page 4 of 5 outage and restoration efforts, grid matters, Electric Reliability Council of Texas ("ERCOT") matters and committee participation, staffng levels, personnel, regulatory matters, including proceedings regarding the pro forma tariff, training, cybersecurity, mutual aid agreement, and operational performance metrics. *This item was deleted. 3. 3. Presentation and discussion of financial and capital statements, budget, financing options, audits, and financial policies of Lubbock Power & Light relating to debt issuance issues and historical debt matters, reserve account funding, cost allocation, revenue and expense projections, power cost recovery factor, customer metering, tariff and billing, service and administrative issues. *This item was deleted. 3. 4. Presentation and discussion by the LP&L Chief Administrative Offcer, or his designee, regarding updates on legislative and regulatory matters regarding ERCOT and/or the electric utility industry, and the status of any legislation, legislative hearings, rulemakings, and/or regulatory or administrative action regarding same. *This item was deleted. 3. 5. Presentation and discussion regarding American Public Power Association National Conference held on June 16-21, 2023. *This item was deleted. 3. 6. Discuss and the Board will take action on the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Delivery Service Tariff (including delivery rates and discretionary rates and fees), and recommend approval of same to the City Council of the City of Lubbock pursuant to §2.03.415(a) of the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubbock, Texas. *This item was deleted. 3. 7. Discuss and the Board will take action on Lubbock Power & Light's Customer Protection Rules to be effective upon Lubbock Power & Light's entry into retail competition, and delegating authority to the LP&L Chief Administrative Officer to modify same. *This item was deleted. 3. 8. Discuss and the Board will take action on the Lubbock Power & Light FY 2023-24 Operating Budget and Capital Program and make appropriate recommendations to the City Council of the City of Lubbock pursuant to §2.03.415(a) of the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubbock, Texas. *This item was deleted. �.� Special City Council Meeting July 18, 2023 Page 5 of 5 3. 9. Discuss and the Board will take action on the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Electric Rate/Tariff Schedule and make appropriate recommendations to the City Council of the City of Lubbock pursuant to §2.03.415(a) of the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubbock, Texas applicable until LP&L's entry into retail competition. *This item was deleted. 4. CONSENT AGENDA 4. 1. The Board will consider a resolution authorizing LP&L's outside counsel to execute that certain Settlement Agreement and Release of all Claims by and between the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light, and Rachel Madrid regarding Rachel Madrid's claims alleged in Madrid et al. v. Moon, et al., Cause No. CC-2023-CV-0355, proceeding in the County Court at Law Number 3 of Lubbock County, Texas. *This item was deleted. 4. 2. The Board will consider a resolution authorizing the LP&L Chief Administrative Officer, or his designee, to execute that certain Amendment One to Ordering Document Number US-10368397, by and between the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light, and Oracle America, Inc., regarding services to establish a market transaction manager solution that integrates with ERCOT for purposes of LP&L's entry into retail competition. The Amendment One addresses extended services due to the delay of entering the market and increases the contract price by $900,000, for a total fixed fee of $9,275,000.00. *This item was deleted. 11:51 A.M. CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED There being no further business to come before Council, the meeting was adjourned. The July 18, 2023 Special City Council Meeting minutes were approved by the City Council on the 12th day of September, 2023. A EST: Courtney Paz, City Sec ary � TRAY :, MAYOR *This item was discussed, by the Board, without a quorum of Council Members present.