City of Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee met Nov. 18.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
Committee Members Present:
1. Council Member Vela
2. Council Member Alter
3. Council Member Laine
4. Council Member Ellis
5. Council Member Duchen
6. Mayor Watson
7. Mayor Pro Tem Fuentes
8. Council Member Siegel
9. Council Member Qadri
10. Council Member Velasquez
11. Mayor Pro Tem Fuentes
Committee Members Absent:
1. Council Member Harper-Madison
Public Communication: General
One Speaker
Call to Order
Council Member Vela called the committee meeting to order at 9:09 a.m. Approval of Minutes
1. Approve the minutes of the October 7, 2025, meeting of the Austin Energy Utility Oversight.
Minutes were approved on Council Member Siegl’s motion and Council Member Ellis’s Second. The minutes of the July 22, 2025, meeting of the Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee was approved 9-0.
Discussion and Possible Action
2. Discussion and approval of the 2026 Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee Meeting Schedule.
The 2026 Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee Meeting Schedule was approved on Council Member Duchen and Council Member Ellis’s second. The 2026 2026 Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee Meeting Schedule was approved 9-0.
Briefings
3. General Manager’s Report – Battery Storage, Renewable Energy Requests for Proposals, Affordability Benchmarking, and Light Up Navajo
The committee received a briefing from Stuart Reilly, Finance Director of Austin Energy.
4. Staff briefing on the Fourth Quarter Financial Reports Highlights.
The committee received a briefing from Adam McInroy, Acting Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Austin Energy.
5. Staff briefing on the Fourth Quarter Operations Highlights Report.
The committee received a briefing from Lisa Martin, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of Austin Energy.
6. Staff briefing on Electric System Resiliency Plan
The committee received a briefing from David Tomczyszyn, Vice President, Electric System Engineering and Technical Services of Austin Energy.
7. Staff briefing on Solar Leasing.
The committee received a briefing from Richard Génecé, Vice President, Customer Energy Solutions of Austin Energy.
8. Staff briefing on Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan to 2035 Update
The committee received a briefing from Lisa Martin, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of Austin Energy.
Identify Future Items
9. Identify items to discuss at future meetings.
No future items.
Previously Distributed Memos to Mayor and Council
– Monthly Update regarding Austin Energy’s Power Supply Adjustment Rate September 2025 Results memo dated October 17, 2025.
– Austin Energy releases May 2025 Microburst After Action Report memo dated November 5, 2025.
Council Member Vela adjourned the meeting at 10:00 a.m.
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