City of Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee met April 11

City of Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee met April 11.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

Committee Members Present:

1. Chair Pool

2. Vice Chair Kelly

3. Mayor Watson

4. Council Member Harper-Madison

5. Council Member Fuentes

6. Council Member Velasquez

7. Council Member Vela

8. Council Member R. Alter

9. Mayor Pro Tem Ellis

10. Council Member Qadri

11. Council Member A. Alter

Committee Members Absent:

None

Call to Order

Chair Pool called the committee meeting to order at 9:04 a.m.

Public Communication: General

There were no speakers.

Approval of Minutes

1. Approve the minutes of the February 21, 2023 meeting of the Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee.

The minutes of the February 21, 2023 meeting of the Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee meeting were approved unanimously on Council Member Fuentes’s motion, and Mayor Pro Tem Ellis’s second, with Council Member Harper-Madison off the dais.

Discussion

2. Discussion regarding committee and Council process for agenda items from Council members relating to Austin Energy.

Chair Pool proposed bringing forward draft City Council Resolutions to the AEUOC for discussion with Committee members and Austin Energy staff prior to launching as a City Council agenda item. The Committee discussed the proposal.

Briefings

3. General Manager’s report:

∙ Upcoming Requests for Council Action; provided information on two upcoming items for Council consideration.

∙ Innovations, events, and awards.

Interim General Manager Stuart Reilly provided the briefing.

4. ERCOT Market and the Power Supply Adjustment.

Erika Bierschbach, Vice President of Energy Market Operations & Resource Planning, provided the briefing.

5. Austin Energy Innovations and Program Highlights - Electric Vehicle Program Overview.

Richard Génecé, Vice President of Customer Energy Solutions and Cameron Freberg, Interim Manager of Electric Vehicles and Emerging Technologies, provided the briefing.

6. Winter Storm After Action Update.

The briefing did not occur.

Future Items

7. Identify items to discuss at future meetings.

Update on Where we are on PPP Expanded Charging Stations and Impact on the Grid Charging Station Outages - tracking & duration

Customer Service, Engagement & Assistance Programs

Science Fest

Employee Development Programs

Chair Pool adjourned the meeting at 10:21 a.m.

https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=408165