City of Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee met Sept. 24.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
Committee Members Present:
1. Chair Pool
2. Vice Chair Vela
3. Council Member Kelly
4. Council Member Velasquez
5. Council Member R. Alter
6. Council Member Ellis
7. Council Member Qadri
8. Council Member A. Alter
9. Mayor Watson
10. Council Member Fuentes
Committee Members Absent:
1. Council Member Harper-Madison
Call to Order
Chair Pool called the committee meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
Public Communication: General
There were 9 speakers: Jen Cregar, Irby Foster, Craig Nazor, Richard Halpin, Beki Halpin, Shane Johnson, Kaiba White, Paul Robbins, and Jorge Vieiro
Approval of Minutes
1. Approve the minutes of the July 16, 2024, meeting of the Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee.
The minutes of the July 16, 2024 meeting of the Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee meeting was approved unanimously on Council Member Qadri’s motion, Council Member Ellis’s second with Council Member Fuentes off the dais and Council Member Harper-Madison absent.
Briefings
2. General Manager’s Report – Operational Update, Awards & Recognitions. General Manager Bob Kahn provided the briefing.
3. Staff briefing and process update on the Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan by Lisa Martin, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, Lynda Rife, President of Rifeline, and Dr. Michael Webber of The University of Texas at Austin. Lisa Martin, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, Lynda Rife, President of Rifeline, and Dr. Michael Webber of The University of Texas at Austin, provided the briefing. Questions from the dais were asked and answered during the presentation.
4. Staff briefing on the Solar Standard Offer Program by Tim Harvey, Customer Renewable Solutions Manager, Austin Energy.
Tim Harvey, Customer Renewable Solutions Manager, Austin Energy, provided the briefing. Questions from the dais were asked and answered during the presentation.
5. Third Quarter Financial Highlights briefing.
Stephanie Koudelka, Finance Director, Austin Energy, provided the briefing. Questions from the dais were asked and answered during the presentation.
6. Third Quarter Operations Highlights briefing.
Lisa Martin, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, provided the briefing. Questions from the dais were asked and answered during the presentation.
Future Items
7. Identify items to discuss at future meetings.
None
Chair Pool adjourned the meeting at 11:12 a.m.
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