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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 requires 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. 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.
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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:
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Generation unit specific 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.
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Bidding and pricing information for purchased power, generation and fuel, and Electric Reliability Council of Texas bids, prices, offers, and related services and strategies.
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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.
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Effective fuel and purchased power agreements and fuel transportation arrangements and contracts.
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Discuss and deliberate purchased power agreements and fuel matters.
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Risk management information, contracts, and strategies, including fuel hedging and storage.
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Discuss and deliberate risk management strategies.
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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).
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Discuss and deliberate plans, studies, proposals, and analysis for system improvements, additions, or sales.
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Customer billing, contract, and usage information, electric power pricing information, system load characteristics, and electric power marketing analyses and strategies.
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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:
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Legal issues regarding contract(s), including Purchase Orders, herein listed on the agenda.
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Legal advice and counsel regarding matters identified in Section 2.1-2.1.6 of this Agenda.
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Legal advice and counsel regarding purchased power agreements.
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Legal advice and counsel regarding pole attachment matters.
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Application of the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light, for authority to connect remaining portion of its load with Electric Reliability Council of Texas and for approval of settlement agreement, PUC Docket No. 53529, proceeding before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
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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 open 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. |
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REGULAR SESSION |
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The Board will approve the minutes from the Regular Electric Utility Board Meeting of September 20, 2022; and the Special Electric Utility Board Meeting of October 4, 2022. |
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Presentation and discussion of the update/report by the Director of Electric Utilities, or his designee, regarding strategic planning, customer service, business center practices, procedures and policies, customer concerns and complaints, billing system, forms, and procedures, status of transmission and distribution projects, generation, mutual aid, weather events, outage and restoration efforts, grid matters, Electric Reliability Council of Texas ("ERCOT") matters and committee participation, staffing levels, personnel, regulatory matters, training, cybersecurity, mutual aid agreement, and operational performance metrics.
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Presentation and discussion by the Director of Electric Utilities, or his designee, regarding strategic planning for Lubbock Power & Light during and after its transition to competitive retail choice, including but not limited to, organizational and resource needs and changes, rate structure modifications, strategic goals for transmission and distribution service in the competitive market, occupational, performance, and safety metric goals, and other needs and changes of the electric utility as it transitions to and operates in the competitive retail market and discussion on survey handouts regarding same. The Electric Utility Board may provide survey responses to staff.
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Presentation and discussion by Director of Electric Utilities, or his designee, regarding future plans for LP&L's production function, generation assets, and personnel for same.
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Presentation and discussion of financial and capital statements, 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.
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Presentation and discussion by the Director of Electric Utilities, or his designee, regarding any updates on the transition to retail customer choice for Lubbock Power & Light's certificated area and plans for customer education regarding same. This presentation and discussion may include updates on the process for selecting the Provider of Last Resort, Voluntary Retail Electric Providers, and Default Retail Electric Providers.
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Presentation and discussion by the Chief Operating Officer, or his designee, regarding resource allocation and supply chain management, including but not limited to resources such as transformers, cable, wire, poles, and other items necessary for the operation of a municipally owned electric utility.
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Presentation and discussion by the Chief Operating Officer, or his designee, regarding any updates on the distribution projects required to transition the remaining load from the Southwest Power Pool to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
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CONSENT AGENDA |
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The Board will consider a resolution rejecting proposals received for RFP# 7188-22-ELD, for Erskine to Brandon Feeder Upgrade Construction Services. Proposal received exceeded engineer's estimated cost/budget and staff will re-evaluate this project.
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The Board will consider a resolution authorizing the Director of Electric Utilities, or his designee, to execute a Public Works Contract by and between the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light, and Texas Power Suppliers, Inc., RFP# 7189-22-ELD, for Red Raider Feeder Line Construction Services for $1,999,250. This project will consist of building new distribution overhead lines along Quaker Avenue and Texas Tech Parkway, while re-building existing overhead lines along 4th St between Quaker Avenue and Indiana Avenue.
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The Board will consider a resolution authorizing the Purchasing Manager, or his designee, to execute Purchase Order, by and between the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light, and Southland Grid Structures, LLC, RFP# 7101-23-ELD, for LP&L Yellow House Substation Structures. This proposal, in the amount of $232,708, is for standard steel structures, anchor bolts, and anchor cages necessary for Yellow House Substation capacity upgrade to help accommodate shifting the remaining SPP load to the ERCOT grid.
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The Board will consider a resolution authorizing the Director of Electric Utilities, or his designee, to execute a Public Works Contract by and between the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light, to Utility Construction Services, LLC, RFP# 7104-23-ELD, for Vicksburg Substation Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Upgrade Construction Services for $848,458. The construction contractor will be responsible for all the construction activities associated with setting one (1) transmission pole in order to tie into Vicksburg's new ring bus position and five (5) distribution crossings off the Marsha Sharp Freeway. This upgrade will provide enhanced reliability and accommodate shifting the remaining SPP load to the ERCOT grid.
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The Board will consider a Resolution authorizing the attorneys for City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light, in the event a Stipulation and/or Settlement Agreement, whether unanimous or non-unanimous, is reached in the future, to execute a Stipulation and/or Settlement, whether unanimous or non-unanimous, within the parameters set forth in the resolution, resolving all issues related to and regarding the contested case styled Application of City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light, for Authority to Connect the Remaining Portion of its Load with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and for Approval of Settlement Agreement, PUC Docket No. 53529, proceeding before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
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