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PUBLIC COMMENT |
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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.
No one appeared to speak.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
This meeting was called into a closed session at 11:05 a.m. under the provisions of Section 551, Texas Government Code. The meeting was called back into a public session at 11:51 a.m. and adjourned. |
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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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Claims or potential claims related to Winter Storm Uri, occurring on or about February 13-19, 2021.
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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, and related future proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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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 November 29, 2022.
*This item was deleted. |
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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, retail customer choice, 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.
*This item was deleted.
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Presentation and discussion by the Director of Electric Utilities, 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, including but not limited to rulemakings regarding market design.
*This item was deleted.
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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 item was deleted.
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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.
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Discuss and the Board will take action on the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Electric Rate/Tariff Schedule, as amended, 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.
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The Board will consider a resolution authorizing the Chairman of the Electric Utility Board to execute that certain First Amendment to Services Agreement by and between Energy Services Group, LLC and the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light, regarding professional services related to electronic data interchange products and deliverables, increasing the not to exceed amount, and updating the pricing schedules. The number of trading partners to participate in the Flight Testing with LP&L increased significantly as we formed our Lubbock Task Force with ERCOT Retail Market Subcommittee. With the increase in number of participants, so does the cost for testing. We have negotiated costs to be capped at a maximum of $2.2 million for this Amendment to the Agreement. The new Service Fees not to exceed dollar amount increases from the current $1,300,000 to $2,200,000.
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The Board will consider, nominate, and elect officers of the Electric Utility Board, and consider possible minuted action to appoint members for officer positions.
*This item was deleted.
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The Board will discuss possible committee assignments and member’s interest in the following committees: (i) Technical Review Committee; (ii) Financial Review Committee; (iii) Human Resources Committee; and (iv) Project Helping Hand Committee.
*This item was deleted.
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CONSENT AGENDA |
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The Board will consider a resolution appointing and authorizing the Director of Electric Utilities, or Chief Administrative Officer, to act as the Authorized Representative and Principal, and having binding authority for all Lubbock Power & Light filings with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (“ERCOT”), delegating authority to the Director of Electric Utilities or Chief Administrative Officer to designate LP&L staff to fulfill certain Market Participant roles required by ERCOT, and superseding and replacing Resolutions No. EUB No. 2022-R0038, and EUB 2017-R0010 regarding the Authorized Representative and Back-up Authorized Representative for ERCOT.
*This item was deleted.
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The Board will consider a resolution relinquishing Lubbock Power & Light’s right to serve Southwestern Public Service Company’s control center, located at 4201 Frankford Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79407 (the “Facility”), and authorizing the Director of Electric Utilities, or General Counsel, as applicable, to file any necessary documents before the Public Utility Commission of Texas to effectuate a service area exception, permitting Southwestern Public Service Company to serve the Facility and relinquishing LP&L’s right to serve the Facility.
*This item was deleted.
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The Board will consider a resolution recommending approval of the First Amendment to that certain Cost Sharing and Payment Agreement, Contract No. 16181, by and between the City of Lubbock and Ford Development Corporation, as it relates only to funds expended by the City of Lubbock’s municipally owned utility to the City Council of the City of Lubbock. This contract is related to LP&L’s contribution to paving of Ash Avenue for the Slaton Substation. The amendment to Contract #16181 would increase LP&L’s share of costs from $134,191 to $181,652.
*This item was deleted.
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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 Brown McKee Inc., RFP# 7109-23-ELD, for Downtown Series Street Light Conversion Construction Services for $2,264,996.65. Contractor will provide material and labor to facilitate conversion of overhead series street light system in the downtown area to underground fed LED system including new poles, arms and fixtures. This project will remove the last remaining series circuits from the system.
*This item was deleted.
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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 Power Standard, LLC, RFP# 7116-23-ELD, for Vicksburg Feeder Line Construction Services for $1,346,398.72. Contractor will be responsible for rebuilding/upgrading approximately 4 miles of distribution lines, single circuit distribution under build on existing transmission line, installation of 1 concrete pole, and installation of 18 ductile iron poles in order to accommodate the transition of the remaining load from SPP to ERCOT.
*This item was deleted.
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