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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.
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SPECIAL RECOGNITION |
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Recognition and appreciation of the service of Electric Utility Board members Don Boatman and Greg Taylor.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION |
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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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Discuss and deliberate generation matters.
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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 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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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 3.1-3.1.6 of this Agenda.
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Application of the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light, for Interim Update of Wholesale Transmission Rates, PUC Docket Number 52390, proceeding before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
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Joint application of Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light, to transfer certificate of convenience and necessity rights under PURA § 37.154, PUC Docket No. 52726, proceeding before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
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Project to identify issues pertaining to Lubbock Power & Light's proposal to transfer existing facilities and load into the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, PUC Project No. 53198, proceeding before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
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Hold an executive session in accordance with V.T.C.A. Government Code § 551.074 to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, and duties of a public officer or employee (Chief Financial Officer, Director of Customer Service).
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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 January 18, 2022. |
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Presentation and discussion of the update/report by the Director of Electric Utilities, or his designee, regarding 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, including Winter Storm Landon, outage, and restoration efforts, staffing levels, regulatory matters, and operational performance metrics.
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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, 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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The Board will consider an irrevocable resolution opting into competition for retail electric service in Lubbock Power & Light's certificated area, as provided by Texas Utilities Code Chapter 40, subject to the occurrence of certain conditions precedent outlined therein.
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The Board will consider a resolution authorizing the Director of Electric Utilities, or his designee, to execute that certain Professional Services Agreement by and between TMG Utility Advisory Services, Inc. ("Consultant"), and the City of Lubbock, a Texas home rule municipal corporation, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light ("LP&L") to provide professional consulting services to configure and extend Oracle's Customer Cloud Services and implement a market transaction manager solution that integrates with ERCOT for purposes of LP&L's entry into retail competition.
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The Board will consider a resolution authorizing the Chairman of the Electric Utility Board, or his designee, to execute that certain Services Agreement by and between the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light and Energy Services Group, LLC ("ESG") regarding Request for Proposal (RFP) 7120-21-ELD, LP&L Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Services, for electronic data interchange software products and services for purposes of LP&L's entry into retail competition.
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The Board will consider a resolution authorizing the Director of Electric Utilities, or his designee, to execute that certain Ordering Document Number US-10368397, by and between the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light, and Oracle America, Inc., regarding services to establish a market transaction manager solution that integrates with ERCOT for purposes of LP&L's entry into retail competition.
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The Board will consider a resolution authorizing the Purchasing Manager, or his designee, to execute a Purchase Order by and between the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light, and Mythics, Inc., regarding certain cloud services and additional Customer Cloud Services environments for the implementation of the market transaction manager for purposes of LP&L's entry into retail competition.
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CONSENT AGENDA |
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The Board will consider a resolution authorizing the Director of Electric Utilities, or his designee, to execute that certain Supplement to Engagement Letter regarding the filing and pursuit of a Second Interim Transmission Cost of Service ("2022 Interim TCOS Update") proceeding before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, by and between the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light, and Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.
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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 Stuart C. Irby, RFP# 7118-22-ELD, for LP&L Thompson and Co-Op Substation Equipment and Materials.
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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 Conductor Power, LLC, RFP# 7125-22-ELD, for LP&L Co-op Substation Capacity Upgrade Construction Services.
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The Board will consider a resolution authorizing the Purchasing Manager, or his designee, to execute Purchase Orders by and between the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light, and Anixter Inc., for line items 16-22 of Invitation to Bid (ITB) #7126-22-ELD, regarding LP&L Distribution Transformers, and denying the award of line items 1-15 of Invitation to Bid (ITB) #7126-22-ELD.
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