Called Special Meeting of the City Council City of Lubbock, Texas Meeting Agenda
May 18, 2021 at 11:00 A.M.
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Daniel M. Pope, Mayor Steve Massengale, Mayor Pro Tem, District 4 Juan A. Chadis, Council Member, District 1 Shelia Patterson Harris, Council Member, District 2 Jeff Griffith, Council Member District 3 Randy Christian, Council Member, District 5 Latrelle Joy, Council Member, District 6 |
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W. Jarrett Atkinson, City Manager Chad Weaver, City Attorney Rebecca Garza, City Secretary |
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http://www.ci.lubbock.tx.us Citizens Tower 1314 Avenue K, City Council Chambers, Lubbock, Texas (In-Person) & 2nd Floor Conference Rooms 201A and 201B (Executive Session) or The Public may also listen to the meeting by calling any of the following numbers: (346)248-7799; (669)900-9128; (253)215-8782; (301)715-8592; (312)626-6799; (646)558-8656 Toll Free at the following: (877)853-5247; (888)788-0099 or Webinar Link: https://zoom.us/j/96040457667; Webinar ID: 960 4045 7667; Password: 364925
City of Lubbock City Council Meetings are available to all persons regardless of disability. If you require special assistance, please contact the City Secretary's Office at 775-2061 or write to Post Office Box 2000, Lubbock, Texas 79457 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.
11:00 a.m. - City Council convenes in open session in City Council Chambers, Citizens Tower, 1314 Avenue K, Lubbock, Texas, and via video conference and teleconference. Pursuant to Executive Order of Governor Abbott, the City Council and the Electric Utility Board will convene in person and via video and/or teleconference. Participation in the Electric Utility Board Meeting: City Council will attend and participate in discussions, and take action, as necessary, during the meeting of the Electric Utility Board, in which the Board will consider the following matters:
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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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Alternatively, any member of the public wishing to address the Electric Utility Board, regarding any matter posted on the Electric Utility Board Agenda, may submit a public comment by email at lplcitizencomments@mylubbock.us beginning at the time this agenda is publicly posted and no later than 9:00 a.m. on May 18, 2021. Each comment will be read aloud for a period of time not to exceed three minutes, in accordance with the practices and procedures of the Electric Utility Board. |
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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 unit 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 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 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 analyses 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 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: (i) legal advice and counsel regarding the Application of the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light for authority to establish initial wholesale transmission rates and tariffs before the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the State Office of Administrative Hearings, PUC Docket No. 51100, SOAH Docket 473-21-0043, and associated Tariff Filing No. 52011, proceeding before the Public Utility Commission of Texas; (ii) legal issues regarding contract(s) herein listed on the agenda; (iii) power purchase agreements; (iv) legal issues regarding customer choice and Texas Utilities Code, Chapter 40; (v) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Docket Nos. ER16-1341, EL17-2, and EL18-9, related to SPP attachment Z2; (vi) legal advice and counsel regarding matters identified in Section 2.1-2.1.6 of this Agenda; (vii) legal advice and counsel regarding potential statutory changes regarding ERCOT and/or electric utility regulation; (viii) Chapter 22 of the City of Lubbock Code of Ordinances. |
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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 (Director of Electric Utilities and General Counsel). |
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REGULAR SESSION |
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The Board will approve the minutes from the Regular Electric Utility Board Meeting of April 20, 2021 and the minutes from the Special Meeting of the Electric Utility Board of May 4, 2021. |
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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 forms and procedures, status of transmission and distribution projects, mutual aid, weather events, 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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Presentation and discussion by the Director of Electric Utilities or his designee, regarding the status of Lubbock Power & Light's transition to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas ("ERCOT"), and public education regarding same. |
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Presentation and discussion by the Director of Electric Utilities, or his designee, regarding updates on the 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. |
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The Board will consider a resolution recommending City Council amend Section 22.02.103 of Title I, Chapter 22, Article 2.02, Division 3 of the Lubbock Code of Ordinances to permit Lubbock Power & Light to update the fee structure for recovery of the cost of providing underground electric distribution service as part of the annual review and approval of the LP&L Electric Rate/Tariff Schedule. |
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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 a Public Works Contract by and between the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light and Primoris T&D Services, LLC, RFP# 7126-21-ELD, regarding LP&L Construction Services for Feeder Redesign at Chalker Substation. |
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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 Iljin Electric USA, Inc., RFP# 7119-21-ELD, for LP&L Substation Power Transformers for fiscal year 2021-22. |
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