Called Special Meeting of the City Council City of Lubbock, Texas Meeting Agenda
June 15, 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) & Council Workroom 101A (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 June 15, 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 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) legal advice and counsel regarding matters identified in Section 2.1-2.1.6 of this Agenda; (iv) legal advice and counsel regarding statutory changes; (v) Schumacher vs. City of Lubbock, Cause No. 2020-541,386, proceeding in the 72nd District Court of Lubbock County, Texas (vi) Drake v. Collectech Diversified Inc. and Lubbock Power & Light, Civil Action No. 5:21-cv-00147-OLG, which proceeded in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division; and (vii) legal advice and counsel regarding the City of Lubbock's Note Purchase Program with Bank of America and legal issues regarding bond-related matters. |
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Hold an executive session in accordance with V.T.C.A. Government Code § 551.074(a) 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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12:30 p.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 12:30 p.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 May 18, 2021 and the minutes from the Special Meeting of the Electric Utility Board on May 27, 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 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 budget amendment, amending the FY 2020-21 Operating Budget by adding four (4) full-time equivalent (FTE) positions in the Customer Service cost center 7514, and recommendation of approval of same to the City Council of the City of Lubbock. |
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The Board will consider a resolution authorizing the Director of Electric Utilities, or his designee, to execute that certain Second Amendment to KUBRA Enterprise Services Agreement, by and between the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light, and KUBRA Data Transfer, Ltd., regarding certain professional services related to billing matters, and ratification of certain services performed. |
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CONSENT AGENDA |
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The Board will consider a resolution authorizing the Director of Electric Utilities to execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light ("LP&L") that certain Fifth Amendment to Government and Public Affairs Agreement, by and between LP&L and HillCo Partners, regarding professional government and public affairs related consulting services. |
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The Board will consider a resolution authorizing the Director of Electric Utilities, or his designee, to execute that certain Master Services Agreement by and between the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light, and MCR Performance Solutions, LLC, regarding professional services related to the review of certain formula rates. |
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The Board will consider a resolution authorizing the Purchasing Manager, or his designee, to execute that certain Purchase Order by and between the City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light, and American Wire Group, RFP# 7129-21-ELD, for LP&L Spare Overhead Conductor Wire. |
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