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Ray Martinez
Staff Liaison
Leslie Mooney 416-2703
Roll Call:
Board Present
Fort Collins Utilities Electric Board Minutes
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Electric Board Chairman Electric Board Vice Chairman
Alison Mason 493-1295 Jeff Lebesch 221-0543
Chairperson Alison Mason, Board members Dan Bihn, John Harris, Tracy Babst-Wiedenbrug
Absent:
Board members Jeff Lebesch, John Morris and Lisa Skolds
Staff Present:
Kraig Bader, Patty Bigner, Bill Bray, Eric Dahlgren, Joan Gregerson, Suzanne Jarboe -Simpson,
Leslie Mooney, John Phelan and Mike Smith
Meetina Convened
Chairperson Alison Mason called the meeting to order at 5:45 p.m.
Fort Collins Utilities Update — Mike Smith
Mike Smith, Utilities General Manager, informed the Board that Wendy Williams, Deputy
General Manager, has been temporarily assigned to act as Interim Administrative Services
Director, to oversee the Finance, Operations Services and Human Resources divisions of the
City. The assignment will last until the City Manager vacancy has been filled which could take
between 6-9 months.
Mike stated that Patty Bigner, Customer Connections Divisions Manager, has been assigned to
manage the Customer & Administrative Services Department in Wendy's absence and Jim
Hibbard, Water Engineering & Field Services Manager, will assume Wendy's duties as Interim
Deputy General Manager in her absence.
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July 21, 2004
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Mike introduced Joan Gregerson, as the new Energy Services Engineer. Joan will be working
with John Phelan and others in the department on developing the energy policy and demand side
management programs.
John Phelan, Energy Services Engineer, mentioned that price premium for wind power
dropped from 2.5 cents to 1 cent per kilowatt hour starting June 1, 2004 for voluntary
subscribers.
John stated that Platte River Power Authority is working on an agreement to place a 2.5
megawatt Clipper wind turbine at Medicine Bow. The Utilities has agreed in principle to
purchase the output of the turbine as an additional resource for the renewable energy goals of
the Energy Policy. The turbine may be installed around October or November of this year.
Mike Smith stated that this will put the City past the 2 percent goal for renewable energy.
Patty Bigner updated the Board on a new method of tracking customer complaints and concerns
through the billing system so that management has better data to respond to problems.
Enemy Management Team Update — John Phelan
John Phelan, Energy Services Engineer, spoke on behalf of Wendy Williams, about the City's
interdepartmental Energy Management Team (EMT). The team was formed by the City
Manager in 2000 for the purpose of overseeing the implementation of the City's Local Action
Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gases. It currently consists of representatives from ten City
departments and meets quarterly. John presented a summary of the team's efforts to the
Board.
Demand Side Management (DSM) Update — John Phelan
John stated that they had selected a company named Jaco Environmental to provide a turnkey
refrigerator and freezer recycling program. The program will pay customers $35.00 to recycle
their old refrigerator or freezers with the company. The company will take away the units and
disassemble and recycle the parts. The City's target is to recycle 750 units per year for the next
three years. The company was chosen for their experience in successfully administering this
kind of program with other utilities. Currently, Fort Collins does not have enough volume to
support a permanent recycling facility here. The program this year will run from August 15 to
November 30, 2004.
The clothes washer rebate has been very successful. There are 1200 projected rebates for 2004
which is 20% over the target. Staff has also been working on revising program materials for
the Zilch program, creating a home energy and water audit kit for interested home owners and
participating in the Sustainable Living Fair (Sept. 18-19) to improve public awareness of energy
conservation.
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July 21, 2004
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John discussed commercial and industrial initiatives that the City will be providing to its larger
customers to help them get greater efficiency in their energy usage.
Tour of SCO Discussed
The Board discussed the possibility of rescheduling the tour of the Supervisory Control
Operations to August 18, 2004 at 5:00 p.m. An electronic message will be sent to the Board for
confirmation of attendance.
Approval of Minutes of May 19 2004
Board member Tracy Babst-Wiedenbrug made a motion, seconded by Board member John
Harris to approve the minutes. The motion was passed unanimously. Patty Bigner requested
that "communications planning" be added to the work plan schedule for September.
Other Business
Board member John Harris asked the Board if they would be interested in a tour one of
Calpine's facilities. The board discussed the possibility of scheduling the tour in September or
October.
Adjournment
Board member Tracy Babst-Wiedenbmg made a motion, seconded by Board member Dan Bihn
to adjoum. The motion was passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
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