HomeMy WebLinkAboutElectric Board - Minutes - 09/21/2005Fort Collins Utilities Electric Board Minutes
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
City Council Liaison Electric Board Chairman Electric Board Vice Chairman
Kurt Kastein John Morris 377-8221 Tracy Babst-Wiedenbrug
Staff Liaison 482-0108
Leslie Mooney 416-2703
Roll Call:
Board Present
Chairperson John Morris, Tracy Babst-Wiedenbrug, Dan Bihn, John Harris, Jeff Lebesch and
Alison Mason
Absent: Tom Barnish
Staff Present:
Patty Bigner, Bill Bray, DeEtta Carr, Eric Dahlgren, Leslie Mooney, Tom Rock and Mike Smith
Meeting Convened
Chairperson John Morris called the meeting to order at 5:48 p.m.
Citizen Participation
There were no requests to comment.
Approve Minutes of May 18, 2005 Meeting
Board member Tracy Babst-Wiedenbrug made a motion, seconded by Board member Alison
Mason to approve the minutes of the May 18, 2005 meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
Discuss the Possibility of Combining with the Water Board
Chairman John Morris summarized City Council's periodic review of the Electric Board on July
26, 2005. He stated that Council had requested that they look at the pros and cons of
consolidation with the Water Board. The board's general consensus was that the term of service
for the current board members was not long enough to learn the issues of three more utilities and
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be effective. They suggested that a better solution might be to have meetings every other month
or only as needed in order to eliminate unnecessary staff time.
Discuss the Work Plan for 2006
The Board reviewed the 2005 Work Plan and drafted the following proposed work plan for 2006:
DRAFT
2006 Electric Board Work Plan
1. Electric Energy Supply
a. Annual review and update to City Council to include: Demand Side Management,
alternative energy resources, rate structures, undergrounding and system reliability
b. Review funding as a result of policy and how funds are being spent
c. Consider updates to Electric Energy Supply Policy
d. Review Purchase Power Reserve Policy
e. Review parallel generation and standby policies of PRPA/City of Fort Collins
f. Electric Board members tour Medicine Bow
g. Review partnership opportunities with the CSU Alternative Energy Laboratory
2. Conservation and Public Education
a. Educate the public on Electric Energy Supply Policy, Demand Side Management and the
benefits of public power
b. Periodically review the Utilities' outreach plans including:
i. Communications program to build on current service satisfaction
ii. Energy conservation and renewable programs
iii. Future satisfaction surveys
iv. Future marketing plans
v. Annual report on public outreach
c. City's Climate Protection Program
d. Publicize the current net metering program
3. Legislative and Finance
a. Review 2006-07 Budget
b. Review rate structure options; such as tiered, lifeline, time of use, etc.
c. Update from Utilities' staff on the state of the organization
d. Impact of Amendment 37 on Energy Supply Policy
e. Review the current electrical annexation charge policy
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4. Liaison
a. Improve communications with Council Liaison and City Council
b. Meet with Loveland Utilities Commission and Platte River Power Authority regarding
resource planning
c. Take leadership in proposing policies as they relate to the Electric Utility and clearly
communicate those positions
d. Invite Platte River Power Authority's General Manager to provide an update
e. Meet with the Water Board to review board consolidation or mutual program
coordination
5. Other
a. Update on power line broadband, wireless and telecommunication issues
Other Business
The Board discussed which topics they would like to discuss next month. They decided
that the items for the October meeting shall include net metering, the 2006-2007 budget
and broad band issues.
• Alison Mason announced the Solar Tour is October 1st in Fort Collins, Loveland and
Livermore.
Adjournment
Board member Mason made a motion, seconded by Board member John Harris to adjourn.
The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:22 p.m.
Leslie Mooney, Electric Board L son
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