Mar 14, 2016 Public Utilities Board on 2016-03-14 9:00 AM

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Meeting Date:	March 14, 2016
Board:	Public Utilities Board
Video ID:	14344

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Meeting Summary: Public Utilities Board Date: March 14, 2016 | Time: 9:00 AM | Location: Service Center Training Room, City of Denton, TX

Key Topics and Discussions - Closed session: Review of Denton Municipal Electric’s Energy Risk Management Policy, including competitive bidding, pricing, fuel/generation costs, and ERCOT market strategies, with legal consultation. - Closed session: Legal consultation and deliberation regarding the potential acquisition or condemnation of a 10-acre property tract on South Mayhill Road for the Solid Waste Department. - Consent Agenda: Contract amendments for Pecan Creek Water Reclamation Plant process optimization and Raw Wastewater Pump Station 2 rehabilitation; acquisition of a compost turner via the Houston-Galveston Area Cooperative Purchasing Network; road reconstruction contract amendment at Pecan Creek WRP; and retroactive approval of an emergency 27-inch potable water main repair. - Individual Consideration: Approval of February 22, 2016 meeting minutes; retroactive approval of an emergency McKenna Park water storage tank roof replacement; and an Assistant City Manager update covering regulatory water sampling, online utility payment systems, Q1 financial reporting, and personnel recognition.

Motions, Votes, and Outcomes - No meeting transcript or recorded proceedings were provided. Specific motions, vote tallies, and outcomes cannot be verified from the available materials. The agenda indicates consent items were scheduled for consolidated approval and that final actions on closed session matters would be conducted in open session per Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

Decisions Made - No decisions are documented in the provided materials due to the absence of a transcript or approved minutes.

Action Items or Next Steps - Per the agenda, approved consent items were to be implemented by the Assistant City Manager of Utilities or designee. Closed session deliberations were scheduled to provide staff direction on the Energy Risk Management Policy and the Mayhill Road property acquisition. No additional next steps can be confirmed without recorded proceedings.

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                    City of Denton City Hall
215 E. McKinney St.
Denton, Texas 76201
www.cityofdenton.com
Meeting Agenda
Public Utilities Board
Monday, March 14, 2016 9:00 AM Service Center Training Room
After determining that a quorum is present, the Public Utilities Board of the City of Denton, Texas will
convene in a meeting on Monday, March 14, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in the Service Center Training Room at
the City of Denton Service Center, 901-A Texas Street, Denton, Texas at which the following items
will be considered:
The Public Utilities Board (PUB) will convene in a Closed Meeting to consider specific items when
these items are listed below under the Closed Meeting section of this agenda. When items for
consideration are not listed under the Closed Meeting section of the agenda, the PUB will not conduct a
Closed Meeting and will immediately convene its open meeting. The PUB reserves the right to
adjourn into a Closed Meeting on any item on its open meeting agenda consistent with Chapter 551 of
the Texas Government Code, as amended, or as otherwise allowed by law.
CLOSED MEETING
A. PUB16-044 Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters - Under Texas Government
Code, Section 551.086; and Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas
Government Code, Section 551.071.
Receive a presentation from Denton Municipal Electric (“DME”) staff regarding
certain public power competitive, financial and commercial information relating to
issues regarding support, implementation and operation of its Energy Risk
Management Policy that deals with bidding and pricing information for purchased
power, generation and fuel, and Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
bids, prices, offers and related services and strategies. Consultation with the City’s
attorneys regarding legal issues associated with the Energy Risk Management Policy
where a public discussion of these legal matters would conflict with the duty of the
City’s attorneys to the City of Denton and the Denton City Council under the Te…
                    
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