May 23, 2016 Public Utilities Board on 2016-05-23 9:00 AM

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Meeting Date:	May 23, 2016
Board:	Public Utilities Board
Video ID:	14348

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Meeting Summary: Public Utilities Board – May 23, 2016

Key Topics and Discussions - Closed session deliberations on Denton Municipal Electric (DME) competitive and financial strategies, including generation system improvements, power acquisition plans, and the FY 2016-2017 draft operating budget. - Closed session consultation with City attorneys regarding the potential acquisition of real property interests and easements related to the R.D. Wells Substation. - Consent agenda review of professional service agreements for landfill expansion surveying (Coleman & Associates) and engineering/design (Parkhill, Smith & Cooper Inc.). - Review of competitive proposals for ozone generation system rehabilitation and maintenance at Lake Ray Roberts (Xylem, Inc.) and Lake Lewisville (Fin-Tek, Inc.) water treatment plants. - Consideration of a second supplement to a legal services agreement with Cole Schotz, P.C. for Texas Municipal Power Agency (TMPA) transactional and regulatory work. - Approval of the May 9, 2016 meeting minutes. - Staff report and Board direction on the DME FY2017-2021 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). - Assistant City Manager update.

Motions, Votes, and Outcomes - The provided materials contain only the meeting agenda. No transcript, minutes, or recorded vote tallies are included. Specific motions, vote counts, and formal outcomes cannot be documented from the supplied text.

Decisions Made - The agenda indicates the Board was scheduled to approve the Consent Agenda items via a single motion, authorizing the Assistant City Manager of Utilities or designee to execute the listed contracts per staff recommendations. Final determinations on closed session items and individual agenda items would be recorded in the official meeting minutes.

Action Items or Next Steps - Staff to implement approved consent agenda contracts upon Board authorization. - Staff to incorporate Board direction regarding the DME FY2017-2021 CIP and closed session competitive/financial strategies. - City attorneys to continue consultation on real property acquisition matters as directed. - Official meeting minutes to be drafted and submitted for approval at a subsequent Board meeting.

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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, May 23, 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, May 23, 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. PUB16-83 Deliberations Regarding Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters -
Under Texas Government Code Section 551.086.
Receive a presentation from Denton Municipal Electric staff (“DME”) regarding
public power competitive and financial matters pertaining to plans, strategies,
opportunities, and developments for generation improvements to the DME system;
discuss and deliberate strategies regarding same; discuss and deliberate
opportunities and strategies for the City to acquire purchased power and enter into
agreements regarding the same, in order to meet its future energy needs. Discuss,
deliberate and provide Staff with direction. [TMPA]
B. PUB16-90 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING CERTAIN PUBLIC POWER UTILITIES:
COMPETITIVE MATTERS --- Under Texas Government Code §551.086.
Receive competitive public power information and financial information from staff
in the form of the draft operating budget for Den…
                    
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