WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:11.640 Good evening, it's 6 o'clock and we have a quorum present so we'll call the Monday, January 00:00:11.640 --> 00:00:18.120 28, 2019 public utility board meeting to order. 00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:24.140 Our first item of the regular meeting is the consent agenda and we just have one item under 00:00:24.140 --> 00:00:32.080 the consent agenda and does anybody want to have it pulled for any additional information 00:00:32.080 --> 00:00:36.180 or questions for staff? 00:00:36.180 --> 00:00:41.200 Hearing any, does anybody would like to make a motion so we can move forward? 00:00:41.200 --> 00:00:43.320 I recommend approval. 00:00:43.320 --> 00:00:46.240 We have a motion for approval, do we have a second for approval? 00:00:46.240 --> 00:00:47.240 Second. 00:00:47.240 --> 00:00:48.560 We have a motion and a second. 00:00:48.560 --> 00:00:52.120 Any discussion regarding this item? 00:00:52.120 --> 00:00:53.920 Hearing no discussion. 00:00:53.920 --> 00:00:57.120 Anybody in favor of this item? 00:00:57.120 --> 00:00:58.120 Say aye. 00:00:58.120 --> 00:00:59.120 Aye. 00:00:59.120 --> 00:01:01.420 Those opposed, nay. 00:01:01.420 --> 00:01:02.920 The motion passes. 00:01:02.920 --> 00:01:08.040 The next item are items for individual consideration. 00:01:08.040 --> 00:01:13.560 The first item is the approval of the public utility board meetings from the last meeting 00:01:13.560 --> 00:01:15.720 from January 14th. 00:01:15.720 --> 00:01:22.480 They've been distributed in advance, does any member have any amendments or additions 00:01:22.480 --> 00:01:29.220 or edits they'd like made to the public utility board meeting minutes? 00:01:29.220 --> 00:01:34.760 Hearing none, I guess we'll accept those as approved, as written, distributed. 00:01:34.760 --> 00:01:41.360 Item B under items for individual consideration is to consider recommending adoption of an 00:01:41.360 --> 00:01:46.880 ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing the expenditure of funds for the payment of 00:01:46.880 --> 00:01:57.480 wholesale transmission charges and the total amount of $4,655,183.48 to Cross Transmission 00:01:57.480 --> 00:01:59.840 LLC. 00:01:59.840 --> 00:02:04.880 I guess it's broken up here, there are multiple awards. 00:02:04.880 --> 00:02:14.080 One is in the value of $269,987.38 and to Electric Transmission Texas LLC in the amount 00:02:14.080 --> 00:02:20.240 of $1,103,574.81. 00:02:20.240 --> 00:02:31.440 Another one to Lone Star Transmission LLC for $333,779.25. 00:02:31.440 --> 00:02:39.860 Another award for the Lower Colorado River Authority of $1,597,852.36. 00:02:39.860 --> 00:02:49.600 Another award to Shailen Utilities LP $943,784.53 and another award for Wind Energy Transmission 00:02:49.600 --> 00:02:59.280 Texas LLC for $406,205.15 and providing an effective date. 00:02:59.280 --> 00:03:00.280 Thank you. 00:03:00.280 --> 00:03:01.280 Thank you. 00:03:01.280 --> 00:03:02.920 Good evening Chair and board members. 00:03:02.920 --> 00:03:09.760 As was indicated here tonight to get approval to pay six invoices that we've gotten for 00:03:09.760 --> 00:03:10.760 transmission service. 00:03:10.760 --> 00:03:12.960 I want to give you a little bit of background. 00:03:12.960 --> 00:03:18.880 So in Texas, all of the entities that own transmission are entitled to recover a portion 00:03:18.880 --> 00:03:25.560 of their cost for that transmission based on what the formula says other utilities use 00:03:25.560 --> 00:03:28.320 of their transmission. 00:03:28.320 --> 00:03:30.000 So that would include also us. 00:03:30.000 --> 00:03:35.200 So for instance, we have transmission, the state analyzes the grid. 00:03:35.200 --> 00:03:42.240 They use what's called down here the four CP method, the four coincident peaks between 00:03:42.240 --> 00:03:46.720 June and September to allocate the statewide pod of transmission costs. 00:03:46.720 --> 00:03:52.000 So we throw our costs in a pod as does every other entity in Texas that has transmission 00:03:52.000 --> 00:03:56.840 and those are allocated out kind of peanut buttered or postage stamped out to all of 00:03:56.840 --> 00:04:03.720 the users of transmission those who sell energy to customers pay now a piece of those costs 00:04:03.720 --> 00:04:09.480 and you know it's regulated with the Texas administrative code and there's a public utility 00:04:09.480 --> 00:04:12.200 regulatory act also that kind of governs this. 00:04:12.200 --> 00:04:20.600 So we're required to pay those entities that we owe on a net bill basis and what I mean 00:04:20.600 --> 00:04:26.440 by a net bill, so we both pay for and use transmission service and we also get compensated 00:04:26.440 --> 00:04:28.400 for ours as I mentioned earlier. 00:04:28.400 --> 00:04:34.440 So when we look at those two numbers, whichever one of us, either DME or the other transmission 00:04:34.440 --> 00:04:39.500 provider has the largest amount of money due actually issues the bill. 00:04:39.500 --> 00:04:43.440 So there's just one bill issued instead of two, it's called a net bill. 00:04:43.440 --> 00:04:51.000 So what we have before you today are the net bills that we received that are more than 00:04:51.000 --> 00:04:53.040 what we normally have authority to pay. 00:04:53.040 --> 00:04:59.960 So these are more than $50,000 and this is the list of those that were read a little 00:04:59.960 --> 00:05:00.960 bit earlier. 00:05:00.960 --> 00:05:05.560 So these are the six entities in the state that we owe more than $50,000 to on a net 00:05:05.560 --> 00:05:12.360 bill basis and there will be 11 other entities that will pay their bills because they're 00:05:12.360 --> 00:05:13.800 less than $50,000. 00:05:13.800 --> 00:05:18.680 We don't need to come to the PUB and the council for authorization. 00:05:18.680 --> 00:05:23.440 Now, the flip side of that is we also issue some net bills and we actually issue a lot 00:05:23.440 --> 00:05:25.640 more than we get. 00:05:25.640 --> 00:05:30.320 So here's some of the bills that we'll be issuing to these entities, you've heard of 00:05:30.320 --> 00:05:35.800 some of those, CenterPoint, they're the big distribution company in the Houston area, 00:05:35.800 --> 00:05:41.080 Encore has a lot of the distribution here in the Dallas area and some of the others. 00:05:41.080 --> 00:05:43.320 So this is what we're owed. 00:05:43.320 --> 00:05:50.920 There's actually 79 total entities that owe us, I just put the large ones here, more than 00:05:50.920 --> 00:05:53.520 $250,000, but you can see that's a lot of money. 00:05:53.520 --> 00:05:59.320 So we'll be sending bills out, at the same time, we're paying that $4,600,000 plus these 00:05:59.320 --> 00:06:04.080 11 other smaller ones, we'll be getting in some money from these other entities. 00:06:04.080 --> 00:06:09.440 So that's kind of nice. 00:06:09.440 --> 00:06:14.400 And so, didn't want to belabor that, but open to questions about T-costs, I think over the 00:06:14.400 --> 00:06:19.540 years T-costs has been a little bit misunderstood, but it's fairly straightforward. 00:06:19.540 --> 00:06:25.200 It's just allowing those that build transmission, invest money, get paid by other parties that 00:06:25.200 --> 00:06:31.000 actually use that because electrons are laws of physics, speed of light, they travel across 00:06:31.000 --> 00:06:32.000 the entire network. 00:06:32.000 --> 00:06:35.920 You can't just say, okay, you're going to travel down this road and no place else. 00:06:35.920 --> 00:06:38.140 They actually impact all of the transmission. 00:06:38.140 --> 00:06:43.320 That's why this thing all gets pooled and peanut buttered across all the users. 00:06:43.320 --> 00:06:49.240 So I'm asking for the PUB to recommend approval of an ordinance to make those six payments. 00:06:49.240 --> 00:06:51.080 Open for questions. 00:06:51.080 --> 00:06:55.080 >> Anybody have any questions? 00:06:55.080 --> 00:06:58.040 >> I have one question. 00:06:58.040 --> 00:07:03.040 So are these amounts are just, they're bills. 00:07:03.040 --> 00:07:08.360 Do we receive these bills essentially from these entities and we pay them, or do we negotiate 00:07:08.360 --> 00:07:12.320 values or costs every time that it's time to pay them? 00:07:12.320 --> 00:07:18.680 >> No, the amounts that we pay are very set forth and established in a big table that's 00:07:18.680 --> 00:07:22.480 done once per year by the Public Utility Commission. 00:07:22.480 --> 00:07:27.200 So the commission aggregates all the costs for transmission in the state. 00:07:27.200 --> 00:07:32.340 They do the allocation amongst all the entities and then they tell the party who needs the 00:07:32.340 --> 00:07:34.000 Senate bill, you send the bill. 00:07:34.000 --> 00:07:35.400 So it's really very structured. 00:07:35.400 --> 00:07:39.680 There was even a period, I think maybe even before this, where we didn't really come for 00:07:39.680 --> 00:07:43.400 authorization to pay because it is mandated regulatorily. 00:07:43.400 --> 00:07:51.080 We just thought for optics and transparency may be good to bring this forward, going forward 00:07:51.080 --> 00:07:53.640 to show everybody what's going on with these T-costs. 00:07:53.640 --> 00:07:55.840 >> Thank you. 00:07:55.840 --> 00:07:56.840 Any further questions? 00:07:56.840 --> 00:07:57.840 Additional discussion? 00:07:57.840 --> 00:08:02.920 Do we have a motion for approval? 00:08:02.920 --> 00:08:05.680 Do we have a motion for approval? 00:08:05.680 --> 00:08:06.680 >> Second. 00:08:06.680 --> 00:08:07.680 >> Second. 00:08:07.680 --> 00:08:10.680 Any additional discussion? 00:08:10.680 --> 00:08:15.320 All those in favor of approval, say aye. 00:08:15.320 --> 00:08:16.320 >> Aye. 00:08:16.320 --> 00:08:17.320 >> Those against, nay. 00:08:17.320 --> 00:08:18.320 Motion passes. 00:08:18.320 --> 00:08:19.320 Thank you. 00:08:19.320 --> 00:08:20.320 >> Thank you very much. 00:08:20.320 --> 00:08:22.960 >> I'm going to recuse myself on this item. 00:08:22.960 --> 00:08:30.640 Item C, it involves something where Billy's company, the Jago Public Works, had made a 00:08:30.640 --> 00:08:36.240 bid on it, so he's asking to excuse himself, and there he is excused. 00:08:36.240 --> 00:08:41.840 So item C is consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, the 00:08:41.840 --> 00:08:47.400 Texas Home Rule Municipal Corporation, authorizing the city manager to execute a public works 00:08:47.400 --> 00:08:53.480 contract with Quality Excavation Limited for the construction of the Hinkel and Windsor 00:08:53.480 --> 00:08:58.520 Paving and Drainage Project for the City of Denton, providing for the expenditures of 00:08:58.520 --> 00:09:01.880 fund therefore and providing an effective date. 00:09:01.880 --> 00:09:03.680 >> Good evening. 00:09:03.680 --> 00:09:04.680 >> Good evening. 00:09:04.680 --> 00:09:05.680 >> I'm Michael Smith. 00:09:05.680 --> 00:09:06.680 I must apologize. 00:09:06.680 --> 00:09:13.960 I thought the slideshow was going to be put up here, so I know you all have copies of 00:09:13.960 --> 00:09:16.600 it there in front of you, right? 00:09:16.600 --> 00:09:17.600 >> Yes. 00:09:17.600 --> 00:09:18.600 >> Okay. 00:09:18.600 --> 00:09:48.520 >> I don't think that's going to be in the slideshow. 00:09:48.520 --> 00:10:13.440 I don't think that's going to be in the slideshow. 00:10:13.440 --> 00:10:38.880 >> To the right there, there you go. 00:10:38.880 --> 00:10:59.960 There we go. 00:10:59.960 --> 00:11:00.960 Thank you. 00:11:00.960 --> 00:11:04.320 Sorry for the delay. 00:11:04.320 --> 00:11:07.000 This is the Hinkel and Windsor Paving and Drainage Project. 00:11:07.000 --> 00:11:09.480 This is also known as Magnolia Phase 2. 00:11:09.480 --> 00:11:12.800 Magnolia Phase 1 was completed a couple of years ago. 00:11:12.800 --> 00:11:20.800 The majority of this project is going to be paid for out of bonds that were issued. 00:11:20.800 --> 00:11:23.480 This is, you can see the extents of the project. 00:11:23.480 --> 00:11:27.560 It runs along Hinkel and then across Windsor. 00:11:27.560 --> 00:11:31.700 The roads are going to be fully replaced. 00:11:31.700 --> 00:11:36.980 They're being paid for out of the 2012 bonds that were issued. 00:11:36.980 --> 00:11:43.040 The drainage portion runs from roughly this place on Windsor. 00:11:43.040 --> 00:11:47.120 There's an outfall from a pond that was built as Magnolia Phase 1, and then it's going to 00:11:47.120 --> 00:11:54.480 come down Windsor, down Hinkel, and then it will discharge into the channel down here. 00:11:54.480 --> 00:11:56.280 There's a sanitary sewer component of this. 00:11:56.280 --> 00:12:02.480 The sanitary sewer department wanted to go ahead and abandon an existing line that is 00:12:02.480 --> 00:12:03.960 parallel to another line. 00:12:03.960 --> 00:12:10.520 The existing line is older and it's very small, and this portion of it will basically take 00:12:10.520 --> 00:12:17.560 all the sanitary water from the streets that are coming into it and tie it into the new 00:12:17.560 --> 00:12:18.560 line. 00:12:18.560 --> 00:12:28.120 This portion that's different, that's for public utility board to evaluate it. 00:12:28.120 --> 00:12:34.040 We're going to replace curb and gutters, sidewalks that are damaged and deteriorated. 00:12:34.040 --> 00:12:38.320 There's a base bid, and then there was an alternate bid. 00:12:38.320 --> 00:12:44.960 The base bid replaced the alternate bid, which was an open channel, concrete channel. 00:12:44.960 --> 00:12:49.640 The new one is going to be box culverts, and the main reason that we're switching to box 00:12:49.640 --> 00:12:53.640 culverts or recommending that we go with box culverts is that they're faster to construct, 00:12:53.640 --> 00:12:59.760 it's safer, more aesthetically pleasing, there's reduced maintenance, and there's less utility 00:12:59.760 --> 00:13:03.540 conflicts with that. 00:13:03.540 --> 00:13:06.520 These were the bid results that came in. 00:13:06.520 --> 00:13:11.980 Quality excavation was the low bidder, and they are approximately a million dollars less 00:13:11.980 --> 00:13:23.200 than the engineer's estimate, both for the base bid and the alternate bid. 00:13:23.200 --> 00:13:29.480 So we're looking for a recommendation to move forward on this project. 00:13:29.480 --> 00:13:33.560 Any questions? 00:13:33.560 --> 00:13:37.920 Are the box culverts, are those covered with grass, or is that part of the sidewalk? 00:13:37.920 --> 00:13:42.080 I mean, is it cement topped or grass topped? 00:13:42.080 --> 00:13:44.000 They will be, it's actually both. 00:13:44.000 --> 00:13:47.720 They're going to sit partially underneath the sidewalks, but they're also going to be 00:13:47.720 --> 00:13:52.520 underneath a green space, so they'll be buried and then covered with grass. 00:13:52.520 --> 00:13:53.520 Okay. 00:13:53.520 --> 00:13:54.520 All right. 00:13:54.520 --> 00:14:01.800 Are there any new sidewalks being included, or is it just sidewalks being fixed that are 00:14:01.800 --> 00:14:02.800 already there? 00:14:02.800 --> 00:14:04.560 Principally, sidewalks that are being fixed. 00:14:04.560 --> 00:14:10.640 There are a few places right in front of Good Samaritan that we need to do some new sidewalks 00:14:10.640 --> 00:14:13.840 because we're reorienting the alignment. 00:14:13.840 --> 00:14:18.000 So there'll be new sidewalks there, but no other additional new sidewalks. 00:14:18.000 --> 00:14:19.560 What is the walkability of Hinkle? 00:14:19.560 --> 00:14:25.380 Can you get all the way down to North Lakes Park? 00:14:25.380 --> 00:14:27.720 On the west side, you can. 00:14:27.720 --> 00:14:31.680 On the east side, it's not a contiguous sidewalk. 00:14:31.680 --> 00:14:35.480 There's two travel lanes in each direction, and then there's a buffer and bike lanes 00:14:35.480 --> 00:14:38.680 in both directions as well. 00:14:38.680 --> 00:14:44.960 Is this going to be tied into all that construction on Windsor on the west side? 00:14:44.960 --> 00:14:45.960 Yes. 00:14:45.960 --> 00:14:50.920 Fireside is the development that's going in there, and they'll tie into our new storm 00:14:50.920 --> 00:14:55.680 drain system and the sanitary sewer system, and then they will provide the sidewalks in 00:14:55.680 --> 00:14:57.680 front of their frontage. 00:14:57.680 --> 00:15:15.440 Any additional questions? 00:15:15.440 --> 00:15:19.360 So when he stepped out, we lost our quorum. 00:15:19.360 --> 00:15:21.080 Does that matter? 00:15:21.080 --> 00:15:22.080 No. 00:15:22.080 --> 00:15:23.080 You're still point. 00:15:23.080 --> 00:15:24.080 You're back. 00:15:24.080 --> 00:15:25.080 You still count. 00:15:25.080 --> 00:15:26.080 Oh, okay. 00:15:26.080 --> 00:15:27.080 All right. 00:15:27.080 --> 00:15:28.080 Okay. 00:15:28.080 --> 00:15:30.200 So do we have a motion to recommend approval? 00:15:30.200 --> 00:15:32.560 Move to approve. 00:15:32.560 --> 00:15:34.000 I'll second. 00:15:34.000 --> 00:15:35.280 I'll second. 00:15:35.280 --> 00:15:38.160 Any further discussion? 00:15:38.160 --> 00:15:39.480 All in favor say aye. 00:15:39.480 --> 00:15:40.480 Aye. 00:15:40.480 --> 00:15:41.480 Aye. 00:15:41.480 --> 00:15:42.480 Those against, nay. 00:15:42.480 --> 00:15:43.480 Okay. 00:15:43.480 --> 00:15:44.480 All right. 00:15:44.480 --> 00:15:45.480 Thank you. 00:15:45.480 --> 00:15:46.480 Thank you. 00:15:46.480 --> 00:15:47.480 Thank you very much. 00:15:47.480 --> 00:15:48.480 Thanks. 00:15:48.480 --> 00:16:11.560 Okay, our last item, there's a few items under the ACM update. 00:16:11.560 --> 00:16:12.560 Sure. 00:16:12.560 --> 00:16:18.360 Mr. Vice Chair and members of the board, a few items here to provide you in this report 00:16:18.360 --> 00:16:21.680 we've got a dashboard on the Dent Energy Center. 00:16:21.680 --> 00:16:26.000 If you have any questions, we've got George Morrow here along with folks from Finance, 00:16:26.000 --> 00:16:27.560 Tony Fuente, or David Gaines. 00:16:27.560 --> 00:16:30.240 We'll be happy to answer any questions you may have on that. 00:16:30.240 --> 00:16:35.200 And so, I mean, I have other things to say, but in regards to the other item, but just 00:16:35.200 --> 00:16:40.440 wanted to give you all time if you had any specific questions about the Dent Energy Center 00:16:40.440 --> 00:16:41.440 report. 00:16:41.440 --> 00:16:45.720 Can somebody just speak to the dashboard itself and just kind of give us a quick overview 00:16:45.720 --> 00:16:51.920 of how to read it and what the things mean, please? 00:16:51.920 --> 00:16:54.280 George Morrow, General Manager of DME. 00:16:54.280 --> 00:16:58.080 Also introduced, Jason Brown, he's the Debt Plant Manager. 00:16:58.080 --> 00:17:03.560 He's here in case we get into a deep dive on this stuff, and he's done a great job. 00:17:03.560 --> 00:17:09.880 So the Dent Energy Center's been officially operating July 11th of last summer. 00:17:09.880 --> 00:17:17.480 It ran well, basically, since that time, ran a lot in July and August. 00:17:17.480 --> 00:17:21.200 Of course, August was a little bit of a less. 00:17:21.200 --> 00:17:24.360 It continued operating beyond that time. 00:17:24.360 --> 00:17:31.600 Probably December of 2018 was the softest month with the holidays and a little bit mild 00:17:31.600 --> 00:17:32.600 weathered. 00:17:32.600 --> 00:17:33.600 It didn't operate that much. 00:17:33.600 --> 00:17:37.500 And also, we moved into a little bit more of a maintenance mode during that period. 00:17:37.500 --> 00:17:43.120 So what this is intended to do is we wanted to make a relatively straightforward, simple 00:17:43.120 --> 00:17:50.960 streamlined document that could let folks look at a snapshot to see some of the key 00:17:50.960 --> 00:17:54.080 parameters associated with the deck. 00:17:54.080 --> 00:17:59.460 This is for the first quarter of 2018, and we look at updating this periodically, probably 00:17:59.460 --> 00:18:01.520 every quarter. 00:18:01.520 --> 00:18:06.280 So at the top left, you see kind of how the units ran during those four periods. 00:18:06.280 --> 00:18:10.360 It says gen set 1 through 12, so there's 12 units out there. 00:18:10.360 --> 00:18:14.880 Operated a total of 466 hours during that three-month period, made a certain number 00:18:14.880 --> 00:18:17.720 of hot starts, warm starts, cold starts. 00:18:17.720 --> 00:18:21.600 And that's important because the temperature of the starts affects our emissions. 00:18:21.600 --> 00:18:26.280 And if we keep going to the right there, we've broken down the emissions. 00:18:26.280 --> 00:18:31.640 We monitor the six different emissions items. 00:18:31.640 --> 00:18:38.480 And so we provided those to you for information for a typical month, which would have been 00:18:38.480 --> 00:18:39.480 December. 00:18:39.480 --> 00:18:44.400 So you can see our emissions through December. 00:18:44.400 --> 00:18:47.280 There's actually more information available from time to time. 00:18:47.280 --> 00:18:53.840 We provide typically a monthly report with more detail on emissions in the Friday report 00:18:53.840 --> 00:18:58.920 to the City Council and to the PUB, so you guys read that every so often, you'll get 00:18:58.920 --> 00:18:59.920 that information. 00:18:59.920 --> 00:19:06.720 If we move down to the below where we talked about the end of the starts, you've got some 00:19:06.720 --> 00:19:09.960 how many megawatt hours was generated. 00:19:09.960 --> 00:19:12.260 That's how we keep track of the production. 00:19:12.260 --> 00:19:21.040 So you see October 18, if we move to the right, revenue of $2 million, 23,521 megawatt hours. 00:19:21.040 --> 00:19:27.600 And then the cost, that was our revenue on an average basis, dollars per megawatt hour. 00:19:27.600 --> 00:19:32.040 And I can tell you those numbers are substantially more than the variable cost. 00:19:32.040 --> 00:19:37.640 So there was anything above the number that I have in my head that I typically don't share 00:19:37.640 --> 00:19:41.920 publicly is a contribution to our fixed expenses. 00:19:41.920 --> 00:19:46.320 So there's a significant contribution to our fixed expenses in that dollar per megawatt 00:19:46.320 --> 00:19:47.600 hour. 00:19:47.600 --> 00:19:51.040 And all of that is developed below. 00:19:51.040 --> 00:19:54.880 You see some expense categories for the deck. 00:19:54.880 --> 00:20:01.120 Total is a big one, personal services, the people at the deck and so on, maintenance, 00:20:01.120 --> 00:20:03.480 repair, operations. 00:20:03.480 --> 00:20:06.880 And soon at some point will be the principle. 00:20:06.880 --> 00:20:13.080 We've got a relatively nominal principle level and interest this year that will increase 00:20:13.080 --> 00:20:14.520 on the year after. 00:20:14.520 --> 00:20:20.960 So you see a net income down below, actual for last fiscal year, 8.44 million. 00:20:20.960 --> 00:20:27.160 That's the amount of revenue over and above cost. 19, you can see that the budget was 00:20:27.160 --> 00:20:28.160 8 million. 00:20:28.160 --> 00:20:36.400 So we'll kind of watch that during the year and see how we do on a net basis. 00:20:36.400 --> 00:20:42.720 I think those are the things I would highlight for the, and if there's other items over time 00:20:42.720 --> 00:20:47.280 that you want to hear about with the deck, perhaps periodically we can just come by and 00:20:47.280 --> 00:20:51.120 give you some discussion about how it's doing. 00:20:51.120 --> 00:20:56.800 But it's done very well and I think it's a project at this point that the community can 00:20:56.800 --> 00:21:01.880 be proud of if it was built on time and it runs well. 00:21:01.880 --> 00:21:02.880 >> Okay. 00:21:02.880 --> 00:21:03.880 Thank you. 00:21:03.880 --> 00:21:04.880 >> Thank you. 00:21:04.880 --> 00:21:06.840 >> We expect to get one of these every quarter now. 00:21:06.840 --> 00:21:08.800 >> That would be our intent. 00:21:08.800 --> 00:21:09.800 >> Okay. 00:21:09.800 --> 00:21:10.800 All right. 00:21:10.800 --> 00:21:11.800 Thank you. 00:21:11.800 --> 00:21:18.600 The next one, Mr. Vice Chair, is a request was made over the last number of months ago 00:21:18.600 --> 00:21:23.900 to give the PUB a report on our bond program and CIP. 00:21:23.900 --> 00:21:28.800 And so what we included in your packet was a memorandum along with a lot of reports. 00:21:28.800 --> 00:21:32.480 However, there was one thing that was not included in your packet, and I have actually 00:21:32.480 --> 00:21:33.480 a copy of it. 00:21:33.480 --> 00:21:38.840 I'd like to distribute it to the board, to you all, so you can have a copy of what should 00:21:38.840 --> 00:21:41.640 have been also included in your packet. 00:21:41.640 --> 00:21:47.840 And the report that I'm handing out, excuse me, is something that our finance staff produces, 00:21:47.840 --> 00:21:54.080 I believe on a quarterly basis, to our bond oversight committee, and it gives basically 00:21:54.080 --> 00:21:58.280 a summary of all the various items that have been in past bond programs, kind of where 00:21:58.280 --> 00:22:00.760 they are in their status. 00:22:00.760 --> 00:22:06.600 And so, again, since we've never, as far as I know, have never provided information like 00:22:06.600 --> 00:22:13.800 this to the board, we basically are giving you everything tonight to understand kind 00:22:13.800 --> 00:22:17.720 of what your wishes are and how you would like to receive this information. 00:22:17.720 --> 00:22:22.520 And again, this information, the memo that I'm handing out to you, is information that's 00:22:22.520 --> 00:22:27.320 already produced and presented to our bond oversight committee, the bond oversight committee. 00:22:27.320 --> 00:22:30.720 Believe they meet in February, so they meet next month. 00:22:30.720 --> 00:22:36.200 And so if this is information that you'd like to see on a frequent basis, it's already 00:22:36.200 --> 00:22:38.440 being produced for another committee. 00:22:38.440 --> 00:22:44.560 We could very easily also present this to the board at the meeting following the bond 00:22:44.560 --> 00:22:50.100 oversight committee, and it's an easy presentation that staff can make and possibly provide feedback 00:22:50.100 --> 00:22:52.960 to you all based on what the committee at the time gave us. 00:22:52.960 --> 00:22:55.360 So just kind of wanted to see what your wishes are. 00:22:55.360 --> 00:23:00.000 The information in your packet is pretty detailed, a lot of numbers. 00:23:00.000 --> 00:23:03.320 Just trying to give you basically everything in the kitchen sink, per se, and then try 00:23:03.320 --> 00:23:06.680 to pair back as far as what information you'd like to see. 00:23:06.680 --> 00:23:12.480 But the very last page of the packet I handed out, also with the very last page of in your 00:23:12.480 --> 00:23:18.800 packet, as far as your online packet, basically gives a summary of all the items that were 00:23:18.800 --> 00:23:25.300 in each proposition of the most recent bond programs and gives you the original bond cost, 00:23:25.300 --> 00:23:29.520 any project costs that have been revised, the funding levels, what's been spent and 00:23:29.520 --> 00:23:34.040 what's left remaining for the program to be completed. 00:23:34.040 --> 00:23:37.480 So again, the bond oversight committee gets this information as well. 00:23:37.480 --> 00:23:41.920 So again, just to provide this information to you, and I apologize for not having this 00:23:41.920 --> 00:23:48.080 memo in the packet on Friday, but I wanted you to have it tonight and just see what your 00:23:48.080 --> 00:23:50.600 wishes are. 00:23:50.600 --> 00:23:58.040 Do they discuss the anticipated completion of the projects? 00:23:58.040 --> 00:24:03.840 I see how far they are along as far as dollar amount and things like that, but do they discuss 00:24:03.840 --> 00:24:10.520 how the project's going as far as completing on time or extensions of time? 00:24:10.520 --> 00:24:15.560 Typically what's been happening, and again, we can also provide that, is usually when 00:24:15.560 --> 00:24:18.800 we have these meetings with the bond oversight committee, it's all hands on deck. 00:24:18.800 --> 00:24:22.480 So just about every department represented with these bond programs are present. 00:24:22.480 --> 00:24:28.880 So a lot of times it's verbal updates just because there's a lot to cover and this is 00:24:28.880 --> 00:24:35.840 not inundate the committee with too much information, but yet try to be there on hand to answer 00:24:35.840 --> 00:24:41.880 any specific questions that at the time the committee may have, if that's something that 00:24:41.880 --> 00:24:47.640 you all would like to have, we can certainly as we schedule these have the respective departments 00:24:47.640 --> 00:24:53.160 available to answer specific questions on timing or if there's something that you specifically 00:24:53.160 --> 00:24:58.480 wanted to get answers on, we'd be happy to modify the report or include that as part 00:24:58.480 --> 00:24:59.480 of the backup. 00:24:59.480 --> 00:25:00.480 Okay. 00:25:00.480 --> 00:25:03.800 So just whatever your pleasure is, we're just trying to gauge what all you want because 00:25:03.800 --> 00:25:07.800 it's a lot of work and a lot of information to provide and not to bog you down with too 00:25:07.800 --> 00:25:12.200 much information, but give you the things that you need to be able to yourselves keep 00:25:12.200 --> 00:25:14.520 informed and also inform the public as well. 00:25:14.520 --> 00:25:23.200 Thank you. 00:25:23.200 --> 00:25:27.800 I don't know about the rest of you, but at this point I can't say what else I would want. 00:25:27.800 --> 00:25:28.800 Yes. 00:25:28.800 --> 00:25:37.440 The 31 page tiny font thing I still have to kind of get through. 00:25:37.440 --> 00:25:41.200 Because this was not included in your packet, what we'll do is work with Ken to make sure 00:25:41.200 --> 00:25:45.760 that it's included in the next PED packet so it's available to the public. 00:25:45.760 --> 00:25:48.960 And if you would like to have this item on your next agenda, just to cover it again, 00:25:48.960 --> 00:25:52.680 just so you can have an opportunity to kind of read through and digest it, we'd be happy 00:25:52.680 --> 00:25:53.680 to do that. 00:25:53.680 --> 00:25:54.680 Why don't we do that? 00:25:54.680 --> 00:25:55.680 Just as a follow up? 00:25:55.680 --> 00:25:58.880 Yeah, so that if anybody has any questions they can bring it up and we can kind of refine 00:25:58.880 --> 00:26:05.520 it because obviously we don't really need to hear about the public art bond project really 00:26:05.520 --> 00:26:12.120 unless it has something to do with something that comes under our purview. 00:26:12.120 --> 00:26:18.000 So we can include this again as an item next week, excuse me, next month and get your direction 00:26:18.000 --> 00:26:19.000 from there. 00:26:19.000 --> 00:26:21.160 Just wanted to provide you with this information. 00:26:21.160 --> 00:26:24.160 Yeah, no thank you. 00:26:24.160 --> 00:26:25.160 Thank you. 00:26:25.160 --> 00:26:31.920 The last thing on there is an informal staff report on the new streets, on the dumpster, 00:26:31.920 --> 00:26:37.520 blocking the sidewalks, we're reading through that and Ms. Devaney had requested that a 00:26:37.520 --> 00:26:39.440 number of weeks ago. 00:26:39.440 --> 00:26:43.880 Also was requested by a couple of our council members and so Ethan Cox with Solid Waste 00:26:43.880 --> 00:26:48.200 had provided an informal staff report to the council on what our plans are and so I believe 00:26:48.200 --> 00:26:56.320 we've given notice to those customers that have dumpsters located blocking the sidewalks 00:26:56.320 --> 00:27:01.880 so we've given them some notice, given them the opportunity to move or adjust their size 00:27:01.880 --> 00:27:07.160 of container and I believe we have until March to make that happen and so we'll be working 00:27:07.160 --> 00:27:11.400 with them and get compliance so that we can keep our sidewalks clear. 00:27:11.400 --> 00:27:15.560 So what is the stick attached to asking for compliance? 00:27:15.560 --> 00:27:16.560 Mr. Cox? 00:27:16.560 --> 00:27:17.560 Yes. 00:27:17.560 --> 00:27:18.560 Yeah. 00:27:18.560 --> 00:27:22.360 Is this like a class C misdemeanor? 00:27:22.360 --> 00:27:28.240 No, essentially working with legal, we have the authority and the ordinance as service 00:27:28.240 --> 00:27:33.160 provider that says we will determine the location where we're going to set that container so 00:27:33.160 --> 00:27:36.720 if you wish to receive service, that's the condition that we're providing the service 00:27:36.720 --> 00:27:42.680 with and so I think what we found, we're actually down until about 11 locations right now out 00:27:42.680 --> 00:27:49.720 of the 31 so we've actually made significant progress over a number of years trying to 00:27:49.720 --> 00:27:54.200 get to this point and so I think we're down to like the last 11 and they may be kind of 00:27:54.200 --> 00:27:59.480 challenging but they do have incentive to comply and we are going to offer a number 00:27:59.480 --> 00:28:04.080 of options for them so we can kind of find a solution that fits their needs. 00:28:04.080 --> 00:28:09.080 The problem in the older part of town is just there's no place else to put the dumpsters 00:28:09.080 --> 00:28:12.040 without eating into their parking or? 00:28:12.040 --> 00:28:15.520 There's going to be some trade-offs there, some challenges and I think what we found 00:28:15.520 --> 00:28:20.280 some success with for commercial properties is going to commercial car service. 00:28:20.280 --> 00:28:24.240 Doesn't work necessarily for a food-oriented business because the level of service may 00:28:24.240 --> 00:28:30.200 not be such that it addresses their frequency of collection but we are going to be flexible 00:28:30.200 --> 00:28:33.880 on that and if we run into any roadblocks we're going to do our best to kind of get 00:28:33.880 --> 00:28:39.240 creative with some of those businesses. 00:28:39.240 --> 00:28:46.880 And the last two things are just your future agenda items and like I said we'll bring 00:28:46.880 --> 00:28:56.000 back this information for next month to have on your early PV meeting in the morning. 00:28:56.000 --> 00:29:05.520 There's a few other items coming up in February as well and the new business matrix I believe 00:29:05.520 --> 00:29:09.600 a lot of these things will be coming off based on the reporting that was made today. 00:29:09.600 --> 00:29:14.160 Like I said we'll carry one forward for next month and then some things that we'll have 00:29:14.160 --> 00:29:20.760 ongoing as far as the DME, the energy center performance report along with the bond programs 00:29:20.760 --> 00:29:26.160 will have that on a continual rotation on a quarterly basis so those will be ongoing. 00:29:26.160 --> 00:29:31.360 So with any other, unless you have any other questions I have nothing else to report. 00:29:31.360 --> 00:29:39.120 Any additional questions? Okay concluding items under section 551.042 of the Texas Open 00:29:39.120 --> 00:29:44.120 Meetings Act respond to inquiries from the public utilities board or the public with 00:29:44.120 --> 00:29:50.640 specific factual information or recitation of policy or accepted proposal to place the 00:29:50.640 --> 00:29:53.800 matter on the agenda for an upcoming meeting. 00:29:53.800 --> 00:30:00.120 So if anybody would like to add anything to the business matrix or present anything for 00:30:00.120 --> 00:30:05.320 a future agenda item how would be the time to do it? 00:30:05.320 --> 00:30:06.520 Doesn't look like any. 00:30:06.520 --> 00:30:10.160 Can we get a motion to adjourn this meeting? 00:30:10.160 --> 00:30:12.160 Second. 00:30:12.160 --> 00:30:16.440 Those in favor of adjourning and we're done.