Jul 24, 2023 Public Utilities Board on 2023-07-24 9:00 AM

July 24, 2023 Public Utilities Board 267544

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Meeting Date: July 24, 2023
Board: Public Utilities Board
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Meeting Summary: Public Utilities Board Date: July 24, 2023 | Time: 9:00 AM | Location: Council Work Session Room, City Hall, Denton, TX

Key Topics and Discussions - Review and consideration of the consent agenda, including contract authorizations, lease amendments, and reimbursement agreements. - Approval of the July 10, 2023 meeting minutes. - Management reports addressing future agenda items and new business action items. - A board member requested an update on the status and disposition plan for remaining municipal coal plant properties. - The scheduled closed session regarding the Core Scientific Power Purchase Agreement and Lease was not convened, as no consent agenda items were pulled for separate discussion.

Motions, Votes, and Outcomes - Consent Agenda (Items A–E): Motion by Leigh, seconded by Barbara. Passed unanimously. - Approval of July 10, 2023 Minutes: Motion by Barbara, seconded by Thomas. Passed. One member abstained due to absence at the prior meeting. - Adjournment: Motion by Barbara, seconded. Passed. Meeting adjourned at approximately 9:04 AM.

Decisions Made - Approved Amendment 1 to the Power Purchase Agreement and Lease with Core Scientific Inc. - Ratified a letter agreement with Zachry Construction Corporation for reimbursement of internal point repair and additional maintenance for Mayhill Road Phase One (not-to-exceed $17,564.20). - Authorized a professional services agreement with 1898 & Co, a division of Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., for the Denton Municipal Electric Systems Operation Department (three-year, not-to-exceed $892,320.00). - Authorized a contract with Kirby-Smith Machinery, Inc., for the purchase of one Komatsu Wheel Loader for the Water and Wastewater Departments (not-to-exceed $290,000.00). - Approved the minutes from the July 10, 2023 meeting.

Action Items or Next Steps - Staff to compile and provide statistics and a disposition plan regarding the remaining coal plant properties. - Management to provide a Winter Storm URI status update at the August meeting. - City Manager or designee to implement all approved consent agenda items in accordance with staff recommendations.

Agenda Chapters
1. 2. CONSENT AGENDA
0:37 - 1:32
2. A. Consider approval of the July 10, 2023 minutes.
1:32 - 2:21
3. B. Management Reports 1. Future Agenda Items 2. New Business Action Items
2:21 - 3:00
4. 4. CONCLUDING ITEMS
3:00 - 5:40
Transcript
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>> Good morning. It is 9 a.m. I'm going to call the City of Dinton Public Utility Board's meeting of Monday, July 24th, 2023 to order. We'll start with -- we don't have the -- we're seeing if there's any members of the public that would like to say anything or have any questions. I don't appear to be. So we'll move on to a regular meeting. That's the presentations from the public. Excuse me. Now we're going to move on to the consent agenda. And let me tell you, if anybody wants to pull items A or B, we will not discuss them in an open meeting. We will move them to the closed meeting. Then we will pull them back out to vote on them. That's only if y'all want to pull them. >> Mr. Chairman, do you advise that we do that? >> It's up to you. It's up to you. I'm not going to pull them, so. >> Very well. Just curious. >> Okay. Cool. Any other items anybody wants to pull? Doesn't appear to be. All right, guys. Way to go. So we'll entertain a motion for items -- >> All moved. >> A, B, C, D, and E. We have a motion from Leigh, second from Barbara. All those in favor, please say aye. Any opposed? Appears to be none. Get y'all out of here quick, I bet you. Items for individual consideration. Consider approval of the July 10th, 2023 minutes. Got them here in front of me. Anyone? >> Move approval. >> Motion? >> Second. >> Second. Second was from Thomas. A motion was from Barbara. All those in favor, please say aye. >> Aye. >> Any opposed? >> Mr. Chairman, may I abstain since I was not here for the meeting? >> I think you may. My consideration of Robert's rules is you don't even have to have -- if nobody has any changes, they're automatically approved. But I've been told differently by lawyers. >> Well, in that case, never mind. >> Okay. Moving on to Christine with management reports. >> Okay. So on new business action items, it looks like there's one remaining item for update on Winter Storm URI, which has a status update that will be provided to PEB in the August meeting. And then on new business action -- I'm sorry, that was new business action items. Future agenda items. We don't currently have any unless there's anything additional the board would like to have brought back. >> I don't think -- I have a list in front of me anyway. So anybody want any new business items placed? If not, we'll just move forward to concluding items and let me pull my cheat sheet up. >> Oh, Mr. Chairman, may I -- may I put in -- could we get an update on the coal plant, the progress, what's happening there? >> The coal plant. >> The one we're selling or selling? >> The one we're selling has exploded. It's not there anymore. We still own a few of the properties. >> Could we have any stats about the properties? Is there a plan what's happening about that? >> Sure. I bet Tony or Terry could put that together for us. It's moving right along. There's a few issues. Outstanding issues. But I think we're in a good position. Okay. So from that, where is the cheat sheet you sent me? There it is. Okay. All right. The Public Utility Board will now convene at 9.04 a.m., convene in a closed meeting to deliberate the closed meeting items set forth on the agenda, which include the following. >> We're not going into closed. >> We're not? >> No one pulled the core items. >> Right. So those were the only items that were to be considered in closed? >> Yes. >> Okay. I didn't know if there was another one. So take that back. Back it up. And do you want to sit here and talk for a little while? We can do that and let you guys get back to work. So motion to adjourn? >> So moved. >> Motion. >> I know. >> I'm modestly confused. I'm sorry. What did I miss? >> So unless somebody pulled -- I didn't get it either. I thought it may have been another item under closed meeting session. Unless we pulled A and B, there will be no closed meeting. >> Oh. >> It was a placeholder in case there were questions about the specific item, but everything on the agenda today was on consent. >> I completely misunderstood that. I would have pulled an item just so I could learn something. Very well. I'm sorry. I missed the -- >> Sure. I mean, I don't think there's anything wrong with that, Lee. I mean, they could come out and we could pull them in there. >> No, that's okay. Just really caught me off guard. That's all. >> Me too. All right. We got a motion to adjourn for Barbara. >> Second. >> Second. All those in favor, please say aye. >> Aye. >> We are adjourned. Thank you.
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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, July 24, 2023 9:00 AM Council Work Session Room REGISTRATION GUIDELINES FOR ADDRESSING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD Citizens will be able to participate in the following way: • eComment – The agenda was posted online at https://tx-denton.civicplus.com/242/ Public-Meetings-Agendas. Once the agenda is posted, a link to make virtual comments using the eComment module will be made available next to the meeting listing on the Upcoming Events Calendar. Using eComment, Individuals may indicate support or opposition and submit a brief comment about a specific agenda item. eComments may be submitted up until the start of the meeting at which time the ability to make an eComment will be closed. eComments will be sent directly to members of the Public Utilities Board immediately upon submission and recorded by the Secretary into the Minutes of the Meeting. After determining that a quorum is present, the Public Utilities Board of the City of Denton, Texas will convene in a Regular Meeting on Monday, July 24, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. in the Council Work Session Room at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas at which the following items will be considered: REGULAR MEETING 1. PRESENTATIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC This section of the agenda permits a person to make comments regarding public business on items as listed on the agenda. Each speaker will be allowed a maximum of four (4) minutes. Such person(s) shall have registered under the REGISTRATION GUIDELINES FOR ADDRESSING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD detailed at the beginning of this agenda. Registration is required prior to the time this agenda item is read into the record. 2. CONSENT AGENDA Each of the items on the Consent Agenda is recommended by the Staff and approval thereof will be strictly on the basis of the Staff recommendations. Approval of the Consent Agenda authorizes the City Manag…

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