Jan 08, 2024 Public Utilities Board on 2024-01-08 9:00 AM

- Okay, it is 9.04 and we have a quorum. We were trying to wait for Mr. Rybeck, but we'll just move ahead. I'll call to order the City of Denton Public Utilities Board meeting for January 8th of 2024. The first item is presentations. We did not have anybody wishing to speak. Then we'll move on to the consent agenda. There are two items, A and B. Does any board member wish to pull an item? I see none. Do we have a motion to approve? Items A and B. - So moved. - Billy moves, and do we have a second? - Second. - Thomas seconds, all in favor say aye. - Aye. - Receive nominations and hold elections for Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary. Billy, would you like to nominate? - Got it. Okay, so thanks guys, thanks for being here. - Thank you. - We'll tell 'em you were here 'til 11. That's all right. - Okay, unless there's any discussion, I'd like to nominate that we approve Ms. Susan Collar as Chair, myself as Vice Chair, and Devin as Secretary, Devin Taylor as Secretary. - Are there any other nominations? No? Seeing none, do we have a motion to approve those positions? - So moved. - And a second? Thomas seconds, all in favor say aye. - Aye. - Carries. Receive a report and hold a discussion and give staff direction regarding the 2024 meeting schedule. It was in the packet. Do we have a motion to approve that? If there aren't any changes. - I have just one comment. I don't think we need to change the schedule, but the first March meeting, I believe, is during Denton ISD spring break. So I don't know, that'll affect my availability, but I don't know if it affects anybody else on the board. Otherwise, I think it steers clear of most holidays. - Okay. I'll move approval of the schedule. - Okay. And a second? - Second. - Thomas seconds, all in favor say aye. - Aye. - Consider approval of this December 11th, 2023 meeting. - Since I already signed them, I'd like to move approval. (laughing) - And a second. - Please. - I didn't just go check, I will second. - Okay. - Okay, thank you. - Rob seconds, all in favor say aye. - Aye. - Management reports, Tony. - Madam Chair, members of the POB. So on your agenda, we did provide a memo response to a question that Mr. Ryback had had regarding third party applications as it relate to cybersecurity and other information security issues. Alicia Meini, our Chief Technology Officer is here if anyone has any follow-up questions. We also did place some language in the agenda in case we have to go into executive session that there's something that may be sensitive. This is a very sensitive area, but if you have any questions. - I do see Mr. Ryback walking up. - Okay. - We're gonna give him a couple minutes. - Yep. (laughing) - Okay, that's a good, that's better. (mumbles) - Congratulations, sir. - How so? - Go find out. (laughing) - You're fine. We're actually on the information security strategy report that you requested. So we were just waiting in case you had questions. - Thank you so much for that. - So Mr. Ryback, as I told the rest of the board, Alicia Meini, our Chief Technology Officer is here if there's any follow-up questions on that memo. Additionally, we've also placed some language on the agenda to go into executive session. This is a sensitive area and so that there are some things that we may have to go into executive session. If you have any questions, we can do that. So, anyone have any questions for Alicia? Nope. - I don't have. - Okay, so. - You don't? - Okay. - So, next item is future agendas. It's blank, but just be aware that, it's kind of crazy for me to say this, but the budget cycle will begin pretty soon. And so we'll start filling your calendar here with those dates on when we'll be coming back to you with a number of presentations regarding all the utilities and their budgets for fiscal year '24, '25, so. And then, new business action items. Think this, today's memo kind of wraps up the only outstanding item that we had. We do have another item on here, but we kind of gave ourselves a year to be able to track that and we'll be working with our fleet services area to provide a report regarding electric vehicles and the such, so. With that, yeah, well, we missed that. That's not on here, Kim. I think we still had that outstanding item on here. We missed it, we'll get that corrected for the next meeting. If there's any other questions, I'm happy to answer any questions you have. - I see none. That brings us to concluding items. Does any board member wish to have something put on a future agenda item or have something they'd like to say? I see none. Okay, Billy, it's 9/10. Do you move adjournment? - I move to adjourn and congratulate Mr. Ryback on that. (laughing) - I don't know. - I'm trying to do something. - But not being elected to anything. - Not being elected to anything. (laughing) - Well, under the circumstances, what would that be? - Okay, all right, we're adjourned.