HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-09-15 Min - Board SPECIAL MEETING
September 15, 2005
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The special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District was called
to order at 4:05 PM in the TDPUD Board room by President Hemig.
ROLL CALL: Directors Joe Aguera, Ron Hemig, Patricia Sutton, Tim Taylor and Bill Thomason were
present.
EMPLOYEES PRESENT: Nancy Waters, Kathy Neus, Jim Wilson, Joe Horvath, Alan Harry, Ed
Taylor, Ian Fitzgerald, Kim Szczurek, Steve Murphy, Steve Hollabaugh, Sanna Schlosser, Mary
Chapman and Barbara Cahill
CONSULTANTS PRESENT: None
OTHERS PRESENT: None
PUBLIC INPUT
There was no public input.
WORKSHOP ON PREPARATION OF THE DISTRICT BUDGET FOR 2006: POWER SUPPLY, GIS,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND GENERAL MANAGER.
Steve Hollabaugh began his 2006 Budget presentation:
• Purchased Power Department
o Organization chart
o Purchased Power Expenditure Detail: Energy Supplier, Transmission and Scheduling
o Historical and Forecasted Budgets to year 2008
o Monthly power supply expenditure detail: projected for 2006, 2007 and 2008
o UAMPS Market Report
o Summary and expectations: Constellation contract through 2007, Washoe Project and
when to lock in price for 2008 through 2011
• Power Supply
o Organization Chart
o Power Supply Expenditure Detail: increase from 2005 to 2006 is due to Development
Phase of Intermountain Power Project (IPP) #3 at UAMPS
o Capital Projects: Network Upgrade, Aerial Photography and color printer
o Overall Summary
o Becoming more efficient: Use WAPA power assigned to NCPA, Washoe Project, Sierra
Pacific transmission tariff settlement
• Geo-Spatial Information Technology (GIS)
o What is it? Software technology, geographically aware models, tools for automated
workflow and maps.
o Department Staff
o GIS evolution from August 2000 to the present
o IT system architecture and software vendors
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o Return on GIS investment: Design & cost estimation, outage tracking & response, field
support, asset management (meters, electric junction enclosures, water valves &
boxes, etc), clearer-readable parcel maps, statistics and land information.
Peter Holzmeister continued with his presentations:
• General Manager
o General Manager Functions: agendas & packets, management meetings, policies &
procedures, organization culture & direction, corporation yard, broadband, studies,
labor meetings, District records and Web site
o Organization Chart
o Expenditure Detail and Summary
o Issues to be clarified: interaction of Board to Staff; growth implications and broadband
• Board of Directors
o Board Functions: goals, policies, audit performance, public meetings and reports
o Board work plan: corporation yard, Donner Lake & Glenshire project close out, broad-
band, mission statement, water meter rate study, pipeline construction, power supply,
budgets &financial performance and organization issues
o Expenditure detail and Summary
o Issues to be clarified: District Mission Statement, level of detail on issues, staff delega-
tion and types of reports
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 6:23 PM.
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