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Home My WebLink About2010-08-04 Min - Board REGULAR MEETING August 4, 2010 Section 2.08.010 the TDPU In accordance with District Code Se D minutes are action only, minutes. Al l Board meetin s are recorded on audio tapes which are Preserved er e- tuall and made available for listening to any interested party u on their re guest. Donner Public Utility District of Directors of the Truckee The regular meeting of the Board was cal led to order at 6:02 PM in the TDPUD Board room by Vice-President Hillstrom. ROLL CALL: Directors Joe Ag uera, Jeff Bender, Ron Hemig, John Hillstrom and Tony . Laliotis were present. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Board and public said the Pledge of Allegiance. Chapman, Steven Poncelet, Kathy Neus, Jim Wilson, EMPLOYEES PRESENT: Mary pman,. Sp Michael Holley Stephen Hollabaugh, Rosana Matlock, and Barbara Cahill. Y was absent. CONSULTANTS PRESENT: Steve Gross .. OTHERS PRESENT: Brian Woody CHANGES TO THE AGENDA There were no changes to the agenda. PUBLIC INPUT There was no public input. DIRECTOR UPDATE Director Hemig plans to attend the UAMPS 2010 Member Conference in Susanville from There will also be a Municipal Utility August 15 to 18. The ty Finance Authority (MUFA) meeting on the 17th. Director Aguera also plans to attend the UAMPS conference. CONSENT CALENDAR CONSIDERATION OF THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO RETROFIT THE TAHOE N TRANSFORMERS This item DONNER SUBSTATION involves considering the award of a contract to retrofit the Tahoe Donner Substation Transformers. 1 Minutes: August 4, 2010 CONSIDERATION OF THE CANCELLATION OF THE BOARD MEETING ON AUGUST 18, 2010 This item involves the cancellation of the second board meeting in August due to Director attendance at a UAMPS Member Conference. for Laliotis seconded, that the Board approve the consent Director Aguera moved, and Direc calendar. voice vote. SO MOVED ROLL CALL: Director Bender, absent; All other Directors aye, by ACTION ITEMS SALES CONTRACT CONSIDERATION OF A POWERFOR THE UAMPS WIND PROJEC T AT HORSE BUTTE This item involves consideration of a contract for the UAMPS Wind Project at Horse Butte, Idaho. Director Hemi seconded, that the Board authorize the Board Director Laliotis moved, and D�rec g President to sign a resolution authorizing and approving the Horse Butte Wind Project Power Sales Contr act with Utah Associated Power Systems; and related matters. ; absent All other Directors aye, by voice vote. SO MOVED ROLL CALL. Director Bender, ER SALES CONTRACT CONSIDERATION OF A POW T WITH CITY OF MURRAY FOR THE LANDFILL GAS GENERATION This item involves consideration of two DAMPS pooling Appendixes for Landfill Gas Generation from the City of Murray Utah. ,•� Director Lali otis moved, and Director Hemig seconded, that the Board approve the DAMPS Pooling Appendix concerning the purchase of Salt Lake Land Fill Gas Generation from Murray City to Truckee Donn er PUD for 70% of the output at a cost ranging from $68.301MWh in 2011 to $77.16/MWh in 2016 in substantially the form provided; with the possible modification to "Other Provisions concerning • written notice timing ranging from 12 to 18 months • possible UAMPS billing modification to bill out ancillary services approval b the President and General Manager as evidenced y • and subject to final app Y the Presidents execution of the UAMPS Pooling Appendix. ROLL CALL. Director• Bender, absent; All other Directors aye, by voice vote. SO MOVED Director Hemi seconded, that the Board approve the UAMPS Director Laliotis moved, and D g and Fill Gas Generation from Pooling Appendix concerning the purchase of TransJordan L P g pp Murray City to Truckee Donner PUD for 70% of the output at a cost ranging from $68.20/MWh in 2011 to $ 102.67/MWh in 2023 in substantially the form provided; with the possible modification to "Other Provisions concerning: • written notice timing ranging from 12 to 18 months • Term ranging up to a maximum of 15 years with the prices shown • possible UAMPS billing modification to bill out ancillary services and subject to fin pp Y al approval b the President and General Manager as evidenced by • the President's execution of the UAMPS Pooling Appendix. • Bender, absent; All other Directors aye, by voice vote. SO MOVED � ROLL CALL. Director , 2 Minutes: August 4, 2010 "LOCK-IN"' PLANNED POOL APPENDIX FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF A DAMPS L SE STARTING APRIL 112012 TO MARCH 31, 2017 A MARKET PURCHASE PURCHASE OF a DAMPS Lock-In Planned Pool Appendix. This item involves consideration of 56.00/MWH for • market for a firm product priced under $ DAMPS will check the deliveries starting April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2017. r Hemi seconded, that the Board approve the DAMPS Director Aguera moved, and Director g for the purchase of 4 MW Planned Pool Appendix and corresponding confirmationp h "Lock-In" capacity and energy not to exceed the price of $56/M summer and 10 MW winter of firm p Y from April 1, 2012 thru March 31, 2017. voice vote. SO MOVED ROLL CALL: Director Bender, absent; All other Directors aye, by RESOLUTION RELATED TO CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLD POTENTIAL FORECLOSURES IN THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS This item involvesa resolution which order consideration on o of to s Judicial Foreclosure of Delinquent Special Taxes Pursuant the Mello-Roos Community Faci lities Act of 1982 and Authorizes Retention of Special Counsel. Counsel Steve Gross recus ed himself because Grays Crossing LLC may be an affiliate or sub of East West Partners which Porter Simon represents. Director Hemig moved, and Director Laliotis seconded, that the Board adopt the foreclosure resolution authorizing in staff and Sherman & Feller to proceed with the foreclosure process on the delinquent parcels in bo th Old Greenwood and Gray's Crossing Community Facilities Districts. • er, absent; All other Directors aye, by voice vote. SO MOVED ROLL CALL. Director Bend , CONSIDERATION OF WRIT E-OFF OF DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE This action requests the Board of Directors to approve the current semi-annual write-off of delinquent account balances for FYI 0. Director Hemi seconded, that the Board approve the write-off Director Laliotis moved, and D g list in the amount of $33,214.18 for uncollectible accounts that closed prior to December 31, 2009. ROLL CALL. Director Bender, • nder absent; All other Directors aye, by voice vote. SO MOVED WORKSHOP PROGRAMS This item is a mid-year review CONSERVATION PROGR REVIEW OF THE 2010 of the 2010 Conservation Programs and new program development. Steven Poncelet gave a presentation: • District continues to invest in new conservation programs o Robust stable of existing programs o Target all customer segments o Very successful track-record of cost-effective programs 3 Minutes: August 4, 2010 ,. o Goal remains to maximize ROE for customers rd Workshop conservation program plan presented to Board at February 3 p o FY10 conse p g • Conservation Department on schedule & budget o Projecting a small budget surplus (-5%)o opportunities while exist to accelerate implementation of current strong programset staying within approved FY10 budget • Residential programs are well subscribed o Appliance rebates continue to be very strong o Lighting and other give-a-way programs are growing • Commercial programs are soft 0 Commercial lighting/rebate programs continue to be slow o Economic crisis and lack of capital an issue • New energy conservation programs include: o Green Schools Program/Trashion Shows ■ Very cost-effective ■ Educational component and visibility invaluable o Green Challenge completed o New CFL's and LED is 0 Continuing commercial refrigeration (Keep Your Cool) o Completed Energy Savings Program (ESP) Pilot ■ Introduce Residential Energy Survey (RES) as a stand-alone program • ESP Review o District's first low-income program 0 Collaborative effort with Family Resource Center and SIGBA o Served 200 customers (October, 2009 - May, 2010) o Internal EM&V shows program is cost-effective ■ <5-years simple payback for direct program costs o FY10-FY11 budget includes funding for ESP ■ Staff is recommending that we continue program at current levels • Residential Energy Survey (RES) Program o Potential new program (start Sept. 2010) o ESP without income qualification and financial incentive o Staff is estimating 2-3 year simple payback for RES • New water conservation programs include: o Launch of Patricia S. Sutton Conservation Garden ■ Including interpretive signage and web-based resource ■ Community response very positive o Water Efficient Toilet Rebate Program ■ Launched in June, 2010 ■ Toilet exchange program coming soon o Customer Water Leak Repair Rebate Program ■ Very sluggish response from customers ■ Working to increase marketing and outreach effort o Commercial Smart Water Controller Program �-- ■ Evaluating water savings of pilot installations ■ Late winter may push additional installations into FY11 4 Minutes: August 4, 2010 ^ There was no public input. Board discussion: slug ish because not all the meters are in yet; and even • Are the water leak rebates g9 rmation and are not being volumetrically customers with meters only have usage info billed yet ing billed for the extra water from leaks, they may take an When people start gett interest e more cost effective- deal more with the top 10 to 20% • Can the leak rebate process b ers- tell them what the leak will cost them large leaks and go after these custom Budget and resources- wish Tahoe City could have do • Good job-I am jealous of the g the same ers of a liance rebates, CFL's, etc- the data- the impact Would like to see the numb pp of the programs to the community - 40 to 60% of With leaks it is difficult to understand the demographics of people people don't care Once we go to billing for usage, that will change things • Staff should launch the RES program Want a Return on Investment formula Want to see EMV report for 2009 Want to see some quantifications • Could include information on quantities in the yearend report What happened to the exit light program • RES is a good idea n le used the ESP program- it should be continued • How many people The Board all agreed that the EnergySavings Program (ESP) should continue, and the Residential Energy Survey (RES) Program should begin. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 8:16 PM. TRUCKEE DON UBLI IY DISTRICT Joh illstr m, Vice-President Prepared by Barbara Cahil , Deputy District Clerk 5 Minutes: August 4, 2010