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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-11-19 - Board Truckee Donner Public Utility District ®arc of bisectors Joseph Rm Aguera J. Ronald Hemig (916) 587- 8 6 Rtober£A.Jonas FAX (91 ) 587-1189 .3arnes A. Maass Patricia S. Sutton General Manager REGULAR MEETING Peter L. Holzmeister 7.00 PM, Wednesday, November 19, 1997 TDPUD Board Room AMENDED AGENDA 1. Call to order 2. Roll call 3. Public Input - 7:00 PM(or as soon thereafter as possible)This is time set aside for the public to address the Board on any matter not on the agenda. Testimony related to any agendized matter should be addressed at the time that item is considered ACTION ITEMS 4. Consideration of continuing the emergency action relatin to repair of the Tahoe Donner substation transformer WORKSHOP ITEMS 5. Review of draft 1998 budget 6. Consideration of monthly reports CLOSED SESSION 7. Conference with legal counsel, existing litigation, Sierra Pacific Power Company in FERC Docket Numbers ER97-3593-000, ER97-3779-000, and ER97-4462-000, Government Code Section 54956.9. RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION ADJOURNMENT NOTE. The complete packet of material relating to the agenda is available for review at the PUD office and at the Truckee Library PosteLdmailed n No=17, Susan M. Craig, Deputy District Cler Post Office Box 309 11570 Donner Pass Road Truckee, California 96160 Truckee Donner Pubfic Utility District Board If Directors Joseph R.Aguera J. Ronald Hemig (916) 587-3896 Robert A.Jones FAX (916) 587-1189 James A. Maass 1)06 Patricia S.Sutton General Manager REGULAR MEETING Peter L. Holzme'ster 7:00 PM, Wednesday, November 19, 1997 TDPUD Board Room AGENDA 1. Call to order 2 Roll call 3. Public Input - 7:00 PM(or as soon thereafter as possible)This is time set aside for the public to address the Board on any matter not on the agenda. Testimony related to any agendized matter should be addressed at the time that item is considered WORKSHOP ITEMS 4. Review of draft 1998 budget 5. Consideration of monthly reports CLOSED SESSION 6. Conference with legal counsel, existing litigation, Sierra Pacific Power Company in FERC Docket Numbers ER97-3593-000, ER97-3779-000, and ER97-4462-000, Government Code Section 54956.9. RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION ADJOURNMENT NOTE. The complete packet of material relating to the agenda is available for review at the PUD office and at the Truckee Library Post ed an ailed on N ember 1 97 Susan M. Craig, Deputy District Clerk Post Office Box 309 11570 Donner Pass Road Truckee, California 96160 STAFF REPORT d er Ho Zmels e� Genera� �ni�g C3 : Power. aUpply Engir`iieelr to hen totta aug U, .! tef report # veber 17, 99? October Power Purchase Costs: In October, the cost of Power delivered to the District including transmission and wholesale energy was 2.834 cents per KWh. Our variable rate from Idaho power was relatively low during the first three weeks of October but shot up during the last week of October. The overall monthly average cost to the district still remained soft as noted in the overall cost above. Please see the attached "1997 Power Purchase Costs" for details. List of Pre-Approved Firms Offering Financial Risk Management Services: . Attached is a list of Firms Offering Financial Risk Management services for Power Products for Truckee Donner PUD to use for Risk Management purposes. Fixing Costs for December 1997: December has historically been a very volatile month for electric power prices on the daily market. Prices have spiked up to the $50/MWh range in the past. In order to hedge this price risk, I have looked into fixing part of the District's power requirements for the month of December. After investigating prices from several potential organization offering this kind of service, (with the help of NCPA and Idaho Power) 1 locked in a portion of the Districts On- Peak load at a fixed price of $25.25 /MWh with the General Managers approval. The load represents 14MW of On-Peak load or 6,944 MWh's. The price at Mid-Columbia had been trading in the $26.0 MWh range at the time we fixed the price. Attached is the "Electric Power Transaction Memorandum and a fax from Idaho with details of transaction. I feel this gives the District some insurance against the price volatility for December 1997. The Off-Peak power costs will continue to be at the average variable cost of the Mid-Columbia Index. FERC Ruling: Please see the Closed Session documents for the details of this subject. ............................ G titOAODATAaSPPG0\199ni'LBiLL97a.XLS t 7-Nov-97 RUCKEE DONNER 0 UTILITY DISTRICT- 1997 POWER PURCHASE COSTS BILLING CYCLE: Dayshnon. 31 28 31 30 31 30 31 31 30 31 30 31 365 Month JAN FEES MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTALS KW 23,637 23,839 21,914 18.962 17,066 15,820 16,308 16,928 16,560 16,865 189,899 KWH-Current 12,225.452 10,747,440 10,571,582 9,237,422 8,546,952 8.347,268 9,361,094 9,282,942 8,396.145 9,101,227 95.817,524 Losses-KWH 318,277 315,620 285,469 309,442 Total Load-KWH 9,679,371 9,598,502 8,6B1,614 9,410,669 Load Scheduled-On Peak(HLH)Kwh Energy 6,506,000 7,039,003 6,790,000 7,130,000 toad Scheduled.Off Peak(LL..H)Kwh Energy 2,150,000 2,493,000 2,868,000 2.651,000 Load Scheduled-KW Demand 18,000 16,000 17,000 18,000 SubjeCt t0 Schedule On Peak MWH 24 (68) 232 178 Subject to Schedule Off PeakMWH (19} 00) 392 254 Outside of Bandwidth-Under schedule Charge(MWH) (3} (8) 0 (2) Outside ofBandwidth-Over schedule CreditjMWIi} 22 18 153 60 Dis iacemsnt Energy Kwh 4,053,874 1,059,570 2,245,836 2,384,950 9744,230 Idaho Power Co.Energy Rates Demand Charge{per KW month) $1.50 $1S0 $1.50 $1,50 Energy Charge On Peak(HUH)(Mills/Kwh) 13.94 1921 21.99 20.14 Energy Charge Off Peak(LLH)(Millsi Kwh) 8.66 14.88 17.88 15.08 (Hole,The epe4y price is the Mid-Co€umbia Monthly Average Index Plus 0.00225) Total Idaho Power Cast $136,355.64 $196,31503 $222,448,04 $210,575-28 $765593,99 Sierra Pacific Power Co.Razes Billing Demand=the average for the most rescent twelve month period. 16603 166 f 1 16687 17010 Customer Load Ratio Share 1.32% 1.31% 1.30% 1.321% Network frdegraled Transmission Service Annual$38,600,900'Load Ratio Share $36,981,29 $42,138.33 $41,816.67 $42,460.00 Regulation and Frequency Response Service-6.67kw me*1.1%`12 me Demand $1.06&11 $1,220,61 $1,227.28 $1.247.29 Scheduling System Control and Dispatoh Service-0A2 Kw me $1,735.28 $1,993.12 $2,002.44 $2,041.20 Reactive Supply and Voltage Control-6.0003 Kvarh) 0 0 0 Energy Imbalance Subject to Billing at$1001MWH -$100.00 -$t00.00 4100.00 -$100A0 Cost to TDPVD $300 00 $600.00 $0 00 $200.00 Under Rate of 90%of SPPCo Cost$IMWH ($16.33) ($16.94) ($18.60) ($18.60) CreditloTDPUD $403.26 $340.92 ($2,845.90) ($1,116.00 Totat. €ar e PacifC PSwgFCo.Transmission Casts $0.00 $39,676.42 $45,611.34 $42 200.59 $44,832 49 $172, 20.84 5 Northern California Power Agency Rates NCPA Scheduling and Dispatch.__ $2,500.00 $2,500.00 $2,50fl.00 $2,500.00 $10,030.00 SIERRA RATES Demand(Per KW) 8.74 8.74 8.74 8.74 8.74 8.74 4.67 4.67 4.67 A.57 4.67 56 U.0265ei 4.67 Energy(Per KWH) 0.02749 0.02749 0.02749 0.02749 0,02749 0,02749 0.02656 0.0'71 66 0-02656 0.02656 0.02656 0,026Ci6 Energy 1,047 0 0 0 Demand 18321 0 0 0 SIERRA BILLING - CustomerCharge 1,247.00 1,247.00 1,247.00 1,247.00 1,247,00 1,247.00 1,247.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 OA0 8,729.00 Demand Charge 206,567.38 208,352.86 191,528.36 165.727.88 149,156.84 138,266.80 80,419.39 0,00 0.OD 0.00 0.00 0.00 9,140,039.51 Energy Charge 336,077.66 295,447.13 290,612,79 253,936.73 234,955.71 229,466,40 33,622.91 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,674,E319.34 Displacement Ener credit (79,010.00) (20,651,02) (43,771A,t 46,482,66) 39,548.64) (24,833.09 0.00 Total SPPC cost 464,902.06 484,395.97 439,616.81 374,428.93 345,8110.91 344,147A1 114,208.56 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,567,510.44 N C P.A- Billing 68,319,50 15,507.79 33,938.50 39,913,07 33,349.52 19,776.81 _210,805.19 Tf3TALPCIWER COST 533,221,56 499,903.76 473,555.31 414,342.00 379,160.43 363,923.92 292,740.72 244,426,37 267,146.63 257,907.77 0.00 0.00 $3,725,330.46 WKWH-Current avefaga Cost OAA362 0.04651 O.U4480 0.04485 0.04436 0.04360 0.03127 0.02633 0.03182 0.02834 0.03889 Monthly Load Faclor 69.52% 67.09% 64.84% 67.66% 67.31! 7328/ 68.72% 73.71% 7D.42% 72.53% 69,51% Qunulalive Power Costs 533221.56 1,033,12531 1,506,680.62 1,921,022.52 2,300,t B3.05 2,664,10697 2,966.847.69 3,201,274.06 3,468,422.69 3,726,330,46 3,726330.46 3,726,33U.46 . November 7, 1997 List of Pre-Approved firms that offer Power Products for Truckee Donner PUD to use for Risk Management Purposes "Marketers": Enron Duke Energy Williams Energy Services Co. Electric Clearinghouse, Inc. (ECI) Noram Energy Services LG&E Energy Marketing, Inc. (Louisville G&E) U.S. Generating Northern California Power Agency(NCPA) Coral Redwood (Subsidiary of Shell Oil) Utilities: Bonneville Power Admin. (BPA) California Dept. of Water Resources (CDWR) Idaho Power Company Pacificorp Powerex (BC Hydro) Seattle City Light Sierra Pacific Power Company Snohomish PUD SMUD PG&E Arizona Public Service Broker Services: NatSource (formerly NRG) Choice Energy Prebon Energy Date Updated: November 7 1997 11,'07i97 FRI 17:55 FAX Z001 Idaho Power Agreement with Truckee Donner- SELLER: Idaho Power Company IPC CONTACT: Dave Churchman-208 388-2931 Dave Folger-208 388-2829 Ems; (208)388-6915 START DATE: 1211 t97 END DATE: 12/31/97 DAY(S)OF THE WEEK. Monday-Sunday,Sixteen hours per day(7x16) QUANTITY: 14 N4W PRICE(S/MWH): $25.25 mills/kWh Idaho Power will lock in the price for 14 MW daring the month of December,with a total of 6,944 1 Wh. Other terms€nd conditions of the agreement remain unchmiged. Electric Power Transaction Memorandum [Date: Conversation With Time Period Index Strike Price Fixed Price Comments: JGa. 7 ! 31 w / Conversation With Time Period Index Strike Price Fixed Price Comments: 3, Q 73! r.55Z` n �/a /� �.�� e r-- �� L20 s Conversation With Time Period Index Strike Price Fixed Price Comments: r-7114- 'S�71, Conversation With Time Period Index Strike Price Fixed Price Comments: r '[ t = &14 4 Y1 W Recommended Transaction Time Period Indext Fixed Price From: ® Comments: t- I GeneralMa-na er ate: Po r Su pl En inec+' Date: Electric Power Transaction Memorandum fE've e Period Index Strike Price Fixed Price �l AY/ , far S r u> s[ & W73- 781 2 C7 Conversation With Time Period Index Strike Price Fixed Price �oSi Pee, //>/tJ C 13T, to . ,z 3 Comments: 3Q . Old- Conversation With Time Period Index Fixed Price �wk � :✓ Comments: _ lest_ Wfii7-IA14, axt iC I�'.d- kConversation With Time Period Index .Q`sie s Fixed Price '.� 3 : Recommended Transaction Time Period Index MW77 Strike Price Fixed Price Comments: General Mana er Date: Power Supply Engineer ©ate: Truckee Donner Public Utility District B,a,, aY Directors u. Joseph R.Aguera wy cna4d Hernia r. Business Office 9 61 7-3396 16) 7a 56 F art ,Jams James A. Maass Patricia S. Sutton Generw Manage, Purer L. Hoizme;sqtar ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES: October - November, 1997 STAFF REPORT Submitted by Mary Chapman, November 17, 1997 CUSTOMER SERVICE: Customer service activity is still very busy. We have received many ski lease transfer requests for transfers from now to December 5, 1997. Requests for new services has slowed down considerably. The customer services staff is beginning to receive questions regarding customer choice. The sooner that we can provide them with information and training regarding this subject, the better they will be prepared to respond to the customers. BILLING: Billing is current. The closing date for the RFPs for a new billing solution was last Wednesday. The RFPs were submitted to the SCPPA office. A copy of each submittal will be sent to us this week. I intend to spend many hours reviewing each of the proposals. The NCPAISCPPA committee will be meeting early in December to review a proposed short list of vendors. Shortly thereafter, Peter and I will be able to discuss the status of Phase 11 of the project and the various options available to the District for a billing solution. ACCOUNTING: Accounts payable and payroll are current. We are currently working on financial reports for the month of October, 1997. OTHER: We have started receiving the personal computers and some of the miscellaneous hardware and software for the new PC network. We are still waiting on the cable; Ed has arranged for our staff to run the wires. Sierra Tahoe Computers will attach all of the connectors and tone out the lines. All of this needs to be done before we actually set up the network. The employees have also began to attend training on the new software. I hope to have most of the system in place by the end of December. 1997MOLY.RPT Post Office Box 309 11570 Donner Pass Road Truckee, California 96160 STAFF REPORT !November 13, 1997 To: Board of Directors From: Bob Quinn, Electric Superintendent Subject; October Activity Report AGENDA ITEM!! e�' Electric Department crews worked on the following projects during the month of October.- Work continued on the re-conductoring of Truckee Circuit#5. This has been a major project that will carry over into next years construction season. As of this time, work on this project has been stopped with only a small portion of the line remaining to be completed. Work that is left involves a freeway crossing and is planned for early next spring. A primary underground line extension, at the end of Royal Krest in Glenshire, was completed. This was a development agreement project. A primary underground line extension to serve the Moore residence was completed. This was a development agreement project. A 3 phase primary underground line extension to serve the airport's new maintenance facility was worked on. This development agreement project required the installation of several underground vaults, padmounted junction enclosures, and transformers. Work began the last week of October and continued into November. Crews, in cooperation with SW Gas, continued installing substructure in the downtown area for the eventual under grounding and upgrading of the electrical facilities. Six transformers were changed to a larger KVA rating to accomodate increased loads on the secondary system. The service crew installed 54 new electrical services and responded to 210 requests for underground facility locates (USA's). w ........... .. ............ ........ ......... . ............ . . ..... . ................... Tru + Aye U. Ui �# �' 'AF� FORT T O. Beard of Dirers FRC)l Bd Tayl r,WAt� Spa erint :ent SUBMCT. water D partinent: o thly Activities Report fc r October 1997. The water department staff"focused on of standardized training, Department Standards, scheduling and planning. WATER QUALITY: The routine daily water quality sampling and testing program was completed as required. All of the tests were good and well within drinking water quality standards. Staff notified by letter all customers with Backflow Prevention devices of the annual inspection and certification requirements. A data base is being compiled which will aid in administering the Backflow Prevention device Program. MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS, & NEW CONSTRUCTION: Staff repaired four water main leaks in the month of October. Thirty-five new service connections were installed in October. Four water services were upgraded this month. One hundred ninety seven USA locates were complete during the month. The Foxmead Lane water line project was completed. Repaired one fire hydrant Installed two - 2-inch service on Northwoods Blvd. . ................ SYSTEM OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE: Began the winterization of all pump station and vaults. Removed debris form Soma Sierra, Donner View and Donner Trails booster stations. Repaired altitude valves at Prosser Annex and Sitzmark Tanks_ Repaired the road to Hirshdale Station. Replaced motor 41 at Ski Lodge pump station. Repaired hydro-pneumatic system at Sitzmark Station. Installed gates at the entrance to the Sierra Meadows Tank. Performed scheduled maintenance at system facilities. PLANNING: Cedarwood Apartments This is a 4 unit Apartment Complex located in Tahoe Donner. The service laterals will require upgrading and individual metered services will be installed. Tracey Residence This is a single-family residence that will require review and a possible water line extension. The developers propose to connect to the Prosser Height Hydro system. Thompson Subdivision This is a proposed 3-parcel subdivision of the remaining STINE properties. Gales (Bratt) Subdivision This is a proposed 2-parcel subdivision. The parcel to be subdivided is located above the existing Prosser Heights Tank and below the Alder Hill subdivision. Truckee Donner Public Utility District Joseph R,Aawara .1. Ronald Hamig Business Office (916)587-3896 FAX(916) 587-5056 Robert A. ione5 James A. MaaFs 08)ik Patricia S. Sutton, General Manager Peter L. Holzrneister Staff Report for October Support Services Kathy Neus Purchasing and Grounds Maintenance I. The department is finally winding down, the crews are still working on projects but nothing near what had been happening through the summer and fall. With this slow down, Sue and Sam have been able to catch up on projects that have been put on hold. 2. The bid documents for the four single phase power transformers were prepared and mailed to prospective bidders. The bid opening is scheduled for November 25, 1997. Building and Grounds Maintenance 1. Sam was able to finish cleaning and organizing the yard in preparation for winter. 2. All outside lights have been attended to. There are still a few light fixtures that require the ballasts to be replaced. 3. The sheetrock in the board room is being repaired due to the broken air conditioner. The coil for the air conditioning is expected to arrive near the first of December. 4. Two new signs have been installed. One in the Board Room and the other outside the building facing east above the main entrance. There is still one more sign to be installed on the front of the building facing Donner Pass Road. 5. 1 have been working on specifications for the downstairs carpet that was damaged during the flood. Specifications for carpeting should be ready for the first board meeting in December. Post Office Box 309 11570 Donner Pass Road ID Truckee. California 96160 Meter Reading 1. The meter readers are current in their readings. There were 10,807 meters read, 327 service reports completed and 176 10113 notices delivered. The annual seal check has been completed. Sue Camara has typed the letters to schedule the annual maintenance checks and any inaccessible meters found during the seal check. 2. The meter readers are winding down the meter change out program for the year. There is one more book the meter readers are interested in changing before winter. After that, hard to reads and inaccessible meters will be changed out during the winter. That is all that will be done until spring. Vehicle Maintenance 1. The department keeps moving along. There were four BIT inspections, five service inspections and a few repairs. Unit#17 was sent to Reno to have brakes repaired and some additional work preformed. 2. This is the time of year that the department gets prepared for winter. Tom does not start on any projects that require any amount of time. The reason being that if anything happens to vehicles they can be attended to immediately. Also in preparation for winter, a lot of the District's vehicles are being equipped with new tir es. t e5. TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT PLANNING DIRECTOR ACTIVITIES OCTOBER, 1997 Note: Since most of these projects are ongoing, Staff continues to report the basic information and highlights the activities that have occurred during the reporting month. When a projectlactivity is completed it is reported, then deleted from this report. Strategic PlanninglDistrict $Savings Business Customer Key Accounts Program- Staff is preparing to meet with at least two key account customers each week in November. A database of customer contact information was established this month. Staff is working with AL&Z to begin developing deregulation information to go specifically to large businesses. TDPUD Competition Plan- Staff is preparing a report about how TDPUD can respond to customer's needs and wants in light of deregulation. The report will focus on programs and services we can offer our customers. Some offerings will involve incentives while others TDPUD can charge a fee for. TDPUD Building GSHP Proposal - Davis Energy Group has completed a study to determine the cost-effectiveness of installing GSHPs into the TDPUD building for heating and cooling. Staff will present this information at a future Board meeting in 1998. Deregulation Education- I will be attending various courses, seminars, workshops and meetings to help me keep up with deregulation activities. I am currently attending meetings coordinated by the Southern California Public Power Authority, Dan Waters, to develop a statewide media and marketing program for customer-owned utilities. Staff attended the October 14 meeting in Palm Springs to review creative briefs. ConservationiDSMlEconomic Development/Public Goods Public Benefits Program- Staff is drafting a proposal of some possible energy and water service "public benefits" programs we can begin offering our customers in 1998. We are required by State mandate to spend 2.85% of gross annual electric sales on public benefits programs. Ground Source Heat Pump Bulk Purchase & Installation Program- So far over twenty TDPUD customers have signed contracts to install GSHPs for their Domes. Before we are through, we expect about twenty-five TDPUD customers will sign contracts and have the work done this Summer and next. California GSHP Training Grant Activities- The Geothermal Energy Association is doing an excellent job in implementing the requirements of the grant. Energy Surveys/High Bill Assistance- Staff completed 2 commercial and 1 residential energy-use analyses and/or energy survey(s) this month. Staff also responded on-site to 2 residential "high" bill complaints. Communications/Public Relations/Education Deregulation Awareness Campaign- Staff is working with AL&Z at the Statewide level to develop deregulation awareness information that will be used locally. Deregulation Awareness advertising concepts will be presented November 6 in Ontario. The first Press Release will be ready for review by the Committee. Public Power Week- Staff worked with Creative Concepts to develop a display ad for Public Power Week promoting the benefits of being a customer of a customer-owned utility. Public Power Week was celebrated October 5-11. TDPUD 70th Anniversary Celebration- Staff has been working with AL&Z to plan for our community's celebration of TDPUD's 70th Anniversary. The campaign includes: display ads, press releases, Town Proclamation, celebration at Town Council meeting when proclamation is given and possibly new ad "bugs" being placed on TDPUD vehicles. Marketing & Media Plan- AL&Z is currently developing a new marketing and media plan for TDPUD. The plan will describe what will be communicated and through what media. The plan is designed to educate TDPUD customers about TDPUD and such issues as deregulation, etc. Business & Energy Efficiency Partnership- The Truckee Donner PUD/Chamber of Commerce Partnership project is designed to encourage local groups, clubs and individuals to tour the energy and water-efficient Chamber facility. TDPUD Staff is available for guided tours. A few display ads were developed promoting the use of the Chamber facility to TDPUD customers for learning about energy and water conservation information. They went out in the Sierra Sun and in the Chamber newsletter. Newsletter The next newsletter issue is expected to focus on deregulation related issues. These may include: Deregulation status, Sierra Transmission issue, Idaho Power contract, TDPUD's low electric rates, etc. We are currently working with AL&Z to develop a new marketing plan. The newsletter will be on-hold temporarily. Water Information Piece- Staff is currently working with the marketing team to develop a TDPUD water information piece that will educate our customers on the value/high quality of TDPUD water and the need to use it wisely. Water conservation information and efforts will be included in this piece. Water conservation practices will benefit the community by lowering water pumping costs, sewage treatment costs and the future infrastructure costs associated with these efforts. Staff will contact TTSA and TSD for their input. This project is currently on-hold until we work out some things with AL&Z. Truckee Solar (& Geothermal) Home Tour- TDPUD, the Town of Truckee and the Northern California and National Solar Energy Associations co-sponsored a tour of seven Truckee solar and geothermal heat pump heated homes October 18. The Town provided transportation for the 35 participants in attendance. Community/Statewide Involvement Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee- Working with other businesses in reviewing the following activities. the Downtown Specific Plan, Business Questionnaire, Doing Business in Truckee Guide, etc. There was no October meeting. Tahoe-Truckee Leadership Class- Staff has been attending monthly regional leadership class meetings since May. This program was developed by the Tahoe-Truckee Regional Economic Coalition and Sierra Nevada College. The October 17 class in the South Shore was on Regional Economic Development. Town of Truckee Air Quality Management Plan Advisory Committee- The Committee is currently evaluating different options for mitigating the PM 2.5110 problem in Truckee. The Air Quality Management Plan is currently being drafted based on input from the Air Quality Management Plan Advisory Committee. Committee meetings are on hold until the plan is in final draft form. Staff is hoping that some of these monies will be available to promote GSHPs. California Municipal Utilities Association Energy Services and Marketing Committee- The Committee is working on projects and programs to help CMUA member utilities prepare for deregulation. The next meeting is being planned for January, 1998. GEC California Ground Source Heat Pump Collaborative- Staff participates in quarterly meetings of the California Energy Commission's GSHP Collaborative. The Collabora- tive was formed to oversee the development and promotion of the GSHP industry in California. Utility Energy Forum Planning Committee- The next UEF meeting will be held in Granlibakken May 6-8, 1998. Substantial progress has been made in planning this meeting. The 1998 program title is "Earning Customer Loyalty in a Competitive Market". Employee Safety/Training Safety Committee- The TDPUD Safety Committee met October 30. The Safety Committee meetings generally involve discussions about the status of safety items listed in this report as well as recent employee accidents and property damage. Healthy Meals- This continues to be a popular program with employees. The menu for October 29 included: Roasted Chicken & Veggie Burritos, Mexican Rice & Beans and Frozen Lemon Bars(see attached recipes and nutritional analyses).