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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-12-28 Min - Board (5) 10 TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT SPECIAL MEETING Monday December 28, 1981 2:00 P.M. TDPUD Board Room A G E N D A 1. Call to order 2. Roll call 3. PUBLIC HEARING Consideration of ordinance increasing electric rates - possible action 4. CLOSED SESSION - Discussion of legal and personnel matters 5. RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION - Possible action and/or direction resulting from closed session 6. Adjournment C E R T I F I C A T I O N I hereby certify that the foregoing agenda has been posted in the District office, U. S. Post Office, Government Center and Nevada County Library, Truckee branch, and mailed to the Directors and interested parties on Tues- day, December 22, 1981. Susan M. Craig, Deputy Distric Jerk r-- ,it SPECIAL MEETING December 28, 1981 The special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District was called to order at 2:01 P.M. by President Maass in the TDPDD Board room. (r'�^ ROLL CALL: Directors Corbett, Huber, Monson and Maass were present. Director Kuttel arrived at 2:03 P.M_ EMPLOYEES PRESENT: D_ Eugene Holt, Mary Chapman, Merrilyn Marsh and Susan Craig were present. CONSULTANTS PRESENT: Jim Porter of Wood, Simon, Porter & Graham was present in the absence of District Counsel Simon. OTHERS PRESENT: Mira Shea, Patti Ellison and Kenneth Peters of James Hansen and Associates were present_ PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE INCREASING ELECTRIC RATES - POSSIBLE ACTION President Maass briefly explained to the audience Sierra Pacific Power's present request before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a whole- sale rate increase to the Truckee Donner PUD_ District Manager Holt reviewed present and anitcipated purchased power costs, growth and revenues. President Maass then opened the public hearing and asked for questions or comments from those present in the audience. The Manager and Board discussed the. possibility of placing a surcharge on transient (temporary) power users. It was decided to schedule a public hearing for 7:30 P.M. on Monday, January 18th- to consider the matter further. With re- spect to the Ordinance changing GS-2A and GS-2B commercial electric rates, the Board decided to change the Section concerning the power factor adjustment to read, ' _ . _may adjust the energy and demand charges to correct for average power factors above or below 85%." The Chairman again asked for comment from the audience; there being none, he closed the public hearing at 2:40 P.M. Director Corbett moved, and Director Kuttel seconded, that the Board adopt Ordinance No_ 8119 changing domestic electric rates (representing the PUD in- crease only) . ROLL CALL: all Directors, aye. SO MOVED. Director Corbett moved, and Director Huber seconded, that the Board adopt Ordinance No. 8120 changing GS-1 commercial electric rates (representing the PUD increase only) _ ROLL CALL: all Directors, aye. SO MOVED. Director Corbett moved, and Director Monson seconded, that the Board adopt Ordinance No. 8121 changing GS-2A and GS-2B commercial electric rates (repre- senting the PUD increase only) . ROLL CALL: all Directors, aye. SO MOVED. At this point, the Board recessed to draft an ordinance for consideration which would change the electric rates due to the Sierra Pacific Power Company increase_ The meeting was reconvened, and after review of the draft, Director Corbett moved, and Director Huber seconded, that the Board adopt Ordinance No. 8122 changing electric rates due to the Sierra Pacific increase. ROLL CALL: all Directors, aye. SO MOVED_ President Maass directed that the ordinances be published in the legal section of the local newspaper, and that a small display ad be placed direct- ing interested parties to that section. 12_/28/ 81 pg- 1 CLOSED SESSION The meeting was adjourned to closed session at 3:40 P-M. RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION At 3:53 P.M_ , the meeting was returned to public session. The Chairman noted that personnel and Union matters were discussed during closed session. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourn- ed at 3:53 P.M_ TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT By J es A. Maass, President 'i Su an M. Craig, Deputy Di lct Clerk 12/28/81 pg. 2