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Resolution No. 2007 - 04
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A CITIZEN ADVISORY
POWER SUPPLY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS Truckee Donner Public Utility District provides electric power to its customers; and
WHEREAS the District must meet the entire power needs of its customers by securing a firm
and reliable power supply; and
WHEREAS the mission statement of the District recognizes the need to offer economical
rates to its customers and the need to be environmentally responsible; and
WHEREAS the Board of Directors of the District is committed to securing a wholesale power
supply mix that included includes a significant portion of renewable energy; and
WHEREAS the Board recognizes that the issues of electric rates and environmental
responsibility and the development of related programs are issues that Truckee's citizens wish
to participate in;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT THAT:
1. There is hereby established the Citizen Advisory Power Supply Committee consisting
of approximately twenty members appointed by the Board of Directors of the District.
2. Membership of the Committee shall be appointed so as to reflect the characteristics of
the Truckee community
3. The Committee shall select the chair of the Committee.
4. The Committee shall submit a report to the Board of Directors within twelve months of
its formal appointment containing a description of its work, it findings and
recommendations. (or at any appropriate time)
5. The Committee shall submit monthly progress reports to the TDPUD Board of
Directors.
6. The Committee shall determine its meeting schedule, conduct all of its business in
"open session", allowing any member of the public to attend and provide input, post
notices of meetings and agendas at least 24 hours prior to meetings in the same
,. locations where notices and agendas for meetings of the District's Board of Directors
are posted, and allow for additions to and deletions from the agendas at meetings as
determined by the Committee.
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7. The duty of the Committee shall be to recommend to the TDPUD Board of Directors a
power supply plan that provides for the needs of the community. The plan shall
incorporate the following principles:
• Cost is an important factor because it translates into rates paid by the District's
customers. There is a strong preference for cost-based rates when purchasing
wholesale power.
• Overall power supply must be reliable and firm.
• Power supply must satisfy the District's Renewable Portfolio Standard.
8. The Board of Directors of the District shall provide financial assistance to enable the
Committee to meet reasonable and necessary expenses. Requests for payment of
expenses shall be submitted to the District for review and action by the Board of
Directors.
9. The TDPUD Board of Directors shall appoint subject matter experts or consultants to
provide assistance to the Committee and shall pay their expenses.
10.The Committee shall be advisory to the Board of Directors and its members shall not
be considered members public officials.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility
District in a meeting duly called and held within said District on the 7th day of March, 2007.
AYES:Directors Aguera, Hemig, Sutton, Taylor and Thomason
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
Tim F. Taylor, President
ATTEST:al e
Peter L. Holzmeister, District Clerk
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