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Minutes of the Meeting of the
Georgetown Utility System Advisory Board
and the Governing Body of the
City of Georgetown, Texas
Special Session
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
The Georgetown Utility System Advisory Board Special Session of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on
Wednesday , February 23, 2011.
Board Members Present:
Bill Sattler - Chair, John Nett - Vice Chair, Richard Lenning - Secretary, Fred Beach, Patty Eason,
Stephen Quinn, Robert Young
Board Members Absent:
Staff Present:
Jim Briggs, Glenn Dishong, Jimmy Sikes, Chris Foster, Micki Rundell, Ken Arnold, Mark Soko low,
Sheila Mitchell
OTHERS PRESENT: Neil McAndrews/Neil McAndrews & Associates, Jim McCord & Rick
Kimberlin/McCord Engineering, Lambeth Townsend/Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.
Minutes
Regular Meeting
Board may, at any time, recess the Regular Session to convene in Executive Session at the request of the
Chair, a Board Member, the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City Council Member, or legal
counsel for any purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551,
and are subject to action in the Regular Session that follows.
CALLED TO ORDER at 3:01p.m.
Motion by Beach, seconded by Quinn, to enter into Executive Session and that Item A is a competitive
matter as provided under Section 551.086.
Approved 7-0-0
I. RATES:
EXECUTIVE SESSION Called to order at 3:04p.m.
Sec.551.086 Competitive Matters
The GUS Board will go into Executive Session under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code to
discuss matters or take action on a "competitive matter" of the Energy Services Department as provided
under Section 551.086
A. Presentation and discussion related to City of Georgetown Power Supply options, costs and
delivery methods. -- Jim Briggs
Motion by Quinn, seconded by Lenning to return to Regular Session. Approved 7 -0-0
REGULAR SESSION CALLED BACK TO ORDER Called to order at 5:42p.m.
B. Review and possible recommendation regarding contracts with various Power Suppliers for
City of Georgetown's Energy Supply post June 2016. -- Jim Briggs
Discussion: None
Action: Motion by Quinn, seconded by Lenning to give City Staff authority to negotiate
Purchase Power Agreement (PPA) with liquidated damages provisions with J.P. Morgan
- Proposal #2; to negotiate Purchase Power Agreement (PPA) with E-On Climate and
Renewables for 20 MW of wind energy capacity; to recommend to the Mayor to sign
above negotiated Purchase Power Agreement contracts and then provide Notice of
Contract Termination by June 2011 to LCRA.
Approved:7-0-0
Motion by Lenning seconded by Nett to adjourn. Approved 7-0-0 Adjourned 5:45p.m.
ADJOURN
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 05:45 PM.
Approved : Attest:
_______________________ ________________________
Bill Sattler, Chair Richard Lenning, Secretary