HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_GTEU_03.20.2025Minutes of the
Electric Utility Advisory Board
City of Georgetown,, Texas
Thursday.. March 20,, 2025
The Georgetown Electric Utility Advisory Board met on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 3:00 PM at GMC-Williamson
Conference Room 300-1 Industrial Ave, Georgetown, TX 78626.
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The following Members were in attendance:
Present were: Sammy R Jones, Mike Trig s, BeniamiT W Butler, Laura Iflei-i Plu
Public Wishing to Address an Advisory Board
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called to order may speak. Speakers will be allowed up to three minutes to speak. If you wish to speak for six
may be granted. The requestor gran ng me to another speaker must also submit a form and be present at the
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prior to the day the agenda for this mee ng is posted. Each speaker will be given three minutes to address the
Board or Commission members. No action can be taken at this meeting.
Call to Order
Comments from the Chair
Announcements
Regular Session
1.A Approval of Minutes
Consideration and approval of the January 16, 2025, minutes -- Rend Bywater- Ba rajas, Board
Liaison
Moved by Laura Klein Plunkett; seconded by Sammy R Jones to Approve Consideration and
approval of the January 16, 2025, Minutes -- Rend Bywater-Ba raja s, Board Liaison.
Motion Approved: 4- 0
Voting For: Sammy R Jones, Mike Triggs, Benjamin H Butler, Laura Klein Plunkett
Voting Against: None
1.B Electric Utility Advisory Board June Meeting Date Change
Discussion and possible action to reschedule the date of the June Electric Utility Advisory Boari
meeting -- Ren6 Bywater-Barajas
Moved by Laura Klein Plunkett; seconded by Sammy R Jones to Approve Consideration and
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Motion Approved: 4- 0
Voting For: Sammy R Jones, Mike Triggs, Benjamin H Butler, Laura Klein Plunkett
Voting Against: None
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their vital contributions to the organization's success, which the board collectively
appreciated. He also mentioned staff promotions to new roles.
Danny Potter, Electric Safety Program Manager, provided the board and attendees with an
overview of emergency safety protocols, outlining exit routes and meeting points to ensure
preparedness.
Michael Weisner, Energy Market Portfolio Program Manager, asked about t
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are offered by the City of Georgetown Firehouse 7. There were no addition
questions.
Vice -Chair Board Member, Ben Butler, raised a question about aged receivables for
active and inactive accounts. Ms. Hernandez clared that the current reports include
only debits, not credits. There were no further inquiries.
Vice -Chair, Ben Butler, sought clarcation on whethercalendar or business days were
used to calculate streetlight performance metrics. Mr. Westbrook confirmed that
business days are the basis for this calculation.
Chair Member, Sam Jones, inquired about any outages caused by the recent high
winds. Mr. Westbrook assured that the tree trimming program had been escalated to
keep the lines clear. No further questions were raised.
Danny Potter, Electric Safety Program Manager, presented the Safety and Employee
Development Report. There were no questions.
Vice -Chair, Ben Butler, and the rest of the board, commended the Electric Utility for
their commitment to safety.
2. Executive Session
In compliance with the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Vernon's Codes,
regular session.
2.A Competitive Matters Purchased Power Review
Sec. 551.086 Competitive Matters Purchased Power Review
2.13 Cybersecurity Update
Sec. 551.089 Deliberation Regarding security Devises or Security Audits
Adjournment
Moved by Laura K ein P un ett; secon e y Sammy R Jones to Adjourn.
Motion Approved: 4 - 0
Voting For: Sammy R Jones, Mike Triggs, Benjamin H Butler, Laura Klein Plunkett
Voting Against: None
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