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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
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
The Georgetown Utility System Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Tuesday ,
November 18, 2003.
Board Members Present:
Stanley Bland, Kendall Young, Jack Hunnicutt, Doug Smith, John Gavurnik
Board Members Absent:
Larry Brown
Staff Present:
Jim Briggs, Mike Mayben, Laura Wilkins, Paul Brandenburg
Minutes
Regular Meeting
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONVENE
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Call to Order
Meeting called to order at 2:00 p.m. by Doug Smith
Regular Session adjourned to hold Executive Session
Executive Session called to order at 2:02 p.m. by Doug Smith
In compliance with the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government
Code, Vernon’s Texas Codes, Annotated, the items listed below will be
discussed in closed session and are subject to action in the regular
session that follows.
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. Consideration and possible recommendation related to future generation resource plans
for portions of the City of Georgetown load as requested by the Lower Colorado River
Authority (LCRA). Jim Briggs and Michael W. Mayben
Information presented by Mr. Marcus Pridgeon of LCRA
DISCUSSION ON TAPE
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO ADJOURN - Adjourned at 3:28 p.m.
REGULAR SESSION TO RECONVENE
Regular Session called to Order at 3:35 p.m. by Doug Smith
ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION - IF ANY
Staff to give a list of advantages/disadvantages at the next meeting and the Board will make a
recommendation to Council in December.
B. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes from the regular meeting held
October 21, 2003. Laura Wilkins
DISCUSSION: NONE
ACTION: Motion by Gavurnik, second by Young to approve the minutes. Approved 6 -0
C. Review of the Construction Progress Report and timelines (including but not limited to items
listed). Joel Weaver
DISCUSSION: Weaver gave status of all projects in process.
ACTION: NONE
Subsequent User Fees - Glenn Dishong
Discussion regarding a possible committee and the role of the committee related to the
Line Extension Policy - Glenn Dishong
DISCUSSION: Dishong explained the issues related to the Subsequent User Fees.
Line Extension Policy is done and will be reviewed by the UDC Commission tomorrow.
Need information from the board on how to proceed on Subsequent User Fees. What cost
would be tolerable to the City - will we increase staff to handle additional work associated
with keeping track of subsequent users and payments. Question from Smith if we are
talking about projects like Pinnacle? Answered by Dishong yes. Smith stated that he
believes there are problems within the Council about "leap frogging" - thinks the Council
wants to discourage "leap frogging". Briggs said that basically the Council could put
boundaries on the extension to only be available for properties that are contiguous to the
City limits or something like that. Gavurnik gave example of situation he is interested in
possibly being reimbursed for - asked if staff could support reimbursement in this particular
situation? Briggs gave examples of areas that cause concern and areas that also need to
be addressed - how these issues put stress on the general funds related not only to utilities
but to fire, police, inspections, etc. It was determined that this issue should be tabled for
now until there is more demand for it.
ACTION: Motion by Gavurnik, second by Bland that staff not pursue this issue further at this
time. Approved 6-0
D. Consideration and possible action to renew a contract between the City of Georgetown
and ElectSolve Technology Solutions and Services, Incorporated to provide AMR System
Data Services. Michael Mayben
DISCUSSION: Mayben presented the item and explained the contract. This firm comes in
once a month and maintains the information on the system. Do an excellent job and we have
had no down time on the system in more than a year. Question from Brown if we are
committed to this group so that we should not consider other vendors. Mayben explained
that this company has actually save us money over the last year.
ACTION: Motion by Brown, second by Hunnicutt that the Board recommend the contract to
the Council. Approved 6-0
Gavurnik talked about Builders luncheon today.
Meeting to adjourn
Motion by Gavrunik, second by Bland that the meeting be adjourned. Approved 6 -0 - Meeting adjourned
at 4:13p.m.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 PM.
Approved : Attest:
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Board Member Name Secretary