Meeting of Commissioners of
Public Utility District No. 1 of Clark County, Washington
February 17, 2026

A meeting of the Commissioners of Public Utility District No. 1 of Clark County was held at 1200 Fort Vancouver Way on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

Present: President Jane Van Dyke, Vice President Sherry Erickson, Secretary Nancy Barnes Commissioners; CEO/General Manager Lena Wittler, Director of Finance Melissa Ankeny, Director of Energy Resources Steve Andersen, Director of Employee Resources Nichole Reitzenstein, Director of Operations Gene Morris, Director of Communications and Corporate Citizenship Erica Erland, Director of Engineering Cal Morris, Director of Information Services Jeff Groff, Director of Customer Service Lisa Fix, Director of Water Tyler Clary, General Counsel John Eldridge, Strategic Communications Manager Morgan Van Fleet, Corporate Communications Manager Dameon Pesanti, Security Supervisor Steve O’Neal, Materials and Purchasing Manager Cathy Wannamaker, Engineering Manager – Water Michelle Henry, Senior Electrical Engineer Dave Sanders, Manager of Construction Design David Tetz, Marketing and Events Specialist Maxie Mayer and Assistant to CEO/General Manager Margaret Anderson.

Staff present via digital conference (phone or video): Executive Assistant Engineering Hosanna Shergill and Reliability Compliance Manager Zeecha Van Hoose.

Others present in person or via digital conference (phone or video): Rick Marshall, Tom/Diane Gordon, Carol Matthews, Michael, Patena Gee, Jim Malinowski, Peter Harrision, Don Steinke, and Gordan Matthews.

At 9:00 a.m., President Van Dyke called the meeting to order for the transaction of formal business, Commissioner Erickson asked for a legislative update to be added to staff reports, the amended agenda was approved (Materials B).

Public Comment
Don Steinke congratulated the utility on the net energy program outlined in the Integrated Resources Plan.

Peter Harrison commented on his concerns with nuclear safety and the current administration.

Consideration of the Minutes of February 3, 2026
The minutes were approved as submitted.

Consideration of Accounts Payable
The board, by unanimous vote, approved the following payment amounts as listed on the Letter of Transmittal dated February 17, 2026 from the District Auditor (Materials C):

Electric Revenue Fund – $6,117,765.29
Water Revenue Fund – $683,895.56
Generating System Fund – $68,927.57

For a total of $6,870,588.42

Employee Service Awards
Senior Electrical Engineer Dave Sanders was recognized for 45 years of service and Manager of Construction Design David Tetz was recognized for 20 years of service (Materials D).

Consideration of Resolutions of Intent to Establish LUD Nos. 1503, 1505 and 1513
Director of Engineering Cal Morris addressed the board regarding the Intent to Establish Local Utility District Nos. 1503, 1505 and 1513.

Resolution No. 7933 – LUD No. 1503 – Ramble Creek PUD PH 6
Resolution No. 7934 – LUD No. 1505 – Mountain Estates Cluster
Resolution No. 7935 – LUD No. 1513 – Four Creeks South

After the presentation by Mr. Morris, Commissioner Van Dyke opened for public comment. There being no comment, a motion was made by Commissioner Barnes, seconded by Commissioner Erickson, and unanimously carried that Resolution Nos. 7933 – 7935 be adopted and a public hearing was set for March 10, 2026 (Materials E).

Consideration of Resolutions of Establishment of LUD Nos. 1501, 1509, 1510 and 1511
Director of Engineering Cal Morris addressed the board regarding the Establishment of Local Utility District Nos. 1501, 1509, 1510 and 1511.

Resolution No. 7936 – LUD No. 1501 – Garden Grove
Resolution No. 7937 – LUD No. 1509 – Kunze Farms PH 1 (1A)
Resolution No. 7938 – LUD No. 1510 – Kunze Farms PH 1 (1B)
Resolution No. 7939 – LUD No. 1511 – Kunze Farms PH 1 (1C)

After the presentation by Mr. Morris, Commissioner Van Dyke opened the public hearing, there being no comment, a motion was made by Commissioner Erickson, seconded by Commissioner Barnes, and unanimously carried that Resolution Nos. 7936 – 7939 be adopted (Materials F).

Consideration of Bid Award No. 709 – Yacolt Water System Consolidation
Materials and Purchasing Manager Cathy Wannamaker reviewed the memo dated February 17, 2026, detailing the bid results (Materials G). Commissioner Barnes moved to recommend that Bid No. 709 be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Tapani Inc., in the amount of $5,425,000.00 plus applicable taxes. Commissioner Erickson seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously.

Consideration of Bid Award No. 712 – Transmission Line Rebuild – Pioneer to Battle Ground
Materials and Purchasing Manager Cathy Wannamaker reviewed the memo dated February 17, 2026, detailing the bid results (Materials H). Commissioner Barnes moved to recommend that Bid No. 712 be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, International Line Builders, Inc., in the amount of $799,342.52 plus applicable taxes. Commissioner Erickson seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously.

Consideration of Bid Award No. 713 – Underground Connect Services
Materials and Purchasing Manager Cathy Wannamaker reviewed the memo dated February 17, 2026, detailing the bid results (Materials I). Commissioner Erickson moved to recommend that Bid No. 713 be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, DJ’s Electrical, Inc for the 3-year contract amount totaling $1,692,216.90 based on the estimated tasks required per year under contract. Commissioner Barnes seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously.

December Financials
Director of Finance Melissa Ankeny addressed the board (Materials J). The weather was warmer and wetter than normal, which resulted in both electric revenues and off-system sales being below budget. December residential sales were 86.5% of budget, commercial sales were 98.1% and industrial sales were 95.3% of budget. December ended the month with a net income of $2.1 million compared to a budgeted net income of $3.3 million for a year-to-date net income of 31.4 million compared to $10.6 million in the budget.

The Water System ended December with 689 new customers year-to-date, which is a growth rate of 1.64%. December ended with a net income loss of $733,000 compared to a budgeted net income loss of $611,000 for a year-to-date net income of $1.7 million compared to a budgeted net income of $202,000.

Ms. Ankeny provided a review of reserve fund balances and revenue requirements after fund transfer for the Electric System and the Water System. The board will make a decision regarding allocation of surplus 2025 funds at the March 10 Commission Meeting.

December Wholesale Power Operations
Director of Energy Resources Steve Andersen addressed the board (Materials K). Mr. Andersen provided an update on power supply noting that December average daily load was 613 aMW, which was 68 aMW below budget.

Combine Hills I generation was 8.5 aMW, which was 20% less than the budgeted 10.65 aMW. Generation was 0 MW approximately 36% of all hours. Combine Hills II generation was 20.8 aMW, 29% less than the budgeted 16.1 aMW. Generation was 0 MW approximately 36% of all hours.

Mr. Andersen provided a review of December market transactions by day, forward gas and energy market prices, and Net Metering.

Commissioner Reports and Comments
Commissioners Van Dyke, Erickson and Barnes reported on their attendance at the Public Power Council, Pacific Northwest Utility Conference Committee, and the Washington PUD Association meetings.

Commission Barnes reported on Columbia Generating Station coming back online.

Staff Reports
Director of Communications and Corporate Citizenship Erica Erland provided the board with a Legislative update and introduced Marketing and Events Specialist Maxie Mayer for her presentation.

Marketing and Events Specialist Maxie Mayer provided a recap of the 2026 Race for Warmth. Ms. Mayer shared that the attendance and fundraising totals were the largest to date, raising more than $100,000 for Operation Warm Heart this year. The 12-year total of funds raised through this event is an impressive $657,000 (Materials L).

Final Board Comments
There were no additional comments, and the meeting was adjourned at 11:16 a.m.