Meeting of Commissioners of
Public Utility District No. 1 of Clark County, Washington
January 21, 2020
A meeting of Commissioners of Public Utility District No. 1 of Clark County was held at the Electric Center, 1200 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, Washington, on Tuesday, January 21, 2020.
Present: President Jane Van Dyke, Vice President Jim Malinowski and Secretary Nancy Barnes Commissioners, CEO/General Manager Lena Wittler, Director of Finance Melissa Ankeny, Director of Engineering Cal Morris, Director of Water Doug Quinn, Director of Energy Resources Dan Bedbury, Director of Information Services Mike Harris, Director of Customer Service Lisa Fix, Director of Employee Resources Nichole Reitzenstein, Director of Communications Erica Erland, General Counsel John Eldridge, Senior Communications Manager Heather Allmain, Manager of Dispatch Randy King, Construction Services Manager Dana Allen, Serviceman Kenny Cudd, Construction and Maintenance Superintendent Todd Hall, Senior Customer Service Representative Leah McInnes, Water Engineering Manager Russ Knutson, Media Specialist Dameon Pesanti, and Assistant to CEO/General Manager Margaret Anderson.
Press Representatives: None
Others Present: Roy Koegen, Debbi Haskins, Rick Marshall, Don Steinke and Alona Steinke (Materials A)
At 9:00 a.m., President Van Dyke called the meeting to order for the transaction of formal business. Commissioner Van Dyke noted a quorum was present and the agenda (Materials B) was approved as submitted.
Consideration of the Minutes of January 7, 2020
There were no corrections.
Public Comment – Non Agenda Items
Member of the public Don Steinke shared his thoughts on electricity demand with increased ownership of electric vehicles, Governor Inslee’s climate action target of net zero by 2050 and the coal and oil export terminal appeal occurring in Longview.
Member of the public Rick Marshall shared his thoughts regarding resource efficiency and low flow toilets.
Consideration of Accounts Payable
The board, by a unanimous vote, approved the following payment amounts as listed on the Letter of Transmittal dated January 21, 2020 from the District Auditor (Materials C):
Electric Revenue Fund – $22,903,593.07
Water Revenue Fund – $1,110,586.99
Generating System Fund – $1,875,951.73
For a total of $25,890,131.79
761 and All Star Award Recipients
Manager of Dispatch Randy King introduced Serviceman Kenny Cudd as our 761 award winner for 2019.
CEO/General Manager Lena Wittler introduced Construction and Maintenance Superintendent Todd Hall as an All Star recipient.
Director of Engineering Cal Morris introduced Construction Services Manager Dana Allen as an All Star recipient.
Director of Water Doug Quinn introduced Engineering Manager Russ Knutson as an All Star recipient.
Director of Customer Service Lisa Fix introduced Leah McInnes as an All Star recipient.
The board thanked all employees for their commitment to serve our customers the way they do.
Discussion of 2020 Committee Assignments
Commissioners reviewed current committee assignments (Materials D), following discussion the board decided to leave the assignments as they were in 2019.
Consideration of Resolutions for Line of Credit Renewals for the Electric, Generating and Water Systems
Director of Finance Melissa Ankeny reviewed the memo dated January 7, 2020 outlining staff’s request to renew lines of credit for the Electric, Generating and Water System (Materials E). These lines of credit will be renewed with US Bank, the Electric and Generating lines of credit will be for $20.0 million and the Water line of credit will be for $2.0 million. Ms. Ankeny asked the board to authorize the CEO/General Manager or the Director of Finance/Treasurer to sign the amendments to the credit agreements with US Bank that would be effective immediately.
Commissioner Barnes moved to authorize the CEO/General Manager or the Director of Finance/Treasurer to sign the amendments to the credit agreement with US Bank for the Electric System in the amount $20.0 million. Commissioner Malinowski seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Commissioner Barnes moved to authorize the CEO/General Manager or the Director of Finance/Treasurer to sign the amendments to the credit agreement with US Bank for the Generating System in the amount $20.0 million. Commissioner Malinowski seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Commissioner Barnes moved to authorize the CEO/General Manager or the Director of Finance/Treasurer to sign the amendments to the credit agreement with US Bank for the Water System in the amount $2.0 million. Commissioner Malinowski seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Commissioner Reports and Comments
Commissioner Barnes reported on her attendance at the Public Power Council meeting.
Commissioners Van Dyke and Malinowski reported on their attendance at the Washington PUD Association meetings.
Staff Reports
Director of Information Services Mike Harris reported on attending the Middle Class Alliance meeting.
Public Comment
There were no public comments.
Other Business before the Board
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:15 a.m.