Special Meeting of Commissioners of
Public Utility District No. 1 of Clark County, Washington
September 1, 2026

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

Present: President Jane Van Dyke, Secretary Nancy Barnes, CEO/General Manager Lena Wittler, Director of Customer Service Lisa Fix, Director of Finance Melissa Ankeny, Director of Energy Resources Steve Andersen, Director of Engineering Ryan Kerr, Director of Water Tyler Clary, General Counsel John Eldridge, Director of Information Services Jeff Groff, Director of Communications and Corporate Citizenship Erica Erland, Corporate Communications Manager Dameon Pesanti, Materials and Purchasing Manager Cathy Wannamaker, Transmission and Distribution Manager Brian Roden, Customer Service Manager Community Care and Credit Chiharu Russell, Environmental Sustainability Manager Michael O’Loughlin and Assistant to CEO/General Manager Margaret Anderson.

Staff present via digital conference (phone or video): Director of Employee Resources Nichole Reitzenstein, Strategic Communications Manager Morgan Van Fleet and Industrial Key Accounts Manager Aaron Frechette.

Others present either in person or via digital conference (phone or video): Gordon Matthews, Tom Gordon, Carol Matthews, Michael Miller, Petrina Gee, Cathryn Chudy, Jim Malinowski, Steve Perker and Peter Harrision.

At 8:30 a.m., President Van Dyke called the meeting to order for the transaction of formal business. Commissioner Erickson was excused from the meeting and the agenda was approved as presented (Materials B).

Public Comment
There were no public comments.

Consideration of the Minutes of August 11, 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 September 1, 2026 from the District Auditor (Materials C):

Electric Revenue Fund – $35,523,944.41
Water Revenue Fund – $1,638,300.79
Generating System Fund – $788,053.59

For a total of $37,950,298.79

Employee Service Awards
CEO/General Manager Lena Wittler recognized Director of Finance Melissa Ankeny and General Counsel John Eldridge for 30 years of service (Materials D).

Consideration of Bid Award No. 726 – Step Voltage Regulators – Single Phase
Materials and Purchasing Manager Cathy Wannamaker reviewed the memo dated September 1, 2026, detailing the bid results (Materials E). Commissioner Barnes moved to recommend that Bid No. 726 be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, General Pacific, Inc., in the amount of $241,578 plus applicable taxes. Commissioner Van Dyke seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously.

Consideration of Bid Award No. 728 – OH & UG Construction Services
Materials and Purchasing Manager Cathy Wannamaker reviewed the memo dated September 1, 2026, detailing the bid results (Materials F). Commissioner Barnes moved to recommend that Bid No. 728 be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, RiverLine Power, LLC., for the estimated contract amount of $1,446,973.60 plus applicable taxes. Commissioner Van Dyke seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously.

Consideration of Resolution to Update Late Payment Fee
Director of Finance Melissa Ankeny reviewed the memo dated September 1, 2026 outlining the inconsistency between the residential and commercial late fee assessment (Materials G). The update to the Resolution clarifies that both residential and commercial accounts will be assessed a late fee if the bill is not paid within 30 days of the bill date.

Commissioner Barnes moved to approve the late fee resolution as presented and Commissioner Van Dyke seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.

Consideration of Uncollectable Debt Year-End 2025 and First Half 2026
Customer Service Manager Community Care and Credit Chiharu Russell reviewed the year-end 2025 uncollectable debt noting that recoveries and net losses to revenue are up from 2024 with the percentage of losses to revenue ending the year at .40% (Materials H).

Commissioner Barnes moved to approve $1,174,652 to be moved to uncollectable accounts for the second half of 2025. Commissioner Van Dyke seconded the motion and it unanimously passed.

Ms. Russell reviewed the first half of 2026 uncollectable debt noting recoveries are up compared to the first half of last year and net losses to revenue are up slightly from 2025 at .39%.

Commissioner Barnes moved to approve $1,049,941 to be moved to uncollectable accounts for the first half of 2026. Commissioner Van Dyke seconded the motion and it unanimously passed.

July Financials
Director of Finance Melissa Ankeny presented the July report on financials (Materials I). The weather was warmer and drier than normal, which resulted in electric sales revenue being above budget and off-system sales being below budget. July residential sales were 105.7% of budget, commercial sales were 97.9% and industrial sales were 96% of budget. July ended the month with a net income of $2.2 million compared to a budgeted net income of $287,000 for a year-to-date net income of $20.9 million compared to $1.6 million budgeted.

The Water System ended July with 524 new customers year-to-date, which is a growth rate of 2.11%. July ended with a net income of $1.4 million compared to a budgeted net income of $1.2 million for a year-to-date net income of $1.7 million compared to a budgeted $787,000 net income.

July Wholesale Power Operations
Director of Energy Resources Steve Andersen addressed the board (Materials J). Mr. Andersen provided an update on power supply noting that July average daily load was 531 aMW, which was 9 aMW above budget.

Combine Hills I generation was 3.5 aMW, which was 59% lower than the budgeted 8.5 aMW. Generation was 0 MW approximately 66% of all hours. The PacifiCorp transmission line was deenergized July 16-30 due to damage from a fire. Combine Hills II generation was 16.5 aMW, 5% lower than the budgeted 17.5 aMW. Generation was 0 MW approximately 32% of all hours.

Box Canyon generation output was an average of 56 aMW, 2 aMW above the budget of 54 aMW.

Mr. Andersen provided an update on conservation annual costs and energy savings.

Commissioner Reports and Comments
Commissioner Barnes reported on her attendance at the Western Energy Symposium hosted by NewsData.

Commissioner Van Dyke reported that she attended the memorial service for Commissioner Liz Green from Skamania PUD and the Hooked Event benefitting Columbia Springs.

Staff Reports
Environmental Sustainability Manager Michael O’Loughlin provided the board with an overview of a new Right of Way pilot project testing a custom native “FireWise” seed mix designed to reduce fire risk while creating pollinator and wildlife habitat. Plans also include incorporating a strategic shrub mix to extend the fire resistant RoW corridor, improving system reliability and safety while further supporting native pollinator species. The project is a collaborative effort between Vegetation Management, Facilities, Engineering and Environmental teams in partnership with Key Accounts as the first pilot is at an industrial customer site.

CEO/General Manager reminded members of the public that the Power Supply Workshop will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.

Final Board Comments
There were no additional comments and the meeting was adjourned at 10:55 a.m.