C FOUNDED 1839 Austin City Council MINUTES For COUNCIL MEETING AS THE ELECTRIC UTILITY BOARD July 18, 1989 - 3:00 Ρ.Μ. Council Chambers, 307 West Second Street, Austin, Texas Mayor Cooke called to order the meeting of the Council, meeting as the Electric Utility Board of Directors, noting the absence of Councilmember Barnstone. ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION REPORT Al Fairweather, chairperson, Electric Utility Commission, discussed the hearing schedule on rate design. Councilmember Nofziger noted that he would also like to hear a report each month from the Resource Management Department. CITY MANAGER REPORTS John Moore, Director of the Electric Utility, presented the Monthly Management Report (Fiscal, Operations, Fuel). Phil Brown, Assistant Director, Financial Services, gave the Monthly Utility Receivable Report. MEETINGS CHANGED The Council, on Mayor Pro Tem Shipman's motion, Councilmember Nofziger's second, waived the requirement for three readings and finally passed an ordinance cancelling the regularly scheduled meetings of the City Council as the Electric Utility Board on November 21 and December 19, 1989 and rescheduled those meetings for November 14 and December 12, 1989, respectively. (5-0 Vote, Councilmember Urdy out of the room, Councilmember Barnstone absent) GAS SUPPLIES The Council, on Councilmember Humphrey's motion, Councilmember Carl-Mitchell's second, adopted a resolution approving a 3.5 year contract in an estimated total amount of $33.8 million with Tenngasco Marketing Corporation to supply 25% of natural gas requirements for electric generation and supplemental gas supplies for electric generation or storage on an as needed basis. (5-0 Vote, Councilmember Urdy out of the room, Councilmember Barnstone absent) INTERIM TRANSMISSION PLAN The Council, on Councilmember Humphrey's motion, Councilmember C Council Memo 2 7/18/89 Carl-Mitchell's second, adopted a resolution approving a Professional Services contract with Espey Huston and Associates in an amount not to exceed $222,959.00 for routing and environmental studies associated with three 138 KV transmission line and substation projects which are part of the approved Interim Transmission Plan. (5-0 Vote, Councilmember Urdy out of the room, Councilmember Barnstone absent) EXECUTIVE SESSION Council did not hold an executive session. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 4:17 P.Μ.