AUST PULNDID FAS Austin City Council MINUTES For December 12, 1989 MEETING AS THE ELECTRIC UTILITY BOARD Council Chambers. 307 West Second Street, Austin, Texas 3:00 Ρ.Μ. Mayor Cooke called to order the meeting of the Council, meeting as the Electric Utility Board. Robert Floyd, Chairman, Electric Utility Commission, presented the report of the Commission. He said they recommended no further amendments to the Anti-Apartheid Ordinance because technical difficulties could result for the Electric Department regarding purchase of needed parts for upkeep of the City's electrical system. Mr. Floyd said the Commission also recommends including voter registration cards in the next billing cycle. There was no report given by the Resource Management Commission. John Moore, Director of Electric Utility, presented the Monthly Management Report, (Fiscal, Operations, Fuel). Also given were reports on Monthly Utility Receivables. The Comparative Analysis Report Between the City of Austin and San Antonio Electric Utilities was not given because Mr. Moore told Council it was not yet finished. RESOLUTIONS The Council, on Councilmember Carl-Mitchell's motion, Councilmember Humphrey's second, adopted the following resolutions all in one consent motion: (4-0 Vote, Mayor Pro Tem Shipman, Councilmembers Barnstone and Urdy absent.) Contracts Approved a contract award to Network Security, 1826 Kramer Lane, Suite L, Austin, Texas 78758, for gate security system equipment for Decker, Holly and Seaholm Power Plants in an amount not to exceed $85,928.00. Approved a contract award to Dowty RFL Industries, c/o Jacobs Industries, P.O. Box 121266, Fort Worth, Texas 76121, for watthour meter test system for the Electric Utility Department in the amount of $38,100.00. Approved contract awards for substation power transformers and associated switchgear units to be used by the Electric Utility Department in the amount of $1,954,712.00 to the following companies: -2- 1 a. North American Transformer 1200 Piper Drive Milpitas, California b. ABB Power Distribution, Inc. 1003 Wirt Road, Suite 208 Houston, Texas - - 4 substation power transformers in the amount of $1,534,272.00 4 switchgear units in the amount of $420,440.00 Approved a contract award to Westinghouse Electric Supply Company, 8329 Cross Park Drive, Austin, Texas, for ten solid state transmission line relays and ten frequency shift audio tone sets in the amount of $100,458.00. Approved a contract award to Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, c/o Utility Products Central, Inc., 4550 Post Oak Place, Suite 118, Houston, Texas 77027, for transmission line fault locators in the amount of $44,679.00. Approved contract awards in the estimated amount of $15.3 million for purchase of 25% of the City's gas requirements for electric generation plus supplemental gas supplies as needed to the following companies: a. Reata Industrial Gas 1200 Smith Street Houston, Texas 77002 b. ABB Power Distribution, Inc. 1003 Wirt Road, Suite 208 Houston, Texas Approved granting Clajon Gas Company, 500 North FM 1604 East, Suite 200, San Antonio, Texas 78232, two pipeline easements across the Fayette Power Project. CONTRACT The Council, on Councilmember Carl-Mitchell's motion, Councilmember Nofziger's second, adopted a resolution approving a contract award to Granger Telettra, 2940 North First Street, San Jose, California 95134, for microwave radio equipment, training, and field engineering services for expansion of the existing Electric Utility Department system in the amount of $275,061.00. (4-0 Vote, Mayor Pro Tem Shipman, Councilmembers Barnstone and Urdy absent.) VOTER REGISTRATION The Council, on Councilmember Carl-Mitchell's motion, Councilmember Humphrey's second, adopted a resolution concerning voter registration utility bill inserts. (4-0 Vote, Mayor Pro Tem Shipman, Councilmembers Barnstone and Urdy absent.) i : C Council Memo ITEMS POSTPONED 3 Postponed to December 14, 1989 is approval of a resolution authorizing settlement of Cause No. 401,565 Utility Commission of Texas, et al. - City of Austin v. Public Postponed to December 14, 1989 is the executive session. ADJOURNMENT The Council, on Councilmember Carl-Mitchell's motion, Mayor Cooke's second, adjourned the meeting of the Council at 4:15 P.M. (4-0 Vote, Mayor Pro Tem Shipman, Councilmembers Barnstone and Urdy absent.)