HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.14.2019 IMC MeetingAlaska Intertie Management Committee
Teleconference Meeting
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Anchorage, Alaska
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Brian Hickey called the meeting of the Alaska Intertie Management Committee to order on
February 14, 2019. A full quorum was established.
2. ROLL CALL FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Members participating telephonically: Brian Hickey (Chugach Electric Association); Cory
Borgeson (Golden Valley Electric Association); Ed Jenkin (Matanuska Electric Association),
Mark Johnston (Anchorage Municipal Light & Power). Members present in person: Jeff Warner
(Anchorage Municipal Light & Power); and Kirk Warren (Alaska Energy Authority).
3. PUBLIC ROLL CALL
Public present in Anchorage: Curtis Thayer, (AEA), Jocelyn Garner (AEA), Owen Berklund
(AEA), Brandi White (AEA).
Public participating telephonically: Dan Bishop (Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA);
David Pease, (Matanuska Electric Association (MEA); Jeff Warner, (Anchorage Municipal Light
& Power), Ken Langford, (Anchorage Municipal Light & Power), Larry Jorgensen, (Homer
Electric Association); Burke Wick (Chugach Electric Association (CEA); Kirk Gibson
(McDowell Rackner & Gibson PC); Bernie Smith (Public).
4. AGENDA APPROVAL
MOTION: Mr. Borgeson made a motion to approve the agenda. Motion seconded by Mr.
Jenkin. The motion was approved unanimously.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
6. NEW BUSINESS
6A. Budget Amendment
AMENDMENT: Move that the Alaska Intertie Management Committee approve the
first amendment to the fiscal year 2019 budget as presented. The budget
amendment reduces operating costs by $360,000, authorizes the use of
the Alaska Intertie Trust Fund, and reduces the usage rate per MWH to
$0.24.
MOTION: Mr. Johnston made a motion to approve the budget amendment. The motion
was seconded by Mr. Borgeson. Before the vote was finalized however, there was a call for
discussion.
Ms. Gamer informed the group that both the IOC and the Budget Subcommittee had previously
discussed the budget amendment and had approved moving it forward. She highlighted a cost
change from MEA which had removed a $350,000 cost from maintenance of structures and a
second cost change from Golden Valley which had reduced its estimates for tower 748 repair by
$100,000. She noted the use of Alaska Intertie Trust Fund to use $38,000 currently sitting in the
cash account. In her calculations of how much cash was needed to cover 83.5 percent of
operating costs, Ms. Garner determined a usage rate of 24 cents per megawatt hour.
There was discussion regarding the effective date of the rate change and whether the change
should be retroactive or from this point forward. Ms. Garner said that the rate is effective as soon
as the amendment is approved and the meeting adjourns. Mr. Gibson advised that specific
wording regarding the effective date needed to be included in the motion.
Mr. Warren then read the motion with the friendly amendment into the record as follows:
MOTION: Move that the Alaska Intertie Management Committee approve the first
amendment to the fiscal year 2019 budget as presented. The budget
amendment reduces operating costs by $360,000, authorizes the use of the
Alaska Intertie Trust Fund, and reduces the usage rate per MWH to $0.24
retroactive to January 1, 2019.
As maker of the motion, Mr. Johnston accepted the friendly amendment as did Mr.
Borgeson who had seconded.
MOTION: The motion was approved by roll call vote unanimously.
7. NEXT MEETING DATE
The next regular meeting is slated for March 22, 2019.
8. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business of the AIMC, the meeting adjourned.
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